Alexandria Senior High School’s Theatre Program was selected to perform “The Color Purple” at the International Thespians Festival. ASH was the only public high school in Louisiana to be chosen. This summer, on June 19, ASH Theatre will perform “The Color Purple” in front of 4,000 students and teachers from across the country at Indiana University.
This powerful show will be performed on Juneteenth, a national holiday that, too, celebrates freedom and the promise of a better tomorrow. The school is grateful to bring the messages of both pain and hope to a national stage where audience members can experience the gravity of this time period.
Only eight shows are chosen in the nation. Congratulations to Mr. Price and the entire cast on this incredible accomplishment.
The International Thespian Festival’s mainstage program honors students, teachers, and school theatre programs by showcasing their superior work in theatrical production on the largest of stages – in front of thousands of fellow Thespians and theatre educators at the annual event on the campus of Indiana University.
During the academic year, Thespian troupes may have one of their live, full-length productions (a play or a musical) adjudicated for constructive feedback and the chance to be invited to perform on the main stage at ITF. Adjudications are done virtually, and up to eight high-scoring troupes are selected to bring their full, live productions to the campus of Indiana University to share with the world.