Piedmont Wins Region with One-Act Play
Piedmont Academy’s One-Act Play cast and crew took top honors in the GISA Region 4AA competition last Thursday, Nov. 6, in Augusta.
The group now advances to the GISA AA State competition which will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Darton College in Albany.
The group received first place rankings from the three judges, who gave the group a total score of 283 out of 300. This placed the Piedmont troupe far above the other competitors from Briarwood Academy and Brentwood School.
Region judges named Piedmont seniors Gabe Courtman and Cameron Hallman and sophomore Will Tillman as three of the five recipients of Outstanding Performance awards for Region 4AA.
The judges also named Morgan Leach, Maddie Mooneyham, and Chase Olson as actors who deserved an honorable mention at the awards program.
This year the students of Piedmont’s troupe performed The End of Civilization As We Know It by Mark Kaufmann, a short comedy about high school seniors on the morning of their dreaded history final.
Rounding out the main cast members were Steve Martin, Andrew Mitchell, Nick Maynard, and Danny Ramsdell. Helping on stage with non-speaking roles were Chris Cain, Summer Collins, Matti Smith, and Bridgette Phillips.
Helping with set-up and strike were Cheyenne Galloway, Marissa Mooneyham, and Hank Strickland.
The two technical crew members were Chris McClain in sound and P.J. Leonetti in lights.
Piedmont teacher and literary coordinator Bobbi Sauls was the director of this play. Assisting with various aspects of the production was Piedmont teacher and Fine Arts officer Mary Ramsdell, and they were supported at region competition by the attendance of set driver David Odegaard, Headmaster Tony Tanner, bus driver Tony Wild, and Piedmont alumnus Micah Tyler.
Offering their support to the students on the day of region competition were parents Dana and David Leach, Rebekah Mitchell, and Kathy Mooneyham.
The Monticello community has an opportunity to view this year’s production at the Annual Dessert Theatre this Saturday, Nov. 15, at the school’s gymnasium. The tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.