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Dear Friends and Patrons of the Arts, Welcome to the 2024-25 Kentucky Country Day Arts Season! We are thrilled to have you join us for what promises to be an exciting and inspiring year of creativity, exploration, and growth. Our program is dedicated to nurturing the artistic talents of every student, whether through music, visual arts, dance, theater, or any other form of creative expression.

From Yo, Vikings! to Alice in Wonderland to the Upper School Art Show rounding out the fall, to a Middle School visual arts and theater showcase, choir, and orchestra concerts in the spring ... students are showcasing that KCD’s arts program is second to none.

At Kentucky Country Day School, we are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and inspiring environment where students of all experience levels can thrive. Whether your child is just beginning their artistic journey or is ready to refine their skills, we are here to guide and inspire them every step of the way.

Thank you for attending this event and supporting the arts at KCD. These productions would not be possible without the dedication of our arts faculty and volunteers. Please take a moment to learn more about all of our arts offerings throughout the pages of this arts bill and by visiting www.kcd.org/arts.

Enjoy the show!

Hannah Parker Gruver Chair, KCD Arts Department

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Airness, Upper School Play, October 2023

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In May 2024, the Bearcat Singers’ performance of Little Red Riding Hood ended with a very sweet surprise! Carter Wood Sartor ’89, who wrote KCD’s School Song, joined us for a special moment to celebrate the many years of brilliant music education that Mrs. Ary and Mrs. Hayes shared with our Bearcat Community.

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KCD ARTS 2024-2025 CALENDAR

YO, VIKINGS! MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL November 8 7 pm...................................................................... Middle School Musical November 9 7 pm...................................................................... Middle School Musical November 10 3 pm...................................................................... Middle School Musical WINTER CHORAL CONCERT December 5 7 pm...................................................... Middle & Upper School Choirs ARTS ACADEMY RECITALS December 3, 5, 6 4 pm....................................................................Music for Little Mozarts December 9-12 4 pm.............................................................................Fine Arts Academy ALICE IN WONDERLAND UPPER SCHOOL PLAY December 13 6:30 pm........................................................................ Upper School Play December 14 6:30 pm........................................................................ Upper School Play December 15 3 pm.............................................................................. Upper School Play MID-YEAR STUDIO ART SHOW Works will be displayed December 12-19 December 15 1-3 pm..................................................Upper School Studio Art Show THE NUTCRACKER BEARCAT SINGERS December 19 6:30 pm............................................. Bearcat Singers, Arts Academy

Spring Choir Concert, April 2024

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Self Portraits on display at the Middle School Art Show, February 2024

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART SHOW Works will be displayed February 4-10 February 7 6:30-7 pm........................................................ Middle School Art Show MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: THE MOVIE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY February 7 7 pm............................................................................. Middle School Play February 8 7 pm............................................................................. Middle School Play February 9 3 pm............................................................................. Middle School Play UPPER SCHOOL SPRING MUSICAL March 21 7 pm....................................................................... Upper School Musical March 22 7 pm....................................................................... Upper School Musical March 23 3 pm....................................................................... Upper School Musical LOWER SCHOOL ART SHOW April 23-May 1 all day.................................................................Lower School Art Show THE LITTLE MERMAID PRESENTED BY THE ACTOR’S GUILD April 17 7 pm..........................................................................Student-Run Musical April 18 7 pm..........................................................................Student-Run Musical April 19 3 pm..........................................................................Student-Run Musical UPPER SCHOOL STUDIO ART SHOW & SPRING CHOIR CONCERT Works will be displayed April 24-May 1 April 27 2 pm.......................... Upper School Studio Art Show & Reception April 27 4 pm...................................................... Middle & Upper School Choirs SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT May 8 7 pm..............................................................................Orchestra Concert ARTS ACADEMY RECITALS May 6, 8, 9 4 pm....................................................................Music for Little Mozarts May 12-15 4 pm.............................................................................Fine Arts Academy LOWER SCHOOL CHORAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE May 20 6:30 pm...................... Lower School Choral Theatre Performance

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Lower School Art Show, April 2024

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The Snow Queen, Lower School Bearcat Singers, January 2024

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The Yale Whiffenpoofs perform for the Lower School, March 2024

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Spring Orchestra Concert, May 2024

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The KCD Arts Guild has and continues to support an extensive variety of enriching experiences, touching students across all three divisions and in all disciplines of drama, music, and visual arts. The Guild’s ability to support, sponsor, and supplement arts programming is made possible in direct proportion to the funds raised by the Guild. Please consider supporting the KCD Arts Guild by making a gift to KCD and designating funds to the arts.

