2013 - 2014

2013/2014 Season

Season Productions

Broadway Bound
Monty Python's Spamalot
Time Stands Still
An Evening of Speech
Rumors
Closer Than They Appear
Time Stands Still - International Thespian Festival

Thespian Troupe #69 Officers

President - Maddie Ripperger
Vice President - Jack Zanger
Secretary - Jacob Melssen
Senior Representative - Shelby Melssen
Junior Representative - Michaela Williams
Sophomore Representative - Ethan Vander Broek

State Thespian Festival Awards

Emma Bibb/Jimmy Kruse - Duet Musical Theatre (First Place)
The Book of Mormon - Group Musical Theatre (First Place)
Jack Zanger - Monologues (First Place)
Decker/Ripperger/Williams - Group Acting (Second Place)
Natalie Ervolino - Stage Management (Second Place)
Austin Dean - Solo Musical Theatre (Third Place)
Melssen/Shinkle - Duet Musical Theatre (Third Place)

Thespian Awards

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical - Nathan Riley (Sir Lancelot) in SPAMALOT
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play - Jack Zanger (Sgt. Reeves) in 9 CIRCLES
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical - Ethan Vander Broek (Patsy) in SPAMALOT
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play - Andrew Baur Schoer (Jimmy) in ALMOST, MAINE
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play/Musical - Danny Zanger (Officer Welch) in Rumors
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Short Play/Musical - Elizabeth Kelsey (Princess Annelise) in ONCE UPON A PRINCESS
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Jacob Melssen and the Paint Crew for SPAMALOT
Outstanding Spirit Award - Josie Martin
Outstanding Rookie - Elli Decker

Gold Awards

Speech and Theatre Award - Jack Zanger
Theatre Award - Maddie Ripperger
Speech Award - Taylor Ryan
Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship - Jack Zanger

Iowa High School Speech Association
Large Group All-State Nominations

9 Circles (Ensemble Acting)
25th Annual Putnam County (Musical Theatre - JV)
Almost, Maine (Ensemble Acting - JV)
Book of Mormon (Musical Theatre)
Epic Proportions (One Act Play)
Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Readers Theatre - JV)
Group Improvisation - Dean/Martin/Thimmesch
Group Improvisation - Clark/Kemp/Lucy
Gruesome Playground Injuries (Ensemble Acting)
KBRN Channel 10 (Television News)
KDNR (Radio Broadcasting)
Kick the Bucket List's Butt (Solo Mime)
I Love Girl (Readers Theatre - JV)
In the Cemetery Where Al Johlson is Buried (Readers Theatre)
Last Five Years (Musical Theatre)
Missing the Mark (Group Mime)
That's Not Even Remotely Funny! (Group Mime)
The Toothless Fairy (Solo Mime)
The Unfortunate Fate of a Frog Kisser (Solo Mime)
Wit (Ensemble Acting)
Zero (Choral Reading)

Critic's Choice Award

Almost Maine - Ensemble Acting
That's Not Even Remotely Funny! - Group Mime

Individual Events

Hunter Brehm (Reviewing)
Caroline Brondyke (Public Address)
Nickie Cashdollar (Public Address)
Elli Decker (Literary Program)
Clarissa Dietz (Radio News)
Natalie Ervolino (Original Oratory)
Jimmy Kruse (Radio News)
Josie Martin (Expository Address and Storytelling)
Jacob Melssen (Solo Musical Theatre)
Byron Nesler-Perez (Poetry)
James Riley (Poetry and Prose)
Connor Ripperger (Solo Musical Theatre)
Maddie Ripperger (Acting and Reviewing)
Taylor Ryan (Public Address and Spontaneous Speaking)
Emily Shinkle (Literary Program)
Jonny Specht (Storytelling)
Mitch Steinhauser (After Dinner Speaking)
Ethan Vander Broek (Storytelling)
Lauren Winter (Prose)
Danny Zanger (Acting and Improvisational Acting)
Jack Zanger (Acting and Radio News)
Katina Zentz (Literary Program)

*2013/2014 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy