User Name
Mike Chappell
Name
Mike Chappell
Member Since
August 1, 2011
Bio
I'm a theater teacher at my alma mater (which on most days is really cool!)...and on most days I cannot imagine doing anything else w/ my life. The impact that we have on our students is at once humbling and invigorating.
Educational Background
College: Birmingham-Southern College 1982.
Number of years teaching
28
Favorite Playwright
David Lindsay-Abaire
Favorite theatrical moment
Les Miserables: when students couldn't leave the theater because they were too emotional!
Sondheim or Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Sondheim
Interests
Writing, public speaking, storytelling, working out, being w/ people...all kinds, especially the four legged ones. I love musical theater most of all but a good drama will get me going, too.
Something you should know about me!
I used to be a red head! (Bald is beautiful)
Accomplishments
Won the high school play competition at SETC (Southeastern Theater Conf) w/ "Forbidden Broadway" 2009
Won 1st place in Alabama's competition w/ "Forbidden Broadway" 2011 and "Joseph...Dreamcoat" 2010
BUT... the most awesome "paycheck" is when a student gets in touch w/ me to say that i've made a difference in his/her life.
Upcoming Projects
"How I Became a Pirate" (children's musical) Sept; I'm adapting Kevin Milne's novel,The Paper Bag Christmas, to the stage (Nov); "Oklahoma" in April
School/Organization Name
Huntsville High School
Shows You've Worked On
Les Miserables School Edition; Footloose; Disney's Beauty and the Beast; Almost, Maine, Forbidden Broadway; Joseph ...Dreamcoat; Grease; The Boys Next Door
