Making a Difference in the Community

Each season the Performing Arts Series brings world renown artists directly to Talawanda schools, Miami students, Oxford and the surrounding communities. Individual donations and proceeds from the Wine Tasting are used to fund outreach activities such as workshops, master classes, coffee houses and discussions the visiting professional artists appearing on the Series provide at no cost to the participants. We are proud to offer these unique, free, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for the community.

We could not provide these valuable services to our campus and community without your support.

Highlights from the 2011-12 season.

	Missoula Children's Theatre August, 2011 MCT programs are all designed to develop the personal and professional skills and goals of the participants. The excellence of the productions along with unique and acclaimed teaching methods result in the successful fulfillment of MCT's mission: The development of life skills in children through participation in the performing arts. Over 60 local children participated in a week long camp that included daily theatre workshops led by MCT staff and Miami Theatre students and culminated in a public performance of The Jungle Book.
	Menahem Pressler, piano October, 2011 World renowned pianist and teacher Menahem Pressler gave a master class for Miami students and gave an itimate preview performance for the School of Fine Arts and PAS VIP Donors as part of the Reader Visiting Artists Fund.
	Doktor Kaboom! November, 2011 Doktor Kaboom kept the crowd riveted with a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular (and often successful) science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate, and entertain. Audience members got to join Doktor Kaboom on stage for some experiments and got to ask questions and meet him after the performance.
	Avner the Eccentric January, 2012 Avner the Eccentric was in residency for several days working with Miami students and faculty on topics ranging from movement to acting to dramatic literature.
	L.A. Theatre Works February, 2012 The cast of L.A. Theatre Works visited theatre classes and coached members of Miami's Forensics Team during their two day residency.