Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts
Published August 3, 2025
Volume 272
Tim Hurt - Performing Arts Director
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check here weekly for important events
Mark your calendars, we don’t want you to miss out on any of the exciting happenings in Performing Arts!
Aug 3-10 National Fine Arts Festival - Orlando, FL
Aug 11 Theatre Interest Meeting (all grade levels, 1st-12th)
Aug 18-22 MS & HS Theatre Audition Week
Aug 23 5th Grade Band Fast Start
Sept 26 Band Night / Homecoming Game
Sept 30 Coweta County Marching Band Expo, ECHS
Oct 4 Marching Lions Competition
Oct 17 & 18 HS One Act - TCS Performances
Oct 18 All State Orchestra Audition
Oct 19 Fine Arts Festival 2026 Launch Meeting
Oct 24 All State Reading Chorus Audition
Oct 25 Marching Lions Competition
Late Oct One Act Region Competition
Late Oct / Early Nov Middle School Musical
Nov 2 Marching Lions Family Night
Nov 8 All State Chorus Audition
Nov 11 Veteran’s Day Chorus Performance
Dec 2 Chorus Concert - First Baptist, PTC
Dec 5-6 Second Stage Theatre Performances
Dec 6 All State MS Band Audition
Dec 8 Orchestra Concert - 7pm
Dec 9 Band Concert - 7pm
Dec 11 Recorders Concert - 6pm
Dec 13 All State HS Band Audition
Dec 16 Dance Recital - Wadsworth Auditorium, Newnan
WHAT’S HAPPENING…
All Things Theatre
Patrons Program
New to Our Staff
Music Arts Academy
Instrument Repair
ALL THINGS THEATRE
For more info or questions on all things theatre, please email our Theatre Director, Lizzie Perez at lizzie.perez@tcslions.org
THEATRE INTEREST MEETING
August 11th at 6:30pm
For any family or student interested in theatre grades 1st-12th
Location: Student Center, Building 1
We will meet all together and then split into Elementary, Middle, and High School.
ELEMENTARY DRAMA CLUB
Please fill out the form below to stay up to date on any info regarding Drama Club (including dates, registration info, and more!)
https://forms.gle/NoVtnEoeLP1HkkiJ8
Registration for Drama Club opens NEXT SUNDAY, August 10th!
*Capacity is a firm:
35 students for 1st-3rd Grade (meets on Tuesdays)
70 students for 3rd-5th Grade (meets on Mondays or Thursdays depending on cast)
Drama Club will be directed by Lizzie Perez and Meagan Dixon. We are also looking to bring on assistants in various roles. If you are interested in more information, please contact us.
Please email lizzie.perez@tcslions.org with any questions!
MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRE
Auditions for the Middle School Fall Musical will be held the week of August 18th-22nd.
To prepare, students will need to sing 1 minute of a musical theatre piece that represents them as a performer or shows range for the character auditioning for. Please provide an instrumental track to be played via bluetooth and have all lyrics memorized. Students will also be reading from the script and learning a short dance combo during auditions.
The Middle School Musical show title will be announced on August 3rd at Welcome to the Roar!
TO SIGN UP FOR A TIME TO AUDITION, please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/8U5XXiieFEVKicBVA
Mrs. Ann Marie Rhodes will be hosting an audition workshop for the Middle School on Wednesday, August 13th from 3:30-5:30pm. Location TBD and more info will be provided at the Theatre Interest Meeting on Monday, August 11th at 6:30pm in the Student Center.
With any questions regarding Middle School theatre, please email Mrs. Rhodes at annmarie.rhodes@tcslions.org
HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE
Auditions and Tech Interviews for One Act, Winter Roar (previously known as Second Stage), and the January Musical will be held the week of August 18th-22nd.
TO SIGN UP FOR A TIME TO AUDITION, please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/8U5XXiieFEVKicBVA
There will be Morning Workouts from 7:30-8:10am the week of August 11th for One Act and Winter Musical! Please check out our instagram page and calendar for more details!
With any questions regarding High School theatre, please email Mrs. Perez at lizzie.perez@tcslions.org
To prepare for One Act…
Students will need to prepare a 30 second monologue that is memorized and fully performed. Our One Act title will be a musical, so students must also share a 1 minute musical theatre piece that represents them as a performer and shows range for the character auditioning for. This can be the same song if they are auditioning for the January Musical.
Students will also be reading from the script in groups during auditions.
To prepare for the January Musical...
