Spotlight Academy + McNificent
Acting, TV, Commercial, Choir, Musical, Dance, and Live Performance Pipeline
Acting · Self-Representation · On-Camera · TV · Commercials · Choir · Dance · Musical · Career Pathways
A complete school-to-Hollywood activation model that moves students from classroom participation to real creative production. Students do not only learn. Students perform. Students produce. Students create.
A Complete Creative Production Pipeline
Spotlight Academy and McNificent together give students hands-on training in acting, self-representation, public speaking, on-camera performance, television production, commercial production, choir, dance, musical performance, and live stage presentation. Each cohort works toward producing a student-led television episode, a student-led commercial, on-camera acting clips, a choir and musical performance activation, and a final school showcase, screening, or live performance event.
Two Programs, One Pipeline
Spotlight Academy
Acting, self-representation, television, commercial, and media production pipeline.
- Acting for camera
- Public speaking
- Self-representation
- Scriptwriting
- Television production
- Commercial production
- Hosting
- Interviewing
- Production roles
- On-camera confidence
- Entertainment career pathways
McNificent School Activation
Choir, dance, musical, and live performance activation program.
- Choir performance
- Vocal confidence
- Dance and movement
- Musical performance
- Stage presence
- Performance discipline
- Live audience engagement
- Group choreography
- Seasonal school productions
- Family and community showcases
Find Your Voice. Own Your Story. Step Into the Spotlight.
The mission of Spotlight Academy and McNificent is to create a direct school-to-Hollywood pipeline by giving students professional-style training in acting, music, choir, dance, television, commercials, and live performance inside their schools. The program helps students find their voice, own their story, step into the spotlight, and understand how their creativity can connect to future careers in media, entertainment, communications, performance, advertising, stage production, and digital content.
Program Leadership
Shiobann Amisial
Leads the Spotlight Academy acting and self-representation pathway. Her work with students focuses on acting, auditions, confidence, on-camera presence, preparation, emotional expression, communication, and self-representation.
Martha Brogdon
Leads the McNificent choir, dance, musical, and live performance activation. Her work with students focuses on performance discipline, stage confidence, musical presentation, dance, choir, audience connection, and live showcase preparation.
Chad Culver
Supports program development, school partnership planning, production strategy, sponsor coordination, and implementation support for the combined Spotlight Academy and McNificent activation model.
Contact: pilot@integrityfuturesnetwork.org
Creative Careers Students Can Explore
Hollywood and entertainment include writers, producers, directors, editors, camera crews, choreographers, music directors, performers, marketers, designers, business teams, and production staff.
Student Production Deliverables
Student Television Episode
Students develop and produce a short school-based TV episode with student hosts, scripted scenes, interviews, school news, feature stories, positive school culture messages, career spotlights, and community stories.
Student Commercial
Students create a short commercial promoting a school event, attendance, reading, anti-bullying, school pride, healthy habits, career readiness, arts education, or a fictional student-created brand.
Choir and Musical Performance
Students participate in a McNificent musical performance activation including choir vocals, choreography, musical theatre scenes, seasonal performance material, and audience engagement.
On-Camera Performance Clips
Students record short performance clips: acting monologues, self-introductions, audition slates, public speaking clips, character performances, host introductions, commercial reads, and interview practice.
Final Showcase / Live Event
The program concludes with a school event featuring student introductions, live musical performance, choir, dance, TV episode screening, commercial screening, acting scenes, certificates, and parent/community engagement.
Seasonal School Activations
Dr. Nuke's Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Activation
A school-friendly Halloween performance and media activation. Students may create a Halloween-themed choir performance, choreographed dance routine, student commercial, short TV episode, character performance, and family showcase moment.
Holiday Showcase
Holiday choir performances, musical theatre scenes, school holiday commercials, student-hosted holiday TV segments, and family showcase performances.
Black History Month Production
Spoken word, acting scenes, cultural storytelling, music and dance performance, student-hosted educational episodes, and community showcase moments.
Spring Arts Showcase
Acting scenes, choir and dance performances, commercials, school TV episodes, talent showcases, and family screening nights.
Graduation and Awards Performance
Recognition videos, student host segments, live musical performances, school pride commercials, and graduation showcase moments.
Eight-Week Combined Program Schedule
Week 1Introduction to Spotlight Academy and McNificent+
Confidence, acting basics, choir introduction, dance and movement, self-introductions, media career pathways, production roles, and performance expectations.
On-camera slate introduction and group performance warm-up.
Week 2Acting, Voice, and Self-Representation+
Voice projection, body language, public speaking, personal presentation, stage presence, on-camera presence.
Short acting or public speaking clip and vocal confidence exercise.
Week 3Scriptwriting, Story, and Musical Concept Development+
TV episode planning, commercial concept, choir or musical performance theme, story structure, character roles, performance assignments.
Draft TV episode outline, draft commercial script, performance song or scene plan.
Week 4Rehearsal and Production Prep+
Table reads, scene blocking, commercial rehearsal, camera practice, choir rehearsal, dance choreography, stage movement.
Final scripts, production plan, rehearsed performance sections.
Week 5TV Episode Production+
Student hosting, scene filming, interviews, school feature segments, and behind-the-scenes student roles.
Raw TV episode footage.
Week 6Commercial Production and Music Rehearsal+
Commercial performance, voiceover recording, brand messaging, short-form filming, choir rehearsal, dance polish.
Raw commercial footage and rehearsed musical performance.
Week 7Editing, Review, and Showcase Prep+
Footage review, editing overview, final rehearsal, stage practice, student reflection, showcase planning.
Edited TV episode draft, edited commercial draft, final performance rehearsal.
Week 8Final Screening and Live Showcase+
Family/community event, student introductions, TV episode screening, commercial screening, live choir performance, dance or musical performance, certificates, program celebration.
Completed TV episode, completed commercial, and completed live school performance.
Pilot Options
Eight-Week Spotlight Academy + McNificent School Activation Pilot
Supports acting instruction, self-representation, on-camera training, television episode production, commercial production, choir rehearsal, musical performance, dance choreography, final screening, live showcase, student materials, production support, editing, evaluation, and reporting.
Spotlight Academy + McNificent Danville School-to-Hollywood Pilot
Serves multiple Danville schools and creates a replicable model for a Virginia school-to-Hollywood media arts, live performance, choir, commercial, and television production pipeline.
Funding Alignment
Fine Arts
Acting, choir, dance, musical performance, theatre, and showcase production.
CTE
Television production, commercial production, media, communications, and entertainment career exploration.
Title I
Literacy, communication, family engagement, enrichment, and student confidence.
21st CCLC
After-school and summer enrichment with measurable student deliverables.
Summer Learning
Creative learning, production, student engagement, and final showcase opportunities.
Family Engagement
Final screening, live showcase, parent attendance, and community participation.
Workforce Readiness
Communication, teamwork, presentation, media careers, production roles, creative industry exposure.
Communications
Student media stories, school commercials, positive school content, public presentation.
Arts Learning Grants
Sequential theatre, music, dance, and media arts residency opportunities.
Education Foundation
Student enrichment, creative opportunity, career exposure, community partnerships.
Bring the School-to-Hollywood Pipeline to Your School
Spotlight Academy and McNificent give students a finished project, a voice, a platform, performance experience, and early exposure to careers in film, television, advertising, music, media, communications, stage production, and entertainment.