2026-2027
WALLACE STATE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
Look inside to find the Wallace State Community College Fine and Performing Arts performance schedule for the 2026-2027 season, meet the students and staff, and learn about the performing arts ensembles.
From the President Dear Friends, On behalf of our Wallace State faculty, staff and the Fine and Performing Arts programs, I would like to welcome you to our performances this season, showcasing our talented students. Wallace State is committed to serving as the center for the arts and for arts education in our community and, indeed, the region. We offer outstanding programs in music, theatre, dance and visual arts. College-level, dual enrollment, and continuing education classes are available, as well as workshops for elementary and middle school students. Additionally, The Evelyn Burrow Museum, a museum of fine and decorative arts, with an exquisite permanent collection and a regular rotation of nationally-renowned visiting exhibitions, welcomes visitors free of charge. Wallace State is also one of a select group of institutions around the world to be designated an All-Steinway School, and a chosen location for Congressional Art Competitions. Thank you very much for your presence and support of the arts. We wish you a wonderful experience and we look forward to seeing you at future performances. Warm wishes, Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D. President
From the Chair Welcome and thank you for your attendance and support of our fine arts programs here at Wallace State Community College. Whether this is your first performance or you are a regular supporter, we know you will enjoy this performance. Our students put tremendous work and time into each performance, and we are proud to give them the opportunity to showcase their talents for you. Unless you have been a performer, you may not realize just how many hours students have put into these performances in class, in rehearsals, and after hours practicing together and on their own. They put significant effort into these shows, and we are delighted when we get to finally share them with audiences. Our program prepares students to be professionals and to be good and valuable human beings. Whether they take the education, performance skills, teamwork, and work ethic they have learned here to the big stage or to further their education in the performing arts or another field at a university, their experiences at Wallace State will serve them well. Our alumni are working actors, singers, musicians, dancers, teachers, and more, but they are also culturally educated, well-rounded business and industry professionals working in virtually every field. Education in the arts truly is education for life. We thank you tremendously for all your support and hope that you truly enjoy the show! Ricky Burks, Chair, Wallace State Fine & Performing Arts
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2026-2027 Performance Season Nov. 6-8, 2026
Nov. 10, 2026
Nov. 21-22, 2026
Dec. 10, 2026
Much Ado About Nothing
Salute to United States Veterans
The Nutcracker
Christmas Spectacular
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February 25, 2027
March 18, 2027
Broadway Night
Solo & Chamber Ensemble Recital
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April 22, 2027
Big Band Dance
Spring Under the Stars
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March 19-21, 2027
April 9-11, 2027 Doo Wop Ditties
Our Town
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April 16, 2027
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ALSO FEATURED Page 12 Performing Arts Students Page 16 Who’s Who Page 20 Concert Band Page 20 Jazz Band Page 21 Percussion Ensemble Page 22 Concert Choir
Page 22 Singers Page 23 Dance Page 23 Theatre Page 37 Faculty Members Page 40 Performing Arts Programs
Fine and Performing Arts Department Ricky Burks Fine and Performing Arts Department Chairperson, Jazz Band, Woodwinds Wes Clabo Technical Director Tahauny Cleghorn Choreographer
Ramon Daniel Art Instructor Angela Green Theatre Instructor Amy McDonald Secretary Tiffany Richter Choirs, Voice
Dr. Justin Robinson Concert Band, Brass Adrian Scott Art/Visual Communications Instructor Jennie Stone Piano, Percussion
Contact Us 256.352.8277 | www.wallacestate.edu/fpa amy.seymore@wallacestate.edu Follow us on Facbook @wsccfpa and on Instagram @wallacestatefpa Page 3
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING A swingin’ version of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is set to music and dance of the WWII Era in this adaptation by Theatre Director Angela Green. Follow two couples who find love through different paths. Claudio and Hero fall in love quickly, while the witty Beatrice and Benedick trade insults. Deception drives the plot: friends trick Beatrice and Benedick into falling in love, but a villain’s cruel trick ruins Claudio and Hero’s wedding before the truth comes out and leads to a happy ending. Performance Venue
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time November 6-7, 2026, 7:00pm November 8, 2026, 2:00pm Featuring
Theatre
Scenic Design
