Tri-School Theatre is an educational Theatre ministry that uses the performing arts as a way for students to discover themselves and to nurture their God-given talents through process-oriented training in a Christ-centered environment.
Tri-School Theatre is an educational Theatre ministry that uses the performing arts as a way for students to discover themselves and to nurture their God-given talents through process-oriented training in a Christ-centered environment.
Rosary Alumna Amy Luskey-Barth who holds a BFA from the USC School of Theatre established the Tri-School Program in 1989. A charter was developed through the combined efforts of the administrations of each school in 1994, formally establishing the Tri-School Theatre Program into the curriculum of Servite, Connelly, and Rosary High Schools. Since its inception, the program has grown into a four-year Performing Arts Conservatory with an individualized mentorship program. The Conservatory operates out of the 989-seat, fully equipped Servite Theatre.
In addition to the Conservatory Training Program, Tri-School Theatre produces three main stage shows, three showcases, and various projects each year. The program has been honored five times with the Music and Art Commendation Award (MACY) for the Best High School Musical in Orange County: for its 1992 production of Brigadoon; in 1994 for Into the Woods; in 1996 for Fiddler on the Roof; and in 1997 for The Secret Garden. Tri-School also received the Theatro Del Arte Award for Artistic Excellence for the 1995 production of Carousel. In 1998, The MACY organization created the Non-Pareil award for the Tri-School Theatre production of Children of Eden and, in 2000, Tri-School received The Spirit of the Macy Award for The Pajama Game. The 2001 production of Carnival received the Showstopper Award, and in 2002, Godspell recieved the Childress Award. The 2006 production of West Side Story received the MACY Best Ensemble award. In 2007, Tri-School received the MACY Commedia Del Arte Award for Annie Get Your Gun. In 2010, Tri-School received the Nouveau dell' Arte award for Curtains.
Other highlights include the 1994 world premiere production of an original musical about life in high school called Yearbook by Darcy Rice, Glenn Mehrbach and Michael Michetti. The musical received two staged readings in the 1993/94 Conservatory and a fully produced production in the fall of 1994. Students were interviewed extensively for source material for the script and Conservatory members participated in question and answer sessions following the readings. Dramatic Publishing Company has published Yearbook and Tri-School Theatre is credited as the original producer and cast of the show.
In February of 1995, the Tri-School Theatre Thespians performed an excerpt of Yearbook at the California State Thespian Festival and won 1st place for their performance, garnering them an invitation to perform a 1/2 hour excerpt from the show at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1998, the restaged Yearbook was performed as the fall main stage production and Tri-School was invited to perform the show on the main stage of the International Thespian Festival. In 2003, Tri-School Theatre returned to the main stage with its premier song and dance group A Joyful Noise in "A Sentimental Journey."
In 2006, Tri-School Theatre was invited to perform in the largest theatre festival in the world - The International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tri-School performed a special version of Yearbook, which was extremely well-received at the festival and was awarded a 5-star rating. Tri-School returned to the Fringe Festival in 2009 with a performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Tri-School Theatre maintains an active membership in the International Thespian Honor Society and attends the California State Festival each year. Over the years, Tri-School Theatre students have been awarded substantial scholarships from the California State Thespian Organization for college and summer theatre programs. In 1999 and 2007, Tri-School received the California State Thespian Honor Troupe Award and The Outstanding School Award in 1999 by the Educational Theatre Association.
Tri-School Theatre continues to operate as a thriving program, teaching students the importants of the arts and shaping lives every day.
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