Fine/Performing Arts
In the Marcus Whitman Central School District, we believe that participation in the Fine & Performing Arts offers our students an outlet for self-expression that can ignite a lifelong passion for creative endeavors. Art, Music and Theatre education fosters creativity, and help students to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills as well as teach self-discipline and the value of perseverance. Through the arts, our students develop the 21st Century Skills that will prepare them for success in any career path they choose to follow. Perhaps most important, studying the arts helps students to make connections between themselves, their innermost feelings, and the world around them.
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Staff:
Director of Fine & Performing Arts: Damian Grzeskowiak
Valley
Laura Schindler (Music)
Gorham
Corrine DeRue (Vocal Music)
Polly Simmons (Instrumental Music)
Ariel Washburn (Art)
Middle School
Katie Stamm (Art)
Jen Mitchell (Theatre)
Jessica Rhodes (Music and Chorus)
Jeff Waite (Music and Band)
High School
Elizabeth Prusinowski (Instrumental Music)
Johanna Minehan (Art)
Damian Grzeskowiak (Theatre)
Jessica Rhodes (Chorus)
UPCOMING FINE & PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS:
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CLUE: THE MUSICAL
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Book by Peter DePietro, music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, and lyrics by Tom Chiodo: November 22-23, 2024 @ 7:30, November 24, 2024 @2pm. Clue: The Musical The internationally popular game is now a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to help solve the mystery: who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room, and with what weapon. The audience receives forms to help them deduce the solution from clues given throughout the fun-filled evening. Three audience members choose from cards representing the potential murderers, weapons, and rooms; there are 216 possible solutions! Only one hard-nosed female detective is qualified to unravel the merry mayhem. Comic antics, witty lyrics, and a beguiling score carry the investigation from room to room. Even after the culprit confesses, a surprise twist delights the audience. This colorful crowd-pleaser was devised by the authors of Murder at Rutherford House and other popular interactive entertainments.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (REGIONAL PREMIERE)
Based on the award-winning West End, Broadway, and now Touring productions Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is based on the novels by international bestselling author J.K. Rowling. Nineteen years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure–this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance. Performances are MARCH 21-22, 2025 @7:30pm, and MARCH 23, 2025 @2pm. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com) For information on rights and availability of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) for your community, please visit www.licensecursedchild.com
