Pace High School’s Thespian Society and Academy of Visual & Performing Arts – Theatre Program returned home with a collection of awards for the tenth straight year from the 2017 Florida State Thespian Festival in Tampa from March 15-18. Pace thespians won three Superiors (first place) and three Excellents (second place) at the state competition.
A team of Pace thespians won a Superior in Large Group Musical, while senior Rose Delva took home a Superior in Monologue and senior Pablo Pernia won a Superior in Publicity Design.
A team consisting of Pace thespians Blake Vergis, Noah Marino, Patrica Torres, Rose Delva, Pablo Pernia, Sophia Lama, and Stephanie Rodriguez won an Excellent in Pantomime, Elysse Bernstein and Aldo Saaverda won an Excellent for Duet Musical, and Giansy Paul and Rose Delva won an Excellent for Duet Acting.
Six Pace students also received callbacks for college scholarships following auditions at the festival. Sophia Lama, Rose Delva, and Giansy Paul received callbacks from eight institutions including Broadway Artist Alliance, New York Film Academy, and New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
Pablo Pernia received callbacks from universities such as New York Conservatory for the Arts, Rinehart University and Relativity School Los Angeles. Noah Marino received callbacks from DePaul University – The Theatre School and Florida Gulf Coast University, while Stephanie Rodriguez received callbacks from the Broadway Artist Alliance and DePaul University – The Theatre School.
Even with their awards and accolades, the Pace Theatre program immediately went back to work to prepare for their 2017 Spring Musical production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA just a week later.