Arts

07 Apr

Posted at 13:44h in Arts, School News, Upper School

On March 26 and 27, the Fine Arts Department presented an outstanding performance of the musical, Little Women. The character development, singing, and choreography certainly put our talented students on display. There was barely a dry eye as the audience watched this mesmerizing production and incredible students perform very moving numbers on stage. Furthermore, the school musical had a faculty investment as well. Laura Groves spearheaded the beginnings of blocking scenes and students memorizing their lines, while Rachel Cox was on maternity leave. Neil Nelson and Lisa Wilson expertly taught the music to the cast, while Sonja Timmer constructed the set....

06 Apr

Posted at 15:45h in Arts

This year, nine of our wonderful WA Jr. Thespians earned a spot at the Regional competition, allowing them to compete at the State level.  They worked hard to perfect their different performance pieces, then we submitted them virtually to the State.  That meant our WA middle school students were competing against about 6000 other students in a bid for Excellent and Superior ratings for their work.  They did an amazing job with such tough competition, and our students earned four Superiors at States! We are proud to announce the following results, and we can’t wait to see what they have planned...

04 Feb

Posted at 09:30h in Arts

The High School Spring Musical production of Little Women is well into rehearsals, with an incredibly talented cast, led by the amazing Dr. Laura Groves and our student director, Maxine Seelig. This wonderful production will grace the stage on Friday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Malia Erlich, our student stage manager is already well into finding props and preparing for the set. Our choir director, Mr. Neil Nelson is working on the beautiful music with our talented students. Sonja Timmer, our WA Art teacher has designed a fantastic set, Iris Fisher...

14 Jan

Posted at 14:28h in Arts

We are blessed with talented students and looking forward to a new season of performances to highlight their gifts and talents. Below are the second semester Fine Arts events: March 26 and 27—Little Women High School Musical 7:00 p.m. on Friday; 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday April 20—Choir Spring Concert and Art Festival at 7:00 p.m. April 22—Band Spring Concert at 7:00 p.m. April 27—Orchestra Spring Concert at 7:00 p.m. May 14 and 15—Middle and Lower School Broadway Night at 7:00 p.m. ...

14 Jan

Posted at 14:11h in Arts

In their second year, our WA Junior Thespian stars are shining! Our middle school drama students performed extremely well at the Jr. Thespian Regional Competition this fall. All of them qualified to continue to the State Virtual Junior Thespian Competition! Superiors AND Top Honors: (Highest score in their group) Solo Musical: Quiet from Matilda—Olivia Oropesa Acting Monologue: Is There Life After High School? by Jeffrey Kindley—Ciana Ruocco Acting Monologue: The Wishing Star by DM Larson—Madison Sanders Superiors: Solo Musical: Home from Beauty and the Beast—Rachael Toledano Solo Musical: Giants in the Sky from Into the Woods—Luis Ramirez Solo Musical: The Life I...