Friends of the Performing Arts Marblehead

09/01/2026

Join us for this year’s first Friends of the Performing Arts Board Meeting – all are welcome!

FoPA supports students across all performing arts at MHS - from orchestra and band to chorus, a ca****la and theater arts. We encourage all parents and guardians of MHS performing arts students to come and learn about what's ahead this year, and share your ideas for supporting our amazing students and teachers.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
7pm
Marblehead High School
Comment below with any questions (or just to say hi!)

❤️🖤Hope to see you there!❤️🖤

08/26/2026

Marblehead Little Theatre continues its Summer Play Reading Series Friday August 28th with THE MENDER!

Come see Marblehead High School's Ashley Skeffington and members of MHS Drama present the powerful play they devised and performed earlier this year for Drama Fest.

Three siblings during the Vietnam War, facing a nation divided, discover their differing personal beliefs, what it means to be American, and family bonds. Years later their children come together after a startling discovery.

All play readings begin at 7:00pm and are free to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Tickets available at www.mltlive.org.

08/14/2026

Please sign up below to help celebrate our amazing Performing Arts teachers as well as other MHS teachers and staff. Thank you!

07/12/2026

So proud of these MHS performing arts students and alums! ❤️🖤🌟

Three years. One feature film. A red-carpet premiere to remember.

More than two dozen Marblehead High School students and recent graduates celebrated the premiere of "Gilded Lily" at the Warwick Theater after spending three years writing, filming and editing the 90-minute feature.

The film — shot across Marblehead and the North Shore—was created entirely by students and drew a packed house of family, friends and supporters for its debut.

💬 “It was very gratifying... It was just great to see,” writer and co-director Matías Watts Cruz said after the screening.

🎥 Missed the premiere? The film has a second public screening Monday, July 13, at the Warwick.

Read Grey Collins' full story about the remarkable student filmmaking effort: https://loom.ly/UULtaAU

📸 See photos from the red carpet and the premiere! 🍿✨

06/12/2026

The School Committee Thursday unanimously approved naming the high school auditorium in honor of Greg Dana, the retired math teacher and theater tech legend. A plaque will go up soon.
Here's the Current's story on Dana's long career and recent retirement...
https://loom.ly/2ng9Gvw
Friends of the Performing Arts Marblehead

06/08/2026

06/06/2026

Great interview with sound engineer extraordinaire Sam Peach! 🎤🎶🕺💃

05/30/2026

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05/29/2026

We're so close to reaching our fundraising goal to support naming the MHS theater in honor of Mr. Greg Dana. Please consider making a donation today! Learn more about Mr. Dana's impact on generations of MHS students in the Marblehead Current.

Donation link in comments below!

Greg Dana’s connection to Marblehead High School theater stretches back to 1965, when, as a shy freshman, he was talked into auditioning for “Little Mary Sunshine.” He landed the role of a forest ranger — and never really left. Aside from college and a two-year stint in the military, Dana re...

05/25/2026

What amazing year for the performing arts at MHS! 🎭🎶❤️🖤

From Mamma Mia! and Acappellooza to winter and spring concerts, Christmas Walk performances, student theater productions, cabaret nights, and more, our students have shared so much talent, creativity, and joy with the Marblehead community this year.

These experiences are made possible through the dedication of our incredible students and teachers, along with the support of families, volunteers, and our broader community. Friends of the Performing Arts is proud to support these programs throughout the year, helping with production and transportation costs, scholarships, tech week and pre-concert dinners, promotion and decor, and other behind-the-scenes needs that help our students shine.

As we wrap up another wonderful season, we hope you’ll consider making a gift to FoPA’s Spring Donation Drive. Every contribution — large or small — directly supports opportunities for MHS student performers and helps our performing arts programs thrive.

❤️🖤 Make your donation today: https://givebutter.com/4o3Ut1