Deerfield-Windsor School Spring Musical
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Deerfield-Windsor School, located in Albany, Georgia, started the annual Spring Musical in 1988, with a small production of Grease.
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[edit] Directors
- Susan Farkas (1988-2003)
- Susie Thomas (2004)
- Dianne Giddens (2005-present)
Dianne Giddens helped with the musicals in the beginning years and then became Director after Susie Thomas was no longer available.
[edit] Musicals
The musicals were produced in the following order:
- 1988 Grease
- 1989 Bye Bye Birdie
- 1990 The Sound of Music
- 1991 Peter Pan
- 1992 Annie
- 1993 Oklahoma
- 1994 The Wizard of Oz
- 1995 Cinderella
- 1996 Guys and Dolls, Nunsense
- 1997 Grease
- 1998 Once Upon a Mattress
- 1999 The King and I
- 2000 Annie
- 2001 South Pacific
- 2002 The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 2003 Peter Pan
- 2004 Oklahoma
- 2005 The Sound of Music
- 2006 Disney's Beauty and the Beast
- 2007 The Wizard of Oz
[edit] Sets
Sets and props slowly transformed into very complex accessories to the musicals. When the musicals moved from the actual school building to the Albany Municipal Auditorium, much more stage room was provided. Large sets are now designed and built at a warehouse in downtown Albany. Parents run the set and prop formation.
[edit] Lead players
Many lead roles have been played by many actors, the most memorable being:
Dana Dews, Nathan Turner, Robert Thomas, Scott Knepp, Sam Farkas, Rebecca Holdorf, Kathryn Davis, Marci Prisant, Lindsey Giddens Stewart, Jessi Thompson, Aaron Lee, Benson Knight, Shannon Knepp, Laura Donnan, William Benson, Jake Shiflett, Butler Stoudenmire, Lucie Hawkins, John Henry Spann, Collins Goss, Holly Sewell
[edit] The Wizard of Oz
In 2006 it was decided to perform the famous musical for the following Spring. The lead cast was composed of William Benson, Jake Shiflett, Butler Stoudenmire, Lucie Hawkins, Collins Goss, John Henry Spann, and Holly Sewell. Munchkins were played by 1st-5th grade students from Deerfield's Lower Campus.