All the world, we are told by Shakespeare, is a stage. And while Jaques may be more than a little cynical in his view of humanity and its drama of life, we at Providence affirm the significance of recognizing that our lives are but scenes in God’s pageant of history. Is it any wonder that our place in the great drama of redemption finds one important expression on the stage? At Providence we seek to portray on stage truths which bring to life the reality of the world we live in–its beauty, pain, laughter, fear, heroism, foolishness, tragedy, and joy.

We seek to produce shows that provide opportunities for both educating the students and edifying the audience. Whether it’s Shakespeare, adaptations of Dickens and Hugo, comedy, drama, or musical, the aim is learning, as actors and audience, just what it means to be human. Students learn self-discipline, teamwork, physical movement, stage presence, voice control, even a little dance! Those on the other side of the footlights are hopefully given the chance to laugh or cry or simply be moved in a way that only theater is able to do.

Learn how high school students may letter in drama.

2025 Middle School Production:

Tickets for the Middle School One Act Festival are now available!

A One Act Festival means there are four plays to see! Each play will be performed twice over the course of the weekend. If you have someone specific you are hoping to see, doublecheck which play they are in before you buy your tickets. Of course, you could come to two nights and see all four plays!

A Song of Sixpence and Thunder Mountain:
Thursday, January 30th at 7pm
Saturday, February 1st at 2pm

Everyman in the Circus of Life and Pirates!:
Friday, January 31st at 7pm
Saturday, February 1st at 7pm

You can purchase tickets at the front desk for $5 each, or email Mrs. Hilt (robinhilt@pccs.org) the performance date, time, and number of tickets and Venmo to Providence Classical-Bothell, MS Drama

A Song of Sixpence

Along came a blackbird, the nursery rhyme tells us, and nipped the maid on her nose. But what happened next? All the servants quit! King Himpleworth the Hopeful sends Sir Galupshus the Gross to the four borders of his wacky kingdom to find a cure for the nipping birds.

Thunder Mountain

A dragon has stolen the sun and left the valley below Thunder Mountain dark, cold and barren. Villagers argue among themselves and hoard what little food they have left, until two brave young people set out to climb the forbidding mountain and confront the dragon.

Everyman in the Circus of Life

Everyman in the Circus of Life is a contemporary retelling of Everyman that combines the fun and skills of circus performance with the exploration of one of the great dramas of the medieval world. All the characters remain, but they have become figures in a circus: Death is the ringmaster; Worldly Possessions a juggler; Strength a weight lifter, for example. Everyman is an allegorical story of a man who tries to fill up his life with things that are temporary and fleeting, finally coming to terms with his Creator and salvation.

Pirates!

Pirates! is an adaptation of the operetta Pirates of Penzance without the music. On turning 21, Frederic is released from his apprenticeship with a band of soft-hearted pirates. He hears a chorus of girls and falls instantly in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major General Stanley. The pirates enter the scene and are confronted by the major general, and when he tries to divert them with a lie, they assault his house. A melee ensues, which is quashed by a comic band of policemen. More complications abound when Frederic learns that, because he was born on Leap Day (Feb. 29), a day that occurs every four years, he has had far fewer birthdays and is still indentured to the pirates!

Past Performances