Allen High School’s International Thespian Troupe 3105 recently attended the Texas Thespian Convention in Grapevine, where they joined more than 8,000 theatre students from across the state for a weekend of competition, workshops, and college auditions.
This year, Allen High School received a prestigious Mainstage Callback for the third year in a row. Senior Grace Heidenreich was selected for her solo musical performance of On My Own from Les Misérables. With over 800 competitors and only six performance slots available, a mainstage callback is one of the highest honors a student can earn at the convention.
“We are so proud of our Thespians,” said Theatre Director Leigh Ann Unkenholz. “They lovingly represented Allen High School with grace, dignity and a fierceness that only Allen can cultivate.”
Troupe 3105 also celebrated a first-place finish in the state for Team Audio Design with a project on Hamlet created by seniors Connor Sell and Jordan Sutton.
Several students qualified for the 2025 National Thespian Festival:
Nicholas Thomas (Junior), Playwriting
Beck Reininger (Senior), Solo Musical, Empty Chairs from Les Misérables
Lydia Mathews (Junior) and Eden Ganze (Junior), Duet Acting, Cinderella Waltz
Jayci McGovern (Junior), Contrasting Monologues
Katerina Munoz-Panagiotarakos (Junior), Contrasting Monologues
Gabriella Price (Senior), Prop Design for Little Shop of Horrors (her work will be featured in the upcoming AHS musical, The Addams Family)
Hailey Hodges (Senior), Solo Musical, Pretty Funny from Dog Fight
Nate Cravens (Senior), Solo Musical, Stranger from Big Fish
Returning national qualifiers included:
Grace Heidenreich (Senior), Solo Musical, On My Own from Les Misérables
Connor Sell (Senior), Solo Musical, Santa Fe from Newsies
In addition to competition, four students participated in college and scholarship auditions. Collectively, they earned more than 50 callbacks and received more than $400,000 in scholarship offers. The auditioning students were Connor Sell, Hailey Hodges, Nichelle Markland, and Katerina Munoz-Panagiotarakos.
Congratulations to AHS Troupe 3105 for their achievements at the Texas Thespian Convention.