Drama Tag

12 May

Posted at 11:32h in Arts, Lower School, PREP, School News

Fine Arts closes out the 2021–22 school year with a magnificent performance of Cinderella, presented by Journey Kids Dental! Over 1,200 seats were sold over four performances. Our students truly shine in the spotlight, from the magnificent singing to the incredible choreography, fantastic acting, and gorgeous costumes. Special thanks to Patti White (Director), Lidia Blatz (Music Director), Joy Morris (Choreographer), and Chloe Wright (Student Director). Also, thank you to all our wonderful WA fine arts team for supporting the program and for the countless parent volunteers who gave so much of their time to set construction, painting, and working backstage,...

09 Feb

Posted at 09:13h in Arts, School News

Our awesome WA Junior Thespians spent last weekend in Orlando at the Florida State Junior Thespian Festival. These talented 6th–8th-grade students attended performance workshops, then competed in multiple events to showcase their acting, singing, and overall performance abilities. To qualify to attend the State Festival, they first had to compete and receive a high enough score at the District level, which happened locally in November. At that competition, nine of our performance and technical theater “events” scored in that range, so those events are what the students then presented in Orlando. Some of the events featured solo students, duets/trios, and one...

16 Dec

Posted at 13:25h in Arts, School News

Troupe 8570 did an amazing job at the Florida District 7 International Thespian Competitions. Two students earned Superiors, qualifying them for the State Competition, and seven students received Excellents. Congratulations to the following students! Superior Rankings Solo Musical: Erin Fitzgerald with "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie Solo Musical: Pauline Baxter with "With You" from Ghost Excellent Rankings Duet Musical: Chloe Wright and Madison Settembrino with "I Will Never Leave You" from Side Show Solo Musical: Mikey White with "How I Am" from Little Women Solo Musical: Lexi D’Aleo with "It's A Perfect Relationship" from Bells Are Ringing Solo Musical: Hailey Forsgren with...

15 Dec

Posted at 09:57h in Arts, School News

  Last week, those present were transported back in time and immersed in a wonderful tradition from the Renaissance period. The exceptional 50th Anniversary Year Performance of Westminster Academy’s Christmas Madrigal Feaste was a sold-out dinner and performance to remember. The Great Hall was elegantly decorated and filled with a beautifully costumed Royal Court, the King and Queen, and a profusion of cast members, including lords and ladies, court jesters, wandering minstrels, dancers, and singers! To see a list of cast, characters, performers, and singers, you may view/download the Madrigal Program. Madrigal singing—brought to England from Italy in the 16th century—was first...

09 Nov

Posted at 11:23h in Arts

Be sure to mark your calendars for the remaining first-semester Westminster Academy Fine Arts events. Upcoming Events: December 3–Prekindergarten Christmas Program 8:30 a.m., CRPC Sanctuary December 7–Madrigal Dinner 6:00 p.m., Kennedy Fellowship Hall (Click for tickets) December 14–Grades 6–8 Orchestra and Choir Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m., CRPC Sanctuary December 16–Lower School Christmas Concert 8:30 a.m., CRPC Sanctuary December 17–Grades 3–5 Christmas Concert 8:30 a.m., Kennedy Fellowship Hall ...