DHS Theatre Awards & Achievements

2012-2013

• UIL One Act Advancing Play to Regional Competition

  • Zone Competition:
    • Advancing Play
    • Individual awards included:
      • Best Actress - Farron Whitefield
      • Best Actor - Jayk Martin
      • All Star Cast - Brittany Cowin
      • Honorable Mention Cast- Zak Lynch and Amy Ethridge
      • All Star Tech - Bryce Dansby
    • Group Award included:
      • Best Tech Crew - Bryce Dansby, AJ Johnston, Ashlyn Jones, Ashley Jackson, & Colt Schell
  • District Competition: 
    • Advancing Play
    • Individual awards included:
      • Best Actress - Farron Whitefield
      • Best Actor - Jayk Martin
      • All Star Cast - Amy Ethridge
      • Honorable Mention Cast- Brittany Corwin
      • All Star Tech - AJ Johnston
      • Honorable Mention Tech - Ashlyn Jones
  • Area Competition:
    • Advancing Play
    • Individual awards included: 
      • Best Actress - Farron Whitefield
      • All Star Cast - Jayk Martin & Brittany Corwin
      • Honorable Mention Cast- Zak Lynch
      • All Star Tech - Colt Schell
  • Regional Competition:
    • Advancing Play
    • Individual awards included:
      • Best Actor - Jayk Martin
      • All Star Cast - Farron Whitefield
      • Honorable Mention Cast - Zak Lynch
      • All Star Tech - Bryce Dansby

• Summer International Thespian Festival

  • Tech Challenge
    • Placing 6th overall in the Nation
    • The team had 5 Top-10 finishes
    • 1st place finish in Leg-A-Platform by Clay Eppler & Jaymes Stumbaugh
    • Placing 2nd in the Team event Cabling

• 2012 Sweethearts & Escorts

  • Drama Club

    • Callie Keese & Holden Webster

  • Thespian Troupe 6319

    • Amanda Dumitru & Jayk Martin

• Texas State Thespain Festival

  • All State Coram Boy Cast & Crew:

    • Farron Whitefield, Kelsey Boyd, Bryce Dansby
      • Catlin Cato, Brittany Corwin, Kara Merchant, Amy Ethridge, Makenzie Rains, Kaila Powell, Zak Lynch, Jayk Martin, Caley McCraw, Makenzie Anderson & Annetta Johnston

  • National Qualifiers:

    • Group Musical - Farron Whitefield, Catlin Cato, Brittany Corwin, Kara Merchant, Amanda Dumitru & Amy Ethridge
    • Duet Musical - Makenzie Rains & Kaila Powell
    • Solo Musical - Kelsey Boyd
    • Duet Acting - Zak Lynch & Jayk Martin
    • Stage Management - Annetta Johnston
    • Lighting Design - Bryce Dansby
    • Coram Boy - Cast & Crew
    • Scholarship Winners of $1000 each in:
      • Acting - Farron Whitefield - 1 of 20 given in the State!
      • Educational Theatre - Kara Merchant & Jayk Martin - 2 of 4 given in the State!

  • 2013 CTO State Board Member:

    • Kelsey Boyd

  • Texas Thespian Outstanding Secondary Administrator of the Year Award

    • Mr. John Parker

• Mr. & Ms. Wonderful Contest Results:

  Individual Awards:

• The Best Harlem Shake - Sydney Muldrew and Holden Webster

• Mr. and Ms. Congeniality- Scotty Weaver and Makenzie Rains
• Mr. High Kick- Jayk Martin
• Ms. High Heel- Brittany Corwin
• Spirit Wear Runners Up- Anthony McKinney and Amy Ethridge
• Spirit Wear Winners- Brittany Corwin and Zak Lynch
• Evening Wear Runners Up- Quinton Mason and Amy Ethridge
• Evening Wear Winners- Kara Merchant and Holden Webster
• Talent Runners Up- Farron Whitefield and Zak Lynch
• Talent Winners- Brittany Corwin and Quinton Mason

  And… The Runners Up were:

• 3^rd Runners Up- Anthony McKinney, with a tie for Amy Ethridge and Makensie Anderson
• 2^nd Runners Up- Zak Lynch and Farron Whitefield
• 1^st Runners Up- Quinton Mason and Sydney Muldrew

And your Mr. and Ms. Wonderful 2013 are…..

•  Brittany Corwin and Holden Webster!