Mark Eccleston
Lighting Design
Wes Clabo
Sound Design
Wes Clabo
Choreographer
Tahauny Cleghorn
Artistic Director
Angela Green
Scenic Artist
Lana Gibson
Poster Design
Alliana Chenault
Vocal Director
Conner Carter
Admission: $10 Donation for Adults $5 Donation for Students & Children Under 12 Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
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Wallace State Concert Band and Jazz Band Present
SALUTE TO
United States VETERANS
NOV. 10, 2026 @ 7 PM Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre ADMISSION IS FREE
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SALUTE TO UNITED STATES VETERANS The Wallace State Concert Band and Jazz Band present their annual concert celebrating the Veterans of the United States military! Featuring the hymns of the different branches of the Armed Forces, plus many other tunes, this concert will have you leaving proud to be an American! Performance Venue
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time
November 10, 2026, 7:00pm
Featuring
Concert and Jazz Bands
Lighting Design
Wes Clabo
Sound Design
Wes Clabo
Directors Admission:
Dr. Justin Robinson, Ricky Burks Free
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THE NUTCRACKER Follow Clara as she travels to the Land of Sweets through this production of “The Nutcracker.” Gifted with a nutcracker for Christmas, Clara is enchanted by the figurine and the magical places it takes her as she dreams of life-size toy soldiers, the Snow Forest, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Dew Drop Fairy, and more! Performance Venue Featuring Date and Time
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre Ballet South November 21, 2026, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm November 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Music
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Brooke Desnoës
Lighting Design
Wes Clabo
Sound Engineer
Wes Clabo
Admission
Adult $15, Child $10
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Christmas Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
SPECTACULAR DEC. 10, 2026 @ 7 PM Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre ADMISSION IS FREE
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CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR It’s the holidays, again, and we are ready to celebrate with you! The Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts programs will join together to put you in the mood for Christmas, featuring your favorite melodies of the season. Come and be ready for a night of fun, laughter, great music and dancing by all our ensembles to usher in the holidays. Performance Venue Date and Time Featuring
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre December 10, 2026, 7:00 p.m. Jazz Band, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Singers, Theatre, Percussion Ensemble and Pride Line
Scenic Design
Angela Green
Lighting Design
Wes Clabo
Sound Design
Wes Clabo
Artistic Directors
Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Musical Directors
Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Choreographer Admission:
Tahauny Cleghorn Free
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WALLACE STATE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS
Daffne Angeles Aviles
Audrey Bagwell
Eli Baird
Bella Baker
Trae Barker
Faith Beason
James Bell
Kenan Blair
Elijah Brown
Scott Buchanan
Dominick Calvert
Jaxon Chamblee
Emma Kate Cleghorn
Brooke Cochran
Jaxon Crow
Shawn Daily
Tessa Day
Sarai Dempster
Cora DeRoos
Mailey Dillard
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Gerrit Eger
Joleigh Ergle
Jaelyn Fink
Hernan Garcia-Martinez
Peyton German
Lana Gibson
Hayden Giumarro
Sharlyn Gonzalez
Megan Green
Dakota Guthrie
Adam Hall
Jesse Hall
Laura Harrell
Brody Hayes
Keegan Helton
James Hullett
Ariel Jacobs
Jacob Johnson
Taylor Jones
John Heath Kemp
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WALLACE STATE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS
Seth Kimbrough
NaRiah Knight
Susan Latimer
Jay Lee
Bailee Light
Hannah Longshore
Rachael Manasco
Jonathan Marcelo
Cheyenne Marchman
Hayden Martin
Anthony Martinez
Jordan Mayo
Brennon-Hawk Maze
Sabrina Myers
Amelia Pamplin
Warren Pearce
Wesley Pennington
Hannah Phillips
Irene Prue
ReAnna Rusk
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Hollie Salter
Anna Sandlin
Benjamin Sanford
Lucas Sawtelle
Sophia Schuster
Julian Skinner
Isabella Slusser
Cole Smith
Halen Talley
Candice Tatum
Jathziry Torres
Max Townson
Slade Turbyfield
Jacob Waldrep
Noah (Reggie) Warren
Jackson Wilkes
Jake Wilson
Kaesey Yates
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WHO’S WHO Daffne Angeles Aviles of Trussville is a freshman General Studies major from Shades Valley High School. Angeles Aviles is a member of the Concert Choir.
Dominick Calvert of Cullman is a freshman General studies in science major from Cullman High School. Calvert is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Audrey Bagwell of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from West Point High School. Bagwell is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers.
