Thespians Competition Team

Competition Schedule

January 10th: The Speech and Theatre Association of NJ Governor's Awards in Arts Education (STANJ)

January 17th & 18th: New Jersey Thespians Festival

April 21st-24th: Hudson County Teen Arts

June 21st-27th: The International Thespians Festival

STANJ 2026 Awards Won:
1st Place Dramatic Monologue-Alexandra Poucki
2nd Place Contrasting Monologue-Lucas Daly
3rd Place Best Actress-Bria Wong
4th Place Best Scene-Hannah Morley, Bria Wong, Rebecca Wu, Julieta Guzman-Espinosa
Comedic Monologue Finalist-Magnus Peterka
Comedic Monologue Finalist- Carlos Pineda
Dramatic Monologue Finalist-Sihanna Garcia
Dramatic Pair Finalist- Rebecca Wu & Pria Wolsky

New Jersey Thespy Awards 2026:
Solo Acting - Sihanna Garcia
Contrasting Monologues- Lucas Daly
Duet Scene- Avery Roth and Maxine Neiroda
Duet Scene - Bria Wong and Molly Lamb
Duet Scene - Channing Chung and Stefan Jovanovski
Duet Scene - Lucas Daly and Cameron Daly
Group Acting Ensemble - Hannah Morley, Bria Wong, Rebecca Wu, & Julieta Guzman
Group Acting Ensemble - Molly Lamb, Kevin Melendez, Tyler Mara, Amelia Tlacuilo, Athena Elshafey, Sihanna Garcia, Stefan Jovanovski
Tech Set Design - Sihana Alaj
Musical Theatre Solo - Stefan Jovanovski
Musical Theatre Solo - Kevin Melendez
Musical Theatre Solo - Hannah Morley
Musical Theatre Solo - Jayden Rosser
Musical Theatre Solo - Sihanna Garcia
Musical Theatre Solo - Tyler Mara
Musical Theatre Duet - Michelle Puharre and Kevin Melendez

STANJ 2025 Awards Won:
3rd Place Dramatic Pairs - Madison McKeown and Molly Lamb
4th Place Musical Theatre Solo - Shai Warshawsky
4th Place Contrasting Monologue - Shai Warshawsky
6th Place Contrasting Monologue - Lucas Daly
6th Place Comedic Monologue - Kevin Melendez
Finalist Musical Theatre Pairs - Michelle Puharre and Fern Rosario
Finalist Comedic Monologue - Magnus Peterka
Finalist Dramatic Monologue - Samuel Leong