Performing Arts Beat
October 28, 2022
Special announcement from the Performing Arts Beat! Thomas Wray ‘24 thinks the Academy needs to find more lower-voice singers- tenors, baritones, and bases, to be specific. So, he’s starting a club to draw more lower-range voices to the performing arts. As of now, there will be no planned performances or auditions. It will just be a place for folks to learn more about harnessing a lower range and try out singing with other club members. Students and faculty interested in joining a potential club should fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DTjFyTtoRugcyQK8A. This form is non-binding, just a gauge of how many would be interested!
And… Don’t forget to see the final weekend of Ghostlight tonight and tomorrow evening. Tickets available on the AA Performing Arts website.
October 5, 2022
Another week, another beat! In the Performing Arts department, there is an exciting announcement: the fall semester Student Directed plays have been announced. They will be premiering on December 9th and 10th!
Stressed by Alan Haehnel
Director – Jordan Kropka ‘24
Taking the Mic by Addie Siembieda ‘24
Directors – Addie Nayback ‘25 and Lex Kelly ‘24
Final Placement by Ara Watson
Director – Jade Stone ‘23
September 2022
The Performing Arts department has started the year with many exciting announcements! The fall semester play, written by Academy Alum Steven Gregg, will be Ghostlight. Directed by faculty member, Alexis Scott, rehearsals are underway, and the play will debut in late October. It has also been announced that the second-semester musical will be the iconic musical Vaudeville, Chicago, and will be directed by performing arts faculty member Desiree Lang.
In other news, the year’s first Performing Arts performance will be Guitar Under the Stars on September 20th from 7:00-8:15 pm at the amphitheater outside the music building. The non-traditional guitar concert, this tradition started in 2019 and is coming back once again for what’s sure to be a stellar night.
In terms of new groups and classes, the New Charger Jamboree led by faculty member Carolyn Hurtado, which focuses on traditional folk music, has started up. In addition, a new course, Music Technology, is a class highlighting the backside of music production and includes multimedia recording. Performances for this class cannot look like traditional musical performances, so the Performing Arts department is figuring out innovative ways to put this class’s creative music on display.
CORRECTION: This article has been updated on 9/16/2022 with the correct caption for the story’s featured image, previously reported as the bows during the closing night of Bright Star; h/t to Caroline L.