Jaxon Chamblee of Morris is a freshman General studies major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Chamblee is a member of the Concert Band.
Eli Baird of Blountsville is a sophomore General Studies major from J.B. Pennington High School. Baird is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Emma Kate Cleghorn of Addison is a freshman General studies major from Addison High School. Cleghorn is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Bella Baker of Cullman is a sophomore Science and Nutrition Management major from Good Hope High School. Baker is a member of the Theatre and Concert Choir.
Brooke Cochran of Moravia, NY is a sophomore Automotive Technology major from Moravia High School. Cochran is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Trae Barker of Addison is a sophomore General Studies major from Addison High School. Barker is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Jaxon Crow of Vinemont is a freshman Music Education major from West Point High School. Crow is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Faith Beason of Oneonta is a freshman PreNursing major from Oneonta High School. Beason is a member of the Concert Band and Concert Choir.
Shawn Daily of Oneonta is a sophomore General Studies major from Appalachian High School. Daily is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
James Bell of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from West Point High School. Bell is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Tessa Day of Morris is a freshman Pre-Nursing major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Day is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Kenan Blair of Hayden is a sophomore Music major from Hayden High School. Blair is a member of the Concert Band and Concert Choir. Elijah Brown of Falkville is a freshman Music Education major from Falkville High School. Brown is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band. Scott Buchanan of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Cullman High School. Buchanan is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers.
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Sarai Dempster of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Fairview High School. Dempster is a member of the Concert Choir. Cora DeRoos of Hayden is a freshman General studies major from Hayden High School. DeRoos is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers. Mailey Dillard of Hamilton is a freshman Dental Hygienist major from Hamilton High School. Dillard is a member of the Pride Line.
Gerrit Eger of Arab is a sophomore Automotive Technology major from Arab High School. Eger is a member of the Concert Band.
Adam Hall of Woodstock, Ga. is a sophomore Nursing major from Sequoyah High School. Hall is a member of the Concert Band.
Joleigh Ergle of Nauvoo is a freshman Music Education major from Carbon Hill School. Ergle is a member of the Concert Band.
Jesse Hall of Scottsboro is a freshman Horticulture Technology major from Scottsboro High School. Hall is a member of the Concert Band.
Jaelyn Fink of Decatur is a freshman General Studies major from Homeschool. Fink is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir, Singers and Pride Line. Hernan Garcia-Martinez of Joppa is a sophomore General studies major from Fairview High School. Garcia-Martinez is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble. Peyton German of Cullman is a freshman Radiation Therapy major from Good Hope High School. German is a member of the Concert Band. Lana Gibson of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Gibson is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers. Hayden Giumarro of Union Grove is a freshman General Studies major from Albert P. Brewer High School. Giumarro is a member of the Concert Band. Sharlyn Gonzalez of Hanceville is a sophomore Forensic Investigation major from Hanceville High School. Gonzalez is a member of the Concert Band. Megan Green of Arab is a freshman General Studies major from Arab High School. Green is a member of the Concert Band. Dakota Guthrie of Jasper is a freshman Music Education major from Jasper High School. Guthrie is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Laura Harrell of Satsuma is a sophomore Sonography major from Satsuma High School. Harrell is a member of the Concert Band and Theatre. Brody Hayes of Arab is a freshman Salon and Spa Management major from Arab High School. Hayes is a member of the Pride Line. Keegan Helton of Arab is a freshman Salon and Spa Management major from Brindlee Mountain High School. Helton is a member of the Pride Line. James Hullett of Warrior is a sophomore General Studies major from Corner High School. Hullett is a member of the Percussion Ensemble. Ariel Jacobs of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Jacobs is a member of the Theatre. Jacob Johnson of Kimberly is a freshman General Studies major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Johnson is a member of the Concert Band. Taylor Jones of Cullman is a sophomore General science major from Fairview High School. Jones is a member of the Theatre. John Heath Kemp of Arab is a freshman General Studies major from Arab High School. Kemp is a member of the Concert Choir. Seth Kimbrough of Somerville is a freshman Music with concentration In Piano major from A.P Brewer High School. Kimbrough is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers.
