Congratulations to the 13 Frisco ISD theater students who have advanced to the state UIL Theatrical Design Contest in May.

As part of the competition, students are asked to design concepts around a specific work, which this year is The King Stag by Eberle Thomas and Barbara Redmond, adapted from Carlos Gozzi's Il Re Cervo. Designers must select a theme and statement that will drive all design decisions. The goal is for this thematic direction to be evident throughout all of their design choices, including all textual and music lyric references. 

The competition gives students a chance to show off their creativity on a larger stage, and Frisco ISD students rose to the challenge.

Entries include a justification paper, thematic statement and research board, and contain design plates that showcase each student’s original artwork. Theater professionals from across the state adjudicate the contest.

Best of luck to these high schoolers in the state competition, which will be held May 15-16 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center.

Costume Design

Charlotte Heard - Panther Creek

Anagha Konuru - Liberty

Rachel Park - Centennial

Lekhya Thiriveedhi - Liberty

Set Design

Daphne Atchley - Liberty

Arnav Gupta - Panther Creek

Makais Hall - Frisco

Samantha Hengstenberg - Centennial

Caleb Kim - Heritage

Marketing Design

Manasvi Gogineni - Centennial

Delaney Hagan - Memorial

Millie McCoy - Frisco

Mae Quinn - Centennial

- Rachel McReynolds