Frisco ISD Theatre and Technical Theatre middle and high school students recently participated in the Texas Thespian State Festival at the Gaylord Texan along with 9,000 other students from across the state.
They competed in multiple solo and group events with a chance to qualify for the National Festival and earned several awards at the event. Notably, Lebanon Trail High School’s Briana Willingham won a $500 scholarship and Vasudha Thittai won a $1,000
scholarship at the contest.
Texas Thespians is the largest chapter in the nation of the Educational Theatre Association which sponsors the International Thespian Society. These organizations assist with the training and development of young artists.
Congratulations to these students who were recognized at the event and qualified for Nationals!
Centennial High School
Nathan Dulberg - Solo Musical
Lauren Hallowell - Solo Musical
MJ Hengstenberg & Cole Roberts - Duet Acting
Kate Roberts - Solo Musical
Taylor Pumphrey - Solo Musical
Madison Watkins - Solo Musical
Emerson High School
Lauren Bazan - Solo Musical
Resse Williams - Solo Musical
Fowler Middle School
Garima Duggal - All-Star Thespian
Frisco High School
Bailey Crawford - Solo Musical
Micah Flowers & Gracie Pereira - Duet Musical
Reagan Godwin - Stage Management
Will Hobbs - Solo Musical
Samantha Imena & Finley Johnson - Duet Musical and Main Stage Finalist
Angie Kmaya & Aniah Vincent - Duet Musical
Madeline Leveridge - Costume Construction
Zoe Napolitano, Lauren Noble, Aashi Shah & Luisa Swain - Group Acting
Brynn Peralta - Scenic Design
Ainsley Smith - Solo Musical
Troupe All-Star Troupe Display Winner
Troupe Improv Challenge - 2nd Place
Heritage High School
Kaylee Downs - Monologue
Chinelo Eboka - Solo Musical
Paige Gurnsey - Solo Musical
Chloe Sneed - Monologue
Independence High School
Emma Alexander - Solo Musical
Kendall Barlow & Claire Mullen - Duet Musical Theatre Dance
Caroline Bressler - Costume Construction
Emma Erb - Playwriting
Deepti Kousik - State Thespian Officer Candidate
Lauren Lazar, Kaylehn Molitor & Eduardo Martinez - Group Musical
Yash Ruparelia - State Festival Honor Crew
All-Star Troupe Display
Lebanon Trail High School
Allison Crowe - Solo Musical
Zara Jamshed - Monologue
Andrew Kitchen - Solo Musical
Vasudha Thittai - Solo Musical
Brianna Willingham - Solo Musical
Vignesh Winner - Monologue
Liberty High School
Rishita Agarwal - Lighting Design
Vidisha Anand & Sunneeth Singidi - Duet Acting
Sradha Das - Monologue
Kenna Hall - Costume Design
Ananya Kulkarni - Stage Management
Kadence Phearse - Monologue
Annika Shetty - Solo Musical
Mariana Trujillo - Solo Musical
Lone Star High School
Alex Fish - Monologue
Rylee Sinner - Solo Musical
Memorial High School
Alex Hoover - Lighting Design
Ella Karins - Duet Musical
Maisy Karins - Solo Musical
Maddy Pardo - Duet Musical
Ava Rubio - Solo Musical
Isabella Woodson - Solo Musical
Reedy High School
Zak Roberts - Lighting Design
Scoggins Middle School
Kaylie Ross - All-Star Thespian
Wakeland High School
Zoe Archambault - Solo Musical
Avishi Pandya - Democracy Works Essay Contest