2025-2026
WALLACE STATE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
Look inside for the Wallace State Community College Fine and Performing Arts performance schedule for the 2025-2026 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
2025-2026 Performance Season
Nov. 7-9, 2025
PUFFS
Page 4
Nov. 10, 2025
Salute to United States Veterans
Page 6
March 13-15, 2026
Xanadu
Page 24
April 23, 2026
Spring Under the Stars & Stripes
Page 32
ALSO FEATURED
March 27-29, 2026
The Great American Road Trip
Page 26
April 30, 2026
Broadway Night
Page 34
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
Nov. 22-23, 2025
The Nutcracker
Page 8
Dec. 11, 2025
Christmas Spectacular
Page 10
April 9, 2026
Solo & Chamber Ensemble Recital
Page 28
April 17, 2026
Big Band Dance
Page 30
July 23-25, 2026
I Am a Pilgrim
Page 36
Page 22 Wallace State 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 Daniels
Art Instructor
Brooke Desnoës
Dance Instructor
Angela Green
Theatre Instructor
Amy McDonald Secretary
Contact Us
Tiffany Richter
Choirs, Voice
Dr. Justin Robinson
Concert Band, Brass
Adrian Scott
Art/Visual Communications Instructor
Jennie Stone
Piano, Percussion
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WALLACE STATE THEATRE PRESENTS:
Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School of Magic and Magic By Matt Cox
NOVEMBER 7 & 8 at 7 PM
NOVEMBER 9 at 2 PM
BETTY LEETH HAYNES THEATRE
Admission: $10 donation
$5 student price
PUFFS
Discover the hilarious and heartwarming story of the Puffs, a group of magical students who, well… aren’t exactly heroes. Puffs is a witty, parody-filled adventure that follows a trio of unlikely friends as they navigate seven increasingly dangerous years at a certain wizarding school. Packed with laughs, surprises, and plenty of magical mishaps, Puffs is a refreshing, laugh-out-loud journey perfect for fans of all things wizardly!
Performance Venue Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time
November 7-8, 2025 @ 7:00pm
November 9, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Featuring Wallace State Theatre
Scenic Design Mark Eccleston
Lighting Design Aaron Johnston
Artistic Director Angela Green
Scenic Artist Lana Gibson
Poster Design Alliana Chenault
Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
VETERANS UNITED STATES
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, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Featuring Concert and Jazz Bands
Lighting Design Wes Clabo
Sound Design Wes Clabo
Directors Dr. Justin Robinson, Ricky Burks
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 Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Featuring Ballet South
Date and Time
Admsission
November 22, 2025 @ 2:00 & 7:00 pm
November 23, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Adult $22, Child $15
Music Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography Brooke Desnoës
Lighting Design Wes Clabo
Sound Engineer Wes Clabo
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
ADMISSION IS FREE DEC. 11, 2025 @ 7 PM
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
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time December 11, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.
Featuring Jazz Band, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Singers, Theatre and Percussion Ensemble
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Angela Green
Wes Clabo
Wes Clabo
Artistic Directors Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Musical Directors Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Choreographer Tahauny Cleghorn
WALLACE STATE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS
Trae Barker
Ivey Bynum
Alliana Chenault
Shay Davis
Jacob Alvis
Kenan Blair
Michelle Canterbury
Rebekah Clay
Sarai Dempster
Eli Baird
Halie Blevins
Christina Cato
Brooke Cochran
Joel DeRoos
Bella Baker
Kara Boyd
Felipe Chacon
Ethan Cruz-Chacon
Jacob Dorning
Ashley Barker
Malachi Chamblee
Shawn Daily
Felicity Driver
Blaire Drummond
Gerrit Eger
Avery Freeman
Isaac Graves
Ruby Fallin
Hernan Garcia-Martinez
Adam Hall
Sarah Hutchinson
Jay Lee
Lynlee Ferguson
Ella Gibbs
Laura Harrell
Andrew Jones
AvynLee Locklear
Sharlyn Gonzalez
Elleigh Henry
Taylor Jones
Hannah Longshore
Leon Franks
Illora Goodwin
Kenley Howard
Kaylee Knox
Rachael Manasco
Kelsie Marsee
Ariel Jacobs
Jordyn Mason
Lana Gibson
WALLACE STATE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS
Noël Montgomery
Aubrey Pearson
Nyjaa Rooks
Cierra Schultz
Sabrina Myers
Theodore Pirkle
Jillian Rush
Jordan Mayo
Mary Savannah Newell
Eli Putman
ReAnna Rusk
Brennon-Hawk Maze
Amelia Pamplin
Cade Reid
Hollie Salter
Brooklyn McCarley
Maia Pate
Olivia Reyna
Lizzie Schifanella
Charles Mayer
Ryleigh Steffen
Candice Tatum
Zander Veal
Abby Stricklin
Anna Kate Taylor
Jacob Emmanual Viola
Leah Suominen
Mollie Tolton
Yvonne Wakaimba
Halen Talley
Max Townson
Jacob Waldrep
Slade Turbyfield
Noah (Reggie) Warren
Em Sharp Julian Skinner
Cole Smith
Sarah Smith
Not pictured
James Hullett
Juliana Laney
Annabelle Marte
Johanna Wisener
Noah Woodard
Caroline Worley
Jacob Alvis of Hanceville is a sophomore Music Education major from Lawrence County High School. Alvis is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble and Concert Choir.
Eli Baird of Blountsville is a freshman Liberal Arts major from J.B. Pennington. Baird is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Bella Baker of Valley Grove is a freshman Business Administration major from Good Hope High School. Baker is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Ashley Barker of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman Christian School. Barker is a member of the Concert Choir.
Trae Barker of Addison is a sophomore General Studies major from Addison High School. Barker is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Kenan Blair of Hayden is a freshman Music major from Hayden High School. Blair is a member of the Concert Band.
Halie Blevins of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Fairview High School. Blevins is a member of the Concert Band.
Kara Boyd of McCalla is a sophomore Diagnostic Medical Sonography major from Brookwood High School. Boyd is a member of the Concert Choir.
Ivey Bynum of Cullman is a sophomore HIT Revenue Cycle Management major from Cullman High School. Bynum is a member of the Pride Line.
Michelle Canterbury of Oneonta is a sophomore Business Administration major from Appalachian High School. Canterbury is a member of the Concert Band.
Christina Cato of Hayden is sophomore Business Administration major from Hayden High School. Cato is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Felipe Chacon of Oneonta is a sophomore Agribusiness major from Appalachian High School. Chacon is a member of the Concert Band.
Malachi Chamblee of Rosa is a sophomore General Studies major from Cleveland High School. Chamblee is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Alliana Chenault of Moulton is a sophomore General Studies major from Lawrence County High School. Chenault is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Rebekah Clay of Homewood is sophomore Business Administration major from Homewood High School. Clay is a member of Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Brooke Cochran of Moravia, N.Y., is a sophomore Advanced Automotive Mechanics major from Moravia High School. Cochran is a member of Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Ethan Cruz-Chacon of Oneonta is sophomore Music Education major from Appalachian High School. CruzChacon is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Shawn Daily of Oneonta is freshman General Studies major from Appalachian High School. Daily is a member of the Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Shay Davis of Hanceville is a freshman General Studies major from Hanceville High School. Davis is a member of the Concert Band.
Sarai Dempster of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Fairview High School. Dempster is a member of the Concert Choir.
Joel DeRoos of Warrior is a sophomore General Studies major from Hayden High School. DeRoos is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Jacob Dorning of Blountsville is a sophomore Pre-Engineering major from Oneonta High School. Dorning is a member of the Concert Choir.
Felicity Driver of Hanceville is sophomore Medical Laboratory Technician major from Good Hope High School. Driver is a member of the Concert Band.
Blaire Drummond of Eva is a sophomore Education major from A.P. Brewer High School. Drummond is a member of Allegro Dance Theatre and Pride Line.
Gerrit Eger of Arab is a freshman Advanced Automotive Technology major from Arab High School. Eger is a member of the Concert Band.
Ruby Fallin of Hayden is a freshman Paralegal major from Hayden High School. Fallin is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Lynlee Ferguson of Jasper is a sophomore Dance Performance major from Jasper High School. Ferguson is a member of Allegro Dance Theatre and Pride Line.
