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Please join us on Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. in the 9th Grade Cafeteria as we present a preview of the Eight Events that advanced to the International Thespian Competition. These students will be competing in late June at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Admission to the preview is $5 per person.
These events include Monologue (Lexie Tankersley), Solo Musical (Gloria Matthews), Duet Musical (Maddie Kleypas and Spencer Tolleson), Group Musical (Meredith Atkinson, Kayla Broughton, Kelly Coles, Sarah Flores, Megan Foutz, Bonnie Langthorn, Josh Petersen, Cooper Quiroz, Jared Smith), Costume Design (Alison Clifton), Theatre Marketing (Athena Rose Lee), Sound Design (Emily Roeder) and Scenic Design (Joel Williams). |
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Auditions for the first show of the 2012-13 school year have been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, May 30 and 31. Check with Mrs. Tolleson for exact time and location.
CLICK HERE for more information about the show.
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 Temple High School advanced 10 design students to the state finals in the 2012 UIL Theatrical Design Contest -- more students than any other school in Texas. This year, the designs were for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
The students' entries will be on display in Austin during the UIL State One-Act Play Contest, May 21-23, 2012. Each student will receive an oral critique from a judge.
Each school in Texas is allowed to submit one group entry. Temple's state finalist group included Alison Clifton (costume design), Jeramy Dedrick (set design), Maddie Kleypas (hair and make-up design) and Athena-Rose Lee (marketing design).
 Each school may also submit up to two individual entries in each category. Temple students advancing to the state finals with individual entries included Alex Anderson (hair and make-up design), Nicole Guerrero (costume design), Sanjana Gupta (hair and make-up design), Jennifer Masley (marketing design), Emily Roeder (marketing design) and Joel Williams (set design).
Temple has participated in and advanced to the state finals every year the UIL competition has existed. This year, at the suggestion of Temple Theatre Director Natasha Tolleson, the UIL added a new category for hair and make-up design.
In 2008, Temple won the state championship in group design. The school received 4th place in the state in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 group contests. This UIL contest is not broken down into classifications, such as 1A through 5A -- all schools, no matter what size, compete equally against each other.
CLICK HERE to see a Facebook Album with some of the entries by Temple students in the new Hair and Make-Up Category. You do NOT have to have a Facebook account to view this album. |
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Temple High School's one-act play, Blithe Spirit, was awarded 3rd Place (alternate) out of the six schools that competed at the Region II contest at Baylor University on Friday, April 20, 2012. Since eight plays go to the state finals and four alternates are selected at the four regional contests, Temple finished the season in the Top 12 Schools in Texas. At the beginning of the season, 254 schools were in the contest in the 5A classification. Region II includes districts from 9-5A through 16-5A.
Gloria Matthews (Elvira) and Spencer Tolleson (Charles Condomine) were named to the region all-star cast. Emily Roeder (Madame Arcati) and Lexie Tankersley (Edith, the maid) were named to the region honorable mention all-star cast. Austin High was the only school that received more individual acting awards than Temple.
Temple was also cited as having the Best Technical Crew in the region. Crew members included Carissa Breeding, Kayla Broughton, Michael Guillen, Josh Petersen and Cooper Quiroz. Only four regional best tech crew awards are given in the entire state.
UPDATED CLICK HERE to view a Facebook photo album with photos before, during and after the Region Contest at Baylor. (You don't have to be a Facebook member to view this album.)
FINAL PERFORMANCE: Blithe Spirit will have one final public performance on Monday, April 30 at 8 p.m. at the Temple High School auditorium. Admission will be $5 per person.
The two advancing schools were Austin High (King o' the Moon) and Tyler Lee High (These Shining Lives).
Our cast and UIL five-man crew
From left, Spencer Tolleson, Emily Roeder (back), Maddie Kleypas, Meredith Atkinson and Joel Williams.
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Temple High School Thespians were very successful at the 2011 Texas Thespian Competition in Houston, December 1-3, 2011.
