IPS Mainstage Production
A highlight for students and their audiences every year, the Island Pacific School Mainstage musical theatre production is a voluntary extracurricular activity that has used both original and adapted material to mount an impressive student show each spring.
When using adapted work, students start the production process by brainstorming ideas for additional original material. Teachers help by editing the final script after soliciting student input. Songs that are adapted for the show are often rewritten by students who elect to sit on the Creative Team in the beginning of the school. All students are invited to audition their talents and the show frequently features over half the student body in some capacity. Students are involved in acting, singing, musical instrumentation, dance, set construction and tech production (such as lighting and sound) and even the ever-demanding job of stage managing.
A short rehearsal run takes the place of our Monday & Thursday Ultimate program during the winter when the weather starts to favour indoor activities (such as theatre). The real magic happens when the lines are (almost!) memorized and dress rehearsals take place.
A re-boot of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Prepare to be amused, and confused by The Duchess and Humpty Dumpty, whirled around by Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and serenaded by the Mad Hatter. Just make sure you don’t upset The Queen…
An introverted and inventive high school girl meets with unusual and nefarious folks and hilarious adventure whilst trying to create a time machine. She sets her sights on heading back to Einstein himself to let him know his theories have been proven true.
Dreams, Queens and Human Beans. This family-friendly theatrical production was inspired by Roald Dahl’s The BFG.
As You Wish
An ambitious and wildly successful attempt to turn the famous movie “The Princess Bride” into a musical production.
Star-crossed
A re-boot of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Prepare to be amused, and confused by The Duchess and Humpty Dumpty, whirled around by Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and serenaded by the Mad Hatter. Just make sure you don’t upset The Queen…
MacBooth
Macbooth is a humorous take on what happens when a group of students try and create a light-fare musical from a Shakespeare play that is filled with tragedy and death. The music and lyrics of Macbooth were written by the students. The play is an engaging, thoughtful, and funny piece of theater that will entertain all ages.
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