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An audition workshop will be available on Wednesday, August 22 after school for all those interested. (UPPER SCHOOL ONLY). The workshop will help to prepare you for the One Act Auditions which will be held August 30th and 31st. For more information see Ms. Thompson in the Drama Department.
Katherine Arnold Wolf(Class of 2000) is currently signed with film, TV, and commercial agents, Innovative Artists. In addition to acting she is also modeling. She and her husband, Jay, reside in Malibu, California.
Lauren Schacher(Class of 2003) was happy to reprise her role in the Real Theatre Company's production of Hair, now off-Broadway on Theatre Row in NYC. She was recently asked back to her second year at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of theatre and will graduate from there in Spring of 2008. She is a graduate of McGill University in Italian and Biochemistry. Other recent/favorite credits include: film-- Amends to My Life (Lauren), Furry Hamsters from Hell (Cindy); theatre-- the Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Petra), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia), Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris).
Mallory Moye (Class of 2005) is studying theatre in the Stella Adler Studio of the Tisch School of New York University. Her stage credits include Love Letters, The Golden Age, The Merchant of Venice, Psychosis, The Gin Game, Little Shop of Horrors, Tartuffe, Twelfth Night, Working, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Quilters. She has also worked with the Blowing Rock Theatre Company in North Carolina and The Summer 3 Theatre company in Georgia.
Hayley Brown(Class of 2007) is currently a theatre major at The University of Southern California. She is focusing on performance. Her stage credits include Godspell, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Waiting the Judgement Day, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Wise Men of Chlem.
Aaron Stand (Class of 2007) is attending New York University. He is studying in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. In 2006 Aaron was chosen to participate in NYU’s selective summer theatre program. Aaron’s theatrical credits include Andy in Love Letters, Tom in The Golden Age, Mike in Wait Until Dark, Jesus in Godspell, Thoreau in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Birdboot in The Real Inspector Hound, Tartuffe in Tartuffe, Orin in Little Shop of Horrors, Sebastian in Twelfth Night, and Charlie in Working.
Hadley Cronk (Class of 2005) is currently in the Tisch School of the Arts Musical Theatre Program at NYU. While studying Hadley has continued to appear on the professional stage.
Powell Weaver(Class of 2001) has been making movies since the seventh grade. By the time he was 17, his work had screened on MTV. Shortly thereafter, in December 2000, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts film program at New York University.
In April 2001 he won one of only two scholarships in the country given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his video work. In November 2002 he appeared on MTV's TOTAL REQUEST LIVE as one of three finalists in a music video contest. By 2003 he had created a string of short films which have screened at over twenty-five festivals throughout the country. In 2004 Powell began an internship at Universal Records and started editing short video pieces for play on the Universal website. He has since shot, directed and edited various projects for Universal Artists 3 Doors Down, Akon, Jojo, Pras, Stevie Wonder, Damian Marley, Cherry Monroe and others. Powell's work has screened on MTV, MTV2, BET and VH1. For a time he lived in NYC and worked as a production assistant at Nickelodeon. He is currently living in LA and working as an assistant to a writer for the television show "The Riches".
Sean Jarrett (Class of 2001) graduated Magna Cum Laude from Flordia State University with a BA in Theatre. Sean Jarrett is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he received his BA in Theatre. While in Tallahassee he performed in over a dozen plays including Florida State’s 2005 production of Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio). He was a founding member of the Organic Artist’s Forum in Tallahassee, as well as OAF’s Slusher Street Theatre, which sought to provide the community with original, independent art and theatre. He has appeared in many plays and films. He has worked extensively with Shakespeare and Company serving as an artist in residence and as an assistant director.
Kendall Sherwood(Class of 2005) is currently a theatre major at Clemson University. Her play, "This Side Up", was selected for inclusion in the 2007 Wordbridge Playwrighting Festival. Kendall's performance credits include Henry V, The Vagina Monologues, The Burial at Thebes, Snapshots 5, Little Shop of Horrors, Tartuffe, Come In From the Cold. Her focus is on performance and writing.
