09-04-2025
The Chaparral Theater troupe is ready for area competition!
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) – The Chaparral High School Bobcat theater troupe is reaching a stage that the Killeen Independent School District hasn't seen in 20 years.
The district says the troupe attracts large crowds to ambitious stage productions and earns hundreds of thousands in college scholarships. They are a Texas Thespians Gold Level Honor Troupe.
The Chaparral Bobcat Theater troupe is preparing to compete in the area round of state one-act play competition, the first Killeen ISD theater group to reach that stage in 20 years. They have put in award-winning performances at district and bi-district, and will compete among six area round qualifiers on Thursday in hopes of finishing in the top three to advance to region, the qualifier for state.
The district says their show, 'This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing,' focuses on three sisters who live an idyllic existence in a peaceful wood with loving parents until their mother dies, and their father becomes lost in heartache. The action follows the sisters as they pursue their own lives for the first time, one traveling west, one traveling east and one staying in the woods building a home.
This one-act play is restricted to 40 minutes, but never pauses as the 16 cast members remain on stage the entire show. Theater directors Samantha Dunaway and Chad Moore have praised their students all year for their willingness to put in extra work and buy in to a journey to excellence on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.
In addition, you can catch the troupe when Bobcat Drama presents 'Six, The Musical,' teen edition in a single scheduled performance at 7 p.m. at the Chaparral auditorium on April 25. Tickets are $10.
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