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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 4:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 7:00 P.M.

Westminster | Kellett Theatre, Broyles Arts Center LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION Performed entirely by students A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG | Based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO | Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER | Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL | Additional material by JAMES FENTON | Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON Original London production directed and adapted byTREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD | Original London production byCAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY School Edition specially adapted and licensed by MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH | Les Misérables School Edition is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.MTIShows.com

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Thank you for being part of our audience and community of support for the performing arts at Westminster! Our students and faculty devote countless hours and seemingly boundless energy to preparation, planning, rehearsal, and now, finally, performance. The talent you will see on display has been honed through many hours of instruction and practice. Our students bring their gifts and our faculty bring their insight and experience to create an incredible team effort. As members of the audience, we are the beneficiaries of this collaboration and are truly blessed to see these young performers make important steps forward almost daily.

We owe our gratitude not only to our faculty and instructors but also to the many volunteers who work behind the scenes in support roles, and to our staff who prepare our spaces for these performances. I hope that you enjoy this performance and see in it both the results of all of this hard work but also the limitless potential of our students and the performing arts at Westminster.

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PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY AND STAFF Doug Lindsey*....................................... Band Dan Martin*........................................... Band Freddy Martin........................................ Band Jason Maynard....................................Chorus Susan McMillan..................................Theatre Kate Guyton Morgens.........................Theatre Lisa Morrison*.................................Orchestra Matt Myers.........................................Theatre Bo Na.............................................Orchestra Kimberly Lorch Perrins*......................... Band Linda Searles......................................Chorus Maxine Smith......................................Chorus Drew Solomonson............................Manager Scott Stewart........................................ Band Shelly Unger*........................................ Band Chris Walters.......................................Chorus Richard Williams*.................................. Band Joli Wu*..........................................Orchestra

Hudson Adams................................ Technical Paige Barber......................................... Band John Benton*........................................ Band Adam Bernstein*.............................Orchestra Richard Brady*...................................... Band Jeffrey Brooks*...................................... Band Mary Beth Bryant*...........................Orchestra Eric Bubacz*.......................................... Band Jason Casanova*................................... Band Stacey Chalmers................................Theatre Linda Cherniavsky...........................Orchestra Rebecca Doster...................................Chorus Zac Ferguson-Cogdill............................. Band Jennifer Finlayson...............................Theatre Rebecca Colborg Frederick..............Orchestra Adam Fry............................................Chorus Lee Harper*..........................................Dance Tim Howard........................................... Band Candace Keach*.................................... Band 10

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Performing Arts Faculty and Staff 2017-18 HUDSON ADAMS Hudson Adams, Technical Director, returns for a sixteenth year on the Westminster team.

In addition to his work as a technical director, Hudson has been an actor, director, teacher, sound designer, and producer. He holds a B.A. in English and Theatre from Vanderbilt University, and is a graduate of the Alliance Theatre Professional Actor Internship. He was an associate artist with Georgia Shakespeare and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Mr. Adams is an avid dart player and, in 2010, he organized an in-house dart tournament in Smyrna that has grown to an established weekly event.

Carroll, the Pacific Music Festival, and the New World Symphony Orchestra. As a private teacher, Mr. Benton runs a competitive percussion studio with middle and high school aged students from the Atlanta area. Mr. Benton's primary teachers include: Tim Adams Jr., Dr. Grant Dalton, and Tim Howard.

ADAM BERNSTEIN Double bassist Adam Bernstein is a passionate and versatile musician comfortable in a wide array of styles and has performed on stage and in recording studios with Top-40 artists in genres ranging from country to jazz-fusion.

Adam has toured across North America and Asia, played on Grammy-nominated albums, and performs with ensembles including the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet, Chattanooga Symphony, and Columbus Symphony. Adam holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory (B.M.) and Michigan State University (M.M.), and in his spare time he enjoys playing music, talking about music, and playing more music.

PAIGE BARBER Paige Barber, Band Director, is celebrating her 24th year of teaching. Mrs. Barber holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from Kennesaw State University and a Master of Music in Performance Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

As a professional musician, Mrs. Barber has performed in the Greensboro, Charlotte, and Dekalb Symphonies, as well as the National Opera Orchestra. She performed at Carnegie Hall in 2005 and is currently the principal percussionist for the two-time North American Brass Band Association Champions, Georgia Brass Band. Mrs. Barber resides in Marietta with her husband, Scott, and daughters Madison ’16 and Kelsey ’13.

RICHARD BRADY Richard Brady joined the Westminster Band staff twelve years ago as the Low Brass Specialist. He is currently the bass trombonist with the Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Richard has also been featured as solo trombonist for the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, and The Brevard Music Center Orchestra. He has performed with Tony Bennett, Donald O’Connor, Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Yul Brynner, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, George Burns, Carol Channing, Liberace, Ann-Margret, Mitzi Gaynor, Florence Henderson, and Debbie Reynolds.

JOHN BENTON John Benton is a graduate of Samford University (BMEd) and the University of Georgia (MM). In addition to teaching at Westminster, Mr. Benton works with several middle and high schools throughout the Atlanta area. He currently plays with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and has previously played with the orchestras of Chattanooga, Tucson, Augusta, Macon, Mobile, 14

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MARY BETH BRYANT Mary Beth Bryant has performed in Austria, China, Taiwan, and all over the United States.

She has served as principal cello of the Hollywood Orchestra and Sigmung Romberg Orchestra. Her graduate studies were at the Hartt School with Mihai Tetel. She received her teacher training from Irene Sharp, Tanya Carey, Martha Gerschefski and Melissa Kraut.

She recently presented at the American String Teachers Associaion on “How to Make your Cellists Yo Yo Ma-velous!” Her students have attended the Green Mountain Music Festival and Interlochen. They have gone on to Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Louisville, and University of North Florida. She loves teaching in her home studio in Decatur, Georgia.

and the Peabody Conservatory. Currently, Eric is principal tuba of The Reading, PA Symphony Orchestra, the LaGrange, GA Symphony, and principal Eb Tuba in the Georgia Brass Band.

He is part time Instructor of Tuba at Georgia State University, Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Mercer University, teaches at Westminster, The Conservatory of Hillgrove High School, and is faculty tuba artist/brass coordinator at Sewanee Summer Music Festival.

