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From the Directors

Mr. Cooper, Ms. Simpson, and the performers of Noe Middle School are thrilled to bring to the stage our interpretation of the timeless classic Once Upon A Mattress!

Here at Noe, arts are an integral part of the curriculum; students the opportunity to engage in a variety of forms from dance, drama, and chorus, to visual arts, graphics arts, band, and orchestra. The annual musical production is a rare opportunity for all of these disciplines to come together and really show how the arts can integrate and collaborate with each other. Students from all of these different programs come to the musical auditions and participate in the play, taking on roles as performers, stage hands, lighting and sound technicians, or costuming interns. Our Visual and Graphic Arts students and faculty work to design our sets and our program art.  Whenever possible, Band and Orchestra learn the music of the show to play the Overture of the show at our evening productions.  And, of course, Chorus and Dance work hand-in-hand to teach students the music and choreography that gives musical theatre its name.  

Certainly any school can put on a musical and have a fun production to present that will leave kids and families with lasting memories.  However, our philosophy here at Noe is not just that our students should be having fun, but that they should be developing themselves as artists.  In fact, we believe that our students are not just students engaging in the arts, but they are themselves emerging artists.  As such, we treat them with the maturity and responsibility that being an artist requires.  We expect the students to study their lines and choreography outside of rehearsals, to explore their characters, to take chances and make bold choices on stage, and, more importantly, to put themselves genuinely into their work.  The results, as you will see, are astounding.  When given ownership over themselves and their art, the students truly do make the transition from a student of the arts to artists themselves.

We cannot thank you enough for coming to support your budding artists and hope you enjoy their work.