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Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts, the Cumming Playhouse, and the Future of the Arts

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Carter Stovall
8 years ago

FAPA makes me feel safe!

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Ashleigh Haines
8 years ago

FAPA is the awesome. I can’t wait to see you bless the Forsyth with your mega talent!

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Carter Stovall
8 years ago

FAPA is great!

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Aidan Phillips
8 years ago

FAPA is an awesome space for learning and acting!

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Avery Pipkins
8 years ago

I support the arts no matter what! FAPA is my home and always will be!!

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Haley Fortgang
8 years ago Featured

The Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts is a growing community theatre group and will help keep the arts alive in the Cumming Playhouse

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Christopher McKendrick
8 years ago

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Angie Darnell
8 years ago

Everyone would benefit, the taxpayer, the arts patron, the city, and even those cherishing the building's historic significance. I'm not sure why there would be any push back on this whatsoever, especially when leased by a reputable group. I worked with Leigh Ann Cannady several years ago on a production in the Cumming Playhouse. I cannot think of a better person to bring the facility up to it's fullest potential and breath life into it... A wonderful idea.

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Alexandria Bagwell
8 years ago

I would absolutely love to see The Cumming Playhouse prosper to its fullest potential. I can’t think of any more capable hands to take it there than those of Leigh Ann Cannady.

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Craig Lovell
8 years ago

This makes absolute sense.

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Matthew Clark
8 years ago

I love the Cumming Playhouse, and I want to do anything to keep it alive.

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Kimberly Ellis
8 years ago Featured

Ms. Cannady has a great idea here! We can’t lose community arts as we are already losing ground with the schools promoting arts unless it’s band. Please support this idea!

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Jamie Fambrough
8 years ago

LeighAnn Cannady is an incredible entrepreneur, leader, artist, and collaborator. She has the vision and experience to transform the Playhouse into a thriving, profitable theatre venue, and artistic epicenter. She’s determined and tenacious. And most importantly, she understands what theatre can do for a community, a family, and even a single person. She knows how theatre brings people together, educates and expands, entertains and amazes. She has the rare ability to seamlessly merge artistic and business goals into a unified plan that is successful by any standard. She’s kind, generous, compassionate, smart, and savvy. Do whatever you have to do to get her involved.

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Amy M Ryan
8 years ago

We would love to see FAPA lease the playhouse

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Tom Anderson
8 years ago Featured

I love this idea. The Playhouse is a great asset for the community, but so many haven’t ever been there due to the insanely high ticket prices. Leigh Ann’s vision for the Playhouse will bring fiscal relief to the city and lower ticket prices to the public, who can then enjoy the arts locally.

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Amy Kinsey
8 years ago

Thank you Mayor for bringing balance to community and responsible government.

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Kelly Lamb
8 years ago Featured

I love Leigh Ann’s vision. It’s time for programming that appeals to every age group and makes Cumming a destination.

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Kem
8 years ago

“Infinite are man’s expressions of beauty and love; open your eyes your ears and your heart to them and you will unite the peoples of the world.” — Alexander Girard

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A Clary
8 years ago

As someone who lives in unincorporated Cherokee, only a few miles for Forsyth, Cumming is the closest "big" city for us to frequent. We spend so much time there between work, and our kid's activities. We had no idea there was a playhouse until this was brought to light. It would be amazing to have the ability to be apart of shows there for our kids and see adults perform as well. We love FAPA and Leigh Ann and her professionalism, kindness, huge heart, and unwavering commitment and passion for theater and the community of Cumming. She is a true gem, and we hope others who don't know her yet embrace her willingness and desire to help the playhouse, as it would be a huge loss on the community and city's part to not seize the opportunity to work with such an asset as her and take advantage (in a positive means) of all she is offering and has to offer and share.

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Hope Douglas
8 years ago

Excited to think about what can be done with the Cumming Playhouse!