Musicians has the Grammys, Hollywood has the Oscars, Thespians have the Thespys!

Dozens of high school students from Richland and Hanford were honored in March at the 2025 Washington State Thespian Festival, in categories including playwriting, costume design, acting, musical performances and more.

Hanford High School won 'Best in Fest' for their Dramatic Cutting Performance of "Antigone" which they performed at the Festival. Richland High School received a superior rating for their performance of "Common Ground" in the One Act Marathon. 

Students who received a score of superior in their category are named National Qualifiers. These students will have the opportunity to compete for awards at the International Thespian Festival which recognizes the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance. National Qualifier students also auditioned for Showcase performances as part of the closing ceremonies at Super State. State Honorees are talented students who received a score of excellent for their submission.

National Qualifiers

Duet Scene

• "No Time for Sargents" (Hanford High)
• "Henry IV Part I" (Hanford High)
• "True West" (Hanford Hight)

Group Scene

• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Hanford High)

Monologue

• Boston Breitkreitz (Hanford High)
• Arianna Sams (Hanford High)
• Quinton Spring (Hanford High)

Solo Musical

• Eliza Volmer (Hanford High)
• Hank Johnson (Hanford High)
• Naveen McDermott (Hanford High)
• Qiana Bates (Hanford High)
• Helen Davis (Hanford High)

Scenic Design

• Ethan Gotthold (Richland High)

State Honorees

Costume Construction

• Mika Mapes (Hanford High)

Costume Design

• Kayden Aeling (Hanford High)

Duet Musical

• "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" (Hanford High)
• "Marry the Man Today" (Hanford High)
• "The End of the Line" (Hanford High)
• "Therapy" (Richland High)
• "Travel Song" (Hanford High)
• "We Do Not Belong Together" (Hanford High)

Duet Scene

• "Ada and the Engine" (Hanford High)
• "A Doll's House" (Hanford High)
• "Othello" (Hanford High)

Group Musical: 

• "Big Ass Rock" (Hanford High)

Group Scene

• "12 Angry Men" (Hanford High)
• "How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play" (Richland High)
• "Independence" (Hanford High)
• "Pride and Prejudice" (Hanford High)
• "Silent Sky" (Hanford High)
• "Tartuffe" (Hanford High)

Monologue

• Stacy Bonheyo (Hanford High)
• Ashlyn Burnett (Hanford High)
• Sara Goodman (Hanford High)
• Ethan Gotthold (Richland High)
• Phillip Mobley (Hanford High)
• CJ Morris (Richland High)
• Andres Nunez (Hanford High)
• Alex O'Brien (Hanford High)
• Ashley Porter (Hanford High)
• Amra Rizvanoic (Hanford High)
• Lucas Robinette (Hanford High)
• Audrey Tomasino (Hanford High)
• Simon White (Hanford High)
• Brinna Williams (Hanford High)

Musical Theatre Dance

• "16 Going on 17" (Hanford High)

Playwriting

• Lee Golovich (Richland High)
• Kayden Holden (Richland High)
• Hannah Landon (Hanford High)

Scenic Design

• Jay Marcotte (Hanford High)
• Arie Templeton (Hanford High)

Stage Management

• Sam Williams (Richland High)

Solo Musical

• Samuel Ashby (Hanford High)
• Seth Carter (Richland High)
• William Finch (Richland High)
• Abigail Funk (Hanford High)
• Claire Landon (Hanford High)
• Hannah Landon (Hanford High)
• Kayla Landon (Hanford High)
• Amra Rizvanovic (Hanford High)
• Jacey Woodward (Richland High)