Seventeen Academy Thespians Qualify for Nationals

Albuquerque Academy hosted the annual State Thespian Conference on Friday-Saturday, January 17-18, 2014. Almost 300 theatre students and their teachers from 17 schools throughout the state attended. Forty theatre professionals also attended to evaluate student presentations, and help with over 60 workshops offered on a wide range of theatre topics and skills.

In addition to the workshops, students participated in individual events, not competing against others in the room, but rather judged according to a “standard of excellence” that exists in each of the disciplines of theatre. Listed below are the Albuquerque Academy students from Thespian Troupe 740 who have qualifed for an opportunity to compete for scholarships at the International Conference held the last week of June on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Duo Acting:

Mollie Bloom ’14 and Noah McKinney ’14, performing a scene from Bullshot Crummond

Aria Gaston-Panthaki ’17 and Ariacella DelGrande ’17, performing a scene from Final Placement

Stage Management:

Ema Duran ’15, production book from Sorry, Wrong Number

Solo Musical Performance:

Skye Watterberg ’15, singing Broadway Baby

Elena Burnett ’15, singing Always A Bridesmaid

Duet Musical Performance:

Emily Hopkins ’14 and Steven Otero ’14, singing Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better

3D Set Design:

Zack Roccaforte ’15, for the play The Crucible

Costume Design:

Sophia Bernal ’14, constructed for Les Miserables

Lighting Design:

Nick Spahn ’14, for the play A Streetcar Named Desire

Contrasting Monologues from Two Shows:

Mira Garin ’15, Nuts and A Girl’s Guide to Chaos — Mira received a perfect score!

Geordan Majewski ’14, CAT On A Hot Tin Roof and A Coupla Bimbos Sittin’ Around Talking

Emil Jennerich ’15, A Shadow Box and Laughter On The 23rd Floor

Samuel Shoemaker-Trejo ’14, The Brute and Jekyll And Hyde

Contrasting Monologues from Two Plays:

Klara Kolar ’15, Butterflies Are Free and Tell Me You Love Me, Junie Moon

Sara Blog ’14 (set design) and Dakota Willis ’15(monologues) missed qualifying by the barest of margins.

Congratulations all!