Student Life

Each year Ma’ayanot students produce three full-length productions that are open to the community: a drama, a musical, and Heartbeats: A Night of Song & Dance. Participation in theatrical performances allows students to showcase their creative talents, both as actors and as non-actors who are involved in the technical elements of production, such as sound, costume design, lighting, scenery, and stage management.

HEARTBEATS

Heartbeats is a student- initiated, student-directed and student-performed “night of song, dance and connection.” Each year Heartbeats organizers choose charities to which the proceeds of that year’s performances will be donated. They raised a record $17,500 for tzedakah in 2018.

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MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Our annual musical performance combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of the musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the performance as an integrated whole. Mrs. Joyce Heller and Mrs. Beth Selter work tirelessly with a superb cast of both actors and non-actors to present excellent theater.

DRAMA PRODUCTIONS

Ma’ayanot presents a drama performance every spring under the supervision of Mr. Matt Okin of Black Box Studios. The drama is a creative outlet for theatrically minded students to participate in all aspects of play production, including performance, direction, design, technical support and publicity. Students learn how to interpret key scenes in a story, develop improvisation skills and techniques, and stage plays, all while having a lot of fun. Students also participate in directing, choreography, set production, lighting and every aspect of putting together a professional performance.

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