Welcome to Mater Dei Theatre!
2026-2027 Season theme: Stand Out
With this year's shows highlighting brave individuals who truly stood out, the theatre program aims to encourage all students and patrons to be bold and to stay true to yourself while allowing friendship and familial bonds to refine us into the best versions of ourselves. We encourage you to join us this year as we intentionally dig deeper and embrace our theme of "Stand Out" as we grow as individuals and as a community!
2026-27 Mainstage Theatre Performances
Mainstage productions are open to the entire student body to audition or apply for the tech crew regardless of the classes you're taking or experience. Visit our site regularly for updates on auditions and tech crew applications!
| Dates | Times | Location |
Show
|
| 09/24/26 09/25/26 09/26/26 |
7pm 7pm 2pm & 7pm |
Phillips Hall Theatre
at Santa Ana College
|
Play Production:
These Shining Lives
|
| 01/22/27 01/23/27 01/24/27 |
7pm 7pm 2pm |
Fullerton College
|
Class of 2027 Senior Musical
Frozen, Jr.
|
| 04/16/27 04/17/27 04/18/27 |
7pm 2pm & 7pm 2pm |
Phillips Hall Theatre
at Santa Ana College
|
Musical Production:
The Addams Family
|
2026-27 Class Based Theatre Performances
Class Based productions are performed and/or teched exclusive by students enrolled in the corresponding theatre course. Visit our site regularly for updated information on other showcases not yet listed below - our elective classes perform several times throughout the year both on the MD campus and abroad!
| Dates | Times | Location |
Production
|
| 11/7/25 | 2pm & 7pm |
The Little Theater
at Mater Dei High School
|
Technical Theatre & Honors Theatre III/IV present
TBA
|
|
12/03/25
12/04/25
|
7pm
7pm
|
Phillips Hall Theatre
at Santa Ana College
|
Musical Theatre Presents
Musical Theatre Winter Showcase
|
| TBD |
The Little Theater
at Mater Dei High School
|
Theatre I/II presents
Class Showcase
|
|
|
03/12/26
03/13/26
|
7pm
2pm & 7pm
|
Phillips Hall Theatre
at Santa Ana College
|
Hn Technical Theatre & Hn Musical Theatre Encore/Ovation present
TBA
|
|
04/30/27
05/01/27
|
7pm
2pm
|
The Little Theater
at Mater Dei High School
|
Honors Theatre III/IV presents
Director's Showcase
|
| TBD |
The Little Theater
at Mater Dei High School
|
Musical Theatre I & Honors Musical Theatre Bravo present
Musical Theatre Showcase
|
Meet our staff:
Mrs. Leal returns as our Director of Theatre Arts teaching Technical Theatre I and Honors Technical Theatre II, in addition to Theatre I, II, III, and IV. She will direct the winter play and is the producer and technical director for our fall musical and Senior Musical. She also guides our Theatre Leadership Council and Cappies Critic Team. Mrs. Leal joined the Performing Arts community at Mater Dei in the fall of 2023. She comes to us from Redlands where she lead her theatre program for two years. Before that, she lived abroad in London where she earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Essex (East 15 Acting School). Originally from Orange County, Madison has experience as a director, stage manager, designer, and actress in cities across Southern California. Her fondest performance to date was when she played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe in London during her graduate program. Mrs. Leal is eager to continue the tradition of a thriving Theatre program and to shape our Monarchs to be brave, daring, and alive - both on and off the stage.
Mrs. Fouts continues to teach Musical Theatre I and all of our Honors Musical Theatre class-based ensembles (Bravo, Encore, and Ovation) in addition to directing the All School Musical and Senior Musical. Mrs. Fouts is a director, producer, performer, and theatre educator who has worked in schools and theaters all over Orange County. She is the founder of the Yorba Linda Spotlight Theatre where she served as Artistic Director of the organization for 14 years, producing, directing and instructing year-round seasons of productions and conservatories. Andrea has instructed in and established vocal music and theatre programs in several schools including Orange County School of the Arts, Brea Olinda School District, Orange Unified School District, Placentia-Yorba Linda School District, and Friends Christian School. Aside from directing and teaching at Mater Dei, Andrea is also currently an adjunct faculty member at Santa Ana College where she serves as a professor for the theatre department’s dual-enrollment program. Additionally, she is a private vocal coach specializing in musical theatre and audition techniques.
