District High School Students Show Their Acting Chops at State Festival Competition

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35 AISD thespians will advance to the national competition in June 2023 in Bloomington, IN.

Aldine ISD attended the Texas Thespians State Festival November 16-19, 2022, at the Gaylord Texan Resort Convention Center, in Grapevine, TX. Each year, the Texas Thespians organization hosts a statewide festival, one of the largest annual thespian festivals, where students and their troupe directors celebrate theater everywhere. At this year’s festival, over 9,700 theater students attended from across the state to compete in performance and technical divisions.

The festival gives students opportunities to perform and earn recognition. Activities include:

Workshops
Main Stage performances
Play marathons
College auditions
Performance competitions
Technical competitions
Nationally acclaimed guest speakers
Opportunities to advance to the International Thespian Society National Festival

The sessions and workshops help young thespians develop their acting and technical theater skills.

Aldine ISD has 35 students advancing to the national competition. Carver High School, an Aldine ISD Choice School, led with all of their 18 students that competed headed to nationals, followed by Nimitz HS with seven, Davis HS with six, Aldine HS with three, and Eisenhower HS with one.

In addition, Carver’s Duet Musical was chosen as a mainstage IE finalist meaning the scene received a perfect score from the judges.

The International Thespian Festival (national event) is set for June 19-22, 2023, and will be held in Bloomington, IN.

Aldine High School

Monologue — Olexzondra Upshaw
(2) Duet Acting — Mariana Espinosa & Génesis Maradiaga

Carver High School

Monologue — Dakaria Dawson
(2) Duet Acting — Ryan Randolph & Ivan Davidson
(2) Duet Acting — Kamiliyah Washington & Delores Sells
Solo Musical — Christopher Pace
(2) Duet Musical — Alyssa Dorsey & Takera Swain
(8) Group Musical — Anisah Ali, Tyler Brantley, Morgan Childs, Lee Fransaw, April Guzmán, Desmond Hampton, Camron Lettries & Tatiana Smith
Theatrical Marketing — Kristina Dorsey
Hair & Makeup — Nevaeh Law

Davis High School

Monologue — Rehya Núñez
Monologue — Karen Singleton
(4) Group Acting — La’Star Breaux-Citizen, Brianna Emilien, Haley Griffin & Raven Washington

Eisenhower High School — IB® World School

Technical Theatre Marketing — Shayla Rich

Nimitz High School

(2) Duet Acting — Kaidon Jones & Jayla Trepagnier
Theatrical Marketing — Itzeel Romero
(2) Stage Management — Emily Marquez & Stephanie Romero
Makeup Design — Keely Garrard
Solo Musical — Talyah Thomas

School Theater Directors

Aldine HS — Walter Lane & Maia Wiggins
Carver HS — Roshunda Jones-Koumba & Jabari Collins
Davis HS — Terren Gamble & Roenia Thompson
Eisenhower HS — Heidi Aaron Rouse Bryant, Clifford ‘Cliff’ D. Alexander & Kristin Wilson
Nimitz HS — Kimberly J. Ardison & Jerra Gentry
MacArthur HS — John Reeves, Robert Connick & Anna Riley