The Arts at Bishop Hendricken: 2024-2025 Season

School is underway and the Arts at Bishop Hendricken has incredible productions planned for the year ahead! For more information, contact Julia Paolino, Director of Arts, at julia.paolino@hendricken.com.

Young Men’s Chorus
Whether you have never sung before or are a veteran performer, consider joining the Young Men’s Chorus, our non-auditioned choir at Hendricken! The Young Men’s Chorus performs from September until June each year at all school Masses and several community events. This is a very exciting way to meet new people and there are no auditions required.
 
Please contact Richard Sylvia, Vocal Music Program Coordinator, at rsylvia@hendricken.com and/or attend a rehearsal to join in!
Fall Musical: Elf

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. 

PLAYING: December 6-8, 2024
TICKETS: On sale soon!

VOCAL/ACTING AUDITIONS: Thursday, September 12, 2024 @ 3:30pm-5:30pm by appointment (3-minute slots)
CALLBACKS (BY INVITATION): Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 3:45pm-6:30pm
TECH CREW: Applications are due by Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 5:30pm
PIT BAND: If interested, contact Dave Skelly at dskelly@hendricken.com.

Arts Coffee House
Join us for an evening of student musical performances, monologues, and skits while sipping on coffee and enjoying snacks! All proceeds benefit the Arts at Bishop Hendricken.
 
PLAYING: Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 6pm
TICKETS: $5 at the door
 
To perform, contact Julia Paolino, Director of Arts, at julia.paolino@hendricken.com.
Paramount Show Choir
Paramount is the first competitive show choir in Rhode Island! Show choir is a blend of singing and dancing in a variety of styles to develop a show around a concept or storyline. This award-winning group performs at festivals and competitions throughout the East Coast in February and March and is open to all Hendricken students and high school-aged ladies from across the state.
 

AUDITIONS: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @ 3:45pm-6:45pm 

Christmas Concerts
Enjoy the sounds of the season with the Arts at Bishop Hendricken’s music ensembles! Concerts are open to all and completely free — no tickets or RSVP required.
 
INSTRUMENTAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Monday, December 9, 2024 @ 7pm
VOCAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 7pm
Winter: The New Artist Play Festival
The New Artist Play Festival is an annual student produced, directed, designed, and performed showcase of theater. For nearly two decades, this festival has proven to foster emerging talents of student directors, playwrights, actors, stage managers, and designers, who collaborate as peers to bring about the next generation of dramatic achievements.  
 
PLAYING: Saturday, January 11, 2025 @ 7pm
TICKETS: On sale soon!
 
DIRECTOR APPLICATIONS: Due Tuesday, October 1, 2024
ACTOR APPLICATION: Coming soon!
STAGE MANAGER APPLICATION: Coming soon!
 
Spring Play: Treasure Island

A stunning yarn of piracy on the tropical seas, our story begins at an inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable tale of treachery and mayhem featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and the infamous Long John Silver, who is a complex study of good and evil, perhaps the most famous hero-villain of all time. Silver is an unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy quest for gold, coupled with his affection for Jim, cannot help but win the heart of every soul who has ever longed for romance, treasure and adventure.

PLAYING: April 4-6, 2025
TICKETS: On sale soon!

AUDITIONS: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
CREW APPLICATION: Coming soon!

Spring Concerts

Ring in spring with the Arts at Bishop Hendricken’s music ensembles! Concerts are open to all and completely free — no tickets or RSVP required.

INSTRUMENTAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ 7pm
VOCAL SPRING CONCERT: Thursday, May 22, 2025 @ 7pm