Karen Longan: Sharing a love of theatre with Munday students for over five decades

  • STAGING SUCCESS Karen Longan has racked up more than half a century of teaching and directing at Munday schools.“I was ready to change the world,”she said of her debut in education.“What has keptmegoingiswatchingstudentsreachtheirpotential.” | RACHELFARMERFORTHENEWS-COURIER
    STAGING SUCCESS Karen Longan has racked up more than half a century of teaching and directing at Munday schools.“I was ready to change the world,”she said of her debut in education.“What has keptmegoingiswatchingstudentsreachtheirpotential.” | RACHELFARMERFORTHENEWS-COURIER
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    LIZ ADAMS | NEWS-COURIER

    Theatre teacher Karen Longan has now directed plays and taught Munday CISD students in grades 8-12 for 51 years. A Munday native herself, Longan attended school there when she was a student, too, from first grade all the way through her high school graduation. As a Munday student, she fell in love with theatre thanks to teachers like Alice Partridge. Longan knew she wanted …