2016-2017 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTIONS AND SCHOOLS (alphabetical by school)
Abraham Lincoln High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Algona High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ Ankeny Centennial High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Ankeny High School, LITTLE WOMEN Atlantic High School, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF BCLUW High School, SISTER ACT Bishop Garrigan High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Bondurant-Farrar High School, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Boone High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ Calamus-Wheatland High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ Carlisle High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA Centerville High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN City High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Clarke Community High School, FOOTLOOSE Clear Lake High School, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Clinton High School, ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA Creston High School, BYE BYE BIRDIE Dallas Center-Grimes High School, BYE BYE BIRDIE Davenport North High School, IN THE HEIGHTS Des Moines Christian School, CHARLOTTE'S WEB Dowling Catholic High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS Dubuque Senior High School, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION Earlham High School, SEUSSICAL East High School, HAIRSPRAY Emmetsburg High School, OKLAHOMA! Forest City High School, ANNIE Fort Dodge Senior High School, THE PAJAMA GAME George Washington High School, GREASE Grand View Christian School, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Hoover High School, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Hudson High School, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Indianola High School, GREASE John F. Kennedy High School, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Johnston High School, SEUSSICAL Knoxville High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA Le Mars Community High School, LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE Linn-Mar High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID Montezuma High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID Mount Vernon High School, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Nevada High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL Newton Senior High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST North Polk High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Osage High School, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Pella Christian High School, PETER PAN Perry High School, PETER PAN
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Pleasant Valley High School, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Pleasantville High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Roosevelt High School, 42ND STREET Sioux City North High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Southeast Polk High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Spencer High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS Union High School, ANYTHING GOES Valley High School, OKLAHOMA! Waukee High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Waverly-Shell Rock High School, ANYTHING GOES West Burlington Arnold High School, BARRY MANILOW'S COPACABANA Williamsburg High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Winterset High School, OLIVER! Xavier High School, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL
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PRODUCTION AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Outstanding Musical Production City High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Davenport North High School, IN THE HEIGHTS Dubuque Senior High School, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION Fort Dodge Senior High School, THE PAJAMA GAME Indianola High School, GREASE John F. Kennedy High School, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Linn-Mar High School, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Nevada High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL North Polk High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Pleasant Valley High School, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Southeast Polk High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Valley High School, OKLAHOMA! Waukee High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Outstanding Overall Performance George Washington High School, GREASE Mount Vernon High School, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Roosevelt High School, 42ND STREET Sioux City North High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Union High School, ANYTHING GOES
Outstanding Overall Technical and Creative Achievement BCLUW High School, SISTER ACT Dowling Catholic High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS Knoxville High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA Pella Christian High School, PETER PAN Spencer High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS Waverly-Shell Rock High School, ANYTHING GOES Xavier High School, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL
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Distinguished Scene "We're All in This Together" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Abraham Lincoln High School "Quiet" in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Adel DeSoto Minburn High School "Over the Rainbow" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Algona High School "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School "Astonishing" in LITTLE WOMEN, Ankeny High School "Matchmaker" in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Atlantic High School "Beauty and the Beast" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bishop Garrigan High School "Grand Old Ivy" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Bondurant- Farrar High School "So Far So Good" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Boone High School "The Jitterbug" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Calamus-Wheatland High School "Stepsister's Lament" in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, Carlisle High School "Suppertime" in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Centerville High School "Footloose" in FOOTLOOSE, Clarke Community High School "The Trolley Song" in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, Clear Lake High School "I Want it Now" in ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA, Clinton High School "Honestly Sincere" in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Creston High School "Spanish Rose" in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dallas Center-Grimes High School "Who Says We Can't Be Friends?" