Thespys, January 20, 2024
Hello Drama! Below are the rankings for Thespy 2024, identified by play or song. The monologues show just one of the two as their identifier. I will get more information out to you when I find out how you access your rubrics and judges comments. I will be putting out an official post for you all to share on Instagram by tomorrow morning. If you have questions ask Mac! Congratulations!
All I’ve Ever Known, Musical Duet: Superior
Annie Jump, Monologue: Excellent
Antigone Acting Duet: Excellent
Apex Predator, Musical Duet: Excellent
Arsenic Acting Duet: Superior
Arsenic Group Acting: Excellent
Arsenic Lighting Design: Excellent
Arsenic Makeup Design: Excellent
Arsenic Stage Management: Superior
Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing, Dance Duet: Superior
Blithe Spirit, Costume Construction: Excellent
Charlotte’s Web, Costume Design: Excellent
Edelweiss, Musical Solo: Excellent
Eurydice Acting Monologue: Superior
Eurydice Scenic Design: Good
Eurydice Sound Design: Excellent
Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Musical Solo: Good
Hadestown, Costume Design: Superior
Harry Potter/Beetlejuice: Good
I Say No, Musical Solo: Excellent
I’m Breaking Down, Solo Musical: Excellent
I’m Not Show, Musical Solo: Superior
Into the Woods, Costume Design: Excellent
Knock, Knock, Monologue: Good
Les Miserables Costume Design: Superior
Little Women, Costume Construction: Superior
Mamma Mia, Costume Construction: Excellent
Mean Girls Monologue: Excellent
Meant to Be Yours, Musical Solo: Excellent
Moving Too Fast, Musical Solo: Excellent
My Fair Lady, Monologue: Good
My Name, Solo Musical, Excellent
Not for the Life of Me, Solo Musical, Excellent
Not for the Life of Me, Solo Musical: Excellent
Nothing Short of Wonderful, Musical Solo, Superior
Numbers, Group Acting: Excellent
Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Musical Solo: Excellent
Out There, Musical Solo: Superior
Rosencrantz Scenic Design: Excellent
Shadenfreude, Musical Duet: Excellent
Suddenly Seymore, Musical Duet: Excellent
Sweet and Twenty, Monologue: Excellent
The Little Mermaid, Costume Design: Excellent
Treasure Island, Scenic Design: Excellent
What Cake, Playwriting: Excellent
When it all falls down, Musical Solo: Excellent
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Monologue: Excellent
Hello Drama Families and Students: We have 50+ Juanita Drama students attending Thespys. For information and rubrics visit:
Here is the schedule for the day. Students will receive their time slots the morning of Thespys:
2023 THESPY NW SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION 8:00-8:45
OPENING CEREMONIES 9:00-9:20
SESSION 1 9:25-10:40
SESSION 2 10:55-12:10
LUNCH 12:10-1:10
SESSION 3 1:15-2:30
SESSION 4 2:45-4:00
LEAVE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL AT APPROX 4:15 to arrive to Juanita APPROX 5:00pm.
All I’ve Ever Known, Musical Duet: Superior
Annie Jump, Monologue: Excellent
Antigone Acting Duet: Excellent
Apex Predator, Musical Duet: Excellent
Arsenic Acting Duet: Superior
Arsenic Group Acting: Excellent
Arsenic Lighting Design: Excellent
Arsenic Makeup Design: Excellent
Arsenic Stage Management: Superior
Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing, Dance Duet: Superior
Blithe Spirit, Costume Construction: Excellent
Charlotte’s Web, Costume Design: Excellent
Edelweiss, Musical Solo: Excellent
Eurydice Acting Monologue: Superior
Eurydice Scenic Design: Good
Eurydice Sound Design: Excellent
Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Musical Solo: Good
Hadestown, Costume Design: Superior
Harry Potter/Beetlejuice: Good
I Say No, Musical Solo: Excellent
I’m Breaking Down, Solo Musical: Excellent
I’m Not Show, Musical Solo: Superior
Into the Woods, Costume Design: Excellent
Knock, Knock, Monologue: Good
Les Miserables Costume Design: Superior
Little Women, Costume Construction: Superior
Mamma Mia, Costume Construction: Excellent
Mean Girls Monologue: Excellent
Meant to Be Yours, Musical Solo: Excellent
Moving Too Fast, Musical Solo: Excellent
My Fair Lady, Monologue: Good
My Name, Solo Musical, Excellent
Not for the Life of Me, Solo Musical, Excellent
Not for the Life of Me, Solo Musical: Excellent
Nothing Short of Wonderful, Musical Solo, Superior
Numbers, Group Acting: Excellent
Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Musical Solo: Excellent
Out There, Musical Solo: Superior
Rosencrantz Scenic Design: Excellent
Shadenfreude, Musical Duet: Excellent
Suddenly Seymore, Musical Duet: Excellent
Sweet and Twenty, Monologue: Excellent
The Little Mermaid, Costume Design: Excellent
Treasure Island, Scenic Design: Excellent
What Cake, Playwriting: Excellent
When it all falls down, Musical Solo: Excellent
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Monologue: Excellent
Hello Drama Families and Students: We have 50+ Juanita Drama students attending Thespys. For information and rubrics visit:
- https://thespys.secure-platform.com/
- The International Thespian Excellence Awards (or Thespys® for short) recognize the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance, technical theatre, writing, and filmmaking.
