About Us
STAGE Theater Program Bunnell High School promotes learning stage and performance techniques. Overall production aspects such as performing, costuming, lighting, set design, make-up, directing, stage movement, and vocal production is also considered.
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There is a Fall Production and a Spring Production. All audition materials will be put into a Google Classroom and in classroom G2 along with information on flyers around the school.
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Cast members must audition for productions before being cast into a role. Student's may be called for call back's later or will be put in another role. No prior experience needed!
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Crew members are welcome to sign up at any point. These students are expected to be ready to help bring the production to life with props, costumes, sets and ect. No prior experience needed!
STAGE is a large commitment for any student as we have rehearsals close to every school day after school as we get closer to the performance dates.
About Our Director
Miss Clare Callahan
Miss Clare Callahan is a very energetic new music educator to the profession.
She graduated from Western Connecticut State University in Spring of 2020 with a Bachelors of Science in Music Education. She had a focus in choral and vocal education/ performance. In her time at WCSU she was a member of the 'Chamber Singers', 'University Choir' & 'Concert Chorale' which are some of the top choral ensembles at the university. Served as the alto section leader for many of these ensembles through her time at the university. She is a Mezzo-Soprano as a solo singer and sings Alto in choral ensembles. She also participated in the 'Symphonic Band' playing Flute as a secondary instrument that she learned in 8th grade.
She served as the President of the WCSU chapter of the 'American Choral Director Association' from 2019-2020. She grew that group from 5 students to over 60 in less than a year. She was the recipient of the 'Don Craig & James Furman Choral Legacy Award' for 2020. This is given to the senior that contributes the most to the tradition of choral singing at WCSU & tradition of choral excellence. She was the first female to recieve this award at the university since it was started in the 90's.
She played Women's Tennis through college on the WCSU NCAA Division III team playing singles & doubles. Served as the secretary for the WCSU chapter of the 'National Association for Music Education' in 2016.
She was also a luminaries chairperson in muiltiple locations for 'The American Cancer Society's: Relay for Life' for over 10 years. Has been an active volenteer for 'Dream Come True of Western Connecticut' that works to grant wishes to terminally ill children in the Western Connecticut area.
In her free time she sings in community choirs in the Western Connecticut area, Irish Dances, and attend professional development to improve upon her career.
She started her teaching career student teaching in her home town of New Fairfield teaching middle & high school choir. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she was not able to student teach in her elementary school placement.
Her first teaching position was at Warde HS, Ludlowe HS & Tomlinson MS in Fairfield, CT. She taught group vocal lessons, group piano lessons and choir. She then went to Seymour MS and was the choral director, plus taught music history.
She was awarded the 'Connecticut American Choral Directors Association: Outstanding Young Choral Director Award' for 2021. She was nominated and was selected for this award by choral leaders and directors throughout Connecticut.
She is so happy to be at Bunnell High School as the Choral & Theater Director. She started teaching at Bunnell in the 2022 school year! 'A Christmas Carol' was her first production that she directed & produced. She is looking forward to building the choral program to at least 80 students in her time in this position. Her goal for theater is to have as many students as possible to join the theater program again so great productions can be put on.
She is looking forward to completing her Master's in Choral Pedagogy in the upcoming years from Westminster Choir College.