Proud Participant in the spring 2012
Betty Lynn Buckley Awards

Honoring Excellence in High School Musical Theatre

Named in honor of Fort Worth’s own Tony award-winning actress, the Betty Lynn Buckley Awards celebrate excellence in high school musical theatre across Tarrant County.

All Tarrant County High Schools that produce a musical are eligible to participate in the program. A panel of distinguished judges–comprised of local theatre professionals, critics and educators–votes for a winner in each of 16 award categories. Select award categories are divided based upon the budget size of the school's production. The Fort Worth-based accounting firm of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. tabulates the votes, which are kept secret until the Awards Ceremony in May.

Winners in select categories are rewarded with a $500 college scholarship, which are provided by generous donors who recognize the benefits of this program and the impact musical theatre has on the lives of students.

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Grammar - Early Logic school

Theater and ACSI Speech Meet

ACSI Regional Meet: Cade Mercer, Roland Limosnero, and Ethan Owens

Theater instruction in the Grammar and Early Logic Schools is integrated with the students’ study of music and speech, and is taught by the music teacher and the classroom teachers as they prepare for programs, recitations, and for the ACSI Speech Meet.  During the preparation process, students learn the basic elements of theater, public speaking and expression, including memorization, vocal projection, characterization, and stage deportment. A preliminary Speech Meet round is held on the CCA campus in which all students in grades 1-6 participate.  Students may choose a Bible selection, poem, fable, or patriotic reading to prepare, or they may create an original speech to deliver.  The winners of the CCA meet go on to compete in the ACSI Regional Speech Meet.

Advanced Logic school - Grades 7-8

Drama

Trent Jackson, Mary Kathryn Pengelly, and Victoria Butcher in Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories."

In this introductory course to drama, students will learn the basic elements of theater.  Through the class instruction and performances, students develop basic skills of stage performance, pantomime, and improvisation.  Students will increase their confidence through confidence-building activities and drama games, and will participate in solo and group class performances.

Rhetoric school

Theater

Randy Roberts and Jessica Peterson in "Thoroughly Modern Millie." 

Theater students develop skills across the spectrum of live theater production focusing primarily on acting, but also including dance, mime, theatrical make-up design and application, set design, and costuming.  This is a performance-oriented class where students complete milestones toward the major class goals that include building a performance portfolio, a fall performance, a full-scale Broadway musical, a performance directed by the seniors, and a contest piece.