2014-2015 Past Performances
SHAKESPEARE'S "LOVE'S LABOURS LOST"
Nov. 5, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 7, 8, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Adults $10, students and seniors $5. FREE for all elementary school students.
Nov. 5, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 7, 8, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Adults $10, students and seniors $5. FREE for all elementary school students.
Our version of Shakespeare's popular comedy is set in 1929, at the prestigious, all-male University of the Nine Worthies. Ferdinand, the Prince of Navarre, convinces four friends to join him in an oath against women. But they are soon challenged when the Princess of France arrives with her following. They immediately fall in love with them and try alternately to ignore and court the uninterested ladies. The wooing atmosphere is intensified by love both requited and not. Will the men end up with the women? Will the women end up with the women? See the show to find out!
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NEEDS IMPROVMENT & BETCo
Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Come to an evening of original work by Needs Improvment and BETCo, BHS's upper-level Drama classes! BETCo, our Arts Production Company, creates educational, informative, sometimes controversial, always thought-provoking theatre in shows dealing with social, political, and academic issues. In the run-up to the release of the newest iPhone, the world's anticipation and skepticism builds to a fervor . . . BETCo explores our reliance on and resistance to technology. Needs Improvment, BHS's improvisational theater group, uses humor to engage with the world around us, creating scene work inspired by current events and people in the news. The audience gets to participate, as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. The performance will be made up of short-form improvisational activities, as on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Come to an evening of original work by Needs Improvment and BETCo, BHS's upper-level Drama classes! BETCo, our Arts Production Company, creates educational, informative, sometimes controversial, always thought-provoking theatre in shows dealing with social, political, and academic issues. In the run-up to the release of the newest iPhone, the world's anticipation and skepticism builds to a fervor . . . BETCo explores our reliance on and resistance to technology. Needs Improvment, BHS's improvisational theater group, uses humor to engage with the world around us, creating scene work inspired by current events and people in the news. The audience gets to participate, as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. The performance will be made up of short-form improvisational activities, as on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
CAMERATA/ORCHESTRA (LISTEN HERE!)
Friday, November 19, 7:00 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Kicking off Brookline High School’s first concert of the year, the annual Camerata-Orchestra Concert features our string orchestra and auditioned choir, Camerata! The orchestra and guest woodwind and brass players will perform the first movement of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished Symphony). The Camerata will perform works by Renaissance composers Claude LeJeune and Thomas Morley, the spiritual “Elijah Rock,” and a French-Canadian folk song arrangement featuring student accompanist Amir Siraj. The concert concludes with the choir and orchestra joining to perform Mozart’s sumptuous “Ave Verum Corpus.”
Friday, November 19, 7:00 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Kicking off Brookline High School’s first concert of the year, the annual Camerata-Orchestra Concert features our string orchestra and auditioned choir, Camerata! The orchestra and guest woodwind and brass players will perform the first movement of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished Symphony). The Camerata will perform works by Renaissance composers Claude LeJeune and Thomas Morley, the spiritual “Elijah Rock,” and a French-Canadian folk song arrangement featuring student accompanist Amir Siraj. The concert concludes with the choir and orchestra joining to perform Mozart’s sumptuous “Ave Verum Corpus.”
IMPROVISED MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
The BHS Improvised Music Festival focuses on musicians engaged in creating new pathways in music. The two groups performing this year are influenced by many different genres. Workshops will be held in the afternoon, finishing with the evening concert. This year features the legendary Boston baritone saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase and the BHS Music Collective!
Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
The BHS Improvised Music Festival focuses on musicians engaged in creating new pathways in music. The two groups performing this year are influenced by many different genres. Workshops will be held in the afternoon, finishing with the evening concert. This year features the legendary Boston baritone saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase and the BHS Music Collective!
THE FRESHMAN PLAY: "HOLES"
Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 Matinee at 3:30 p.m. In the Black Box. All tickets $5.
