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RONALD REAGAN High School Theatre: Mic Drop Moments

Eight years ago, Gloria Jennings Robinson, then Artistic Director for San Antonio’s Ronald Reagan High School theatre program, began a search for her replacement.

ARIZONA THESPIANS: ARTS FOR EVERYBODY

A little competition may be a good thing. But forward-thinking arts organizations like Arizona Thespians recognize personal and professional development are ill-served by “win or go home” sports-inspired rankings.

MATER DEI High School PERFORMING ARTS Spotlight: A Higher Calling

Mater Dei High School, based in Santa Ana, CA, has a strong performing arts program that offers its students opportunities to explore and develop their musical, dance, and theatrical talents. But it also has a higher calling[...]

WISDAA: Open to Debate

"I see our activities as pathways for students to build confidence and self-sufficiency in their lives post-high school. I’m excited to expand our debate and film programs, as well as to rebuild speech and theatre programs in schools"[...]

UINTAH HIGH SCHOOL: “More Than You’ll Ever Know"

Few audience members are aware, as they watch a performance come alive before their eyes, how much they have been saved the trouble of bringing it to life.[...]

Bloomfield Hills High School Theatre: A Wideopen Door to Opportunity

A Wideopen Door to Opportunity Some parents quail when their children announce they want a career in the theatre arts;[...]

Newsome High School Theatre: Life During COVID-19

Producing Artistic Director Chad Cornwell’s advice for getting on top of the situation is to “realize that you are not in this boat alone."[...]

Premier Performing Arts: Perfection in Motion

Professional performers are used to “winging it.” So much can happen on stage – forgotten lines, misplaced props, lights going out – that improvising becomes a necessary skill.

Greenville Public Schools: Ground Floor

Greenville High School had just started rehearsals for The Crucible when Michigan’s sheltering-in-place order took effect on March 23. The students and staff decided to continue with virtual rehearsals.

Aspen High School: Ready, Set, Go

A story that is all too common this spring, Aspen High School theater was hours from opening, when their show was canceled and schools closed. Using Ludus, AHS was able to salvage at least some of that money through the generosity of an incredible community.[...]

William H. Tunnicliff Auditorium: The Elements of Collage

Every performer dreams of a state-of-the-art space that helps them achieve their best. But how many have stepped onto a stage that has served generations of artists, who felt their hopes and dreams rising with the curtain?[...]

Westby Area Performing Arts Center: Northern Light

To put the importance of its school band program into perspective for Westby, a rural Wisconsin community of 2,000, nearly 8% of the population – or one in every 13 residents – is enrolled in Westby’s band program.

Portage Central: Home-grown Talent

Portage Central High School Theatre program is considered one of the finest in the country, with a history of quality[...]

Union High Bands: The Right Support

Every band program should have a booster club like the Union Bands Parents Club. At a time when cash-strapped and[...]

McAuliffe Middle School: A Voice for All

“I was a HUGE fan of ‘The Sing Off,’” admitted Shannon Wallace, “but I never really thought I could have a group like that at the middle-school level. Then,” she added with a smile, “we started adding a capella songs into our show choir sets, and I realized that with the proper arranging our students could actually do it.”

Holland High: Spirit of 86

In 1986, two high school students yearned for Holland High School to have a fully fledged theater program. “Sophomore Kurt[...]

Omaha Area Youth Orchestras: Love at First Hear

Aviva Segall has always been passionate about music. Hearing the cello for the first time as a little girl, she remembered that “I got up and started screaming, ‘I want to play that one, mommy!’ It was love at first hear.”

Hermantown High School: Life Needs Drama

Theater has always been an important part of the Hermantown High School student experience. “There has been a Drama Club at Hermantown since the school was formed in 1942,”

GhostLight Productions: Shine a Light

One characteristic of a great idea is its persistence. “My wife and I had always wanted to do ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,’” reminisced Mark Lorentzen, co-founder and artistic director of Ghostlight Productions.

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