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August 21, 2007

Where Are They Now?

Sarah Schacher(Class of 2008) is currently studying acting in the Stella Adler Studio at New York University. Her credits include "Pirates of Penzance", "This Side Up", "Godspell", "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail".

Rachel Sterrenburg(Class of 2008) is currently an opera student at The University of Kentucky. She was awarded a full scholarship to pursue her passion, singing. Rachel's credits include "Pirates of Penzance", "This Side Up", and "Godspell". She is often a featured concert soloist.

Houston Mahoney(Class of 2008) is currently a drama major at Auburn University. His credits include "Lady Windermere's Fan", "Pirates of Penzance", "This Side Up", "Godspell", "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail", and "Waiting the Judgement Day".

Jarrard Cole(2008) is currently a student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jarrard's interest in film has not ceased. He continues to produce and submit his work to various festivals.

Ramey Mize(2008) is currently studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While not a theatre major, Ramey is very active on and off stage with the UNC Drama Department.

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".

Carley Moore(Class of 2007) is currently a Theatre Major at the University of Georgia. Carley's credits include "The Trojan Women", "Godspell", "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail", "Waiting the Judgement Day", and "Little Shop of Horrors".

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.

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.

Mallory Moye (Class of 2005) is a 2008 graduate of theatre from the Stella Adler Studio of the Tisch School of New York University. Her stage credits include Ruby
Sunrise, Nightingale, 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.

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.

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 at Clemson 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 countless 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. Molly's concentrations are in dramaturgy, theatre history, directing, and properties design. She has also worked as properties intern at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge. Molly's main area of interest is in Props.

Elizabeth Moore (Class of 2004) was 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.

Lauren Schacher(Class of 2003) is living and acting in NYC. She is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre. 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).

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 worked as an assistant to a writer for the television show "The Riches". He currently resides in LA.

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.

Katherine Arnold Wolf(Class of 2000) is currently living in California with her her husband, Jay, and baby son, James

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.

August 16, 2007

2007-2008 Drama Season

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

August 15, 2007

August 14, 2007

2006-2007 Troupe

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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

Ms. Thompson's Bio

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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.

Ms. Clausen's Bio

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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.