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WHO’S WHO NaRiah Knight of Pell City is a freshman General Studies major from Pell City High School. Knight is a member of the Pride Line. Susan Latimer of Pinson is a freshman Graphic Art and Design major from Agape Academy. Latimer is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers. Jay Lee of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Lee is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers. Bailee Light of Hanceville is a freshman Graphic Art and Design major. Light is a member of the Concert Choir. Hannah Longshore of Oneonta is a sophomore General Studies major from Cleveland High School. Longshore is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band. Rachael Manasco of Dora is a sophomore Culinary Arts major from Dora High School. Manasco is a member of the Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Jordan Mayo of Hayden is a sophomore Aerospace Engineering major from Cleveland High School. Mayo is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band. Brennon-Hawk Maze of Hulaco is a sophomore Music Education major from Fairview High School. Maze is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band. Sabrina Myers of Cullman is a sophomore Music Education major from Good Hope High School. Myers is a member of the Theatre and Concert Choir. Amelia Pamplin of Blountsville is a sophomore Office Management major from J.B. Pennington High School. Pamplin is a member of the Concert Band. Warren Pearce of Arab is a freshman Engineering major from Arab High School. Pearce is a member of the Concert Band. Wesley Pennington of Bremen is a freshman General Studies major. Pennington is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Jonathan Marcelo of Guntersville is a freshman Welding major from Brindlee Mountain High School. Marcelo is a member of the Concert Band.
Hannah Phillips of Chesapeake, Va. is a freshman Music Education major from Kettle Run High School. Phillips is a member of the Concert Choir.
Cheyenne Marchman of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Cullman High School. Marchman is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Irene Prue of Huntsville is a freshman Salon and Spa Management major. Prue is a member of the Theatre.
Hayden Martin of Oneonta is a freshman General Studies major from Appalachian High School. Martin is a member of the Concert Band.
ReAnna Rusk of Fairview is a sophomore General Studies major from Fairview High School. Rusk is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir, Singers and Pride Line.
Anthony Martinez of The Bronx, NY is a freshman General Studies major from Athens High School. Martinez is a member of the Concert Choir.
Hollie Salter of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from West Point High School. Salter is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
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Anna Sandlin of Cullman is a freshman Elementary Education major from Cullman High School. Sandlin is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers.
Jathziry Torres of Santa Fe, NM is a sophomore General Studies major from Arab High School. Torres is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band and Concert Choir.
Benjamin Sanford of Arab is a freshman Graphic Arts and Design major from Brindlee Mountain High School. Sanford is a member of the Concert Band.
Max Townson of Cullman is a sophomore Music Education major from Cullman High School. Townson is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Lucas Sawtelle of Cullman is a freshman General studies major from Cullman High School. Sawtelle is a member of the Concert Band.
Slade Turbyfield of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Turbyfield is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Sophia Schuster of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major. Schuster is a member of the Theatre.
Jacob Waldrep of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Hanceville High School. Waldrep is a member of the Theatre, Concert Choir and Singers.
Julian Skinner of Cullman is a sophomore Sports Medicine major from Cullman High School. Skinner is a member of the Concert Choir and Singers.
Noah (Reggie) Warren of Cullman is a freshman HVAC major from Cullman High School. Warren is a member of the Theatre.
Isabella Slusser of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major. Slusser is a member of the Concert Choir.
Jackson Wilkes of Remlap is a freshman Music major from Locust Fork High School. Wilkes is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Cole Smith of Arab is a sophomore Business Administration major from Brindlee Mountain High School. Smith is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Jake Wilson of Sylacauga is a freshman Chemistry major from Gardendale High School. Wilson is a member of the Concert Band.
Halen Talley of Oneonta is a sophomore General Studies major from Agape Academy. Talley is a member of the Theatre and Concert Choir.
Kaesey Yates of Hanceville is a freshman General Studies major from West Point High School. Yates is a member of the Concert Band.
Candice Tatum of Hayden is a sophomore Cyber Security major from Hayden High School. Tatum is a member of the Concert Band.
