Talents unveiled

Red Bird Productions hosts Bellaire’s Got Talent

Zara Bukhari, Alav Madani, and Angelina Tao • May 21, 2026

Varsity Red Bird Productions (RBP) members and juniors Audrey Lawrence and Sierra Little embrace each other while singing “End of the Line” from the musical “Theory of Relativity” by Neil Bartram. “Towards the end, I hoped we woke the audience up, got a few laughs and gave them joy,” Little said. “I hope they walked away thinking that was a funny show.” (Angelina Tao)

Seniors Daniel Percy and Brody Carrizal sing with each other to the songs “Something” and “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Beatles. They performed alongside seniors Moises Lobo and Diego Acevedo, and their act won first place in the talent show.
(Alav Madani)

Red Bird Productions Historian and junior Davis Adams begins the talent show while kneeling on stage. Adams was a co-emcee with junior and RBP Treasurer Charleigh DeArman for the show.
(Angelina Tao)

Junior Joshua Chacon-Samayoa performs “Lipsync & Dance to Michael Jackson Remix.” Chacon-Samayoa went by the name, “Prince Josh.” “I think the audience’s reaction was pretty good overall; there was a lot of cheering,” senior and audience member Jalen St. Clair said.
(Alav Madani)

Senior and Twirling Club founder Kayla Horn strikes a pose during the “Michael Jackson Twirling Tribute” alongside members of the club. “I enjoy seeing all of the young people perform and use their gifts and talents to entertain other people and find their niche,” Horn’s grandmother Paulanner Mack said.
(Alav Madani)

Junior Elise Phillips gets twirled by her co-performer and sophomore Will Senseman. Phillips and Senseman sang “I See the Light” from “Tangled.” (Angelina Tao)

Senior Simone Couch sings her song “I Can’t Fall Asleep” as the second performance of Act 1. Couch wrote the music herself. “I wanted to write the song because I felt like playing the guitar, and messed around with the notes until it sounded nice to me,” Couch said. “When I composed it, it took me maybe about an hour. I’ve written a lot of music, so I’m strong with composing songs.”
(Alav Madani)

Sophomore Yousany Keyklyn Grenot sings into the microphone while on stage. His act was a mashup between the songs “The Two of Us” by Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald and William Salter and “Shallow” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt. Grenot started by sitting and playing the guitar, then stood up and interacted with the crowd by asking them to sing along with him on stage. (Angelina Tao)

From left to right: sophomores Constantine Krane, Violet Bradley and Tigerlily Eltzshig play “I’m Not Okay” by My Chemical Romance. Their band is called Tiger and the Lillies, which also includes sophomores and guitar players Jimmy Puac-Mendez and Elias German. “My Chemical Romance is the favorite band of our lead singer Violet Bradley, and they’ve been a really big inspiration to her character and her personal style,” drummer and founder of the band Eltzschig said. “It’s a song I also really liked in middle school, and it’s a nostalgic one for all of us.” (Alav Madani)

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Zara Bukhari, News Editor

Junior Zara Bukhari is a second-year staffer and a News Editor for TPP! She is passionate about giving others a platform to share their voices, and helping spread important information to the community. She’s the President of Culinary Club and Maple Street Journal. Outside of school, she’s usually watching rom-com shows, baking, or getting her daily steps in.

Alav Madani, Reporter

Alav Madani is a sophomore and first-year reporter for TPP. She joined to meet new people along with their talents and dive deeper into the world of journalism and writing. In addition to debate and piano, she enjoys spending her free time hanging out with friends, keeping up with Real Madrid, and playing soccer.

Angelina Tao, Reporter

Angelina is a sophomore and first-year staffer. She hopes to voice the student body of Bellaire High School through a broad range of journalism fields, from opinion writing to photography. Outside of TPP, Angelina is the historian of the Chinese Club and the Public Relations Chair of the Study of Life Club. In her spare time, she enjoys writing and exploring the outdoors by biking or taking her three dogs out for fun adventures.