Casts have performed in Australia, England, Japan and New Zealand. The nonprofit, after-school theater troupe – funded by ticket sales and a $200 per show tuition from participants – rehearsed for weeks and staged musicals every January and June. Give kids high standards, Schindele said, “and they rise.
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She found the simplified lessons she initially used to direct musicals for local elementary schools didn’t work for the children coming to the Rep for a more professional experience. In the Rep’s early years, Schindele honed her directing style to get the most out of children. “All the work was worth something amazing. “And there was nothing like when a scene was going well, we were getting laughs, we’d get a standing ovation at the end of the night, and you think back like ‘Holy crap’ that was amazing. “We supported each other because we all had that final goal,” he said. He later acted in every one of his high school’s plays. He said Schindele fostered competition between students during auditions, but always kept spirits high and stages warm.įor four years, Williams thrived alongside peers. Williams joined the Rep in fifth grade, playing the judge in “Hello, Dolly!” in his first play. “Vicki Schindele has the greatest look of all time.”īorn with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, Williams’ athletic career ended earlier than most. That look is: ‘Stop what you’re doing, you’re in trouble.’ “Many women have a look,” said Williams, a Rep alum and comedian by way of Sunny Hills High, “and I would say many moms, specifically, have a look. Now 32, Brad Williams still calls his former director “Miss Schindele.” “I wanted to have this repertory spirit that’s really grown, evolved, over 34 years, last right to the very end.” “All good things must come to an end at some point,” said Schindele, who felt ready to retire. On June 18, after what Schindele called “a pretty good run,” the Rep will take its final bow.
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