Don’t forget, this weekend is the State Large Group Speech Contest at West Des Moines – Valley High School, and the public is encouraged to make the trip down to support area speech teams.
Perry is sending six entries and Adel-DeSoto-Minburn is sending seven to perform at state, each hoping to do well enough to advance to the All-State Festival. The Perry groups competing include three ensemble acting pieces, a short film, reader’s theater, and a group improv team. Perry had 12 total entries performed at districts, and Speech Coach Wendy Bollhoefer was pleased that half of them received “I” ratings to advance to state. ADM’s seven groups include their freshman reader’s theater, varsity reader’s theater, choral reading, one act play, group mime, a group improv, and TV news. The team sent 19 entries to the district contest in Perry last weekend. ADM Speech Coach Jacque Seidl was happy about the entries that made it to state, saying they serve as a good cross-section of the variety of pieces she chooses each year.
The state contest starts tonight for ADM, as their one act play, titled “The Game,” will take the stage at the Valley Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tomorrow the teams will compete throughout the day, with the first group going at 8 a.m. There is a $3 entry fee to attend, which will support the host school. Any group that receives at least two “I” ratings from the three judges at state, as well as a judge recommendation, will get to participate in the All-State Festival on February 16th at Iowa State University.
See below for a full list of entries from Perry and ADM, as well as the times and locations of their performances.
Perry:
Ensemble Acting: “Alien Baby” — 8:15 a.m., Center 4
Dannah Karolus and Kaylynn Bousman
Short Film: “Time Crunch” — 1:10 p.m., Center 17
Jamileth Sarceno, Jessica Ortiz, Fatima Hurtado, Kasandra Medina, Jocelyn Fuentes, Kitzya Soto, and Alondra Avila
Reader’s Theater: “Inside a Teen Mind” — 1:50 p.m., Center 16
Camden Studer, Rylynn Gilmore, Kayla McFarland, and Madison Mason
Ensemble Acting: “Antidepressants” — 3 p.m., Center 2
Julia Stetzel and Fatima Rodriguez
Ensemble Acting: “14 More Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview” — 12:30 p.m., Center 3
Kayla McFarland, Allie Taggart, and Adriana Eastman
Group Improv — 9:20 a.m., Center 9
Camden Studer, Rylynn Gilmore, and Trinity Summerson
ADM:
Freshman Reader’s Theatre: To Those Who Inspire Us — 2:50 p.m., Center 8
Christine Aukes, Chloe Menneke, Callie Hazel, Jena Lockard, Hailey Buehlman, Rian Brewer-Hawbaker, Lilah Hegarty, and Audra Love
Varsity Readers Theatre: Dear Dealer — 3:15 p.m., Center 16
Amber Gering, Olivia Klassen, Brayden Chase, Patrick Origer, Steven Dobrinski, Karly Dittert, Seth Entriken, Niki Seaholm, Paige Weesner, Rachel Hardy, Sydney Pottebaum, Emma MacAdon, Grace Hatchitt, Marissa Dorr, and Kenna Wheeler
Choral Reading “A Guide to Camping” — 5:03 p.m., Center 15
Nathan Wedemeyer, Konnor Chase, Parker DePond, Caden Roling, Aaron Crow, Heidi Olson, Kam Majewski, Lauren Logue, Lida Asilyan, Mikki VerWoert, Zoe Marckmann, Anna Walls, and Addison Hazel
One Act: The Game — 8 p.m. Friday, Center 1
Abby Embree, Kale Kester, Sean Whitson, Sarena Gibson, and Konnor Chase
Group Mime: Shattered Dreams — 8:27 a.m., Center 5
Paige Weesner, Niki Seaholm, Bryce Greer, and Nathan Wedemeyer
TV news: The 80’s Special — 4:30 p.m., Center 14
Brad Freiermuth, Braeden Hagerty, Noah Kahler, Cody Anderson, Tom Boorn, Addison Hazel, Caden Mager, Justin Schumacker, and Zach Fuller
Group Improv — 8 a.m., Center 9
Anna West, Kam Majewski, Drew Van Langen, Zoe Marckmann