Leon Franks of Cullman is a sophomore Forensic Investigation major from West Point High School. Franks is a member of the Concert Band.
Avery J. Freeman of Holly Pond is a freshman General Studies major from Fairview High School. Freeman is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Hernan Garcia-Martinez of Joppa is a freshman General Studies major from Fairview High School. Garcia is a member of the Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Ella Gibbs of Arab is a sophomore General Studies major from Arab High School. Gibbs is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Lana Gibson of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Cullman High School. Gibson is a member of the Concert Choir.
Sharlyn Gonzalez of Hanceville is a freshman Forensic Investigation major from Hanceville High School. Gonzalez is a member of the Concert Band.
Illora Goodwin of Cullman is a sophomore Pre-Education major from West Point High School. Goodwin is a member of the Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Isaac Graves of Hanceville is a sophomore Music Education major (Fast Track) from Hanceville High School. Graves is a member of the Jazz Band.
Adam Hall of Woodstock, Ga., is a freshman Nursing major from Sequoyah High School. Hall is a member of the Concert Band.
Laura Harrell of Satsuma is a freshman Pre-Sonography major from Satsuma High School. Harrell is a member of the Concert Band.
Elleigh Henry of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Fairview High School. Henry is a member of the Pride Line.
Kenley Howard of Union Grove is a freshman General Studies major from Arab High School. Howard is a member of the Concert Band.
James Hullett of Warrior is a freshman Poultry Science major from Corner High School. Hullett is a member of the Percussion Ensemble.
Sarah Hutchinson of Hayden is a sophomore Business Administration major from Hayden High School. Hutchinson is a member of the Concert Band.
Ariel Jacobs of Cullman is a sophomore Liberal Arts major from Cullman High School. Jacobs is a member of Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Andrew Jones of Cullman is a freshman Civil Engineering major from Cullman Christian School. Jones is a member of the Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Taylor Jones of Fairview is freshman Forensic Psychology major from Fairview High School. Jones is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Kaylee Knox of Kimberly is a freshman Sonography major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Knox is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Juliana Laney of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Laney is a member of the Concert Choir.
Jay Lee of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Cullman High School. Lee is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
AvynLee Locklear of Cullman is a freshman Medical Assistant major. Locklear is a member of the Concert Choir.
Hannah Longshore of Oneonta is a freshman Nursing major from Cleveland High School. Longshore is a member of the Concert Band.
Rachael Manasco of Empire is a freshman Diagnostic Medical Sonography major from Dora High School. Manasco is a member of the Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Kelsie Marsee of Hayden is a freshman General studies major from Hayden High School. Marsee is a member of the Concert Choir.
Annabelle Marte of Clermont, Fla., is a freshman General Studies major from St. Bernard High School. Marte is a member of the Pride Line.
WHO’S WHO
Jordyn Mason of Falkville is a sophomore General Studies major from Falkville High School. Mason is a member of the Concert Choir.
Charles Mayer of Pinson is a freshman Music Education major from Pinson Valley High School. Mayer is a member of the Concert Band.
Jordan Mayo of Hayden is a freshman Cybersecurity major from Cleveland High School. Mayo is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Brennon-Hawk Maze of Hulaco is a freshman Music Education major from Fairview High School. Maze is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Brooklyn McCarley of Joppa is a sophomore Health Information Technology major from Arab High School. McCarley is a member of the Concert Band.
Noël Montgomery of Cullman is a sophomore General Studies major. Montgomery is a member of the Concert Choir.
Sabrina Myers of Cullman is a freshman Music major from Good Hope High School. Myers is a member of Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Mary Savannah Newell of Owens Cross Roads is a freshman Nursing major from Madison Academy. Newell is a member of the Pride Line.
Amelia Pamplin of Blountsville is a freshman Office Management major from J.B. Pennington High School. Pamplin is a member of the Concert Band.
Maia Pate of Albion, N.Y., is a sophomore Salon and Spa Management major from Cullman High School. Pate is a member of the Concert Band.
Aubrey Pearson of Corner is a freshman Nursing major from Corner High School. Pearson is a member of the Concert Band.
