Hedden Students Perform in

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

A group of about 40 students presented at February's school board meeting. They all performed at the Auburn Dinner Theatre on various dates in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There were 46 performances in all. The production ended before Christmas.

Our children received high praise from the adult performers as well as the theatre owners as "...the best student group we have ever worked with."

Many thanks to music teacher Jan Lewis who worked closely with the director at the Auburn Dinner Theatre to facilitate this project.   Mrs. Lewis put in many weekends at the theatre.

Thank you as well to the many parents who helped back stage and provided transportation and snacks for our young actors.

These students had the opportunity to develop their performance skills, experience live theatre, and be engaged in new learning.

Elaine Smith prepared a slide show of the performers during the show at the theatre, This slide show was displayed behind the students as they performed for the school board.

Most of the students who performed were part of the Hedden Choir, primarily 3rd through 5th grade students. However, there were a couple second graders and a few middle school students who were in the Hedden Choir in previous years.

Students rotated through the performances in groups of twelve.

The practices were primarily held at Hedden, after school, with "Joseph" joining them on several occasions for the rehearsals.