- WHEN: January 20, 2024
- WHAT: 23-24 Thespy Event: Drama Students are preparing performances and presentations with 51 entries from Juanita Drama in the following categories: solo song, duet, monologues, musical theater dance, group scenes, makeup design, costume design, costume construction, scenic design, sound design, lighting design, stage management, playwriting. Students perform or present in front of three Theatre Professionals and are evaluated using Thespian National Rubrics, with an opportunity to earn a State or National ranking. For more specific information about Thespys, including rules and rubrics, go to the Washington State Thespian Website at https://thespys.secure-platform.com/
- Who is eligible: Any student who is a current, active member of Juanita Drama, including all students in ALL Drama classes.
- WHERE: Liberty High School
- TIMES: 7:45 – 5:00pm. Students need to be at Juanita and on the bus at 7:45AM. The bus will be waiting by 7:30am, and as soon as they check in they will board the bus. We can’t leave late. We will be returning around 5:00pm. I will have students contact parents when we leave Liberty High, so that you are at Juanita for pick up.
- TRANSPORTATION: LWSD School bus
- CLOTHING is PROFESSIONAL, AUDITION ATTIRE: Students need flat, comfortable black shoes, ALL BLACK clothing (slacks and dress shirts, skirts or simple dresses; no bare legs, – leggings are fine under skirts or dresses), hair up or pulled back, neutral makeup, simple jewelry (only as needed, like studs in the ears), no writing or logos on clothing to distract the adjudicators. Short sleeve is fine, but no tanks or low neck lines. No ripped clothing. The Young Frankenstein Show Shirts will be here in time for students to wear with their Drama Hoodies! We have Drama Hoodies for sale ($50) if someone still needs one. Students will change their shirts for presentations.
- FOOD: Sack lunch with snacks and water bottles that can be refilled. Keep it healthy but more is better than not enough!
- MATERIALS TO BRING: notebook, pen, script materials. Students need to limit the amount of ‘stuff’ they haul around and keep track of and bring only what is necessary for the day. A shoulder bag or small backpack is a good way to keep track of things. Fully charged phone.
- MUSIC AND PLAYER: Students who are singing need to have their own music system: students use their phones and small but good speakers to connect to. We are working as a group to share and find speakers for everyone to use, but since there isn’t a guarantee they will be in the same room we need lots of sound systems.
- PARTICIPATION FEES AND BUS FEES: Each student has an entrance fee of $40 for non-Thespians, $30 for Thespians, $10 for observers. Drama is a member of the WIAA, so that pays for the bus. Juanita Drama is paying all other entrance fees as part of our commitment to include all students without fees. If you would like to make a donation to help defray costs, please contribute to the Performing Arts Boosters and designate the donation for Drama. The link is: JHS Performing Arts Programs - Cheddar Up
- PHONES: Students will have their phones off for most of the day because of performances. There is not a direct line into the school, so it will not be possible to contact students during the performances and presentations. I will remind students to tell you when they have arrived, and when they are leaving LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL at the end of the day. Students will have a lunch break if you would like them to check in.
Here is the schedule for the day. Students will receive their time slots the morning of Thespys:
2023 THESPY NW SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION 8:00-8:45
OPENING CEREMONIES 9:00-9:20
SESSION 1 9:25-10:40
SESSION 2 10:55-12:10
LUNCH 12:10-1:10
SESSION 3 1:15-2:30
SESSION 4 2:45-4:00
LEAVE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL AT APPROX 4:15 to arrive to Juanita APPROX 5:00pm.