What will we offer?
Our daytime programs, running 9am - 12pm for ages 11-15 and 1pm - 5pm for ages 13-17, will focus on putting on a musical in all its aspects, giving students the opportunity to try choreography, costume design, lighting and sound, stage management, and set and prop design and construction in addition to performance. Our evening program, for ages 15-20, with rehearsals on Sundays and Wednesdays, will focus intensely on acting in both scene and song. Weekend programming will focus on workshop intensives and on non-musical plays.
Shay Wainwright has been active in theater for more than forty years. Currently, she runs the drama program at Lynnfield Middle School, which has tripled in size during her tenure. In 2024 she received A Healthy Lynnfield’s Champion for Youth award, nominated by the students for her role in supporting, encouraging, and challenging them to spread their wings. She has directed over a dozen shows in the last five years, including working with Our Lady of the Assumption School, Reagle Music Theater, and Colonial Chorus Players. Shay believes strongly in the way theater can create community, foster confidence, and give students access to new ways to express themselves.