TIME TO PLAY YOUR PART
The PolyARTS Center opened in January 2024. Audiences for Afternoon of Student Choreography poured into the inviting Howard Aibel Lobby Gallery as they waited for the doors to open from the new Brandman Family Theater Lobby. Middle School students had the bragging rights as the first to partake in classes in the new music and dance studios. Since then, the 10,000-square-foot space has provided our community with a bright and welcoming area to gather and enjoy both performing and visual arts. Find out more about the new PolyARTS Center and how you can help: contact us.
Find out moreThe $12 million campaign for the Arts Center (PAC) is nearly complete. The initiative began in 2012 and has since been reimagined as a comprehensive, multidisciplinary facility for the performing and visual arts. Students and faculty have begun to use this state-of-the-art facility which has already elevated the experience of arts at Poly. You can help bring funding the PAC to the finish line with philanthropic support that matches the level of excellence demonstrated every day by our students and faculty. Find out more how you can help us reach our goal. Contact us.
New Dance Studio is a leap forward
“The Arts Center anchors the growth of Poly Arts. Its bright and modern spaces inspire and nourish creativity. It is the inviting new home of interdisciplinary programs and community-engaged partnerships.”- Michael S. Robinson, Head of Arts
Instrumental Music Room resounds with joy
Theater and Musical Theater share our stories
“An important aspect of the theater program at Poly is that the students get to work side by side and collaborate with theater professionals, and get to experience a high level of theater production whether on stage or behind the scenes.”- David Higham P’07, Performing Arts Faculty, Theater
Art expresses beauty and emotion
Our partnerships with artists and institutions infuse our programs with creative energy and inspiration
“Creativity is fundamental to humankind and even the youngest among us have the ability to shed light on feelings and experiences. Artistic expression is just one of many ways we encourage students to seek all that life has to offer and to flourish–eudaimonia.”- Audrius Barzdukas P’20, Former Head of School
Poly Prep has a long and distinguished history of producing alumni who are leaders in the performing and visual arts. A small sampling includes legendary record producer Richard Perry ’60 (Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, The Pointer Sisters) and film producer Robert Cort ’64 (On the Basis of Sex, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Jumanji), among others. More recently, Poly’s arts alumni include director Shaka King ’97 (Judas and the Black Messiah), actors Dan Fogler ’94 (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Kung Fu Panda), and Grace Gummer ’04 (American Horror Story: Freak Show and Mr. Robot), as well as Broadway dancers Jill Sigman ’85 and Noah Aberlin ’00, and musical theater star Doug Jabara ’84. In the visual arts we proudly claim Akili Tommasino ’05, assistant curator at the Metropolitan Museum, and video game illustrator Zachary Pytlak ’99. Thanks to your investment, Poly will continue to produce alumni leaders in the arts.
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