Imagination

Performing Arts

OLu’s Performing Arts program continues to empower young artists of all disciplines through incredible classes and productions including some notable moments from this past year’s season.

The Nechita Center for the Arts welcomed over 15,000 patrons in its 18-19 season -- the highest attendance in its 16-year history. The fall musical, The Wizard of Oz, and spring musical Hairspray brought explosive energy to the stage, while January’s stage play, The Diary of Anne Frank, became the first stage play to sell out in Orange Lutheran’s history. The musicals were directed by Chelsey Everhart ‘05, Director of Dramatic Arts, and Matt Hall ‘04 served as a guest director for The Diary of Anne Frank. The 70-member cast of Hairspray was awarded Orange Lutheran’s first Spirit of the MACY Award, which is the high school equivalent of the Tony Award.

Vocal Performance students performed on a two-week summer tour of Italy, led by Megan (Truckey) Carvale ‘04, Director of Vocal Performance. For the second year, vocal and instrumental music departments came together for a combined Spring Concert performance.

In the first half of the 19-20 season, we revisited High School Musical, which was last performed on the Nechita stage in 2009. In January 2020, William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies comes to life as our winter stage play, followed by our spring musical, Mamma Mia!, in April.

15,000+

Patrons of the Nechita Center in 2018-19