Shakespeare Competition – Student Winners October 2014

The following winners of the scholastic Shakespeare competition is provided by the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah, Oct. 16, 2014 Acting Winners Buckingham Division Sweepstakes First Place (tie): American Fork High School; American Fork, Utah Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Hillcrest High School; Salt Lake City, Utah Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts; Ivins, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Lehi High School; Lehi, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Westlake High School; Saratoga Sprints, Utah

Ray Jones/ Barbara Barrett Duo/Trio First Place Award: Caleb Sawyer, Courtney Poulos and Phoebe Shepherd, Orem High School; Orem, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Nick Rice and Chris Oram, Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts; Ivins, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Eric Ascione, Mckenna Bobo and Chipper Brown, Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Monologue Award: Nathan Wawro, Orem High School; Orem, Utah Mono-Acts Second Place: Rilee Crump, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place: Mckell Peterson, Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah Larry Lott Acting Award: Camille Swenson, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Oxford Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Corner Canyon High School; Draper, Utah Sweepstakes Second Place: Northridge High School; Layton, Utah Sweepstakes Third Place: Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado

Ensemble First Place: Corner Canyon High School; Draper, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Northridge High School; Layton, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Provo High School; Provo, Utah

Barbara Barrett First Place Duo/Trio Award: Caleb Voss and Halie Purser, Provo High School; Provo, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Mckenna Parsons and Jordan Kirkham; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Jordan Briggs and Remington Duffield, Taylorsville, High School; Taylorsville, Utah Barbara Barrett First Place Monologue Award: McKenna Hiler, Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado Mono-Acts Second Place: Charlie Purser, Provo High School; Provo, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place: McKay Fritz, Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Alexsys Campbell, Corner Canyon High School; Draper, Utah

Westminster Division

Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove; Utah Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Rockwell Charter High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Davinci Academy High School; Ogden, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove; Utah Ensemble Third Place: Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Duo/Trio Award: Alessia Love and Hannah Ford, Pioneer Charter School; American Fork, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Miriam Haubner, Hali Benabou and Maggie Green, Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove; Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Jamin Wankier and Chloe Joy Bird Rockwell Charter High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Ray Jones First Place Monologue Award: Megan Vest; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah Mono-Acts Second Place: Suzy Castleton, Pioneer Charter High School; American Fork, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place: Victoria D’Albini, Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Megan Vest; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah

Cambridge Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Sweepstakes Second Place: Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Sweepstakes Third Place: Skyline High School; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Maple Mountain High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Ray Jones & Barbara Barrett First Place Duo/Trio Award: Austin Baum and Ben Knowlton; Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Sydney Shoell, Karla Gallegos and Alaina Robb, Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Curtis Thygerson and Cami Sorge; Hurricane High School; Hurricane, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Monologue Award: Shawn Miller, Stansbury High School; Mono-Acts Second Place: Amanda Ripley; Salt Lake School of the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Madison Barrick, Cedar High School; Cedar City, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Jessica Peabody, Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Derek Maxfield, Maple Mountain High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Stratford Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove, Utah Sweepstakes Second Place: Spanish Fork Jr. High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Sweepstakes Third Place: Davinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Davinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Spanish Fork Jr. High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Barbara Barrett First Place Duo/Trio Award: Kiaha Gray, Julia Nabor and Larken Bohling; Davinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Kelina Anderson and Meg Nelson, Spanish Fork Jr. High School; Spanish Fork, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Grace Lundwall and Brenna Frampton, Willowcreek Middle School; Lehi, Utah

Barbara Barrett First Place Monologue Award: Anthony Madsen, Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove, Utah Mono-Acts Second Place: Caleight Kerr, Liahona Preparatory Academy; Pleasant Grove, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place: Kip Conger, Davinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Kip Conger, Davinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah

Essex Division

Sweepstakes First Place: First Stage Theatre Academy; Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sweepstakes Second Place: Jean Massieu School of the Deaf; Salt Lake City, Utah Sweepstakes Third Place: Logan Youth Shakespeare; Logan, Utah

