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May Guest Speaker
Come join us at Cagney’s Restaurant May 27th @ 11:30 am
1108 E. Little Creek Road, Norfolk, VA 23518
RSVP to Judy Pethel at 466-0190 or Carmen Bittenger at 622-7845 by Monday evening, May 24th
 Hugh Copeland, Artistic Director
Hugh Copeland is the founder and Artistic Director of Hurrah. He holds a Masters Degree in acting from Smith College with post-graduate work from Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts. In Massachusetts Hugh performed with the Lions Share Regional Acting Company. While directing Norfolk Public Schools’ city-wide theatre program, he was voted teacher of the year and the Jaycees’ young educator of the year, and served as state representative to the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Hugh is a speech and communications instructor at Old Dominion University and received the 1999 outstanding adjunct teacher award. Hugh’s local acting credits include the Emcee in Cabaret, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Dick in Dames at Sea, Goat in The Robber Bridegroom and the title roles in George M. and Ernest in Love. For 9 years Hugh directed and
Co-produced the annual Miss Virginia telecast and headed the Miss America Bike Team along with Jerry Duck. He also served on the City of Norfolk’s Citizens’ Youth Advisory Board and has been nominated twice for the Virginia Governor’s Award for the Arts.
Achievements
- Member, Leadership Hampton Roads Board Associate Program
- Member, Hampton Roads Cultural Alliance
- Member, Tidewater Youth Council Board
- Member, Ghent Business Association
- Member, Downtown Norfolk Council
- Virginia High School League Judge
- Former Chairperson, Virginia Theater Conference, Youth and Family Theater Division
- Former Virginia Secondary Representative to the Southeastern Theater Conference Awards
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