Arts
Theater
Drama and its appreciation are important parts of the enrichment program at Gill St. Bernard's. Participation in drama encourages cooperation and teamwork and helps to develop confidence and poise. The Upper School fall play and spring musical, and the Middle School play provide stages for student actors, enlist the assistance of student technicians and stage hands, and encourage the participation of parent volunteers.
GSB Drama productions have been nominated for several state-wide awards in recent years. In the spring of 2012 the GSB Players Production of The Mystery Of Edwin Drood received the Outstanding Overall Production Award at the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Competition. The school received 11 total nominations and took home four additional awards for Outstanding Achievement by a Supporting Actress, Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design, Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction, and Outstanding Achievement in Direction.
2015 Paper Mill Playhouse Awards
Nomination – Outstanding Costuming Achievement
Cinderella
Paul Canada
Theater Chair
Chair of the performing arts department, Paul H. Canada has been teaching theater and staging award-winning Upper School productions for more than 25 years. He holds a Master’s of Fine Arts in costume and set design from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, as well as a Bachelor’s of Music Education in vocal music from Mississippi College. He has worked extensively, as a director and designer, in educational and community theatre and as a designer in professional theater.
Meet the Team
List of 3 members.
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gill St. Bernard’s is a private, coeducational day school for students age three through grade 12, located in suburban New Jersey. Each of the three school divisions provides a vigorous, meaningful and age-appropriate curriculum, and all students benefit from the environmental learning opportunities that exist on our 208-acre campus.