Announcements

Our annual Patron Fundraiser is back, and we can’t wait to partner with local business and community members to support theatre at SHS!

If you’re interested in becoming a Tiger Theatre Patron, print a copy of either our Business or Friends of the Theatre forms. Once you’ve filled in your information, you can turn the form in by mail, in person at the high school front office, or simply hand it to one of our friendly neighborhood theatre troupe members and they’ll turn it in for you.

Thank you to all of the Patrons who’ve chosen to partner up with us this school year! Your support is already working to enhance every student’s experience in our troupe.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Dracula! 🦇

Students, mark your calendars for our troupe Meet & Greet and Dracula auditions!

If you’re already enrolled in Theatre Productions but haven’t received the script and audition packet, please check your messages in Remind.

If you’d like to be a part of Dracula in the fall but are not currently enrolled in Theatre Productions, please contact Mr. Hensley (dhensley@smithvilleisd.org).

Get ready for spooky season, because we are excited to announce that we will be doing Dracula by Kate Hamill as this year’s fall show!

Hamill’s version of Dracula is a darkly comic drama that follows the storyline of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, but subverts the stereotypical “damsel in distress” trope. Set in Victorian England, this familiar vampire tale mixes traditional elements of gothic literature with post-modern wit to explore the nature of predators and the age-old conundrum of good versus evil.

Auditions will be held in early August.

This year’s SHS Theatre Awards Night was held on Saturday, May 10. Here are our honorees & winners from the event:

Drama Club New Inductees

Vincent Daylong     Bianca Denny     Alex Hernandez     Aubrianne Langley     Mallory Phillips     Jeromy Watson

Drama Club Honor Stars

First Star:

Amberly Cummings     Vincent Daylong     Naxeiah Owens     Aundrez Taylor     Jeromy Watson

Second Star:

Lacy Copeland     Leah Fleming     Abigail Ripper     Zechariah Schroeder     Mathias Vicencio

Third Star:

Payton Galipp

Fourth Star:

Aaron Izzi     Red Muñiz     Callie Ruyle

Varsity Honors

Amberly Cummings     Naxeiah Owens     Sunny Pease     Abigail Ripper

Aundrez Taylor     Mathias Vicencio     Jeromy Watson

2025 – 2026 Drama Club Officers

Treasurer – Mathias Vicencio          Secretary – Red Muñiz

Vice President – Leah Fleming          President – Callie Ruyle

Thespian of the Year

Red Muñiz

Director’s Awards

Most Promising Newcomer – Vincent Daylong

Most Improved – Mathias Vicencio

Leadership Award – Red Muñiz

Spotlight Award – Aundrez Taylor

Theatre Productions Awards

Most Team Spirit – Callie Ruyle

Backstage Award – Amberly Cummings, Sound Technician

Best Male Understudy – Vincent Daylong

Best Female Understudy – Aubrianne Langley

Best Actor in a Minor Role – Vincent Daylong as Blifil in The History of Tom Jones

Best Actress in a Minor Role – Callie Ruyle as Lady Bellaston in The History of Tom Jones

Best Actor in a Major Role – Mathias Vicencio as Felix Geisel in The Game’s Afoot

Best Actress in a Major Role – Red Muñiz as Daria Chase in The Game’s Afoot

Graduating Seniors

Bianca Denny     Lacy Copeland     Payton Galipp     Keori Grant     Aaron Izzi

Congratulations to all of our honorees & winners!

Huzzah to the cast and crew of The History of Tom Jones!