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The theatre program at North Cross engages and inspires students in the classroom and on stage from third grade all the way to their senior year. We offer training and engaging opportunities for all theatre lovers, whether it be performing or working behind the scenes. We promote the wonder of storytelling through our fall and spring musical productions, and the annual winter play. Upper School students are also given the opportunity to take theatre term classes, which include: Introduction to Theatre, Technical Theatre Production, and Acting.

Our younger students in Lower School are given the opportunity to shine on our main stage each year with our Fall Musical. Students in grades 3-5 have the choice to participate, and they're often guided by Middle and Upper School students who serve as the technical crew, stage managers, assistant directors, and/or choreographers. Past productions include Peter Pan, Jr. and Annie, Jr. 

​The Winter Play is performed by students of the Upper School. Each year, a Shakespearean or other classic play is selected and students are invited to audition for roles. Many other students are involved in the production of the play as well, which includes constructing the set and working the soundboard and lights. This performance gives the students involved an opportunity to bring a literary work out of the pages of a book and onto the stage, for which it was actually intended. The entire school community benefits from seeing a world-class play performed on our own stage by our own students. Most recently, audiences were delighted by the students' production of Alice in Wonderland.
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Rounding out our theatrical season in the spring, Middle and Upper School students are given the opportunity to put on a full-length Broadway-style musical. Past productions have included Into the Woods, The Addams Family, Jr., and most recently, Matilda. What the students bring to life through their performance and/or production skills is a sight to be seen. While the Lower School musical introduces younger students to the process of bringing a performance to life, the Middle and Upper School musical is dedicated to enriching our students in their creative and artistic pursuits. 

​Thomas Costello
Fine Arts Department Chair, Musical Theatre and Choral Director
​South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University—B.F.A.
Appointed 2022

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Polly Jones
English Department Chair, Upper School English, Winter Play
Armstrong State University—B.A.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—M.R.E.
Morris Award Winner 2017
​Appointed 2012