Theodore Pirkle of Vestavia Hills is a freshman Cybersecurity major from Vestavia Hills High School. Pirkle is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Eli Putman of Cullman is a sophomore Music Education major from Cullman High School. Putman is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble and Saxophone Quintet.
Cade Reid of Cullman is a sophomore Accounting major from Cullman High School. Reid is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Olivia Reyna of Cullman is a freshman Liberal Arts major from Fairview High School. Reyna is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Nyjaa Rooks of Collinsville is a sophomore General Studies major from Collinsville High School. Rooks is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Jillian Rush of Locust Fork is a sophomore Music Education major from Locust Fork High School. Rush is a member of the Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble and Concert Choir.
ReAnna Rusk of Cullman is a sophomore Dental Hygiene major from Fairview High School. Rusk is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Hollie Salter of Cullman is a freshman Nursing major from West Point High School. Salter is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Lizzie Schifanella of Warrior is a freshman General Studies major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Schifanella is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Cierra Schultz of Hartselle is a freshman General Studies major from Hartselle High School. Schultz is a member of the Pride Line.
Em Sharp of Bremen is a sophomore Forensic Psychology major from Cold Springs High School. Sharp is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Julian Skinner of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Cullman High School. Skinner is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
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.
Sarah Smith of Hayden is a sophomore Paralegal major from Hayden High School. Smith is a member of the Concert Band.
Ryleigh Steffen of Gardendale is a freshman General Studies major from Gardendale High School. Steffen is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Abby Stricklin of Bremen is a freshman General Studies major from Cold Springs High School. Stricklin is a member of Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Leah Suominen of Hayden is a sophomore Graphic Art and Design major from Hayden High School. Suominen is a member of the Concert Band.
Halen Talley of Oneonta is a freshman General Studies major from Agape Academy. Talley is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Candice Tatum of Hayden is a sophomore Cybersecurity and Networking Technology major from Hayden High School. Tatum is a member of the Concert Band.
Anna Kate Taylor of West Point is a freshman Pre-Nursing major from West Point High School. Taylor is a member of the Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Mollie Tolton of Union Grove is a freshman Music Education major from Brindlee Mountain High School. Tolton is a member of the Jazz Band and Concert Band.
Max Townson of Vinemont is a freshman Music Education major from Cullman High School. Townson is a member of the Jazz Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Slade Turbyfield of Hanceville is a freshman Liberal Arts major from Cullman High School. Turbyfield is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Zander Veal of Cullman is a freshman Graphic Design major from Fairview High School. Veal is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Jacob Emmanuel Viola of Cullman is a sophomore Music major from Seton Home Study School. Viola is a member of the Concert Choir.
Yvonne Wakaimba of Gardendale is a sophomore Nursing major from Gardendale High School. Wakaimba is a member of the Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Jacob Waldrep of Hanceville is a sophomore General Studies major from Hanceville High School. Waldrep is a member of Wallace State Theatre and Concert Choir.
Noah (Reggie) Warren of Cullman is a freshman HVAC major from Cullman High School. Warren is a member of Wallace State Theatre, Concert Choir and Wallace State Singers.
Johanna Wisener of Cullman is a freshman General Studies major from Fairview High School. Wisener is a member of the Concert Band.
Noah Woodard of Warrior is a freshman General Studies major from Mortimer Jordan High School. Woodard is a member of Wallace State Theatre.
Caroline Worley of Sheffield is a sophomore General Studies major from Cullman High School. Worley is a member of the Concert Band.
Concert Band
Members of the Wallace State Concert Band include Jacob Alvis, Kenan Blair, Halie Blevins, Michelle Canterbury, DeRoos, Felicity Driver, Gerrit Eger, Leon Franks, Hernan Garcia-Martinez, Sharlyn Gonzalez, Illora Goodwin, Manasco, Charles Mayer, Jordan Mayo, Brennon-Hawk Maze, Brooklyn McCarley, Amelia Pamplin, Maia Pate, Sarah Smith, Ryleigh Steffen, Abby Stricklin, Leah Suominen, Candice Tatum, Mollie Tolton, Max Townson, Johanna
Jazz Band
Members of the Wallace State Jazz Band include Jacob Alvis, Christina Cato, Malachi Chamblee, Ethan Cruz-Chacon, Joel DeRoos, Isaac Graves, Kaylee Knox, Brennon-Hawk Maze, Jordan Mayo, Eli Putman, Olivia Reyna, Hollie Salter, Lizzie Schifanella, Ryleigh Steffen, Cole Smith, Mollie Tolton and Max Townsend.
