Seniors

From Tuesday’s juries, here are three seniors after their song sessions:

Chase Thomaston.

Austen Bohmer.

Jay Stalder.

I’m having a hard time visualizing next year without them.

Proud teacher

I’m an incredibly proud teacher this weekend.

Five of my Webster University voice students are in The Drowsy Chaperone at the Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts. I saw the show again Friday night, and will it again on Sunday.  Tonight I sat with the parents of my senior Jacob Scott; visited with the parents of my senior Chase Thomaston; and finally met the parents of my sophomore Jacob Flekier.  Caroline Adams’ parents were also in the house, although I did not get a chance to say hello.

Yesterday I posted a photo of me with Chase.  Today’s photos are with the Jacob the Elder and Jacob the Younger (top photo).

And here are some production photos with my five students in them:

Thespians

What I did last week . . . .

  

International Thespian Society Festival 2015.  Student recruiting.  Being a teacher and coach.

#ilovemylife

With Sarah Goldrainer.

Dusk from my hotel room.

In auditions.

The final show at the Lied Center. Kenosha, Wisconsin and ‘The Little Mermaid.’

With Chase Thomaston.

A month of theatre

Prior to the last performance of JERRY SPRINGER.

The long month of theatre is over.  I have a week to recover, but this week includes theatre of Holy Week and all of its passion and glory.

February was a cruel month of hyper-drive activity.  March has been a month of hyper-theatre.  We had 12 performances of Jerry Springer: The Opera; the show closed last evening. I went to NYC and caught performances there.  I attended two shows at the Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts, including Honk! yesterday where my insanely talented and gosh-can-he-hold-the-stage student Jacob Scott had a starring role.

Jacob Coray Scott in HONK!

And earlier this week I saw the season-closer show at the Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis.

And received that little award on Monday (something I still have a hard time believing . . . .).

Let’s add to that some theatrical music performances too, including the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition prelims we hosted yesterday at Webster, and some regular Thursday recitals, and Bob Chamberlin’s divine last lecture he gave ten days ago.  And choral and orchestral concerts.

So Holy Week waits.  I’ll see one more show on April 1.  And then the next New Line show starts rehearsing on Easter Monday. Three days later I have the premiere of some new vocal music, sung on his senior recital by James Stevens.  April promises plenty of gifts as well.