ALUMNI
Lunch n Learns: Arts & Athletics Photo by Joan Marcus
Throughout the fall semester, alumni panelists visited Pace Academy to provide Upper School students insight into their respective professional fields. Sports was the theme for October’s Alumni Lunch n Learn. DR. TYLER WHEELER ’00 of Atlanta’s Family Practice Center, P.C., CHIP WILE ’98 of Daytona International Speedway, ROGER MANIS ’83 of Big Dog Productions, Inc. and BO HEINER ’84 of Octagon shared their experiences. In November, DR. MEGAN MCSWAIN MANN ’00 of Peachtree Art Therapy and Counseling, abstract artist MAGGIE MATHEWS ’05, and LUNASOUL owner and founder PAIGE DAWKINS ’10 discussed careers in artsrelated fields.
Talking Theatre with Actor Randy Harrison ’96 In November, RANDY HARRISON ’96 returned to Pace to share with students his experiences as a professional actor. Harrison, who was in Atlanta headlining the national Broadway tour of Cabaret, is best known for his five-year stint as Justin Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer as Folk. He also appeared on Broadway in Wicked and is a founding member of New York’s QWAN Company. Harrison called Pace theatre his “home” and met with performing-arts students, answering questions that ranged from, “What is life like on the road?” and “Do you prefer working in television or theatre?” to “What’s next in your career?” Later, Upper School students attended Cabaret at the Fox Theatre, where Harrison gave them a backstage tour.
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KnightTimes | Winter 2017