JASON CASANOVA Jason Casanova is the instructor of euphonium at Westminster. Mr. Casanova is also the adjunct professor of euphonium at Georgia State University and is also in high demand as a low brass instructor, clinician, and soloist in and around the greater metropolitan Atlanta area.

He holds a Master of Music from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to his teaching duties, he sits in the Solo Euphonium/principal chair with the Georgia Brass Band (Georgia's Premier BritishStyle Brass Band), and plays regularly with groups such as Mercury Orkestar and 4th Ward Afro-Klesmer Orchestra.

JEFFREY BROOKS Jeffrey Brooks is a clarinet artist affiliate at Emory University and the clarinet instructor at Westminster. Before moving to Atlanta in 2014 he served as sabbatical replacement for clarinet professors at Florida State University and Ohio University. He also held positions as adjunct clarinet instructor at Central Washington University and Walla Walla University. Mr. Brooks has been heard as a concerto soloist on nearly twenty occasions and has presented more than forty solo recitals covering a wide variety of repertoire. He has performed as guest Principal Clarinetist with the Seattle Symphony with Marvin Hamlisch conducting, in Carnegie Hall with John Rutter conducting, and has performed with many other organizations such as the Atlanta Symphony, Seattle Opera, Charleston Symphony, and the Savannah Philharmonic.

STACY CHALMERS Stacy Chalmers has been working in theatre since age nine when he was a lost boy in a regional production of Peter Pan. While shooting at the "Wendy bird", he was dropped from another actor's shoulders and incurred a concussion. This brain damage might explain why he has continued to work in the theatre for the last 30 years. Stacy attended the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and then The College of Charleston where he earned a BA in Theatre with concentrations in lighting design and performance. Highlights of Stacy’s career include work with The Robert Ivey Ballet, Spoleto Festival USA, Disney Cruise Lines, and Westminster.

ERIC BUBACZ Eric Bubacz has an extensive career as a soloist, chamber musician and large ensemble/ orchestral performer. He studied at Eastman School of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music,

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LINDA CHERNIAVSKY Linda Cherniavsky, US Orchestra Director, received Bachelor of Science in music education and Master of Music Education degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and studied conducting with Sergiu Celibidache, former Music Director of the Munich Philharmonic. Mrs. Cherniavsky is currently serving as Director of Performing Arts after having served as department chair from 19962002 and 2008-16. She has performed in the Atlanta Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and the Atlanta Opera Orchestra.

Mrs. Cherniavsky was awarded the Goizueta Foundation Professorship in 2010 and was named the Edward D. Smith Endowed Chair in Honor of Dr. William L. Pressly in 2015.

the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and a Master of Music in Conducting from The American Band College at Southern Oregon University. He has taught music in the Cobb and Gwinnett County schools.

JENNIFER FINLAYSON Jennifer Finlayson is excited to start the year off teaching Theatre and Dance in the Middle School, coaching JV Basketball Cheerleading, and sponsoring Upper School Dance here at Westminster. Jennifer has taught High School for four years and has averaged directing four to six shows a year. She is a graduate of Piedmont College with a B.A. in Theatre Education and is a proud member of both The Georgia State Thespian and Junior Thespian Boards where her focus is Guest Artists and Hospitality. She is a native of Gainesville, Georgia and has previously served as Fine Arts Department Chair at Johnson High School and supported her students on the School Improvement Team.

She is a believer in advisement and the family atmosphere here at Westminster.

REBECCA DOSTER Rebecca Doster begins her twentieth year at Westminster as music specialist for grades 3-5. She also accompanies the Lower School chorus. Rebecca received her B.A. from Lyon College in music education, her M.M. from Florida State University, and did post-graduate study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama as a Rotary International Fellow.

Prior to teaching at Westminster, Mrs. Doster taught at the Berlin British School in Berlin, Germany, where she served as music and drama specialist and Deputy Headmaster. Mrs. Doster has received the following awards at Westminster: (2002)-Goizueta Distinguished Faculty Award and attended the David Mallery Seminar: The Experienced Pro; (2008)-Judy Marine Colleague Award; (2009)-Goizueta Foundation Professorship; (2015)-Wilson Family Professorship for the Lower School.

REBECCA COLBORG FREDERICK Violinist Rebecca Colborg Frederick holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from TCU, a Masters of Music in PerformancePedagogy from the University of Houston, and a Graduate Certificate in Music Education from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

She has served as Festival Coordinator for the Mimir Chamber Music Festival since 2009, and she serves as Coordinator of the Lower School Performing Arts Curriculum, is the Director of Lower School Orchestras and a member of the orchestra instructional team.

ADAM FRY Adam Fry teaches choral music and theatre arts in the Middle School at Westminster. Mr. Fry received his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from The University of Michigan's Musical Theatre Department and his M.M. from

ZACHARY FERGUSON-COGDILL Zachary Ferguson-Cogdill is the middle school band director and K-12 music technology specialist at Westminster. A native of New Jersey, he received a Bachelor of Music Education from

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CANDACE KEACH Candace Keach, flutist, originally from Athens, Georgia has been principal flutist with the Macon Symphony for more than 25 years. A graduate of the University of Georgia with post-graduate studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, she has been a featured soloist with the Macon Symphony Orchestra as well as with summer music festivals in Italy, Switzerland, and France. Her orchestral experience has also included performances with the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Greenville Symphony Orchestras and with the National Touring Company’s “Phantom of the Opera.” Candace is flute instructor at Westminster, The University of West Georgia and at Spelman College.

Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. He has worked with several professional theatre locally and nationally as an actor and musical director. He has performed with the Atlanta Opera, Horizon Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Stage Door Playhouse, and several regional theatres throughout the United States. He is also an accomplished musical theatre vocal coach and vocal teacher.

LEE HARPER Lee Harper, director of Lee Harper & Dancers, is one of Atlanta’s most influential and inspirational arts leaders. A native of Hickory, North Carolina, Miss Harper attended the Juilliard School of Music and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. She performed professionally with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Pearl Lang Dance Theater, the All Nations Dance Company, and the Atlanta Contemporary Dance Company. She is the recipient of two choreography fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the 1987 Mayor’s Fellowship in the Arts for Choreography. In 2002, she was named Lexus Leader in the Arts by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) of Atlanta.

