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Rehearsals and production staff work sessions are underway for the February 16-19 performances of Les Misérables School Edition. The Information Page (linked below) contain downloadable documents, cast list, production staff list, rehearsal schedule and more.
CLICK HERE for the Information Page
Ads are now being sold for the printed program. More information is available as a downloadable PDF file on the Information Page. The page also contains information about participating in the musical and the biography form for the printed program that should be filled out by each student in the cast and/or production staff.
PARENTS MEETING -- On Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m., we will hold a meeting in the auditorium for parents of the cast and crew. We will be discussing dinners during late rehearsals, a front-of-house market, a cast party and costumes. All parents are urged to attend. |
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Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward, is Temple High School's entry in the 2012 UIL One-Act Play Contest. Rehearsals will begin on February 20, with the first competition (Zone Contest) on March 22. Temple will attend its first clinic on March 2 after only nine rehearsals.
CLICK HERE for the information page about the play, which contains cast, production staff and rehearsal schedule. |
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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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Register now to reserve your spot on a fabulous trip to New York City hosted by Temple Theatre Arts Teacher Natasha Tolleson. The 2012 trip will be Tuesday, June 5 through Sunday, June 10, 2012. The group's travel, hotel accommodations and airport transfers in New York City are being coordinated by School Tours of America. We will be flying out of Austin. There will also be a separate package of show and tour tickets (five Broadway shows and several tours). The total cost will be $1,734 per person (quad occupancy) or $2,109 per person (double occupancy). By using School Tours of America (STA), you will be able to register online, and make payments or partial payments through the company's website. You'll also be able to use a credit card for payments to STA. Final payment to STA will be due on or before March 26, 2012. Our trip number on the STA website is 5416.
CLICK HERE for the Information Sheet (PDF) about the trip.
CLICK HERE for the paper registration forms (PDF, large file).
STA website = www.SchoolToursOfAmerica.com |
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THURSDAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10-12, 2011 at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY MATINEE, NOVEMBER 13 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Advance tickets are also available online -- CLICK HERE.
Our next production is Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play, a darkly comic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Don't be fooled by the title or subject matter -- this play is a spoof of the Jekyll and Hyde story and it is very funny. In Victorian England, repressed impulses burst their corsets as Dr. Jekyll's experiments in the nature of evil threaten to reveal the bloody hands beneath the gloves of the British Empire.
CLICK HERE for the Show Information Page
CLICK HERE to see a Facebook Photo Album with Chemical Imbalance related pictures. (You don't have to be a Facebook member to view this album.)
 ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE through SeatYourself.
Online tickets may be used at any of the four performances.
Online sales end 8 hours before each performance.
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Temple theatre students gathered Saturday, October 29, 2011, for their annual Halloween Costume Party. CLICK HERE to see a Facebook photo album from the party. (You don't have to be a Facebook member to view this album.) |
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 Chris Turner-Neal, who was very active in the Temple High School Theatre Arts department when he was a student here, has recently had a book that he co-authored with Meghan Rowland published by Adams Media. Together, Chris and Meghan write the award-winning comedy blog 2birds1blog.com, widely hailed as "the thinking man's Beavis and Butthead" and recognized in NPR's 2010 Best of the Web.
The book, entitled The Misanthrope's Guide to Life (Go Away!), was originally scheduled to be published in September 2011, but became available on Amazon in August. (CLICK HERE to order the book.) Chris was in the Class of 2003 and appeared in many Temple High School productions, including A Christmas Carol (Ebenezer Scrooge), Dracula (Renfield), Our Town (Editor Webb), West Side Story (Glad Hand), Fools (Mishkin) and Li'l Abner (Pappy Yokum).
In the book, a Misanthrope is defined as (1.) One who hates mankind; a curmudgeon; a loner; (2.) The guy in your office who responded to your e-mail of baby photos with “D-. Passing, but not college material”; (3.) A Realist. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from the book. Temple High theatre supporter Ray von Rosenberg is mentioned in the book's acknowledgments.
