Miss Newman is in her 3rd year of teaching at Woodland and she is overjoyed to be bringing such a classic and heartwarming tale to the Woodland stage. At WMS she has directed "Krazy Kamp", "High School Musical Jr.", "Night at the Wax Museum", "Annie Jr.", "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," and now "Willy Wonka"! Before moving back to the Middle Tennessee area, she got her degree at Lee University majoring in Theatre Education and minoring in Musical Theatre. This summer, she will be making her NYC debut singing as a part of the OnStage Collective. She is so thankful to the Woodland administration and staff, for all their support and guidance. She is also extremely proud of all the students who have exceeded expectations and brought together a true world of pure imagination!

This is Ms. Bond's second year at Woodland, and she is thrilled to join the artistic staff and work with Woodland's amazing students! Ms. Bond loves working with singers of all ages, and in addition to her work at Woodland directs the Concert Choir with the Nashville Children's Choir at Belmont University and sings with the Nashville Symphony Chorus. Ms. Bond has a Music Education degree from Xavier University and a Masters in Choral Conducting from Temple University. She is grateful to Miss Newman and the fabulous enrichment teachers at Woodland. She congratulates the students for their hard work and dedication to this production!