DR. DOUG LINDSEY Dr. Douglas Lindsey joined the faculty at Kennesaw State University in the fall of 2012and is very active in the Southeast as a soloist, clinician, and orchestral musician. Recently as a soloist, he has been a featured artist with the Memphis Symphony, the Kennesaw State Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, the Georgia Brass Band, at the International Trumpet Guild conference, at the Atlanta Trumpet Festival, and at the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast.

TIM HOWARD Tim Howard, Band Director, is beginning his seventeenth year at Westminster. He has more than 37 years’ experience in music education, and was named the 2011 Georgia State Star Teacher. Mr. Howard attended Jacksonville State University and Georgia State University before completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at Clayton State University. Mr. Howard has worked as an independent percussion consultant throughout the Southeast and is the founder and CEO of Percussion Technologies Inc., a regional percussion design and consultation firm. He currently serves as a member of the Vic-Firth Education Team and his professional affiliations include NAFME, GMEA, and PAS.

DAN MARTIN Dan Martin was a high school band director for 34 years, the last 26 of which were at Sprayberry High School in Marietta. That band program included four concert bands, two jazz bands, and a large competitive marching band. The concert bands drew acclaim from audiences and judges from across the country performing at such venues as the National Concert Band Festival and in concert at Carnegie Hall. The marching band was awarded hundreds of awards including Regional and National Championships and performed at events as the Fiesta Bowl Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. Mr. Martin is a member of Phi Beta Mu and was the GMEA Music Educator of the Year.

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FREDDY MARTIN A native of Cobb County Georgia, Mr. Martin attended and received a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University and has done post graduate work at Georgia State University. Mr. Martin is celebrating his 48th year in music education.

Mr. Martin’s son Chris is Principal Trumpet in the New York Philharmonic. His son Michael is fourth utility trumpet in the Boston Symphony.

Mr. Martin was elected to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame in 2008 and to the Spirit of Atlanta Hall of Fame in 2016.

He received an honorary doctorate from the Vandercook College of Music in 2013. Mr. Martin is in his 18th year as band director and brass specialist at Westminster.

theatre. She has performed extensively with local theatre companies including The Atlanta Opera and The Atlanta Lyric Theatre.

KATE GUYTON MORGENS Kate Guyton Morgens (Player, class of ’91), is the Upper School Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Theatre Arts. Westminster productions that she has directed include Titanic, King Lear, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spamalot, Arcadia, Experiment with an Air Pump, and Noises Off. Kate received a BFA from Michigan and an MFA from NYU, then she taught acting for CAP21 at NYU/ Tisch School of the Arts. Kate’s professional acting credits include Cashmere Mafia (with Lucy Liu), Cyrano de Bergerac (Broadway with Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner), Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Broadway with Alec Baldwin), Law & Order (with Jesse Martin), L&O Criminal Intent (with Chris Noth), Celebrity (directed by Woody Allen), and Head of State (directed by Chris Rock). Kate taught Lady Gaga at NYU, and is proud to be the original Broadway creators’ inspiration for Kate Monster in AVENUE Q. Kate sends many thanks to her husband, Ned Morgens ‘88, and her 2 sons, Drew and James.

JASON MAYNARD A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Jason Maynard holds degrees in piano and organ performance from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music and Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied additionally at the summer festivals of Chautauqua, Bowdoin, and in Europe.

Mr. Maynard previously served as Organist at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, and Director of Music and Organist at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Augusta, GA. In 2014, Jason completed the Artist Certificate in Choral Conducting at Georgia State University. He sings baritone with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus, and with Coro Vocati. When not teaching and making music, Jason enjoys recreational running and hiking.

LISA MORRISON Lisa Morrison was trained in New England and graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a BM degree in violin. Principal teachers included Roger Shermont and Mary Lou Speaker Churchill of the Boston Symphony.

Further studies included The Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, Chautauqua Festival, and AIMS in Graz, Austria. She is an adjunct professor at Reinhardt University and has also taught at Dekalb College and Kennesaw State University. Currently, Lisa Morrison is the Assistant Director of The Georgia Academy of Music where she also maintains a violin studio here on Westminster campus. Lisa is the concertmaster of The Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, a member of The Atlanta Opera Orchestra and The Amati Chamber Players.

SUSAN MCMILLAN Susan has taught at Westminster since 2001 and is in her tenth year as Grade Chair. Susan teaches the sixth grade Music Theatre Arts classes along with Linda Searles and Adam Fry and integrated curriculum of Art/Drama/Music.

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for young musicians. Perrins holds a Master of Music (Oboe Performance) from Boston University, a Master of Public Administration (Nonprofit Management) from Georgia State University, and a Bachelor of Science (Music and Biology) from Emory University.

MATT MYERS Matthew Myers is the Lower School Drama teacher. He has been working in the theatre industry for more than 20 years, performing throughout the southeast and New York. He is an award winning actor and playwright and has been a teaching artist for 10 years, the last seven of which have been with Westminster.

His work has been seen locally and nationally in feature films, television and commercials.

He has been affiliated with Westminster for six years, working as a long-term sub and in the summer drama program.

LINDA SEARLES Linda Searles, Middle School Choral Director and General Music teacher, is returning to teach a 17th year at Westminster. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from Augustana College and a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. Mrs. Searles is the music director for the Middle School musical, and she is the music lead for both the Middle School Chapel Services and Talent Show. Mrs. Searles has been a clinician for the Woodruff Center for Young Artists, a music clinician for Odyssey, and she is currently an active singer and soloist at Mt. Bethel UMC in Marietta. Mrs. Searles is a ’03–’04 recipient of the Schoen Faculty of Excellence Award, and was recently chosen to receive The Davidson Family Professorship.

BO NA A native of Seoul Korea, Bo Kyung Na began her musical studies at age ten and by age 12, was admitted to the Sun Hwa Arts School.

A year later, she moved to Denmark where she continued cello studies with Andres Gron of the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen.

Mrs. Na received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Cello Performance from the University of Georgia. Formerly, she served as an orchestra director at Creekland Middle School, North Gwinnett Middle School, and Hull Middle School. Orchestras under the direction of Mrs. Na have been selected to perform in state and national conferences. Since 1997, Mrs. Na has enjoyed teaching privately and maintains a cello studio in Suwanee, Georgia where she resides with her husband, Tony, and two sons, Alex and Eric.

