For junior Christina DiMare, the theatre stage spotlight is where she shines.

When she moved to Northborough at age seven, DiMare’s mother was determined for her to make friends and saw theatre as the answer.

“[My mom] signed me up for a theatre camp, but I told her I had stage fright,” DiMare said. “She said, ‘Just try it first and meet some people.’”

Her experience left her with a love for acting. A couple years ago, DiMare spent time in New York City studying theatre at Broadway Artists Alliance. Knowing there was more to theatre than just acting, Christina took up dancing and singing.

“I think there’s something special about [acting, singing, and dancing] all being together,” DiMare said. “I love each individual aspect but I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now if I were to only do one aspect of it.”

In addition to four dance classes a week and voice and piano lessons, this past summer DiMare reached a milestone: her first show at a professional theatre in Beverly.

“I got to work with a lot of professional people at North Shore Musical in the production of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’” DiMare said. “Some of them had been on Broadway, so it was a really fun learning experience.”

Theatre director and English teacher Tom Alera has worked with DiMare since her freshman year. Alera said DiMare was a pleasure to work with and she is always looking to improve herself.

“Christina understands the acting process and character development,” Alera said. “You give her direction and suggestions and she takes them and makes them a part of her.”

In the fall 2015 school musical, “Good News,” DiMare played the role of Babe O’Day.

“It was a challenge for me to portray [Babe] because she was so different from who I am in real life,” Dimare said. “She was very outgoing and flirty while I prefer more intimate settings.”

In the upcoming school play, “Anything Goes,” DiMare will play the lead female role, Reno Sweeny. Reno is a confident, charming nightclub singer who is onboard the S. S. American to help her best pal win the love of his life.

DiMare sees herself continuing with theatre as a career.

“I’d love to be doing theatre for a long time as long as it continues to make me happy and if that means Broadway then I would love that!” DiMare said.