Last weekend, high school students from the Northern Marianas Islands in the Western Pacific traveled over 30 ours to present their production of Thornton Wilder's one act play, Pullman Car Hiawatha as part of the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska (June 21-26), a program the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)
According to the (EdTA) website, the Thespian Festival features more than fifty productions presented by schools from throughout North America and abroad, and draws over 2200 high school thespians, teachers and high school administrators. Plus: a full schedule of workshops presented by theatre professionals, individual performance events, a student playwriting program, and opportunities to audition for college and university representatives. While about a quarter of the attending schools bring shows to share with their peers, many Thespian troupes have a great Festival experience without performing. There are no screening or qualification requirements to attend.
The cast and director of Pullman Car Hiawatha, from the Northern Marianas Islands in the Western Pacific, were photographed by representatives from Samuel French following their performance.
