Glenn Williams Application Essay

I am writing this letter in support of Glenn Williams’ application for your college. While I am only entering my second year as College Counselor, during this short period of time I have had the opportunity to interact with Glenn on a frequent basis. He visits my office at least once a week seeking advice on his college applications or sharing a monologue he is working on. He has a tremendous amount of passion for the arts. Whether it is singing, dancing or acting; he belongs on the stage and is dedicated to developing his art form.
In addition to Holy Cross, Glenn attends the mid-day musical theater program at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). NOCCA is a pre-professional; audition based training center that offers students intensive instruction in the arts. Students attending NOCCA must have strong work ethic and discipline as they attend the first three out of four periods at Holy Cross and then the last two periods at NOCCA. Due to their early departure, NOCCA students are responsible for keeping up with any missed
For example, Greek being the originator of the modern theatre; Glenn decided to take Greek as one of his electives. In his spare time he reads playwrights, writes his own musical lyrics, or enrolls in ballet classes. Last year he took the lead role in choreographing for the first time a ballet production at NOCCA. This project not only gave him an opportunity to showcase his creativity through movement but he was also responsible for choosing the dancers, scheduling rehearsal time, and teaching the movements. Glenn was accepted in to the Collaborative Arts Project 21, a New York City professional musical theatre training conservatory and Off-Broadway theatre company. He was also chosen as a finalist to participate in the New Orleans Opera Associations Youth Vocal competition. He has received a Superior rating for the past three years from the National Federation of Music