Students Compete in Shakespeare Competition
On Sunday, February 20, eight Athens Academy students participated in Georgia Shakespeare’s third annual High School Acting Competition in Atlanta. Sofie Wasserman-Smith, Anne Lanier Gilbert, Billy Pate, Cate Jackson, Mary Katherine Malone, Becca Schell, Maggie Kellett, and CJ Brown traveled to the Oglethorpe University campus with Drama Department Director Lorraine Thompson. Anne Lanier Gilbert placed second in the Female Monologue category and Sofie Wasserman-Smith placed third. Three of the seven students selected to perform in the final showcase were from Athens Academy: Sofie Wasserman-Smith, Anne Lanier Gilbert, and Billy Pate. In addition, Athens Academy took the “First Place School” honors for the second year in a row.
The group is pictured with Georgia Shakespeare Artistic Director Richard Garner and Educational Director Allen O'Reilly.