Canterbury, Christina Cato, Felipe Chacon, Malachi Chamblee, Ethan Cruz-Chacon, Shawn Daily, Shay Davis, Joel Goodwin, Adam Hall, Laura Harrell, Kenley Howard, Sarah Hutchinson , Kaylee Knox, Hannah Longshore, Rachael Pate, Aubrey Pearson, Eli Putman, Olivia Reyna, Jillian Rush, Hollie Salter, Lizzie Schifanella, Cole Smith, Johanna Wisener and Caroline Worley.
Percussion Ensemble
Members of the Wallace State Percussion Ensemble inlcude from
left: Hernan Garcia-Martinez, Shawn Daily, Rachael Monasco, Jillian Rush, Abby Stricklin, Jacob Alvis, Illora Goodwin and Max Townson. Not pictured: Ethan Cruz-Chacon, James Hullett and Eli Putman.
Wallace State Concert Choir
Members of the Wallace State Concert Choir include Jacob Alvis, Eli Baird, Ashley Barker, Trae Barker, Kara Boyd, Alliana Chenault, Rebekah Clay, Brooke Cochran, Sarai Dempster, Jacob Dorning, Ella Gibbs, Lana Gibson, Illora Goodwin, Ariel Jacobs, Andrew Jones, Juliana Laney, Jay Lee, AvynLee Locklear, Kelsie Marsee, Jordyn Mason, Noél Montgomery, Sabrina Myers, Nyjaa Rooks, Jillian Rush, ReAnna Rusk, Em Sharp, Julian Skinner, Anna Kate Taylor, Slade Turbyfield, Jacob Viola, Yvonne Wakaimba, Jacob Waldrep and Noah (Reggie) Warren.
Wallace State Singers
Members of the Wallace State Singers include Eli Baird, Trae Barker, Alliana Chenault, Ella Gibbs, Andrew Jones, Jay Lee, Nyjaa Rooks, ReAnna Rusk, Anna Kate Taylor, Em Sharp, Julian Skinner, Slade Turbyfield, Yvonne Wakaimba and Noah (Reggie) Warren.
Members of the Wallace State Pride Line include from left, standing: Mary Savannah Newell, Elleigh Henry, Ivey Bynum, Cierra Schultz; seated: Blaire Drummond (co-captain) and Lynlee Ferguson (captain). Not pictured: Annabelle Marte.
WALLACE STATE THEATRE
Members of the Wallace State Theatre include from left, in front; Alliana Chenault, Jay Lee, Ruby Fallin, Eli Baird, Ariel Jacobs, Em Sharp; second row: Illora Goodwin, Ella Gibbs, ReAnna Rusk, Bella Baker, Nyjaa Rooks, Zander Veal, Theodore Pirkle; third row: Avery Freeman, Taylor Jones, Jacob Waldrep, Noah Woodard, Trae Barker, Julian Skinner, Noah (Reggie) Warren, Cade Reid, Halen Talley, Slade Turbyfield and Rebekah Clay. Not pictured: Brooke Cochran.
Wallace State Theatre Presents
Lyrics by
Based on the Universal Pictures film Screenplay by Richard Danus & Marc Rubel
MARCH 13 -14, 2026 @ 7 PM
MARCH 15, 2026 @ 2 PM
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION, $5 FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
Book by DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE
Music by JEFF LYNNE & JOHN FARRAR
JEFF LYNNE & JOHN FARRAR
Xanadu
This Tony Award-nominated, hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends, Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, Xanadu is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired.
