2026 AISA State Performing Arts Competition
February 18, 2026 at Eastwood Christian School, 1701 East Trinity Blvd, Montgomery, AL.
The entry form may be found in the AISA Activities Handbook. The deadline to enter is February 4, 2026.
UPDATED: Competition Categories and Time Limits
A. Non-Musical Solo Acting – Monologues – One (1) student will present a scene by presenting a monologue. (2-4 minutes)
B. Non-Musical Duet Acting – Two (2) students will present a scene. (4-7 minutes)
C. Non-Musical Ensemble Acting – More than two (2+) students will present a skit or cutting from a play. (4-7 minutes)
D. Musical Solo – One student will present a short dramatic piece which includes and is enhanced by music. Vocals may have live or taped accompaniment. (4-7 minutes)
E. Musical Duet – Two (2) students will present a short dramatic piece which includes and is enhanced by music. Vocals may have live or taped accompaniment. (4-7 minutes)
F. Musical Ensemble – More than two (2+) students will present a short dramatic piece which includes and is enhanced by music. Vocals may have live or taped accompaniment. (4-7 minutes)
2026 Performing Arts Competition Winners:
Best Actress: Audrey Edwards, Lee-Scott Academy
Best Actor: Liam Witmayer, Faith Academy
Musical Solo
1st Place: Lainey McQuinn, Glenwood School – “No Good Deed”
2nd Place: Audrey Edwards, Lee-Scott Academy – “The Ballad of Jane Doe”
Musical Duet
1st Place: Audrey Edwards & Karson Brown, Lee-Scott Academy – “The Rainy Day We Met”
2nd Place: Zac Holder & Marry Ellis Sharp, Kingdom Heights Preparatory School – “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better”
Musical Ensemble
1st Place: Zac Holder, Mary Ellis Sharp, Anderson Lyons, Karter Robinson, Zion Chatman, Rebekah Wynn, Brooklyn Reyes, Kiersten Lombard, Joey Ballard, & Victoria Burwell – Kingdom Heights Preparatory School – “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
2nd Place: Hannah Bekurs, Seth Broughton, Carlie Eiland, Anna Harris, Annlea Jacobson, Mady Moore, Lillan Murrah, Veronica Nichols, Walt Sessions, Ally Smitherman, Jadyn Wallace, & Liam Wittmayer – Faith Academy – “Be Prepared”
Non-Musical Solo
1st Place: Temply Jones, Crenshaw Christian Academy – “Julius Caesar”
2nd Place: Mady Moore, Faith Academy – “Litle Women”
Non-Musical Duet
1st Place: Walt Sessions & Liam Wittmayer, Faith Academy – “I’m Hysterical”
2nd Place: Olivia Starr & Allie Parkin, Success Unlimited Academy – “Importance of Being Ernest”
Non-Musical Ensemble
1st Place: Zac Holder, Gabe Allsopp, Jamaal Sanders, Cayden Epps, Tommie Pope, Kiersten Lombard, Zion Chetman, Dallas McCrary, & Joey Ballard – Kingdom Heights Preparatory School – “In My Head”
2nd Place: Jacoby Washington, Carter Leflore, Derriyn Hunter, & Moses Carter – Success Unlimited Academy – “How to Survive a Shakespeare Play”
2026 All-State Cast:
| Olivia Taylor | Cahawba Christian Academy |
| Caroline Smith | Crenshaw Christian Academy |
| Cheyenne Smith | Crenshaw Christian Academy |
| Temply Jones | Crenshaw Christian Academy |
| George Stewart | Eastwood Christian School |
| Liam Meadows | Eastwood Christian School |
| Stella Rose Howard | Eastwood Christian School |
| Alex Baker | Evangel Christian Academy |
| Liam Wittmayer | Faith Academy |
| Lillian Murrah | Faith Academy |
| Mady Moore | Faith Academy |
| Seth Broughton | Faith Academy |
| Walt Sessions | Faith Academy |
| Emma Rose | Glenwood School |
| Bella Absher | Heritage Christian Academy |
| Adalyn Johnson | Jackson Academy |
| Mary Ellis Sharp | Kingdom Heights Preparatory School |
| Zac Holder | Kingdom Heights Preparatory School |
| Audrey Edwards | Lee-Scott Academy |
| James Bagley | Lee-Scott Academy |
| Brayden Pyron | Pike Liberal Arts School |
| Jacoby Washington | Success Unlimited Academy |
| Olivia Starr | Success Unlimited Academy |
| Lilly Wilson | South Choctaw Academy |
| Olivia Mays | Sumiton Christian School |
2025 Performing Arts Competition Winners:
Best Actor: Seth Broughton, Faith Academy
Best Actress: Avery Fields, Glenwood School
Musical Solo:
1st Place: Campbell Thomas, Lee-Scott Academy – “They Just Keep Moving the Line”
2nd Place: Steadman Meadows, Eastwood Christian School – “Why Should I Change a Thing?”
