SPOTLIGHT: Nick Leon

By Jane Hill

This month we shine the Merc Spotlight on Nick Leon

If you haven’t already, I’d like you to meet Nick Leon, a frequent and able performer on The Merc’s stage. Nick recognized early in life that he loved telling stories and that he really has no fear of speaking in public. He also finds memorizing an easy task. You’re getting an idea of why Nick seems so totally at home on stage.

Singing in front of an audience was a bit more challenging. He began with the encouragement of his vocal coach, Dana Stromberger, and gradually invited classmates in to listen in increasing numbers, until performing in the LBHS musicals feels natural to Nick, too.

Nick believes the value of live theater goes much further than simply entertainment. He affirms that seeing and taking part in a play encourages you to think about important subjects. Theater, opines Nick, can touch your soul and even break your heart.

I hope you saw Nick in last year’s Liberty Bell Drama Company production of Ride the Cyclone and you won’t want to miss him in this year’s production of Hadestown.

Nick is proud of the strides in self-motivation he’s made as a student at the ILC. The education he gets here fits him perfectly; he sees his learning as part of real world experience, actual life events, and excellent preparation for wherever his talents and abilities will take this capable and interesting young man.  

Cheers to 25 Years!

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