In the individual events competition, eight of Temple's 10 entries advanced to the International Competition in Lincoln, Nebraska in June 2012. These include Monologue (Lexie Tankersley), Solo Musical (Gloria Matthews), Duet Musical (Maddie Kleypas and Spencer Tolleson), Group Musical (Meredith Atkinson, Kayla Broughton, Kelly Coles, Sarah Flores, Megan Foutz, Bonnie Langthorn, Josh Petersen, Cooper Quiroz, Jared Smith), Costume Design (Alison Clifton), Theatre Marketing (Athena Rose Lee), Sound Design (Emily Roeder) and Scenic Design (Joel Williams). All three of Temple's individual musical entries won their first round of competition and competed for the chance to appear on mainstage before the entire convention.
In the Texas Techie events, Jennifer Masley won the State Championship in mask making. She won 2nd place last year. Temple's Hair & Make-Up Team (Alex Anderson, Meredith Atkinson, Maddie Kleypas and Athena Rose Lee) won honorable mention (4th place in the state.) The Costume Design Team (Kayla Broughton, Alison Clifton, Kelly Coles and Bonnie Langthorn) also won honorable mention (4th place in the state).
Temple students received more technical theatre scholarships than any other school in the state -- three total. Congratulations to Alison Clifton, Athena Rose Lee and Emily Roeder. Each scholarship is worth $1,000. Five Temple students made scholarship presentations to colleges, and all received numerous callback requests from colleges in attendance.
Out of 153 schools listed in the competition program, only six schools were named "All-Star Troupes" for 2011, and Temple was one of the six.
All four students who auditioned for the All-State Play (Maddie Kleypas, Lexie Tankersley, Jared Smith and Spencer Tolleson) were cast in the show, which will rehearse during the coming year and will be performed next November in Houston. Fifty-three students were selected, representing 21 schools.
FACEBOOK ALBUM <-- Click here to see a Facebook photo album with photos from the state competition. (You don't have to be a Facebook member to see this photo album.) More photos were added of the team costume and team set design entries.
CLICK HERE to see the Group Musical competition on YouTube.com
YouTube video of Gloria's solo musical rehearsal.
YouTube video of Maddie and Spencer's duet musical rehearsal.
YouTube video of Gloria's callback performance.
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2011-12 Highlights
Texas Top 12, UIL 5A
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of 254 schools)
10 Students Advance
to State Finals in
UIL Theatrical Design
(Highest Number in Texas)
Texas Thespians,
All-Star Thespian Troupe
Eight Events Advance to International Competition
1st Place in the State,
Thespian Mask Making
Four Students Selected
for the All-State Play
20 Years in a Row
Temple's UIL One-Act Play team has been the District Co-Champion for 20 years in a row (as of April 2012). No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.
2010-11 Highlights
International Thespian Champion, Sound Design
International Thespian Co-Champion, Group Acting
Texas Thespians,
All-Star Thespian Troupe
Nine Events Advance to International Competition
1st Place in the State,
Thespian Team Set Design
Three Students Performed
in the All-State Play
Six Students Advance to State Meet in UIL Theatrical Design
4th Place in the State,
UIL Group Dramatic Design
2009-10 Highlights
International Thespian Champion, Scenic Design
International Thespian Champion, Sound Design
State Finalist (Final 8),
UIL 5A One-Act Play Contest (Out of 255 schools)
4th Place in the State,
UIL Group Dramatic Design
Texas Thespians,
All-Star Thespian Troupe
Nine Events Advance to International Competition
More UIL Theatrical Design State Finalists than any other school in Texas
2008-09 Highlights
International Thespian Champion, Theatre Marketing International Thespian Champion, Stage Management Texas Thespians, All-Star Thespian Troupe Texas Thespian Champion, Group Musical Texas Top 12, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition (Out of 255 schools) 4th Place in the State, UIL Group Dramatic Design International Thespian
Top 2, Duet Mime International Thespian
Final 4, Group Musical
2007-08 Highlights
International Thespian Champion, Group Musical International Thespian Champion, Publicity Design Texas Second Runner-Up at the state contest, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Best Performer in Texas, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Best Actor in Texas, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Texas State Champion, UIL Group Dramatic Design (Conferences 1A-5A) Texas Thespians, All-Star Thespian Troupe
2006-07 Highlights
Texas State Champion, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Best Performer in Texas, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Best Actress in Texas, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition Best Actor in Texas, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition
Other Years
2004
International Thespian Champion, Scenic Design 2001
Texas Second Runner-Up at the state contest, UIL 5A One-Act Play Competition
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