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Pat Rusk in American Theatre Magazine
January 10, 2019
Musical Theatre, Press
Tim Butler
Pat Rusk in American Theatre Magazine
Tim Butler
January 10, 2019
Musical Theatre, Press

Pat Rusk in American Theatre Magazine

Tim Butler
January 10, 2019
Musical Theatre, Press

"My students are my motivation. They challenge me, and they love it when I challenge them. I learn from them every day.”

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More from backstage at Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw
More from backstage at Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw
Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase! Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw
Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase! Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw
Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
More from Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
More from Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history. The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life. Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community. Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website. Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton. Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history. The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life. Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community. Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website. Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton. Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
The Musical Theatre Department rehearses for tomorrow's All-School Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase
Check out an excerpt from "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" from yesterday's Showcase rehearsal! Showcase is this Saturday! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase
Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #randyduncan #showcase
Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #randyduncan #showcase
"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Musical Theatre's "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
Musical Theatre's "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"The Wolves" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"The Wolves" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
The Theatre Department Fall production of "The Wolves"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
The Theatre Department Fall production of "The Wolves"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"The Aliens" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
"The Aliens" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography
More from backstage at Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw Check out some pictures from backstage and the reception at Showcase! Thanks you to Michele Graham (Mother of Mia, Theatre '22) for the photos! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @michelemariekw Last week's Music Department masterclass with jazz piano virtuoso and composer Laurence Hobgood! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts More from Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography Saturday evening’s Showcase was a truly magical event, and we are thrilled that so many of you could be a part of the largest audience in The Academy’s history. The highlight of the evening, of course, was the presentation of the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award to the legendary Randy Duncan, and his beautiful speech about the phone call that changed his life. Since Saturday, we have received dozens of emails and texts from our guests — from prospective students to renowned education and arts leaders — raving about what they witnessed, and we are truly grateful for everyone’s continued support of this special community. Our performance and exhibit schedule continues next month and beyond with the Theatre Department’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the Media Arts Spring Festival, the annual Jazz Concert at Jazz Showcase, Musical Theatre’s A Man of No Importance, the Faculty- and Guest-Choreographed Dance Concert at the Athenaeum, and the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Tickets and more information are available on our website. Finally, please plan to join us for our annual Gala, honoring songwriting superstar Justin Tranter, on May 18th at the Palmer House Hilton. Thank you again to our students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, donors and supporters, alumni, and friends who made the 2019 Academy Showcase such a special night! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography Join us March 20 and 21 at the Music Box Theatre for the Media Arts Department Spring Festival! Students will present top work to a professional jury. Tickets on our website. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts Music Department Classical Recital! Tomorrow night at The Academy. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts
The Musical Theatre Department rehearses for tomorrow's All-School Showcase! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase
Check out an excerpt from "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" from yesterday's Showcase rehearsal! Showcase is this Saturday! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #showcase
Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts Visual Arts Winter Juried Exhibition! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts More from "Sunday in the Park with George" . Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography More from "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography Randy Duncan throwbacks! Did you get your tickets to Showcase yet? Come see top work from the school's six arts departments and help us honor Faculty Legacy Award recipient Randy Duncan. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #randyduncan #showcase "Sunday in the Park with George" Part 3. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography "Sunday in the Park with George" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography Musical Theatre's "Sunday in the Park with George"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography "The Wolves" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography The Theatre Department Fall production of "The Wolves"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography "The Aliens" Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts @thomasmohrphotography