Drama Program

Spring Musical 

SJCS was excited to reintroduce our Spring Musical program in 2022 after a 2-year hiatus due to the Pandemic.

Under the direction of St. Joseph Catholic School Drama Teacher Paul Mahoney, Music Teacher Jody Kienzler, and English Teacher and Choreographer Susan Jarvis, students performed The Pirates of Penzance Jr.

In April of 2023, St. Joseph Catholic School presented Disney's Beauty and the Beast and in 2024 students performed in Shrek, The Musical, Jr. 

With a combination of 4 days and evenings, SJCS students in 5th grade to 8th grade, brought the joy of music, dance, and comedy to our local community. 

We appreciate the many hours Mr. Mahoney, Mrs. Kienzler, and Ms. Jarvis spent during and after school working with these performers. We also want to thank our SJCS Families and Staff for all of their support of this program.

 For more information about the Spring Musical, please email Paul Mahoney at pmahoneysjsfl.org. If you would like to sponsor next years event or volunteer your time to assist with the production, please email Carlee Colonneso at [email protected].

Jr. Thespian Troupe #10698

In addition, during the in 2022-2023 School year, SJCS started a new Thespian Troupe for our middle school students. Under the direction of Drama Teacher Paul Mahoney, members prepared for competitions that include Solos, Duet Performanaces, Ensemble Acting as well as Improvisation and memorizing One Act Plays.

St. Joseph Catholic School competed in nine performance events and one technical event at the District Jr. Thespians Competion in Tampa. Our students received seven Superiors and three Excellents. This is outstanding! We are so proud of all that our Troupe accomplished at district this year! 

Our Jr. Thespians then qualified to compete in nine performances at the State Level in Orlando. We are grateful to Paul Mahoney, Stephanie Waiters, and the parents who accompanied this group throughout the two days. This was an amazing experience for our students and they all came away with rating awards of Excellent!

We appreciate the many hours Mr. Mahoney spent during and after school working with these performers. We also want to thank our SJCS Families and Staff for all of their support of this program. The students were professional and well prepared, and their hard work paid off. 

Thank you to Angelina "Angel" Colonneso Esq. for sponsoring the Troupe's T-Shirts.
 

There will be expenses involved with our 2023-2024 Thespian Troupe including travel costs, and performance fees. If you would like to sponsor our Troupe, please email Carlee Colonneso at [email protected].

 For more information about Jr. Thespians, please email Paul Mahoney at pmahoneysjsfl.org.

Readers Theatre

Students in the elementary grade levels use puppets to act out small skits in their classroom. 

In October,  Second Graders visited Truewood Assisted Living Facility to perform for community residents.

4th Grade Musical

4th Grade's performance of "The Rock Slinger's Greatest Hit" The Musical by Allen Pote was PHENOMENAL.

 Not only did these students share their talents for acting, but they blessed us all with their beautiful singing voices.

Thank you to our SJCS Joy Singers for opening up the production with "A Tribute to Our Veterans", they did an amazing job.

We also want to extend a HUGE thank you to our 4th Grade Teacher Ms. Hamric, Director Mr. Mahoney, Choreographer Ms. Jarvis, and Music Director Jody Kienzler.

It truly takes a village to bring these types of events together and we appreciate our school faculty, maintenance department, volunteers, and families for supporting our students.

 Learn more about the performing arts programs at SJCS by visiting our pages for Chorus, Instrumental, and Dance.

If you would like to sponsor any of our enrichments, please email Carlee Colonneso at [email protected].