Congratulations to Lakerettes Varsity team member Maya Krajicek who received 2nd Place in the Junior Solo Division at the UDA FLORIDA DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Congratulations to Emma Neary for having her first book, Broken Dreams_, published! Emma says, "I couldn’t imagine a writing career in my wildest dreams, it wasn’t my first choice. To start off, my father gave me the idea for the Cinderella since the character means so much to me growing up. Even though a modern Cinderella has been done so many times, I decided to make it my own. This book advanced into an amazing opportunity that I couldn’t believe would happen. I couldn’t be more grateful for the overwhelming support I have been shown. I can’t imagine my life not involving writing and hope to be going into the writing/playwriting career in the near future. You can order your copy by going to www.amazon.com/Broken-Dreams-Modern-Classic-Cinderella/dp/1683901053/ref=sr_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1515779860&sr=8-5&keywords=broken+dreams

All WPS Fine & Performing Arts students and teachers have been and will continue to be provided the opportunity to sign a stage rigging beam that will be hoisted and placed above the stage floor during the next two weeks. This beam will be made visible to anyone working above the stage.

Stiletto Brass Quintet, formed in 2010, has gained exposure as a leading ensemble with performances that the audience greeted with rousing ovations with Doc Severinsen and the Heartland Festival Orchestra, at the International Women’s Brass Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, The National Trumpet Competition, the Great American Brass Band Festival and concerts in New York, New Hampshire, Illinois, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Oregon. Stiletto features five highly accomplished women from the U.S. with careers spanning the fields of orchestral, wind band, and brass chamber music: Amy Gilreath and Cathy Leach, trumpets; Misty Tolle, horn; Nicole Abissi, trombone; and Velvet Brown, tuba.

The group, as highlighted in the August 2012 international brass magazine “The Brass Herald”, reflects timely changes in the music scene. Its energetic and diversified repertoire includes avant-garde compositions written by leading composers of our time, as well as classical and popular works from the Baroque period to Gershwin. Stiletto’s concerts are fun, serious, heart-warming, emotionally intense, and always an audience’s favorite!

WPS Theatre Department will present this timeless classic January 18-21, 2018. Please scroll down on the main page of the WPS Fine Arts website to purchase your tickets.

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.