Dramatic Arts at McLean is where healthy risk-taking meets authentic self-expression, and our students are supported in both! From Spamalot to South Pacific, the annual Spring Musical and Fall Play are always crowd favorites.

Move Stage Right To See Our Thespians

A group of actors in period costumes stand in a line on stage, facing forward, during a theatrical performance.
A young girl wearing a green costume with a leaf collar sings on stage, speaking or performing with a headset microphone.
A woman in a green medieval dress sits on a throne surrounded by people in costumes, some kneeling, on a stage set with a castle and landscape backdrop.
Four people dressed as chefs sit at a table with checkered tablecloths, facing a person in a suit and fake mustache under a sign reading "Donnaducce's.
A person in costume onstage.
A person in costume stands behind a wooden frame with a large rope spiderweb, next to a colorful backdrop featuring a Ferris wheel.
Three women in long, colorful dresses stand on stage, appearing engaged in animated conversation with expressive gestures, against a dark curtain backdrop.
Three children kneel and pose on stage, while a figure in a long, flowing costume with a crown stands behind them with arms outstretched, under theatrical lighting.
Two children perform on stage; one wears a pig costume and kneels, while the other stands in overalls and a pink shirt. A farm-themed backdrop and crates are in the background.
A group of children perform a play on stage, with one child in a pink pig costume sitting in a cart while others interact with her.
Students acting on stage.
A young person sits behind the wheel of a white car prop on stage, with a painted backdrop of clouds and a field of yellow tulips.
Eight young people stand onstage in costume, facing forward with hands clasped, in front of closed curtains and a microphone stand.
The entrance to McLean School.

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