Buddy Simis

Alumnus, Buddy Simis '04 got his start in theater at GMVS and is currently studying in Paris at the International Theater School Jacques Lecoq, a graduate school for theater arts.  Here is what Buddy has to say about GMVS…. “GMVS prepared me really well for the school.  We  do many of the same exercises we did at GMVS; some of the physical work that the other students find revelatory is old news to me.  The GMVS fall musical is always a good show and that’s primarily because the students are coordinated and athletic. Had I gone to a traditional high school, I would never have had the opportunity to try my hand at theater because athletics and the arts are typically mutually exclusive.  It’s a very special thing when it's ok for big, tough athletes to get onstage and sing."