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School "Oh, The Thinks You Can Think" in SEUSSICAL, Earlham High School "You Can't Stop the Beat" in HAIRSPRAY, East High School "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in OKLAHOMA!, Emmetsburg High School "Hard Knock Life" in ANNIE, Forest City High School "The Social" in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Grand View Christian School "Good Morning" in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Hoover High School "Coffee Break" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Hudson High School "Oh, The Thinks You Can Think" in SUESSICAL, Johnston High School "The Forest Rangers" in LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, Le Mars Community High School "Under the Sea" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Montezuma High School "Me" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Newton Senior High School "Going' Co'tin'" in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Osage High School "Indian Dance" in PETER PAN, Perry High School "Suppertime" in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Pleasantville High School "Copacabana Finale" in BARRY MANILOW'S COPACABANA, West Burlington Arnold High School "We're All in This Together" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Williamsburg High School "I'd Do Anything" in OLIVER!, Winterset High School
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Outstanding Ensemble Dowling Catholic High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS Dubuque Senior High School, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION Fort Dodge Senior High School, THE PAJAMA GAME Indianola High School, GREASE John F. Kennedy High School, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Mount Vernon High School, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Pleasant Valley High School, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Roosevelt High School, 42ND STREET Sioux City North High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Southeast Polk High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Union High School, ANYTHING GOES Valley High School, OKLAHOMA! Waukee High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Outstanding Student Orchestra Abraham Lincoln High School, DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Clinton High School, ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA City High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Davenport North High School, IN THE HEIGHTS Dubuque Senior High School, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION East High School, HAIRSPRAY Indianola High School, GREASE John F. Kennedy High School, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Linn-Mar High School, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID North Polk High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Roosevelt High School, 42ND STREET Pleasant Valley High School, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Sioux City North High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Valley High School, OKLAHOMA! Waukee High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Outstanding Community Engagement Ankeny High School, LITTLE WOMEN Centerville High School, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Valley High School, OKLAHOMA! Waukee High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
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Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role Will Adams as "Emmett Forrest” in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Eli Asay as “Prez” in THE PAJAMA GAME, Fort Dodge Senior High School Abigail Bastian as “Nina Rosario" in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School Averi Baudler as “Paulette Buonofuonte" in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Elaina Bayse as “Rose Alvarez” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grant Becker as “The Cat in the Hat” in SEUSSICAL, Earlham High School Logan Benson as “Laurey Williams” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Jimmy Beyer as “Peter Pan" in PETER PAN, Pella Christian High School Levi Capesius as “Beast” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bishop Garrigan High School Jacob Cash as “Snoopy” in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Centerville High School Becca Coleman as “Mrs. Mae Peterson" in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Creston High School Bailey Connors as “Sweeney Todd” in SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Anna Cox as “Dorothy Gale" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Algona High School Simon Crocker as “Man in Chair” in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Connor DeJong as “Scuttle” in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Linn-Mar High School Grace DeWolf as “Marty” in GREASE, George Washington High School Maryn DeVore as “Frau Blucher" in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Becca Dorsett as “Aunt Eller” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Collin Ellsbury as “Sid Sorokin” in THE PAJAMA GAME, Fort Dodge Senior High School Lorena Escobar as “Gabriella Montez" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Abraham Lincoln High School Halle Fish as “Mrs. Lovett" in SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Demarius Fisher as “Billy Lawlor" in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School Jared Fisher as “Curly” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Seamus Foley as “Javert” in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Emma Garrett as “Enid Hoopes” in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Isaiah Gibbs as “Benny" in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School Megan Gilbreth as “Gertrude McFuzz" in SEUSSICAL, Johnston High School Minna Gode as “Beggar Woman" in SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Breck Goodman as “Ursula” in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Montezuma High School Erin Grams as “Elizabeth” in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Madeleine Hartleip as “Rosemary Pilkington" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Hudson High School Kyle Irish-Gorvin as “Nicely-Nicely Johnson" in GUYS AND DOLLS, City High School Stacey Jaeger as “The Chaperone” in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Cora Jane Sly as “Belle” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Aria Jensen as “Reno Sweeney" in ANYTHING GOES, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Cael Joens as “Igor” in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Lincoln Klopfenstein as “Frederick" in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Claire Kopesky as “Ariel" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Linn-Mar High School