Ensemble First Place: University of Utah Youth Theatre; Salt Lake City, Utah Ensemble Second Place: First Stage Theatre; Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ensemble Third Place: Logan Youth Shakespeare; Logan, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Duo/Trio Award: Conlan Ledwith and Kate Futoransky, First Stage Theatre; Milwaukee, Wisconsin Duo/Trio Second Place: Amelia Price, Makayla Bair and Allison Hillman, Logan Youth Shakespeare; Logan, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Noah Newbold, Andrew Pitchford and Nila Nelson, Syracuse Arts Academy; Syracuse, Utah Ray Jones First Place Monologue Award: Josette Savea, Jean Massieu School of the Deaf; Salt Lake City, Utah Mono-Acts Second Place: Maria Luisa Bates, Logan Youth Shakespeare; Logan, Utah Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Caroline Fossum, First Stage Theatre; Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Jennifer Baker, SCERA Center for the Arts; Orem, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Rose Jackson-Smith, Logan Youth Shakespeare; Logan, Utah

Dance/Choreography Competition For the dance portion, students were able to compete in duo/trio or ensemble groups. In the duo/trio competition, two or three dancers presented a three- to six-minute interpretation of a Shakespeare play or sonnet. In the ensemble competition, a group of dancers from a school interpreted a three to four minute Shakespeare play or sonnet.

Dance Winners The Dance Scholarship to SUU was awarded to Mckenna Hiler of Grand Junction High School. Buckingham Division

Ensemble First Place: Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Orem High School; Orem, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Oxford Division

Ensemble First Place: Provo High School; Provo, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Taylorsville High School; Taylorsville, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Cyprus High School; Magna, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Cyprus High School; Magna, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Provo High School; Provo, Utah

Westminster Division

Ensemble First Place: Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Western Christian High School; Upland, California Ensemble Third Place: Davinci Academy High School; Ogden, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Western Christian High School; Upland, California Duo/Trio Second Place: Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Cambridge Division

Ensemble First Place: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Pine View High School; Saint George, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Cedar High School, Cedar City, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Pine View High School; Saint George, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Mountain View High School; Orem, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Stratford Division

Ensemble First Place: Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah Ensemble Second Place: Lehi Jr. High School; Lehi, Utah Ensemble Third Place: Desert Hills Middle School; St. George, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah Duo/Trio Second Place: Vista School of the Performing Arts; Ivins, Utah Duo/Trio Third Place: Rockwell Charter Jr. High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Essex Division

Ensemble First Place: American International School of Utah; Murray, Utah Ensemble Second Place: University of Utah Youth Theatre; Salt Lake City, Utah Ensemble Third Place Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Duo/Trio First Place: American International School of Utah; Murray, Utah

Music Competition The music competition encouraged students to explore and develop a relationship with the music of the Renaissance (music prior to 1650). Students were encouraged to utilize creative combinations of instruments, however no instrumentation was required.

For the music competition, students were able to compete in Madrigals and Minstrels. Madrigals (a minimum of five people) presented six- to ten-minutes of Renaissance music. Minstrels (one to four people) presented three- to seven-minutes of Renaissance music.

Music Winners

Madrigal Competition

First Place: Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah Second Place: Timpanogos High School; Orem, Utah Third Place (tie): Paradigm High School; South Jordan, Utah Third Place (tie): Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah

Minstrel Competition

First Place: American International School of Utah; Murrary, Utah Second Place: University of Utah Youth Theatre; Salt Lake City, Utah Third Place: Karl G. Maeser Jr. High School; Lindon, Utah

Technical Theatre Competition

The final competition was in the technical theatre area for students who work behind the scenes creating sound, lighting, props, scenery, and costumes.

In the portfolio area, students were given the chance to have their technical and/or design portfolios evaluated by professionals in technical theatre. The best portfolio per division was honored, and the best overall portfolio was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to SUU.

