ARTS SPOTLIGHT

New Faces Bring New Classes to the Arts Department

Celebrating creativity in each student The arts department is growing and changing. Madeira welcomes four new teachers, each of whom brings a unique approach to creating art —from the classroom to the stage. Curriculum has been updated to incorporate more contemporary techniques and artists, and artistic core values were re-defined to transform and celebrate creativity in each student.

ANN MILLER, VISUAL ARTS TEACHER

Ann Miller, Visual Arts Teacher, is excited to be a full-time member of the arts department. Along with teaching sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography, Ms. Miller introduced a new Programming for the Visual Arts course. In this popular class, students learn coding skills and explore computer graphics to create interactive drawing programs. Unlike traditional drawing classes, more than half of the art for this course is drawn on a computer.

HEATHER FETROW,

DIRECTOR OF CHORAL MUSIC

Heather Fetrow, Madeira’s new Director of Choral Music, brings her passion for music and entrepreneurship to the arts department. She introduced Entrepreneurship in the Arts dinner discussions with professional artists and entrepreneurs, addressing how students can utilize their skills as artists to become women who will change the world. Ms. Fetrow remarks, “I am excited to bring to Madeira guest artists who will offer diverse perspectives on the opportunities to create change within their industries.” In addition to this new endeavor, Ms. Fetrow is the Music Director for Mamma Mia! this winter.

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KELSEY MEIKLEJOHN, THEATER TEACHER

After serving as Choreographer for the past six musicals, Kelsey Meiklejohn joins the theater program as our new Theater Teacher. Ms. Meiklejohn shares, “I’m excited to explore more opportunities for students to become leaders in the program, while building on the structure of the classes and productions to outline a pre-professional model of theater.” Ms. Meiklejohn completed her first show as Director with the fall production of Love’s Labour’s Lost.

ADALIA TONNEYCK,

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Also joining the theater program this year as Production Manager is Adalia Tonneyck. Ms. Tonneyck has served as the Costume Designer for multiple Madeira shows over the last five years and is excited to bring her knowledge and love of all things technical theater to the program. Ms. Tonneyck is working with Arts Department Chair Sasha Newman to re-design the Stagecraft class, incorporating more contemporary female playwrights into the production design curriculum.