SEAN BRYAN NAMED

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Bryan Named Director of Fine Arts

With the start of the coming academic year, Upper School Visual and Performing Arts Chair SEAN BRYAN will assume a new role: Director of Fine Arts.

In this new position, Bryan will oversee the arts progression from Pre-First through 12th grade, working with members of the faculty to ensure alignment across our arts curriculum. The addition of this position fulfills the arts vision set forth in the Pace Academy 2016–2021 Strategic Plan and serves as a testament to the school’s commitment to excellence in the visual and performing arts.

Bryan—who has a bachelor’s degree in acting and a master’s in directing—joined the Pace community as Upper School theatre director in 2015 and became department chair in 2018. Prior to his arrival, he led the drama program at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, Fla., and served as an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College.

Under Bryan’s leadership, the Upper School visual and performing arts department has grown. Curricular offerings now include classes in acting, advanced acting and directing; the drama club boasts more than 50 members; and students participate in the annual Georgia Thespian Conference at the state and national levels, and in the Georgia High School Association’s One-Act Play Competition and Literary Meet.

In addition, Bryan and the Pace Arts Alliance have partnered with organizations like the Alliance Theatre, the Wallace Buice Theatre Company, Theatrical Outfit, the Center for Puppetry Arts and the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to facilitate student workshops, bring outside directors and professionals to Pace and coordinate field trips. Students have traveled to London, Chicago and New York City to take in professional productions, visit theatre landmarks and learn from experts in the industry.