More Notes
June 10, 2010 Issue No. 14
Seniors: What’s Next?
Questions and Answers: Shea Vaccaro, Gus Meissner, Matthias Füll and Georgia Doing Graduation is a few short days away for the Class of 2010. It’s a bittersweet time, as good-byes are said at the same time that dreams for the future are launched. More Notes asked four seniors about their plans for the months and years ahead.
Q: How long have you been at High Mowing? Shea: I’ve been here for the past four years. Before that, I attended
Pine Hill Waldorf School for eight years. I’m a true Waldorf child! And I owe a lot to that; I’ve definitely benefitted as a person. Looking back, I can almost see a straight line from Jackie Davis’ circus program at Pine Hill, to my two summers performing with Circus Smirkus, right through to this year— my last at High Mowing. It all led me towards performance as a career choice.
Shea Vaccaro ’10 as Frederick in
The Pirates of Penzance
Q: What will you do after Graduation? A: College . . . I’ll be attending College. Specifically the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Even though I knew I’d be a performer, I wasn’t sure if I’d go to college first. I thought I might be ready to go out into the world right from high school to perform. But, during my college search, I found the program offered in Scotland and it changed my thinking completely. The program is called Contemporary Performance Practices. It pushes students to develop new work and new ways of performing. It will allow me to combine my three passions: circus, acting and music. And, Glasgow seems like a great place to live.
Q: Did High Mowing prepare you for this course of study?
A: Without a doubt, High Mowing had a
hand in my development! In my four years