2023-24 ARTS GUILD ALLOCATIONS • Student scholarships for artsrelated summer programs • Opera for the Young performance • Artists in Residence — Talleri McRae & Gregory Acker • Yale Whiffenpoofs concert • Camera and photo printer for Upper School photography • AP Art History class field trip museum fees • Musicians for Mean Girls

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• Receptions for Middle School Night for the Arts and Upper School Studio Art Show • ACDA Honors Choir student support • Kentucky Shakespeare performance • Gifts for retiring arts faculty members • Sound upgrades for the KCD Theater

SOUND UPGRADES IN THE KCD THEATER Early this school year, SystemMax, a local, professional sound company, spent several weeks on campus working on sound upgrades to the KCD Theater. This project was made possible by the combined support of KCD operations, the KCD Arts Guild, and several individual donors. The work includes multiple benefits for our student performers and audience members. The new footprint of the system is far less intrusive, allowing for more space for actors and less chance of feedback. The system is also simplified and more flexible, making it user-friendly for beginners and advanced sound technicians. We will now have the ability to quickly and easily connect an iPad to remotely adjust the sound anywhere in the theater—even backstage.

Additionally, the sound quality will be more uniform throughout the theater. Six new rear-fill speakers will not be seen from the audience, they will make a tremendous impact on sound quality. These improvements and additions to our beautiful theater were custom-built for our space by the sound professionals at SystemMax, and we are thrilled to experience the changes with student productions this year!

A special thank you to the following families who helped make this project possible through financial contributions: Linda & Kenneth Harschberger (in honor of Reagan Johnson ’27), Rebecca & Patrick Jennings, Matthew Johnson, Tracey & Stephan Johnson, Gentry Easley & Doug Lotz, Amy & Todd Purkiss.

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NEW KILN AND CERAMICS ANNEX Our STEAM program is turning up the heat! In the spring of 2024, KCD unveiled its new 370 sq. ft ceramics annex housing three gas kilns, two of which were added thanks to a generous gift from the Rigney Family.

With the largest kiln, students now have the capability to fire bigger projects and implement advanced glazing techniques due to its higher temperatures. We are thrilled to have this new addition on campus and can't wait to see the amazing projects our Bearcats will create!

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The Twelve Daughters of Hercules, Middle School Play, December 2023

Upper School production of Evil Dead! The Musical, December 2022

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FACULTY ARTS DEPARTMENT

MARKO BIDDLE

TAMMY BURKE

KAYLA COLLIER

Visual Arts Teacher

Visual Arts Teacher

Music Teacher

SUSANNA CRUM

REBECCA GALLION

HANNAH GRUVER

Visual Arts Teacher

Visual Arts Teacher

Arts Department Chair, Choral Director

KATHERINE MATHIS

DAVID MILLER

TIM RICE

Orchestra Director

Art, Photography & Design Teacher

Design & Fabrication Lab Director

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MICHELLE SALERNO

SABRINA STEIN

Upper School Theatre Director, English Department Chair

Middle School Theatre Director

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SARAH STONE Music Teacher, Arts Academy Artistic Director

With gratitude for the exceptional KCD Arts Department Faculty.

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Mean Girls Jr., Middle School Musical, March 2024

In March 2024, our Middle & Upper School Theatre Programs presented two separate performances of Mean Girls The Musical.

Mean Girls The Musical, Upper School Musical, March 2024

Legally Blonde, Upper School Student-Run Musical, April 2024

Middle School relief printmaking project, September 2023

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