Twin cities arts community

An important part of SPCPA’s purpose is to connect the students and the school to the Twin Cities professional arts community in a number of ways.

  1. SPCPA supports students who need to miss school to perform locally with professional and youth arts organizations.
  2. Each artistic discipline offers multiple master classes taught by guest artists. Local professionals are regularly invited to perform for and dialogue with students.
  3. Arts teachers are local professional artists and they connect the students to the organizations they represent.
  4. J-Term projects happen in local professional venues.
  5. SPCPA maintains an Arts Advisory Council composed of arts leaders in the community.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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Exciting news – Recent graduate JUNIE EDWARDS (class of 2024) has written a play that will be receiving its world premiere this summer at Pillsbury House Theatre! It features rising SPCPA senior, DAIJA SCOTT and alum, JEREMIAH TULAY II. It runs July 18-21.

This choreopoem follows the story of 6 poet friends readying themselves for a slam poetry competition. When they take a break from rehearsing, they travel down a long and weighted path as they play a game confessing their deepest secrets and fears pertaining to the black community. This piece is an ode to the voices of the younger black generations.

More info and tickets: ci.ovationtix.com/27105/production/1205765

Congrats, Junie, and have a great run!

#spcpaalum #spcpacommunity
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Exciting news - Recent graduate JUNIE EDWARDS (class of 2024) has written a play that will be receiving its world premiere this summer at Pillsbury House Theatre! It features rising SPCPA senior, DAIJA SCOTT and alum, JEREMIAH TULAY II.  It runs July 18-21.
 
This choreopoem follows the story of 6 poet friends readying themselves for a slam poetry competition. When they take a break from rehearsing, they travel down a long and weighted path as they play a game confessing their deepest secrets and fears pertaining to the black community. This piece is an ode to the voices of the younger black generations. 

More info and tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/27105/production/1205765

Congrats, Junie, and have a great run!

#spcpaalum #spcpacommunity

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Congratulations, Junie!!

AMAZING!!! Way to go Junie!!

Congratulations, Junie!

Alum About Town – Get your tickets now to see SPCPA alum, ALEX CAVEGN, in ONLY UGLY GUYS at Open Eye Theatre, opening tomorrow night! Alex is a recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, including an exchange summer at Carnegie Mellon University. Alex also did some teaching in the SPCPA Theatre department this past spring semester. Have a great run, Alex!

More info and tickets: www.openeyetheatre.org/only-ugly-guys

#SPCPA #spcpacommunity #saintpaulconservatory #theatre #openeyetheatre
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Alum About Town - Get your tickets now to see SPCPA alum, ALEX CAVEGN, in ONLY UGLY GUYS at Open Eye Theatre, opening tomorrow night!  Alex is a recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, including an exchange summer at Carnegie Mellon University.   Alex also did some teaching in the SPCPA Theatre department this past spring semester. Have a great run, Alex!

More info and tickets:  https://www.openeyetheatre.org/only-ugly-guys

#spcpa #spcpacommunity #saintpaulconservatory #theatre #openeyetheatre

Visual Art Chair, Brooks Turner, has an exhibition opening Saturday May 25th 7-10pm at Hair + Nails Gallery in Minneapolis (2222 1⁄2 E. 35th St. Minneapolis, MN 55407). His exhibition commemorates and coincides with the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Truck Drivers Strike, which was instrumental in advancing labor rights and driving fascist sympathizers out of Minnesota. The exhibition includes four tapestries, six ink drawings on handmade paper, and an installation made in collaboration with SPCPA alums Phoenix Abernathy and Colin Vatsveen. All are invited to attend the opening or stop in during gallery hours through June 30th!

#spcpacommunity #SPCPA #saintpaulconservatory #visualart
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Visual Art Chair, Brooks Turner, has an exhibition opening Saturday May 25th 7-10pm at Hair + Nails Gallery in Minneapolis (2222 1⁄2 E. 35th St. Minneapolis, MN 55407). His exhibition commemorates and coincides with the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Truck Drivers Strike, which was instrumental in advancing labor rights and driving fascist sympathizers out of Minnesota. The exhibition includes four tapestries, six ink drawings on handmade paper, and an installation made in collaboration with SPCPA alums Phoenix Abernathy and Colin Vatsveen. All are invited to attend the opening or stop in during gallery hours through June 30th!

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Current SPCPA 10th grader CASSIDY AICKIN (Assistant Director) and 11th grader DAIJA SCOTT (portraying Thursday Williams) are involved in Red Bird Theatre's production of What the Constitution Means to Me. Former SPCPA Theatre Dept. Chair, Genevieve Bennett, directs. It also features former SPCPA Musical Theatre Dept Chair, Joey Clark.