Molly Yarn (Class of 2005) is a drama major at Tufts University. Since arriving at Tufts, she has worked on nearly 15 shows, and she sits on the board the student theatre group Pen, Paint, and Pretzels, toils as a carpenter in the scene shop, and works in the box office. With concentrations in dramaturgy and theatre history, directing, and properties design, she is currently a properties intern at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge.
Gaylie Felchlin(Class of 2006) is currently a theatre major at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California. She is studying acting.
Elizabeth Moore (Class of 2004) has been seen in many plays on the campus of Washington and Lee University. Her roles include Martirio in Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba. Libby also performed in the world premiere performance of a new play by Neil Labute at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Shannon Mclemore got her BA in Theatre from Southern Methodist University and her MFA in Theatre from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently living and working in LA.
Paul Jarrett(Class of 1998) graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with honors in 2003. His films have competed and received honors in such festivals as the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival.
ONE ACT:
This Side Up
by Kendall Sherwood
November 7,8,&10th @ 7:30 PM
MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY:
Fools
by Neil Simon
February 14, 15,& 16th. @ 7:30 PM
SPRING PLAY:
Pirates of Penzance
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Libretto by W.S. Gilbert
April 24, 25,& 26th @ 7:30 PM
ADVANCED ACTING SHOWCASE:
Snapshots
TBA
Top row: Sara Katherine Braucher, Ken Kansky, Austin Fite, Patrick Gragson
Center: Ethan Trice
Bottom Row: Brian Weinstein, Molly Kent, Sara Bell, John Gaver
Floor: Andrew Borda-Cabal
Lorraine Thompson is currently the Head of the Drama Department at Athens Academy. Her teaching responsibilities include 6th & 7th grades as well as all Upper School drama classes. She serves as the sponsor of the Athens Academy Drama Club and assists with the Mock Trail Team. Her directorial responsibilities include the fall one act play, the touring troupe, and the spring play. Her bachelor’s degree in Education is from Auburn University of Montgomery and her Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre is from the University of Georgia. Ms. Thompson enjoys spending some of her summer months working as an actress. Her professional theatre credits include The Summer 3 Theatre Company, Lees McRae Summer Theatre, The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, The Highlands Playhouse, and The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre. She has also studied with individuals at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. Her script publications include Under the Story Big Top by Pioneer Publishers 2007, Doctor Sooney’s Medicine by Heuer Publishing 2007, The Way of the World: An Adaptation by Big Dog Publishing 2006, Tartuffe: An Adaptation Big Dog Publishing 2005, The Romancers Eldridge Publishing 2004, and Storyville by I.E. Clark Publishers 2003. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Educational Theatre Association.
Katie Clausen is currently the Middle School (5th, 6th,and 8th) Drama teacher at Athens Academy.
She was born and raised in Duluth, Ga which is approximately one hour west of Athens. She began her theatre career almost 9 years ago as a freshman in high school, however, those close to her would say she's been performing for a lot longer. While attending Duluth High School she was quickly drawn to the department of theatre and was inspired by her director, Vanette Vedder, to continue her education in theatre at the collegiate level. She then attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. While at Auburn she was actively involved in the department of theatre as President of the Tau Gamma chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (drama honor society). She was also involved with the Auburn Players, a student led organization devoted to creating theatre. Not only was she involved in the Theatre department, but also held offices in the Student Government Association for two years. First as a member of Freshman Forum and secondly as Director of the Miss Auburn University Pageant. She was also a member of Chi Omega sorority.She graduated from Auburn Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance.
This past summer (2007), Ms. Clausen has been busy working on getting ready for a great year at Athens Acadmey, but has also been overjoyed to work with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival in Atlanta. She hopes to continue a strong bond with this professional company for years to come.