In addition, technical theatre students were able to compete in Tech Olympics, with a $50 gift certificate from General Theatrical Supply awarded to overall team winners in each division, based on timing, execution, and accuracy.

Tech Olympics Winners

Fastest Overall Times

Rigging First Place: Rhys Kaiser, American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah Props First Place: Lysia Charcon, Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona Lighting First Place: Rylie Fugal, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Audio First Place: Simon Gappmayer, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Costumes First Place: Chloe Betts, Salt Lake School of Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, UT Set Construction First Place: Matthew Lenhart, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Stage Management First Place: Mary Tyler, Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Burgon Blake, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Buckingham Division

Rigging First Place: Sam Darry, Davis High School; Kaysville, Utah Props First Place: Rylie Fugal, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Lighting First Place: Blake Polson, Davis High School; Kaysville, Utah Audio First Place: Simon Gappmayer, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Costumes First Place: Katie Bowerbank, Lehi High School; Lehi, Utah Set Construction First Place: Matthew Lenhart, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah Stage Management First Place: Mary Tyler, Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Burgon Blake, Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Oxford Division

Rigging First Place: Kimball Coleman, Davinci Academy High School; Ogden, Utah Props First Place: Lysia Charcon, Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona Lighting First Place: Kelly Ktestes, Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona Audio First Place: Lucero Rojas, Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona Costumes First Place: Jessica Adams, Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona Set Construction First Place: Seth Morris, Corner Canyon High School; Draper, Utah Stage Management First Place: Liam Haggerty, Wasatch High School; Heber City, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Shelbie Jones, Clearfield High School; Clearfield, Utah

Westminster Division

Rigging First Place: Rhys Kaiser, American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah Props First Place: Christian Bennett, White Pine High School; Ely, Nevada Lighting First Place: Nikko Guardado, White Pine High School; Ely, Nevada Audio First Place: August Gmmere, White Pine High School; Ely, Nevada Costumes First Place: Chloe Byrd, Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Set Construction First Place: Ben Lyttle, White Pine High School; Ely, Nevada Stage Management First Place: Denisse Flores, Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Sadie Nuttall; American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah

Cambridge Division

Rigging First Place: Camryn Henderson, Hurricane High School; Hurricane, Utah Props First Place: Isabel Handley, Salt Lake School for Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Lighting First Place: Aiden Mckinney, Salt Lake School for Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Audio First Place: Nick Henderson, Skyline High School; Salt Lake City, Utah Costumes First Place: Chole Betts, Salt Lake School for Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah Set Construction First Place: Kindra Carlise, Mountain View High School; Orem, Utah Stage Management First Place: Dante Rhymes, Mountain View High School; Orem, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Nicole Bailey, Timpanogos High School; Orem, Utah

Stratford Division

Rigging First Place: Haley Weight, Mapleton Jr. High; Mapleton, Utah Props First Place: Trace Groneman, Mapleton Jr. High; Mapleton, Utah Lighting First Place: Chelsey Pinney, Mapleton Jr. High; Mapleton, Utah Audio First Place: Destiny Dipo, Rockwell Charter Jr. High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Costumes First Place: Brekyn Holland, Rockwell Charter Jr. High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Set Construction First Place: Alden Sturgeon, Mapleton Jr. High; Mapleton, Utah Stage Management First Place: Ben Sherman, Rockwell Charter Jr. High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah Hair and Makeup First Place: Kilee Hullinger, Mapleton Jr. High; Mapleton, Utah

Portfolio Winners

Buckingham Division Portfolio First Place: Katie Bowerbank, Lehi High School; Lehi, Utah

Oxford Division Portfolio First Place: Tony Bird, Corner Canyon High School; Draper, Utah Westminster Division Portfolio First Place: Cozzette Baldwin, Davinci Academy High School; Ogden, Utah Cambridge Division Portfolio First Place: Roya Burton, Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Overall Winners The Golden Screw Gun First Place Award: Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah The Silver Spotlight Second Place Award: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah The Bronze Boot Third Place Award: Riverton High School; Riverton, Utah