The collective efforts of many have formed this single history we share.

Each year, the Kinsella community votes on a school wide theme- and each year the Kinsella community tries to depict this theme through behavior, performances, and artwork.

2023/24 Season~ The Year to Dream BIG!

• We are dreaming BIG this year & will tell you all about it soon!

2022/23 Season~ The Year to Inspire

• 9/12 Ceremony- Remembering, honoring, & coming together as a Kinsella Community

• Inspire Showcase Series: 3rd & 4th Grades- What INSPIRES us?

• High School One Acts: “Friendship Marks A Life,” a collection of short plays

• “Winter Flurry”- High School Winter Dance Showcase

• Middle School Winter Music Performance- featuring Kinsella’s vocal & band students

• Middle School Winter Dance Concert

• “Pandora’s Fire”- presented by Kinsella’s Middle School Drama Department

• Inspire Showcase Series: 1st & 2nd Grades- We are INSPIRED by SUPERHEROS!

• Kinsella’s Spring Piano Show- featuring Kinsella’s Piano Stars

• Little Shop of Horrors- presented by Kinsella’s High School Drama Department

• Middle School Spring Dance Concert- with excerpts from “Coppelia”

• Middle School Spring Music Performance- featuring Kinsella’s vocal & band students

• “War of the Words”- presented by Kinsella’s Middle School Drama Department

• High School Winter Dance & Vocal Showcase

• Inspire Showcase Series: PK & Kindergarten- We are INSPIRED by COLOR!

2021/22 Season~ The Year of Hope

• 9/12 Ceremony- presented virtually by the Kinsella Community

• Miss You Like Hell (school edition)- presented virtually by High School Musical Theatre students

• 2021 Fall Virtual Showcase- presented virtually by PK-5th Grade students

• Winter Vocal & Dance Concert- presented by High School Dance & Vocal students

• YouTopia- presented virtually by High School Drama students

• 2022 Winter Virtual Showcase- presented virtually by PK-5th Grade students

• Spring Vocal Concert- presented by High School Vocal students

• Senior Spotlight Choreographers' Showcase- presented by High School Dance students

• A Better Mousetrap- presented virtually by Middle School Drama students

• 2022 Piano Show- presented virtually by 1st-8th Grade Piano students

2020/21 Season~ We Are Kinsella Strong

• CSI: Mother Goose Land- presented virtually by Middle School Drama students

• The Last Five Years- presented virtually by High School Musical Theatre students

• Spring Dance Concert- presented virtually by High School Dance students

• Faces- Student Capstone Project

• Trapped- presented virtually by Middle School Drama students

• Spring Vocal Concert- presented virtually by High School Vocal students

2019/20 Season~ The Year of Respect

• 9/12- The Day After Community Ceremony of Respectful Remembrance

• 13th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration

• Urinetown- presented by High School Musical Theatre

• On Strike!- (children's theatre) presented by 5th-8th Drama

• Winter Vocal Showcase- presented by High School Vocal Performance Dept.

• 13th Annual Winter Instrumental Concert- presented by 5th-8th Band

• So Emotional, an original musical- Student Capstone Project

• Seussical, Jr.- presented by 5th-8th Musical Theatre

• Aesop's Fables- 13th Annual 1st & 2nd Grade Showcase

**Our 2019/20 production season was cut short due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic**

2018/19 Season~ The Year of Haven- A Safe Place

• 9/12- The Day After Community Ceremony of Peace

• 12th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration

• All Shook Up (the musical) - presented by High School Musical Theatre

• The Siren Song of Stephen J. Gould- presented by the High School Drama

• 12th Annual Winter Music Concert – presented by the 5th-8th Instrumental Department

• Once on this Island- presented by 5th-8th Grade Musical Theatre

• Winter Vocal Concert- presented by the 5th to 8th Grade Vocal Performance

• Cinderella- 12th Annual 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase

• The Wizard of Oz- presented by the Middle School Drama Dept.

• 2019 Faculty and Staff Talent Show- presented by the PTO and the 8th Grade team

• Bird Girl, an original dance concert presented by High School Dance

• Middle School Dance Concert & High School Cabaret- presented by 5th-8th Grade Dance and the High School Musical Theatre Dept.

