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Thespian & Drama Club Retreat: a day of inspiration and leadership

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | August 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Thespian & Drama Club Retreat: a day of inspiration and leadership
WSA Thespians and Drama Club Retreat, August 25, 2024

Members of West Sound Academy Thespians and Drama Club were the only students on campus on the last weekend before the first day of school. They came to spend an…

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West Sound Academy Theatre Company Presents: Two Witches, No Waiting

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | March 7, 2024 | Comments Off on West Sound Academy Theatre Company Presents: Two Witches, No Waiting
Two Witches, No Waiting

Laugh til you cry with Pat Cooper’s – Two Witches, No Waiting!  West Sound Academy Theatre Company continues its theatre season with this hilarious comedy.  Arlene Marcus and her sister,…

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Theatre students’ research leads to building and creating Bunraku-like puppets.

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | February 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Theatre students’ research leads to building and creating Bunraku-like puppets.
Bunraku Puppet Project, 10th Grade Theatre class - Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson photo

“The I in IB truly does stand for International. IB schools are known for their focus on producing global citizens who are educated about the world.”1  This semester the 10th-grade…

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Theatre Students Learn Life Skills Through Active Learning.

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | January 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Theatre Students Learn Life Skills Through Active Learning.
10th Grade Theatre students doing the Mirror Exercise

One of the most common acting exercises in the theatre classroom is the Mirror Exercise. Students imagine they are looking into a mirror, and taking turns leading their partner while…

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How the West Sound Academy Pandemic Theatre was born

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | January 24, 2021 | Comments Off on How the West Sound Academy Pandemic Theatre was born
WSA Pandemic Theatre Company

On March 16th of 2020 the COVID-19 Lockdown hit West Sound Academy, classes were moved into the virtual classroom indefinitely.  The after-school theatre program was producing their first musical, Once…

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Solving the puzzle in IB Theatre – by leaping in the dark.

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | May 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Solving the puzzle in IB Theatre – by leaping in the dark.
Curtain call for She Kills Monsters - Young Adventurers Edition

During my time at West Sound Academy, I have experienced one of the most exciting and challenging moments in my teaching career. Learning to teach and breathe the IB curriculum…

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West Sound Theatre Company Presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” in February

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | January 28, 2020 | Comments Off on West Sound Theatre Company Presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” in February
WSA Presents: The Importance of Being Earnest

The West Sound Theatre Company (West Sound Academy) will present Oscar Wilde’s endlessly entertaining comedy The Importance of Being Earnestjust in time for Valentine’s Day!  Gretchen Nordleaf will direct West Sound…

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WSA Theatre Company Presents: See How They Run

By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson | February 27, 2019 | Comments Off on WSA Theatre Company Presents: See How They Run

The classic 1940’s farce See How They Run, by Philip King, will be performed by the West Sound Academy Theatre Company as their spring drama production at Restore Church, 20081 Viking…

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