The Pollock Center
340 North 21st StreetWhat is CASA Live?
Students in grades 11 and 12 begin the process of assisting with the development of the End-of-Year Performance titled CASA Live!, starting the first week of school. Each week, students from all programs work together in the Integrated Arts curriculum. Six different art disciplines: dance, theatre, music, film and media arts, visual arts, and creative writing, collaborate to discover a theme, and develop the end of year program while cultivating an appreciation for the various art disciplines.
During the course of a 9-month period, students break into small groups consisting of each of the arts disciplines to discuss and create scenes that later become fully realized components of the performance. Each class is asked to develop scenes, using dialogue, music, prop suggestions, movement, and film interpretation as related to the chosen theme and thesis. The result? An artistic rendering of a theme more closely related to performance art than a high school musical or narrative play. More importantly, students learn the art of working together --- all the highs and lows of collaboration that accumulates into an original, crowd-pleasing performance for the community to enjoy.
Join us for our 2026 CASA Live! Performance on May 16 (7 PM) and May 17 (2 PM)!
May 16 - 17, 2026
The Pollock Center
340 North 21st Street
The Mission of Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School is to provide students with a rich, rigorous, arts-infused high school program that enables them to succeed in college and careers.
The Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School will be the significant and innovative provider of multidisciplinary arts and academic education to creative students. It will attract the most talented and motivated students and be a model for 21st century learning.