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WALLACE STATE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES Concert Band
Members of the Concert Band include Faith Beason, Kenan Blair, Elijah Brown, Jaxon Chamblee, Jaxon Crow Giumarro, Sharlyn Gonzalez, Megan Green, Dakota Guthrie, Adam Hall, Jesse Hall, Laura Harrell, Jacob John Hawk Maze, Amelia Pamplin, Warren Pearce, Wesley Pennington, Hollie Salter, Benjamin Sanford, Lucas Sa Yates. Not pictured is Dominick Calvert
Jazz Band
Members of the Jazz Band are Elijah Brown, Jaxon Crow, Shawn Daily, Tessa Day, Hernan Garcia-Martinez, Dakota Guthrie, Hannah Longshore, Jordan Mayo, Brennon-Hawk Maze, Wesley Pennington, Hollie Salter, Cole Smith, Jathziry Torres, Max Townsend, and Jackson Wilkes. Not pictured: Dominick Calvert and vocalist Vella Richter. Page 20
w, Shawn Daily, Tessa Day, Gerrit Eger, Joleigh Ergle, Hernan Garcia-Martinez, Peyton German, Hayden nson, Hannah Longshore, Rachael Manasco, Jonathan Marcelo, Hayden Martin, Jordan Mayo, Brennonawtelle, Cole Smith, Candice Tatum, Jathziry Torres, Max Townson, Jackson Wilkes, Jake Wilson, and Kaesey
Percussion Ensemble
Members of the Percussion Ensemble include Shawn Daily, James Hullett, Rachael Manasco, Hernan Garcia-Martinez, and Max Townson.
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WALLACE STATE VOCAL ENSEMBLES Concert Choir
Members of the Concert Choir include Daffne Angeles Aviles, Audrey Bagwell, Eli Baird, Bella Baker, Trae Barker, Faith Beason, James Bell, Kenan Blair, Scott Buchanan, Emma Kate Cleghorn, Brooke Cochran, Sarai Dempster, Cora DeRoos, Jaelyn Fink, Lana Gibson, Ariel Jacobs, John Heath Kemp, Seth Kimbrough, Susan Latimer, Jay Lee, Bailee Light, Cheyenne Marchman, Anthony Martinez, Sabrina Myers, Hannah Phillips, ReAnna Rusk, Anna Sandlin, Julian Skinner, Isabella Slusser, Halen Talley, Jathziry Torres, Slade Turbyfield, and Jacob Waldrep.
Singers
Members of the Singers include Audrey Bagwell, Eli Baird, Trae Barker, James Bell, Emma Kate Cleghorn, Brooke Cochran, Cora DeRoos, Jaelyn Fink, Lana Gibson, Seth Kimbrough, Susan Latimer, Jay Lee, Cheyenne Marchman, ReAnna Rusk, Anna Sandlin, Julian Skinner, Slade Turbyfield, and Jacob Waldrep. Page 22
WALLACE STATE DANCE Pride Line
Members of the Pride Line include Mailey Dillard, Jaelyn Fink, Brody Hayes, Keegan Helton, NaRiah Knight, Lilly Rowe, and ReAnna Rusk.
THEATRE
Members of the Theatre include Eli Baird, Bella Baker, Trae Barker, James Bell, Emma Kate Cleghorn, Brooke Cochran, Sarai Dempster, Jaelyn Fink, Lana Gibson, Laura Harrell, Ariel Jacobs, Taylor Jones, Susan Latimer, Jay Lee, Cheyenne Marchman, Sabrina Myers, Irene Prue, ReAnna Rusk, Sophia Schuster, Julian Skinner, Halen Talley, Slade Turbyfield, Jacob Waldrep, and Noah (Reggie) Warren. Page 23
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
BROADWAY NIGHT FEB. 25, 2027 @ 7 PM Burrow Center Recital Hall ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION FOR ADULTS, $5 DONATION FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
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BROADWAY NIGHT The Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts students present a student-led Cabaret night of hits from some of your favorite Broadway shows! Featuring the music of Classic Broadway to the hits of new Broadway shows. Be ready to laugh, cry, and sing along! Performance Venue Date and Time
Burrow Recital Hall February 25, 2027, 7:00pm
Featuring Wallace State Fine & Performing Arts Students Sound Design
Wes Clabo
Artistic Directors
WSCC Students
Musical Director
Tiffany Richter
Choreography
Tahauny Cleghorn
Admission: $10 Donation for Adults $5 Donation for Students and Children Under 12
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Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
SOLO & CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL March 18, 2027 @ 7 PM
Bur Burrow B ur r o w Center C e nte n te r Recital Re cit ci t al Hall AD MISSION IS FREE
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SOLO & CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL Join us for a night of beautiful instrumental and vocal music, performed by Wallace State’s small ensembles and soloists. Performance Venue Date and Time Featuring Sound Design Musical Directors Admission
Burrow Recital Hall March 18, 2027, 7:00 pm Private lesson students, Percussion Ensemble and other ensembles to be announced Wes Clabo Fine & Performing Arts Faculty Free
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Wallace State Theatre Presents
OUR TOWN BY THORNTON WILDER
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Burrow Center Recital Hall
MARCH 19-20 2027 @ 7 PM MARCH 21, 2027 @ 2 PM ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION FOR ADULTS, $5 DONATION FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
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OUR TOWN Written by Thornton Wilder in 1938, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play presents life in the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913. Narrated by a Stage Manager on a bare stage with minimal props, the play explores the universal human experience through three distinct acts: daily life, love and marriage, and death. Performance Venue Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Date and Time March 19-20, 2027, 7:00 pm March 21, 2027, 2:00 pm Featuring Wallace State Theatre Artistic Director Angela Green Admission $10 Donation for Adults $5 Donation for Students and Children Under 12 Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
