Inside the Pride Performing Arts News - Volume 276

Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts

Published August 31, 2025

Volume 276

 

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!

  • 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

  • Oct 29 One Act Region Competition

  • Oct 30 & Nov 1 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 Winter Roar (Laughing Lions Improv & HS Elective Play)

  • 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

  • Music Arts Academy

  • Instrument Repair


ALL THINGS THEATRE

ELemENTARY DRAMA CLUB

Drama Club meetings start THIS week for our 1st-5th grade students!

Tuesday: 3:30-5:00pm

1st-3rd Grade registered students

*pick up at Building 1

Thursday: 3:30-5:00pm

3rd-5th Grade registered students

*pick up at Building 1

We still have a few spots open for 3rd-5th grade!

To register or for more info, please email Mrs. Perez at lizzie.perez@tcslions.org 


MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRE

Congratulations to our incredible Middle School theatre students! Rehearsals are off to a great start! Save the date for our performances of Seussical Jr. on Thursday, October 30th and Saturday, November 1st.


HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE

Congratulations to our High School theatre students and the casts of Little Women and The Little Mermaid! Rehearsals are off to a great start! Save the date for our performances..

LITTLE WOMEN - Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th

THE LITTLE MERMAID - Friday, January 30th-Sunday, February 1st


TROUPE 8184 THESPIANS - HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE

This past week, our Seniors were able to attend a workshop on College Auditions with Gigi Watson at My College Auditions and we had a great time learning about how to build a school list and prepare for these interviews and auditions.

9th-11th graders! Gigi Watson from My College Auditions will be back for another workshop in September geared towards preparing for Senior year! More info to come on exact dates, but please email Mrs. Perez ( lizzie.perez@tcslions.org ) if you have any questions!


THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!

A special thank you to all of our current patrons for your giving.  We have been able to do so much already as we begin this school year, and great things are ahead.  See below for some pictures of our projects completed because of your generosity!!

WOULD YOU CONSIDER A DONATION TODAY?

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.

2025 PROJECTS COMPLETED BECAUSE OF YOUR GIVING:

Remodel of Room 104, our newest rehearsal space

We call it “The PAD”

Wrapped Marching Lions trailer for road trips

New Instruments - Tuba, Cello Case, and Viola

Color Guard supply for our 2025 show

Preschool Creative Arts puppets

Marching Band Instruments - Portable Keyboard Cart


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 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/