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Students Perform Rock Musical “Godspell”
March 11, 2024
Using a variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty doses of comic timing, student performers brought to life the story of “Godspell” and transformed the Black Box Theater for an audience in the round. The students performed an eclectic blend of songs,…
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Perpich Students Attend Performance of “The Mood Room” at Walker Art Center, Meet Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director
Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director, met with Perpich students before the February 8th performance.February 12, 2024
Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended the February 8th performance of Big Dance Theater’s “The Mood Room” at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire…
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Perpich Theater and Musical Theater Students Visit Chicago for 2024 National Unified Auditions
February 8, 2024
The group at the Palmer House, where they stayedEvery February, inside the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, the theater departments of several dozen colleges converge to hold the National Unified Auditions, a make-or-break, do-or-die audition week for anxious,…
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Perpich Students Attend Theater Performance of Aya Ogawa’s “The Nosebleed”at Walker Art Center
Following the performance, students met with Aya Ogawa, playwright and director; Philip Bither, Walker Art Center’s Senior Curator of Performing Arts; and members of the cast.January 26, 2024
Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended the January 25th performance of Aya Ogawa’s “The…
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Students Give Songs a Second Chance in “Flop! Says Who?” Musical Theater Performance
December 4, 2023
Broadway Musical flops were given a second chance to shine when the members of Company, the Perpich Musical Theater Ensemble, explored some of the amazing songs from shows that were deemed “unsuccessful.” The group presented “Flop! Says Who?” on November 30 and…
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University of Minnesota Duluth Professors Workshop with Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater Students
September 20, 2023
Matthew Wagner works with the Dance students in the Studio.On Tuesday, September 19th, Perpich students in Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater welcomed Lauren Roth and Matthew Wagner to their arts classrooms. Both Roth and Wagner are assistant professors…
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Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, Visits with Theater and Musical Theater Students
September 12, 2023
Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, meets with Perpich Arts High School Theater and Musical Theater studentsOn Tuesday, September 12th, Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, to their classroom. A dramaturge or dramaturg…
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Nadia Yliniemi (Musical Theater 2023) Receives Rotary Scholarship
May 22, 2023
Nadia Yliniemi (Musical Theater 2023)Congratulations to Nadia Yliniemi (Musical Theater 2023) on receiving the Golden Valley Rotary Club’s Senior Scholarship! Nadia graduated with honors from Perpich Arts High School on May 26, 2023. She has plans to earn…
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Perpich Arts High School Musical Theater Department Presents: “Quilters”
March 10, 2023
The Perpich Arts High School Musical Theater Ensemble opened their spring semester show, “Quilters”, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The show runs through Saturday, March 11.
“Quilters” is the story of a pioneer woman, Sarah, and her daughters as they face life in…