Performance Venue
Date and Time
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
March 13-14, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
March 15, 2026 @ 2 pm
Featuring Wallace State Theatre
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Mark Eccleston
Wes Clabo
Artistic Director Angela Green
Musical Director Tiffany Richter
Choreography Tahauny Cleghorn
Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
MARCH 27-28, 2026 @ 7 PM
MARCH 29, 2026 @ 2 PM Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
The Great American Road Trip
It’s America’s 250th Birthday, so come along with the Wallace State Singers as we travel across the nation and pay tribute to the places, people and music that are quintessentially American!
Performance Venue Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time March 27-28, 2026 @ 7:00 pm March 29, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Featuring Wallace State Singers
Lighting Design Wes Clabo
Artistic Director Tiffany Richter
Choreography Tahauny Cleghorn
Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
SOLO & CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL
ADMISSION IS FREE APRIL 9, 2026 @ 7 PM
Burrow Center Recital Hall
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 Burrow Recital Hall
Date and Time April 9, 2026 @7:00 pm
Featuring Private lesson students, Percussion Ensemble and other ensembles to be announced
Sound Design Wes Clabo
Musical Directors Fine & Performing Arts Faculty
Wallace State Jazz Band Presents
BIG BAND DANCE
APRIL 17, 2026 @ 7 PM
Burrow Center for the Fine & Performing Arts
ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION, $5 FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
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 17, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Featuring Wallace State Jazz Band
Musical Director Ricky Burks
Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
Wallace State
Fine and Performing Arts Present
APRIL 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
The Grounds @ The Burrow Center
ADMISSION IS FREE
Spring Under the Stars & Stripes
Happy 250th, America! Join the Fine Arts ensembles on the lawn of the Burrow Center as we celebrate our country through music, dance and theatre. All are welcome to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, etc., and sample the array of food trucks. Call 256.352.8277 for more information closer to the performance.
Performance Venue
The Grounds at the Burrow Center
Date and Time April 23, 2026 @ 6:30 pm
Featuring Concert Band, Jazz Band, Singers, Concert Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Theatre, Pride Line
Musical Directors
Fine and Performing Arts Faculty
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Present
APRIL 30, 2026 @ 7 PM
Burrow Center Recital Hall
ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION
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 Burrow Recital Hall
Date and Time April 30, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Featuring Wallace State Fine & Performing Arts Students
Sound Design Wes Clabo
Artistic Directors WSCC Students
Musical Director Tiffany Richter
Choreography Tahauny Cleghorn
I Am a Pilgrim
Trace the roots of American Gospel music from the plantations, through the Appalachian Mountains, to the churches, radio and television! Gospel music comes from a mix of cultures, experiences and denominations, and has evolved over three centuries to create a uniquely American art form. Come and be moved by the spirit as we tell this story through music and dance!
Performance Venue Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
Date and Time July 23-25, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Featuring Wallace State Vocal Ensembles
Sound Design Wes Clabo
Artistic Director Tiffany Richter
Musical Director Tiffany Richter
Choreography Tahauny Cleghorn
Tickets can be purchased online one week prior to the show on the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts website: www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
Wallace State Vocal Program Presents
I AM A PILGRIM
(The Evolution of Gospel
Music)
JULY 23-25, 2026 @ 7 PM
Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre
ADMISSION IS $10 DONATION, $5 FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12
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.
Brooke Desnoës - Dance
Brooke Desnoës is one of the most gifted teaching artists of her generation, with over 20 years of experience at the international level. Her pre-professional training program opens the doors to successful professional careers for her students. Mrs. Desnoës trains her students “from the inside out” and provides them with an educational experience of the highest caliber.
Mrs. Desnoës received her early dance training in her native Alabama and went on to dance with ballet companies across the Southeast and in Europe. She has danced a varied repertoire including leading roles in many classic ballets such as “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” “Paquita,” and “Romeo and Juliet,” as well as works by contemporary choreographers. After a period of teaching at The Washington School of Ballet in Washington D.C., under the direction of Mary Day, Mrs. Desnoës founded L’Académie Américaine de Danse de Paris (AADP) which grew to become one of the largest and most reputable ballet schools in Europe under her direction.
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 25th 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 14-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.
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
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
Amy McDonald - Secretary
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 introduces its members to the 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
WALLACE STATE THEATRE
The Wallace State Community College 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 Wallace State 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.
WALLACE STATE 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 Wallace State 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.