27. COMPETITION RESULTS

Yay! MCS rocked the competition.

Solo Musical:
1st place: Anna DLG
3rd place: Victoria Camacho

Duet scene:
2nd place: Anna DLG & Mariel Ferrer

Mime:
1st place: Jimmy Baik and Victor Sablan
2nd place: Lourence Camacho and Kevin Kim

GREAT JOB!
You can see all of the competition results here.

P.S. Victoria--remember how I said you should really go for Monologue? There was only ONE competitor in monologue! You would have gotten at least a 2nd place if you had just competed! Oh well!

7. The International Thespian Festival-some news

MCS student Anna Deleon Guerrero participated in the ITS Festival, held in Lincoln, Nebraska from June 25th through the 30th, 2007. She, along with other students from the CNMI and elsewhere, enjoyed a feast of productions.

Here's a short list of plays that Anna saw at the Festival.

THE TAFFETAS, enacted by Norwin Theatre Club, Troupe 35493 (Pennsylvania).
MOON OVER BUFFALO, enacted by Klein Collings High School, (Texas)
ZOMBIE PROM, enacted by Floyd Central High School, Troupe # 1794 (Indiana)
BLACK ELK SPEAKS, enacted by Lincoln Southwest High School (Nebraska).
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, enacted by the ITS national cast.

Besides seeing some great school Thespian productions, the students from Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands staged THE GOOD DOCTOR, by Neil Simon, in the Howell Theatre. Anna was the "Selector" in the audition scene.

CNMI student Thespians who participated:
Tommy Baik
Royce Banados
Victoria Brown
Jaythan Camacho
Akieko Dela Cruz
Anna Rose Deleon Guerrero
Richille Denora
Dayanara Flores
Ryan Gutierrez
Aishi Joyner
Moon Hyo Lee
Joan Liwanag
Johnna Lubuguin
Jomanda Manglona
Adeleyah Mojica
Rachel Reyes
Nevin Salem
Ahjung Sin

Congrats to all.
Look for more reporting and photos tomorrow.

5. ITS Festival--June 25-29

The International Thespian Festival is set for June 25th through the 30th in Lincoln, Nebraska. You can read about it here .

PSS awards the top winners in the local competitions with travel vouchers to the ITS Festival. This year's CNMI winners (high school Thespians and middle school Junior Thespians) include:

Ryan Gutierrez
Johnna Lubuguin
Richelle Denora
Moon Lee
Tommy Baik
Joan Liwanag
Dayanara Flores
Tori Brown
Akiko Dela Cruz
Nevin Salem
J. Camacho

The last two are 6th graders from San Antonio School who won in the Junior Thespian mime competition! You can see the full results here .

None of the SY 2006-2007 winners are from MCS, because our students didn't compete for the full schedule. However, Junior Thespian Anna Rose Deleon Guerrero competed in all but the first competition and won a blue ribbon in the regionals. Her total score was not enough to get a free ticket from PSS, but she will participate in the ITS Festival at her own expense.

One of the goals for Troupe 88799 next year is to compete in the TWPI competitions all year long. We'd like to see MCS represented at the annual ITS Festival, where our students would participate in workshops and presentations in all aspects of theatre, enjoy the fun and meet other Thespian students from around the U.S. and world. The high school students can also audition for colleges.

This is a great opportunity for the new MCS Junior Thespians.

The categories for competition are monologue, duet scene, mime, and solo musical. Junior Thespians--be thinking about what you'd like to do next year. Feel free to use the comments section here for your questions and ideas.

And watch this blog for possible posts from Anna Rose about the ITS Festival.

3. Waiting for Confirmation about the Induction Ceremony

The induction of our first members is tenatively set for June 1, 2007 on the MCS campus. I'm waiting on confirmation from Mr. G., who is inordinately busy at this time of the year. Stay tuned for the news.

1. Mount Carmel's Middle School Joins ITS

Mount Carmel School has created a middle school Thespian troupe that is now chartered by the International Thespian Society (ITS). Troupe 88799 is for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders interested in or active in dramatic arts. The MCS troupe will join the other CNMI schools in our chapter: Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands (TWPI).

MCS Principal Galvin Guerrero organizes and directs the MCS theatre activities. This troupe will start with a groupe of students he has chosen for special recognition for outstanding participation in dramatic arts. The troupe director is a parent-volunteer (me): Jane Mack.

By being a member of the troupe, MCS middle-school students will get recognition for their theatre activities at MCS and in the community. They can also participate in CNMI-wide thespian competitions and activities. Each year, TWPI/PSS sends the students who win the competitions with the highest total competition-point count to the national ITS festival & competition in Lincoln, Nebraska. Troupe members who do not win can attend the ITS festival at their own expense. Troupe activities next year will focus on participating in the local competitions, and developing and recognizing our middle school drama students.

This blog is designed to be a forum for troupe members, parents, MCS students and any other interested people to find out about troupe activities and how to support our students.

Hafa adai and congratulations to the newest Junior Thespians at MCS. Look for the announcement of their names here.