I wanted to thank you all for a wonderful UIL season. Showing up to other schools during the competition, here this past weekend among all the family and friends - is very much appreciated!  Thank you to my chaperones and Cougar Foundation for supporting transportation and food! 

To keep you all in the loop, this show has done a lot that recognizes the hard work the cast and crew put into their craft ! We even got acknowledged for advancing by the Playwright Laura Lundgren Smith...Which is super cool! 

District Level:
Acting Awards: Iggy Singleton, Izzy Carroll
Tech Award - Ella Chamberlain (Costumes) 
Best Tech Award- Jay Hamilton, Domo Salazar, Rebecca Richardson, Karma Henley, Alexander Richmond, Crus Perez, Ella Chamberlain
Advancement Plaque - Whole Cast and Crew 

Bi- District:
Acting Awards: Xavier Richmond, Ella Coffman 
Tech Award: Dominic Franks (Sound) 

With Advancement and the two plays in the fall the following Awards were also acknowledged: 
Patches: Iggy, Xavier, Izzy, Brianna, Karma, Ella Coffman, Jack Magness
Letterman Jackets: Ella Chamberlain, Rebecca, Cruz, Dominic, Harley, A’Leena, Alexander ,Dominic Franks

Lastly, the following seniors will be closing the curtain on their journey with Theatre here at Western Hills High…from the First Play Everyman to Now, they have shown so much growth and all fell into the roles that were needed, some in a short amount of time. Congratulations on graduating. I hope you all remain Artists in some way. It has been a pleasure! 

Ignatius Singleton- 4 Years
Isabella Carroll- 4 years
Xavier Richmond - 4 Years
Ella Coffman - 3 Years
Ella Chamberlain - 3 Years
Rebecca Richardson - 4 Years
Ezekiel Daniels - 2 Years
Jack Magness - 2 Years
Jewlyet Greear - 4 Years
Brianna Oliver – 2 Years
Karma Henley – 1 Year 

Our show Digging up the Boys will be advancing to the next round of the One-Act Play. We came back with a few individual awards and two overall awards. 

Two Overall Awards
•Plaque and medals for advancing
•Over-All Tech Crew:
Karma Henley, Alexander Richmond, Rebecca Richardson, Domo Salazar, Jay Hamilton, Dominic Franks, Cruz Perez, and Ella Chamberlain
This meant they were professional and knew what to do at all times, with other adults in the booth and backstage.

Individual Awards
Acting: Iggy Singleton and Izzy Carroll
Costumes: Ella Chamberlain 

•Thank you to those of you that came to see the shows at Terrell ! It was so fun to see you there!
•Thank you to Cougar Corner for the food. None was left.
•Thank you to Admin and Leslie for all the paper work it takes to get us here!!
•Thank you to my Fellow Fine Arts Directors and Athletic Coaches. I know having flexibility with limited time between all we do with our kids is often overlooked, but I truly appreciate having a team that is understanding 🖤. 

If you see any of the kids that make my program what it is, please acknowledge the hours of work that they put into a play for 10 weeks on average. Again, thank you so much. It takes a village 🖤. 

Photos

Western Hills High School Theatre will have public performances of their UIL show on April 13^th and 14th. We hope to see you in the Black Box Theater for another great show!

Our theater students were honored to be invited to go watch the production of Aladdin at the Bass Hall this past week. It was an amazing production and lived up to the hype!

Theater students Iggy Singleton, Xavier Richmond, Ella Coffman, were selected to participate in a monologue workshop with Steven Lee Johnson from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird this past week. Then had the amazing experience of seeing the play at Bass Hall.

Diary of Anne Frank

While Western Hills did not advance this year, we walked away with some medals and that is a win in our book!   

Izzy Carroll - All-Star cast  

Cruz Perez - Technical Award  - Lights 

Xavier Richmond - Honorable Mention for acting 

The cast and crew worked very hard this year, and told a wonderful story. We will keep you all updated on when we will show the production back home in the Black Box!

As always, we hope to see you in the audience 🖤.