Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of
LOST IN PUBLIC,
an original play written by Cameron Graham, Shane Collins, and the students of Pathways, and directed by Shane Collins. This work is a collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Social Work's Community Action and Social Change Minor, as part of the LSA Arts and Resistance Theme Semester.
A giant shout out to
York Food and Wine
for hosting the ASAP launch party for the release of “Voices from the Path.” If you haven’t yet watched this video, you can access it below.
Dean Shaenu Micou, AAPS Supertindent of Schools Dr. Jeanice Swift, and Ann Arbor mayor Chris Taylor join with students, parents, and staff to help celebrate the launch of “Voices from the Path.”
Voices From the Path
“Voices from the Path” is the debut short documentary film from the Actors Studio at Pathways. Featuring student interviews and documentary footage from the 2021-22 school year, it gives viewers an inside glimpse of the joys, dreams, struggles and successes of the students at Pathways. Watch as the students build a recording studio from the ground up, creating a thriving artistic space to share throughout the year. Meet Miss Anita, the long-serving cafeteria worker who fills the stomachs and brightens the lives of the entire Pathways community. Most importantly, listen to the interviews with Pathways students who talk openly about love, anger, success, and identity.
Written and edited by Pathways students and directed by Quinn Strassel, “Voices from the Path” is appropriate for all ages.
“We come to the theatre, sit down in darkness with our neighbors, and turn our faces to the light so we can hear the story, told out loud by other human beings. In these days when so many people are forgetting how to communicate face to face, eye to eye, heart to heart, theatre is a vital part of human culture.”
~ Pearl Cleage
Donate to ASAP
If you would like to help us make our stage and our auditorium open to all, please consider making a donation to the ASAP Booster Club.
Thank you to everyone who helped us meet our start-of-school fundraising goals!
Our School, Our Dean
Pathways to Success Academic Campus is an alternative high school in the Ann Arbor Public School system.
Dean Shaenu Micou is an Ann Arbor native and a graduate of Huron High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, specializing in Juvenile Justice, from Alabama State University, an historically black college. He also has a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration from Concordia University.
Our Director
Quinn Strassel has a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University. He has taught and directed theatre programs in Brooklyn, New York, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Before starting the Actors Studio at Pathways, he spent 11 years as director of the Community Ensemble Theatre at Community High School in Ann Arbor.