Timing is everything in acting, and for play director Lizz Thomas, it is always on Gibraltar's side when it comes to its one-act plays. Late last month, Gibraltar's production cleaned up the awards at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival One-Act Play Contest hosted at UW-Milwaukee for its production of "Almost Maine." The students selected six of the nine vignettes written by playwright John Cariani for the showcase, winning the ensemble, technical, director, and critic's choice awards. B Salmi-Klotz and Kai Nordahl also won individual awards for their acting. Gibraltar's success covers nearly two decades and almost sixty awards, which Thomas says inspires the current year's ensemble to try and outdo the past. Aside from the early curtain call, maybe the biggest hurdle this year was trimming enough time from the production so they did not get disqualified. She applauded the entire cast and crew for their hard work and dedication to making "Almost, Maine" an award-winning production.

Gibraltar was the only school from Door and Kewaunee counties to qualify for the State One-Act Play Contest. August, Badger, Bay Port, Beloit Memorial, Hamilton, Lomira, Monroe, Oconto Falls, Regis, Sheboygan Lutheran, Shorewood, and Waukesha North earned All-State nods for their productions.