Step onto the stage, try out your voice, and be someone else for a moment. Give your mind (and your legs) a little break once in a while. Paint, draw, take photographs, help out with stage crew. At GMVS, students are asked to try new things, take calculated risks, and gain an appreciation for something new and different. The arts are a key piece of that puzzle.
Musical Theater
The hallmark of the GMVS arts program is our annual musical theater production. One student’s personal best might be as the lead in the play; another might simply face the fear of being on stage and speaking a line. Regardless, the theater program enhances the sense of community amongst the entire GMVS family — students, families, teachers, coaches, local businesses and residents. Each year, over 60% of the student body participates in our theater program. Instruction is provided in dance, voice, performance, sound, and set design.
Visual Arts
Explore your creativity. Express yourself through different mediums, take advantage of our course offerings in studio art and photography. Discover your hidden talents or hone your passions right here at GMVS.
Meet Our Theater Director
Nick was born and raised in Vermont where he cultivated a rich passion for the performing arts. In his junior year of high school, he left Vermont to attend Walnut Hill School of the Arts in Natick, MA. There he deepened his understanding of his craft and discovered his desire for a life in theatre arts. He went on to study acting at Ithaca College, where he earned a BFA.
Nick has performed on stages around the country, including, most recently, a Pre-Broadway production of a new musical called Kiss My Aztec written by John Leguizamo, as well as a new Off-Broadway musical called, Good Morning New York in 2019. Nick is a director at Very Merry Theatre and has directed at several Vermont schools. He sits on the Board of Directors at Middlebury Acting Company and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.
He currently splits his time and talents between Vermont and New York City. He lives in downtown Burlington with his partner, Ryan, and pup, Lincoln.