When choir director Katy Featherston realized Northside High School hadn’t done a musical in over 12 years, she knew that Northside choir and drama had an opportunity to collaborate and create something incredible.
Featherston recruited drama teacher Robyn Fowler, and they got to work. The musical, “Once On This Island” included 18 Northside students and was performed April 11-April 13. There were at least 90 people attending each show, and the matinee showing brought in at least 150 attendees.
Northside’s production of “Once On This Island” received national recognition.
The 14th Annual National Youth Arts Awards for the 2018-2019 season was held in Bronx, New York, on Sunday, July 28 where Madeleine Newman won and accepted the award for Supporting Performance in a Musical for her role as Erzulie.
Three of the other students in the production, Wailon Heuangwilai as Agwe, Abby Hope as Asaka, Angel Keohacksa as Papa Ge, were also nominated for the same award.
Drama teacher Robyn Fowler, said, “I am always impressed with our students. They bring the best to each performance. Great cast, great show. We should all be proud of them. With this show, the students learned how much time, effort and stamina are needed to stage, not just a good show, but a great show. They understand the process of a long-term project with outstanding results.”
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