On May 22nd, Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre
students from our school participated in the Alliance of Teen Artists Festival
which took place at New Jersey City University. The students presented a scene and
two monologues for the Small Group Drama Division, a song for the Small Musical
division, and two larger numbers for the Large Group Musical Theatre and the
Large Group Drama Division. Each performance was followed by a very useful
critique by NJCU Musical Theatre professors.
We are thrilled to announce that County Prep Sophomore Tyla
Gibson won the Judges Award for her outstanding acting performance of a monologue
from the screen play Persona by Igmar Bergman!
Other participants to the Festival were Seniors Kyle
Velazquez, Katherine Castro, Julio Velazquez, Matthew Riccardi, Terrell Wehner,
Delana Ramos and Solimar Colombani, Juniors Sirena Morales, Ivory Torres,
Habiba Atta, Shana-Mae Gonzalez, Robert Delmonte, Brianna Bush, Bertha Solis,
and Faith Riscoe, Sophomores Dynajah Smith, Yvelisse Vargas, and Janell Garcia,
and Freshmen Kayla Velazquez, Ariel Rivera, Jen Sarker, Kim Caputo, Ariana
Young and Debora Melendez. Excerpts from our musical How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying were presented as well as from our upcoming show Bodas
de Sangre, which will be performed June 7th and 8th
here at County Prep.
Ms. Shields would like to congratulate all participants who
represented our school to this wonderful event.
