Temple's One-Act Play, On the Verge, advanced to bi-district during the district contest held on Friday, March 10 at Temple High School. Also advancing were Bryan High (The Last Lifeboat) and Bryan Rudder (Silent Sky).
All three of Temple's world explorers (Grace Mellette, Adara Felix and Sierra Amalbert) were named to the All-Star Cast. Gabriel Salazar, who plays Alphonse, was named to the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. Callie Ortega was named to the All-Star Tech Crew.
The bi-district contest will be Thursday, March 22, at University High in Waco.
Pictured above (from left): Adara Felix (all-star cast), Sierra Amalbart (all-star cast), Grace Mellette (all-star cast), Gabriel Salazar (honorable mention all-star cast), Callie Ortega (all-star crew), and Directors Connie Gilseth, Carlen Gilseth, Kayla Stewart, Natasha Tolleson.
Thespian Troupe #1966
Temple High School
Theatre Arts Department
415 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76504
Director
Natasha Tolleson
natasha.tolleson@tisd.org
Theatre Instructor,
Lights & Sound Teacher
Kayla Stewart
kayla.stewart@tisd.org
Technical Director
Brad LaMotte
bradlee.lamotte@tisd.org
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Temple's UIL One-Act Play Team has been a District Champion for 28 years in a row (as of March 2020). No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.
Texas Thespian Convention
Six Events Advance to
International Competition
Named a Texas Thespian
Outstanding Troupe (1 of 6)
Named Texas Thespian
All-Star Troupe (1 of 23)
Second Place in Texas
Team Mask Making
Performed Marathon Play
Wilderness for 500 people
UIL One-Act Play Mac Beth
District Champion. Contests
after district were cancelled
Mrs. Tolleson Named a
TETA Educator of the Year
Texas Thespian Convention
All 8 Events Advance to
International Competition
STATE CHAMPION
Team Mask Making
STATE CHAMPION
Team Set Design
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 6)
5th Place
Baby with the Bathwater
Texas UIL 6A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of 254 schools)
5th Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
Texas Thespian Convention
All 10 Events Advance to
International Competition
(More than any other troupe)
Texas Thespian Performance
of Wonder of the World
Texas Thespian All-Star
Troupe (1 of 10 in Texas)
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 3)
4th Place On the Verge
Texas UIL 5A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of over 250 schools)
STATE CHAMPION
Texas UIL Hair & Make-Up
Design (Division 2)
5th Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
14 Students Advance to
International Competition
Texas Thespian Mainstage
3 Performances of Cabaret
Temple High Thespians
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