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Year Ten Goes Live on June 1!

Classes and productions will all be LIVE for registrations on June 1! This will include everything for the 2022-2023 school year. We announced the next season of shows at The Progress Show… and the shows are…

SINGIN IN THE RAIN (Nov 2022 for ages 14-18) and FROZEN JR (April 2023 for ages 11-14)

SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Our Popular SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE BACK! We manage to produce a show-in-a-week while having the best time!

Subscribe to our Google Calendar or follow our socials for more details!

The following department links will give you an idea of what we “typically” offer in a school year setting. Department listings will be updated by June 1!

LEARN: where new skills are developed in classes and workshops

GROW: where students work together on productions of all sizes

SHINE: where students form teams to serve the community with their gifts and talents

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us

as seen on instagram…

ICYMI – illuminate just celebrated 9 years of arts, community and creativity at our Annual Progress Show! illuminate began the month of May with another Cuddy Court Concert! Last week, we partnered with the Mayor's Office (paulheroux) to bring an evening of free activities, including children's theatre, music, and our brand new Puppet Theater to downtown Attleboro! Thanks as always to our army of volunteers, to Attleboro Cultural Council (@attleboroculturalcouncil) for the grant that allowed us to build the Puppet Theater, and to Rankin Photography (@rankinphotography_ ) for the Cuddy Court pictures! Thanks, too, to Harry Lacoste and @goodnewsgus for the puppet training! In the spirit of springtime and new beginnings, we're proud to have officially launched the illuminate choir! It’s finally Spring at illuminate! With a cast of 27 students and only 12 rehearsals, we welcomed the new season with our Spring Play – selected scenes from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘The Three Musketeers.’ Last week, the students of illuminate were found in the spotlight: between the Winter Class Presentation, which featured our classes performing their final pieces of the semester, and the Junior Production, which featured two different casts of “A Tale of Robin Hood.” These opportunities allow for younger students to experience different levels of performance, working their way from the small stage we use for presentations, to the bigger stage at Attleboro Community Theater, and eventually to our mainstage productions which are held in Pawtucket. There is something for everyone at illuminate, both onstage and off. Sign up for our 4-week spring workshop session today - some workshops are already full! Illuminate’s outreach teams are springing into Spring>> starting with a Puppet Theatre Workshop with Harry Lacoste (@goodnewsgus ) where they began the process of creating free puppet theatre to bring to the community. Harry will be back in April for a second workshop – be sure to check our calendar of events and save the date. Thanks to the Attleboro Cultural Council @attleboroculturalcouncil for the grants that allow us to host Harry. “Team Illuminate” (our staff, interns, and volunteers) will begin March with lots of preparation… sorting scripts and schedules, holding production meetings, and setting up extra days to paint sets, organize costumes, and pull together props. Meanwhile, our students are busy rehearsing, creating, and working together as a team themselves…because at the end of March, we begin our Trifecta of Performances. though we are probably more well known for our classes, workshops, and massive productions… the illuminate community *actually* runs on our “fun” events, parties, and dances! We believe that our students and staff should be celebrated, and in doing so, we build stronger connections which in turn fuels our classes and productions. As many know, Shrek wasn’t our first choice for this year’s High School Mainstage. At first glance, it’s rough around the edges with some humor that pushes the edges even further. Yet as we worked through the material and dig into the story, we were surprised by the sweet undercurrent of newfound friendship, the desire for true connection and community. As we continue to climb out of the pandemic, this message resonated beyond the stage.

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