Auditions for the musical Peter Pan concluded on Friday, June 1, at Temple High School. The first dance rehearsal will be August 8, but we will be posting a list of who is "called" at each rehearsal so you will know when to attend.

CLICK HERE for the Information Page showing cast, production staff, and other information.

Auditions for Temple High School's fall family musical, Peter Pan, will be Thursday, May 31, and Friday, June 1, from two to six p.m. in the Temple High Auditorium. Auditions are open to ALL Temple ISD students plus faculty and staff members. Rehearsals will begin in August, with performances October 25-28, 2018.

The show is the original 1954 Broadway production, which starred Mary Martin as Peter. A 1979 Broadway revival starred Sandy Duncan, while a 1990 revival featured Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby. NBC broadcast "Peter Pan Live!" in 2014.

Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale, Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. This high-flying Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years.

Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.

The musical features the iconic songs, "I'm Flying," "I've Gotta Crow," "I Won't Grow Up" and "Never Never Land," and a rousing book full of magic, warmth and adventure. Flying illusions will be created for the Temple High stage by ZFX Flying Effects.

For auditions, prepare a short musical selection (not to exceed 32 measures) that best shows off your voice and vocal range. If you sing acapella (without music), that won’t demonstrate your ability to sing with music and may eliminate you from some roles. You may bring your own electronic playback device. There will be a CD player with an auxiliary cord so you can plug in a playback device. There will also be an audition pianist so you can bring sheet music. In preparing your audition song, do not include a long instrumental introduction — get to the part of the song that shows off your voice.

There will also be a movement exercise for choreographic purposes. There will be roles in the show that don’t necessarily have to dance, so don’t avoid coming to auditions because you think you can’t dance. Many times, the choreographer can teach you the basic dance moves you will need.

You may also be asked to do a “cold” reading from the script with other auditioners. This gives you a chance to show off your vocal and characterization talent. Show your personality — don’t just stand up there and read the lines with no feeling.

If you have questions, please email the Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CLICK HERE for a PDF Flyer about auditions.

Out of the 260 schools that started the one-act season in the 5A classification, Temple came in 4th at the state meet on April 24, 2018 in Round Rock. Sierra Amalbert was named to the State All-Star Cast. Gabriel Salazar was named to the State Honorable Mention All-Star Cast.

The state champion was Tuloso-Midway HS, Corpus Christi, with Moon Over Buffalo. First runner-up was Austin HS with The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Second runner-up was Waxahachie HS with The Curious Incident of theDog in the Night-Time.

FINAL PERFORMANCE: Temple's final performance will be Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in the Temple High School Auditorium. Admission $5.

Here is Director Natasha Tolleson pictured with members of the One-Act Play team and State Theatrical Design students who are Seniors and will be graduating in June.

Front Row: Arreyon Blocker, Callie Ortega, Adara Felix, Gabriel Salazar and Bianca Gutierrez.
Back Row: Bailee Poelker, Alante Anderson, Natasha Tolleson, Grace Mellette, Robert Solar and Aaron Flores.

Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, Temple will return to the UIL Conference 6A in the nine-member District 12. Teams will include Belton High, Copperas Cove High, Killeen High, Killeen Ellison, Killeen Harker Heights, Killeen Shoemaker, Temple High, Waco High and Waco Midway. Temple's new district will be in Region 2, having previously been in Region 3.

Temple High theatre students had great success at the Texas State Thespian Festival held November 15-18 in Grapevine. The convention had 7892 people in attendance (students, teachers, and chaperones).

Out of the 280 troupes at convention, Temple was one of 10 schools named an All-Star Troupe. Temple was also named one of the three finalists for the 2016-17 Outstanding Troupe award. The group performed the comedy Wonder of the World in front of a standing-room-only audience, with Adara Felix being named Outstanding Supporting Actress for all marathon plays. Adara and Robert Solar both received $1000 Texas Thespian Scholarhips.

All 10 Temple individual events received superior ratings and advanced to the national competition held June 25-30, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. No other troupe in the entire state had that many entries advance. These events included group musical (Sierra Amalbert, Callie Ortega, Adara Felix, Rebecca Alley, Olivia Cabrera, Allison Quiroz and Alante Anderson), duet acting (Morgan Madsen, Kerynn Eckenrode), duet acting (Gabe Salazar, D’Andre Wright), solo musical (Kaiya Fowler), solo musical (Arreyon Blocker). scenic design (Izzy Poehlmann), lighting design (Ricardo Fontanez), costume design (Brianna Alexander), sound design (Michael Jones) and theatre marketing (Seth Little).

In the Texas Team events, Temple won first place in the state for team mask making. The team included Grace Mellette, Adara Felix, Callie Ortega, and Olivia Cabrera.

Pictured at left are Anaiya Harris and Bailee Poelker with their Team Make-Up and Hair Design entries in the Texas team events. At right is a photo of the first place winner in Team Mask Making. At the top right is Sierra Amalbert, who found her doppelgänger on a poster at the convention.

The troupe made the front page of the Temple Daily Telegram on November 28, 2017:

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