More info: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA9AE2AABFFC34-49368954-what#/

#spcpacommunity #theatre #spcpa #redbirdtheatre
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Current SPCPA 10th grader CASSIDY AICKIN (Assistant Director) and 11th grader DAIJA SCOTT (portraying Thursday Williams) are involved in Red Bird Theatres production of What the Constitution Means to Me.  Former SPCPA Theatre Dept. Chair, Genevieve Bennett, directs.  It also features former SPCPA Musical Theatre Dept Chair, Joey Clark. 

More info:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA9AE2AABFFC34-49368954-what#/  

#spcpacommunity #theatre #spcpa #redbirdtheatre

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Thanks for the shout out SPCPA! Also featuring former MT chair, Joey Clark!

Got my ticket last night!

Love this!

Congratulations to SPCPA seniors Ray and Kamarah Maynard, Kaya Motl, and Jasper Slichter, juniors Gigi Lahr and Nana Boynton, and sophomore Sofia Rice who have artwork in the current ACCESS/PRINT exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. The show opened over the weekend and is on view through June 1st!

More info about Highpoint: www.highpointprintmaking.org/

#highpointcenter #highpointcenterforprintmaking #printmaking #spcpacommunity
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Congratulations to SPCPA seniors Ray and Kamarah Maynard, Kaya Motl, and Jasper Slichter, juniors Gigi Lahr and Nana Boynton, and sophomore Sofia Rice who have artwork in the current ACCESS/PRINT exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. The show opened over the weekend and is on view through June 1st!

More info about Highpoint:  https://www.highpointprintmaking.org/

#highpointcenter #highpointcenterforprintmaking #printmaking #spcpacommunityImage attachmentImage attachment+6Image attachment

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Congratulations to all!!!

Congrats!!!!

The 11th and 12th grade Musical Theatre's Cabaret class culminated in a successful performance of songs and stories at @ginkgocoffeehouse in St. Paul this past Friday night!

#spcpacommunity #musicaltheatre #spcpa #saintpaulconservatory
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The 11th and 12th grade Musical Theatres Cabaret class culminated in a successful performance of songs and stories at @ginkgocoffeehouse in St. Paul this past Friday night!

#spcpacommunity #musicaltheatre #spcpa #saintpaulconservatory
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ARTS ADVISORY

Current and former members:

Diane AldisPerpich Center for the Arts
Sarah BellamyPenumbra Theater
Maggie BergeronUniversity of Minnesota, Dance
Jennifer BlagenFreelance Theatre Artist
Gary BriggleFreelance Theatre Artist
Steve BusaRed Eye Theater
Steve CardimoneUniversity of Minnesota BFA Acting Program
Lisa ChannerUniversity of Minnesota BA Theatre Program
Karen CharlesThreads Dance Project
Jeremy CohenThe Playwrights’ Center
Andrew CookeMusic Director, Chanhassen Dinner Theater
David DamschroderUniversity of Minnesota, Music
Annie EnnekingFreelance Theatre Artist
Bradley GreenwaldFreelance Theatre Artist
Michael GruberFreelance Theatre Artist
Benjamin HannaChildren’s Theatre Company
Mary HardingPerpich Center for the Arts
H. Adam HarrisPenumbra Theater
Michelle Hensley10,000 Things Theater
Richard HitchlerTheatre 55 and Mixed Blood Theatre
Sheena Janson KelleyChildren’s Theatre Company
Nora JennemanUniversity of Minnesota, Dance
Anton JonesPlaywright, Climb Theatre
Michelle KinneyUniversity of MN, Instrumental Music
Heather KlopchinSt. Olaf College, Dance
Wendy KnoxFrank Theatre
Chuck LazarusMinnesota Orchestra
Peter LeggettWalker West Music Academy
Wendy LehrSPCPA Artistic Director Emeritus
Bob NeuSkylark Opera
Ron PelusoHistory Theatre
Tod PetersenFreelance Theatre Artist
Toni Pierce-SandsTU Dance
Solomon PrahamWalker West Music Academy
Faye PricePillsbury House Theatre
Joe PriceUniversity of MN/Guthrie BFA Theatre Program
Doug OrzolekUniversity of St. Thomas, Music
Jack ReulerMixed Blood Theatre
Randy ReyesTheatre MU
Whitney RhodesMixed Blood Theatre
Michael RobinsIllusion Theater
Peter RothsteinTheater Latte Da
Uri SandsTU Dance
Chris SchlichtingFreelance Choreographer
Luverne SeifertUniversity of MN, Theatre
Anat ShinarWalker Arts Center
Audrey StottlerA.S. Voice Studio/Met Opera
Steven StuckiSkylark Opera
Laurie Van WierenFreelance Theatre Artist
David WalshUniveristy of MN, Opera
Dr. Betty WebbEducation Consultant
Dave WilliamsonMinnesota Orchestra
Max WojtanowiczCatalysts Theatre