"Holes" turns Louis Sachar's beloved novel on it's head! Stanley Yelnats is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sentenced to Camp Green Lake—but it's not a camp, there's no lake, and the only green is left over from a kid called Barfbag! He blames his rotten luck on the Yelnats family curse, which traces back to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealin'-great-great-grandfather." In a program allegedly meant to build character, Stanley and the other "juvenile delinquents" spend their days digging huge holes under the brutal desert sun. But something much bigger than a hole is forming as fate begins to point Stanley toward his true destiny. Join Stanley, Zero, Kissin' Kate, Mr. Sir, the Warden, and other favorite characters from Sachar's book for a rowdy adventure with a twist you won't soon forget.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 Matinee at 3:30 p.m. In the Black Box. All tickets $5.
"Holes" turns Louis Sachar's beloved novel on it's head! Stanley Yelnats is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sentenced to Camp Green Lake—but it's not a camp, there's no lake, and the only green is left over from a kid called Barfbag! He blames his rotten luck on the Yelnats family curse, which traces back to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealin'-great-great-grandfather." In a program allegedly meant to build character, Stanley and the other "juvenile delinquents" spend their days digging huge holes under the brutal desert sun. But something much bigger than a hole is forming as fate begins to point Stanley toward his true destiny. Join Stanley, Zero, Kissin' Kate, Mr. Sir, the Warden, and other favorite characters from Sachar's book for a rowdy adventure with a twist you won't soon forget.
WINTER CONCERT
Friday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Come hear the exciting musical talent at BHS in a festive student performance showcasing our Concert Band, Concert Choir, A Cappella Choir, Camerata, Orchestra, and Music Ensemble—in a program ranging from Freddy Mercury to Mozart, Gershwin to Piazzola!
REVISIONS
Thursday and Friday, January 15 and 16, 7:30 pm
Dance Studio One in the Tappan Gym
Tickets: $5 students, $10 adults, available at the door.
"Revisions 2015" is a student variety show spotlighting students in the Performing Arts Department studying dance, music, voice, and theatre.
EMERSON COLLEGE FESTIVAL PLAY, "MANIC PANIC"
Friday, January 30, 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm, The Black Box, Tickets $5
Manic Panic, written and directed by BHS senior Noa Goihberg, is this year's entry into the Emerson College High School Drama Festival. Jason is a 27 year-old computer programmer, moving back home to live with his mom and his sister in an effort to help them move forward, and to face the skeletons in their closet. The show will be presented Saturday, January 31 at Emerson College, and is open to the public. Details to follow.
Friday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Come hear the exciting musical talent at BHS in a festive student performance showcasing our Concert Band, Concert Choir, A Cappella Choir, Camerata, Orchestra, and Music Ensemble—in a program ranging from Freddy Mercury to Mozart, Gershwin to Piazzola!
REVISIONS
Thursday and Friday, January 15 and 16, 7:30 pm
Dance Studio One in the Tappan Gym
Tickets: $5 students, $10 adults, available at the door.
"Revisions 2015" is a student variety show spotlighting students in the Performing Arts Department studying dance, music, voice, and theatre.
EMERSON COLLEGE FESTIVAL PLAY, "MANIC PANIC"
Friday, January 30, 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm, The Black Box, Tickets $5
Manic Panic, written and directed by BHS senior Noa Goihberg, is this year's entry into the Emerson College High School Drama Festival. Jason is a 27 year-old computer programmer, moving back home to live with his mom and his sister in an effort to help them move forward, and to face the skeletons in their closet. The show will be presented Saturday, January 31 at Emerson College, and is open to the public. Details to follow.
HAIRSPRAY
Wed., Feb. 4 at 3:45 pm. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 5-7 at 7:30 pm. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium.
$5 students and seniors, $10 adults. FREE for Brookline elementary school students.
