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Mission Statement: Sharing God’s Truth through Story

The drama department at ALCS provides opportunities for middle school and high school students to participate in and learn about various aspects of drama and theater. Students are taught that each performance is an opportunity to bring characters to life, share a story with the audience, inspire and entertain the audience, and ultimately to do their very best and give glory to God.

The Abundant Life Christian School Drama Department is constantly seeking out new opportunities for students to engage in the arts, gain valuable experience, and expand their capabilities and talent.  Throughout the school year, students can take part in workshops, scene readings, trips to local theatrical performances, and technical training sessions.  In addition to helping students gain specific skills in drama and theater, these activities help students to grow in confidence, communication and teamwork.

Middle School and High School Drama classes are held once a week.  In addition, middle school and high school students can participate in Drama Club. Drama Club takes place once a month after school in the fall, with additional opportunities as they become available.

ALCS is grateful to be a part of the Overture Center for the Arts Jerry Awards Program. Over the years, we have had students selected to participate in the Jerry Ensemble as well as the Jerry Awards Student Critic Program. Participation in the Jerry Awards Program gives our students amazing opportunities for growing their talent, working with theatre professionals, and more.

Each spring, Abundant Life Christian High School presents a play or musical and offers opportunities for middle school and elementary students to participate, as available, with the high school students. These productions provide learning opportunities for our students in on stage areas such as acting, dancing, and singing as well as in off-stage areas such as set painting, props, costumes, lighting, sound, stage management, and more.


Something Special:  Theatre for Change

Every four years, the high school students at ALCS present Theatre for Change as their fall production. 

Theatre for Change allows students to address issues in society that they want to bring to light and help audiences think about.  We desire to use the fine arts as a way to bring awareness to issues in our culture and society combined with opportunities for people to respond to those issues.  Often, Theatre for Change will partner with a non-profit organization in our community to help inform and provide response opportunities. 

Theatre for Change is comprised of two components.  The first is an independent study course for 11th and 12th grade students where they learn how to put up a show and take leadership roles in the writing, designing, and producing of the fall production. The second is the production itself which serves as our fall production and students in high school (and sometimes middle school) can audition to be a part of the production. 

Each Theatre for Change production is unique and addresses different issues.


  

ALCS Productions

2024- Newsies

2023 - There Once Was

2023 - The Music Man 

2022- Lettres et Cafe

2022- Mary Poppins

2021 - Shakespeare Shorts:  Macbeth and Twelfth Night  

2021- Godspell

2020-The Sound of Music-canceled due to COVID-19

 

2019- The Play's the Thing (a collection of one acts)

2019- The Wizard of Oz

2018- James & the Giant Peach

2017- Fiddler on the Roof

2016 – 30 Minute Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing & Romeo and Juliet

2016 — Rogers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version)

2015- Oklahoma!

2014-40 Minute Shakespeare: Hamlet & A Midsummer Night’s Dream

2014-Annie

2013-All The World’s A Stage

2013-Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat

2012-The Music Man

2011-Hello Dolly

2009-You Can’t Take it with You

2008-The Sound of Music

2007-You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

1996-Bow Down

1995-The Great “Artrageous” Adventure

1992-The Grateful Café

1990-Reunion

1989-Agape Boat 

1988-Friends Forever

1987-High Tops