Reema Samaha (06)
attended Virginia Tech. She was a victim of the April 16, 2007 shootings. She was a talented actress and dancer and beloved member of the theatre family at Westfield HS. She appeared in Westfield productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma! and Arsenic and Old Lace. She was also a member of the improv team and a member of the Westfield Dance Team. Checks for the Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship Fund should be made payable to NVCF/Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship Fund and sent to Reema Samaha Scholarship Fund, 5205 Glen Meadow Rd., Centreville , VA 20120.
Reema Samaha
Reema Samaha
Russell E. Wagoner (09)
Russell is an independent singer/songwriter in pop-soul and a proud WHS Theatre alum. He was the Scarecrow in Westfield's 'The Wiz!' . He wants to share his recent music with the Westfield Theatre Boosters, students and our theatre community. Click here to watch his recently released music video, "Anyway" which marks the first single on his upcoming mixtape, R3 (release date: September 1st, 2013). The video features a breathtaking contemporary dance performance by a good friend and his own choreography. The video crew also included WHS Theatre alumni, Nathan Neeley ('09) & Taylor Nelms ('09). It is a positive example of the performing-arts careers the Westfield Theatre Department helped foster!
Laura Fraase Walsh (06)
Laura graduated from Elon University in 2010 with honors and will complete a MM in Music Education from Boston University in August 2013. Laura was active in chorus and theatre at Westfield, appearing in several productions as well as stage managing "Arsenic and Old Lace" and co-music directing the first production of "Forever Plaid". Laura sang with the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus in 2011 and played Elsa Schraeder in CPC's "The Sound of Music" in 2013. She currently teaches music at Centreville Elementary and will co-music direct Westfield's 2013 Summer Stage "The Producers". Laura married Westfield alum Derek Walsh on July 10, 2010.
Stephen T. Wheeler (04)
Stephen recently moved back in with his parents and is pursuing a career in acting. At Westfield, he played Soldier #1 in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. He also helped construct the set for You Can't Take it With You. While at Virginia Commonwealth University , Stephen wasted his time and his parent's money completing only one and a half years and seven college credits. After several homeless months on the couches of Richmond, he rebuilt his life and learned improvisational comedy from ComedySportz Richmond. He has taken improv workshops with Jim Jackman (The Groundlings and Spaceballs), Asaf Ronen (yesand.com), Zach Ward (DSI Theater), and Barry Hite (Annoyance, IO and co-founder of The Weathermen).
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12/21/11 - Bios are self-composed. To submit a bio entry, please email a headshot and text to westfieldtheatreboosters@gmail.com
12/21/11 - Bios are self-composed. To submit a bio entry, please email a headshot and text to westfieldtheatreboosters@gmail.com
