Joshua Kane Visits Virtual Classroom at WHS

On Friday, October 16th, students in Mrs. Camden Harlan’s English 12 virtual class at Whitewater HS were honored with guest speaker, award-winning actor, storyteller, and voiceover artist, Joshua Kane, as part of a residency with UW-Whitewater. Also joining the conversation was Young Auditorium’s Education and Community Engagement Coordinator, Keriann Kirkeng, as well as WHS Associate Principal, Nathan O’Shaughnessy. 

Mr. Kane was wonderfully entertaining and brought a wealth of experience, exuberance, and artistic flair to Mrs. Harlan’s virtual classroom. Mr. Kane reminded students that as they prepare to enter the adult world, “It’s less important to be right, than it is to be kind… You don’t have to be right, you just have to be authentic.” He encouraged students to be the moviemaker of their story every single day; to ask themselves who they are, how they’re handling their camera; to make sure they back up in order to see the whole picture. Full of energy and wisdom, Mr. Kane enlightened students’ perspective on today’s societal issues, the pandemic, their education, and that “silly makes the world go round.”

UWW’s Young Auditorium will be hosting Joshua Kane’s live virtual performance of ‘Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Terror’ on Wednesday, October 21st, at 7 PM. Purchase tickets for the event here.

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