MAXINE SMITH Maxine Smith, Lower School Chorus Director and Music Teacher for Pre-First through second grade, graduated from Mary Baldwin College and has continued her education at Westminster Choir College, Oglethorpe, and Georgia State University. She came to Westminster in 1986 to teach in the Elementary and Junior High Schools. Mrs. Smith now teaches Lower School classroom music and directs The Westminster Lower School Chorus. In 2000, Mrs. Smith received the Merrill Award for the Lower School and had the honor of attending the David Mallery Seminar for Experienced Pros in 2006. In 2007, she received the Judy Marine Colleague Award and in 2008 the Westminster Alumni Award. In 2011, Maxine was awarded The Wilson Family Professorship for the Lower School.

KIM LORCH PERRINS Kim Lorch Perrins is the oboe instructor at Westminster and adjunct faculty at Agnes Scott College and Spelman College. She maintains an active private teaching studio and is a member of the John’s Creek Symphony Orchestra. She serves as the Executive Administrator of the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony and co-founder of Play It Forward, a nonprofit dedicated to providing private music lesson scholarships

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DREW SOLOMONSON Drew Solomonson received his Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. Most recently, Andrew served as the Facility Operations Manager at the Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Prior to that, he served as a Program Coordinator for Art Access and Membership Database Manager for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his position at Westminster, Drew also spends time teaching drum and bugle corps in the summer months, as well as judges high school marching bands in the fall. He lives in Canton, Georgia with his wife Sara, daughter Ellen and his son Maxwell.

at Rice University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. Her teachers include Sidney Rosenberg, Bernard Garfield and Ben Kamins. Longtime bassoonist, Dr. Unger performs in metro Atlanta and in regional orchestras throughout the Southeast.

DR. CHRIS WALTERS Chris Walters serves as the Director of Choral Music at Westminster. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Blair School of Music) and a Master of Education (Peabody College) from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Sacred Music in Choral Conducting from Emory University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from Boston University. Dr. Walters has built successful choral music programs in both public and independent schools—most recently at Randolph School in Huntsville (AL)—where choirs under his direction consistently received superior ratings at regional contests and festivals, including a 2016 invitation to perform at the Alabama state convention of NAfME. Dr. Walters has conducted in prominent venues across the U.S. and Europe, and remains active as a guest conductor/clinician, composer, and scholar.

DR. SCOTT STEWART Dr. Scott Stewart is on the Instrumental Music faculty at Westminster in Atlanta and is Music Director and Conductor of the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony. He served as Director of Wind Studies at Emory University from 1999-2013.

Dr. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Music Education and Doctor of Music in Conducting from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and a Master of Music from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. He is an active guest conductor, clinician, author, and saxophonist. Stewart is the on-air host of 90.1 WABE’s “Strike Up the Band” and appears regularly on “City Lights with Lois Reitzes.”

RICHARD WILLIAMS Richard Williams is horn instructor at Westminster, an active performer, and host of the Atlanta Horn Chamber Music festival. He has participated in the New Hampshire Music Festival and several recording sessions in Nashville for video games and a major motion picture soundtrack. He has served as a substitute musician with the Atlanta and Columbus Georgia Symphony Orchestras and as the long-term substitute principal horn of the Symphony Orchestra Augusta. Richard regularly performs with the Huntsville, Chattanooga, and LaGrange Symphony Orchestras. He served as an adjunct faculty member at Columbus State University’s Schwob School of Music for five years.

DR. SHELLY UNGER Dr. Shelly Unger is the bassoon instructor at Westminster and Emory University. She maintains a private teaching studio and regularly conducts clinics throughout metro Atlanta.

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JOLI WU Joli Wu, violist, received a bachelor’s degree in performance from the Juilliard School and her master's degree from the Yale University. Ms. Wu was a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and performed with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she is the principal violist of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and a section member of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra. For the

past five summers, Ms. Wu has been an artistin-residence at a music festival in Nessonvaux, Belgium, performing, giving masterclasses, and coaching chamber music. Most recently in 2016, she was named one of the 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia by the Asian Times. Ms. Wu teaches violin and viola in her private studio and at the Georgia Academy of Music.

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Bands as they become more experienced and proficient musicians. As students advance to the Upper School, they have the opportunity to perform in Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Additionally, musical offerings are available in jazz, chamber music, samba, percussion ensemble, pep band, and the Westminster Summer Concert Band, a community ensemble.

The mission of the Westminster Band program is to provide a positive musical, educational, and social experience through the rehearsal and performance of high quality music for winds and percussion. The various ensembles are an integral part of campus culture, performing at concerts and events throughout the school year.

A substantive music education through performance in winds and percussion develops aesthetic sensitivity, cultivates a creative outlet, fosters listening skills, develops cultural sensitivity, and addresses cognitive, affective, and kinesthetic learning modes simultaneously. Research suggests that music education can help students excel in other academic areas other than music, including language, spatial reasoning, mathematics, and problem solving. Ancillary benefits of arts training include mastery in individual, small, and large groups; prolonged attention span, camaraderie, and community.

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the “Music of the Season” concert. During the spring semester there are three more concerts: one with orchestra, which features a masterwork for chorus and orchestra, a service for Holy Week, a collaborative concert featuring all Westminster choirs, and a day-long service project in which they sing in assisted living communities, day shelters, churches, and prisons in and around Atlanta. Most of these choristers have been singing since their earliest school days and many study voice privately with area teachers. Their experience in this communal activity helps influence a lifetime of appreciation for the arts.

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Cast and Synopsis Act I Prologue: 1815, Digne

Jean Valjean is released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang. Upon his release, he finds that he must carry a yellow ticket-of-leave which condemns him to be an outcast. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver.

Valjean is caught and brought back by police. However, he is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks. Valjean decides to start his life anew.

Wardens

Will Spillman, Keiran Smith

Jean Valjean

Ryan Costley (Understudy – Charlie Zacks)

Javert

Sims Kuester (Understudy – Pierce Roberts)

Desperate for money to pay for medicine for her daughter, Fantine sells her hair and then joins a group of lovely ladies. Utterly degraded by her new trade, she gets into a fight with a prospective customer and is about to be taken to prison by Javert when “The Mayor” arrives and demands she be taken to a hospital instead.

