Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools May 2014 | Page 14

CATA theater students take nine awards at festival

Theater students at Central Academy of Technology and Arts won
Last year the students had the opportunity to meet one of the
best production along with eight other awards at the Southeastern
orginal Freedom Riders, which impacted their performances.
Theatre Conference High School

Robinson said
Theater Festival.
their goal has been not
“The Parchman Hour” was
necessarily to win awards,
named the winner of the high
but to tell the story in
school theater festival. In addition,
“The Parchman Hour” and
Shidarius Barrett won best actor.
do it justice. He said they
“It was awesome,” said CATA
“unquestionably” did that.
theater teacher Larry Robinson.

“(The) goal was
The school went to the regional
to tell the story and
festival two years ago with their
honor the work that the
producti