Arts
At Georgetown Prep we encourage our students to express their creativity and critical thinking, whether it's in a painting class, playing in the Jazz Ensemble or performing on the stage. In keeping with our Jesuit mission of educating the whole person, we foster a lifelong love of learning through a love of the arts.
The arts is a place to explore ideas and self, to make mistakes and learn from them, a place to develop the habits of thinking. Learning in and through the arts should be a place where students ask questions, work independently and as a team, and solve problems through exploration. Students should be engaged in problems that are relevant, personally and globally. The arts allow students to create and innovate, stretch and explore, and engage in meaningful discourse. The arts support multiple modes of thinking and diverse needs of students.
In The Washingtonian’s 2025 article, The Best DC-Area Private High Schools to Enroll Your Child In, highlighted that Georgetown Prep has a distinctive niche for music and theater.
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Performing Arts |
The Prep Players is the School's theater group, which stages two productions each year. The Prep Players are composed of Georgetown Prep students and girls from neighboring schools, including Georgetown Visitation, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, and Academy of the Holy Cross, Walter Johnson.
2025-26 Performances
- Fall Play: 12 Angry Jurors
- November 7 and 8 at 7:00 p.m.
- November 9 at 2:00 p.m.
- Spring Musical: Twelfth Night
- March 13 and 14 at 7:30 p..m
- March 15 at 2:00 pm
- Short Plays
- May 1
Notable Alumni
The department's competitive and legacy-driven tradition inspires many Prep students to take their newly developed skills beyond the Yard. Many Hoyas who have successfully pursued the arts include:
- Dylan Baker, Class of 1976 – actor, best known for his role as Dr. Curt Connor in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 and acts on television series such as The Americans and Damages
- Mo Rocca, Class of 1987 – comedian, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, the host and creator of My Grandmother's Ravioli on the Cooking Channel, and also the host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation on CBS.
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Class of 1989, an American playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and for the television series Glee (2011–14), Big Love (2009–11), Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–20) and Pretty Little Liars (2022–24). He is CCO of Archie Comics.
- Ian Harding, Class of 2005 – actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in Pretty Little Liars
Ian Harding '05
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Visual Arts |
All freshmen take Freshman Art, an introductory half-year course to help build a foundation in visual and cultural literacy. Freshmen may also take a full year of Foundations of Studio Art. Classes such as Global Art and History, Arts Exploration, Ceramics, AP Art and Design, AP Art History are offered over a students time at GP.
- Exhibitions at local schools
- Annual Spring Art Show
- Spring Visiting Raku artist
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Music |
The Music Department offers several courses and the opportunity to be part of a performing arts group. Students can join the Piano Lab, Jazz Ensemble, String Ensemble, or the Prep Singers. Under the direction of musical directors, students come together for several concerts and other performance opportunities.
- Concerts
- Christmas Concert
- Prep Singers Concert
- Chamber Orchestra Concert
- Jazz Band Concert
Prep also offers an audio engineering class and a video production class.
