Los Alamitos High School Drama students continued their winning streak this weekend by receiving top honors at the California Educational Theatre Association Festival. The 25-member troupe won First Place for its performance of “The Canterbury Tales.” In addition, Melanie Tanaka and Louie Gallagher won awards for Best Supporting actress and actor, respectively.
“This is a huge honor, and we are so proud of our students,” said Stacey Castiglione, Los Alamitos High School drama teacher and chair of the performing arts department. “Their behavior and performances over the weekend exemplified the standards that Los Al has for our students.”
Over the three-day festival in Fullerton, Los Alamitos students saw four full-length productions, participated in theatre workshops, auditioned for scholarships, and competed with a scene from their fall production of “The Canterbury Tales.”
Tanaka, Gallagher, and Connor Franzen also were all chosen to attend California Youth in Theatre Day in Sacramento on March 11th and 12th. The students will meet with their representatives at the state capitol to discuss the importance of arts in school and perform for an invited audience.
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