2015 - 2016

2015/2016 Season

Season Productions

Broadway Bound
Curtains
Two Rooms
An Evening of Speech
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Closer Than They Appear

Thespian Troupe #69 Officers

President - Caroline Brondyke
Vice President - Ethan Vander Broek
Communications - Allison Williams
Secretary - Noah Lucy
Senior Representative - Kasey Lyons
Junior Representative - Elli Decker
Sophomore Representative - Abbigail Markus

State Thespian Festival Awards

Ethan Vander Broek - Short Film (First Place)
Kasey Lyons/Ethan Vander Broek - Duet Acting (First Place)
Zoa Glab/Connor Ripperger - Duet Musical Theatre (First Place)
"Don't Tell Mama" from CABARET - Group Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Katina Zentz - Short Film (Second Place)
Hogan/Sindt/Smith/Vander Broek - Group Acting (Third Place)
Brandon Jenkins - Short Film (Third Place)

Iowa Thespian Student Board Representative

Brittany Smith

Studio Theatre Chapter Selection Nomination

Two Rooms

Thespian Awards

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical - Caroline Brondyke (Niki Harris) in CURTAINS
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play/Musical - Lauren Winter (Little Match Girl) in THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical - Grace Maddux (Lainie) in TWO ROOMS
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play/Musical - Brion Bowman (Jim Conley) in PARADE
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Justin Blum (Original Music) for TWO ROOMS
Outstanding Spirit Award - Lauren Winter
Outstanding Rookie - Brady Booth

Gold Awards

Speech and Theatre Award - Ethan Vander Broek
Theatre Award - Chyan Decker
Speech Award - Caroline Brondyke
Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship - Noah Lucy

Iowa High School Speech Association
Large Group All-State Nominations

Agnes of God - Ensemble Acting
All Summer in a Day - Readers Theatre
Boeing Boeing - Ensemble Acting
Cats - Musical Theatre
Complete History of America - Ensemble Acting
Drugs are Bad - Ensemble Acting
Burke/Current Giere/Dudgeon/Frye - Group Improvisation
Collins/Kemp/Lucy - Group Improvisation
Decker/LaFoe/Vander Broek - Group Improvisation
I Need My Monster - Choral Reading
I(shoes) - Solo Mime
KBRN, Channel 10 - Television News
KTXI - Radio Broadcasting
KWOZ - Television News
KZUS - Radio Broadcasting
The Little Match Girl - Choral Reading
Milestones - Readers Theatre
The Moral Quarrel - Group Mime
Parade - Musical Theatre
Perspectives - Group Mime
Ripples - Group Mime
Shrek - Musical Theatre
Two Rooms - One Act Play
The Weight of Winning - Solo Mime

Critic Choice Awards

COMPLETE HISTORY...- Critic's Choice Award for Ensemble Acting
I(SHOES) - Critic's Choice Award for Solo Mime
TWO ROOMS - Critic's Choice Award for One Act Play

*2015/2016 Large Group Sweepstakes Trophy

Individual Events

Brady Booth - Storytelling
Brion Bowman - Solo Musical Theatre
Caroline Brondyke - Public Address
Elli Decker - Literary Program
Seamus Foley - Solo Musical Theatre
Mike Grant - Improvisational Acting
Adria Hogan - Acting
Noah Lucy - Improvisational Acting
Kasey Lyons - After Dinner Speaking
Abbigail Markus - Radio News Announcing & Poetry
Josie Martin - Expository Address
Josh Mauss - Spontaneous Speaking
James Riley - Poetry & Prose
Connor Ripperger - Solo Musical Theatre
Ben Schultz - Radio News Announcing
Brittany Smith – Original Oratory
Emma Tonn - Literary Program
Ethan Vander Broek - Acting & After Dinner Speaking
Lauren Winter - Prose
Katina Zentz - Literary Program

*2015/2016 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy