Fine & Performing Arts

Mission:
As a result of instruction in the Fine and Performing Arts, all Needham Students, will develop skills in and an understanding of creating, performing and presenting, responding, and connecting; the four components of the creative process.

Vision Statement:
As a core academic subject, Needham Public School Students will engage in a rigorous standards based arts education, rooted in the creative process, which further develops a child’s ability to communicate, think creatively, problem solve, and collaborate. Social emotional and 21st Century Skills are inherently taught in and through the arts. All students will become skilled in the four components of the creative process as outlined by the National Standards for the Arts.

    Creating
    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
    Refine and complete artistic work.

    Performing, Presenting, and Producing
    Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
    Taking risks
    Expressing Personal Feelings and Emotions

    Responding
    Perceive and analyze artistic work.
    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
    Listening and seeing critically and discriminating qualitatively
    Understanding how the arts evoke feelings, meanings, and images

    Connecting
    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
    Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
    Recognizing and appreciating a wide variety of styles and genres

STAFF
LeeAnn Sutton
Director, Fine & Performing Arts
781-455-0800 x22440
[email protected]

Felicia Fraser
Senior Bookkeeper, Fine & Performing Arts
781-455-0800 x22441
[email protected]

Valerie Maio
Coordinator, Fine and Performing Arts
[email protected]

SOCIAL MEDIA
FB SiteNeedham Fine and Performing Arts
Instragram @needhamfpa 
twitter@needhamfpa

PURCHASE TICKETS
Click Here to Purchase Tickets for an Upcoming Production

For more information about Tickets, contact:
Naomi Goldman

Ticket Coordinator
[email protected]


The Fine and Performing Arts Department will offer refunds for any tickets purchased upon request. Please make your request for a refund by Monday, March 30th to Betsey Pratt at [email protected].


As the revenues from each show generate the operating costs for the following year’s production, we urge you to kindly consider the purchase of your ticket as a donation to the Fine and Performing Arts Theater Department given the unique circumstance. 


Your support and understanding are greatly appreciated!

Needham High School’s Production of Shrek has been rescheduled for May 28-31, 2020. We are offering these dates as a rescheduled performance opportunity with an abundance of optimism and with a shared understanding that this production could be fully cancelled at any moment. All tickets purchased for the March production are fully transferable. 


The Fine and Performing Arts Department will offer refunds for any tickets purchased upon request. Please make your request for a refund by Monday, March 30th to Betsey Pratt at [email protected].


As the revenues from each show generate the operating costs for the following year’s production, we urge you to kindly consider the purchase of your ticket as a donation to the Fine and Performing Arts Theater Department given the unique circumstance. 


Your support and understanding are greatly appreciated!

Needham High School’s Production of Shrek has been rescheduled for May 28-31, 2020. We are offering these dates as a rescheduled performance opportunity with an abundance of optimism and with a shared understanding that this production could be fully cancelled at any moment. All tickets purchased for the March production are fully transferable. 


The Fine and Performing Arts Department will offer refunds for any tickets purchased upon request. Please make your request for a refund by Monday, March 30th to Betsey Pratt at [email protected].


As the revenues from each show generate the operating costs for the following year’s production, we urge you to kindly consider the purchase of your ticket as a donation to the Fine and Performing Arts Theater Department given the unique circumstance. 


Your support and understanding are greatly appreciated!

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