History
Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, The Prout School was founded in 1966 by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion of Manchester, England and named after Mother Mary Joseph Prout, the order's founder. The school was originally an all female institution called Prout Memorial High School. The campus was built on a 212-acre (0.86 km2) property adjacent to nearby Wakefield. In 1981, the school became a diocesan high school, and in 1986 it became a co-educational institution and was renamed the Prout School. In 1992, following the 25th anniversary of the school, Prout became the third United States school to become a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Prout has a very large active arts program including theatre, music, visual arts, and dance. The theatre department puts on a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. The dance, music and visual arts departments have a joint program every December and June. A list of theatre productions include:
| Prout School Theatre Productions | ||
|---|---|---|
| School Year | Drama | Musical |
| 1970–1971 | What a Work of Art is Man | My Fair Lady |
| 1977–1978 | Once Upon a Mattress | |
| 1978–1979 | Man of La Mancha | |
| 1979–1980 | Oklahoma! | |
| 1994–1995 | Oliver! | |
| 1995–1996 | Scapino | Grease |
| 1996–1997 | You Can't Take It with You | The Wizard of Oz |
| 1997–1998 | The Boys Next Door | West Side Story |
| 1998–1999 | A View from the Bridge | The Sound of Music |
| 1999–2000 | Room Service (play) | Bye Bye Birdie |
| 2000–2001 | The Grapes of Wrath | FAME |
| 2001–2002 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Peter Pan |
| 2002–2003 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Les Misérables |
| 2003–2004 | The Little Prince | Fiddler on the Roof |
| 2004–2005 | The Crucible | Anything Goes |
| 2005–2006 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
| 2006–2007 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Oklahoma! |
| 2007–2008 | Alice In Wonderland | Into the Woods |
| 2008–2009 | Hamlet | Bye Bye Birdie |
| 2009–2010 | Scapino & Trojan Women | Grease & Shadow of the Wall* |
| 2010–2011 | Boys Next Door | Little Women |
| 2011-2012 | Our Town & Macbeth | Wonderful Town |
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