I have never needed the arts more |
One of my granddaughters is 16 and attends an arts high school in the Toronto area.
Singing is her specialty, and she sings show tunes and pop songs around the house all day. That is a genuine pleasure.
She is thinking about applying to Trent for 2028, so, without applying any pressure, I decided to look into the various arts courses and extracurricular activities created by students there.
Indeed, there is a student-led theatre company called Anne Shirley, named after the main character in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Canadian classic, “Anne of Green Gables.”
I met with Helen Whalen, a 20-year-old student who grew up in Elgin, Ont. and is president of the Anne Shirley Theatre Company at Trent.
“I do the planning and the prodding,” she says. “I supervise and support,” as she pays tribute to musical director Justin Hiscox and director-choreographer........