Theater
McLean Drama has produced plays such as The Secret Garden, You Can't Take It With You, The Importance of Being Earnest, 12 Angry Jurors, Romeo and Juliet, and The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan. Students have received many Cappies nominations for their work. In 2010, McLean High School welcomed their current theater director, Amy Poe. Under Poe, the drama department became Liberty District Champions in the Virginia High School League with their student written play on Kurt Cobain. In 2011, the department began preparing their production of Women and Wallace by Jonathan Marc Sherman, which won first place at the Virginia State Thespian Conference in 2012 and was selected to perform at the national level in Nebraska. In 2012, they won Best Play for their production of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge in the Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (Cappies) of the National Capitol Area among other awards, including Lead Actor and Actress in a Play.
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