Carver’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Theater Cast Wins District UIL One-Act Play

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Carver High School’s Theater Department wins the District 18-5A UIL One-Act Play title for the third consecutive year with the play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The Carver High theater troupe competed March 22 and March 28 against nine other high schools from the Aldine and Alief school districts.

The Carver High troupe, along with Alief Taylor High School, will compete again at the area competition Wednesday, April 10. The area contest will be held at San Jacinto College Central in the Richard S. Slocomb Fine Arts Building Auditorium 8060 Spencer Highway Pasadena, TX 77505. The competition starts at 4:00 and Carver is the fourth school to perform. Folks who would like to see the competition are encouraged to arrive between 6:30-6:45 p.m. Once the play has started, no one will be permitted to enter. The cost of admission is $10.

Listed below are the awards Carver theater students received.

District Competition Results
Advancing Play — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actor — Isaiah Rusk (Only one school receives this honor.)
All-Star Cast — Yesha Benjamin
All-Star Cast — Trey Lewis
Honorable Mention Medal — Nyles Washington
Honorable Mention Medal — Alric Davis
Best Technical — Kristopher Adams

Zone Competition Results
Advancing Play — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actor — Isaiah Rusk (Only one school receives this honor.)
All-Star Cast Medal — Trey Lewis
All Star Cast Medal — Yesha Benjamin
Honorable Mention Medal — Nyles Washington
Honorable Mention Medal — Jensen Smith
Best Technical — Malcolm Thomas

Best Crew
• Kristopher Adams, Kayla Lowery, Calep Smith, Malcolm Thomas, and Andrew Wesley  (Only one school receives this honor.)

The award-winning cast and crew of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson is under the direction of Roshunda Jones, Jabari Collins and Kristin Wilson. The one-act play company was comprised of theater members Kristopher Adams, Joseph Arriaga, Joshua Austin, Yesha Benjamin, Alric Davis, Kassidy Fajardo, Duncan Lester, Trey Lewis, Kayla Lowery, Nicco Martínez, Isaiah Rusk, Calep Smith, Jensen Smith, Malcolm Thomas, Nyles Washington, Andrew Wesley, and Fallon Williams.

Ma Rainey and the Band

Cutler played by Trey Lewis gets assistance from Toledo played by Nyles Washington.

Ma is in trouble. Pictured are Joseph Arriaga, Duncan Lester, Yesha Benjamin, Fallon Williams and Jensen Smith.

Levee gets bad news. Pictured are Isaiah Rusk and Nicco Martínez.

Levee takes a break.

Ma, Dussie Mae and Sylvester enjoy the recording session. Pictured are Fallon Williams, Jensen Smith and Yesha Benjamin.

Carver High’s one-act playgroup