Students will need to sing 1 minute of a musical theatre piece that represents them as a performer or shows range for the character auditioning for. Please provide an instrumental track to be played via bluetooth and have all lyrics memorized. This song can be the same song if auditioning for the One Act musical.
Students will also be reading from the script and learning a short dance combo during auditions.
Titles:
One Act: Announcement TBD
Second Stage: Announcement TBD
January Musical: The Little Mermaid
TROUPE 8184 THESPIAN OPPORTUNITIES
(INDUCTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS)
If you are interested in auditioning/interviewing for ALL STATE THEATRE which is the cast of the opening show at Thescon, you must contact Mrs. Perez. Our troupe can only submit up to FOUR PERFORMERS ranging from different areas and up to TWO TECHNICIANS, so we will be choosing from those tha register and show interest.
Deadline to register with Mrs. Perez: Friday, Aug. 15th
Audition Reels due by: Monday, Aug. 18th
TCS Student Selection notified by: Wednesday, Aug. 20th
For more info please visit https://www.gathespians.org/all-state
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We have just completed the renovation of one of our Building 1 classrooms, to become our new rehearsal space, including a dance floor, mirrors, and space for a variety of rehearsal needs. We are so excited to have our students begin to use this space, and SO GRATEFUL to our patrons for funding this project.
We are seeking Family and Corporate Sponsors to join us as we continue to grow in the Arts, with a variety of perks for you at each level of giving. Your generosity helps us do projects like this and more, as this program is designed to invest in the next generation of artists, musicians, and performers. Your support helps fund instruments, productions, equipment, enriching opportunities, vision projects and more…
For more information or to give today, please visit https://tcslions.org/patrons
Join us as we invest in the Arts, and inspire the future!
At TCS, our Patrons are truly “All About the Arts!!”
Contact Jake Mullins, our Patrons Board President - artspatrons@tcslions.org or 470-505-4356 // or visit our website: https://tcslions.org/patrons - we can't wait to get you involved.
NEW TO OUR STAFF
Mrs. Ann Marie Rhodes
We would like to introduce Mrs. Ann Marie Rhodes, our new MS Theatre Director. Mrs. Rhodes will be working with Mrs. Perez and our other leaders to continue to build our already thriving theatre department, with a focus on our Middle School students. She will direct the annual MS Musical, oversee our Jr. Thespians, and more.
Mrs. Rhodes has a degree in Musical Theatre and Dance from The University of Alabama. She is a Teaching Artist with The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta where she works in arts integration with elementary students. Ann Marie has been married to her wonderful husband, Garrett, for four years. In her free time, you can find her at a coffee shop, reading, and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Meagan Dixon
We would like to introduce Mrs. Meagan Dixon, our new MS & HS Chorus Director. Mrs. Dixon will be joining us and continuing to build our choral program. Most of the students know her already, she has been teaching voice lessons (and clarinet) in our Arts Academy, and also helping as our Musical Director for several of our theatre productions.
Mrs. Dixon is a music educator from Canton, Ohio. She graduated with a degree in Music Education, vocal emphasis, from Lee University in the Spring of 2021. Mrs. Dixon has experience teaching music to students from Kindergarten to 12th grade including general music and choral music. As an educator, she is passionate about creating a classroom environment where students’ experiences are valued, and students learn musical literacy through creativity and play. Mrs Dixon believes music is a gift from God, and she is so excited about sharing this gift with her students and the TCS community. In her free time, she enjoys doing cross-fit with her husband, Riley, cooking, making music and spending time with friends and family.
MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY
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 below for INSTRUCTOR BIOS and more information.
Stacee Adams - Piano, Voice - stacee.adams@tcslions.org
Nien-hwa Chin - Cello, Piano - nzc102@gmail.com
Jason Christian - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Ukelele, Banjo - thebirdsongstudios@gmail.com
Meagan Dixon - Clarinet, Voice - meaganschlabach@gmail.com
Monica Lee - Voice, Piano - monicalee396@gmail.com
Sharissa Manwaring - Violin - sharissa.manwaring@tcslions.org
Bill Melton - Low Brass - bill.melton@tcslions.org
Katie Palmer - Trumpet - katierollspalmer@gmail.com
Natalie Pinson - Violin - natalie.pinson@tcslions.org
Cathy Settle - Piano, Voice - cathy.settle@tcslions.org
Frank van der Merwe - Guitar, Drum Set, Bass Guitar, Rock Vocals - fvdm92@gmail.com
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, 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/