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![Catherine Epstein '03 named Huntington Playwriting Fellow]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574176624/walnuthill/awdrkgsyigc0rasd7ehb/epstein-cropped.jpg","width":176}])
Catherine has been selected for the 2019–2021 cohort of playwriting fellows at Huntington Theatre Company.
![Alynn Parola '12 in Fiddler on the Roof]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572981644/walnuthill/ktvpvmp4varndnouj1hw/2012-parola.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1572981644/walnuthill/ktvpvmp4varndnouj1hw/2012-parola.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1572981644/walnuthill/ktvpvmp4varndnouj1hw/2012-parola.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1572981644/walnuthill/ktvpvmp4varndnouj1hw/2012-parola.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572981644/walnuthill/ktvpvmp4varndnouj1hw/2012-parola.jpg","width":1254}])
Alynn is in the touring cast of Fiddler on the Roof, which comes to Boston February 25–March 8.
![Vote for Madeleine Corliss '11 in "The Search for Roxie"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572880404/walnuthill/xbevwwdfxa9sjnh92mby/corliss.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572880404/walnuthill/xbevwwdfxa9sjnh92mby/corliss.jpg","width":312}])
Madeleine is one of 10 finalists for Broadway's "Search for Roxie". If she makes it to the top three, she will have the opportunity to audition for the show's production team. Vote for Madeleine here!
![Megan Wright '09 featured in Dance Spirit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572637687/walnuthill/rjegxh02eouejd87z33m/2009-wright.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1572637687/walnuthill/rjegxh02eouejd87z33m/2009-wright.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572637687/walnuthill/rjegxh02eouejd87z33m/2009-wright.jpg","width":604}])
Check out this Dance Spirit article featuring Megan Wright '09, exploring how she balances performing with a desk job.
![Ashley Blanchet '05 and John Barsoian '11 cast in Cinderella]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572273824/walnuthill/ftoyotrfyofihhtt2zup/blanchet.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572273824/walnuthill/ftoyotrfyofihhtt2zup/blanchet.jpg","width":484}])
Ashley and John have been cast in Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella.
![Catching Up with Libby Lummus Keenan '53]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571427850/walnuthill/b8nciewjzctspflwpzkg/libbykeenan.jpg","width":1653}])
This month we had the opportunity to speak with Libby Lummus Keenan, Class of 1953. Libby has remained in touch and involved since she graduated nearly 70 years ago, having served at various points as a Class Correspondent, Annual Fund Leadership Chair, and member of the former Board of Visitors. She is currently a member of our Ellison Circle. Thank you, Libby, for taking the time to tell us about your Walnut Hill journey!
![Joan Tower '56 named Composer of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571346768/walnuthill/ffscv1hdocfkxgjvnx2p/1956-tower.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1571346768/walnuthill/ffscv1hdocfkxgjvnx2p/1956-tower.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1571346768/walnuthill/ffscv1hdocfkxgjvnx2p/1956-tower.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571346768/walnuthill/ffscv1hdocfkxgjvnx2p/1956-tower.jpg","width":1000}])
Joan has been named Composer of the Year by Musical America Worldwide.
![Harper Watters '10 on Instagram]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571343926/walnuthill/ij1zb6shop8gnvvkbqwy/2010-watters.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571343926/walnuthill/ij1zb6shop8gnvvkbqwy/2010-watters.jpg","width":476}])
In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, Harper was featured by Instagram (in a collaboration with Teen Vogue) for his role as an Advocate standing up against bullying.
![Lauren Michelle '01 featured in the Boston Herald]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570049086/walnuthill/qsvejd3hx92mcphimmcs/0927-fea-bhr-l-michelle.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570049086/walnuthill/qsvejd3hx92mcphimmcs/0927-fea-bhr-l-michelle.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570049086/walnuthill/qsvejd3hx92mcphimmcs/0927-fea-bhr-l-michelle.jpg","width":525}])
Lauren was recently interviewed by the Herald about her starring role in Boston Lyric Opera's Pagliacci.
![Music of Murphy Smith '16 featured at Feinstein's/54 Below]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569441069/walnuthill/afh1yafom5352v6967f9/2016-smith.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569441069/walnuthill/afh1yafom5352v6967f9/2016-smith.jpg","width":281}])
Murphy's music will be featured in Women of the Wings: A Celebration of Female Musical Theatre Writers Volume III at Feinstein's/54 Below.
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