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CA State Thespys, Spring 2021
Congratulations to all of our Paly Theatre Troupe 909 Thespians who competed in the CA State Thespys: competitions in acting and design categories with students all across the state! We're especially excited to announce that we have four students who achieved Superior rankings and are qualified to compete at the International Thespian Festival! Congratulations to Charlotte Kim, Zoe McCrea, Jordan O'Reilly, and Anneke Salvadori for achieving Superior on their sets of two contrasting Monologues, and to Anneke Salvadori again for qualifying in Make-Up Design! Way to go, Paly Thespians!
Theater students win big at CETA festival for Fall 2020 performances
Congratulations to our Paly Theatre students who competed in the California Educational Theatre Association’s virtual High School Festival last semester! Students from over 50 high schools in the state participated; our students competed in three acting and two technical design categories.
Phoebe Berghout, Ryan Hwangbo, and Maya Mazor Hoofien won 3rd place statewide in Techworks for a One-Act play for their costume, sound, and hair and make-up designs for our fall production of Murder by Poe! These three designers were also singled out as the Outstanding Design Team in their category for their cohesion, and adaptability to the virtual medium of the show.
Several of our students also received individual acknowledgements for their work!
Anneke Salvadori - Adjudicator’s Selection for Acting
Ryan Hwango - Adjudicator’s Selection for Design
Maya Mazor-Hoofien - Outstanding Designer
Read more at these two Paly Voice articles - one for CETA and one on our fall plays.
CETA article: https://palyvoice.com/159262/features/theater-students-win-big-at-ceta-festival/
Mystery, Murder, Monsters: https://palyvoice.com/158192/theatre/paly-theater-performs-mystery-murder-and-monsters/
ComedySportz: Enter the World of Competitive Improv
Tara Kothari, Verde Magazine, February 25, 2020
How does a sketch about a person falling in love with a shark turn into a debate about who is the best grandchild? These are the twists that only improv provides. Musicals and plays showcased at Palo Alto High School have always attracted large audiences, but fewer have been exposed to the tact and humor of ComedySportz.
Read the rest of the article at Verde Magazine.