Knightly News

A huge congratulations to the Episcopal Thespians! Students earned incredible honors at the recent 2024 Louisiana Thespian Festival. This was the largest festival hosted thus far, with more than 35 schools represented and over 900 attendees. View the full gallery here.

Category Winners:

Louisiana Chapter Select, “Indecent”

Solo Dance (State High Score): Joey Roth, “Suppertime” from “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”

Monologue (State High Score): Maddie Guidry, Horse Girls/Gruesome Playground Injuries

Duet Musical Theatre (State High Score): Sam Chrest, Joey Roth, “Too Late to Turn Back Now” from Bonnie and Clyde 

Duet Acting (A tie with perfect scores!): Maddie Guidry, JP Saurage, “The Mercy Seat” and Ella Palfi, Marshall Elliott, “Significant Other”

Group Acting (State High Score): Cameron Augustine, Marielle Doherty, Allie Fain, Lauren Jack, Ella Palfi, Riana Yano, “Horse Girls”

Accolades:

Callback (one of the top 4 scores in the category) Solo Musical Theatre: Sam Chrest, “What It Means to Be a Friend” from 13

Theatre Production Director Lily McGill won the inaugural Outstanding Theatre Educator of the Year for Louisiana from the Educational Theatre Association.

College Performance Scholarship, 3rd place: Maddie Guidry

Episcopal received the most Thespy callbacks of any troupe and earned the most high scores

List of Superior Scoring Thespys (Qualified for nationals in June!)

Acting

1. Solo Acting—Maddie Guidry
2. Solo Acting—Ella Palfi
3. Solo Acting—Allie Fain
4. Solo Acting—Riana Yano
5. Duet Acting—Marshall Elliott, Ella Palfi
6. Duet Acting—Maddie Guidry, JP Saurage
7. Duet Acting—Lauren Jack, Allie Fain
8. Group Acting—Cameron Augustine, Marielle Doherty, Allie Fain, Lauren Jack, Ella Palfi, Riana Yano

Musical Theatre

      9. Solo MT—Sam Chrest
     10. Solo MT—Joey Roth
     11. Solo MT—Marshall Elliott
     12. Solo MT—Connor Swillie
     13. Solo MT—Marielle Doherty
     14. Solo MT—Cameron Augustine
     15. Solo MT—Lily Kathryn Watts
     16. Duet MT—John Luke Boagni, Lily Kathryn Watts
     17. Duet MT—Sam Chrest, Joey Roth
     18. Duet MT—Marielle Doherty, Emma Hazel Wingate
     19. Group MT—John Luke Boagni, Marshall Elliott, Maddie Guidry, Joey Roth, Connor Swillie, Lily Kathryn Watts

Dance

     20. Solo Dance—Joey Roth
     21. Solo Dance—Marshall Elliott
     22. Solo Dance—Ava Rheubottom
     23. Duet Dance—Joey Roth, Marshall Elliott

List of Superior Scoring Thespys (Qualified for nationals in June!)

Acting

1. Solo Acting—Maddie Guidry
2. Solo Acting—Ella Palfi
3. Solo Acting—Allie Fain
4. Solo Acting—Riana Yano
5. Duet Acting—Marshall Elliott, Ella Palfi
6. Duet Acting—Maddie Guidry, JP Saurage
7. Duet Acting—Lauren Jack, Allie Fain
8. Group Acting—Cameron Augustine, Marielle Doherty, Allie Fain, Lauren Jack, Ella Palfi, Riana Yano

Musical Theatre

      9. Solo MT—Sam Chrest
     10. Solo MT—Joey Roth
     11. Solo MT—Marshall Elliott
     12. Solo MT—Connor Swillie
     13. Solo MT—Marielle Doherty
     14. Solo MT—Cameron Augustine
     15. Solo MT—Lily Kathryn Watts
     16. Duet MT—John Luke Boagni, Lily Kathryn Watts
     17. Duet MT—Sam Chrest, Joey Roth
     18. Duet MT—Marielle Doherty, Emma Hazel Wingate
     19. Group MT—John Luke Boagni, Marshall Elliott, Maddie Guidry, Joey Roth, Connor Swillie, Lily Kathryn Watts

Dance

     20. Solo Dance—Joey Roth
     21. Solo Dance—Marshall Elliott
     22. Solo Dance—Ava Rheubottom
     23. Duet Dance—Joey Roth, Marshall Elliott

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