2020 Jerry Award Recipients: OUTSTANDING MUSICAL Arrowhead Union High School - The Wedding Singer Scott Michaels - Direction Christopher Kurtz - Scenic Design Gustavo Chaviano - Musical Direction Scott Michaels - Lighting Design Scott Michaels - Choreography Darcy Devens - Costume Design Abbey Tessmer - Stage Management Matthew Pea - Sound Design Bradford High School - Violet Holly Stanfield - Direction Jodi Williams - Scenic Design Kristen Singer - Musical Direction Rebecca Bartle - Lighting Design Holly Stanfield - Musical Direction Holly Stanfield - Costume Design Andrew Waters - Choreography Eric Mielke - Sound Design Bryn Aehlich - Stage Management Brookfield Central High School - The Hunchback of Notre Dame L. Thomas Lueck - Direction A.J. Simon - Scenic Design Jason Gillette - Musical Direction Christine Birt - Costume Design Kerry Bieneman - Musical Direction Aaron Schmidt - Lighting Design Reginald T. Kurschner - Choreography Keith Handy - Sound Design Sam Cobb - Stage Management Craig and Parker High School – Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man Jim Tropp - Direction Jim Tropp - Scenic Design Libby Fischer - Musical Direction Larry Schultz - Scenic Design Jan Knutson - Musical Direction Amber Hayes - Costume Design Michael Stanek - Choreography Jessica Hanson - Costume Design Alyssa DeJong - Stage Management Robert Mentele - Lighting Design Michael Schuler - Sound Design DC Everest Senior High - Elf the Musical Scott Atkinson - Direction Allie Stratz - Stage Management Wendy Vesper - Direction Mike Wasilczuk - Scenic Design Cristie Bates - Musical Direction Amy Fronek - Costume Design Joe Finnegan - Musical Direction McKenzie Biundo - Costume Design Marshall DeLonay - Choreography Matt Peters - Lighting Design Addy Wermund - Choreography Josh Ulrich - Sound Design Paige Streveler - Stage Management McFarland High School - Mamma Mia! Brooke Hauser - Direction Michael Gray - Scenic Design Patrick Fernan - Direction Kelly Jean Ohl - Scenic Design Paul Gregg - Musical Direction Bernie Friedman - Costume Design Melissa Mendl - Choreography Aaron Siegmann - Lighting Design Mathilda Kleinhans - Stage Management Nate Mendl - Sound Design New Berlin Eisenhower High School - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Mary Kirby - Direction Natalie Baertschy - Scenic Design Natalie Baertschy – Direction & Musical Mary Kirby - Costume Design Direction Mary Kirby - Lighting Design Sara Zavadsky - Choreography Natalie Baertschy - Sound Design Monica Kemstra - Stage Management Ryan Meisel - Sound Design Lianna Knoblauch – Stage Nick Winders - Sound Design Mary Kirby - Scenic Design Nicolet High School - Little Shop of Horrors Laura Anderle - Direction Cynthia Lopez - Costume Design Michael McDowell - Musical Direction Lily Cronwell - Costume Design Trinny Schumann - Musical Direction Michael Kimmel - Lighting Design Christal Wagner - Choreography Lisa Weinshrott-Kimmel of Sharp Edge Sydney Bub - Stage Management Lighting - Lighting Design Colleen Lentz - Scenic Design Paul Kneevers - Sound Design Michelle Pendzich - Costume Design Kat Kneevers - Sound Design Oconomowoc High School - West Side Story Tiersa Ferraro - Direction Chris Kurtz - Scenic Design Beth Kauffeld - Musical Direction Sean Floeter - Lighting Design Dan Henkel - Musical Direction Samantha Tietgen - Costume Design Yvette Beilfuss - Choreography Sean Floeter - Sound Design Jessica DeLaurier - Stage Management Pewaukee High School - Catch Me If You Can The Musical Laura Bengs - Direction Trinh Vo - Scenic Design Krystle Stingle - Musical Direction Maria Sieb - Scenic Design Kate Mitchell - Musical Direction Reneeta Babu - Scenic Design Ami Majeskie - Choreography Rudrani Suttar - Lighting Design Reneeta Babu - Stage Management Darcy Devens - Costume Design Lauren Vollmer - Scenic Design Trinh Vo - Sound Design Grace Strebe - Scenic Design Reedsburg Area High School - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jeff Herschleb - Direction Andrew Herschleb - Stage Management Kristen Sporakowski - Direction Jeff Herschleb - Scenic Design Scott Bruer - Musical Direction Drake Lewerenz - Costume Design Kristen Sporakowski – Musical Direction Brian Pittman - Lighting Design Josh Hayes - Choreography Brian Pittman - Sound Design Sauk Prairie High School - Disney's The Little Mermaid Matthew Brennan - Direction Aimee Hanyzewski - Scenic Design Meg Aspinwall - Direction Matthew Brennan - Scenic Design Matthew Brennan - Musical Direction Erik Jaeckel - Scenic Design Evan Lange - Musical Direction Nick Dingman - Scenic Design Jessica Ballweg - Choreography Samuel Hess - Lighting Design Martin Perry - Stage Management Anne Brickl - Costume Design Nick Dingman - Sound Design Shorewood High School - Mamma Mia! Joe D. King - Direction Brad Brist - Scenic Design Bryan Kujawa - Musical Direction Brad Brist - Lighting Design Raven Dockery - Musical Direction Sara B. Van Loon - Costume Design Christal Wagner - Choreography Paul Kneevers - Sound Design Olivia Dardis - Stage Management Kat Kneevers - Sound Design Shorewood High School – Urinetown, The Musical Joe D. King - Direction Brad Brist - Scenic Design Bryan Kujawa - Musical Direction Sara Van Loon - Costume Design Raven Dockery - Musical Direction Brad Brist - Lighting Design Ryan Cappleman - Choreography Henry Heyden - Sound Design Olivia Dardis - Stage Management Waterford Union High School – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leigh Birmingham - Direction Leigh Birmingham - Costume Design Derek Machan - Direction Autumn Gillette - Costume Design Derek Machan - Musical Direction Noah Tibbetts - Lighting Design Peggy Morgan Strimple - Choreography Chloe Klingsten - Sound Design Rachael Bowen - Stage Management Nina Weber - Sound Design Leigh Birmingham - Scenic Design Wauwatosa East High School – Seussical the Musical Colleen Jaskulski - Direction Augustina Piel - Stage Management Luke Talen - Musical Direction Kerry Ramsden - Scenic Design Jeff Krubsack - Musical Direction Gary Elkins - Scenic Design Ryan Cappleman - Choreography Darcy Devens - Costume Design Madelyn Peyton - Stage Management Matt Carr - Lighting Design Ebony Lewis - Stage Management Rory Modlinski - Sound Design OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE Antigo High School - Anything Goes Badger High School - The Addams Family Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre - Disney's Newsies Catholic Memorial High School - 9 to 5 The Musical Cedarburg High School - Anything Goes Dominican High School - Bright Star Grafton High School - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Greendale High School - Honk! Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance - The Addams Family LaFollette High School - 13 Lake Mills High School – Urinetown, The Musical Oak Creek High School - Fiddler on the Roof Parker High School - Chaplin The Musical Rhinelander High School - Disney's Newsies School District of Janesville - 42nd Street Whitefish Bay High School - Disney's Beauty and the Beast OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA Antigo High School - Anything Goes Chippewa Falls High School - Into the Woods Kettle Moraine High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific Lakeland Union High School - Disney's Beauty and the Beast Mukwonago High School - Hello, Dolly! Oak Creek High School - Fiddler on the Roof Ronald Reagan High School - Anything Goes Sun Prairie High School - Footloose Waukesha West High School - Bonnie and Clyde Wausau West High School - Annie Whitefish Bay High School - Disney's Beauty and the Beast OUTSTANDING DIRECTION Eric R. Christiansen - Honk! - Greendale High School Emily Glick – Urinetown, The Musical - James Madison Memorial High School Kate Janssen - Fiddler on the Roof - Northland Pines High School Kristen Mickie - Anything Goes Cedarburg High School Ashley Retzlaff - Fiddler on the Roof - Oak Creek High School Liza Shapin - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Big Foot High School Adam Steffan - Into the Woods Jr. - Wauwatosa West High School Jacob Sudbrink - 9 to 5 The Musical - Catholic Memorial High School Jim Tropp - 42nd Street - School District of Janesville OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION Cassie Coenen - Disney's Newsies - Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre Rebecca DeWaart - The Pajama Game - Madison Country Day School Brent Johnston - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Whitefish Bay High School Michelle Kaebisch - Guys and Dolls - Oregon High School Jan Knutson - 42nd Street - School District of Janesville Brian Knutson - 42nd Street - School District of Janesville Mark Lefeber - Disney's Newsies - Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre Bill Richter - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Lakeland Union High School Jeff Schaetzke - Bright Star - Dominican High School Tristan Strelitzer - Crazy for You - Brookfield Academy Wendy Traeger - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Whitefish Bay High School PJ Uhazie - Hello, Dolly! - Mukwonago High School Dale Wimer - Hello, Dolly! - Mukwonago High School Jennifer Yancey - Guys and Dolls - Oregon High School OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY Alisa Ferrante - Anything Goes - Cedarburg High School Amie Ferrante - Anything Goes - Cedarburg High School Brooke Funk - Singin' in the Rain - Christian Youth Theater Samantha Heimstreet - Urinetown, The Musical - Lake Mills High School Sydney Rovik - Singin' in the Rain - Christian Youth Theater Michael Stanek - 42nd Street - School District of Janesville Michael Stanek - Chaplin The Musical - Parker High School Eli Wedel – Urinetown, The Musical - Lake Mills High School OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT Emma Beckman - Disney's Newsies - Rhinelander High School Annathea Brenneman - Once Upon a Mattress - Burlington High School Brooke Byington - Bonnie and Clyde