Drama Guild Wins
Third State Championship in the Past Five Years

Brookwood's Drama Guild continued its pattern of success with their performance of The Boyfriend.  The judges rewarded the cast and crew by choosing them as the 2006 G.I.S.A. AA State Champions in One Act Play.  The competition was held at Darton College on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.  The cast and crew worked with Mrs. Clineman for several weeks to hone their performance of this musical comedy.  The judges and the audience really enjoyed their performance. 

 
Members of the cast included: Abby Lewis, Ashley Laramore, Jennifer Hubbard, Meredith Briscoe, Stormy Koch, Ellen Stauffer, Mickey Betters, Emily Claire Worthey, Mackenzy Martin, Karen Swann, Mary Kathryn Pounds, Katie Rondello, Kaitlyn Roberts, Davis Flowers, Chris Bragg, Colin Alderman, Grant Stauffer, Ben Mavity, Bronson Rash, Will Hanna, Ty Autry, Kelly Jackson, Andy Sigler, Anna Carroll Sims, Hananel Mavity, DJ Grooms and Catie Hancock.  A special thanks goes to Deanna Quinton and Cory Sigler, who served as the crew for the production.

Comments from the Judges included:

"Choreography was fabulous"

"Blocking was great"

"Good direction"

"Great costumes"

"Great chorus"

"Students well prepared"

In addition to the championship trophy some individual students received special recognition from the judges.  The state awards five All State Actor awards in the state competition.  Brookwood received three of the five awards.  Anna Carroll Sims, a senior, was selected All State for the second consecutive year based on her darling performance as the "poor little rich girl," Polly Browne.  Senior Hananel Mavity won All State recognition for her hilarious performance of the director a finishing school for young ladies, Madame Dubonnet.  The third All State recognition went to DJ Grooms, a sophomore, for his portrayal of Polly's boyfriend, Tony Brockhurst.  Two students received Honorable Mention All State recognition for their performances.  Ashley Laramore, a junior, was selected for her performance as Hortense.  Ashley set the tone for the entire performance with her lively and funny introduction.  Davis Flowers, a freshman, was recognized for his singing and dancing as the rich American, Bobby Van Husen.

The 2006 championship marks the third in the past five years.  Brookwood won the 2002 State One Act Play championship with their rendition of the King and I.  In 2003 the Drama Guild repeated their victory with The Fabulous Fable Factory.  They placed second in 2004 with their performance of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  Last year the Drama Guild finished fourth with their version of Scrooge.  Some seniors have been involved in all five of these productions.  Mrs. Clineman has done a tremendous job in building the program which has produced this fantastic run of success. 

The Drama Guild would like to thank all of their parents and friends for their wonderful support.  Brookwood had by far the largest contingent of supporters in the audience, which is evidence of the strong support given to these dedicated young people.  Special thanks goes to: Otis Bass and his staff, Jimmy Sadler, Vicky Bryson, Karen Holt, Jackie Crew, Karla George, Debbie Beeson, Carolyn Betters, Tere Sigler, Karen Stauffer, Kim Flowers, Carolyn Betters, Audrey Alderman and of course Mrs. Clineman for helping to make this production a success.