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D
P
WO O O DITTIES
Presented by the Wallace State Singers
Burrow Center Recital Hall
APRIL 9-10, 2027 @ 7 PM APRIL 11, 2027 @ 2 PM
ADMISSION IS $10 $10 DONATION FOR ADULTS,, $5 DONATION FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12 $ 12 ADMISSION IS
DONATION FOR ADULTS
DONATION FOR STUD NTS AND ILDR N UND R
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Doo Wop Ditties The Wallace State Singers take you on a journey back to the era of poodle skirts, hula hoops and the birth of Rock-n-Roll! Let us serenade you with some of the best music from the 50s and 60s, as we pay tribute to the Cool Daddies and Pretty Babies that gave us songs like Tutti Frutti, Lollipop, and In the Still of the Night. Oh, and maybe a little known artist we call…The King. Performance Venue
Burrow Center Recital Hall
Date and Time April 9-10, 2027, 7:00 pm April 11, 2027, 2:00 pm Featuring
Wallace State Singers
Lighting Design
Wes Clabo
Artistic Director
Tiffany Richter
Choreography
Tahauny Cleghorn
Admission $10 Donation for Adults $5 Donation for Students and Children Under 12 Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
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Wallace State Jazz Band Presents
Big Band Dance
Burrow Center for the Fine & Performing Arts
APRIL 16, 2027 @ 7 PM ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION FOR ADULTS, $5 DONATION FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
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Big Band Dance Grab your dancing shoes and join us as we dance the night away to some of the greatest Big Band hits of the 20s, 30s, and 40s! The Wallace State Jazz Band will usher you into a time where the men are suave, the women are swell, and the band is HOT! Performance Venue
Burrow Center Atrium
Date and Time
April 16, 2027, 7:00 pm
Featuring
Wallace State Jazz Band
Musical Director
Ricky Burks
Admission $10 Donation for Adults $5 Donation for Students and Children Under 12 Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
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Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
SPRING UNDER THE STARS APRIL 22, 2027 @ 6:30 PM The Grounds @ the Burrow Center
ADMISSION IS FREE
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Spring Under the Stars Grab a picnic and join us outside as we present music under the night sky! Our seventh annual Spring Under the Stars will feature all our ensembles as they perform music from their catalogs. Come and celebrate the end of our performance season with us, starring our students from Dance, Singers, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Concert Choir. All are welcome to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, etc. Food trucks will be on hand with dinner, dessert, and coffee. Call 256-352-8277 for more information. Performance Venue Date and Time
The Grounds at the Burrow Center April 22, 2027, 6:30 pm
Featuring
Concert Band, Jazz Band, Singers, Concert Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Theatre, Pride Line
Musical Directors
Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Admission
Free
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FACULTY MEMBERS Ricky Burks - Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair - Jazz Band and Saxophone Quartet A versatile musician with training in both jazz and classical idioms, Ricky Burks earned his B.S. in Music Education from the University of North Alabama in 1990 and his M.A. from the University of North Alabama in 2000. Mr. Burks has utilized his performing skills with a number of ensembles, including groups such as the Edd Jones Orchestra, the Muscle Shoals Area Big Band, the Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Steel City Sound, the Russ Morgan Orchestra, and Alabama Pipe and Drum. He was also a founding member of the Night Life Saxophone Quartet, which has been featured on National Public Radio. In addition, he has served as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the Southeast. Mr. Burks directs the Jazz Band and Saxophone Ensemble at Wallace State, where he has been employed since 1990 as woodwind instructor and director of bands. Currently, Mr. Burks serves as the Chairperson of the Fine and Performing Arts at Wallace State Community College. Tahauny Cleghorn - Resident Choreographer, Pride Line Director Tahauny Cleghorn is the Resident Choreographer at Wallace State, working with the Wallace State Singers, theatre department, and directing the Wallace State Pride Line. Tahauny is a Wallace State Fine Arts alum and after earning her Associates degree, she earned her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Montevallo. While at Montevallo she had the opportunity to perform, choreograph, and assistant direct both department and student led productions, and upon graduation she received the Trumbauer Award for Excellence in Theatre from the UM theatre faculty and staff. Ms. Cleghorn has since been active in the arts scene all over Alabama as a performer, choreographer, intimacy director, and teacher, working at Red Mountain Theatre, Virginia Samford Theatre, Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Terrific