For the first time in more than two decades, the spotlight shone brilliantly on Natrona County High School as its Thespian Troupe No. 1 claimed the title of 4A State Champion at this year’s Wyoming Thespian Festival. The victory marks a triumphant return to the top for a program steeped in history, creativity, and community pride.

The annual festival is a whirlwind celebration of theatre arts—one-act plays, dance, musical numbers, technical challenges, workshops, and individual events that together showcase the full spectrum of theatre and film creation. Co-director Zachary Schneider compared the experience to “a state track meet, but instead of students running or jumping, they are acting in scenes, dancing, putting on a musical number, and they are also putting on a complete play, so it

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