Class of 2026 senior class gift

A wonderful Chapin tradition going back 37 years, the Senior Class Gift is a special initiative that celebrates the culmination of the Senior Class’s Chapin experience through a lasting legacy benefiting future students. It also replaces Annual Giving support for parents of seniors during the 2025-2026 school year.

This year’s Senior Class Gift will underwrite the renewal of a cherished space that nearly every Chapin family has visited, the Black Box Theater. Originally created as part of the extensive renovations made at Chapin in the late 1990s, the Black Box Theater is a flexible multi-purpose space that can accommodate rehearsals and performances as well as classes and other gatherings across all three divisions. More than 25 years after its debut, the Black Box Theater is overdue for a thoughtful upgrade to make it more functional, comfortable and inspiring for performers and audiences alike.

The space will be refreshed with a new lighting rig and dimmer switches, a digital sound mixing board, new risers for seating and other uses, enhanced storage areas, a new projector screen and other touches that will make the theater more efficient.

With the help of the parents of the Class of 2026, the Black Box Theater will be outfitted with the equipment and improvements it needs to inspire creativity, excitement and unforgettable moments for generations of Chapin students.