A Piece Of My Heart -
NFHS Theatre Department
Who's Who
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Addison Walden, Director
Addison was a student at NFHS before he started working here. After graduating, he went to GCSU where he earned a Theatre BA and an Education MAT. One of his notable roles while at GCSU was as Hank/Vet in A PIECE OF MY HEART! This is where he first learned about the show and quickly fell in love with it. APOMH is the 8th show Walden has directed at North. Some past favorites include STREETCAR and TREASURE ISLAND. Walden would like to thank his wife April for always being supportive of the program, the students, and of him. He is so thankful he got the experience of working so closely with her on this project. He’s appreciated her as an artisan for a long time, but now respects her as an artist. Walden would also like to thank his daughters Brianna (6) and Raleigh (4) for lending their daddy out to these 25 young adults for the past 2 months. He loves his girls so very much!
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April Walden, Asst. Director
April is an alumna of North Forsyth High School Class of 2005. She has the North Forsyth schools to thank for cultivating her love of theatre! Mr. Randy Herrin introduced her to the magic of theatre as her middle school Drama Teacher that led to a high school career on this stage where she was inJOESEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHINCOLOR DREAMCOAT (Narrator), PETER PAN (Pirate) and others. She came back in 2013 when her husband Mr. Walden was brought on to the theatre staff. April received a BA in Mass Communication from Georgia College and State University in 2009. She married Addison in 2010. They have 2 daughters. Brianna, 6 and Raleigh, 4. She loves being the First Lady of the theatre department and having the opportunity to work with these amazing students. Thank you to Addison for letting her be a part of the magic, to her girls for coming to rehearsals, and to the kids for their love and respect. She feels so blessed to be part of this family!
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John Hutchinson, Artistic Contributor
“J-Hutch” is Director of Music, Worship & Arts and Organist at the Cumming First United Methodist Church. John has served in the NFHS Drama Department since 2011 as an accompanist, music director, assistant director, and creative consultant. Favorite shows include CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Music Director,) FRANKENSTEIN: A NEW MUSICAL (Music Director,) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Creative Consultant) and DRACULA (Assistant Director.) John reminds everyone to “make love, not war.”
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