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Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role, cont. Sara Kottra as “Jo March” in LITTLE WOMEN, Ankeny High School Sam Krapfl as “Robert” in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Greta Larson as “Charlotte" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Emily Lawler as “Sandy Dumbrowski" in GREASE, Indianola High School Mason Lawrence as “Link Larkin” in HAIRSPRAY, East High School Trice Logsdon as “Donkey" in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School Megan Maloney as “Johanna” in SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Katelyn Mehlhaus as “Wicked Witch of the West” in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Boone High School Luke Moran as “Adolpho” in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Matthew Moran as “Gaston" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Newton Senior High School Ozzie Padilla as “Beast” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Jennifer Parra as “Olive Ostrovsky” in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Breanna Penenger as “Peter Pan" in PETER PAN, Perry High School Tyler Peters as “Albert Peterson” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Creston High School Chance Reeves as “Lumiere” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Josh Reid as “Usnavi De La Vega" in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School Connor Ripperger as “Jean Valjean" in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Cole Rixner as “Julian Marsh” in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School Gavin Runles as “Gaston” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Katie Simpson as “Mrs. Winifred Banks” in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS, Spencer High School Beth Smith as “Ursula” in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Linn-Mar High School Marisa Spahn as “Elle Woods” in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Kate Struble as “Veruca Salt” in ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA, Clinton High School Will Sutton as “Shrek" in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School Kari Swanson as “Rona Lisa Peretti" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Brandon Thomas as “Nathan Detroit" in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School Leighia VanDam as “Betty Rizzo” in GREASE, Indianola High School Alayna Verduyn as “Brooke Wyndham" in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Rachel Wade as “Peggy Sawyer” in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School Burke Wallace as “Moonface Martin" in ANYTHING GOES, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Anna Weaver as “Annie" in ANNIE, Forest City High School Allison Williams as “Cosette" in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Genevieve Wisdom as “Miss Adelaide" in GUYS AND DOLLS, City High School Stephen Woolcott as “Horton the Elephant” in SEUSSICAL, Earlham High School Hannah Zwanziger as “Bridget” in BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, Xavier High School
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Outstanding Performance as Featured Dancers Emma Bohn, Camryn Cline, Quin Grabinski, Allison Hutchison, Heather Stout and Ellie Willse as “Saloon Girls/Mourners” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Carter Burmester, Preston Hayes, Zac Johnson, Jordan Potter, Owen Snyder, Jack Standefer and Cole Strelecki as “Cowboys” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Sam Lee in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School
Outstanding Achievement in a Creative or Technical Role – Individual Roles London Bicknell, Costuming, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Michael Buenzow, Lighting, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, Xavier High School Abigail Fowler, Scenic Design, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Jack Lauer, Stage Management, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Pleasantville High School Rebecca Lienemann, House Management, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Ian Triplett, Lighting, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, North Polk High School
Outstanding Achievement in a Creative or Technical Role – Team Awards Stage Management, GREASE, Indianola High School (Emma Aldrich and Rachel Hudson) Lighting, SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School (Cale Dumbaugh, Malachi Hornbuckle, and Connor MacVey) Painting, OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School (Brianna Cole, Jolynne Craven, Beth Hammond, Abi Whitford, and Justine Williamson) Properties, OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School (Kiona Dodson, Marina Fedregill, Jessica Haugen, Nora Raine, Kathryn Rozanek, Emily Schnoor, Isabella Vettese, and Emma Williams) Stage Management, OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School (Hadley Abbas, Carrie Cassady, Quinn Herbert, Brillian, Qi-Bell, Cheyenne Raney, and Amy Wickenkamp) Publicity, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School (Kaitlyn Brewton, Abbi Janes, Jacob Roush, Dylan Smith, Peyton Soethout and Hanid Valdez) Hair and Makeup, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High (Abbi Lesnick, Paris Schnell, and Lanie Weber) Costume Design and Coordination, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School (Emily Pajazetovic and Ella Titus)
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Special Recognition for Ensemble Ankeny Centennial High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Ankeny High School, LITTLE WOMEN City High School, GUYS AND DOLLS Davenport North High School, IN THE HEIGHTS Emmetsburg High School, OKLAHOMA! George Washington High School, GREASE Linn-Mar High School, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID North Polk High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Pella Christian High School, PETER PAN Waverly-Shell Rock High School, ANYTHING GOES
Special Recognition for Featured Ensemble “The Pontipee Brothers” (Stephen Bruce, Harrison Caples, A.J. Gill, Nathan Long, Marti Steinblums, and Brady Wetz) in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Grand View Christian School “Sailor Sextet” in ANYTHING GOES, Union High School
