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Collins Hill High School

Last Show for Dr. Beverly Johnston, Director at Collins Hill High School

CRAZY FOR YOU, A Gershwin musical comedy, complete with live orchestra, Broadway-style sets, colorful costumes and an energetic cast. Where everybody sings, everybody dances and where anything on hand is used to make music. The plot has a touch of outrageously funny humor and some of the best musical scores of the century - who could ask for anything more? YOU definitely want to come see this SHOW!

The Collins Hill High School Theatre will present this ‘Play within a Play’ full of comedy, dance, romance, and many classic songs you are familiar with: “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” -Just to name a few, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights March 25-28, 2009 at 7:00 PM each night. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at the door or via the website www.CollinsHillTheatre.org

About Dr. Beverly Johnston: CRAZY FOR YOU will be Dr. Beverly Johnston’s last show to direct at Collins Hill High School after a fourteen year high school teaching career. She will be opening the Theatre Arts department at the new Mountain View High School. Dr. J., as she is fondly called by students, has directed over 40 plays and musicals at CHHS. She received the Collins Hill Foundation Grant last year for her production of Pinocchio for underprivileged children. Dr. Johnston also taught Video Production at CHHS for several years, and was instrumental in developing an 8-course Video Broadcasting curriculum for the county.
Before coming to GCPS, Dr. Johnston was chair of the Department of Communication Arts and Theatre at Louisiana College, the only Baptist affiliated college in Louisiana. There she served on the board of Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Dr. Johnston completed her Ph.D. in Drama at the University of Georgia, teaching playwriting, acting and introduction to theatre there while completing her degree. Before pursuing her Ph.D., Dr. Johnston taught at North Central University in Minneapolis, while acting professionally.
Dr. J. graduated summa cum laude from University of Southern Mississippi at age 19, and immediately began teaching there with a Teaching Assistantship, while she worked on her master’s degree. She completed her masters at USM at the age of 20. Over the course of her theatrical career Dr. Johnston has directed and/or acted for educational, children’s, professional, church and community theatres, as well as having done several television commercials. Her favorite stage role was June in Smoke on the Mountain for Beacon Players, and her favorite musical is usually the one she is directing currently.

About Collins Hill High School Theatre: Collins Hill Theatre is proud to bring the finest in high school theatre to the Gwinnett community as they celebrate their 15th theatrical season. Dr. Johnston says, “We continue to make it our business to bring a diverse season of family friendly theatre to the residents of Gwinnett County” and encourages everyone to come to the shows. CHHS Theatre has won the Georgia One Act Play competition at State and Regional levels, in addition to being the recipient of numerous acting and artistic design awards. This award-winning theatre program is widely recognized with students who have gone on to professional careers performing in Hollywood and Broadway. Some have received scholarships and are attending universities and colleges across the country while simultaneously pursuing theatre or film professions. Our attending students regularly participate in community and professional theatres around Atlanta. Many of them have agents and their resumes consist of print, television and film work. “The Collins Hill Theatre program as well as Dr. J changed my life” states Rose Williams currently directing a play at Georgia College and State University (’09 graduating senior majoring in Theatre Arts).