New Theatre, ArtPlay UAB, and Theatre Downtown. However, she has most often been seen on the Next Great Americans tour with the Liberty Learning Foundation, playing Libby Liberty for elementary schoolers all around the southeast. She served for four years as Creative Director of River City Performing Arts, and served as a freelance choreographer for the Wallace State Singers and a guest artist with Wallace State Theatre before coming to work at Wallace State full-time. Some recent highlights include appearing as Jean Louise in the Virginia Samford Theatre’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird, choreographing Sunday in the Park With George at Terrific New Theatre to open their brand new theatre space, and the premiere of her original dance work “Sixteen Tons: The Women of Sloss Furnace” with Gradient Dance Theatre on location at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham.
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Angela Green - Theatre Angela Green holds an MFA in Acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BS in Theatre with Speech and Dance minors from Troy University. This year marks her 26th in education. Before joining the faculty at Wallace, she served as the movement coach, resident choreographer, costumer, and an instructor of theatre at Calhoun Community College. In addition to teaching at Calhoun, she simultaneously taught theatre at Randolph School in Huntsville where she was the head of the middle school theatre program. Ms. Green was a tenured member of the faculty at The University of North Alabama from 2000-2008, where she taught theatre, dance, communication skills, and was the sponsor for the Lion Paws dance team. Ms. Green has acted professionally with Birmingham Children’s Theatre, North Carolina Theatre for Young People, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and The Clarence Brown Theatre at The University of Tennessee. She has also appeared in numerous community productions in North Carolina and Alabama. She has choreographed for high school, college, and community theatre productions and middle, high school, and college show choirs. She and her husband Patrick live in Huntsville and have a 15-year-old daughter named Daisy. Tiffany Stone Richter - Concert Choir and Singers Tiffany Stone Richter is the Director of Choral Activities at Wallace State. During her tenure at Wallace State, she has conducted the Wallace State Concert Choir, Wallace State Singers, and Wallace State Vocal Jazz. She has also taught Private and Class Voice, Private and Class Piano, Music Theory and Music Appreciation. Distinctions include Alabama Community College Award of Excellence, Academic Faculty Award, and Wallace State Employee of the Year. Under Ms. Richter’s direction, the Wallace State Vocal Ensembles have participated in several performances across the country, including the Kennedy Center and National Cathedral in Washington D.C., The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, Walt Disney World, and have also extended their reach outside of the United States during tours of France, Germany, Austria and Italy. Ms. Richter also collaborates as a musician in the private sector. She is a gospel and jazz recording artist, performing in a variety of settings across the United States, as well as Europe and Central America. Ms. Richter received her MM in Choral Conducting from Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, with a stipulation in Vocal Jazz. She is originally from Oklahoma, but has adopted Alabama as her new home, and enjoys her husband, children and the variety of animals, invited, or not, running around the farm.
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FACULTY MEMBERS Dr. Justin Robinson - Concert Band Justin Robinson has taught music in varying roles at Benedict College, Northwest Mississippi Community College, and Southaven Middle School. As a performer, Robinson has been a member of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra and the Florence Symphony Orchestra, directed the brass ensemble at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC, and has performed with numerous other groups throughout the Southeast. Robinson began his education at Mississippi State University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education in 2011. From 2011-2013, he served as the trumpet graduate assistant at The Pennsylvania State University, while earning a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance. Most recently, Robinson earned his DMA in Trumpet Performance and a Doctoral Minor in Music Theory from The University of South Carolina in 2020. While working on his doctorate, he served as Music Theory Graduate Assistant and played principal trumpet in the USC Symphony Orchestra. Jennie Stone - Piano and Percussion Ensemble Jennie Stone directs the Percussion Ensemble, teaches Music Theory Lab, Private Piano and Percussion, and Class Piano, and accompanies student soloists and ensembles within the Fine & Performing Arts Department. Mrs. Stone earned her BA in General Music from Jacksonville State University in 2018 with a primary concentration in piano and a secondary focus in percussion. She then attained her MM in Piano Performance from the University of Alabama in 2021. Before arriving at Wallace State, Mrs. Stone worked as a freelance teacher, accompanist, and arranger based in Birmingham.