"Hairspray" is not just a great musical but also a smart commentary on social injustices of America in the 1960s. It features music by Marc Shaiman, who wrote the lyrics with Scott Wittman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. It is based on the acclaimed 1988 John Waters film "Hairspray" that starred Divine. The songs include '60s-style dance music and Motown rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, "Hairspray" is the story of teen Tracy Turnblad, who, though considered too “plump,” dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show, a TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, despite the objections of the director, she becomes an overnight celebrity and meets a diverse array of characters who change her world and challenge the people around her. Read the Brookline TAB article with director Christien Polos's reflections about "Hairspray" here.
ALL-TOWN CHORUS
March 3, 7:00 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
SPRING PLAY
March 4, 3:30 pm; March 5, 7:30 pm;
March 6, 7:30 pm; March 7, 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm
The Black Box Theater
"Good Kids" by Naomi Iizuka, is loosely based on the 2012 Steubenville rape case. The play explores important and complex topics including sexual assault, dating culture, party and alcohol culture, bystanding, issues of dress, decision-making, responsibility, and social media. None of the sexual violence is staged, but it is discussed in vague terms. There is use of adult and sexual language. Following each performance will be a discussion, moderated by school community experts, to open communication among teens and adults about these very real issues. It presents an opportunity to use theatre as an educational tool and to connect as a community.
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
March 9, 7:30 pm concert, Black Box
Tickets $5 at the door.
Please join us for an amazing evening of chamber music by Baroque, Latin, and contemporary composers performed by members of the BHS String Orchestra under the direction of conductor Jorge Soto. Performed in the intimate setting of the Black Box Theatre, this is sure to be a concert to remember.
FESTIVAL PLAY
March 11, 7:30 pm; March 12, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
ACAPPELLAFEST
March 13, 7:30 pm
March 14, 6:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Dance Studio 1, Tappan Gym.
Tickets $5 (free to Brookline K-8 students)Here’s your chance to catch all of Brookline High School’s a cappella groups in one night. The concert features BHS’s A cappella Choir directed by Michael Driscoll as well as student-led groups Perfect Pitch, Note-a-fy, and Testostatones. BHS’s hilarious improv comedy troupe, Needs Improvment, adds humor to this family-friendly event. These popular concerts tend to sell out, so buy your tickets in advance!
ALL-TOWN-BHS ORCHESTRA
March 25, 7:00 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
The All-Town and BHS string orchestras perform music by Led Zeppelin, Bizet, Brahms, and more. Don't miss this vibrant concert that unites Brookline's two youth orchestras, led by Maestros John Ferguson of our K-8 schools and Jorge Soto of BHS.
Choreography Class Performance
March 26, 3:30 pm
March 27, 7:30 pm
Dance Studio One
Tickets $5 at the door.
The Choreography class of Brookline High School will present all new dances choreographed by the students. Throughout the year, the students explored units of study in a variety of choreographic techniques. These units of study became solos dances, duets, trios, quartets and small group works. Sources of inspiration varied from nature, props (such as chairs), story telling, and the great masters of American choreography. Join us for an evening of original work.
Camerata Choir & Chamber Orchestra Masterwork Concert
March 31, 7:30 pm, BHS Atrium
Tickets $5 (free to Brookline K-8 students)
Our Camerata Choir and Chamber Orchestra perform a program of music by Bach and works inspired by Bach. The program includes British composer Jonathan Dove's 2012 Köthener Messe, which imagines Bach daydreaming at the organ during a long church service. Also on the program are movements from Bach's Cantata 161 for strings, organ, and recorders as well as Ward Swingle's vocal jazz arrangement of Bach's Bourree for harpsichord. The performance features soloists from the choir as well as a student orchestra along with professional baroque recorder players.
Music Collective Concert
April 9 & 10, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Needs Improvment
May 1, 7:30 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets are $6.00; free for Brookline K-8 students.
Our improvisational theater group uses humor to engage with the world around them, creating scene work inspired by current events and personalities in the news. The audience gets to participate as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before—and will never be seen again! The performance will be made up of short-form improvisational activities like those on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", and long-form stories comprising scenes linked by themes and characters. This is a benefit performance. Please bring a canned donation for our food drive for the needy.
