Adjudicators: Nicholas Irion (Texas Tech U), Ricky Ramon (Hispanic Scholarship Consortium), Deb Shaw (Midland Independent School District)
Tickets will be avialable for purchase at the Mobile Civic Center.Performances:
10:30AM-11:15AM
On the Verge
Virginia - Stafford High School
Written by Eric Overmyer, Directed by Michael D'Addario
On a remote island in the tropics, three Victorian ladies set off to explore the last undiscovered bits of globe. As they trek from coast to jungle to howling ice field, they find themselves unraveling multiple mysteries of the magically changing world around them, and also unexpectedly, the mysteries within themselves. (Scenes 1,4,6,8,9,12-15,18,19 and 22 will be presented)
11:30AM-12:15PM
Bel Canto
West Virginia – Wyoming East High School
Written by Will Scheffer, Directed by B.J.A. Adams
Two blue collar Jersey Girls and their handicapped mother wait out a hurricane in their cellar. When their mother dies, the sisters debate what they have done, and what to do with their lives.
12:30PM-1:15PM
The Last Illusion
Alabama – Bob Jones High School
Written by B. Dwayne Craft, Directed by B. Dwayne Craft and Mary Davis
The Last Illusion takes inside the real world of the great Harry Houdini. The magic of his love for Bess Houdini and the impact his life had on those who knew him is an experience the changes audiences forever.
1:30PM-2:15PM
Of Mice and Men
Florida – Dr. Phillips High School
Written by John Steinbeck, Directed by Karen J. Rugerio
Set in the Depression Era, George and Lennie, two drifters with a special bond, search for their piece of the American dream. George, ever-protective of his friend, gets Lennie safely away after a brush with the law. Lennie, the "gentle-giant", tragically sets in motion a series of events that tests the meaning of true friendship and devotion.
2:30PM-3:15PM
Elephant’s Graveyard
Georgia – Savannah Country Day School
Written by George Brant, Directed by DJ Queenan
Elephant's Graveyard is the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee, which resulted in the only known lynching of an elephant. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge.
5:30PM-6:15PM
And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Kentucky – Paul Laurence Dunbar HS
Written by Jim Leonard, Jr., Directed by Tonda-Leah Fields
A memory play set in the mind of Elizabeth Ann Willow, a young woman in a wheelchair caused by Polio. The play follows Elizabeth as she faces the confusion and prejudices of those in her small town, and she eventually seeks refuge from the world within her own mind.
6:30PM-7:15PM
Property Rites
Mississippi – Picayune Memorial High School
Written by Alan Haehnel, Directed by William Rester
Kyle Macmanus has invested millions in a high-tech work of art -- fifteen human-figure sculptures programmed to perform thousands of movements, monologues, dialogues, and more. But just when Kyle is about to sell the sculpture, it malfunctions; the figures are alive. As each one struggles to achieve autonomy, they begin a fatal race against their desperate owner's destructive plan.
7:30PM-8:15PM
The Parchman Hour
North Carolina – Central Academy for Technology and Arts
Written by Mike Wiley, Directed by Larry Robinson
The Parchman Hour is about the efforts of Freedom Riders in 1961 to challenge and change the segregation laws in the South. The story is told through the Freedom Riders' own stories and through choreography to the music and songs integral to the Freedom Riders' experiences.
8:30PM-9:15PM
Agnes of God
South Carolina – Richland Northeast High School
Written by John Pielmeier, Directed by Donna Wilson
The conflict between science and religion takes center stage in Agnes of God, the story of a young novice accused of murdering her newborn baby and the court appointed psychiatrist who has been summoned to assess her sanity.
9:30PM-10:15PM
American Tall Tales
Tennessee – LaVergne High School
Written by Austin Sanders, Directed by Alex Wallace
Using only their imaginations and the junk around them, 9 young kids recreate heroes of American folk lore.
