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Drama

Throughout the years, NDP has delighted audiences with brilliant musical theater performances by our award-winning drama program. Many of the actors in the galleries below have gone on to experience enormous success in college and professionally in theater, music and film.

Become a Member of the NDP Players!

There are two ways to get involved in Drama at NDP. We offer drama classes for students interested in learning acting techniques and stage management. Drama is also a club for students who wish to be involved in theater, but do not have room in their schedule for drama courses.

Drama Club is one of the largest clubs on campus and offers freshmen a way to get involved and make new friends. Drama classes help students build confidence in public speaking and presentations, as well as their acting skills.

NDP presents two drama productions per year: one non-musical and one musical. We won local acclaim for our production of Cinderella in 2022, Anastasia in 2023, The Addams Family in 2024 and Hadestown: Teen Edition in 2025. 

Hadestown garnered many HSMTA nominations, and the production finished 5th in the State! 

Spring 2026 - Fiddler on the Roof

A young man in a cap and vest, and a girl in a white dress, look upwards with hopeful expressions against a rustic wooden backdrop.
A person in a black coat and hat interacts with three women in bonnets and long skirts on a stage with a blue backdrop and wooden set pieces.
A group of performers in traditional costumes dance in a line on a stage with a colorful backdrop.
A man with a beard and cap offers a wrapped package to a person in a hat, with a purple backdrop.
A group of actors in period costumes perform on a stage with a rustic wooden backdrop and a warm, gradient orange curtain.
A group of people in period clothing stand on a stage with a rustic wooden backdrop.
Three young women in period clothing with headscarves express distress on a wooden stage with other performers in the background.
A young couple sits on a wooden bench in front of a rustic wooden structure, with a dark stage background.
Two men in traditional Jewish attire sit on wooden steps in the foreground, while another man in a hat and tallit stands behind them against a rustic wooden backdrop.
A young woman in a blue apron and headscarf stands in the foreground, looking upwards, while a group of similarly dressed women in historical attire are visible in the softly lit background.
A young woman with theatrical makeup and a white lace dress smiles broadly in the foreground, while blurred figures and a stage set are visible in the background.
Fall 2025 - The Play That Goes Wrong Images

MEET MS. SEQUEIRA

A woman with short brown hair and butterfly earrings smiles in the foreground against a textured gray background.

Esther Sequeira graduated from the University of Dallas in 2016 with a BA in Drama. She developed and taught a 4-week summer theater camp for elementary and middle schooler students at St. Jeanne De Lestonnac Catholic School in Temecula, CA and taught theater for 3 years at Xavier College Preparatory High School in Palm Desert, CA.

Esther has both performed on the stage and directed theater for the past 12 years. Theater credits include: Mona Lucrezia in Someone from Assisi by Thorton Wilder (University of Dallas); The Old Woman in Candide! by Leonard Bernstein (University of Dallas); Fantine in Les Miserables by Schonberg and Boublil (University of Dallas); Light design for Am I Blue? by Beth Henley (University of Dallas) and The Frog Prince by David Mamet (University of Dallas); Set Design for God by Woody Allen (University of Dallas) and The Doctor in Spite of Himself by Moliere translated by Lady Gregory (University of Dallas); Assistant Director, Hamlet and Macbeth by William Shakespeare( Shakespeare in the Vines) and Electra by Sophocles adapted by Rob Crisell (Full Circle Players); Director,  The Furies by Aeschylus, Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter, Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, High School Musical by David Simpatico, and Dracula by Steven Dietz (XCPHS Palm Desert, CA).

When she is not teaching or directing, Esther enjoys embroidery, water coloring, and delving into the world of historical fashion and dress. 

