The Sam Barlow Theater Department has had an eventful past few weeks from the Northeast Regionals Acting Festival, the Winter One-Act Showcase, to the Mt. Hood Conference One-Act Festival.
Sam Barlow theater students had great success in the Regional Acting Festival on February 3rd, 2024. Fourteen Barlow-led performances made it to State and four of the performers were awarded regional finalists. Barlow was the triumphant high school at the competition as it had the most students who qualified for state!
State Qualifiers
Solo Acting Experienced- Alissa Cohen
Solo Acting Experienced- Calli Evans
Solo Acting Experienced- Kylise Trevino
Solo Acting Experienced- Izzy O’Brien
Solo Acting Experienced- Spencer Neighorn
Solo Acting Novice- Isabelle Jensen
Group Acting- Bella Gilmour, Ethan Thompson, Miriam Whipps, and Sam Brown
Duo Comedy Experienced- Josie Williams and Nico Spillet
Duo Dramatic Experienced- Bella Gilmour and Ethan Thompson
Duo Dramatic Novice- Callie Waibel and Grant Cynor-Ford
Solo Musical Experienced- Camden Schroeder
Solo Musical Experienced- Spencer Neighorn
Musical Theater Dance- Lily Adams
Large Group Musical- Alex Swartz, Ania Vilius, Anthony Felipe, Bella Gilmour, Camden Schroeder, Christina Chung, Emma Nuttall, Ethan Thompson, Izzy O’Brien, Josie Williams, Lily Adams, Nico Spillett, Mason Alley, Miriam Whipps, Sam Brown, and Spencer Neighorn
Regional Finalists
Solo Acting Experienced- Emma Nuttall
Solo Acting Experienced- Alissa Cohen
Solo Acting Experienced- Josie Williams
Solo Acting Experienced- Nico Spillett
On Thursday, February 8th, Sam Barlow hosted the Winter One-Act Festival, a competition among solely the Barlow theater department.“A Case for Two Spies” was performed by Jade Matheny, Mason O’Brien, Nico Spillett, Callie Waibel, Isabelle Jensen, Madeleine Dewes, Grant Cynor-Ford, Avery Peter, Tristan Sanderson, and Jade Matheny and was directed by Samantha Stanberry. “An Inspector Answers” was performed by Spencer Neighorn, Noah Feldman-Parks, Josie Williams, Kya Halligan, and Elijah Woodard and directed by Izzy O’Brien.
On Saturday, February 10th, Sam Barlow Theater participated in and hosted the Mt. Hood Conference One-Act Festival where a group of students (mentioned above) performed the student-directed piece “A Case For Two Spies” where Nico Spillett won an award for his performance as Agent 145 ½.
Congratulations Bruins and good luck at State in April!
