Arts

Make something true.

At Beacon, the arts are not extracurricular — they are curricular. Every student, every year, is asked to make something.

Visual Arts

Drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and digital media. Two dedicated studios and a printmaking room, plus an annual student exhibition in the Emerson Gallery.

Full course descriptions live in the curriculum guide.
Performing Arts

Two mainstage productions each year plus student-directed one-acts and improv nights in the Emerson Theater.

Full course descriptions live in the curriculum guide.
Music

Choral, instrumental, and jazz programs from Lower School through Upper School, plus private lessons and small ensembles.

Full course descriptions live in the curriculum guide.
This season on our stages

Theater productions, 2026–27.

Four productions across the year, cast from across the Upper School, and staged in the Emerson Theater and Emerson Studio.
Fall Mainstage · November 6–8, 2026

Our Town

By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Mr. Ashworth

Wilder's meditation on the ordinary — birth, love, work, and death in a small American town — staged in the round with a minimalist set and a full ensemble cast of 22 Upper School students.

Featured cast
Stage Manager
Amara Whitfield '27
George Gibbs
Jonah Kim '28
Emily Webb
Priya Balakrishnan '27
Dr. Gibbs
Marcus Ellsworth '26
Mrs. Gibbs
Nadia Osei-Prempeh '27
Editor Webb
Owen Marchetti '28
Mrs. Webb
Isabel Reyes '27
Winter Musical · February 26–28, 2027

Something Rotten!

Music & lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick
Directed by Ms. Ford · Music direction by Mr. Northrup

A raucous, affectionate love letter to Shakespeare, sibling rivalry, and the birth of the musical. Featuring a 24-person cast, a 12-piece student pit orchestra, and choreography by three Grade 12 student captains.

Featured cast
Nick Bottom
Elliot Hutchinson '26
Nigel Bottom
Theo Reinhardt '27
Bea
Sofia Vega '26
Portia
Rowan Blanchard '28
Shakespeare
Diego Fitzgerald '26
Nostradamus
Simone Delaporte '27
Spring Ensemble · May 7–9, 2027

Metamorphoses

By Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Mr. Weisman

Zimmerman's poetic staging of Ovid's tales — played in and around a reflecting pool at the center of the Emerson Theater — reimagined by a Grade 11–12 devising ensemble that will develop original movement and text over a ten-week rehearsal process.

Featured cast
Ensemble Lead
Nina Callahan '27
Ensemble
Julian Weisman '28
Ensemble
Camille Ochoa-Reyes '27
Ensemble
Aiden Northrup '26
Ensemble
Lena Ibáñez '28
Spring Studio · April 10, 2027

Student-Directed One-Acts

Selected & directed by Grade 12 students
Faculty advisor: Ms. Ford

Three short plays chosen, cast, and directed by seniors in the Directing seminar. The evening runs 90 minutes and closes with a talk-back between directors, actors, and the audience.

Featured cast
Director — 'Sure Thing'
Miles Marchetti '26
Director — 'The Zoo Story'
Ayana Osei '26
Director — 'The Actor's Nightmare'
Beatrice Klein '26
Arts Calendar

Upcoming performances & openings.

Concerts, exhibitions, plays, and screenings through June 2027. All events are open to the community unless otherwise noted.
DateEventVenueDiscipline
Sep 24, 2026Fall Exhibition Opening: 'Small Worlds'Emerson GalleryVisual Arts
Oct 17, 2026Chamber Music RecitalWhitcomb HallMusic
Nov 6–8, 2026Fall Play: 'Our Town'Emerson TheaterTheater
Nov 22, 2026Fall Choral ConcertWhitcomb HallMusic
Dec 12, 2026Winter Jazz NightThe CommonsMusic
Dec 18, 2026Solstice Concert (All-School)Whitcomb HallMusic
Jan 30, 2027Middle School Art ShowEmerson GalleryVisual Arts
Feb 26–28, 2027Winter Musical: 'Something Rotten!'Emerson TheaterTheater
Mar 20, 2027Spring Choral & Strings ConcertWhitcomb HallMusic
Apr 10, 2027Student-Directed One-ActsEmerson StudioTheater
Apr 24, 2027Senior Art Portfolio ExhibitionEmerson GalleryVisual Arts
May 7–9, 2027Spring Ensemble: 'Metamorphoses'Emerson TheaterTheater
May 22, 2027Spring Band & Jazz ConcertWhitcomb HallMusic
Jun 3, 2027Film Festival: Student ShortsThe CommonsFilm