Meet Our Theatre Department Director - Chris Rushing
Chris is an actor, director, playwright, theatre-maker, and educator with a decade of experience in arts education. Chris has had the privilege to work with some incredible theaters in Atlanta, Nashville, and Orlando, including the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Arís Theatre, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and the Orlando Repertory Theatre. As an actor and director, he’s worked on over half of Shakespeare’s canon (only 16 left!). He was a founding member of The Seedling Project, an experimental theater collective that was driven by Theatre for community, Theatre for research, and Theatre for growth. It was pretty groovy. Previously, Chris served as an Arts Integration Specialist with United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida where he won Teacher of the Year in 2018. Most recently, Chris was the Director of Education and Outreach at Synetic Theater where his programs connected with over 25,000 students in the DMV area. He lives in Norther Virginia with his wife, and two pups, Pippin and Penny
DRAMA PROGRAMS
In addition to the Fall play, students will have the following additional opportunities throughout the year:
Cabaret
Woodson will be partnering with Frost on a Winter Cabaret. Auditions will be held in late November, with the performance in December right before Winter break. Though not mandatory, winter-themed acts will be encouraged. The program will aim to split the program between high school acts and middle school acts. The cabaret will be held at Woodson, with the idea of creating a pop-up coffee shop atmosphere in the hall.
One Act Play
Students enrolled in Drama 3 or Drama 4 will start preparing in December for the One Act Play.
In addition to the Fall play, students will have the following additional opportunities throughout the year:
Cabaret
Woodson will be partnering with Frost on a Winter Cabaret. Auditions will be held in late November, with the performance in December right before Winter break. Though not mandatory, winter-themed acts will be encouraged. The program will aim to split the program between high school acts and middle school acts. The cabaret will be held at Woodson, with the idea of creating a pop-up coffee shop atmosphere in the hall.
One Act Play
Students enrolled in Drama 3 or Drama 4 will start preparing in December for the One Act Play.