(May 12, 2016) If it is true that an object in motion tends to stay in motion, then don’t expect 16-year-old Kate Carpenter to slow down anytime soon.
The Stephen Decatur High School sophomore has been dancing since kindergarten and has since added singing, acting, art and track to her repertoire.
To hone her skills, she auditioned for, and won, a spot in this year’s prestigious Summer Performing Arts Conservatory at the elite American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City.
During her two weeks in the conservatory, she will receive intensive training with a primary focus on musical theater and auditioning.
The Ocean Pines Players and its sister organization, the Ocean Pines Youth Theater, are betting on Carpenter’s success by providing her with $500 in scholarship aid.
Given the steep tuition for this elite program, plus the notoriously high cost of housing and food in New York City, Carpenter is very grateful to receive such support from her hometown colleagues.
Local theater goers may have seen Carpenter this past winter starring as Belle in the Ocean Pines Youth Theater production of Beauty and the Beast at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. Recently, she has been studying Shakespeare, who wrote her favorite role to date, Hermia, from A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream.
Even with all of her accomplishments in sports, acting, and singing, Carpenter has not forgotten her first love, dancing. She has danced competitively for over 10 years and it was at a dance convention that she was advised by New York professionals to try out for the AMDA summer program.
Some of the colleges she is considering include Julliard, Tisch, Carnegie Mellon and Marymount Manhattan. She dreams of performing professionally on Broadway, and perhaps also to use her talents as a music or dance therapist for children.
The Stephen Decatur High School sophomore has been dancing since kindergarten and has since added singing, acting, art and track to her repertoire.
To hone her skills, she auditioned for, and won, a spot in this year’s prestigious Summer Performing Arts Conservatory at the elite American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City.
During her two weeks in the conservatory, she will receive intensive training with a primary focus on musical theater and auditioning.
The Ocean Pines Players and its sister organization, the Ocean Pines Youth Theater, are betting on Carpenter’s success by providing her with $500 in scholarship aid.
Given the steep tuition for this elite program, plus the notoriously high cost of housing and food in New York City, Carpenter is very grateful to receive such support from her hometown colleagues.
Local theater goers may have seen Carpenter this past winter starring as Belle in the Ocean Pines Youth Theater production of Beauty and the Beast at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. Recently, she has been studying Shakespeare, who wrote her favorite role to date, Hermia, from A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream.
Even with all of her accomplishments in sports, acting, and singing, Carpenter has not forgotten her first love, dancing. She has danced competitively for over 10 years and it was at a dance convention that she was advised by New York professionals to try out for the AMDA summer program.
Some of the colleges she is considering include Julliard, Tisch, Carnegie Mellon and Marymount Manhattan. She dreams of performing professionally on Broadway, and perhaps also to use her talents as a music or dance therapist for children.