Progressions
May 7, 8, & 9, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets are $10; $5 students & seniors; free for Brookline K-8 students.The Dance Department of Brookline High School is proud to present "Progressions 2015!" This year the dance teachers -- S. Christien Polos, Kathleen Exar, and Mayra Hernandez -- will present dancers from their beginning, intermediate, and advanced-level classes in works using music by classical to contemporary composers. There will also be student works from the BHS Choreography class; Hannah Weighart, an independent study choreographer; and senior choreographers.
Spring Music Festival
May 19 & 20, 7:30 pm (two different programs)
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets $5 at the door; free for Brookline K-8 Students. One ticket is good for both nights!
One of Brookline High's liveliest musical traditions, the Spring Music Festival brings together for two nights all the school's faculty-instructed music ensembles: Concert Choir, A cappella Choir, Camerata, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. Each night offers a different program, with music ranging from classical favorites to today's hits. A highlight of the Wednesday concert will be the premiere of "Moliendo Café," a combined work for all three choirs, both bands, and orchestra (that's 250 singers and instrumentalists!) specially arranged and composed for the occasion by Venezuelan composer Luis Pérez. Festival repertoire also includes music by Bartok, Earth Wind & Fire, and the Lion King, plus tangos and more.
Student Directed Festival
May 22, 7:30 in Black Box;
May 23, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Student-directed A cappella Concert
May 27, 7:30 pm
The Black Box
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Needs Improvment Battle
May 29, 7:30 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Needs Improvment is back again, but this time it's serious. Alums of the group return to face off against this year's troupe in a "theater sports" battle of wit and creativity. Who will reign supreme? Who knows? It's improv . . . it only happens in the moment. You'll have to come to find out.
Wed., Feb. 4 at 3:45 pm. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 5-7 at 7:30 pm. Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium.
$5 students and seniors, $10 adults. FREE for Brookline elementary school students.
"Hairspray" is not just a great musical but also a smart commentary on social injustices of America in the 1960s. It features music by Marc Shaiman, who wrote the lyrics with Scott Wittman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. It is based on the acclaimed 1988 John Waters film "Hairspray" that starred Divine. The songs include '60s-style dance music and Motown rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, "Hairspray" is the story of teen Tracy Turnblad, who, though considered too “plump,” dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show, a TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, despite the objections of the director, she becomes an overnight celebrity and meets a diverse array of characters who change her world and challenge the people around her. Read the Brookline TAB article with director Christien Polos's reflections about "Hairspray" here.
ALL-TOWN CHORUS
March 3, 7:00 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
SPRING PLAY
March 4, 3:30 pm; March 5, 7:30 pm;
March 6, 7:30 pm; March 7, 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm
The Black Box Theater
"Good Kids" by Naomi Iizuka, is loosely based on the 2012 Steubenville rape case. The play explores important and complex topics including sexual assault, dating culture, party and alcohol culture, bystanding, issues of dress, decision-making, responsibility, and social media. None of the sexual violence is staged, but it is discussed in vague terms. There is use of adult and sexual language. Following each performance will be a discussion, moderated by school community experts, to open communication among teens and adults about these very real issues. It presents an opportunity to use theatre as an educational tool and to connect as a community.
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
March 9, 7:30 pm concert, Black Box
Tickets $5 at the door.
Please join us for an amazing evening of chamber music by Baroque, Latin, and contemporary composers performed by members of the BHS String Orchestra under the direction of conductor Jorge Soto. Performed in the intimate setting of the Black Box Theatre, this is sure to be a concert to remember.
FESTIVAL PLAY
March 11, 7:30 pm; March 12, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
ACAPPELLAFEST
March 13, 7:30 pm
March 14, 6:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Dance Studio 1, Tappan Gym.
