Original Work
Original Work
In addition to producing contemporary and classic plays and musicals, Jesuit Drama is committed to creating new works in collaboration with our students, frequently focusing on ideas and issues that revolve around social justice.
children&art: A Song Cycle (2024)
Lyrics by The Company & Music by Ed Trafton
An original, company-created musical about the beauty and power of art which takes place in a “museum” that we created in our Black Box Theater.
Photos by Mike Yee, Davis Miller ’24, and GRDN Media.
M.P.L.S. (My Pandemic Love Story) (2023)
An original, student-written performance-piece written and performed by the company about their personal experiences during the pandemic
Photography by Scott Tooley ‘18.
Final Letters (2022)
A Company-Created Performance Piece based on letters from the Yad Vashem Archives.
Hits! Great Songs from Great Shows (2022)
An original review that celebrates the best of Broadway musicals
Jesuit Drama 2022 Spring Musical
Photography by Kyle Barr, Nic Crumley, & Scott Tooley
WHAT?!?! A Game Show (2021)
An Original Work
A fun, fast-paced, interactive comedy about the crazy things people believe.
Jesuit Drama 2021 Fall Play (Original Premiere)
A Company-Created Workshop Production
Photography by Nic Crumley
Show. (And Tell.)
Items from the Museum of Lost Things
Show. (And Tell.): Items from the Museum of Lost Things.
Dramaturgy & Film Supervision by Ms. Joanna Glum
Production Stage Management by Demitri Kritsepis
Managing Direction by Ms. Rachel Malin
Concept, Text Supervision & Direction by Mr. Ed Trafton
A creative, online production
Terror Stories: A 9/11 Project (2015)
A play about the CIA Torture Report and the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ response.
Scooby Doo & The Mystery of the Haunted Library (2011)
A Beyond the Black Box production of an original mystery for Scoob and the Gang
The Impossible Dream: A History of Jesuit’s Musicals (1998)
An anthology-style review of songs from Jesuit’s past musicals
American Gothic (1997)
An exploration of the darker side of American literature in five theatrical “chapters”