Special Recognition for Student Orchestra George Washington High School, GREASE Johnston High School, SEUSSICAL Osage High School, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Southeast Polk High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Spencer High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS Waverly-Shell Rock High School, ANYTHING GOES
Special Recognition for Community Engagement BCLUW High School, SISTER ACT Indianola High School, GREASE Montezuma High School, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Perry High School, PETER PAN
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Special Recognition for Performance in a Principal Role Claudia Adamson as “Sharpay Evans” in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Williamsburg High School Maaz Ahmed as “Tobias Ragg" in SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Pleasant Valley High School Morgan Alaimo as “Mayzie La Bird" in SUESSICAL, Johnston High School Hannah Amhof as “Mabel" in THE PAJAMA GAME, Fort Dodge Senior High School Marie Anderson as “Mrs. Winifred Banks" in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS, Dowling Catholic High School Katie Andreasen as “Flounder" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Linn-Mar High School Annika Baker as “Kathy Selden” in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Hoover High School Jackson Baker as “Chip Tolentino" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Mary Baker as “Marcy Park" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Jacob Barr as “William Barfee” in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, North Polk High School Rachel Bell as “Janet Van De Graaf" in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Hannah Benninghoven as “Fern Arable" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Adam Berkland as “Will Parker” in OKLAHOMA!, Emmetsburg High School Noah Berry as “Mike Teavee" in ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA, Clinton High School Brayden Biersner as “Cowardly Lion" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Boone High School Talen Birchmier as “Babette" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Elizabeth Boeschen as “The Cat in the Hat” in SUESSICAL, Johnston High School Aaron Bopp as “Templeton" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Ryan Brownsberger “The King" in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Adel Desoto Minburn High School Alex Burkett as “Lumiere” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Newton Senior High School Emma Carlson as “Annie" in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School Murphy Cavanaugh as “Mrs. Brill" in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS, Dowling Catholic High School Casey Cerveny as “Sebastian" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Linn-Mar High School Davis Churchman as “Benny Southstreet" in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School Jilly Cooke as “Big Jule" in GUYS AND DOLLS, City High School Bailee Cox as “Lucy Van Pelt” in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Centerville High School Nick Crain as “Kenickie" in GREASE, Indianola High School Nicholas Currant as “J. Pierrepont Finch" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Bondurant-Farrar High School Emma Davis as “Edith Zuckerman" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Hannah DeFauw as “Vanessa" in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School Jinni Dingel as “Gabrielle" in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, Knoxville High School Will Dix as “Billy Crocker" in ANYTHING GOES, Waverly-Shell Rock High School
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Special Recognition for Performance in a Principal Role, cont. Will Donaghy as “Michael Banks" in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS, Dowling Catholic High School Kassidy Downs as “Erma" in ANYTHING GOES, Union High School Dylan Easley as “Cogsworth" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Tyler Egesdal as “Michael Darling" in PETER PAN, Pella Christian High School Riley Elben as “Willard Hewitt" in FOOTLOOSE, Clarke Community High School Ally Emberton as “Portia" in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, Carlisle High school Jack Erikson as “Chip Tolentino" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, North Polk High School Sam Galligan as “Andrew Carnes” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Anna Garwood as “Reno Sweeney" in ANYTHING GOES, Union High School Gabreyl Gaubatz as “Esther Smith" in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, Clear Lake High School Ethan Glenn as “Jud Fry" in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Maria Gorham as “Olive Ostrovsky” in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, North Polk High School Alexander Gray as “Jud Fry" in OKLAHOMA!, Emmetsburg High School Nic Graziano as “Corny Collins" in HAIRSPRAY, East High School Isaiah Green as “Leaf Coneybear" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Scott Griggin as “Doody" in GREASE, George Washington High School Kajsa Hallberg as “Madame Ernestine von Liebedich" in LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, Le Mars Community High School Isabel Hamburger as “Logainee Schwartzandgrubenierre" in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Grace Hanley as “Marmee March" in LITTLE WOMEN, Ankeny High School Wesley Hanson as “Lord Evelyn Oakleigh" in ANYTHING GOES, Union High School Maxwell Hardyk as “Cpl. Billy Jester" in LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, Le Mars Community High School Jonathon Hartleip as “Bud Frump" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Hudson High School Livi Hartman as “Rose Alvarez” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Creston High School Will Heaton as “Bert" in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS, Spencer High School Shelby Helm as “Ariel" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Montezuma High School Kole Hicok as “Mr. Harry MacAfee” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dallas Center-Grimes High School Ryan Howey as “Smee" in PETER PAN, Pella Christian High School Zane Johnson as “Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence" in LITTLE WOMEN, Ankeny High School Olivia Jones as “Scuttle” in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Montezuma High School Quinn Kimbell as “William Barfee” in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Sioux City North High School Brandon Koch as “Inspector Kemp" in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Ben Koeppen as “Danny Zuko" in GREASE, Indianola High School Summer Kramer as “Deloris Van Cartier” in SISTER ACT, BCLUW High School Will LaFoe as “Thenardier" in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION, cont.
