Powell High School theatre students finished their weekend with a dramatic win, bringing home the 3A championship from the State Drama Competition in Laramie.

“I am very proud of how hard the students worked,” said Robert Hunt, PHS theatre director. “State Drama provides a great way for students to gain a wide variety of experience in theatre.”

He said on one end of the spectrum, students analyze literature so they can make performance choices in one-act plays, monologues and scenes.

“On the other end of the spectrum, students are doing the same sort of deep analysis to make design choices and incorporate technology,” Hunt said.

That includes using 3-D printer technology to make models and create augmented reality designs — a sort of 3-dimensional virtual model, he said.

“We are very lucky to have such dedicated students,” Hunt said. “I hope that we will be able to add more opportunities since the students obviously have the interest and passion for the activity.”

This is the sixth state drama championship for Powell High School in eight years, Hunt said.

In addition to their overall victory as a 3A team over the weekend, PHS theatre students also earned sixth place with their one-act arena play.

Individual student results are as follows (in alphabetical order):

• Lauren Asher: All State in publicity

• Ashley Drew-Harris: Honorable mention in dramatic duet; All State in dramatic monologue

• Jake Frankenberry: Fifth place in first-year lighting

• Connor Hunt: Honorable mention in humorous duet; All State in scenic design; first place in third-year scenic design

• Taylor Johnson: Honorable mention in proscenium play

• Rylie Kannard: All State in proscenium play

• Madisen McDonald: All State in dramatic duet; sixth place for original script; All State in lighting; first place in fourth-year lighting

• Keegan McLain: All State in humorous duet; fourth place in humorous duet

• Garrett Musso: Honorable mention in dramatic monologue; All State in publicity; first place in third-year publicity; All State in scenic design; first place in fourth-year scenic design; fourth place for original script

• Sydney Olsen: All State in fantasy makeup; second place in second-year fantasy makeup

• Cheyenne Perry: All State in fantasy makeup; second place in third-year fantasy makeup

• Madyson Riedinger: second place in first-year lighting

• Miles Rumbolz: All State in humorous duet; fourth place in humorous duet; third place in first-year lighting

• Amanda Tracy: All State in dramatic duet; All State in publicity; third place in first-year publicity

• Coleman Walker: All State Publicity; fourth place in first-year publicity

• Rachel Wurzel: All State in dramatic duet

Madeleine Van Epps serves as the team’s co-director.

Following their weekend win, theatre students wasted no time in preparing for their next challenge: auditions for the musical “Back to the ’80s the Totally Awesome Musical” that they will perform in February.

“On the bus ride home, students immediately distributed scripts, and read out loud from the musical ... while listening to the music for the show,” Hunt said. “It’s nice to see that kind of passion for the activity.”