On May 19, nine dedicated theatre arts students from Chagrin Falls High School were inducted into the International Thespian Society. These students received this honor by achieving more than 100 hours of work in theatre arts beginning with the summer following their eighth grade year.
During those 100 hours, these students learned valuable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and team work which will help them in their future careers. In addition, all inducted students were required to participate in at least two Chagrin Falls High School Drama productions.
The following is a list of current, active members of Chagrin Falls High School ITS Troupe: Jessica Feucht, Meghan Furlong, Eammon LaMonica, Dineen Markey, David Marquette, Emily Norton, Sarah Relyea, Tori Shell, Molly Carroll, Cassidy Cooke, Jordan Kriegel, Julian Kruyne, Katherine Kvacek, Emily Muckle, Lena Nazelli, Katherine Rouru, Hayley Thompson, and Natalie Welch. The troupe director is Youssef Hamid, who also is the CFHS Drama Director and 7-12 Vocal Music Director.
The International Thespian Society (ITS) was created in 1929 as an honorary division of the Educational Theatre Association. They currently serve over 4,200 schools around the world and have an active student membership of more than 100,000 students. There are over 2.2 million Thespians and Thespian Alumni like Jane Lynch, Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and John Goodman.