Musical Duet:
1st Place: Seth Broughton & Uriah Broughton, Faith Academy – “Let My People Go”
2nd Place: Campbell Thomas & Reese Colley, Lee-Scott Academy – “Some Things Are Meant to Be”
Non-Musical Solo:
1st Place: Seth Broughton, Faith Academy – “Vegeta Tells How He Goes Super Saiyan for the First Time”
2nd Place: Avery Fields, Glenwood School – “When Will I Be Enough?”
Non-Musical Duet:
1st Place: Ella Robinson & Cole Gary, Sparta Academy – “Pain Scale”
2nd Place: Pharryn Lewis & Kaden Womack, Success Unlimited Academy – “Ties that Bind”
Musical Ensemble:
1st Place: Campbell Thomas, Reese Colley, Jaz Revalde, Jay Collins, James Bagley, John David Meals, Audrey Edwards, Karson Brown, Will Rhodes, & Sam Edwards, Lee-Scott Academy – “One Day More”
2nd Place: Lainey McQuinn, Avery Fields, & Jesse Knisely, Glenwood School – “I Know it’s Today”
Non-Musical Ensemble:
1st Place: Avery Fields, Jillian Byrd, Maura Bennett & Giovanni Martinez, Glenwood School – “Professional Development”
2nd Place: Kinleigh McEvoy, Liam Whittmayer, Seth Broughton, Uriah Broughton, Annlea Jacobsen, Anna Harris, Hannah Bekurs, Allie Goin, Faith Academy – “Kindergarten Fight for Love”
2025 All-State Cast:
| Eastwood Christian School | Stella Rose Howard |
| Eastwood Christian School | Steadman Meadows |
| Edgewood Academy | Emma Jones |
| Faith Academy | Liam Whittmayer |
| Faith Academy | Seth Broughton |
| Faith Academy | Uriah Broughton |
| Glenwood School | Avery Fields |
| Glenwood School | Jillian Byrd |
| Glenwood School | Maura Bennett |
| Heritage Christian Academy | Faith Payne |
| Jackson Academy | Amelia Harrison |
| Lee-Scott Academy | Campbell Thomas |
| Lee-Scott Academy | Jay Collins |
| Lee-Scott Academy | John David Meals |
| Lee-Scott Academy | Resse Colley |
| Pike Liberal Arts School | Pruitt Vaughn |
| Snook Christian Academy | Jack Lackey |
| South Choctaw Academy | Cloe Landrum |
| Southern Academy | Abbie McKinney |
| Sparta Academy | D.J. Harris |
| Sparta Academy | Ella Robinson |
| Success Unlimited Academy | Ayden Brown |
| Success Unlimited Academy | Kaden Womack |
| Success Unlimited Academy | Pharryn Lewis |
| Sumiton Christian School | Audrey Perry |
