Temple has been named one of six Texas Thespians Outstanding Troupes for 2019-2020. The announcement was made November 7. The group will have a special video featured during an all-convention event November 21-23 in Grapevine. Temple will also be presented with an Outstanding Troupe Banner at the awards ceremony and will pose for a photo with the banner.
Other troupes winning the award include James E. Taylor High School (Katy), Denison High School, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, Texas High School (Texarkana) and John and Randolph Foster High School (Richmond, Lamar Consolidated ISD). Last year 283 high school troupes participated in the annual convention with over 8200 people in attendance.
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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
Joe Lombardo
joe.lombardo@tisd.org
YouTube (thespiansrus)
TWITTER Account
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
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)
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
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
STATE CHAMPION BUG
Texas UIL 5A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of over 250 schools)
3rd Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
3rd Place & 6th Place
Individual Entries in
UIL Dramatic Design
Texas Thespians,
All-Star Troupe
(one of seven in Texas)
Seven Events Advance to
International Competition
Three Students Participate in
All-State Show (Big Fish)
International Thespian
Champion, Theatre Marketing
Texas Thespians,
All-Star Troupe
(one of four in Texas)
Six Events Advance to
International Competition
Three Students Selected for
All-State Show (Big Fish)
Cast and Crew
Natasha Tolleson named to
Texas Thespian Hall of Fame
Second Runner-Up
Texas UIL 5A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of over 250 schools)
International Thespian
Champion, Film
Texas Thespians,
Main Stage Performance
The Secret Garden
11 Events Advance to
International Competition
10 Students Advance
to State Finals in
UIL Theatrical Design
(2nd Highest Number of
Any School in Texas)
Texas Top 12, UIL 5A
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of 257 schools)
Texas State Champion
UIL Film Contest
Division 2, Narrative
Texas State Champion
UIL Group
Theatrical Design
2nd Place in Texas,
UIL Set Design
4th Place in Texas,
UIL Marketing Design
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