Spring Extravaganza created by OES students

May 13–16, 2025, 7 p.m.

Directed by: Emily Stone
2 hour run time with intermission
Appropriate for MS & US students. Some mature content.

The annual Spring Student Extravaganza is an extraordinary labor of love created by and for students as a showcase of performance-based work in multiple mediums including dance, theater, and video. The OES Performing Arts program believes in empowering students to envision and produce their own creative expression using the widest possible skill set, led by our graduating Performing Arts seniors. Join in the celebration of unique Upper School student voices in our community.

Excerpts of "Pluck" written by Jan Rosenberg, directed by Alexavia P.
Fifteen year-old Cleo and Bea are twins. Cleo can't stop running away from womanhood. Bea can't stop running away, period. Excerpts from a full-length play about gender identity, dysphoria, twins, and monsters. 

"Landlines" written and directed by Drew M.
Jax’s life is turned upside down, when an unexpected tragedy shatters the "perfect" world she took for granted and ultimately pushes both her sanity and her friendships over the brink.  

"The Sandman Cometh" written and directed by Gina P. with Mina L.
A retelling of the Sandman fairytale. Young Harvey must complete a series of tasks in order to win his family back from the Sandman (with help from Checkers the cat). 

"Flight Risk" written and directed by Lee Luyties
A tech company CEO has just invented a new kind of airplane but is anxious about flying with his young daughter, who deals with her own worries by channeling them through her parrot puppet. 

Additional Dance, Video, and Music: TBA