Hibbing, Lakeville South, Park receive One Act Play State Festival starred performance ratings in Class AA
Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025 - 2:50 PM
Three productions were awarded starred performance ratings as the MSHSL 2025 One Act Play State Festival concluded Friday with eight Class AA performances at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium on the campus of St. Catherine University in St. Paul.
Park earned a starred rating for the 12th time in 14 State Festival appearances and second year in a row with its production of Eurydice, directed by Tracy Caponigri and Clark Donnelly.
Hibbing’s starred rating is its ninth, but first since 1985. Megan Reynolds and Dustin Davidson directed This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing in Hibbing’s first State Festival appearance since 2002.
Lakeville South has received a starred rating in each of its four State Festival Appearances, including 2007, 2009 and 2022. Add 2025 to the list with a performance of Henry V directed by Cody Carlson and Maddie Market-Mateffy.
Other Class AA Section champions that performed at the State Festival were Mound Westonka, White Bear Lake Area, St. Michael-Albertville, St. Louis Park and Sartell.
Four Class A schools received starred performance ratings Thursday — Bagley, Belle Plaine, Morris Area and New Life Academy of Woodbury.
