Student Life
Performing & Visual Arts
Performing & Visual Arts
Performing and visual arts classes are offered through the school's Fine Arts Department. Courses include Art Fundamentals, Mixed Chorus, Band, Acting, Technical Theatre, Drawing, Painting, 3D Design, Music Theory, Men's Choir, Treble Choir and more.
Extracurricular performing and visual arts opportunities include clubs like Backstage Blue and Pep Band, and the National Art Honor Society, International Thespian Society and Tri-M Honor Society.
The school also puts on two productions a year. The fall play is a tradition since 2001, and the school's annual spring musical has been held since 1966.
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Fall Plays
Fall plays were first held at Notre Dame in the fall of 2001. They are held every year in November. The plays are a non-musical play that will usually have a smaller cast and crew than the spring show. This provides an opportunity for students to participate in different style of production. This production is self-supporting- ticket sales pay for the cost of the production.2001 – Musical Comedy Murders Of 19402002 – Lend Me A Tenor2003 – The Dining Room2004 – The Importance Of Being Earnest2005 – Blithe Spirit2006 – The Mousetrap2007 – God’s Favorite2008 – And Then They Came For Me: Remembering Anne Frank2009 – Life With Father2010 – The Curious Savage2011 – Twelve Angry Jurors2012 – Our Town2013 – The Man Who Came To Dinner2014 – Thirty-Nine Steps2015 – The Importance Of Being Earnest2016 – The Dining Room2017 – The Butler Did It!2018 – Restaurants & Relationships2019 – Twelve Angry Jurors2020 – Clue: On Stage2021 – Almost, Maine2022 – Rehearsal For Murder2023 – Trap2024 – Silver Belles -
Spring Musicals
Notre Dame has a long tradition in musical theater. The annual musical tradition was started in 1966 with the production of The Sound of Music and continues to be successful means of involving 50 to 75% of the student body in a wide variety of performance and practical life- skills activities. The production is self-supporting ticket sales pay for the cost of the production. The ad and patron drive associated with the musicals provides a sales opportunity that is open to the entire school. The profits from this drive continue to support the general operating budget of the school.1966 – The Sound of Music1967 – Brigadoon1968 – The King and I1969 – Oklahoma!1970 – Hello Dolly1971 – The Music Man1972 – Camelot1973 – Fiddler on the Roof1974 – My Fair Lady1975 – Carousel1976 – Irene Without Really Trying1977 – the Fantasticks1978 – Annie Get Your Gun1979 – Anything Goes1980 – Babes in Arms1981 – Mame1982 – Guys and Dolls1983 – West Side Story1984 – Once Upon a Mattress1985 – Barnum1986 – Funny Girl1987 – Little Mary Sunshine1988 – Forty-Second Street1989 – Damn Yankees1990 – Annie1991 – Into The Woods1992 – My One and Only1993 – Fiddler on the Roof1994 – The Secret Garden1995 – Anything Goes1996 – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1997 – Annie Get Your Gun1998 – The King and I1999 – How to Succeed in Business2000 – Once Upon a Matress2001 – Oklahoma!2002 – Hello Dolly!2003 – West Side Story2004 – Crazy For You2005 – Forty-Second Street2006 – Damn Yankees2007 – My Fair Lady2008 – The Pajama Game2009 – Anything Goes2010 – The Sound of Music2011 – Thoroughly Modern Millie2012 – Bye Bye Birdie2013 – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers2014 – The King and I2015 – Guys and Dolls2016 – Fiddler on the Roof2017 – Into the Woods2018 – Meet Me in St. Louis2019 – Hello, Dolly!2020 – The Music Man2021 – Singin’ in the Rain2022 – Once Upon A Mattress2023 – Disney’s The Little Mermaid2024 – Bugsy Malone2025 – The Sound of Music -
School Productions 1929-1965
1929 – Claudia (senior class play)1932 – The Futurists (senior class play written by the senior class)1933 – Minstrel Show (senior class production)1935 – Kingdom of Hearts Content (senior class play)1937 – The Eyes of Love (senior class play)1938 – Her Emergency Family (senior class play)1939 – Go Slow Mary (senior class play)1940 – The Climbing Roses (senior class play)1941 – The Arrival of Kitty (senior class play)1942 – Pollyanna (senior class play)1945 – For Pete’s Sake (senior class play)1946 – Don’t Take Me Penny (senior class play)1947 – Here Comes Charlie (senior class play)1948 – Almost Eighteen (senior class play)1949 – Cathleen ni Hoolihan1949 – Bohemian Girl (Operetta)1950 – Jenny Kissed Me (senior class play)1950 – Melody Time (musical)1951 – Meet Me In St. Louis (senior class play)1952 – Brother Goose (senior class play)1953 – The Belle of Barcelona1954 – The Fatal Quest (class play)1955 – A Dowry For Maria (class play)1956 – Babes in Toyland1959 – Onions In The Stew1960 – Geraldine And The White Robe1961 – Stars And Their Eyes1963 – Don’t Take My Penny1965 – Nuts In May (senior class play)
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