The Mayor then rescues a man pinned down by a vending cart. Javert is reminded of the abnormal strength of convict 24601 Jean Valjean, a parolebreaker whom he has been tracking for years. Javert explains to The Mayor that a man he believes to be the escaped convict has just been captured. Jean Valjean, unable to see an innocent man go to prison in his place, confesses to the court that he is prisoner 24601.

At the hospital, Valjean promises the dying Fantine to find and look after her daughter, Cosette. Javert arrives to arrest him, but Valjean escapes.

Sailors/Soldiers

Convicts Henry Rosenblath, John Abernathy, Charlie Zacks,

Pierce Roberts, Henry Alford, and additional ensemble members

Lovely Ladies

Constables

Bamatabois

Emily Puett, Cole Seagroves, Max Norman

Laborer

Katie Kronauge

Farmer

Mackenzie Watson

Bishop

Robert Carter

Nuns

Grace Hardymon, Zoe Peterzell

Eight years have passed and Valjean, having broken his parole and changed his name to Monsieur Madeleine, has risen to become both a factory owner and Mayor. One of his workers, Fantine, has a secret illegitimate child. When the other women discover this, they demand her dismissal. The foreman, whose advances she has rejected, throws her out.

Foreman Factory Workers

Henry Alford Eliza Fleming, Kelsey Varn, Charlotte Brown, Annabel Heredia, Adelaide Burrows, Lucy Stewart, Aldyn Goheen, and additional ensemble members

Fantine

Julia Clark (Understudy – Dorothy Bird)

Brigitte

Elizabeth Brougher *includes ensemble and previously mentioned characters

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Elizabeth Zona, Elizabeth Brougher, Hailey McKee, Angela Zhang, and additional ensemble members John Abernathy

Bamatabois’ Girls

Katie Barkin, Katie Greene

Fauchelevant Onlookers

Old Man

1823: Montreuil-Sur-Mer

Hugh Trotter, Bennett Speed, Jack Balloun, and additional ensemble members

Dorothy Bird Anne Marie Alsobrook, Tejiri Ogufere, Jasmine Jones, Rhea Niyyar Patrick Cobler *includes ensemble and previously mentioned characters

Young Cosette has been living with the Thénardiers for five years in their inn.

They horribly abuse the little girl, whom they use as a skivvy, while indulging their own daughter, Eponine. Valjean finds Cosette fetching water in the dark.

He pays the Thénardiers to let him take Cosette away and takes her to Paris.

But Javert is still on his tail.

Young Cosette

Anna Davis (Understudy - Ava Alexander)

Madame Thénardier Courtney Frank (Understudy – Katherine Hennessey) Thénardier Young Eponine

Max Linkon (Understudy – Max Norman) Aldyn Goheen *includes ensemble and previously mentioned characters

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1832: Paris

Nine years later there is a great unrest in the city because of the likely demise of the popular leader General Lamarque, the only man left in the government who shows any feeling for the poor. The urchin Gavroche is in his element mixing with the beggars of Paris. Among the street gangs is one led by Thénardier and his wife, which sets upon Jean Valjean and Cosette. They are rescued by Javert, who does not recognize Valjean until after he has made his escape.

The Thénardiers’ daughter, Eponine, now grown up, is secretly in love with the student Marius. She reluctantly agrees to help him find Cosette, with whom he has fallen in love.

Gavroche

Jack Schaaf (Understudy – Zoe Peterzell)

Gavroche’s Friends

ACT II

Patrick Cobler, Ava Alexander, Zoe Peterzell

Enjolras

Cole Seagroves (Understudy – Schyler Rowland)

Marius

Jackson Alexander (Understudy – Henry Rosenblath)

Cosette

Olivia Barrett (Understudy – Eliza Fleming)

Eponine

Katherine Taylor (Understudy – Annabel Heredia)

Solo Urchin

Emily Seo

At a political meeting in a small café, a group of idealistic students prepares for a revolution, which they are sure will erupt upon the death of General Lamarque.

When Gavroche brings the news of the General’s death, the students, led by Enjolras, stream out into the streets to drum up popular support. Only Marius is distracted by thoughts of the mysterious Cosette.

Lesgles

Charlie Zacks

Prouvaire

Henry Rosenblath

Grantaire

Caroline Stewart

Joly

Emma Bussey

Feuilly

Robert Carter

Combeferre

Schlyer Rowland

Courfeyrac

Katie Barkin

Babet

Adelaide Burrows

Brujon

Max Norman

Claquesous

Cosette is consumed by thoughts of Marius, with whom she has fallen in love.

Valjean realizes that his “daughter” is changing very quickly but refuses to tell her anything of her past. In spite of her own feelings for Marius, Eponine sadly brings him to Cosette and then prevents an attempt by her father’s gang to rob Valjean’s house. Valjean, convinced it was Javert who was lurking outside his house, tells Cosette they must prepare to flee the country. On the eve of the revolution, the students and Javert see the situation from their different viewpoints; Eponine mourns the loss of Marius, and Valjean looks forward to the security of exile. The Thénardiers, meanwhile, dream of rich pickings underground from the chaos to come.

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The students prepare to build the barricade. Marius, noticing that Eponine has joined the insurrection, sends her with a letter to Cosette, which is intercepted at the Rue Plumet by Valjean. Eponine decides, despite what he has said to her, to rejoin Marius at the barricade.

The barricade is built and the revolutionaries defy an army warning that they must give up or die. Gavroche exposes Javert as a police spy. In trying to return to the barricade, Eponine is shot and killed. Valjean arrives at the barricade in search of Marius. He is given the chance to kill Javert but instead lets him go.

Army Officers

Beck Payne, Elizabeth Zona, Will Spillman

Sentry 1

Hugh Trotter

Sentry 2

Patrick Cobler

The students settle down for a night on the barricade and, in the quiet of the night, Valjean prays to God to save Marius from the onslaught which is to come. The next day, with ammunition running low, Gavroche runs out to collect more and is shot. The rebels are killed, including their leader Enjolras.

Valjean escapes into the sewers with the unconscious Marius. After meeting Thénardier, who is robbing the corpses of the rebels, he emerges into the light only to meet Javert once more. He pleads for time to deliver the young man to a hospital. Javert decides to let him go and his unbending principles of justice are shattered by Valjean’s own mercy. Ashamed, Javert throws himself into the swollen River Seine.

