She said the school’s drama department has drawn acclaim and accolades from near and far because of Metchik and because of the student performers she’s cultivated. Nipomo High School Principal Michelle Johnson called Metchik a visionary and irreplaceable. But she answered their requests, and she didn’t disappoint. Metchik was surprised when she was asked by principals to put on shows for their schools because she was happy being a drama mom to her kids. Though she went on to do some more acting after high school and dinner theater after college, she gave up being on stage herself after she had children. “We did one show a year, but for that one show, we had so much fun,” she said. Unlike Nipomo High School, Metchik’s high school only had one annual theatrical production. Growing up with five sisters and one brother, Metchik sang along with her siblings and took piano lessons. She’d always been theatrical in some way. Initially a self-proclaimed drama mom (as opposed to a soccer mom), Robyn Metchik started staging productions for her kids’ classes, but she became a drama teacher by demand. Under her direction, the Nipomo High School Drama program was selected over 3,000 other schools to perform at the Fringe Festival in Scotland in August 2011.Īnd she never set out to be a drama teacher. She’s watched numerous students graduate and continue on to successful careers in theater and film. She brought the first San Luis Obispo County production of Les Miserables-Student Edition to the Clark Center.
Metchik has directed or produced shows such as Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Fiddler on the Roof, Pirates of Penzance, Macbeth, Sweet Charity, Aida, and many others. But students and parent volunteers alike are more than happy to make sure to attend to every detail. Last-minute details are a part of every show.
Robyn Metchik has a supportive group of parents and volunteers that she credits with helping her get so much done.
Curtain call A beloved Nipomo drama teacher is set to retire as friends and supporters celebrate her careerĭ uring the Take A Bow-A Tribute to Robyn Metchik’s Retirement event at the Clark Center, the drama teacher at the heart of it all will have plenty to reflect on.
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