Rachel James Clevenger, M.Ed., Ph.D, is the Editor-in-Chief of Productions Magazine. After teaching middle school and high school for several years, she earned her doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric. For fifteen years, she taught and directed the Writing Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Southern College.

The John Burroughs Powerhouse Partnership: Music Director Brendan Jennings and Visionary Jen Oundjian

Under the direction of Brendan Jennings, the John Burroughs Vocal Music Association (VMA) consists of over 200 students in four curricular...  More

Cutting Edge Show Choir: Working Against Intolerance and Persecution

Director Jeff Clark of the Fairfield Show Choirs in Ohio challenges his students to become leaders and to actively guide the direction of...  More

VH1’s “Off Pitch” and the Grand River Singers

When asked to describe the VH1 Show Choir Reality Show that is creating a buzz across the country-the three words that best summed up its...  More

Not Just for Show: Scott Thorne’s “The Network” Delivering a Positive Message

Though Scott Thorne has been at Homewood High School and directed The Network for over a decade, it wasn't until a year ago that his...  More

College Show Choir Spotlight: A student-led show choir for non-music majors — Mississippi State University’s Blitz!

Blitz! is a student-led organization. Though they do have a university faculty advisor, as all student groups must, the student-run...  More

Show Choir Spotlight: The UK’s Euphoria

Euphoria began with two little girls who first met in the choir for Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, then met again as teens...  More

Interview with Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013

The recently crowned Miss America takes time from her hectic schedule to share some thoughts on the Miss America organization, how to...  More

Show Choir Spotlight: Darren Dale and Oak Grove’s Centerstage in Mississippi

Director Darren Dale is the youngest of five children and the uncle to ten nieces and nephews-all of whom live within ten minutes of his...  More

Adult Show Choir Spotlight — After Graduation: Why Show Choir Doesn’t Have to Stop

The Indy Adult Show Choir is an all age, all volunteer group started in January 2010 by Heather Pechin and a choreographer friend who...  More

Jackson Prep’s Reveillon: Excellence Across the Board

Though Reveillon from Jackson, Mississippi, has only been competing for a relatively short time, they have already won numerous awards for...  More