Tickets $5 (free to Brookline K-8 students)Here’s your chance to catch all of Brookline High School’s a cappella groups in one night. The concert features BHS’s A cappella Choir directed by Michael Driscoll as well as student-led groups Perfect Pitch, Note-a-fy, and Testostatones. BHS’s hilarious improv comedy troupe, Needs Improvment, adds humor to this family-friendly event. These popular concerts tend to sell out, so buy your tickets in advance!
ALL-TOWN-BHS ORCHESTRA
March 25, 7:00 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
The All-Town and BHS string orchestras perform music by Led Zeppelin, Bizet, Brahms, and more. Don't miss this vibrant concert that unites Brookline's two youth orchestras, led by Maestros John Ferguson of our K-8 schools and Jorge Soto of BHS.
Choreography Class Performance
March 26, 3:30 pm
March 27, 7:30 pm
Dance Studio One
Tickets $5 at the door.
The Choreography class of Brookline High School will present all new dances choreographed by the students. Throughout the year, the students explored units of study in a variety of choreographic techniques. These units of study became solos dances, duets, trios, quartets and small group works. Sources of inspiration varied from nature, props (such as chairs), story telling, and the great masters of American choreography. Join us for an evening of original work.
Camerata Choir & Chamber Orchestra Masterwork Concert
March 31, 7:30 pm, BHS Atrium
Tickets $5 (free to Brookline K-8 students)
Our Camerata Choir and Chamber Orchestra perform a program of music by Bach and works inspired by Bach. The program includes British composer Jonathan Dove's 2012 Köthener Messe, which imagines Bach daydreaming at the organ during a long church service. Also on the program are movements from Bach's Cantata 161 for strings, organ, and recorders as well as Ward Swingle's vocal jazz arrangement of Bach's Bourree for harpsichord. The performance features soloists from the choir as well as a student orchestra along with professional baroque recorder players.
Music Collective Concert
April 9 & 10, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Needs Improvment
May 1, 7:30 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets are $6.00; free for Brookline K-8 students.
Our improvisational theater group uses humor to engage with the world around them, creating scene work inspired by current events and personalities in the news. The audience gets to participate as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before—and will never be seen again! The performance will be made up of short-form improvisational activities like those on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", and long-form stories comprising scenes linked by themes and characters. This is a benefit performance. Please bring a canned donation for our food drive for the needy.
Progressions
May 7, 8, & 9, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets are $10; $5 students & seniors; free for Brookline K-8 students.The Dance Department of Brookline High School is proud to present "Progressions 2015!" This year the dance teachers -- S. Christien Polos, Kathleen Exar, and Mayra Hernandez -- will present dancers from their beginning, intermediate, and advanced-level classes in works using music by classical to contemporary composers. There will also be student works from the BHS Choreography class; Hannah Weighart, an independent study choreographer; and senior choreographers.
Spring Music Festival
May 19 & 20, 7:30 pm (two different programs)
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets $5 at the door; free for Brookline K-8 Students. One ticket is good for both nights!
One of Brookline High's liveliest musical traditions, the Spring Music Festival brings together for two nights all the school's faculty-instructed music ensembles: Concert Choir, A cappella Choir, Camerata, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. Each night offers a different program, with music ranging from classical favorites to today's hits. A highlight of the Wednesday concert will be the premiere of "Moliendo Café," a combined work for all three choirs, both bands, and orchestra (that's 250 singers and instrumentalists!) specially arranged and composed for the occasion by Venezuelan composer Luis Pérez. Festival repertoire also includes music by Bartok, Earth Wind & Fire, and the Lion King, plus tangos and more.
Student Directed Festival
May 22, 7:30 in Black Box;
May 23, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Student-directed A cappella Concert
May 27, 7:30 pm
The Black Box
Tickets available at the door, cash only.
Needs Improvment Battle
May 29, 7:30 pm, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Needs Improvment is back again, but this time it's serious. Alums of the group return to face off against this year's troupe in a "theater sports" battle of wit and creativity. Who will reign supreme? Who knows? It's improv . . . it only happens in the moment. You'll have to come to find out.
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