Drama Photo Gallery

2014

2014 Urinetown

2017

2017 The Sound of Music

2019

Not Your Average Zombie Apocalypse

2022

Cinderella

2025

Hadestown: Teen Edition

2015

2015 The Addams Family

2018

2018 Curtains

2020

Into The Woods

2023

A male performer in a light blue suit and bowtie is center stage with his arms outstretched, while a group of women in vintage dresses dance behind him against a backdrop of faux Roman columns and arches.
A group of performers in 1920s attire, with a man in a tuxedo in the foreground and women in flapper dresses in the background, are on a stage with ornate purple and white columns.
A person lies on a chaise lounge in the foreground, while a group of people in formal attire stand on a stage with arched backdrops in the background.
Five women in flapper dresses and a man in a suit stand on a stage with a simple backdrop.
In the foreground, two young men and a woman are engaged in a dramatic scene on a stage, while the background features a simple theatrical set with draped fabric and decorative panels.
A group of performers in 1920s attire are on a stage with ornate columns and draped fabric in the background.
A young man in a suit stands center stage in front of a backdrop of arched walls, while other actors in period clothing are scattered around the scene.
A group of performers in various costumes stand on a stage with their arms raised, against a backdrop of ornate arches and a pink-lit ceiling.
Two women, one in a burgundy skirt and cream blouse, the other in a white dress with a red bow, sit on a chaise lounge in front of a backdrop with abstract red and white patterns.
A woman in a red dress stands center stage in the foreground, while a group of people in formal attire clap behind her against a backdrop of draped fabric and arches.
Six performers in costume stand on a stage with a purple and white backdrop featuring arched openings.
A woman in a white blouse and striped pants stands with her arms outstretched in the foreground, framed by a red and white archway with draped white fabric in the background.
A group of performers in 1920s attire, with a man and woman in the foreground, dance on a stage with an ornate backdrop.
Two men in vintage clothing stand on a stage with a white backdrop featuring arched openings and red decorative elements.
A group of actors in 1920s attire perform on a stage with ornate arches in the background.
A group of actors in vintage attire perform on a stage with a decorative backdrop of arches and columns.
A group of actors in period costumes are on a stage with a painted backdrop of arches and columns.
Four actors in period costumes stand on a stage with a painted backdrop of arches and decorative elements, while two others are seated on a wheeled platform with luggage.
Five women in white gowns and tiaras perform on a stage with a backdrop of arched curtains and decorative columns.
A couple in formal attire dances on a stage with a backdrop of draped fabric and arched windows.
Three actors in period costumes interact on a stage with a draped backdrop and decorative columns.
A young girl in a white dress and a man in a white military uniform hold hands on a stage with a brown couch in the foreground and draped curtains in the background.
A young man in a cap and coat stands center stage with his hands clasped, while a woman in a similar hat and skirt stands to his left, against a backdrop of an arched doorway with ornate red trim.
A photographer in the foreground frames a royal court of six women and two men in white and gold attire against a backdrop of arched doorways illuminated by purple light.
A group of actors in vintage attire perform on a stage with arched backdrops.
Six performers in period costumes stand on a dark stage in front of a set with ornate arches and draped fabric.
A group of actors in vintage attire perform on a stage with arched backdrops.
A man in a suit and a woman in a flapper dress sit on a white wicker couch with a decorative backdrop.
A group of actors in period costumes are on a stage with arched backdrops, while a red hammer and sickle symbol is projected behind them.
A group of actors in formal attire, some in white and gold, others in red, perform on a stage with draped fabric and columns in the background.
A group of young people in formal attire stand on a stage with a purple draped backdrop.
A group of actors in costume stand on a stage with ornate arches and draped fabric in the background.
A photographer in the foreground frames a royal court of seven people in elaborate white and gold attire against a backdrop of purple drapery and arched openings.
Two men in formal attire are in the foreground mid-action on a stage with a backdrop of draped fabric and decorative columns, while several women in flapper-style dresses watch from the side.
Three young people in vintage military-style uniforms stand on a stage with ornate, draped backdrops.
A smiling man in a suit sits on a white wicker couch with a woman in a sparkly dress leaning on him, set against a stage backdrop with purple and white columns.
A group of performers in 1920s attire dance on a stage with a decorative backdrop featuring arched openings.
A couple in formal attire dances intimately in the foreground, with a backdrop of draped white fabric and decorative floral arrangements.
A group of performers in vintage attire, including two men in suits and several women in dresses and hats, are on a stage with a backdrop of arched structures and draped fabric.
A man in a long military-style coat and hat stands with his hands behind his back against a dark curtain backdrop.
A woman in a brown coat sings center stage in front of a backdrop of arched doorways with figures in white dresses.
A couple in formal attire kisses on a stage with arched backdrops and decorative columns.
Two young men in vintage clothing stand on a stage with a backdrop of arched structures.
A young woman in a brown coat stands beside a young man in a cap and tweed jacket, both looking off to the side with surprised expressions, against a backdrop of arched doorways and draped fabric.
A young woman in a brown costume holds a small music box in the foreground, with a stage backdrop of draped fabric and painted panels behind her.
A young couple holds hands and gazes at each other in the foreground, set against a backdrop of draped fabric and decorative arches.
Three ballerinas in white tutus and dresses stand on a stage with arched backdrops.
A man in a suit points a gun at a woman in a red dress, with a theatrical backdrop of draped fabric and arches.

Anastasia

2016

2016 Big Fish

2019

2019 Shrek the Musical

2021

Little Women

2024

The Addams Family