2011-2012

• State Thespian Festival
  • National Qualifier- Group Musical, Solo Musical, Duet Acting
  • Super Techie
    • 1stPlace- Clay Eppler
  • Acting Scholarship
    • $1,000 winner- Ellie Margolis
  • Main Stage showcase performances with ZFX flying
  • All State Company Members of Coram Boy
    • Farron Whitefield, Kelsey Boyd, & Bryce Dansby
• State Wide Parental Involvement Conference
  • Musical Theatre & Alice in Wonderland Showcase performance
• Mr. & Ms. Wonderful
  • Mr. Wonderful: JQ Ivers
  • Ms. Wonderful: Farron Whitefield
  • 1st Runner Up: Taryn McDaniel & Dakkota Foster
  • 2nd Runner Up: Kayla Powell & Jayk Martin
  • 3rd Runner Up: Heather O'Roark & Clay Eppler
  • Mr. & Ms. Spirit Wear: JQ Ivers & Taryn McDaniel
    • Runners Up: Zak Lynch & Farron Whitefield
  • Mr. & Ms. Evening Wear: Clay Eppler & Taryn McDaniel
    • Runners Up: JQ Ivers & Farron Whitefield
  • Mr. & Ms. Talent: Dakkota Foster & Kayla Powell
    • Runners Up: Jayk Martin & Farron Whitefield
  • Mr. & Ms. Congeniality: Clay Eppler & Sydney Muldrew
  • Mr. High Kick & Ms. High Heel: Jayk Martin & Taryn McDaniel
• UIL One Act Play Big Love
  • Advanced from District to Area with 2 Technician Awards for Joseph Trinkle and Cheyenne Nichols, Honorable Mention All Star Cast for Brandon Headrick, All Star Cast for Farron Whitefield, and Best Actress for Ellie Margolis
  • Advanced from Area to Regionals with 1 Technician Award for Kelsey Boyd, 2 Honorable Mention All Star for Amanda Dumitru and Jayk Martin, 2 All Star Cast for Farron Whitefield and Dakkota Foster, and Best Actress for Ellie Margolis
  • Advanced from Regionals to State with 1 Technician Award for Melissa Talbot, Best Overall Tech Crew for Cheyenne Nichols, Melissa Talbot, Joseph Trinkle, Kelsey Boyd, & Bryce Dansby, Honorable Mention All Star Cast for Amanda Dumitru, All Star Cast for Jayk Martin, & Best Actress for Ellie Margolis
  • Performed at State winning the Prestigious Samuel French Acting Award & Best Actress in the State by Ellie Margolis, All Star Cast by Farron Whitefield, and Honorable Mention All Star Cast by Jayk Martin! A Ranking of 1, 7, & 8 with an overall 7th Place finish!

2010-2011

• State Thespian Festival

o National Qualifier- Group Musical, Monologue, Solo Musical

o All State Company Member of Our Town - Derek George

• UIL One Act Play Mariner

o Advanced from District, Area, and Regional

o Performed at State in Class 4A

o Best Actor, Derek George- District, Area

o Best Actress, Samantha Stubbs- Area, Regional

2009-2010

• State Thespian Festival

o National Qualifier- Duet Acting

• UIL One Act Play Fortinbras

o Advanced from District, Area, and Regional

o 2nd place at state in Class 4A (Denison's 1st ever State appearance)

o Samuel French Award at State, Hunter Balch

o Best Actor, Hunter Balch- District, Area, and State

•    ZFX Flight and Flight Workshop

o First High School invited to the DOJO

• International Thespian Festival

o Early Show & 4 Late Night A Serious Case of Stage Flight Performances with ZFX

2008-2009

• State Thespian Festival

o National Qualifier- Group Acting & Solo Pantomime

• UIL One Act Play Sweeny Todd

o Advanced from Zone, District, and Area

o Best Actress, Jennifer Perrone- District

o Regional Qualifier (First time in 18 years)

• International Thespian Festival

o Tech Challenge 2nd and 3rd place team

2007-2008

• State Thespian Festival

o National Qualifier- Group Musical

• UIL One Act Play Miracle Worker

o Alternate to Area

o Best Actress, Jennifer Perrone- District

• International Thespian Festival

o Tech Challenge 4th place team

2006-2007

• State Thespian Festival

o National Qualifier- Costume Design

o Marathon Show Performance

• UIL One Act Play By the Bog of Cats

o Advanced from District to Area

o Best Actress, Jennifer Perrone- Area

2005-2006

• UIL One Act Play Rope Dancers

o Advanced from District to Area, Alternate to Regional

o Best Actor, Cody Hearrell- District

2004-2005

2003-2004

• Texas Thespian Festival

o Future Educator Scholarship

§  $1,000 winner- BK Goodman

• UIL One Act Play Tartuffe

o Advanced from District to Area

2002-2003

• UIL One Act Play Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild

o Advanced from District to Area

2001-2002

• Chartered Thespian Troupe #6319