|
Holly Theatre Education & Children's Theatre Director
8/09- "I had the amazing opportunity of growing up in the theatre. Growing up with theatre not as a hobby but as a lifestyle gave me a chance to learn so much more about the world around me. I want to share all that I learned and give children the same wonderful experiences. While working in the public schools I saw first hand the influence creative drama has on a student not only creatively but also academically. I feel very passionately that theatre is a wonderful resource for all children to learn and grow. Regardless of a student's rate of learning or learning style, theatre increases their knowledge and understanding by providing new experiences and new perspectives. The Holly Children's Theatre program has grown substantially in the past couple of years and I believe there is no end to that growth in sight. The work the Holly does for children and the community is wonderful and it is an honor to join the team."
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
 Nathan Gerrells has been involved in the children's theater programming for many years. He volunteers for the majority of the Holly Children's Theatre productions, directing many of them, and instructs some of the Summer Camps most years. He is one of the Holly's competition team directors (In 2009, he will be taking the 6-12 year old troupe to the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta as music director and the 12-18 year old team on a cruise festival competitionas the stage director!)
Nathan is a Fourth grade teacher at Long Branch Elementary School in Dahlonega and also performs at the Holly in mainstage productions from time to time. He graduates with his Masters Degree in Education at NGCSU this semester and will be directing Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr. at Longbranch Elementary in the Spring.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
 Karla was most recently seen at the Holly starring as Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. She has also previously been seen on stage at the Holly in Oklahoma!, A Christmas Story, Man of La Mancha, The Fantasticks, and Arsenic and Old Lace. At the Black Bear Dinner Theatre, Karla recently performed in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and played Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. Karla served in the Summer of 2008 as the Education Director for the Holly and is now a social worker for hospice. She is the assistant director for "The Wizard in Wonderland."
|
|
Read more...
|
|
 Brooke has been at part of the Holly Theatre Company for several years. Most recently, Brooke directed Schoolhouse Rock, Live! Jr. and appeared as The Rising Star in Annie. Brooke is the assistant director for the competition team that won FIRST PLACE in the National Performing Arts Festival in DisneyWorld in January 2008, is the assistant director of the "Footloose" team to perform in the Bahamas in 2009, and is the director of the "Aristocats" competition team to perform at the Junior Theatre Festival, also in 2009.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
 Kate McElliott is the 12-18 yr old competition team coordinator-/music director for the Holly Theatre and will be bringing the team to The Natinoal Performing Arts Festival in 2009 to perform Footloose (last year, the team won first place in Disney!) April 2006-May 2008, she was the Education and Children's Theatre Director. In the Fall of 2008, she left the Holly to teach special education at Wauka Mt Elementary School in Hall County (where she also directs the drama club, currently getting ready to perform Rodger & Hammerstein's Cinderella at NHHS... see www.waukadrama.com)..
While Education Director at the Holly, Kate taught the majority of classes at the Holly Theatre, taught voice lessons , planned the Holly Children's Theatre programming, and musically directed or directed and produced the children's theatre productions.
Kate has her B.A. Music (Vocal Performance) and will graduate this Spring with her Master's Degree in Special Education. Kate lives in Dahlonega with her husband Don and three kids, Mitchell (8), Fiona (6), and Luke (4).
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 9 of 73 |
