High School in the Spotlight: McLean High, VA
BroadwayWorld's High School Center is proud to showcase high school performance programs around the country in our weekly feature of 'High School in the Spotlight'.
Today, we feature the McLean Theatre Company at McLean High School in McLean, Virginia!
McLean Theatre Company (aka The McLean High School Theatre Boosters) is a theatre company comprised of parents, students and teachers at the McLean High School who work together to produce challenging and award winning theatrical productions. It is a non profit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and approved by the IRS as a 501©(3) tax-exempt organization.
Most recently, the McLean Theatre Company received the highest honors from the Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program" for its production of Arthur Miller's View From The Bridge. It was nominated for seven Cappies and received Best Play, Best Actor and Best Actress. Our critics team received over 11 nominations and won 2012 Cappies for Best Critic Team, Best Returning Critic and The Washington Post Award.
Women and Wallace was chosen to represent Virginia at the International Thespian Conference this summer in Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2011, McLean High School was named Liberty District Champions in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) One-Act Play Competition.
The home of McLean Theatre Company is the 700 seat Burke Auditorium and the more intimate 75 seat Black Box Theater at McLean High School in McLean, Virginia.
Up next on the McLean Theatre Company stage will be Thorton Wilder's OUR TOWN with performances from April 25 to April 27 at the McLean High School located at McLean HS 1633 Davidson Road. Click here for tickets.
To learn more about McLean Theatre Company, visit http://www.mcleandrama.com/
Photos and text courtesy of McLean High School
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