STAFF MEMBERS
Wes Clabo - Technical Director
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Amy McDonald - Secretary
SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS Performing Arts Scholarship Auditions Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts holds scholarship auditions each year for current and prospective students interested in participating in performing ensembles. The Wallace State Performing Arts programs consists of vocal and instrumental ensembles, dance and theatre. Students can audition for more than one ensemble across all programs. Recipients are required to be full-time students, maintain a GPA of 2.5 and meet other requirements specific to each program. Visit www.wallacestate.edu/fpa for details. 2027-2028 scholarship auditions are scheduled for: February 12, 2027 March 5, 2027 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Performing Arts ensembles that offer scholarships include: Instrumental groups Vocal groups • Concert Band • Concert Choir • Jazz Band* • Wallace State Singers* • Percussion Ensemble • Vocal Jazz
Theatre • Performance • Technical Dance • Pride Line*
*Separate auditions are held to determine membership in noted ensembles.
LOOKING BACK - 2025-2026 SEASON
I Am a Pilgrim
Big Band Dance
July 2026
Pride Line
Homecoming 2026
April 2026
PUFFS
November 2025
Spring Under the Stars & Stripes April 2026
WALLACE STATE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS DANCE PRIDE LINE The Pride Line is the Wallace State dance line, performing at basketball games, and other fine arts events on campus and in the community. Membership is open to students of all majors and is by audition, but formal dance experience is not a requirement. Scholarships are available. INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT BAND The Concert Band performs a variety of classical and popular literature. Participation is open to anyone with prior instrumental experience. Auditions are for scholarships and chair placement only and there is no limit on the number of members. Scholarships are available. JAZZ BAND The Jazz Band is an elite 18-piece big band. These students participate in a performing ensemble that explores the entire repertoire for the big band, including (but not limited to) dance band, swing, Latin and contemporary and current charts. This ensemble maintains a demanding practice and performance schedule, including a spring tour that has in the past taken the group across the U.S. and to parts of Canada and the Bahamas. Members must audition for a spot in the group, though previous jazz experience is not a requirement. Scholarships are available. SAXOPHONE QUARTET The small ensemble of saxophone players perform music from classical, jazz, and pop idioms. This is an auditioned group for which scholarships are available. BRASS ENSEMBLE The brass ensemble is comprised of trumpets, French horns, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas. Membership is by audition/assignment from the concert band. Scholarships are available. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE This ensemble introduces its members to rudimental and chamber percussion idioms. The group is open to all instrumentalists and is designed to develop fundamental techniques in
new percussionists while advancing the skill sets of more experienced players. Scholarships are available. DRAMA THEATRE The Theatre program provides quality training and production opportunities for students wishing to pursue a career in theatre, those who plan to acquire a degree in theatre, and students who simply enjoy the craft. Wallace State Theatre students can participate in two productions per year, including one play and one musical. Scholarships are available by audition for those interested in acting, directing, or technical design. VOCAL CONCERT CHOIR The Choir is a performance group designed to enhance the skills of developing musicians through the choral genre. The repertoire chosen incorporates many styles and represents the vast canon of choral music, including small octaves and larger works. Emphasis is placed on nurturing reading skills and honing awareness of musical form, stylistic characteristics, and musical ensemble performance. Membership in the Concert Choir is open to anyone. Students may audition for scholarships. SINGERS This is a performance-based ensemble that appears on campus, in the community, and periodically throughout Alabama. This is a music revue/jazz ensemble that explores various forms of popular music, including vocal jazz. This ensemble is a recruiting tool for Wallace State Community College, especially for the music department, and tours and performs at area schools. Membership in this group is based on audition. Scholarships are available. VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE The Vocal Jazz Ensemble is an auditioned group of vocalists performing selected literature from the jazz genre. This select ensemble performs the standards of the 1940s–today throughout the community.