2014 - 2015

2014/2015 Season

Season Productions

Broadway Bound
The Addams Family
An Evening of Speech
Over the River and Through the Woods
Closer Than They Appear

Thespian Troupe #69 Officers

President - Danny Zanger
Vice President - Ethan Vander Broek
Secretary - Michaela Williams
Senior Representative - Austin Dean
Junior Representative - Kasey Lyons
Sophomore Representative - Brittany Smith

State Thespian Festival Awards

Andrew Baur Schoer/Brittany Smith - Duet Acting (First Place)
Baur Schoer/Hogan/Smith - Group Acting (First Place)
Natalie Ervolino - Stage Management (First Place)
Michaela Williams - Solo Musical Theatre (First Place)
Breaking All the Rules - Group Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Dean/Lucy/Oswald - Team Improvisation (Third Place)
Clarissa Dietz - Short Film (Third Place)

Thespian Awards

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical - Danny Zanger (Nick) in OVER THE RIVER...
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play - Andrew Baur Schoer (Various) in THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical - Brady McSperrin (Pugsley) in THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play - Allison Williams (Jo) in INDEPENDENCE
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Austin Dean (Special Effects) for THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Outstanding Spirit Award - Caroline Brondyke
Outstanding Rookie - Hannah Burke

Gold Awards

Speech and Theatre Award - Danny Zanger
Theatre Award - Clarissa Dietz
Speech Award - Austin Dean
Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship - Natalie Ervolino

Iowa High School Speech Association
Large Group All-State Nominations

Bystander - Group Mime
Clybourne Park - Ensemble Acting
Exchange - Readers Theatre
Identity - Short Film
In Depth - Television News
Independence - Ensemble Acting
KJOY - Radio Broadcasting
KMED - Radio Broadcasting
KPEN Channel 7 - Television News
The Laramie Project - One Act Play
Next to Normal - Musical Theatre
An Open Letter - Short Film
Romantic Fools - Ensemble Acting
That’s Just How the Cookie Rumbles - Group Mime

Critic Choice Awards

Bystander - Critic's Choice Award for Group Mime
K.M.E.D. - Critic's Choice Award for Radio Broadcasting
Next to Normal - Critic's Choice Award for Musical Theatre

Individual Events

Andrew Bauer Schoer – Public Address
Emma Bibb – Solo Musical Theatre
Caroline Brondyke – Public Address
Hannah Burke – After Dinner Speaking
Isaac Current Giere – Radio News Announcing
Austin Dean – Expository Address & Improvisational Acting
Chyan Decker – Prose Interpretation & Public Address
Natalie Ervolino – Original Oratory
Kylie Goodman – Review
Mike Grant – Improvisational Acting
Elizabeth Kelsey – Review
Paige Kizer – Expository Address
Kasey Lyons – After Dinner Speaking
Grace Maddux – Literary Program
Josie Martin – Storytelling
Caitlyn McCoy – Storytelling
Sophia Mozena – Prose Interpretation
Byron Nesler Perez – Poetry Interpretation
James Riley – Poetry Interpretation & Prose Interpretation
Connor Ripperger – Solo Musical Theatre
Brittany Smith – Original Oratory
Jessica Tompkins – Expository Address
Emma Tonn – Literary Program
Ally Williams – Acting
Lauren Winter – Prose Interpretation
Danny Zanger – Acting & Improvisational Acting
Katina Zentz – Literary Program

*2014/2015 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy