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Theatre Department
Lisa Bodollo, Academic & Artistic Theatre Director
[email protected]
Key Elements of Mercy Theatre
Mission & Philosophy
The Mercy Theatre Department is continuing in its growth
in the areas of performance, set design, all technical design
areas, dance and performance. We start all drama students
with the basic concepts of performance and technical design.
Each student has many opportunities to put into action what
they have learned in the Freshman One Acts, Sophomore
Show (both shows allow all students to participate without
an audition) and any of the main stage performances
What Makes Mercy Theatre
Unique?
• We are the only school to provide two full shows (with-
out an audition) to all drama students.
• Each student will participate in each show fully whether it is performance or technical aspects.
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Students are mentored by the juniors and seniors in all the technical design ares - as well as adult mentoring from DAAP, CCM, the College of Mount St. Joseph and Northern Kentucky University.
• Each drama session is with only 10-12 students - giving each drama student a large amount of individual
instruction.
• We compete at many local competitions and throughout Ohio and Kentucky.
3036 Werk Road
Cincinnati, OH 45211
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Activity based learning
Self-esteem/team building
Learning to communicate successfully
Safe environment to explore and create
All students have a high rate of success ( no one sits the bench)
Skills that will travel with them a life time (performance and technical skills)
Conflict/resolution skills
Bringing dramatic text to life
Using the mind, body and voice to create life on stage
Cincinnati High School Shakespeare Competition
National Qualifier in 2011
1st place in 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
2nd place 2001 and 2003
3rd place 2012
4th place 2007
Clubs and Activities
Mercy Thespians - (International Thespian Honorary)
Mercy Theatre is a member of EdTA (Education Theatre
Association)
National Overture Awards Competition
National Shakespeare Competition
513.661.2740
www.motherofmercy.org
Who is Mercy’s Theatre Director and Instructor?
Lisa Bodollo has been at Mercy since 1994;
BS in Education/Communications from
Bowling Green State University; MA in Directing from Central Washington University;
30 hours toward her MFA at Bowling Green
State University. Since 2007, Lisa has also
been a drama instructor at Northern Kentucky University for Undergraduate and Graduate level
acting and at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for Creative
Dramatic Classes. Currently, Lisa teaches an advanced acting class for high school students as well as students at the
College of Mount St. Joseph. For six years, she was also a
program instructor at Uptown Arts of Cincinnati.
Lisa is the Founder and Artistic/Managing Director of
THEATREWORKS Drama Camp at Northern Kentucky
University and Thomas More College and the founder of
the 7th and 8th grade Young Actors Academy (YAA). She
has also served as instructor at Xavier University’s Drama
Institute.
Teaching and Directing Achievements at Mercy
Acclaim Awards: Theatre Teacher Educator of the Year
Finalist in 2007, Semifinalist in 2009, Judges Award Winner in 2010 and won the 5/3 Acclaim Theatre Educator of
the Year Award in 2011.
Education Theatre Association-Best State Musical
Anything Goes, 1996
Quilters, 2002
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 2007
Once on This Island, 2008
Chicago, 2010
Finalist for Best Regional Musical with Take it
Easy, Crazy for You and Little Shop of Horrors.
Thirteen consecutive years receiving grants from Thomas J.
Rebold Foundation and Greater Cincinnati Learning Links:
National Educational Theatre Alliance Award for Outstanding High School Theatre Program, 2005-2006; Top Five
Plays Nomination Cincinnati Cappies, 2002-present; Cincinnati Overture Semifinalist in Acting, 2005, 2007, 2008,
2009 and 2011: 18 year member of EdTA (Educational Theatre Association); 18 year International Thespian Sponsor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Alumnae Highlights
Can I play sports and take drama?
Absolutely! 30% of our drama students are athletes.
Many of our alumnae speak of how much they gained
from theatrical study at Mercy as they use the training in a
variety of ways to be more successful in countless careers.
The creative ability and confidence that comes from theatre has endless benefits. In addition, many alumnae are in
professional theatre fields around the U.S.
May I choose to focus on Technical design and not
stage performance?
Certainly - hundreds of our students are responsible for
executing all technical aspects of our productions.
Can I get a scholarship to take drama?
Yes! The Sister Mary Carlos Scholarship Program
Do I need to be extremely outgoing to take drama?
No, some of our best performers are very shy.
Will I feel part of a family?
Yes! The entire department respects and honors each person - there’s no room for divas at Mercy!
Katelyn Groh ‘05
Attended Cincinnati Conservatory for Music for their acting and musical theatre program. She is now teaching at
CCM as an acting and dialect coach.
D. Lynn Meyers ‘72
Producing Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre, Cincinnati