Drama

In our unique arts program, Tandem Friends School honors and supports the cultivation of students’ growth and learning through the practice, problem solving, and artistry of theatre.

Middle School students take drama for one semester each year. In the 5th grade, classes culminate in a unique production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. 6th and 8th graders put on a musical at the end of their semester-long class. 7th graders create a class-written production called Cafe 007, with English, Art and Drama departments collaborating to put together a themed show that combines unique skits and poetry, music, dance, and films created by the students. 7th and 8th grade students also create films as part of the Drama curriculum, with 8th graders submitting films to the International Quaker Bridge Film Festival.

Middle School performances in the past two years have included:

• Godspell, Jr.
  
• Into the Woods
• Bugsy Malone Jr.
• Mulan Jr. 
• A Midsummer’s Night's Scream
• Café 007 - Home is where the Art Is
• A Midsummer’s Night Dream Under the Sea
  
• Café 007 - Comedy, Community, Compassion
  
  
  

Upper School drama consists of various semester-long drama electives such as improvisation or acting. Upper School students audition for drama productions, which are offered as extracurricular activities. Rehearsals take place after school. In a typical year, the Upper School puts on a fall musical, a series of one act plays in the winter, and a comedic or dramatic play in the spring.

Upper School performances in the past four academic years have included:

• The Fantasticks
• Chicago
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• RENT Student Edition
• Romeo and Juliet
• Southern Hospitality
• The Real Inspector Hound
• Twelve Angry People
  
• One-Act Play Festivals - a series of one act plays, each with a different director, performed annually.
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