Performing Arts
The Wizard of Oz is a familiar story, but we will help you look at it in a whole new way!
Join us as we live thorough a tornado, meet Munchkins, and come face to face with Wizards, Witches and Winkies, oh my!
This classic story has many lessons to teach us, and we would love for you to come along, and follow the Yellow Brick Road to adventure and fun.
With over 40 Arborbrook students involved, this is the biggest show to come to our stage in several years! You won’t want to miss this spectacular event, which may (or may not ;-) include live animals. (There have even been confirmed sightings of the Jitterbug!) Music, memories, song and dance…SO. MUCH. DANCE!! Tell your friends and bring your families to see Arborbrook present The Wizard of Oz.
Show Dates and Times:
April 7, 7:00pm
April 8, 7:00pm
April 9, 2:00pm
All performances will be held in the Arborbrook Gym. Tickets can be purchased on our Home Page under Events.
Drama
Each fall Arborbrook offers a drama elective for Grades 4-8 where students have the opportunity to expand their acting, singing, and movement skills as they discover what it takes to put on a musical. Students also explore theater vocabulary, storytelling through music and dance, developing character, and most importantly: collaboration and focus. Our performances have included Schoolhouse Rock, American Jukebox, a Musical Review, , Selected Songs and Scenes from Seussical the Musical.
Arborbrook High School students have the opportunity every spring to audition for and participate in a full-scale Broadway musical. Beginning with the audition process to the closing number, students engage in all aspects of musical theater while being taught by theater professionals. Arborbrook has participated in the Blumey Awards, a Blumenthal Theater program that recognizes excellence in high school musical theater in the Charlotte area. Arborbrook won a Blumey Award in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Below are some of the past shows we have performed:
- Charlie Brown
- Shrek
- James and the Giant Peach
- Little Women
Past High School Electives have also included Musical Theatre, Drama and Acting.
Band & Choir
“Many great men have put their beautiful thoughts, not into books, or pictures, or architecture, but into musical score” Charlotte Mason
At Arborbrook, we take every opportunity to expose children to the masters of music. In addition, we listen to great musical compositions from multiple genres, and learn about the lives and work of master musicians and composers.
Our students begin music in Kindergarten and continue to build on those skills as they progress in grade. By 6th grade, band is required. The reading of music and learning to play an instrument is vital part of developing our brains.