<p>Just thought I should share an experience I had with the Lees-McRae performing arts program.</p>
<p>I’m a volleyball recruit for the Lees-McRae (LMC) volleyball team, and also want to study musical theatre. I was going to be @ LMC for a volleyball recruit weekend, so I talked to the Performing Arts Head (“Doc” Speer) and Recruit Person (Mr Parrish) and they were so gracious enough to let me audition that weekend. They set up a time for me that weekend (which was also their Homecoming, during the run of their musical, etc) to audition and had several people from the department come.</p>
<p>They were all so friendly and welcoming, and seem to really care about their students!</p>
<p>As far as the audition went, I did it on stage in their theater, and they let me do the 2 songs and 2 monologues in any order I wanted. Then “Doc” taught me a simple “pedestrian movement routine” and I did that.</p>
<p>Anyway - It was a great experience…Lees-McRae is a small private university in Banner Elk, NC (near Boone) up in the mountains - It is GORGEOUS. I have been there 3 times (each in a different season) and the campus is beautiful… In February there was snow, in the summer there was a nice breeze, and in the fall there were beautifully colored leaves everywhere! All of the people were so nice.</p>
<p>If a school like this may sound intriguing to you, check it out! <a href=“http://www.lmc.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.lmc.edu</a></p>