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Trips, crashes and laughs: Brooks cast nailed The Play That Goes Wrong’s physical comedy and left the audience in stitches.
Firetrail Theatre Productions
Welcome to the hub for Brooks School's first student-run theatre production company, Firetrail, established in the fall of 2021. Questions? Feel free to contact Director of Theater Meghan Hill.
Spring Musical
May 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.
Firetrail Theatre is bringing bold energy and inventive storytelling to the Brooks stage this spring with the Broadway hit musical Newsies.
Inspired by the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies follows Jack Kelly and a band of young newsboys who rise up against powerful publishers in a fight for fairness and a voice of their own. This electrifying musical celebrates the power of collective action, resilience, and the courage it takes to stand up and be heard.
Performances were on the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for the Arts
February 26 at 7:30 p.m.
February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
March 1 at 1 p.m.
Brooks School's Firetrail Theatre’s winter production of "The Play That Goes Wrong" was uproarious. This fast-paced, physical comedy celebrated everything that shouldn’t happen onstage… and absolutely does.
This farce follows the members of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to present the classic murder mystery The Murder at Haversham Manor. From the moment the curtain rises, however, it becomes clear that nothing is going according to plan. Forgotten lines, collapsing scenery, misplaced props, and spectacularly mistimed cues turn the production into a gloriously chaotic disaster.
This talented ensemble of student actors and technicians has worked tirelessly to master the precise physical comedy, technical complexity, and ensemble collaboration this show demands. Several roles in the production were double cast, allowing more students to take on this challenging work and offering audiences the chance to see different performances across the run.
"Into the Woods"
Performed open air at The Demoulas Family Boathouse
October 23 at 7 p.m.
October 24 at 7:30 p.m.*
October 29 at 7 p.m.
October 30 at 7 p.m.*
About the location
Inspired by Cinderella's wish to "go to the festival," in combination with the natural beauty of Brooks School's campus, we were thrilled to present this production for the community outdoors.
This unique setting provided a special learning opportunity for our performers and technicians and invited our audiences to enjoy the unique chance to attend a performance in the open air.
Firetrail Theatre brought the Broadway sensation "Hadestown" to life at Brooks May 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. With bold design choices and innovative staging that mirrors the show's cyclical themes, this production offered an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back again.
A haunting and evocative folk opera, the show wove together the mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. Set in a world of shifting seasons and fateful choices, "Hadestown" delivered a resonant, hopeful experience that spoke to the power of love, sacrifice and song. Explore more about the show's content and read all about the production at Brooks.
Brooks School's spring play was "Peter and the Starcatcher," the Tony-winning production that upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (A.K.A. Peter Pan).
The 7:30 p.m. show opened Thursday, May 18 — with a post-show talkback opportunity on Friday, May 19 — before the finale on Saturday, May 20 on the mainstage of Brooks School's Center for the Arts.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was performed May 20 and May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Learn more about the show
"An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming 'ding' of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box." —MTIshows.com
An incredible group of student performers and technicians in Brooks Firetrail Theatre pulled out all the stops to bring this pop culture phenomenon to life.
News Story: Audiences "Blown Away" by Production of Rent!
"Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent: School Edition follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical." — MTIshows.com
It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Brooks Firetrail Theatre served up the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they raced to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacked up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that kept audiences guessing until the final twist!
Theatre News
![Into the Woods at Brooks School, Fall 2025.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763613179/brooksschoolorg/hlvhhntydtpgbwog5o0a/woods-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763613179/brooksschoolorg/hlvhhntydtpgbwog5o0a/woods-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
Brooks’ latest production was all-new, with debut actors in a first-time location.
![Spring Musical: Hadestown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748363959/brooksschoolorg/pdcdwkzuvw8n4tfqaova/Hadestown-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748363959/brooksschoolorg/pdcdwkzuvw8n4tfqaova/Hadestown-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
Brooks’ spring musical “Hadestown” took audiences on a journey to the underworld and back with riveting performances and an impressive revolving set — built by students.
![Kayla Gutkoski '25 Theater Independent "The Last Five Years"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746218692/brooksschoolorg/shrr41s0ygvpsxjnvzdi/kayla-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746218692/brooksschoolorg/shrr41s0ygvpsxjnvzdi/kayla-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
Kayla Gutkoski ’25 fields questions about the theater Independent she’s directing — and her experience making art at Brooks for the last four years.
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Abby Derderian ’25 used their acting and theater crew experience to transform into a director and slay the winter play, “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.”
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The cast and crew of the fall musical “Mean Girls” paired publicity of their show with a call to action for inclusivity.