Jr. Thespian State Festival Results
Source/Author: Stephanie McCarthy, Theatre Director
February 19, 2026
Shorecrest's Jr. Thespian Troupe #88197 traveled to the 2026 Florida Junior Thespian State Festival to compete. The Festival took place February 5-7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando with over 5000 middle school students in attendance. Chargers received awards for every act / design that participated. Students also had the opportunity to take an array of theatrical workshops given by professionals, watch mainstage productions and performance ceremonies, and most importantly celebrate each other's hard work throughout the year in their final presentations in front of adjudicators from all over the state of Florida.
Catch some of these award-winning acts at the MS Variety Show on Friday, February 20 at 7pm. (Free event, open seating.
Large Group Musical - EXCELLENT “Lambeth Walk” from "Me & My Girl"
Finn B. ’30
Frank C. ’30
Hanna C. ’32
Bailey D. ’31
Cali F. ’30
Miles F. ’30
Fox H. ’32
Dalton M ’31
Shea M ’30
Manuel M ’32
Matilda N ’31
Stella N ’31
Kyerim T ’31
Duet Acting - EXCELLENT “Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup” by Alan Haehnel
Cali F ’30
Shea M ’30
Solo Musical - EXCELLENT “Times Are Hard for Dreamers” from Amélie
Cali F ’30
Solo Musical - EXCELLENT “It Hurts Me” from All Shook Up
Bailey D ’31
Solo Musical - EXCELLENT “Waiting for Life to Begin” from Once on This Island
Manuel M ’32
Ensemble Acting - SUPERIOR “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield
Finn B ’30
Miles F ’30
Kyerim T ’31
Monologue - EXCELLENT “Losers in Love” by D. M. Larson
Fox H ’32
Improvisation - EXCELLENT
Miles F ’30
Matilda N ’31
Scene Writing - SUPERIOR “Mr. Cooper's Attic”
Frank C ’30
Scene Writing - SUPERIOR “Ash and Mazie, Best Friends Forever?”
Cali F ’30
Costume Design - SUPERIOR “Shrek the Musical”
Matilda N ’31
Set Design - SUPERIOR “The Play That Goes Wrong”
Rigsby M ’31
