High School Theatre Arts

Village Christian’s Theatre Arts is a comprehensive curriculum drawing on a variety of acting techniques and tools including the works of Konstantin Stanislavsky, Sanford Meisner, Jerzy Grotowski, Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, and drawing heavily from Uta Hagen’s “A Challenge for the Actor.” It is a performance-centered program which strives to develop well-rounded performers and critical thinking skills by which the actor finds Biblical truth in secular work.

The High School Theatre Arts class gives students an overview of theatre performance including monologues, improv, script analysis, scene work, acting for the camera, technical theatre, and how to score a role.

In Theatre 2, students explore classical theatre from the ancient Greeks through Shakespeare. Students learn sword fighting and stage combat, theatrical makeup techniques, voice and speech, and perform scene work from ancient Greek and Shakespearean plays.

In the two-year Honors Theatre Production course, which requires the completion of High School Theatre Arts and Theatre 2 with a B or better, students focus on auditioning for the theatre, intro to the Meisner technique, ensemble building, and technical theatre: producing, lighting design, set design, costume design, culminating in producing a full student-led production in the Black Box Theatre. This class is for the serious student and is by invitation only.

The Village campus features three performance spaces (the Kendall Pavilion, Auditorium, and the Black Box Theater). Theatre Arts produces two main stage shows every year. The program brings in a production team of working professionals to mentor our students as they participate in high quality, award-winning productions.

The 2023-24 Lineup

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Arsenic and Old Lace on a fantastic run!

FALL 2023: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene -- his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt and his great-grandfather used to scalp Indians for pleasure -- but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan (who strangely now resembles Boris Karloff) returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé -- all while trying to keep his own sanity. as well. An uproarious farce on plays involving murder, Arsenic and Old Lace has become a favorite amongst regional theatres throughout America.

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Performance Schedule:

March 8, 7pm: Mirror Cast

March 9. 2pm: Rose Cast

March 9, 7pm: Mirror Cast

March 10, 2pm: Rose Cast

March 10, 7pm: Rose Cast

March 15, 7pm: Mirror Cast

March 16, 2pm: Mirror Cast

March 16, 7pm: Rose Cast

March 17, 2pm: Rose Cast

SPRING 2024: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The beloved fairytale recounts the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self.

Meet the Instructor: Kendall Lloyd

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Kendall is an actor, director, and theatre producer, and he is happy to be home in Southern California after several years spent in both Iowa and New York City. He has been seen on stages across the country in addition to many commercials and film/television credits. He holds a BA in Theater from California Baptist University and an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa. Kendall is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA as well as the Actors Co-op, an award-winning theatre company composed of Christian actors in Hollywood. Kendall also serves on the advisory board for New Threads Theatre Company as well as on the board for Nocturnal Giraffe Theatre Co. His wife, Meagan, teaches fifth grade, and their three kids attend Village as well. Kendall is thrilled to be a part of the incredible tradition of the Theatre Arts at VCS.