Students Prepare for State Thespian Competition

Temple High School theatre students have begun preparing for competitions at the Texas State Thespian Festival, November 20-22, 2014, at the Dallas Convention Center and Omni Hotel. Students will leave after school on Wednesday, November 19, and will return to Temple on Sunday, November 23.

More information is available at the Texas Thespian website — http://texasthespians.org/index.php/en/state-festival

Competitors will include:
Monologue (Friday 10-11) = Andrew Tye
Solo Musical (Friday 12-1) = Avery Ling
Duet Musical (Friday 10-11) = Kassie Benner and Zoe Mischtian
Group Musical (Friday 12-1) = Eleni Boyle, Matt Caldwell, Daniel Eshbaugh, Dana Lauchner, Remy Kent, Chris Kleypas, Oliver Marshall, Marina Quintanilla, Scott Searles, J'Kobe Stevens, Emma Tolleson, Anyssa Torres, Taylor Wilson and Nick Winkler
Costume Design (Thurs. 7-8) = Hannah Avery
Stage Management (Thurs. 7-8) = Morgan Thomas
Theatre Marketing = (Thurs. 5-6) Derresha Webb

Tech Team Set Design = Chris Brown, Zach Elliott, Aislinn Mullen and Rosemary Winsor
Tech Team Costumes = Hannah Avery, Morgan Garcia and Dana Lauchner
Tech Team Hair & Make-Up = Kassie Benner, Oliver Marshall and Chase Yerkes

Outstanding Troupe Award = Top 3 finalists will present a 30-minute workshop at convention with handouts and a film/multimedia presentation

All Star Troupe Display = Coordinated by Hannah Avery and Remy Kent
Thespian Scholarship & College Auditions = Avery Ling, Scott Searles

Auditioning for the All State Musical Big Fish = Daniel Eshbaugh, Emma Tolleson, Andrew Tye
Auditioning for the All State Musical Production Staff = Derresha Webb

Last year, Temple had more events (11) advance to the International Thespian Competition in Lincoln, Nebraska, than any other school at the convention. Temple also performed Saturday's main stage show, The Secret Garden.