Welcome to 
Prelude: A Young Artist Showcase
Celebrating the incredible future of the arts through talented young performers of the Upstate!

This event is free and open to the public.
Reservations are required for entry.

We are pleased to present a delightful evening of theatre at 7:30pm with acts prepared and presented by selected young artists of the Upstate.

Featured talents will include musical and non-musical theatre performances in solo performance, playwriting, and theatrical design work. To be selected for the showcase, students were recommended by a South Carolina educator, prepared an audition, and submitted a headshot and resume to Centre Stage as they would in a professional setting. All students who participate in the showcase will have the opportunity to be considered for an internship at Centre Stage and further professional development opportunities. Consideration for acceptance into our year-round Internship Program includes an interview with the Centre Stage Artistic and Production staff as well as a review of any additional portfolio materials to be supplied by the student. In addition three scholarships will be awarded to participants in the showcase. 

ACT ONE

COOPER WHITE & KAIRA ARCHILBALD
Vocal Performance
Woodmont High School
Suddenly Seymour
Little Shop of Horrors

EMMA SCHENDEL
Vocal Performance 
Home School Student
Me and the Sky
Come From Away

QUINCY ADAIR
Vocal Performance
Berea High School & Fine Arts Center
Proud of Your Boy
Aladdin

CLAIRE SHIRLEY
Vocal Performance
Wade Hampton High School & Fine Arts Center
Stars and the Moon
Songs For a New World

OLIVIA FRAZIER
Vocal Performance
Southside Christian School
Maybe I Like It This Way
Wild Party

SHANYA HUNN
Original Poetry
Fine Arts Centre & Greenville Tech 
If I Could Paint My Teardrops Blue

CLAY STOUT
Vocal Performance
Woodmont High School
My House
Matilda

Ellie Anthony
Original Song/Original Poetry
Greenville Tech Charter High
Another Day & Undefined
Original works by Ellie Anthony

ANNIE OWENS
Writing Presentation
Eastside Highschool
Opening Night
Ten Minute Play by Annie Owens

INTERMISSION

ACT TWO

IVY MUNNERLYN
Vocal Performance/Costume Design Presentation (A Year with Frog and Toad)
Clemson University
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Beautiful: The Carol King Musical

MATTHEW BLANTON
Vocal Performance 
North Greenville University
You'll Be Back
Hamilton

JAYLAN BRINSON
Vocal Performance
North Greenville University
Daryl is a Boy
Michael Mitnick

AUDREY ADAMS
Vocal Performance
Anderson University
Waiting
Island Song

Arianna Wilson
Vocal Performance
North Greenville University 
Can't Help Lovin' that Man of Mine
Showboat

CARMEN WELLS
Vocal Performance
North Greenville University
So In Love
Kiss Me Kate

ALEX POTEAT
Vocal Performance
University of SC Upstate
Top of the World
Tuck Everlasting

CLAUDE NEWSOME
Vocal Performance
Anderson University
Maria
West Side Story

SARAH DELANUEZ
Vocal Performance
North Greenville University
I'm Your Man
Meet John Doe