Here are a few pictures from the performances on Sunday. Unfortunately, my camera battery died near the beginning of the performances. I'll try to get some pictures from other people and put them up later.

The theatre group from Krabi, a province in the south, performed a piece they wrote called "the Queen's party". It was really neat and informative about Muslim customs and values. In the show, the cast was planning a party for the queen. Some were Muslim and some were Buddhist. The dialogue revolved around coming to compromises about food, drink and dress for the party.

the Muslim cast with the "king and queen"

Muslims and Buddhists work together to plan a great party for their queen

One of the groups from Ubon Rachatani province (on the Cambodian border) performed a shortened rendition of "The Wizard of Oz"

Dorothy arrives in Oz from Phibunmangsahan (the group's town) and is greeted by munchkins (behind the flowers) and Glenda the good witch of the north.

the wicked witch of the East under the house and the "ruby slippers" (aka flip flops) on Dorothy's feet

The scarecrow stands up to the cowardly lion

One of the groups from Chiang Mai (northern Thailand near the border of Burma) performed a 10 minute version of "Hamlet" with their elementary students. It was very cute.

these second graders treasure their moment in the spotlight

the royal family

The group from Chumpon province was started by a volunteer in group 114, four years ago. He went home two years ago, but his Thai counterpart carried on the group herself. It is a community group made up of high school students from many schools in the province. Their performance of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" was amazing.

a cast photo after the show

In all, we had over 200 students attend the festival. Before we left, we all put on our TYT 2007 shirts and posed for a group photo. There were so many of us, we spilled off the edges of the photo.

the big group

Though my group didn't manage to get a performance together, one Thai counterpart and twelve students did attend the festival. They got some ideas and motivation for next year.

with my group before they head home