The performing arts have been part of Bishop Amat High School since we opened our doors. In January, 1958, the Bishop Amat Thespians entered the high school drama festival sponsored by Immaculate Heart College and produced “By the Grace of God”. Since that time, more than a hundred plays and musicals have been performed by the students of Bishop Amat High School. These productions were held in the gymnasium, in Kiefer Stadium, at the Duarte Performing Arts Center, the Whittier Theater, and in the PAB on the Bishop Amat campus.
Currently our dance, choral, and theater arts programs are housed in a 2500 square foot concrete box-like structure built two decades ago as a “temporary” location for their activities. The inadequacies of the current facilities seriously inhibit our ability to offer a more advanced performing arts program.
The addition of a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center will enhance the high school experience for our entire student body. This much needed Center will allow Bishop Amat students the opportunity to build their self-confidence, express their creativity, improve their communication skills, and learn to work collaboratively with others. In today’s world, these are important life-skills attributes.
Our students deserve a dedicated space that enhances their growth in the visual and performing arts. This Center will provide that opportunity and much more.
We ask you to consider joining us in providing our students with this much needed facility.
Msgr. Aidan M. Carroll, President.