CFISD theatre arts students shine at Texas Thespian Festival
CFISD students from 11 high schools earned superior ratings at the 2023 Texas Thespian Festival held Nov. 16-19 in Grapevine. More than 140 CFISD students qualified for the International Thespian Festival, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), scheduled for June 23-28 at Indiana University—Bloomington.
Dec. 14, 2023—More than 140 CFISD high school theatre arts students received superior ratings at the 2023 Texas Thespian Festival, held Nov. 16-19 in Grapevine.
Students receiving a superior rating qualified for the national competition, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), scheduled for June 23-28 at Indiana University—Bloomington.
The following technical theatre students earned a superior rating, a perfect score and were featured in the closing ceremony as mainstage finalists:
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Name |
High School |
Category |
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Jimena Watson |
Cypress Creek |
Scenic Design |
|
Jade (Alexandra) Carter |
Cypress Creek |
Theatrical Marketing |
|
Brianna Sims |
Cypress Ranch |
Solo Musical |
|
Brenna Bush |
Cypress Ranch |
Sound Design |
|
Marcus Sorto Diaz |
Cypress Ridge |
Sound Design |
The following students received perfect scores and received callbacks for mainstage performances:
|
Name |
High School |
Category |
|
Griffin Bale |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Aidan Hill |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Dayden Patillo |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Reid Adkison |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Walter Carmack |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Samuel Choi |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Caden Van Sickle |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
James Wilkinson |
Cy-Fair |
Monologue |
|
Indira Hidalgo |
Cypress Creek |
Duet Musical |
|
Valeria Blanco-Perez |
Cypress Creek |
Duet Musical |
|
Morola Ajuwon |
Cypress Park |
Monologue |
The following students received superior ratings:
|
Name |
High School |
Category |
|
Daniel Salas |
Bridgeland |
Duet Acting |
|
Maxwell Biggs |
Bridgeland |
Duet Acting |
|
Gabriella Barbosa |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Kylie Burns |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
River Kelly |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Haley Mitchell |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Rylan Perkins |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Camryn Brown |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Kate Cortez |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Anna Grogan |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Ashley Hull |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Zoe Ng |
Bridgeland |
Group Acting |
|
Katie Blazer |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Caroline Cordeiro |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Kaylia Hairston |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Zeina Montifar |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Sydney Parlevliet |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Nora Retbi |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Rosalie Greenberg |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Lillian Montalvo |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Kavy Vo |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Lili Cates |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Addison Gully |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Hannah Miday |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Madeleine Burditt |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Juliana Cremer |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Hannah DeVries |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Gabriella Pallavicini |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Jodi Mercado |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Whitney Smith |
Bridgeland |
Group Musical |
|
Lindsey Walding |
Bridgeland |
Duet Musical |
|
Natalie Green |
Bridgeland |
Duet Musical |
|
Madelynn Hunt |
Bridgeland |
Duet Musical |
|
Hector Aguirre |
Bridgeland |
Duet Musical |
|
Alexis Schelski |
Bridgeland |
Lighting Design |
|
Kailyn Stewart |
Bridgeland |
Stage Management |
|
Addison Bradford |
Bridgeland |
Group Dance |
|
Natalia Lopez |
Bridgeland |
Group Dance |
|
Madeline Shen |
Bridgeland |
Group Dance |
|
Shin Tan |
Bridgeland |
Group Dance |
|
Lallie Wittmeyer |
Bridgeland |
Group Dance |
|
Emma Szabo |
Cy-Fair |
Monologue |
|
Alexa Kane |
Cy-Fair |
Monologue |
|
Paul Woo |
Cy-Fair |
Monologue |
|
Matthew Manning |
Cy-Fair |
Duet Acting |
|
Avery Campbell |
Cy-Fair |
Duet Acting |
|
Miranda Moorehead |
Cy-Fair |
Duet Acting |
|
Jamysen Grimes |
Cy-Fair |
Duet Acting |
|
Jaiden Blair |
Cy-Fair |
Sound Design |
|
Jake McDonald |
Cypress Creek |
Monologue |
|
Matthew Darilek |
Cypress Creek |
Hair and Makeup |
|
Arib Khan |
Cypress Creek |
Solo Dance |
|
Yna Santos |
Cypress Creek |
Sound Design |
|
Isabella (Leo) Biggerstaff |
Cypress Creek |
Costume Design |
|
(Nova) Destine Keys |
Cypress Falls |
Costume Design |
|
Tasia Smith |
Cypress Park |
Monologue |
|
Jackson Chavis |
Cypress Ranch |
