After leaving East Ridge for Oklahoma in late 2012, Jack has been very active in the Edmond North High School theater program, traveling to Scotland for the American Theatre Festival and most recently, playing Riff in West Side Story.

This summer Jack will participate in the Quartz Mountain Summer Arts Institute with New York acting instructor A. Dean Irby and members of the BATS Improv Company in San Francisco.

Jack will be attending the Musical Theatre Degree Program of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University where he was awarded both theatre and academic scholarships. Kristen Chenoweth, Kelli O’Hara, Ron Raines and Lara Teeter are all Tony award nominated alumni of this program.

Join the staff of East Ridge Theater Department in exploring the world of theater on the Loft Stage. Students will choose from workshops on acting, singing, dancing, scene painting, improvisation, technical theater and so much more. Workshops are intended for students who are new to the theatrical arts as well as those with lots of experience. So come and join us for a wonderful week of theater! A T-shirt is included in camp fee. Summer Camp Register today for morning or afternoon sessions August 4-8.

Ben Gotz (’12) will be performing with minnprov this Saturday, April 19th at The Whole at Coffman Memorial Union. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. This is the last performance of the year so don’t miss it!

2/18/14 Ben Gotz (’12) is enjoying his Sophomore year at the University of Minnesota. Ben has spent nearly two years on the U of M Minnprov Troupe, playing for live audiences and making them laugh. He also brought his formidable improv skills to Ms. Hestwood’s Creative Dramatics and Acting class. Minnprov recently performed at The Whole, a music club beneath Coffman Memorial Union. Keep us updated on your next show Ben!

Alyssa Wynn (’12) is a sophomore at U-W, Madison and has been cast in a competitive musical theater show called Humerology. She writes, “there are 8 teams and each team performs a 20 minute musical that is student directed, written and choreographed. Each team has to audition half way through the year to be able to continue on to the final show, and my team made it! (yay!) The final show will take place on April 26th and that is when all the teams compete against each other and receive a ranking (1-8th place).”

All of the money raised will go to the Boys and Girls Club’s CAPA program which allows inner city kids (elementary through high school) the opportunity to take singing, dancing, acting and performing classes who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to do so.

To see more, check out this video.

If you would like to donate and support Alyssa’s team as well as The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, please click on the 3RD orange donate button down that lists Alpha Phi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Tau Delta and Chi Psi on the page connected to this link: http://humorology.org/?page_id=27

If you would like to donate, please do so before April 25^th!

Evan Coutu (’13) leaves in June for a full-time two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DAy Saints. He has been assigned to the Poland warsaw Mission and will teach the gospel in polish! At Brigham Young University, Evan is involved as part of the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble and enjoys learning dances from all over the world. In what little free time he has, Evan enjoys rock climbing in the mountains around campus. He will be home in May and is anxious to catch up with old friends!