Tracey Wesley

TRACEY WESLEY Drama Director Education: BA, Castleton State College; Drama & Voice, Webber Douglas Academy, London Acting, Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin ext. 104

TRACEY WESLEY Drama Director Education: BA, Castleton State College Drama & Voice, Webber Douglas Academy, London Acting, Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin Ext. 104

Long Trail School drama director Tracey Wesley is headed to the Vermont Opera Theater's Summer Opera Workshop 2001 in Burlington this month to focus on the music of Giuseppe Verdi for nine days of intensive study and final session performances.

-Tracy Wesley, Long Trail High School

Directors over the years include Dawne Polis, Patricia Carmichael, Mary Okin, Tracey Wesley, and Dee Tigue (music).
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Tracey directed "The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" at Long Trail in 1995-96 and has been resident LTS drama director ever since.

FRINGE FESTIVAL 2005 IN SCOTLAND From a group of nearly 1500 high school drama departments nationwide nominated by theater professionals and college faculty, only 37 were invited to represent the United States at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August 2005. Long Trail is the second Vermont school to receive this honor. Drama students Russell Appelman, Christine Blust, Ashley Eaton, Nora Fiore, Dana Haley, Katharine Maness, Chelsea Tschorn, Ashley Waite, and Hilary Wartinger, accompanied by Tracey Wesley, Dave Wesley, Rene Wilson, and parent chaperones Colleen Fiore and Angela Appelman, fundraised throughout the year to reach their goal.
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TRACEY WESLEY, LTS drama director, has a bachelor's degree in theater and literature from Castleton State College and studied at Weber Douglas Academy in London and at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. A voice student for 20 years, she participated in the Vermont Opera Theater for two summers.
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"HAMLET ABRIDGED" by William Shakespeare, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 27 & 28
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"LAUNDRY AND BOURBON" by James McClure, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 5 & 6
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"HARVEY" by Mary Chase, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 26, 27 & 28
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"CAGEBIRDS" by David Campton, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 3 & 4.
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"THE MATCHMAKER" by Thornton Wilder, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 24, 25 & 26 and at Burr and Burton Academy's Riley Center for the Arts on May 5 & 7.
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"THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW" by Washington Irving adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on October 23 and On the Road October 24, 27, 30, 31: Shaftsbury Elementary School, Manchester Elementary & Middle School, Maple Street School, Mettawee Community School with Wells, the Mountain School, Flood Brook Union School.
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"THE CATECHISM OF GRACIOUS MARY SENSIBLE" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on March 14 & 15.
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"I KNOW I SAW GYPSIES" by many young writers adapted by Tom Erhard, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on April 3 and On the Road in April to Flood Brook Union School and Arlington Church.
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"RIP VAN WINKLE" by Washington Irving adapted by Herman Ould, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS October 31 and On the Road November 1, 5 & 6: Shaftsbury Elementary School, Flood Brook Union School, the Mountain School, Equinox Terrace, Mettawee Community School.
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"OMNIPOTENCE & THE WHEELBARROW MAN" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Julie Graham, and "ONE AND ALL: A SCHIZOPHRENIC COMEDY" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Theater on March 8 & 9.
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"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" by Lewis Carroll adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning, directed by Tracey Wesley, On the Road in October & November.
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"THE CASE OF ALEX HANSEN" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, March 14 & 15 at LTS.
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and originally directed on Broadway by George S. Kaufman, directed by Tracey Wesley, musical director Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, November 21, 22 & 23 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater.
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"PROPERTY RITES" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, in the LTS Riley Levin Theater on March 12 & 13.
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"AUNTIE MAME" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, directed by Tracey Wesley, November 19, 20 & 21 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater.
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"15 REASONS NOT TO BE IN A PLAY" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, March 11 & 12 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater.

TRACEY WESLEY

Drama Director

"Drama is open to all interested students and is intended to foster creative growth and technical know how in a fun, supportive environment," LTS Drama Director Tracey Wesley explained of the Long Trail philosophy.

Tracey Wesley, and Dee Tigue (music).
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Tracey directed "The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" at Long Trail in 1995-96 and has been resident LTS drama director ever since.

