US Thespians Earn Top Ratings and Other Accolades at State Festival

Members of Saint Andrew’s International Thespian Society Troupe #4312 spent part of their spring break at the Florida State Thespian Festival in Tampa, FL. From Wednesday, March 18, to Saturday, March 21, students performed in qualifying events, assisted with timekeeping and door monitoring in other event rooms, attended workshops on everything from creating a theatre resume to Broadway choreography to puppetry, and attended performances by other high school troupes from across the state.

The Thespians continued their proud tradition of earning Excellent or Superior medals in all of their adjudicated events. More importantly, however, troupe director Dr. Mandy Albert and trip co-leader Mr. August Berger are proud of the enthusiastic support they offered each other and of the effort they put into their respective events.

 

Excellent Ratings

Alejandra Hafner '26, Jordan Jaffe '27, Guy Riskind '28 – Solo Musical

 

Superior Ratings

Merritt Kanzer '28 – Playwriting

Bella Nazzaro '28, Al Seymour '28 – Solo Musical

Bella Nazzaro '28 and Guy Riskind '28 – Duet Musical

 

In addition, Jordan Jaffe participated in junior college auditions and received callbacks from several college theatre programs, as well as a scholarship offer from the Perry-Mansfield Summer Theatre Intensive in Colorado.

Students who earned a Superior rating at State are now eligible to perform at the International Thespian Festival, hosted by Indiana University Bloomington from June 21-26; in addition, any student who performed at their District or State Festival is eligible to attend ITF simply to enjoy more fabulous theatre experiences.