Congratulations, Finalists!
Students who received an overall superior rating at a Thespys qualifying event and whose material meets the official Thespy eligibility standards are invited to move on to the final round of adjudication, held at the International Thespian Festival (ITF) June 28 – July 2, 2027. Finalists present their material for a panel of adjudicators and are overall ratings are determined. The highest-scoring superior-rated students in each category take home Thespy Awards, recognizing the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance and technical theatre.
Qualified finalists must register for in-person or virtual participation by the ITF registration deadline and submit an adjudication form in order to secure a slot in the final round of adjudication. Students do not need to attend ITF to participate.
2026-27 Qualified Thespy Finalists
The students listed below are eligible to continue to the final round of Thespys adjudication and/or apply for Thespy scholarships presented through the Educational Theatre Foundation.
A student must be an inducted Thespian associated with an active Thespian troupe to participate.
Note: Finalists are added on a rolling basis as qualifying data is provided by chapters.
EdTA Alternate Qualifier
| Troupe Number | Student First Name | Student Last Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 639 | Wyatt | Angell | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 639 | Kort | Comeau | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 639 | Sarah | Day | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 639 | Addilyn | Jagodzinske | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 639 | Katie | Morgan | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 1610 | Leilany | Villalobos | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 1666 | Kenady | Scott | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 2001 | Samantha | Lutterman | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 2001 | William | Martinez | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 2001 | Melody | Scott | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 2512 | Leo | Abrams | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 2629 | Eliana | Vergara | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 2935 | Sadahra | Thomas | Acting: Monologue |
| 3018 | Lee | Klinkenberg | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 3061 | Alexander | Anderson | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3061 | Kaylee | Drews | Theatre Marketing |
| 3061 | Kaylee | Drews | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3061 | Rhys | Green | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3061 | Mark | Gregory | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3061 | Kivrin | Staley | Stage Management |
| 3061 | Kivrin | Staley | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3061 | Jackson | Twombly | Acting: Ensemble Acting |
| 3707 | Grace | Chen | Costume Design |
| 3773 | Gracie | Baldrige | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 3773 | Amelia | Hollis | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 3773 | Asher | Lee | Musical Theatre Performance: Ensemble |
| 4588 | Tirek | Royston | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 4588 | William | Sifuentes | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 5435 | Makayla | King | Musical Theatre Dance: Duet |
| 5435 | Hailey | Warren | Musical Theatre Dance: Duet |
| 5483 | Judson | Cloudt | Acting: Monologue |
| 5483 | Cooper | Upton | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 5760 | Shira | Binshtein | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 6185 | Kennedy | Brosnan | Musical Theatre Dance: Solo |
| 6185 | Albany | Salazar | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 6271 | Saito | Abigail | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 6780 | Emma Delane | Singleton | Acting: Monologue |
| 6780 | Emma Delane | Singleton | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 7268 | Lucas | Daly | Acting: Monologue |
| 7268 | Athena | Elshafey | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 7268 | Julietta | Guzman | Acting: Monologue |
| 7268 | Molly | Lamb | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7268 | Hannah | Morley | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 7268 | Maxine | Neiroda | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7268 | Avery | Roth | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7268 | Pria | Wolsky | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7268 | Bria | Wong | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7268 | Rebecca | Wu | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 7613 | Megan | Gary | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8020 | Peyton | Faigao | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8020 | Mikayla | Shaughnessy | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8079 | Alphonse | Clark | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8079 | Nora | McNish | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8079 | Zora | Oliverius | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8083 | Aniket | Singh | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 8189 | Naomi | Cartwright | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Eddie | Chan | Lighting Design |
| 8189 | Eisley | Donehey | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Camilla | Duensing | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Aiden | Faulkner | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Olivia | Harding | Acting: Monologue |
| 8189 | Jesse | Kindall | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Gavin | Marcy | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Lillian | Norsworthy | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Presley | Page | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Alessandra | Stone | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8189 | Hunter | Suttles | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8193 | Kacie | Arruda | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8193 | Heidi | Rodriques | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 8193 | Isabella | Saumweber | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8193 | Isabella | Saumweber | Acting: Monologue |
| 8193 | Grace | Swicker | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 8193 | Grace | Swicker | Acting: Monologue |
| 8193 | Aubrey | Sylvia | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 8462 | Sydney | Kersey | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 8462 | Sydney | Kersey | Acting: Monologue |
| 8462 | Harper | Peairson | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 10729 | Saoirse | Henke | Acting: Monologue |
| 10964 | Mingqi | Ji | Acting: Monologue |
| 10964 | Xinyin | Mei | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 10964 | Yuhan | Peng | Acting: Monologue |
| 10964 | Ruohan | Wang | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 11103 | Gabriel | Turao | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 11474 | Dylan | Bruscato | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 11474 | Elowyn | Pate | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 11474 | Lucia | Polansky | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 11722 | Owen | Liu | Lighting Design |
| 11722 | Alana | Rock | Costume Construction |
| 11722 | Jane | Wang | Playwriting |
| 11722 | Ryan | Xiao | Acting: Monologue |
| 11722 | Vivian | Xie | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 11722 | Chris | Xu | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 11722 | Aimee | Xue | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 11722 | Susana | Zhou | Acting: Two-Person Scene |
| 11722 | Alice | Zhu | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 11894 | Jerry | He | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 12046 | Sophie Kehan | Chen | Playwriting |
| 12046 | Chloe Qi Xuan | Li | Acting: Contrasting Monologues |
| 12046 | Smile (Xiaoyan) | Li | Acting: Monologue |
| 12046 | Siran | Yang | Acting: Monologue |
| 12046 | Lingxi | Zhang | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 12425 | Ameerah | Browne | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 12570 | Ashton | McBride | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |
| 12570 | Megan | Sparks Thomas | Musical Theatre Performance: Solo |