FRINGE FESTIVAL 2005 IN SCOTLAND From a group of nearly 1500 high school drama departments nationwide nominated by theater professionals and college faculty, only 37 were invited to represent the United States at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August 2005. Long Trail is the second Vermont school to receive this honor. Drama students Russell Appelman, Christine Blust, Ashley Eaton, Nora Fiore, Dana Haley, Katharine Maness, Chelsea Tschorn, Ashley Waite, and Hilary Wartinger, accompanied by Tracey Wesley, Dave Wesley, Rene Wilson, and parent chaperones Colleen Fiore and Angela Appelman, fundraised throughout the year to reach their goal.
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TRACEY WESLEY, LTS drama director, has a bachelor's degree in theater and literature from Castleton State College and studied at Weber Douglas Academy in London and at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. A voice student for 20 years, she participated in the Vermont Opera Theater for two summers.
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"THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD" by Lanie Robertson and "HAMLET ABRIDGED" by William Shakespeare, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 27 & 28 "BABY, ONE MORE TIME Version 2.0" written and directed by Dee Tigue, at Burr and Burton Seminary's Smith Center on May 1 & 2
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"AGNES OF GOD" by John Pielmeier and "LAUNDRY AND BOURBON" by James McClure, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 5 & 6 "HARVEY" by Mary Chase, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 26, 27 & 28
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"AGNES OF GOD" by John Pielmeier and "LAUNDRY AND BOURBON" by James McClure, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 5 & 6 "HARVEY" by Mary Chase, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 26, 27 & 28
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"CAGEBIRDS" by David Campton, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 3 & 4.
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"THE MATCHMAKER" by Thornton Wilder, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Playhouse on March 24, 25 & 26 and at Burr and Burton Academy's Riley Center for the Arts on May 5 & 7.

2000-01 katrina ichaboddancingsmall "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW" by Washington Irving adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on October 23 and On the Road October 24, 27, 30, 31: Shaftsbury Elementary School, Manchester Elementary & Middle School, Maple Street School, Mettawee Community School with Wells, the Mountain School, Flood Brook Union School.
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"THE CATECHISM OF GRACIOUS MARY SENSIBLE" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on March 14 & 15.
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"I KNOW I SAW GYPSIES" by many young writers adapted by Tom Erhard, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS on April 3 and On the Road in April to Flood Brook Union School and Arlington Church.
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"RIP VAN WINKLE" by Washington Irving adapted by Herman Ould, directed by Tracey Wesley, at LTS October 31 and On the Road November 1, 5 & 6: Shaftsbury Elementary School, Flood Brook Union School, the Mountain School, Equinox Terrace, Mettawee Community School.
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"OMNIPOTENCE & THE WHEELBARROW MAN" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Julie Graham, and "ONE AND ALL: A SCHIZOPHRENIC COMEDY" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, at the Dorset Theater on March 8 & 9.
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"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" by Lewis Carroll adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning, directed by Tracey Wesley, On the Road in October & November.
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and "THE CASE OF ALEX HANSEN" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, March 14 & 15 at LTS.
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George S. Kaufman, directed by Tracey Wesley, musical director Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, November 21, 22 & 23 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater.
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"SORRY, WRONG NUMBER" by Lucille Fletcher, directed by senior Vanessa Rundle, and "PROPERTY RITES" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, in the LTS Riley Levin Theater on March 12 & 13.
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"AUNTIE MAME" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, directed by Tracey Wesley, November 19, 20 & 21 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater.
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"15 REASONS NOT TO BE IN A PLAY" by Alan Haehnel, directed by Tracey Wesley, March 11 & 12 in the LTS Riley Levin Theater."15 Reasons" selected at Regionals at LTS on March 19 to perform at STATES at St. Johnsbury Academy on April 9.

It is being directed by LTS drama teacher Tracey Wesley.

Actors Anonymous has been participating in the festivals since 1991."We have traveled all over the state to attend regionals.I was never able to offer our facility before," Wesley said.
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"It was nice to finally be able to say 'yes' to hosting a regional festival this year," said Tracey Wesley.

It is also the smallest of all the schools selected, and the smallest ever to go to the festival, Drama Director Tracey Wesley said.

"You have to be nominated for the festival, which we were by a professor from Bennington College, and then go through an elaborate process to be selected," she said.

The cast from Long Trail will be performing "The Insanity of Mary Girard" by Lanie Robertson in Edinburgh as part of the 2005 Festival Fringe.

Established more than 50 years ago, the festival is aimed at encouraging young actors and relatively unknown theater companies to experiment with creative forms of theatrical expression, according to the festival's Web site.

The play is based on a true story of the wife of a Philadelphia philanthropist and America's first millionaire, who was confined to an insane asylum by her husband in the 1790s.

Wesley chose the play, in part, because it is a dark and moody drama that fit the theater in Scotland where they will be performing.She made a scouting trip there to get a firsthand sense of what the venue was like, and the spooky feeling of "The Insanity of Mary Girard" seemed a good match, Wesley said.
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They will be spending two days in London for general sightseeing, but then will be going north in private buses, Wesley said.

They will perform the show four times while they are there, she said.

The group will be giving a special free performance of "The Insanity of Mary Girard" tonight at the school's Riley Levin Theater, beginning at 7 p.m., she said.

About one hour in length, the subject matter is for mature audiences only, she said.

"It's not for young children," Wesley said."It's very intense and scary."