News and Announcements
Thank you for a wonderful conference. Your participation helped make it the best one we have ever had! Below, you will find our IE Showcase Selections and the 2009 All-Star Tech Crew.
2009 IE Showcase Technical Individual Events
Wesley Forlines , Columbus High School
LIGHT Zombie Prom
Kristen Hennessey, Grayson High School
LIGHT Two Rooms
2009 IE Showcase Musical Solo Individual Events
Hannah Toland, Warner Robins High School
Little Women, “Astonishing”
Jessica Berzack, Lakeview Academy
The Drowsy Chaperone, “Bride's Lament”
John Tibbetts, Tift County High School
Jekyll and Hyde, “Confrontation”
Max Young, Columbus High School
Kiss Me Kate, “Where is the Life that Late I Led?”
2009 IE Showcase Group Musical Events
A. Willis, M. Young, B. Williams, T. Gaal, V. Leggett & J. Anderson, Columbus High School
Edges, “Be My Friend”
H. Chadwick, M. Dunbar, I. Greaves-Thomas, L. Daniel, C. Mitchell, K. Lay, M. Johnson & K. Richardson, Northside High School
Legally Blonde, “Bend and Snap”
Jennifer Castleberry & Veladya Chapman, Harris County High School
Jekyll and Hyde, “In His Eyes”
2009 IE Showcase Solo Acting Events
Taylor Branton, South Forsyth High School
Night Mother & Galaxy Video
Sam Haines, Warner Robins High School
Inherit the Wind & Welcome to Hell
2009 IE Showcase Duet and Group Acting Scenes
Melissa Saint-Amand & Jasmin Anderson, Columbus High School
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”
Jack Welborn & Mika Estrin, Milton High School
Dearly Departed
2009 All-Star Technical Crew Awards
Sarah Perry, North Hall.
The Miracle Worker - Stage Management
Cameron Perez, East Paulding
Anon(ymous) - Light Board Operator
Katie McGill, Baldwin
The Wiz - Stage Management
Victoria Lavinder, Centennial
A Christmas Carol - Stage Management
Mirror Crew, August Prep
A Chorus Line - Stage Crew
Jamie Cohen, Davidson Fine Arts
Alice in Wonderland - Technical Director
Elaine Espiritu, Davidson Fine Arts
Alice in Wonderland - Stage Management
Amanda Mullany, Union Grove
Asylum - Sound Design
Nathan Moon, Northview
Patient A - Technical Director
Hayley Luhrs, Conference Stage Management Crew
Facilitations
Rosie Divincenzo, Opening Number Crew
Stage Management
Josh Beadles, Newnan
The Women of Lockerbie - Stage Crew Member
Monica Cotz, Newnan
The Women of Lockerbie - Stage Management
Laura Nelson, Westminster
The Rivals - Stage Management
Wesley Forlines, Columbus
Almost Maine - Lighting Design
Emily Stallings, Columbus
Almost Maine - Costume Crew
2009 Tech Challenge Winners
Rachel Lynn, Parkview
Knot tying: 0:15
Chelsea Owens, Centennial
Light hang and focus: 1:48
Gabby Ide, Centennial
Costume quick change: 1:07
Dillon O’Brien, Grayson
Sound set-up: 2:11
Caroline Catchpole, Augusta Prep
Props shift: 3:58
Kaylee Jones, Brittany Clarke, Josh Ryan, & Jessica Pope South Forsyth
Drop fold: 1:11
Bethany Barber, Northgate
Makeup bruise: 1:15
Overall Ist
Zoe Campbell, Chelsea Owens, Blaine Smith, & Gabby Ide, Centennial
14:31
Overall 2nd
Andrew Sprouse, Michael Grigsby, Cate Woodhurst, & Matt Baber, Davidson Fine Art
15:52
2009 - 2010 SSO Candidate Bios
The SSO introduce new Regions.
Conference Venue Map
Congratulations to Merrill Boynton-Cheyne, Drama Teacher at Carver Middle School in Harris County and Georgia Thespians Chapter Board member for being selected as one of 10 finalists for Georgia's Teacher of the Year. Best of luck Merrill !
Congratulations to Pam Ware for being honored by the Gainesville Rotary Club as the Woman of the Year, the highest honor for a woman in the Gainesville community.
Congratulations also to Ray Horne for his induction into the Arkansas Thespians Hall of Fame.
Play Analysis Worksheet: Sim Jones, Technical Director at Milton High School, has provided a wonderful play analysis sheet that his students use when viewing other plays. You might want to make copies for your students to bring to conference so that they can view and discuss the plays they see with a common frame of reference. Thanks Sim for sharing with us!
There are two important writing opportunities for EdTA student members that have February 2 submission deadlines: the annual Thespian Playworks playwriting program and script development workshop that culminates at the Thespian Festival, and our new essay contest in support of Arts Advocacy Day training and lobbying activities in Washington D.C. To find out more about Playworks go www.edta.org/playworks; for the essay contest visit www.edta.org/essayguidelines.