Mourners

Grace Hardymon, Katie Greene, Lizzie Khan, Christina Boye, and additional members of ensemble

A number of Parisian women come to terms with the failed insurrection and its victims. Unaware of the identity of his rescuer, Marius recovers in Cosette’s care. Valjean confesses the truth of his past to Marius and insists that after the young couple are married, he must go away rather than taint the sanctity and 53

safety of their union. At Marius and Cosette’s wedding, the Thénardiers try to blackmail Marius. Thénardier says Cosette’s “father” is a murderer and, as proof, produces a ring which he stole from the corpse in the sewers the night the barricades fell. It is Marius’ own ring, and it is then that he realizes it was Valjean who rescued him that night. They go to Valjean, where Cosette learns the truth of her past. As Valjean dies, he joins the spirits of Fantine, Eponine, and all those who died on the barricades.

Major Domo

Patrick Cobler

Wedding Dancers Bennett Speed, Jack Balloun, Henry Rosenblath,

Robert Carter, Angela Zhang, Christina Luo,

Tejiri Ogufere, Caroline Stewart.

*includes ensemble and previously mentioned characters

ACT II The Barricade

Revolutionaries

On My Own

Eponine

A Little Fall of Rain

Eponine and Marius

Drink with Me to Days Gone By

Revolutionaries

Little People

Gavroche

Bring Him Home

Valjean

Dog Eats Dog

Javert

Soliloquy Javert

Turning Mourners Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Musical Numbers

Beggars at the Feast

Thénardier and Madame Thénardier

Epilogue

ACT I Prologue

Marius

The Company

The Company

The Company: John Abernathy, Ava Alexander, Jackson Alexander, Henry Alford,

Anne Marie Alsobrook, John Balloun, Katie Barkin, Olivia Barrett, Dorothy Bird,

Soliloquy Valjean Christina Boye, Elizabeth Brougher, Charlotte Brown, Adelaide Burrows, Emma Bussey, At the End of the Day

Factory Workers

I Dreamed a Dream

Fantine

Lovely Ladies

Lovely Ladies

Who Am I?

Valjean

Come to Me

Fantine and Valjean

Castle on a Cloud Master of the House The Bargain

Young Cosette

Robert Carter, Julia Clark, Ramsey Clyde, Patrick Cobler, Ryan Costley, Anna Davis, Corrie Delva, Emily Ferguson, Eliza Fleming, Courtney Frank, Aldyn Goheen, Grace Hardymon, Georgia Heery, Katherine Hennessey, Annabel Heredia, Jasmine Jones, Elizabeth Grace Khan, Katie Kronauge, Sims Kuester, Max Linkon, Christina Luo, Hailey McKee, Rhea Niyyar, Max Norman, Tejiri Ogufere, Beck Payne, Zoe Peterzell, Emily Puett, Julianna Puett, Pierce Roberts, Henry Rosenblath, Schyler Rowland, Jack Schaaf, Cole Seagroves, Emily Seo, Keiran Smith, Bennett Speed, William Spillman, Caroline Stewart, Lucy Stewart, Katherine Taylor, Hugh Trotter, Kelsey Varn, Mackenzie Watson, Charlie Zacks, Angela Zhang

Pit Orchestra

Thénardier, Madame Thénardier, Customers Thénardier, Madame Thénardier, Valjean

Flute

Dr. Scott Stewart, conductor

Horn

Richard Williams Candace Keach Christopher Riemann Laura Sams Look Down Gavroche and the Beggars Johnny Fang Trumpet Stars Javert Doug Lindsey Clarinet/Alto Saxophone Red and Black Enjolras, Marius, and Revolutionaries Clint McLendon Jeffrey Brooks Ben Egan Clarinet Do You Hear the People Sing?

Enjolras and Revolutionaries Trombone Hope Cho In My Life Cosette, Valjean, Marius, and Eponine Richard Brady Oboe/English Horn Kellen Moore Kim Lorch Perrins A Heart Full of Love Cosette, Marius, Eponine The Attack on Rue Plumet

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Cello

Tara Pillai

Bass

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Percussion

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Keyboard

Mr. Jason Maynard Dr. Chris Walters Kevin Chen

Production Staff Artistic Director

Technical Director

Music Directors

Technical Assistant

Mrs. Kate Guyton Morgens, ‘91

Mr. Hudson Adams

Dr. Chris Walters Mr. Jason Maynard

Mr. Drew McMillan

Lighting Designer

Orchestra Conductor

Mr. Stacy Chalmers

Dr. Scott Stewart

Set Design/Scenic Painter

Choreographer

Mrs. Lisa Balloun

Ms. Lee Harper

Student Directors

Dance Captain Angela Zhang

Sang-Mi Lee Aditi Pande

Costumer

Stage Combat

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Fight Captain

Mr. Jeff Kinard

Brianna Bass

Mrs. Martha Payne

Caroline Stewart

Tech Crew

Katie Schumacher, Jordan Kopcha, Sophia Stahl, Ivory Grimes, Michael Amerson, Will Thompson, Emaad Daya, Ethan Denning, Cabot Kimball, Addison Jones, Regina Morales, Madison Harrell, Ellie Panetta, Marae Harrell, Nylah Desnoyer, Anna Catherine Gansereit, Abigail Saucedo

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younger colleagues on stage to perform familiar repertoire of all styles and varieties.

The Ensemble also has an annual concert tour during spring break; within the last few years, they have appeared in Prague, Rome, Florence, Berlin, Vienna, London, and Paris. One year they may be guests of the American Ambassador to Slovakia; the next may find them singing in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. This year’s spring trip will take them to Spain, where they will visit musical and artistic destinations in Madrid and Barcelona.

Ensemble

The Westminster Ensemble is a group of twenty singers, divided between Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.

Ensemble is an auditioned chorus, which performs sacred music from the Renaissance to the present, as well as more contemporary music, which might draw influence from Gregorian chant, Appalachian folk tunes, African-American spirituals, American musical theater, or other popular repertoire. December’s “Reunion Concert” is a much-loved Westminster tradition, and members of past Ensembles join their

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The friendships that grow out of these groups are long-lasting, and it is no surprise to hear these groups singing for alumni weddings, homecoming games, the “Pigskin Picnic,” and other social occasions. Other on-campus singing events for the a cappella groups include the “Music of the Seasons” concert, the Ensemble Reunion concert, and the spring concert, as well as two Upper School assemblies devoted entirely to their music-making.

