The Queen Creek High School Theatre Company was named a Gold Honor Troupe at the recent Arizona State Thespian Festival in Phoenix.
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The Queen Creek High School Theatre Company recently showcased its talent at multiple major theater events, earning top honors and statewide recognition for the 2024–2025 school year.
Under the direction of theater director Nicholas Smith, 44 QCHS Theatre Company students attended the Arizona State Thespian Festival in Phoenix on January 19-20.
The troupe was selected to perform its fall production, “A Murder is Announced,” in front of an audience of about 2,500 attendees. In addition, the company was named a Gold Honor Troupe, celebrating its achievements throughout the school year, according to a press release from the Queen Creek Unified School District.
Students also earned a superior ranking plaque for the one-act musical, “Anastasia: Youth Edition,” directed by senior Kamden Tinsley.
The school’s Run With It Improv competed for the first time, while the tech challenge team made up of students Parker Frease, Claire Manzke, Estella Witz and Elias Miley placed second place overall out of 57 teams from across the state.
At the Eastern Arizona Festival of Theatre, QCHS students earned 30 superior rankings, 13 excellent rankings and a second-place overall finish in the BACKStage Challenge.
The QCHS Theatre Company also recently hosted three classroom performances, including sold-out shows of “Anastasia: Youth Edition” and “Appropriate Audience Behavior,” both directed by Elias Miley.
The performances also included the premiere of an original one-act play written and performed by the Queen Creek Junior High Drama Club as part of a growing partnership between the two programs, the release continued.
The QCHS Theatre Company’s upcoming spring musical will “Big Fish: School Edition.”
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