![Winter Play Dracula]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742312945/brooksschoolorg/v2u4u7iezypuqc4zzc2d/dracula-thumb.gif","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742312945/brooksschoolorg/v2u4u7iezypuqc4zzc2d/dracula-thumb.gif","width":400}])
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.”
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.
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
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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.
![Six Musical 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715960972/brooksschoolorg/ixwjpki53tjgosmeoupt/SIX-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715960972/brooksschoolorg/ixwjpki53tjgosmeoupt/SIX-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
Two special opportunities came together behind the scenes to help make Brooks’ production a royal treat.
![Dress rehearsal for Footloose, Nov. 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699900256/brooksschoolorg/inotgmlaq8b4t2jrzm4r/footloose-new-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699900256/brooksschoolorg/inotgmlaq8b4t2jrzm4r/footloose-new-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
This year’s musical Footloose is a “surprises filled” celebration of singing and dancing that delivers a unique take on the fan favorite and will get everyone moving.
![Photo of student performing in the 2023 Arts Cabaret.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682714955/brooksschoolorg/aucb7xbkp18dwu78z7mw/cabaret23-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682714955/brooksschoolorg/aucb7xbkp18dwu78z7mw/cabaret23-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
The Brooks Arts Cabaret wove together theater and music, monologues and ensembles, bright jazz and sultry rock into one impressive performance to a standing-room-only crowd.
![Photo of students in dress rehearsal performing the winter musical Chicago.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677273632/brooksschoolorg/dyluxwatlbkocrb9f7io/Chicago-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677273632/brooksschoolorg/dyluxwatlbkocrb9f7io/Chicago-thumb.jpg","width":400}])
The winter musical brings all that jazz to Great Pond Road!