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Columbus Academy upper-schoolers performed "The Dining Room" by A.R. Gurney on October 29-30.

"Bravo! Brava! Bravi!" wrote Performing Art Department Chair Jessica Sneeringer after the opening show of this fall play. "Congratulations to the cast and crew (and Mr. Dillon) for tonight’s performance of The Dining Room! You all were FABULOUS!!! Thanks for an enjoyable evening! It felt good to see a live performance again!"

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For the first time since it was founded in 1999, the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival featured Columbus Academy musicians on September 19.

Our 26-member Jazz Ensemble, consisting of students in grades 8-12, performed the opening set on the event's final day in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd.

Our students were joined on stage by professional musicians Eddie Bayard and Milo Mannino, who are both close friends of band director Jessica Sneeringer.

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On January 7-9, Columbus Academy Student Theatre presented "The Glass Menagerie" as our upper school fall play in the Schoedinger Theatre.

"This is a classic Tennessee Williams show that everyone should really enjoy," stated director Scott Dillon during dress rehearsals. "It's a small cast, split into two groups, which allows us to rehearse and perform safely while coping with this pandemic, and I think the themes will resonate with the audience."

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Rent, the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning rock musical loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème, is coming to Columbus Academy on April 11-13!

For the first time at Academy, tickets are available online.

PURCHASE TICKETS

TEASER SCENE

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In early November, our upper-schoolers staged two powerful performances of "12 Angry Jurors" in the Schoedinger Theatre.

In addition to a cast consisting of Aylah Mendenhall, Bobby Diller, Sophia Tidwell, Mira Bhasin, Sidney Edson, Cole Raiken, Michael Hoffman, Simon Iobst, Jay Whitney, Sejal Jindal, CJ Leet, Eden Singelton-Tarr and Ryan Reagan, the crew included student director Nikki Turley and stage manager/set designer Katie Anderson as well as Jack Keith, Nate Rausch Spencer…