• 12th Annual Pre Kinder and Kindergarten Showcase

• Haven Show!- presented by Kim Bridges’ The Gifted Onez

• The Tempest- presented by the High School Drama

• 2018 Spring Instrumental Concert- presented by 4th-8th Grade Instrumental

• Spring Vocal Showcase- presented the High School Vocal Performance Dept.

• Annual Piano Stars Spring Concert

• Choreographers' Showcase: Haven- presented by High School Dance

• 2019 Senior Farewell Show

2017/18 Season~ The Year of Unity

• 9/12 Community Ceremony of Unity and Peace

• 11th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration History and Wonder

• Fall 2017 High School Vocal Showcase

• Working (the musical) - presented by High School Musical Theatre

• Fall One Act Festival- presented by the High School Drama

• 11th Annual Winter Music Concert – presented by the 5th-8th Instrumental Department

• Kinsella Orchestra Concert- presented by 5th-12th Strings Department

• Beauty and the Beast Jr.- presented by 5th-8th Grade Musical Theatre

• 5rd Annual Groovin’- A Night of Jazz- presented by the High School J Grooves

• Winter String and Vocal Concert- presented by the 5th to 8th Grade Vocal Performance

• Aesop’s Fables- 11th Annual 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase

• Annual 5th-8th Grade Vocal Concert

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- presented by the Middle School Drama Dept.

• 2018 Faculty and Staff Talent Show- presented by the PTO and the 8th Grade team

• The Great Kapok Tree, an original dance concert presented by High School Dance

• Middle School Dance Concert- presented by 5th-8th Grade Dance

• 4th Annual Strings Festival

• 11th Annual Pre Kinder and Kindergarten Showcase

• Unity Show!- presented by Backbeat City and Kim Bridges’ The Gifted Onez

• Spring One Act Festival presented by the High School Drama

• 2018 Spring Instrumental Concert- presented by 4th-8th Grade Instrumental

• Spring Vocal Showcase presented the High School Vocal Performance Dept.

• Piano Stars Spring Concert

• Choreographers' Showcase- presented by High School Dance

• 2018 Senior Farewell Show

2016/17 Season~ The Year of Courage

• 9/12 Community Ceremony of Courage and Peace

• 10th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration History and Wonder

• Violet- presented by Kinsella High School Musical Theatre

• I Hate Hamlet- presented by the Kinsella High School Drama

• 10th Annual Winter Music Concert – presented by the 5th-12th Instrumental Department

• Lion King Jr. presented by 5th-8th Grade Musical Theatre

• 4th Annual Groovin’- A Night of Jazz- presented by the High School J Grooves

• Winter Orchestra and Vocal Concert- presented by the 5th to 8th Grade Music

• 10th Annual 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase

• A Midsummer Night's Dream- A Middle School drama

• High School Choreographer’s Showcase

• 2017 Faculty and Staff Talent Show- presented by the PTO and the 8th Grade team

• Fractured- an original dance concert by Ingrid Howe presented by High School Dance

• Coppelia Dance Concert- presented by 5th-8th Grade Dance

• 10th Annual Pre Kinder and Kindergarten Showcase

• Courage Show! presented by Backbeat City and Kim Bridges’ The Gifted Onez

• Untold Stories- an original dance concert by Tyler Caisse presented by High School Dance

• Antigone- Presented by High School Drama

• Spring Instrumental Concert- presented by 4th-12th Grade Instrumental

• 3rd Annual String and Piano Festival

2015/16~ The Year of Wonder

• 9/12 Community Ceremony of Wonder and Peace

• 9th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration History and Wonder

• Little Women, by Mindi Dickstein and Jason Howland, presented by Kinsella High School Musical Theatre Dept.

• No Child by Nilaja Sun, presented by the High School Drama

• 9th Annual Winter Music Concert – presented by the 5th-12th Instrumental Department

• The Music Man Jr. by Meredith Willson- presented by 5th-8th Grade Musical Theatre

• 3rd Annual Groovin’- A Night of Jazz- presented by the High School J Grooves

• Winter String and Vocal Concert- presented by the 5th to 8th Grade Music

• 9th Annual 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase

• High School Choreographer’s Showcase

• 2016 Cabaret- A Night of Dinner and Music- presented by 7th-12th Grade Musical Theatre

• 2016 Faculty and Staff Talent Show- presented by the PTO and the 8th Grade team

• Abandoned, an original dance concert by Ingrid Howe presented by High School Dance

