Bring the music to NHS theater

Please sign this petition to bring musicals and more accessible theatre content to Norwell High School!

KUDOS to the Spotlighters Club at Norwell Middle School.  The musical theatre program at the Middle School produces a fabulous production every year, this year is no exception.  This program creates a sense of strong community for the kids. Those teachers should be applauded for the positive experience and engaging atmosphere they have created. 

At the end of each year's performance those students who are leaving middle school are very emotional about this being their "last show."   For they know that when they get to Norwell high school, there is no musical theatre program comparable to the experience they had in Middle School.  Those students should be looking forward to a bigger and better experience at our high school not lamenting the loss of it.

The middle school plays have for years been a place where everyone fits in, where each person is valued, where any contribution is welcome.  Children in Spotlighters find their voice and gain confidence.  It shows, in a real and tangible way, what the arts can do for kids.  Spotlighters has inspired group of students whose creative spirit has been sparked by this experience.  A well run theater program can inspire young musicians, actors, and performers, crew, lighting, choreographer set designers and make-up artists.  It is a positive experience with everyone being included who wished to participate.  The kids from all different backgrounds and social groups work together for months to create a shared experience through music and theatre.

It is a shame that those kids who are so engaged are left in a void as they enter high school.  There is a community of kids who are poised to take the next step in theatre production, yet there currently is no place for them to have that experience. The current NHS drama club's focus is on more mature material and smaller ensemble performances.  Because of that material choice and participation opportunities are very limited.  The productions are not generally accessible; many are too mature for a 14 year old to participate in, let alone families to come watch.  Musical theater has a completely different focus.  Without a more mainstream, accessible theatre content, the school system is doing so many children a disservice.  

We are asking the administration to support the creation of a musical theater club at the high school that will have access to resources that all clubs enjoy.  We ask help in identifying advisors from the current staff, for access to the auditorium and equipment needed to create this experience for our kids.   

By not providing more accessible theater, Norwell High School takes the spark of creative inspiration in these students and effectively stomps it out.  Please sign this petition make sure that musical theater has a place in Norwell Public Schools.

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