Theatre
Good Counsel Alumni in the Theatre World
In addition to providing every student an opportunity for creativity and expression, the Good Counsel theatre experience also serves as a springboard for students who wish to pursue higher education or careers in theatre. The expertise of our faculty, the excellence of the PAC, and the superior production capability of our technical and design departments have helped to propel many alumni to success at the next level of theatre. A sampling of recent graduates of the Good Counsel Theatre Company includes:
- Ian Coursey ’20 - “Dear Evan Hansen” National Tour (u/s Connor Murphy; Jared Kleinman), BFA Musical Theatre student at the University of Michigan
- Phylicia Pearl Mpasi ’11 - 2023 Film “The Color Purple” (Young Celie), Broadway and National Tour of “The Lion King” (Soloist and Vocal Swing)
- Katie Mariko Murray ’10 - Working professionally in regional theatre (“Sweeney Todd,” “Ride the Cyclone,” “Into the Woods,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” “RENT”)
- Eleasha Gamble ‘98 - “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Toronto Company (Hermione Granger), National Tours of “The Lion King” and “Into the Woods”
- Rolando Sanz ’96 - Opera Singer and founder of Young Artists of America
- Mark Povinelli ’89 - Stage, film, and television actor featured in “Water for Elephants”
Good Counsel’s theatre program nurtures young theatre makers through a combination of curricular coursework and extracurricular involvement with shows produced by the Good Counsel Theatre Company. Students are encouraged to explore a variety of theatrical disciplines with opportunities to work both onstage and backstage. We offer a broad range of courses so that students may explore the depths of their talents in acting, directing, playwriting, and aspects of theatre design.
Complete descriptions of theatre classes are available beginning on page 41 of the Course Offerings Bulletin. For information on Fine Arts scholarships, click here.
Good Counsel Theatre Company
The Good Counsel Theatre Company (GCTC) offers students the chance to create theatrical performances that delight and entertain. Each year GCTC presents two main-stage productions - a fall musical comedy/drama and a spring musical. There are also opportunities to perform in smaller productions during the winter.
Students can join GCTC as performers or as stage crew members. As a part of the stage crew, students learn how to design, build, and paint sets, design and fabricate props, design lighting and sound effects, design and construct costumes, design and apply makeup effects, and manage the stage.
Good Counsel’s production of “Once on This Island” was nominated for four Brandon Victor Dixon Awards (the DMV’s regional awards program for the National High School Musical Theatre or “Jimmy” Awards), including Best Musical, Best Actress and Actor (top 10), and Achievement in Technical Theatre.
"Once on this Island"
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
"Twelve Angry Jurors"
Behind the scenes