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  Award-Winning Filmmaker Found Her Calling at Perpich

  Filmmaker Tasha Hardy (Theater 1992) sees a clear connection between her experience at Perpich Arts High School and her success. As a teenager, Hardy says, “My life was headed for disaster.” With an unstable family situation, she struggled in school and lacked healthy peer relationships. Once…

  
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  Alumna Explores World of Lena Dunham with Theater Company

  Haley Traub (Theater 2008) recently shared about her experience working in theater in New York City. After graduating from Perpich, Traub received a BFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2012 and most recently formed a theater collective with some fellow NYU…

  
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  Theater Alumna On Building Creative Community and Storytelling

  Like many of our alumni, Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux’s (Theater 2000) talents extend beyond her Perpich art area. Since her days at the arts high school, Arrowsmith DeCoux has worked professionally as a storyteller at Scandinavian festivals, learned to walk on stilts, published poetry, performed in musical…

  
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  Music Alumna to Perpich Students: Being A “Professional Artist” Can Happen

  Musician Claire de Lune (aka Claire Taubenhaus) has been making a name for herself locally and beyond since her graduation from Perpich in 2007, where she studied music. In addition to recently receiving the “Best Vocalist (Female)” nod from City Pages’ Best Of 2015…

  
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  Call for Perpich Letters of Support

  Support Perpich in the upcoming legislative session by contributing to our letter writing campaign. If you are part of the Perpich community—alumni, parents, teachers, artists—consider sharing your story of connection with Perpich.

  Briefly explaining why you think Perpich and arts education are important and how…

  
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  Perpich Alumni Named Jerome Hill Artist Fellows

  The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich alumni.
  The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich…

  
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  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) Visits Campus

  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician.
  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician. She had her first New York theater experience working as the personal assistant to actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh…

  
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  Samantha Rei (Visual Arts 1999) Fashions a Piece of History

  Samantha (Crossland) Rei was a contestant on Season 16 of Project Runway.
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  When Peggy Flanagan entered the One Minnesota Party on Saturday, January 12, 2019, as the new Minnesota Lt. Governor, she did it wearing a Samantha Rei original. Samantha (Crossland) Rei (Visual…

  
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  Mandy (Wolf) Meisner ‘93 Sworn in as Anoka County Commissioner

  Mandy studied music and graduated from Perpich in 1993.
  On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Perpich alum Mandy (Wolf) Meisner took the oath of office to become the newest Anoka County Commissioner. Mandy studied music and graduated from Perpich in 1993.

  Meisner broke many barriers when she…