Solo Musical |
|
Julie Megason |
Cypress Ranch |
Scenic Design |
|
Eray Bakacak |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Adalie Boudreau |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Zachary Bowles |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Hattie Brower |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Kayla Hickey |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Sophia Hollingshead |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Gabe Laroussini |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Sophia Larson |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Andrea Marquez |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Kien Pattani |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Ethan Rodriguez |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Alyssa Scoble |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Allison Sievers |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Sarah Tieman |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Justin Valladares |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Alexis Williams |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Sebastian Brewer |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Amaya Brown |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Kerrigan Gatson |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Jacob Hodgson |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Kyndall Kelly |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Sydney Lowe |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Katherine Mendoza |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Myla Nguyen |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Yahaira Sandres |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Gabriela Silva |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Lexy Toon |
Cypress Ranch |
Group Musical |
|
Mazie Downey |
Cypress Ridge |
Solo Musical |
|
Diego Savino |
Cypress Ridge |
Duet Acting |
|
Genesis Aguirre |
Cypress Ridge |
Duet Acting |
|
Angelica Gulapa |
Cypress Ridge |
Scenic Design |
|
Alister Todd |
Cypress Ridge |
Stage Management |
|
Angela Cyrlin |
Cypress Springs |
Solo Musical |
|
Abigail Kellum |
Cypress Springs |
Solo Musical |
|
Rebecca Fick |
Cypress Springs |
Solo Musical |
|
Sofia Rodriguez |
Cypress Woods |
Hair and Makeup |
|
Kendale Walker |
Cypress Woods |
Solo Musical |
|
Brittany Tavira |
Cypress Woods |
Solo Musical |
|
Bella Jaramillo |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Acting |
|
Bella Gager |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Acting |
|
Jackson McWhorter |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Acting |
|
Jorrell Fama |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Acting |
|
Nyla Matthews |
Cypress Woods |
Group Acting |
|
K’Laya Moore |
Cypress Woods |
Group Acting |
|
Maddy Snow |
Cypress Woods |
Group Acting |
|
Riley Wooten |
Cypress Woods |
Group Acting |
|
Matthew Call |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Stephanie Grahmann |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Madeline Kiser |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Logan LaFave |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Remington Payne |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Liam Watkins |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Izzy Clark |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Aubrey Cowan |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Jaecob Griffin |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Charlie Kehlenbeck |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Zach McSherry |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Emily Milbrath |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Tatum Mitchell |
Cypress Woods |
Group Musical |
|
Lorelei Wickman |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Musical |
|
Corbin Lord |
Cypress Woods |
Duet Musical |
|
Megan Janger |
Cypress Woods |
Hair and Makeup |
|
Emily Hacking |
Cypress Woods |
Costume Design |
|
Briera Walker |
Jersey Village |
Monologue |
|
Abigail Mendoza |
Jersey Village |
Monologue |
|
Avery Dishman |
Jersey Village |
Solo Musical |
|
Carys Farrar |
Jersey Village |
Solo Musical |
|
Abigail Badillo |
Jersey Village |
Monologue |
|
Kelsey Duskie |
Langham Creek |
Monologue |
|
Kendahl Lemons |
Langham Creek |
Solo Musical |
|
Samuel Johnson |
Langham Creek |
Solo Musical |
|
Nadia Schelsteder |
Langham Creek |
Duet Acting |
|
Reagan Gatlin |
Langham Creek |
Duet Acting |
|
Destine Keys |
Langham Creek |
Costume Design |
In addition to the superior ratings, some individuals and troupes received other honors.
Bridgeland High School won first place in the state for most donations collected for the “Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat” canned food drive.
Cypress Creek High School students Gage Campbell, Daniel Gonzalez and Jamar Williams were named All-Star Troupe Display winners.
Cypress Ranch High School senior Gabriella Silva was named Improv Challenge All-Star.
Cy-Fair High School senior James Wilkinson was awarded a $2,500 scholarship from Texas Thespians. Cypress Woods High School senior Megan Janger and Langham Creek High School senior Kenna Edwards were both awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Texas Thespians.