2012 - 2013

2012/2013 Season

Season Productions

Broadway Bound
Legally Blonde
God of Carnage
An Evening of Speech
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Closer Than They Appear
God of Carnage - International Thespian Festival

Thespian Troupe #69 Officers

President - Lillian Brondyke
Vice President - Dhyana Nesler-Perez
Secretary - Maddie Ripperger
Treasurer - Jack Zanger
Clerk - Nathan Koch
Historian - Kerry Blodgett

State Thespian Festival Awards

Marissa Schuster - Monologues (First Place)
Jack Zanger - Monologues (Second Place)
Dhyana Nesler-Perez - Solo Mime (First Place)
Jacob Melssen - Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Kerry Blodgett - Stage Management (Second Place)
Michaela Williams - Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Colin Niemer/Jack Zanger - Duet Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Colin Niemer - Solo Musical Theatre (Third Place)
Lindsey Engelken, Josie Martin & Michaela Williams - Group Musical Theatre (Third Place)

Thespian Awards

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical - McKenna Goodman - Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play - Danny Zanger - Norm Prescott in Present Tense
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical - Maddie Ripperger - Enid in Legally Blonde
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Marissa Schuster & Jack Zanger - Set Construction for Legally Blonde
Outstanding Spirit Award - Brion Bowman
Outstanding Rookie - Ethan Vander Broek

Gold Awards

Speech and Theatre Award - Colin Niemer
Theatre Award - Kerry Blodgett
Speech Award - Dhyana Nesler-Perez
Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship - Marissa Schuster

Iowa High School Speech Association
Large Group All-State Nominations

Annette and Gina - Ensemble Acting
Cabaret - Musical Theatre
Changing at the Speed of Life - Solo Mime
Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr - Ensemble Acting
Do Not Push - Short Film
God of Carnage - One Act Play
Brondyke/Steve/Thimmesch - Group Improvisation
KBRN Channel 10 News - Television News
KNRD - Radio Broadcasting
Paws for a Moment - Group Mime
Present Tense - Ensemble Acting
Silver Water - Readers Theatre
Time Stands Still - Ensemble Acting
Tragic Magic - Solo Mime
Urinetown - Musical Theatre
Whether Caterpillar or Butterfly - Choral Reading
www.GetMeAWingman.com - Group Mime

*2012/2013 LG Sweepstakes Trophy

Individual Events

Katie Augspurger - Expository Address
Lillian Brondyke - Public Address
Chyan Decker - Prose
Natalie Ervolino - Review
Evan Heil - Poetry
Jamila Johnson - After Dinner Speaking
Kasey Lyons - After Dinner Speaking
Caitlyn McCoy - Storytelling
Dhyana Nesler-Perez - Storytelling
Colin Niemer - Acting & Radio News
Britt Oswald - Improvisational Acting
Maddie Ripperger - Review
Taylor Ryan - Spontaneous Speaking
Marissa Schuster - Public Address & Solo Musical
Natasha Thimmesch - After Dinner & Poetry
Ethan Vander Broek - Storytelling
Lauren Winter - Acting
Allison Wong - Acting & Expository Address
Jack Zanger - Acting & Prose

*2012/2013 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy