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A heartfelt thank you to...

Monsignor Bill, Principal Jennifer Thompson, Mrs. Amanda Weigel, Ms. Gayle Mallia, Ms. Theresa Loh, Ms. Megan Doherty, Mrs. Laura Dols, Mr. Christopher Bolan, Mr. Alex Bolan and their team, and Mrs. Brandy Dorrell, who have all dedicated time and help throughout this process;

Mr. Will Fortune, Ms. Sandi Morales, Dr. Owen Dabek, Coach John Crowley, and Ms. Monica Rondon, who each contributed their time and talents to make tonight possible;

Lauren Simpson, who has collaborated throughout this process and planned all the decorations;

Camille Hopkins for going above an beyond to attend almost all rehearsals as Dance Captain; 

Jeffrey Wise and Dennis Blay at Live Varsity for helping us make the live stream and recording possible;

Matt Bennett for photography, and Jyun Hughes for videography; 

PTO and Dad's Club, for their generous donations, and time;

Orin Babendure, Cameron Edwards, and Johandy Urena with JuiceBox AV, for their lighting and sound design;

Agnes Ho, for editing the program design;

Middle School Art students who contributed their animation drawings;

Ms. Heather Reyna for leading Dance Tree;

Parent Volunteers, especially Justin Wheeler, for his time and efforts to assemble our set pieces; Ms. Sara Hans for her collaboration, Ms. Katina Cardenas for her hours of support in rehearsal, all of whom have made tonight possible with their time, talent, supervision, and organization.

Director's Notes:

Thank you all to the SVdP community for entrusting me with the process of leading your beloved tradition, the Spring Musical! I love musical theater and have had the pleasure of getting to see how much talent fills this campus. Throughout this process, I have listened to about 100 students share what their dreams are--whether it be becoming a Broadway star, neurologist, baseball player, or simply to have their own room! 

The music in tonight's show spans across 100 years of Disney animation. I hope the show transports you back to that childlike place of dreaming, when all is possible! As Walt Disney said:“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” I have truly seen your students be courageous learning songs, dances, scenes, and most of all sharing their talents with their community!

 -Tasha Bertini