Special Recognition for Performance in a Principal Role, cont. Kamden Lee as “Will Parker” in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Eagan Lickiss as “Roger" in GREASE, Indianola High School Ethan Lindsey as “Gander" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Isaac Lodwick as “Albert Peterson” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dallas Center-Grimes High School Alexa Losee as “Jojo" in SEUSSICAL, Earlham High School Nic Lovan as “Ali Hakim" in OKLAHOMA!, Valley High School Hope Lowry as “Vi Moore" in FOOTLOOSE, Clarke Community High School Avery Luepker as “Scarecrow" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Calamus-Wheatland High School Grace Maddux as “Fantine" in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Abbigail Markus as “Madame Thenardier" in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Hannah Mauser as “Milly" in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Osage High School Tyler McGuire as “Danny Zuko" in GREASE, George Washington High School Josh McLean as “Tevye" in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Atlantic High School Karisa Meier as “Gladys” in THE PAJAMA GAME, Fort Dodge Senior High School Destiny Merical as “Gingy" in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School Madeline Miller as “Goose" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Adi Mixdorf as “Charlie Bucket" in ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA, Clinton High School Athena Moad as “Gladys Murphy" in BARRY MANILOW'S COPACABANA, West Burlington Arnold High School Hunter Morrow as “Lurvy" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Emma Myers as “Sarah Brown" in GUYS AND DOLLS, City High School Grace Nettrour as “Sarah Brown" in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School Andrew Newell as “Lord Evelyn Oakleigh" in ANYTHING GOES, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Austin Noll as “Curley McLain" in OKLAHOMA!, Emmetsburg High School Andrew Oleson as “J. Pierrepont Finch" in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, Hudson High School Nick Oswald as “Wilbur" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Macy Ott as “Dorcas" in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Osage High School Alexandra Pick as “Nancy Twinkle" in LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, Le Mars Community High School Gennavieve Pieper as “Nautica" in BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, Xavier High School Nysio Poulakos as “Nathan Detroit" in GUYS AND DOLLS, City High School Zoe Purcell as “Daniela" in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School David Qualseth as “Conrad Birdie” in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Creston High School Jack Ray as “Snoopy” in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Pleasantville High School Everett Redd as “Chad Danforth" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Abraham Lincoln High School Amanda Riley as “Nancy" in OLIVER!, Winterset High School Harrison Roose as “Avery Arable" in CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Des Moines Christian School Emma Rose as “Dorothy" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Boone High School Reese Rosenquist as “Cogsworth" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Newton Senior High School Isaac Royer as “Lord Farquaad" in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School Jordan Schmitz as “Elisha Whitney" in ANYTHING GOES, Union High School
Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards 2016-2017 Awards Recipients
SPECIAL RECOGNITION, cont.
