Bartow to Broadway! Rural high school student wins his chance to be on Broadway in the Big Apple!

AUGUSTA, Ga. - March 2, 2016 - PRLog -- On Monday February 29th a leap was made this leap year! Jarrett Ledger, a senior at Jefferson County High School won 2nd place and his spot to compete on Braodway against students from across the nation to win the national August Wilson Monologue Competetion organized by Tony Award Winning Director Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company.

This is a phenominal moment for Jarrett Ledger as well as our school theatre program.

Jarrett Ledger is a driven dedicated student who works ceaselessly to improve the lives of others. He is an integral part of the community theatre program in Bartow Georgia called The School House Players. He has helped bring new life into this community theatre for the time he has been in high school.

Jarrett is the troupe president for the International Thespian Honor society troupe 8029 at our school. He was recently a part of the 2016 ThesCon opening number in Columbus Georgia.

last summer he spent a semester at the school he plans to attend after high school, Savannah College of Art and Design, where he ublished his first book.

Currently Jarrett is working on fulfilling a grant he wrote to fund a traveling theatre group to bring theatre to the local elementary schools. He wrote the grant and was awarded the funding. He is writing the script and directing the group.

On Saturday the 27th He won his region Literary meet for Oral interpretation in Duo and will compete at State on March 12th in Warner Robbins.

This amazing young man is changing the face of his community and has gone from Bartow to Broadway!