The Arts
St. John's Theatre
All the World's A Stage...
For more than 70 years, St. John's Theatre Program has educated students in the theatrical arts and provided the SJC community with a wide range of productions that both entertain and enlighten the audience.
St. John's Theatre presents two or three full stage productions each year, including a comedy or drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. Opportunities for smaller productions are also available.
Every school production offers students the chance to be part of St. John's Theatre as performers or as part of the stage crew. More than half of our actors come to St. John's with no prior theatre experience - they might be talked into auditioning by a friend or teacher, and then find they have unlocked a talent for and life-long love of theatre. If performing on stage isn't their calling, students have the opportunity to join the stage crew that builds the sets, runs the stage lighting and sound and generally produces the piece.
Theatre students regularly attend both professional and high school productions throughout the Washington, DC, area. In addition, theatre students take an annual trip to New York City to take in two Broadway shows, attend Mass at St. Patrick's, visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tour other fine and performing arts establishments.
St. John's Theatre presents two or three full stage productions each year, including a comedy or drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. Opportunities for smaller productions are also available.
Every school production offers students the chance to be part of St. John's Theatre as performers or as part of the stage crew. More than half of our actors come to St. John's with no prior theatre experience - they might be talked into auditioning by a friend or teacher, and then find they have unlocked a talent for and life-long love of theatre. If performing on stage isn't their calling, students have the opportunity to join the stage crew that builds the sets, runs the stage lighting and sound and generally produces the piece.
Theatre students regularly attend both professional and high school productions throughout the Washington, DC, area. In addition, theatre students take an annual trip to New York City to take in two Broadway shows, attend Mass at St. Patrick's, visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tour other fine and performing arts establishments.
Theatre Scholarship Auditions
This scholarship is for incoming freshmen only. Please record a monologue and sign up using the button below for a 15-minute interview. You should email your monologue to lhotaling@stjohnschs.org before the interview.
See below for details.
The Interview is a low-key conversation about any roles you may have played before, why you like theatre, and other interests you have. We want to get to know you, so be open and honest and you’ll do fine. You should also be prepared to talk about your character and the play.
Monologue
Memorize and stage a monologue no more than 2-minutes in length from a play that you know very well. There are no required monologues—please choose material that you're comfortable with and that shows your strengths.
Below is a link that could help you find a piece that might be appropriate, but there are many, many others you could also use, so my advice is to choose material you like and that you know very well.
The entire process takes about 20 minutes. I know auditions can be stressful, but I hope this process will support you in having the most successful audition possible.
A good tool for finding a monologue that suits you:
Please contact lhotaling@stjohnschs.org if you have any questions or concerns about the process.
The International Thespian Society
St. John's has been a member of the International Thespian Society for nearly 20 years. The ITS is an offshoot of the Educational Theatre Association, a professional organization for teachers of theatre and theatre professionals at all levels. The International Thespian Society offers students exposure to the larger world of theatre. As members, they benefit from publications edited specifically for high school and middle school theatre enthusiasts; from participating in events like state conferences and the International Thespian Festival; from the recognition that comes from being part of an honorary organization; and from the widened perspective that proves they share an interest with millions of peers. Thespian students also have an array of scholarship opportunities open to them at state and international thespian events.
