Classes in dance are held weekly from October through December and are designed to develop those skills necessary to become a dancer in the Variety Show. Each year the drama and music departments of the North and South schools combine their efforts to produce a musical show. Anyone in either school can audition for the show in the areas of acting, singing and dancing. The mini-musical provides students enrolled in Master Singers an opportunity to experience musical theater legends from Cole Porter to Stephen Sondheim in an intimate theater setting. Paradox Paradox is an activity for students who want to develop new ways of expressing themselves creatively and artistically.
Students attend several Chicago-area drama and dance performances throughout the year.
Auditions are held for each of these productions and are open to all interested students. Lighting, sound, set construction and backstage work are learned through participation in play productions, assemblies and rentals of the auditorium. This improvisational drama group is responsible for writing skits and performing them at school events. Auditions are held in the spring for the next school year.