Freshman Project

The Freshman Project is open to all 9th Grade Students who want to study theatre. In the Fall the Freshman Project meets once a week as a class, in the Spring the Freshman Project produces an evening of short plays. Students are supported and mentored by upperclassmen, teaching artists and Beacon faculty. Theatre educator, Lucy Medeiros, directs the Freshman Project this year!

FROPRO 2023 features:
Lou Wallach
Jazlyn Robinson
Bellina Tracchio
Jasper Griffo
Claire Pilla
Karina Kumar
Enmanuel Amonte
Emily Giron
Sammie Nickson
Miles Maslon
and Katelyn Chen

Freshman Project 2018-2019: The Class of 2022!
Almost, Maine
Directed by Hayley Wright

The Freshman Project 2017-2018: The Class of 2021

Emma Adelman
Grace Adler
Luke Anderson
Angelica Bailey
Genevieve Cortograsso
MacKenzie Heard
Gabriel Hirschhorn
Kate Hopkins
Morgan Kipping
David Koci
Grace Kurtz

Jing Xuan Liu
Julia Matlock
Otis McCallum
Grace Meadows
Leslie Morales
Genevieve Randazzo
Natalia Wilamowski
Genevieve Wright
Jonah Yas
Emily Zas

The Freshman Project 2016-2017: The Class of 2020
10x12x20
Ten Minute Plays by Beacon 12th Graders Performed by the Class of 2020
April 2017
New Beacon Black Box
Directed by Rudy Bamenga

Valerie
by Aneisis Mejia - Class of 2014
Zoe Eng as Kennedy Marie
Mavi Çelebi as Valerie
Esme Brauer as Barbara
Flora Milford as Ruth
Zoe Nelson as Laura

Revisions
by Julia Gilban-Cohen
- Class of 2014
Louise Wandesforde as Paulina
Chiara Aiello as Stacy
Walker Dove as Bill
Lila Murphy as Allison

Silent Words
by Rudy Bamenga - Class of 2009
Lila Murphy as Woman
Oliver Wang as Man
Rebecca Renner as Girl

The Notebook
by Jazz Adams - Class of 2009
Zoë Nelson as Mary
Luke Joyce as Teddy