BHS One-Act Play troupe bound for State after advancing at Regionals
The Breckenridge High School Theatre Department’s One-Act Play cast and crew were one of two theater teams picked from Region 1-3A to advance to the UIL State competition next month.
The Breckenridge students performed “Wit” this afternoon in Clyde, competing against five other schools. Also participating in the contest were Brownfield, “Cicada”; Canadian, “Moon Over Buffalo”; Clyde, “The Old Man and the Old Moon”; Dublin, “A Monster Calls”; and, Shallowater, “The Tempest.”
Canadian High School will also advance to the State contest.
Also recognized for today’s performance were Trevin McAlmond, Best Sound; Avery Rodgers, All Star Cast; and Zaea Ragle, Honorable Mention.
The cast and crew includes:
- Vivian Bearing – Avery Rodgers
- Dr. Kelekian – Monsey Mendoza
- E.M. Ashford/Ensemble – Alexis Vick
- College Age Vivian/Ensemble – Kenna Adams
- Susie Monahan – Zaea Ragle
- Dr. Jason Posner – Antley Rodgers
- Professor Age Vivian/Ensemble – Haley Graham
- Mr. Bearing/Ensemble – Nick Delacruz
- Five-Year-Old Vivian/Ensemble – Zoey Cotter
- Ensemble – Adriana Perez
- Ensemble – Preslie Malcuit
- Ensemble – Camila Palacios
- Directors: Tucker Young, Mindy West, Shelby Copeland
- Tori Gotschall – Stage Manager
- Claire David – Assistant State Manager/LED Operator
- Laisha Palacios – Backstage Crew
- Joel Jackson – Light Board Operator
- Trevin McAlmond – Sound Board Operator
- Alternate: Katy Wilson
The cast and crew of the Breckenridge High School’s One-Act Play, “Wit,” pictured here at a performance earlier this year, will advance to the State UIL competition in May. (Courtesy Photo)
Cutline, top photo: Avery Rodgers, center, and Monsey Mendoza, right, and the rest of the cast and crew of the BHS Theatre Department’s One-Act Play troupe competed in the Regional UIL contest today and will be advancing to the State contest in May. They are pictured here in an earlier performance. (Courtesy Photo)
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