Special Recognition for Performance in a Principal Role, cont. Olyvia Selby as “Babe Williams" in THE PAJAMA GAME, Fort Dodge Senior High School Zoe Sneed as “Vivienne Kensington" in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Ki Sosa as “Cowardly Lion" in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Calamus-Wheatland High School Gracie Stephens as “Kim MacAfee" in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dallas Center-Grimes High School Rachel Suarez as “Queen Aggravain" in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Adel Desoto Minburn High School Annie Teeling as “Mary Poppins" in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS, Dowling Catholic High School Maxwell Tensen as “Don Lockwood" in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Hoover High School Jude Teumer as “Prince Eric" in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Montezuma High School Caitlin Thilges as “Mrs. Potts” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bishop Garrigan High School Josie Thompson as “Jane Banks” in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS, Spencer High School Jacob Thompson as “Warner Huntington III" in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Lauren Thomson as “Gertrude McFuzz" in SEUSSICAL, Earlham High School James Tolly as “The Monster" in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Emma Tonn as “Eponine” in LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, Dubuque Senior High School Samuel Trainer as “Maurice" in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bishop Garrigan High School Samuel Vaske as “Lumiere” in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bishop Garrigan High School Cooper Vittetoe as “Professor Callahan" in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School Jillian Wells as “Joy" in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, Carlisle High school Jackson West as “Nicely-Nicely Johnson" in GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School Sam White as “Kitty" in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Mount Vernon High School Quinn Wilcox as “Kenickie" in GREASE, George Washington High School Kennedy Wilson as “Inga” in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, John F. Kennedy High School Brandon Winn as “Coach Bolton" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Abraham Lincoln High School Shannon Yocum as “Ella" in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, Knoxville High School Owen Yoder as “Ryan Evans" in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Abraham Lincoln High School
Special Recognition as Featured Dancers Seth Abkemeier in ANYTHING GOES, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Grace Ammann, Emma Carlson, Maeve Karsjens, Moira McMahon, Abi Phelps, Clara Radcliffe, Kaylee Reininga, Opal Rustad, Katherine Sickels, Tatum Vermeer, and Stella Webster as “Tap Chorus” in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School
Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards 2016-2017 Awards Recipients
SPECIAL RECOGNITION, cont.
Special Recognition as Featured Dancers, cont. Abbie Hinrichsen, Kiersten Hogge, Claire Christensen, Hallee Mingus, Emily Bryan, Jenna Schauer, Natalie Jacobson, Delany Weeks, and Natalie Kroll in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS, Spencer High School Nik LaMaack in IN THE HEIGHTS, Davenport North High School Gary McCall as “Andy the Dance Director” in 42ND STREET, Roosevelt High School Brittany McGilvra in HAIRSPRAY, East High School Anna Ridnour, PETER PAN, Perry High School
Special Recognition for Creative or Technical Role – Individual Honors Megan Gilchrist, Costume Design and Coordination, SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School Codey Gillespie, Properties, GREASE, Indianola High School Sydney Hollingshead, Scenic Elements, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School, Taylor Manning, Assistant Choreography, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School
Special Recognition for Creative or Technical Role – Individual Honors, cont. Amanda Morris, Stage Management, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Southeast Polk High School Connor Miller, Digital Media, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, Xavier High School Devin Schupp, Lighting Design, GREASE, Indianola High School Betsy Smith, Costume Design, GREASE, George Washington High School
Special Recognition for Creative or Technical Role – Team Honors Choreography, GUYS AND DOLLS, Ankeny Centennial High School (Kimberly Cavalier and Sam Lee) Makeup, SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School (Austin Doty and Destiny Merical) Set Construction, SHREK THE MUSICAL, Nevada High School (Austin Doty, Malachi Hornbuckle and Nathan Tanner) Properties, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School (Jessica Durbala, Drew Elles, Reuben Garza, Jessica Jost, and Mitchell Pollit) Stage Management, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Waukee High School (Brittany Hunt, Ga-Young Kim, Maggie McClellan, and Danielle Schmaltz) Additional Special Recognition Algona High School, Community Support BCLUW High School, Pre-Show Experience Carlisle High School, Dedication to Accessible Arts Opportunities Hoover High School, Video Production Knoxville High School, Dedication to Accessible Arts Opportunities Montezuma High School, Participation of Community Youth Nevada High School, Puppeteering (Lesly Abarca, Arin Dakarian and Calvin Mwirigi) Waukee High School, Dedication to Accessible Arts Opportunities
Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards 2016-2017 Awards Recipients