The popular collegiate tradition of a cappella group singing has taken root at Westminster and has been a part of the School's musical scene for many years. All Upper School singers are invited to audition for the a cappella groups (one for women, one for men), and there are numerous appearances on and off campus during the school year.

The groups are student-led and have always enjoyed sensational reviews from fellow students, faculty members, and parents.

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each spring has also traditionally included a performance by young students from the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club, who participate in classes taught by an Upper School student leading up to the performance as a part of an outreach program initiated by Amanda Harris ’11. If you have questions about Dance Corps, please contact Carly Pansulla (Upper School faculty advisor). We look forward to seeing you at our annual Dance Corps Dance Concert April 20, 2017 at 7p.m.!

The Westminster Dance Corps is a studentled community of dancers that was established on campus in 2007. Students have the opportunity to collaborate and create choreography with other students, experience rehearsals with guest artists, take and teach classes in a variety of styles, workshop their choreography, and attend concerts. The Annual Dance Concert features student and guest choreography in a variety of styles from both Middle and Upper School students, including the Upper School dance crew, Cloud9. The Annual Dance Concert

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ORCHESTRA

LINDA CHERNIAVSKY, Orchestra Director REBECCA COLBORG FREDERICK, Orchestra Director BO NA, Orchestra Director DR. SCOTT STEWART, Orchestra Director ADAM BERNSTEIN, Instructor MARY BETH BRYANT, Instructor LISA MORRISON, Instructor LEE TAYLOR, Instructor JOLI WU, Instructor

Georgia ASTA Chamber Music Workshop (11 students participated in 2013) and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

The Westminster Orchestra Program, recognized by former Atlanta Journal Constitution classical music critic Derrick Henry as "one of the most distinguished [string programs] in the country” was established in 1981 by Peg Neuen. The program consists of five performing groups offering musical opportunities for students at all age levels. At the Lower School level, the Allegro Orchestra serves beginning students in grades three through five and the Presto Orchestra intermediate students in those grades. Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in either the Prelude Orchestra String Class or the Junior Chamber Orchestra. Upper School students perform in the Chamber Orchestra.

Individuals within the orchestras have excelled as well. Last season, members of the Westminster Orchestra program performed in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra and Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra. Students also participated in Franklin Pond, Fall Into Spring, and the Emory Youth Chamber Music Program. The following orchestra students represented Westminster in the 2017 GMEA All-State Orchestras: Middle School Orchestras – Naheun Kim, Alexander Lee, Toby Liu, Andrew Mao, Ashwin Pillai, Anand Srinivasan, Olivia Velanova, Anastasia Waid; 9-10 Orchestras – Kevin Chen, Christina Huang, Mimi Konieczny, Tara PIllai, Zhimei Xu; 11-12 Orchestra – Joe Billips, Christine Liu, Phoebe Liu. Westminster hosts the final auditions for the GMEA AllState Orchestras annually in January.

Unique to the orchestra program is the chamber music component; all members of the Presto, Prelude, Junior Chamber, and Chamber Orchestras participate in chamber music ensembles. Presto Orchestra chamber music ensembles perform a recital in February.

Middle School ensembles perform two Coffee Concerts in the Kellett Theatre of the Broyles Arts Center. Chamber Orchestra ensembles are featured during the Fall Coffee Concert in November and another Tea Concert in April in honor of graduating seniors. Westminster chamber music groups have represented at the

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Among the highlights of the 2016-17 season was the trip to the Carlos Music to view Shakespeare's First Folio and to perform music of Shakespeare's time. The Westminster orchestra members are looking forward to an exciting 2017-2018 season.

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THEATRE ARTS

KATE GUYTON MORGENS, Director of Theatre Arts, Director of Les Miserables HUDSON ADAMS, Technical Director for all productions DR. SCOTT STEWART, Orchestra Director & Conductor for Les Miserables JASON MAYNARD, Music Director for Les Miserables DR. CHRIS WALTERS, Music Director for Les Miserables LEE HARPER, Choreographer for Les Miserables MAGGIE BAILEY, Guest Artist & Director of of Almost, Maine JENNIFER FINLAYSON, Director of Almost, Maine and Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook SUSAN MCMILLAN, Middle School Play Producer ADAM FRY, Director of The Little Mermaid LINDA SEARLES, Music Director of The Little Mermaid STACY CHALMERS, Lighting Designer for multiple productions and Director of Two Noble Kinsman

Westminster believes deeply in theatre education and in its ability to transform the educational experience of a young student.

The Theatre Arts’ artistic emphasis on creativity, critical thinking, leadership, and collaborative skills contributes to all aspects of life and education.

the 190 productions that have graced the Westminster stage, and each year more than 100 students participate. They have established a national reputation for excellence as they have been chosen an unprecedented 12 times to present plays at the International Thespian Festival.

The Theatre Arts faculty strives to ensure that each and every Upper School student experiences quality theatre arts in their Westminster education, whether they participate as performers, backstage technicians, audience members, or scholars in the classroom. As theatre educators at Westminster, our mission is to forge creative artists, to train excellent craft people, and to joyfully support the students in their educational journey.

The Players are very honored when successful alumni come home to visit and work with our students. Recent guest artists include Shuler Hensley ’85 (Olivier, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Oklahoma!, Broadway: Young Frankenstein, Tarzan, Les Miz), Ashley LeConte Campbell (The Blind Side, Nothing But the Truth, The Joneses), Brian Baumgartner ’91 (Emmy Awards for NBC’s The Office), Caryn Mamrack ’91 (Casting: Utopia, Hell’s Kitchen; Producer: Wild Recon), and Ed Helms ’92 (Emmys for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and NBC’s The Office).

Founded in 1982 by Eric Brannen, the Westminster Players produce four plays in the Upper School each year and two in the Middle School, including one musical in each. The Players take great pride in

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TECH CREW HUDSON ADAMS, Technical Director

Society – an honor society recognizing excellence in theatre studies. They also attend the Georgia Thespian Conference in Columbus and participate in the Tech Challenge; where individual and team skills are tested in the areas of lighting, sound, costumes and stagecraft. Students are encouraged to explore all aspects of theatre both onstage and backstage. This well-rounded experience prepares them for potentially continuing their theatre studies at the collegiate level.

