North Penn Theatre Advances to International Festival

LANSDALE, PA -- The North Penn School District announced recently that the Theatre Department’s fall show, She Stoops to Conquer, has been selected as one of six shows to be performed on the Kimball Main Stage during the International Thespian Festival in mid-June in Lincoln, Nebraska.

In the fall, She Stoops to Conquer was not only presented in the NPHS auditorium, but also traveled to the Pennsylvania State Thespian Conference at Central York High School where it was performed to much acclaim on the evening of December 2 for over 1,000 Thespian delegates and their directors from across the state, the school district said.

That “States” performance was also adjudicated by representatives from the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), parent to the International Thespian Society, as one of at least 45 other productions from the United States and Canada for an invitation to perform at the International Thespian Festival at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in June, according to North Penn.

Andrea Roney, North Penn's Theatre Director and Thespian Troupe Advisor, received a congratulatory invitation from Nancy Brown, Festival Director, in December. NPHS had been selected as one of six shows to be performed on the Kimball Main Stage during the International Thespian Festival.

“I am tremendously proud of all the young men and women who worked tirelessly backstage and onstage to make this production achieve such a high level of recognition,” said Roney.

According to Roney, the production has been a huge challenge and ultimately a labor of love for all involved. In early December, North Penn senior Catherine Winner who plays the character Kate Hardcastle said, “I really hope we get selected. I’m not done with Kate yet. I’m just beginning to understand and play her.”

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