The Virginia Children’s Theater in Roanoke has announced who the members of its Youth Professional Ensemble will be in the winter of 2021.
The program has been revived in the 2019-20 season, bringing students together for weekly three-hour courses dealing with aspects of musical theater. If everything goes according to plan – COVID-19 conditions may change a plan – the ensemble will have a showcase performance on March 29th at 6pm. The venue has not yet been determined, VCT spokesman Lindsay Tolar wrote in an email.
The members of the ensemble are:
Ben Armstrong, 14, Magna Vista High School freshman
Hannah Cecil, 18, a senior from Salem High School
Grace Eakin, 16, junior in school
Olivia Goodman, 17, a senior at Patrick Henry High School
Anna Locklear, 15, newbie to school
Charles Meidlinger, 17, a junior at Patrick Henry High School
Carter Mullins, 17, junior of William Byrd High School
Mikayla Parker, 16, homeschooled sophomore
Jack Plogger, 16, Patrick Henry High School Junior
Ann Marie Thorell, 15, sophomore at Hidden Valley High School