About Us
Lighthouse Productions is the Theatre Arts program and production company for Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County, MD
Lighthouse Productions is the Theatre Arts program and production company for Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County, MD
Officially founded in 2013, Lighthouse Productions unifies the theatrical works created and produced by students of Great Mills High School. Spanning from the classroom in Theatre Arts I to IV, Advanced Technical Theatre, and individual designed independent studies in Theatre Arts, to the fully produced productions in LP's mainstage season, Lighthouse Production's mission is to engage, instruct, and inspire the artists of GMHS while providing a supportive environment for individual and artistic growth.
Officially founded in 2013, Lighthouse Productions unifies the theatrical works created and produced by students of Great Mills High School. Spanning from the classroom in Theatre Arts I to IV, Advanced Technical Theatre, and individual designed independent studies in Theatre Arts, to the fully produced productions in LP's mainstage season, Lighthouse Production's mission is to engage, instruct, and inspire the artists of GMHS while providing a supportive environment for individual and artistic growth.
We believe that arts education programs promote life-long learning, foster appreciation of our rich diverse community, and celebrate the importance of the theatre for illuminating our common humanity.
We believe that arts education programs promote life-long learning, foster appreciation of our rich diverse community, and celebrate the importance of the theatre for illuminating our common humanity.
We challenge ourselves with every production to push the bar on how to create exciting, compelling stories and hope that our student-artists walk away with a fresh appreciation of the arts. We provide our audiences with a newfound sense of gratitude and perspective on life. We look forward to sharing our student's creativity, talents, and personalities to our community.
We challenge ourselves with every production to push the bar on how to create exciting, compelling stories and hope that our student-artists walk away with a fresh appreciation of the arts. We provide our audiences with a newfound sense of gratitude and perspective on life. We look forward to sharing our student's creativity, talents, and personalities to our community.
We create.
We create.
What are the benefits of art education?
What are the benefits of art education?
- Improves student’s reading comprehension and both non-verbal and verbal communication skills.
- Acting roles from different situations, time periods, and cultures promotes compassion and tolerance for others.
- Theatre provides an outlet for making creative choices, thinking new ideas, and interpreting the material in expressive ways that are the essence of drama.
- Theatre enhances verbal and nonverbal expression of ideas. It improves voice projection, articulation, fluency of language, and persuasive speech.
- The act of performing can help students and youth recognize their potential for success and improve their confidence.
- Students learn to communicate the who, what, where, when, and why to the audience. Improvisation fosters quick-thinking solutions, which leads to greater adaptability in life.