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No one has to tell you this year has been tough, but it has been especially tough for those in the performing arts. With our livelihoods in danger, we had to get creative in the way we make music, tell stories, and create experiences for both our company members and our community. I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the wonderful, resilient, patient and talented cast, crew, and creative team I have had the pleasure of creating this piece of art. Making a movie musical during a pandemic, with theatre closures, COVID-19 scares, late materials, snow days, re-casting, and schedule changes has been the reality of trying to create performance opportunities at a time when performing, in the traditional sense, cannot happen. We could have decided to put off doing a musical until theatres opened again and things returned to normal, but we decided we could not allow our students to lose one more opportunity if we could do something about it. Putting together a safe, engaging movie-making process was no easy feat as we began rehearsing with our actors, together in small groups, fully masked, in our large Tech Center open space, singing, socially distanced, for short periods of time. This gave us the opportunity to create as “normal” an experience as possible, allowing our actors to play off each other and work together toward a common goal. We began filming in March. To make sure we adhered to the guidelines set forth by our state and our school district, our vocals were all recorded separately from home and edited together with recordings made by the orchestra, so none of what you see in the film is live or together in the same room. Scenes were filmed in front of a green screen with each actor individually and edited together. One silver lining to come from having to work this way was several of our Art students were able to contribute original paintings to serve as our backdrops, creating all of the scenery you see in the film by hand. After all of the pieces were completed and gathered, I had the arduous task of editing everything together into what you see on the screen. From mixing vocals and orchestrations to layering green screen footage on top of painted backgrounds, learning a new editing software, and a great deal of trial and error, nearly 100 hours in front of a computer screen, we finally have a complete piece of virtual theatre to share with our community. Returning to CHS during a pandemic was not ideal, but this team has come together and made an impossible year possible. I am so proud of the contributions every actor, singer, dancer, instrumentalist, artist, technician, and director put into learning this brand new process, rolling with the punches, and giving their all to make this production happen. I especially want to thank my colleagues, CHS Fine Arts Department Chair Andy Sonnemaker, Band teacher Nick Jacques, String Orchestra’s Dr. Brian Fox, and Art teacher Karen McCraw for believing in this project and devoting their time, energy, and expertise into giving our students an unforgettable experience. The CHS Virtual Spring Musical, Annie, will be streaming online through May 31. Tickets are $10 general, $5 for students, and this allows a 48-hour access to the musical at showtix4u.com/event-details/51838. Our first live performance this year will be "Shakespeare in the Park" May 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the Nevada State Capitol Amphitheatre located just outside the legislature building. This year's event will include scenes from several of Shakespeare's romances including

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