Dramatics Magazine Online
Written by Allison Dolan

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS continued for some Thespians, while others learned new skills at Wednesday’s five workshop sessions. The International Thespian Festival’s two main stages saw a moving production of 26 Pebbles from Parkland High School of Allentown, Pa., and the Texas Thespians of J.J. Pearce High School in their production of the school edition of Shakespeare in Love they helped pilot.

Act after act entertained the crowd at the annual Festival’s Got Talent revue, and troupes from Mississippi, Colorado, New Jersey, North Carolina, Kansas, and Iowa joined the list of Chapter Select and Freestyle productions. A special performance of the musical The Scottsboro Boys from the Thespians of Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wis., provided late-night entertainment.

Cast members go over music for the Next Generation Works commissioned musical, Dreamland.
Cast members review music for the Next Generation Works commissioned musical, Dreamland. Photo by Susan Doremus.
Students work on Dreamland, a new commissioned musical by Nathan Tysen and Chris Miller.
Students work on Dreamland, a new commissioned musical by Nathan Tysen and Chris Miller. Photo by Susan Doremus.
Max Reinert and Jared Goudsmit (standing) in rehearsal for their original Thespian Musicalworks show, Wrath of the PTA.
Max Reinert and Jared Goudsmit (standing, with music director Dylan MarcAurele) in rehearsal for their original Thespian Musicalworks show, Wrath of the PTA. Photo by Susan Doremus.
Thespians pulled out all the stops for the National Individual Events program.
Thespians pull out all the stops for the National Individual Events program. Photo by Susan Doremus.
A Thespian offers her friend a show of support during the National Individual Events program.
A Thespian offers her friend a show of support during the National Individual Events program. Photo by Susan Doremus.
Thespians enjoy a pop-up performance of the new Marvel play Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play, published by Samuel French. Photo by Cammy Bihl.
Thespians enjoy a pop-up performance of the new Marvel play Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play, published by Samuel French. Photo by Cammy Bihl.
Thespians enjoy a pop-up performance of the new Marvel play Thor & Loki, published by Samuel French.
Thespians enjoy a pop-up performance of the new Marvel play Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play, published by Samuel French. Photo by Cammy Bihl.
The cast of Parkland High School in 26 Pebbles.
The Parkland High School production of 26 Pebbles. Photo by Susan Doremus.
The cast of Parkland High School in 26 Pebbles.
The Parkland High School production of 26 Pebbles. Photo by Susan Doremus.
The J.J. Pearce High School production of Shakespeare in Love.
The J.J. Pearce High School production of Shakespeare in Love. Photo by John Nollendorfs.
The J.J. Pearce High School production of Shakespeare in Love.
The J.J. Pearce High School production of Shakespeare in Love. Photo by John Nollendorfs.
Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman outside the theatre for the performance of The Scottsboro Boys, a show she premiered on Broadway.
Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman outside the theatre for the performance of The Scottsboro Boys, a show she premiered on Broadway. Photo by Julie Cohen Theobald.
The Bradford High School production of The Scottsboro Boys.
The Bradford High School production of The Scottsboro Boys. Photo by Susan Doremus.
The Bradford High School production of The Scottsboro Boys.
The Bradford High School production of The Scottsboro Boys. Photo by Susan Doremus.

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