Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Department at Brookline High School empowers creativity, cultivates artistic skills, and fosters community through comprehensive programs in music, theater, dance, and stagecraft.
Our mission is to inspire and elevate every student’s artistic journey through innovative instruction in instrumental, vocal, and digital music, theater, stagecraft, and dance. We strive to create a supportive environment that encourages artistic exploration, celebrates individuality, and prepares students for a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts.
Classes
The Performing Arts Department offers classes for students at all experience levels, including students who are new to music, drama, or dance.
View additional information in the Performing Arts at BHS Letter, which includes audition information for audition-based courses, and the BHS Performing Arts Course Catalog.
Dance
Drama
- Drama I & IA
- Drama II & IIA
- Backstage: Powertools & Special Effects
- Design for the Stage
- Needs Improvement
- Theater for Social Change
Music
- Concert Choir
- A Cappella Choir
- Camerata Honor Choir
- AP Music Theory
- Piano Class I & II
- Concert Band
- Digital Music Production
- Music Collective/Jazz Band
- Drumming & World Music
- String Orchestra
- Concert Orchestra
- Advanced Chamber Orchestra
- Guitar, Ukulele, and Bass Through Songs & Songwriting
- Jazz, Rock, and Hip Hop Ensemble
Additional Resources
Performing Arts Faculty and Staff Contacts
Department Leadership
Kenny Kozol
K–12 Performing Arts Department Coordinator
kenny_kozol@psbma.org
617-713-5228
Sonya Joyner
K–12 Performing Arts Secretary
sonya_joyner@psbma.org
617-713-5216
Music Faculty
- Mike Driscoll
Choirs, AP Music Theory, and Piano Class
michael_driscoll@psbma.org - Carolyn Castellano
Bands and Digital Music Production & Composition
carolyn_castellano@psbma.org - Nina Bishop
Orchestras and Piano Class
nina_bishop@psbma.org - Dylan Zobel
Guitar, Ukulele, and Bass Through Songs & Songwriting
dylan_zobel@psbma.org - Kenny Kozol
Drumming & World Music
kenny_kozol@psbma.org
Dance Faculty
Mayra Hernandez
Beginning through Advanced Dance and African, Latin, & Hip Hop Dance
mayra_hernandez@psbma.org
Drama Faculty
- Mark VanDerzee
Needs Improvement, Theater for Social Change, and METG State Festival Play Director
mark_vanderzee@psbma.org - Elena Maimonis
Drama I & II, BHS Musical, and 9th Grade Play Director
elena_maimonis@psbma.org
Backstage: Powertools & Special Effects, Design for the Stage, and Performance Tech
Friends of Performing Arts (FoPA)
Friends of Performing Arts (FoPA) is the Brookline High School Performing Arts parent and guardian organization.