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This list is incomplete and is being updated. Troupe Historians will be researching past productions and we will add more listings. Please advise us of any errors you discover.

If a production's name appears in color, that usually indicates that it is a link and will take you to more information about the production.

 

2009-2010

     October 2009, The Triangle Factory Fire Project, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     October 2009, UIL Student Activity Conference, Austin
     October 2009, Halloween Party
     November 2009, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2009, Texas State Thespian Festival, Corpus Christi
     Thespian Christmas Party
     January 2010, Almost, Maine, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2010, Grand Re-Opening of the newly-remodeled Temple High Auditorium
     Spring 2010, UIL one-act play entry Degas in New Orleans, directed by Natasha Tolleson

2008-2009

     September 2008, Picnic, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     October 2008, Halloween Party
     October 2008, UIL Student Activity Conference, Austin
     November 2008, Pride and Prejudice, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2008, Texas State Thespian Festival, Fort Worth
     White Elephant Christmas Party
     January 2009, Into the Woods, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2009, Middle School One-Act Play Contest
     March 2009, UIL One-Act Play entry
     May 2009, Student-Directed One-Act Plays
     May 2009, Annual Thespian Banquet
     June 2009, Trip to New York City, sponsored by Natasha Tolleson
     June 2009, International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, Nebraska

2007-2008

     October 2007, All My Sons, directed by Greg Stanley
     Octover 2007, Halloween Party
     November 2007, Tartuffe, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2007, Texas State Thespian Festival, Fort Worth
     February 2008, Zombie Prom, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     March 2008, UIL One-Act Play entry Valhalla (5A 2nd Runner-Up)
     May 2008, Student-Directed One-Act Play
     May 2008, Annual Thespian Banquet
     June 2008, Trip to New York City, sponsored by Natasha Tolleson
     June 2008, International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, Nebraska 

2006-2007

     September 2006, A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Greg Stanley
     November 2006, Suddenly Last Summer, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2007, Seussical the Musical, directed by Natasha Tolleson and Greg Stanley
     March-May 2007, UIL One-Act Play entry Ruthless!, (5A State Champion)
     August 2007, High School Musical, directed by Greg Stanley

2005-2006

     September 2005, The Laramie Project, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2005, Bat Boy the Musical, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2006, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2006, After the Fall, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     May 2006, Hansel & Gretel, children's theatre production

2004-2005

     September 2004, A Piece of My Heart, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     October 2004, Halloween Boo Review, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2004, The Crucible, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2005, Hello, Dolly!, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2005, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, UIL One-Act Play entry, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     May 2005, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, acting class production
     July 2004, Oliver!, joint production with Temple Civic Theatre

2003-2004

     October 2003, Alice, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 2003, Waiting for Godot, directed by Stan Stanly
     February 2004, Anything Goes, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2004, Baby with the Bath Water, UIL One-Act Play entry, directed by Natasha Tolleson

2002-2003

     September 2002, Our Town, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     October 2002, Dracula, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     
February 2003, Li'l Abner, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2003, Dylan, UIL One-Act Play entry
     The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

2001-2002

     Fools
     October 2001, Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2002, West Side Story, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2002, The Importance of Being Earnest, UIL One-Act Play Entry

2000-2001

     Schoolhouse Rock Live!, directed by Natasha Tolleson, performed at Temple Civic Theatre
     December 2000, A Christmas Carol, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 2001, The Elephant Man 
     The Children's Hour
     Spring 2001, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, UIL One-Act Play Entry (5A 2nd Runner-Up)

1999-2000

     September 1999, Crimes of the Heart, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Antigone
     February 2000, The Wiz, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 2000, The Miracle Worker, UIL One-Act Play Entry

1998-1999

     October 1998, The Hobbit
     November 1998, The Little Foxes
     The Diviners

1997-1998

     The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     November 1997, A Piece of My Heart, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 1998, Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 1998, The Insanity of Mary Girard, UIL One-Act Play Entry
     May 1998, The Good Doctor

1996-1997

     October 1996, Tom Jones
     November 1996, Medea, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     February 1997, Meredith Willson's The Music Man, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     Spring 1997, On the Verge, UIL One-Act Play Entry
     May 1997, Dearly Departed

1995-1996

     October 1995, Hamlet
     Guys and Dolls, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     April 1996, Playing for Time
     May 1996, Dylan

1994-1995

     Oklahoma!, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     April 1995, The Trojan Women, directed by Natasha Tolleson
     After the Fall, directed by Natasha Tolleson

1993-1994

     Of Mice and Men
     Anything Goes
     February 1994, The Crucible
     May 1994, Romeo and Juliet

1992-1993

     Date, A Midsummer Night's Dream
     November 1992, Camelot, directed by Natasha Tolleson

1991-1992

     November 1991, West Side Story
     Twelfth Night,
UIL One-Act Play
     Our Town

1990-1991

     Grease, directed by Shawn McGuire

1989-1990

     No information

1988-1989

     You Can't Take It With You
     To Kill A Mockingbird, directed by Michelle Huerta

1987-1988

     Splendor in the Grass, directed by Michelle Huerta

1986-1987

     Cheaper by the Dozen, directed by Michelle Key

1985-1986

     No information

1984-1985

     The Temple High yearbooks says, "A panel of Fine Arts Teachers felt that time needed to present a musical would interfere with study time, and discontinued the traditional school performance."

1983-1984

     September 1983, A Doctor In Spite of Himself, directed by Carol Brown
     Musical: West Side Story, directed by Carol Brown
     Spring 1984, Close Ties, UIL one-act play, directed by Carol Brown
     May 1984, A Servant of Two Masters, directed by Carol Brown
     Toni Paul served as State President of the Texas Thespians during this school year

1982-1983

     February 1983, Hello, Dolly!, directed by Carol Brown, choreographer Quata Schoolar, orchestra director Durward Howard
     Spring 1983, The Children's Hour, UIL one-act play, directed by Carol Brown
     The yearbook says the one-act was disqualified by the judge at the regional level for use of a profane word.

1981-1982

     February 1982, Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Carol Brown

1980-1981

     February 1981, Meredith Willson's The Music Man, directed by Carol Brown

1979-1980

     Musical: The Sound of Music, directed by Tony Henson, vocal director Dwain Marshall, orchestra director Durward Howard

1978-1979

     March 1978, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, directed by Catherine Smith and Donna Clark
     Date unknown, Midnight at Sweet Blossom Ridge, an original script written by speech students

1977-1978

     No information in the yearbook

1976-1977

     No information in the yearbook

1975-1976

     Date unknown, Any Number Can Die

1974-1975

     Date unknown, Cheaper by the Dozen, directed by Becky Miller (THS Class of 1971)

1973-1974

     No information

1972-1973

     No information

1971-1972

     No information

1970-1971

     Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by Kay Hester
     Tales of Shalom Aleichem, UIL One-Act Play, directed by Kay Hester
    

1969-1970

     No information

 

(More information to be added)

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 March 2010 10:30
 

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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

18 Years in a Row

Temple's UIL One-Act Play team has been the District Co-Champion for 18 years in a row. No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.

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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