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Click below to learn more about the 2025-2026 Theatre & Film season at
Holy Names Academy!



2025-2026 THEATRE & FILM



There are many ways to be a part of our exceptional theatre and music programs. Aspiring screenwriter or director? Look to our New Works Festival as a way to share your talent. Avid singer? Explore any of our three choirs. Ardent bassist? Jump into Jazz or Rock Band. Whatever your interest, Holy Names Academy is excited to help you pursue and develop it.



Theatre & Film


Our Theatre & Film Department puts on three productions every year: the Fall Play, Spring Musical, and New Works Festival, a collection of student-written and directed 10-minute plays and short films. Participation for all productions is accomplished through an auditions and casting process. Opportunities to work behind the scenes in costume design, hair and makeup, marketing, lighting and sound design, and theatre tech, are also available. 

Holy Names Academy is an active member of the International Thespian Society. 

Choral Music


Holy Names Academy offers Concert Choir, Advanced Concert Choir, and Vocal Ensemble. Choir is open to all students and meets twice a week before school, while Advanced Concert Choir requires auditioning and meets three times a week, also before school. Vocal Ensemble is a small, auditioned group of singers and meets daily as a class.

Instrumental Music


Are you interested in playing an instrument? Holy Names Academy offers the following instrumental ensembles for students with at least 2 years of experience: Jazz Band, Orchestra, Rock Band, and Eclectic Strings. Even if you have never played, you are welcome to learn an instrument through our music lesson program.

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts program at Holy Names Academy offers a diverse range of courses designed to cultivate artistic skills and appreciation. Students can choose from Advanced Placement (AP) courses like AP Art History, which covers global artistic traditions, and AP Studio Art, where students create portfolios in areas such as painting, drawing, and design. Other courses include Art 2-D: Drawing and Painting, which integrates traditional techniques with digital media, Digital Photography, focusing on camera functions and image manipulation, Graphic Design, teaching commercial art skills using Adobe Photoshop, and Pottery, which provides hands-on experience with clay and glazes. Each of these courses aim to develop both technical skills and creative expression in students.





Read More about Each Program

  • FALL PLAY

    Announced on August 29, 2025 - this year's Fall Play is Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really

    Learn more here: 2024-2025 Theater & Film I Holy Names Academy

  • SPRING MUSICAL

    Announced on August 29, 2025, this year's Spring Musical is A Chorus Line!
    Learn more here: 2024-2025 Theater & Film I Holy Names Academy

     

  • NEW WORKS FESTIVAL

    Student-written and directed 10-minute plays, musicals, and 5-minute films. Auditions required.

  • CONCERT CHOIR

    Open to all students; meets before school twice a week.

  • ADVANCED CONCERT CHOIR

    An auditioned group; meets before school three times a week.

  • VOCAL ENSEMBLE

    A small, auditioned group of singers; meets daily as a class.

  • JAZZ BAND

    Open to all students with at least two years of playing experience. Meets before school three times a week.

  • ORCHESTRA

    A large ensemble that features brass, strings, woodwinds, keyboard instruments, and percussion; meets before school two times a week, with one additional weekly rehearsal for string players only. Open to all students with at least two years of playing experience.

  • ROCK BAND

    A weekly group music lesson where students learn to play pop music in preparation for our annual rock show in the spring. Open to all students with at least two years of playing experience.

  • ECLECTIC STRINGS

    A small ensemble that features players of plucked, bowed, and strummed string instruments; meets before school twice a week. Open to all students with at least two years of playing experience.

  • PRIVATE LESSONS

    Instruction in voice and most instruments is available for an additional fee. Group lessons may also be arranged in accordance with student and teacher interest.

  • ZERO PERIOD MUSIC CLASS SCHEDULE

    All Zero Period classes begin at 7:05 a.m.

  • Music Department Master Calendar 2025-2026

    Click this link to view the HNA Music Department Master Calendar for 2025-2026

    2025-2026 Music Department Calendar .docx - Google Docs

     



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