The PAC Youth Theater is dedicated to introducing children from the southwestern corner of Western North Carolina, North Georgia, and northwestern corner of South Carolina to the wonders of Live theater by participating in age-appropriate productions at no cost (either onstage, behind the scenes, or in the control booth), allowing them to join in free classes presented by professionals in the business, and staging free shows for local school children and homeschoolers.
Our Mission Statement
© May 11, 2020
Rotary Club of Highlands
Mountain FIndings
Community Foundation of Western. North Carolina
Cashiers Community Fund
Just wanted to tell you that we love what you do with the theater program and love it when you visited the school! Please keep us in mind for visits in the future.
Teri Walawender
Principal
Blue Ridge School
Cashiers, NC 28717
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The Youth Theater gratefully acknowledges our sponsors:
The PAC Youth Theater Program is open to all area students and is free.
Highlands Community Foundation
"H" Foundation
Cullasaja Woman's Outreach
Eckerd Family Foundation
Killian Foundation
PAC Youth Theater Event History
Theater Arts benefits both students and society, because students of theater arts gain powerful tools for:
* Understanding human experiences, past and present.
* Teamwork and collaboration.
* Adapting to and respecting others diverse ways of thinking, working and expressing themselves.
* Analyzing nonverbal communications.
* Improving verbal communications.
* Gaining self-esteem and poise, which crosses over into the classroom to support academic success , including STEM classes.
* Studying a wide variety of literature, history, sociology, art, music and dance.
Dr. Ronnie Spilton, Founding Artistic Director
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Megan Greenlee Potts
Artistic Director PAC Youth Theater
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Megan Potts has been involved in all aspects of theater since childhood. She has utilized her Ithaca College Bachelor of Fine Art degree in technical theater, design, and production as professional stage manager, production manager, properties mistress, lighting designer, theater master electrician, sound designer an engineer, box office manager, house manager, actress, teacher and director. She has taught the craft of theater to children ages 5 plus and adults for over 39 years - drama voice, mime, choreography, set construction, wardrobe and makeup, lighting, sound and even stage combat. Currently Megan is the PAC Technical Advisor, light and sound designer and technician and the assistant librarian at the Albert Carlton Cashier's Community library