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[quote=Anonymous]I know this is late to the party, but I would recommend not going to Loiederman if your child wants to be in the theatre. The lead theatre teacher here plays favorites in the worst possible way. She only casts the same handful of kids over and over, and these kids are never held to account for bad behavior. There was a kid who hurled racial slurs at a costume crew member during the last show. This was reported to the director, who yelled at the kid and then promised the aggrieved student that the consequences for that behavior would be that he wouldn't get cast in the next show. He was cast in a lead role in the spring musical. The teachers turn a blind eye to bad behavior backstage (verbal abuse, poor backstage etiquette, physical disregard for the hard work of the crew, kids destroying props that other students made for the show, treating costumes and costumers poorly, and a laundry list of unacceptable behavior), even when it affects the kids on crew who work hard to make the show look good. When kids bring these issues to light, they are blacklisted by this same teacher. She holds grudges, plays favorites and otherwise acts like an entitled middle schooler herself. The administration is complicit, as students who draw attention to the problems are lectured about their tone in addressing a teacher, and the problems persist.

Watching my kid's confidence in her abilities as a performer steadily drain away over her time at LMS has been heartbreaking. Don't waste your time and your child's self confidence. Zero stars. Would not recommend.
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