• The Judy Dworin Performance Project Enrichment Show

• L'enfant et les Sortilèges Dance Concert- presented by 5th-8th Grade Dance

• 9th Annual Kinsella Student Talent Show

• 9th Annual Pre Kinder and Kindergarten Showcase

• Wonder Show!- presented by Backbeat City and Kim Bridges’ The Gifted Onez

• Spring High School Drama- TBA

• 2016 Spring Instrumental Concert- presented by 4th-12th Grade Instrumental

• 2nd Annual String and Piano Festival

• 2016 Kinsella Film Festival

• Footloose by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie- presented by High School Musical Theatre

2014/15~ The Year of Trust

• 9/12-Building a Community of Trust Performance and Ceremony

• Seventh Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; One Familia, Many Cultures, One World

• Into the Woods Jr.- In Partnership with BackBeat City

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee- presented by the Kinsella High School Musical Theatre Dept.

• 4th-8th grade Winter Music Concert- In Music We Trust

• The Exonerated by Jessica Bland and Erik Jensen, presented by the Kinsella High School Drama Dept.

• 2nd Annual- Groovin'- A Night of Jazz, featuring jazz music and the Kinsella J-Grooves

• Killer Queen, a Kinsella High School Dance Concert featuring the music of Queen

• Kinsella Violin Festival presented by the Kinsella Strings Dept.

• Pre K and Kindergarten Showcase- Trusting our Talents

• Eighth Annual Kinsella Talent Show!

• 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase-"Cinderella"

• Trust Show!- in partnership with Kim Bridges of the Gifted Onez and BackBeat City

• Distracted by Lisa Loomer- presented by the Kinsella High School Drama Club

• Circus for a Fragile Planet Jr.- in partnership with ARTFARM

• The Princess & The Frog, a Kinsella Middle School Dance concert

• 2015 Spring Instrumental Concert

• 2nd Annual Kinsella Film Festival- in partnership with Joe Young Productions

• The Drowsy Chaperone- presented by the Kinsella High School Musical Theatre Dept.

2013/14~ The Year of World

• 9/12- Empowerment Performance- A New World Hope

• 7th Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; One Familia, Many Cultures, One World

• Seussical, The Musical Jr.- In Partnership with BackBeat City

• Zap, a comedy by Paul Fleischman presented by the High School Drama Department

• Ebeneza- Modern Day Christmas Carol- In Partnership with Hartbeat Ensemble

• 4th-8th Winter Instrumental Concert- Music from Around the World (2013)

• High School Show Choir and Vocal Concert- Reflection on the World

• 2014 Night of Jazz- Groovin' featuring Kinsella's own- The J-Grooves and the Thomaston Jazz Orchestra!

• Dangerous- A story of hope in stopping domestic violence- directed by Ingrid Howe of Kinsella Dance

• 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase- The World from this Perspective

• Kinsella Film Festival- In Partnership with Joe Young Productions

• The Laramie Project- presented by the High School Drama Club

• Pre K and Kindergarten Showcase- A World of Little People

• Seventh Annual Kinsella and Morley School Interdistrict Band Concert

• Once Upon a Mattress Jr., In Partnership with BackBeat City

• Seventh Annual Kinsella Talent Show!

• Hartford United Intercity Band Concert

• Fantasia- The World of Fantasia Told through Dance Choreographed by Ingrid Howe of Kinsella Dance

• 4th-10th Grade Spring Instrumental Concert- Music from Around the World (2014)

• Avenue Q- presented by the Kinsella High School Musical Theatre Department

2012/13~ The Year of Familia

• September 12th A New Hope Remembrance ceremony

• Sixth Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; One Familia, Many Cultures, One World

• The Wiz, in partnership with BackBeat City

• The Tim Burton Tribute, 9th grade Musical Theatre and Drama Showcase

• 2012 Winter Music Concert

• 2013 1st and 2nd Grade Showcase Spectacular!

• The Wizard of Oz Original Dance Concert, performed to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

• 9th Grade Choreographer's Showcase

• 2013 Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten Showcase Spectacular!

• Sixth Annual Talent Show!

