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Performing Arts 101: Musical Theatre: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Musical Theatre Experience Now that summer at Wonderland Center for Performing Arts has begun, I thought it would be the perfect time to share with you my newest blog series, Performing Arts 101. My hope with the Performing Arts 101 series isContinue reading “Performing Arts 101: Musical Theatre: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Musical Theatre Experience”

Reflecting on Wonderland’s Clue Production CLUE: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION Directed by Christian Mouisset and Jessica Duncan Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! I cannot brag enough about the casts of Clue: High School Edition. The audience was simply BLOWN AWAY by the middle school and high school productions. Adults and children alike loved the show so much, theyContinue reading “Reflecting on Wonderland’s Clue Production”

The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 6: Acceptance So often children and adults have expressed “finding their people” at Wonderland. Sometimes families have previously tried the ever-so-popular soccer teams, cheerleading, and competition dancing before getting involved in the world of theatre. What they find in theatre that they do not find in the other activitiesContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 6: Acceptance”

The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 5: Empowerment When I was a girl (ages 3-15), I was a serious ballet dancer. My mother says I danced “eight days a week.” I was dedicated, and I genuinely loved it, but I do not look like a typical dancer. I am more stocky and curvier than aContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 5: Empowerment”

The Benefits of Performing Arts (Part 4 – Creativity) Someone hands you a scarf. What do you do? More than likely, you look at it, look at the person who gave it to you, say a halfway heartfelt “Thanks…,” put it around your neck and call it a day. That’s an appropriate response to beingContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 4: Creativity”

The Benefits of Performing Arts (Part 3 of 6: Innovation) Six Benefits of Performing Arts    For anyone who has ever experienced performing arts of any kind in an educational setting or as an extracurricular activity, there is no denying that it shapes people’s lives. I see lives changing for the better every day in our classesContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 3: Innovation”

The Benefits of Performing Arts (Part 2 of 6: Expression Six Benefits of Performing Arts    For anyone who has ever experienced performing arts of any kind in an educational setting or as an extracurricular activity, there is no denying that it shapes people’s lives. I see lives changing for the better every day in our classesContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 2: Expression”

The Benefits of Performing Arts (Part 1 – Meaningful Performance) Six Benefits of Performing Arts    For anyone who has ever experienced performing arts of any kind in an educational setting or as an extracurricular activity, there is no denying that it shapes people’s lives. I see lives changing for the better every day in ourContinue reading “The Benefits of Performing Arts Part 1: Meaningful Performance”

Welcome to my blog! Read & take some magic with you… Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in the spotlight? Have you ever BEEN in the spotlight? Do you dream of belting out a song in front of an audience? Or perhaps you imagine yourself in a single pool of light deliveringContinue reading “Welcome to my blog! Read & take some magic with you…”