CCHS's drama department competed at the State Thespian Competition. They won numerous awards and performed commendably.
BY EMILY PERL
Cooper City High School’s drama department competed at the State Thespian Competition on March 17, 2011 in downtown Tampawhere they earned an excellent for their overall performance.
The State Thespian competition is a state festival where any high school can be selected from districts to perform their one act play. Back in November, the drama department went to districts and earned straight superiors for their performance. From there, they were selected to attend the state competition out of all the other schools in the district. They performed in front of judges who rated the thespians on different aspects of the performance, including overall performance and tech abilities. Despite it being the drama department’s first time performing at the state level, everyone gave a commendable effort. Some of the top contenders and their ratings were:
Melissa Bibliowicz: superior in solo music
Austin Reynolds: excellent in monologue
Group music: excellent
One act tech: superior
One act performance: excellent
“Mrs. Thomas, our sponsor, and Jerel Brown, our co-sponsor were the ones who were able to take CCHS to states,” Sophomore Matthew Johnston said.
The thespians performed a one-act play called Removing the Glove, by Clarence Coo. It is a not very well known contemporary play that satirizes homophobia. The main character, a teenager named Will, struggles with the discrimination he faces after he discovers that he is left-handed. The drama department practiced multiple times prior to performing to ensure they would deliver a flawless performance.
The drama department wanted to convey the value of tolerance to their viewers through their performance.
“Were really proud about how we performed,” Johnston said. “Overall, we were successful and everyone worked together as a team to accomplish one goal: portraying the message of tolerance.”
