a play by Christopher Durang
Helen, the mother = Sierra Amalbert
John, the father = Seth Little
Nanny, the nanny = Kerynn Eckenrode
Cynthia, the stranger = Jasmin Buckner
Angela, a woman in the park = Rebecca Alley
Kate, a woman in the park = Olivia Cabrera
Mrs. Willoughby, the principal = Sereniti Patterson
Miss Pringle, the teacher = Genevieve Myers
Daisy = Anthony Williamson
Susan = Kylie Burke
Stage Manager = Allie Quiroz
Lights = Ricardo Fontanez
Sound = Michael Jones
Backstage-Controlled Lights = Isabel Poehlmann
Props = Anaiya Harris
Brianna Alexander
Torrie Culp
Daniel Salazar
Mimansha Shrestha
Terry Austin, Baylee Black, Lauren Bruckbauer, Dacey Dulaney,
Jonathan Equels, Ashlyn Farley, Colin Fowler, Penelope Gonzalez,
Raymond Garcia, Caleb Gommert, Matthew Harris, Alan Heidmets, Chris Hitt,
Tiye'Jainaiya Jackson-Glass, Jillian Knox, Erica Lynch, Jose Martinez Torres,
Simon Juarez, Karelya Palomera, Audrey Portillo, Michael Rodriguez
Natasha Tolleson, Carlen Gilseth, Kayla Stewart, Spencer Tolleson
April 12 & 13 = Region Contest, Waco University High
April 23-25 = State Contest
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TRADING CARDS — At the send-off luncheon on April 23, each team member was given his or her trading card. Thumbnails of the cards are shown below.
(From left) Sierra Amalbert, Seth Little and Kerynn Eckenrode.
DON'T FIGHT OVER BABY! — Sierra Amalbert and Jasmin Buckner.
SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE? — (From left) Sereniti Patterson and Genevieve Myers.
Anthony Williamson
Women in the Park: Angela (Rebecca Alley) and Kate (Olivia Cabrera)
Helen, the mother (Sierra Amalbert) and Daisy (Anthony Williamson)
Thespian Troupe #1966
Temple High School
Theatre Arts Department
415 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76504
Director
Natasha Tolleson
Office 254-215-7278
natasha.tolleson@tisd.org
Theatre Instructor,
Lights & Sound
Kayla Stewart
kayla.stewart@tisd.org
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Temple's UIL One-Act Play Team has been a District Champion for 30 years in a row (as of March 2022). No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.
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Texas Thespians:
18 Students Advance to
International Competition
State Champion:
Thespian Team Tech Design
Three Films Advance in
UIL Film Contest
Five State Qualifiers
in UIL Theatrical Design;
Group Wins Bronze Medal
District Speech: 10 of 15
Advancers were from Temple,
Two District Team Champs
UIL One-Act Play Student Body
Advances to State Meet
(5th Time in the last 6 Meets)
Final 8 out of 249 schools
State 2nd Runner-Up, UIL
Theatre Team Champions
Texas Thespian Convention
Six Events Advance to
International Competition
Named a Texas Thespian
Outstanding Troupe (1 of 6)
Named Texas Thespian
All-Star Troupe (1 of 23)
Second Place in Texas
Team Mask Making
Performed Marathon Play
Wilderness for 500 people
UIL One-Act Play Mac Beth
District Champion. Contests
after district were cancelled
Mrs. Tolleson Named a
TETA Educator of the Year
Texas Thespian Convention
All 8 Events Advance to
International Competition
STATE CHAMPION
Team Mask Making
STATE CHAMPION
Team Set Design
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 6)
5th Place
Baby with the Bathwater
Texas UIL 6A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of 254 schools)
5th Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
Texas Thespian Convention
All 10 Events Advance to
International Competition
(More than any other troupe)
Texas Thespian Performance
of Wonder of the World
Texas Thespian All-Star
Troupe (1 of 10 in Texas)
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 3)
4th Place On the Verge
Texas UIL 5A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of over 250 schools)