In the "About the Authors" section of the book, it says, "Chris Turner-Neal, an only child, is a graduate of James B. Bonham Middle School, where he received an F in participation."
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Thursday-Friday-Saturday, September 22-24 at 8 p.m. -- Sunday, September 25 at 2 p.m.
Temple High School Auditorium, 415 North 31st Street, Temple TX
Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door -- Advance Tickets available online through SeatYourself.biz
In the musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six young people, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. This hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award-winning creative team has created a terrific musical about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
"Perfect in every possible way -- that rarity of rarities, a super-smart musical that is also a bona fide crowd pleaser."
-- Wall Street Journal
"Funniest Thing in Seven Consonants" -- The Washington Post
"Spelling Bee is a winning experience for everyone." -- USA Today
Our spellers include:
Chip Tolentino (Cooper Quiroz), a Boy Scout and the reigning spelling champion of Putnam County.
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere (Meredith Atkinson), youngest participant and under pressure to make her dads proud.
Leaf Coneybear (Josh Petersen), a second alternate who never expected to compete and is home schooled.
William Barfée (Spencer Tolleson), has a host of health problems and a "magic foot."
Marcy Park (Maddie Kleypas), a parochial school student who is the ultimate over-achiever.
Olive Ostrovsky (Kayla Broughton), an only child with often-absent parents who spends her time reading the dictionary.
The adults include:
Rona Lisa Perretti (Gloria Matthews), a local real estate agent and long-time spelling bee hostess.
Douglas Panch (Joel Williams), junior high vice principal, endlessly awaiting a promotion that isn't coming.
Mitch Mahoney (Jared Smith), serving as the comfort counselor as part of his community service assignment.
Each performance features four different guest spellers, including Temple ISD Superintendent Robin Battershell, Temple High Principal Jason Bullock and Head Football Coach Mike Spradlin, plus many other teachers and administrators. A complete list of names and performance dates is shown on the information page.
CLICK HERE for the Show Information Page
CLICK HERE for a Facebook Photo Album of Spelling Bee photos. (You don't need a Facebook account.)
Online ticket sales available through SeatYourself.biz
Check out the terrific article by Jordan Overturf in the Temple Daily Telegram on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Photo by Temple Daily Telegram Photographer Josh Bachman
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 Temple High School Thespians were very successful competing at the 2011 International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 20-26. Temple students competed in eight different events, winning the international championship in sound design and being a co-champion in group acting.
Joel Williams (pictured on the right) won the International Championship in Sound Design (for the second year in a row). His notebook and other materials were on display in the lobby of the Lied Performing Arts Center at the University of Nebraska.
Temple was named Co-Champion in Group Acting, along with George Washington Carver Magnet School in Houston.
In the Thespian competition, a "Superior" rating is the highest rating you can receive. "Excellent" is the next highest. Here are the scores for Temple:
Superior = Sound Design
Superior = Theatre Marketing
Superior = Group Acting
Superior = Group Musical
Excellent = Duet Musical
Excellent = Monologue
Excellent = Costume Design
Excellent = Scenic Design
James Roeder received a $2000 Thespian Technical Scholarship, which was presented Saturday night in front of the entire convention (which is over 3000 people). James' scholarship was the highest dollar amount awarded for any technical theatre scholarship.
Alison Clifton and Emily Roeder (both class of 2012) made presentations before colleges and universities at the meeting. Alison received 22 callbacks from schools who wanted to visit further with her. Emily received 16 callbacks. Both students will receive technical theatre scholarship offers from interested schools.
CLICK HERE for a Facebook album with photos from the festival. (You don't have to be a Facebook member to view this photo album.)
We have also posted some videos of the competitions and awards presentations on YouTube.
Temple students posed outside of Eskimo Joe's in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The group stopped on their way back to Texas.
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2011-12 Highlights
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
19 Years in a Row
Temple's UIL One-Act Play team has been the District Co-Champion for 19 years in a row. 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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