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Lakeview’s Thespian Troupe Shines at ThesCon with Gold Honor and Multiple Awards
Lakeview Academy’s Thespian Troupe 3630 traveled to Columbus, Georgia, to attend workshops with professionals from across the nation, see amazing shows and performances, and interact with over 6,000 conference attendees.
- The troupe was honored with the distinction of being a Gold Honor Troupe, the highest recognition a thespian troupe can receive.
- Four students—Abby McMahan, Will Hake, Parker White, and Hayden Silcox—were selected for the elite All-State Theatre Cast and Crew. They performed in the Opening and Closing ceremonies for all 6,000+ attendees, and Abby McMahan was also featured as a soloist.
- Out of the six (6) Thespy performers and tech selected for live callbacks, the troupe had four (4) Overall Superior Thespys (Solo- Abby McMahan, Solo Dance- Leyla Ozcelik, Stage Management- Hayden Silcox, and Large Group- Will Hake, Parker White, Case Beverly, Bora Ozcelik, Abby McMahan, Leyla Ozcelik, Abigail Baker, Bella Caplan, Amelia Corbin, Hannah Cobb, Anabelle Baxter, Alyssa Gay, Amanda Hartig, Lydia Abell, and Hannah Baker)
- Two (2) seniors, Will Hake and Abby McMahan, auditioned for colleges nationwide and received multiple callbacks from over 20 schools.
- Abby McMahan was selected as 1 of 25 students across the state for a thespian scholarship callback.
- Our group performance thespy and tech thespy were chosen as one of 13 acts or tech members out of 161 entries for the final showcase. It is a tremendous honor to perform in front of an audience of over 2,500 during the Closing Ceremonies. Notably, this marks the second time in the last three years that several of Lakeview's seniors—Abigail Baker, Abby McMahan, Will Hake, and Leyla Ozcelik—were selected for the showcase. Additionally, this will be Leyla Ozcelik's third appearance at ThesCon, showcasing her talents in solo dance in 2023 and in large group performances in 2024 and 2025.
Lakeview Academy is a private, coeducational day school for students in preschool through 12th grade, located in Gainesville, GA minutes off I-985/Hwy 365.
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