The WV Thespian Festival is the annual theatre event for high schools around the state.
It runs April 2 - 4. This year's festival is being held at Marshall University. There will be workshops for the students as well as competitions for plays, scenes, monologues, and technical projects.
Here are some of the workshops the students will be allowed to participate in: Resumes, Dialects, Sensory Recall, Elizabethan Movement, Victorian Movement, Improv, Masks, Injuries and Effects, Lighting, Scene Painting, and more. These workshops will be taught by Jack Cirillo, Gene Anthony, Mike Murphy, Joan St. Germain and Deborah Carder-Deem.
The schools competing in the one act play competition are: Musselman High, Huntington High, Musselman Middle, Magnolia High, Princeton High, Parkersburg High, Parkersburg South, Capital High, Oak Glen High, Fairmont Senior, Webster County, Martinsburg High and Wyoming East.
Throughout the festival there will be tons of other events. It's a wonderful festival that is a great experience for all involved.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Thespian Festival
Hey, there's a thespian festival going on in town, and it starts today! My pal Stephen Vance sends along this info:
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HHS had a very successful festival. Both of their scenes won festival honors, Bradlee Jordan was named stage manager of the year, Kinsey Mason and Deidra Blackburn were named to the All-State Cast for their roles in the Merry Regiment of Women, multiple individual tech awards were won, and HHS was named Tech School of the Year. The entire program has become extremely successful competitively in just the last 3 years thanks to the efforts and teaching of Helen Freeman.
The top prize of the festival was given to Parkersburg High for their play Imaginary Harry. Their leading actress Scarlett Sheppard won the actress of the year award. The play will represent WV at the National Thespian Festival in June. Congratulations to director Amanda Witt and the entire cast and crew.
Stephen, thanks for the update, and congratulations to all the participants!
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