• Sixth Annual Kinsella/Morley Interdistrict Band Concert

• Fourth Annual Multimedia Showcase

• Romeo and Juliet, Hip hop Shakespeare

• Sixth Annual Spring Music Concert

• West Side Story Original Dance Concert

• 2nd Annual Hartford Intra district Band Concert

• The Little Mermaid Jr., In partnership with BackBeat City

2011/12~ The Year of Voice

• * honored by Magnet Schools of America and recognized with the School of Distinction Award

• Fifth Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony: Voices of Who We Are

• Fifth Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; Identifying Similarities Celebrating Differences

• Bye, Bye, Birdie

• The Polar Express Dance Concert (final year of a three-year development campaign)

• Premier of the Winter Vocal Concert

• House on Mango Street (original devised script)

• The PK to 2nd Grade Showcase!

• Fifth Annual Talent Show!

• Fifth Annual Kinsella/Morley Interdistrict Band Concert

• Third Annual Multimedia Showcase

• Fifth Annual Spring Band and Orchestra Concert

• Beauty and the Beast Dance Concert (original choreography by the dance department)

• Hartford Intra district Band Concert

• Voices In this School in partnership with the Judy Dworin Performance Project (original script)

• Fiddler on the Roof Jr.

2010/11~ The Year of Character

• * honored by Magnet Schools of America and recognized with the School of Excellence Award

• Fourth Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony: Character & Community

• Fourth Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; Living our Diversity

• CT 375! Something to Sing About! (Debut musical celebrating CT’s 375 birthday)

• James and the Giant Peach

• The Polar Express Dance Concert (2nd year)

• Fourth Annual Winter Instrumental Concert

• The Diary of Anne Frank (adapted script with devised student contributions)

• Fourth Annual Talent Show

• Fourth Annual Kinsella/Morley Interdistrict Band Concert

• The PK to 2nd Grade Showcase

• Nell the Dreamer (premier production written by John Bendezu)

• Second Annual Piano Recital

• Second Annual Multimedia Showcase

• Aladdin, Jr.

• Antony and Cleopatra: Breakdancing Shakespeare in partnership with Hartford Stage

• Fourth Annual Spring Band and Orchestra Concert

• In this School, in partnership with the Judy Dworin Performance Project (original script)

• Beatles Love Dance Concert (original story and choreography by Ms. Russo and Ms. Howe)

2009/10~ The Year of Story

• * honored by Magnet Schools of America and recognized with the School of Distinction Award

• Third Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony: A New Community Home

• 09 Ribbon Cutting Celebration (honoring the new building at 65 Van Block Avenue)

• Third Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; Telling the Story of our Customs and Traditions

• The Witches

• The Polar Express Dance Concert in partnership with Pilobolus (first year of a three-year development campaign)

• Third Annual Winter Music Concert

• Anne Jr.

• The PK to 2nd Grade Showcase!

• Third Annual Talent Show

• Third Annual Kinsella/Morley Interdistrict Band Concert

• Lion King Dance Concert (original choreography by Ms. Russo and Ms. Howe)

• First Annual Multimedia Showcase

• Into the Woods Jr.

• Comedy of Errors: Breakdancing Shakespeare in partnership with Hartford Stage

• Third Annual Spring Music Concert

• Dreamings! in partnership with the Judy Dworin Performance Project (original script)

• Spring Vocal and Piano Concert

2008/09~ The Year of Journey

• * honored by Magnet Schools of America and recognized with the Emerging School of Distinction Award

• Second Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony: A Year Stronger

• Second Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration; Diversity in Performance

• Once on this Island Jr.

• Second Annual Winter Music Concert

• Second Annual MLK Citizenship Performance

• Second Annual Winter Dance Concert

• Digital Story Telling Showcase

• 3rd and 4th Grade Showcase!

• PK-2nd Grade Showcase!

• Second Annual Talent Show

• The Yellow Boat

• Second Annual Spring Dance Concert

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Breakdancing Shakespeare in partnership with Hartford Stage

• Second Annual Spring Music Concert

2007/08~ The First Year of Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts

• First Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony: A New Beginning

• First Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration: What does Cultural Heritage mean?

• Winter Music and Dance Concert

• 2008 MLK Citizenship Performance

• Amazing Grace

• PK to 4th Grade Showcase!

• First Annual Kinsella/Morley Interdistrict Band Concert

• Romeo and Juliet: Breakdancing Shakespeare in partnership with Hartford Stage

• First Annual Spring Dance Concert

• First Annual Spring Music Concert