The Westminster Technical Crew offers students an opportunity to get involved behind-the-scenes on all Westminster Players and Dance Corps productions.

The crew strives to make each production in Kellett Theatre and McCain Chapel run as smoothly and seamlessly as possible.

The students handle the coordination and operation of lighting and sound systems; the manipulation and management of scenery; and the backstage organization of properties and wardrobe. Students earn points towards membership in the International Thespian

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We love you - Mom, Dad & Adam Many thanks to the Westminster Performing Arts Department.

Love, Parents of MAC seniors

Congratulations

Dear Andrew, Meditate on God’s Word. Observe and follow its commands and laws so you can prosper and be successful.

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Congrats, Emily!

Hats off to our Senior StageCats!

Keep reaching for the stars and never give up on your dreams!

“If you believe in yourself, anything is possible.”

Miley Cyrus

We love you! Mom, Dad, and Elizabeth Front Row: Henry Alford, Jack Balloun, Will Spillman, Robert Carter, Jackson Alexander, Ryan Costley, Ethan Denning, Ramsey Clyde, Erik Montag, Andrew Oglesby, Addison Jones Back Row: Ella Collier, Kristen Smith, Olivia Barrett, Julianna Puett, Julia Clark, Katie Barkin, Katherine Taylor, Caroline Stewart, Courtney Frank, Angela Zhang, Kalli Holliday Not pictured: Elizabeth Brougher, John Fraser Davis, Emily Ferguson, Georgia Heery, Brianna Resuta, Bennett Speed, Bridgette Boggs, Frances Brown, Grace Kistulinec, Katie Greene, Alexa Tomaras

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! Spamalot • Boeing Boeing • Hamlet Once In a Lifetime Titanic • Proof • The Importance of Being Earnest King Lear • Seedfolks Bye Bye Birdie • The Crucible Peter and the Starcatcher • A Midsummer Night’s Dream Almost, Maine • Les Miserables She Kills Monsters • Two Noble Kinsmen

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Sophia, it has been a joy watching you find your voice. We can’t wait for the world to hear you!

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Julie Street Class of 2018

Thank you to the Westminster Band Directors and my fellow musicians for an incredible 6 years!

Henry Great things never came from comfort zones. We are proud of all you have tried and accomplished at Westminster and love watching you on the stage!

Love, Mom, Dad, George and Smith.

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From Milky White to Fighting Prawn, with a lot of different roles in between.

Congratulations Katie!

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Sam

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Congratulations Jack!

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.

We are so proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad and Jimmy

Plato

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Pythagoras

Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

Congratulations, Dearest Phoebe!

Through the world of your musical journey, what continues to amaze us is your eagerness to explore knowledge and to experience life with the highest level of curiosity, discipline, perseverance, passion, and compassion. We are so blessed to be able to grow with you step by step! with all our hearts, Tobias, Mom, Dad and Grandparents

With deepest gratitude to the entire Westminster music faculty for

providing the most nurturing environment and enthusiastic support; to

the OrchCats for the most heartfelt memories and profound friendship!

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!

Live the life you've imagined."

Thoreau

Congratulations, Olivia & Class of 2018!

Thanks for all the drama!

We love you!

Mom, Dad and Allison

Thanks for the memories, Jackson and StageCats!

Never stop following your dreams!

Congratulations, Courtney and her StageCats classmates of 2018!

It has been our deepest pleasure watching you on stage.

Love, Mom, Dad, Bailey and Connor A special thank you to the Performing Arts Department for all their support and love.

We love you. Mom, Dad, Ava, and Ian

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I believe in kindness.

Also in mischief.

Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.

Mary Oliver

Love you, Bennett –

Mama, Dad, Collins and Mary Locke

We look forward to seeing you continue to take the world by storm!

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach

Love , Mom, Dad, Emma and Liza Blossom, Levi and Max

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We love you!

Keep hope burning bright! Thank you to the band teachers who have brought her this far! Faith, Mom, Dad

To my favorite Stagecat, ANDREW CHRISTIAN OGLESBY Class of 2018 IMPRESSED

by Officer Murdoch.

AWED by Rev. Hale.

ENTERTAINED

by Bottom.

PROUDEST of how you live your faith and exude Godly character.

ALWAYS remember Proverbs 18:16: “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”

Keep singing, Rains!

We are so proud of you!

Love from Mom, Dad, Margaret, Clare, Bello and Bear

"You better work!" -- RuPaul

Loving you forever, Mom

The Protiva thanks the Westminster Performing Arts Kali,Family We are proud of you EVERYDAY! Department! Congratulations to Joe Protiva and Love, Mom, Dad, Joey and Billiethe Class of 2017!

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Congratulations Katherine!

CONGRATULATIONS RILEY

on all that you have accomplished in your music education at Westminster. It has been an absolute joy to watch you play and hear the amazing music over the past 8 years.

Much love, Mom, Dad, Beck & Piper

Thank you Westminster Performing Arts Department!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Daniel '11, Margot '12, Michael '14, Andrew '16

Robert, We have enjoyed watching your performances.

We are proud of you.

Mom, Dad and Elizabeth

THANK YOU TO WESTMINSTER FACULTY

Tim Howard, Don Martin, Paige Barber, Scotty Jones, Richard Williams, Scott Stewart, and especially Freddy Martin for all of your support!

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"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible."

Frank Zappa

Bryson Tyree Rorie Words can not describe how proud we are of you and know the best is yet to come.

Love & Blessings, Mom and Dad

Keep on playin Truman

Mom Dad & Tister

“Don’t waste any time trying to be like anybody else because the things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful.”

We are so proud of you Caroline!

Love, Mama, Daddy, Lily and Anna

Ben Platt

Jeremiah 29:11

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Drew, From Heiskell's Great Performances to the risers of McCain Chapel, you have blessed us with the gift of your voice and made us proud.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We love you!

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Ramsey — You light up the stage with every role.

Now go set the world on fire!

Love, Mom, Dad and Sophie

Congratulations, Julia!

You are our sunshine!

Love, Mom, Dad, Ben & Matthew

Cause honey your soul will never grow old, it s' evergreen. – Ed Sheeran

Your smile's forever in our minds. . .

Thanks you for the music sweet Elizabeth!

Your family sure loves you so.

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