April 25, 2023 - For the second year in a row, the Canyon Lake High School one-act play is advancing to the State 4A UIL contest and continues to make history for Comal ISD. The CLHS performance is estimated for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center, Round Rock ISD, in Austin.
This year, CLHS is presenting “The Cripple of Inishmaan” by Martin McDonagh. Set in 1934, the play centers around Billy, an unloved and crippled boy who spends his days gazing at cows and pining for a girl who doesn’t notice him. Everything changes when a Hollywood director heads to a neighboring island to film a documentary. Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for him.
The CLHS production is under the direction of Benjamin Matthews and Jamie Kennedy with 24-member company.
CLHS One-Act Play Company
- Isis Almanza
- Star Beare
- Ryleigh Borg
- Kylie Bottorff
- Cayla Davidson
- Julianna Fernandez
- Lily Gray
- Roman Hernandez
- Maddox Kennedy
- Micah Lee
- Diane Leija
- Jana Lister
- Jordyn Martin
- Becker Russell
- Danielle Schlomach
- Savannah Slegers
- Ellie Smith
- Seth Taylor
- Nathan Theobald
- Jason Torres
- Emily Ward
- Evelyn Van Houten
- Bo Williamson
- Dylan Wistrand
Only eight 4A schools advance to the state contest, two from each region, and CLHS is the only school in Comal ISD to advance. In fact, last year, CLHS made district history as the first school to ever advance to state with a one-act play.
Break a leg!
-The cast and crew of the state-bound one-act play from Canyon Lake High School.
-Becker Russell plays Bartley McCormick in the state-bound one-act play from Canyon Lake High School.
-Becker Russell and Danielle Schlomach are part of the cast in the state-bound one-act play from Canyon Lake High School.
-Canyon Lake High School students Seth Taylor and Maddox Kennedy perform in the state-bound one-act play.