Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts
Published August 11, 2024
Volume 228
Tim Hurt - Performing Arts Director
“Bearing the image of the Creator as we cultivate creativity.”
A Note from the Director
We are rolling! We are rehearsing!! And we are already performing!!! Classes have started, and we could not be more excited!!! Theatrically, vocally, instrumentally, and technically, students are already showing their potential, and the future is bright at TCS!!! As we continue throughout these first few weeks, please feel free to reach out to any of our Performing Arts staff. We are glad to help, as we want to cultivate a creative space for each of our students to thrive in.
Come check out our Marching Lions this Friday at our first football game as we present The Greatest Showman and cheer our Lions on to victory. Respond to one of the many theatrical opportunities launched at our recent interest meeting to let your student take the stage. And celebrate our students who just came back from Columbus, Ohio and the National Fine Arts Festival. These are just a few highlights early in the year. There is so much to celebrate, and so many exciting adventures in store.
Parents, thank you already for your amazing support for the Arts. We feel it, and we appreciate it!! Please let us know if you would like to jump in and help, we love involving the whole family. Here’s to an amazing year ahead, and realizing God’s full potential in and through all of us!!
WHAT’S HAPPENING…
Marching Lions
Dance
Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Chorus
All Things Theatre
Music Arts Academy
Instrument Repair
MARCHING LIONS
Important Upcoming Dates
Below are the practice dates leading up to our first game!!
DANCE
We are excited to announce our Dance Workshops for the coming semester. Over the last few years, Mrs. Kelsea Krisle has worked with us to introduce this art form to our students. Many thanks to her for her hard work here. She has moved on to a full time job which will keep her from being able to continue at Trinity. With this, we are introducing these Saturday workshops to keep a dance focus as we continue to build this program.
For the Fall semester, Ms. Michelina Ryan will be leading our students in these sessions, with the goal of building to more regular opportunities in the Spring semester and beyond. Michelina is a student at Anderson University in South Carolina studying dance. She has worked with our students in a number of ways already including dance groups, theatre, workshops, and more. We are so excited to have her in leadership here, as she has so much to offer both artistically and spiritually to our students.
Middle School Percussion Ensemble
We are excited to announce we will be starting a Percussion Ensemble for young percussionists, beginning this August. This will take the place of the Middle School Drum Corps, and will be a place for students 6th through 8th grade to continue to explore the world of percussion on hand drums, mallet percussion, marching percussion, auxiliary instruments, and so much more.
Mr. Hurt will lead this group on Wednesdays after school, from 2:45-4:15pm. We will have a few performance opportunities at the end of each semester. INTERESTED? Click here to fill out the Google Form and register: https://forms.gle/a3JDx2pHTP1G3Pz86
CHORUS
We are excited to announce our High School Chorus Club
Meets on Fridays from 1:45pm - 3:30pm in room 502.
Students involved will have the opportunity to perform in our Winter and Spring concerts. All are welcome!
Email kara.bragg@tcslions.org to sign up!
ALL THINGS THEATRE
ELEMENTARY DRAMA CLUB
Save the date for Elementary Drama Club Performances on November 14-17, 2024.
For questions, please reach out to stacee.adams@tcslions.org
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Auditions are this week for our Middle School Musical, MADAGASCAR JR
If you would like to audition, please sign up for a slot through this link:
Auditions for Madagascar Jr. will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week (August 12th and 13th). Students should prepare to sing 30 seconds to a minute of a musical theatre song that best suits them or the role they are trying out for.
The students will also be asked to learn a short dance combination and read for a specific character in a scene from the show. They do not need to do anything to prepare for this part of the audition, but they may view the selected scene below if they would like to go ahead and practice!
Callbacks will be held on Thursday evening from 3:30-6:30pm. Communication will be sent out on Wednesday if you are needed for a callback.
Remember to bring your rehearsal conflict calendar with you to your audition!
Character Descriptions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15NuHjWwiX9BwRQKOYaff8dTMbT6zMqKhVBjLLHPH3mg/edit?usp=sharing
Conflict Calendar:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zMRoQwWgTC4lR3LcI2XRayue70XAH3pOglXjmF_XN8w/edit?usp=sharing
Scene to Prepare:
HIGH SCHOOL
Auditions are this week for our High School One Act Play, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
If you would like to audition, please sign up for a slot through this link:
Auditions for The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week (August 12th and 13th). Students should prepare to present a 30 seconds to a minute long monologue that best suits them or the role they are trying out for. The students will also be reading from the script.
Callbacks will be held on Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30pm. Communication will be sent out on Wednesday if you are needed for a callback.
Remember to bring your rehearsal conflict calendar with you to your audition!
Stop by Room 502 for any questions or to get a copy of the script to read!
Conflict Calendar:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SGWV4LVbEZ9bpU8AzDcIw5IljgBQA-k0AI8Os5oHoQk/edit?usp=sharing
MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY - NOW ENROLLING
To enhance the Performing Arts experience at Trinity Christian School, we offer the opportunity for private instruction, with a growing number of vocal and instrumental options. Our programs offer instruction at various levels to include those who are newly discovering their musical talents, as well as those who have been refining their art for years. Interested in private instruction? This is the place for you!
Here is a list of our current instructors. Click here for INSTRUCTOR BIOS and more information.
Stacee Adams - Piano, Voice - stacee.adams@tcslions.org
Jason Christian - Guitar - thebirdsongstudios@gmail.com
Meagan Dixon - Clarinet, Voice - meaganschlabach@gmail.com
Terri Ingram - Horn, Piano - terri.ingram.music@gmail.com
Monica Lee - Voice, Piano - monicalee396@gmail.com
Sharissa Manwaring - Violin - sharissa.manwaring@tcslions.org
Bill Melton - Low Brass - billmelton1001@att.net
Katie Palmer - Trumpet - katierollspalmer@gmail.com
Natalie Pinson - Violin - natalie.pinson@tcslions.org
Caleb Ramirez - Piano - calram21@gmail.com
Cathy Settle - Piano, Voice - cathy.settle@tcslions.org
Elisabeth Veal - Harp - northgaharpist@gmail.com
Nathanael Woodruff - Guitar, Piano - grassfedpower3@gmail.com
For information regarding private music lessons, please contact one of the above instructors or visit https://tcslions.org/arts-academy.
To register, please contact performingarts@tcslions.org. All private music lessons are taught on the TCS campus, and are scheduled on an individual basis. We can’t wait to get you started!!
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
We use Big Note Music for on site repair of many of our musical instruments. If you have an instrument that needs repair as the school year begins, this may be a great option for you. The process works with you filling out an online form, pre-paying for the repair, and then they come for a scheduled repair session right on our Trinity campus. Your student wouldn’t be away from their instrument except when it’s on the repair table. This convenient option has worked for us for a few years now. Simply fill out the online form and let us know that a repair has been scheduled.
Online Link to Schedule a Repair: https://bignotemusic.com/product/schedule-repair/