Talented KISD Theater Students Earn State, National Honors at Festival
Killeen ISD high school theater students earned state and national honors, college program callbacks and more than $1 million in scholarship offers during a state thespian festival during the Thanksgiving break.
At the Texas Thespian State Festival, KISD students earned 268 college callbacks and earned 21 National Qualifier honors. One student received a Disney callback, two earned All-State Company membership honors and one earned a state thespian office.
The awards by school include the following:
Chaparral EH theater honors:
Improv Challenge All-Star Kaitlyn Dooley
Scholarship Finalist Hannah Newson, Hadassah Moon, Ava Morgan and Armie Melton
Disney Callback Hannah Newson
Main Stage Callback Marlee Luther
Monologue National Qualifier Marlee Luther, Ava Morgan and Riley Yurush
Solo Musical National Qualifier Armie Melton, Sha’ve Dotson, Zachary Repine, Alexandra Madera, Anaiah Chamberlain and Hadassah Moon
Stage Management National Qualifier Saturn Boulding
Duet Acting National Qualifiers Kayoni Harrell and Kaitlyn Dooley
All-State Company Hadassah Moon and Saturn Boulding
Ellison EH theater honors:
Tatiana White, National Qualifier solo musical
Tavin Bunes, National Qualifier sound design
Justin Mages, National Qualifier scenic design
Sasha Lauderdale, National Qualifier makeup design
Camilla Olivas, National Qualifier contrasting monologues
Killeen HS theater honors:
Eliel Santiago, 10 college musical theater callbacks and National Qualifier for Solo Musical.
Harker Heights HS theater honors:
National Qualifier props construction Charlotte Luchs
Shoemaker HS theater honors:
National Qualifier monologues Adalena Gabriel
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