CCSD Theatre Programs Earn Top Honors at Regional Competition

Region best acting top winners, clockwise from top left, Ava Grace Roberts, Shane Dremann, Tripp Scurlock, and Brandon Mears.

Cherokee County School District theatre programs and students earned top honors at regional One Act Play competitions, with one show advancing to a state performance event!

In the Region 5-6A competition, Etowah High School won the region championship for its production of the play, “Eurydice,” and in the Region 6-5A competition, Sequoyah High School won the region championship for its production of the musical, “Little Shop of Horrors,” and earned third place in in the 5A statewide competition.  

Sequoyah’s theatre program also has been selected to perform its award-winning show at this year’s statewide Georgia Thespian Conference in Columbus in February.

Students from both schools earned additional individual region honors for acting and crew roles.  The schools’ programs are led by Etowah HS teacher Charlotte Forrest and Sequoyah HS teacher Cindy Humphlett.  Sequoyah HS choral director Josh Markham, served as the show’s assistant director and music director.  

ETOWAH HS
Lucinda Brown
Hannah Bryant, All Star Cast Member
Chloe Burt, Best Ensemble
Xiya Carter
Sydnie Chicosky
Brooke Cintron, Best Ensemble
Cydney Doles, Best Ensemble
Shane Dremann, Best Supporting Actor
Beckett Eichelberger-Strong
Brendan Fagan
Alexis Flores, Best Ensemble
Molly Fordham
Destiny Goodwyn
Stephen Hand
Gabriella Hawksworth
Willow Ivester, Best Hair & Make Up
Madison Jones, Best Ensemble
Luna Kaedi Garcia
Leah Kemp
Anna Knight, Best Ensemble
Teodora Koester
Antonia Madonia, Best Ensemble
Rojean May
Lucy Pagano
Elina Paneru
Violet Paul, Best Ensemble
Melina Piowaty-Palmer, Best Hair & Make Up
Skylee Poirrier
Natalia Redmon, Best Ensemble
Sarah Reyes-Cortez
Harper Schultz
Benjamin Shaffer, Best Ensemble
Gabriele Southern, Best Ensemble
Sophia Tenaglia, Best Hair & Make Up
Alyssa West
Lorelei Whitaker
Avery Wilkins

SEQUOYAH HS
Brooklyn Baggarly, Best Technical Execution
Addison Brown, Best Technical Execution
Braylee Bryant
Grace Chambers, Best Technical Execution
Aislin Davis, Best Technical Execution
Greta Durant, Best Technical Execution
Nathaniel Dyer
Ashton Garcia, Best Technical Execution
Emily Hamilton, Best Technical Execution
Serenity Holmes, Best Technical Execution
Parker Ingram, Best Set
Logan Klein, Best Technical Execution
Chloe Kokozaki, Best Technical Execution
Layla Kolowich, Best Technical Execution
Matthew Lorenz
Leandra Mandakunis, Best Technical Execution
Will McGowan, All-Star Cast
Anna Kate McNeal, All-Star Cast
Angelina Miller
Caelyn Moulin, Best Technical Execution
Zach Patterson, Best Technical Execution
Adrian Perez Arciniegas, All-Star Cast
Derik Pedro-Espinoza, Best Technical Execution
Delaney Pineda, Best Technical Execution
Noah Popp, Best Technical Execution and Technical
Director
Ava Grace Roberts, Best Actress
Brayden Sentianin-Voakes, Best Technical Execution
Morgan Stewart
Bailey St. Vrain, Best Technical Execution and Best Set
Katherine Taylor, Best Technical Execution
Hailey Thompson, Best Technical Execution
Anna West, Best Technical Execution
Kelce Young, Best Technical Execution
Dakota Youngblood

Cherokee High School’s theatre program, led by teacher Dr. Jodi Burn, and River Ridge High School’s theatre program, led by teacher Rob Fields, earned individual student awards at the regional competition.

Cherokee High’s Brandon Mears earned the Region 5-7A Best Actor honor, and Kaylee Kula and Tessa Ghassemzadeh were named to the All-Star Cast.  River Ridge High’s Tripp Scurlock earned the Region 6-6A Best Actor honor, and Morgan Beavers and Kyra Chroni were named to the All-Star Cast.

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