Eisenhower High School Theater Students Advance to Nationals

Keanna Lee & D’mon Williams

Eisenhower High School theater students attended the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Texas State Thespian Festival in November. The event took place at the Dallas Convention Center and Omni Hotel.

Texas Thespians is one of the largest chapters in the nation of the Educational Theatre Association.

Each year, Texas Thespians holds a statewide festival, open to any active Texas Thespian Troupe. Texas Thespian State Festival (TTSF) is filled with workshops, stage performances and competitions.

This year, two Eisenhower High School students advanced to nationals in the following event:

Duet Acting —  Keanna Lee & D’mon Williams with a scene from “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry

It is also worth mentioning that Jazmyne Bledsoe, Yarely Guerra and Roinicia Harris’ group acting scene received good marks. They performed a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

The festival also gave students an opportunity to audition for colleges. Although Yarely Guerra didn’t get a scholarship, she found the experience valuable. Yarely who is a senior intends to major in theater arts.

Yarely Guerra, Jazmyne Bledsoe and Roinicia Harris

“This was a great opportunity,” said Yarely. “I had the chance to network with several different universities. I also gained insight from college students and educators in my field of interest.”

This is the campus’ second year attending the festival under the direction of Crystal Rose and Kristin Wilson.

“The Texas State Thespian Festival is a great opportunity for our students,” said Rose. “At the event they get to experience theater at a totally different level. Kristin and I are are extremely proud of the students. They all did an outstanding job representing Ike.”

The national [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Thespian Festival will take place next summer at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.