2016 - 2017

2016/2017 Season

Season Productions

Broadway Bound
Les Miserables
Wit
An Evening of Speech
Moon Over Buffalo
Closer Than They Appear

Thespian Troupe #69 Officers

President - Allison Williams
Vice President - Jessica Tompkins
Communications - Abbigail Markus
Secretary - Grace Maddux
Senior Representative - Brianna Poll
Junior Representative - Hannah Burke
Sophomore Representative - Brady Booth

State Thespian Festival Awards

Brandon Jenkins - Monologue (First Place)
Grace Maddux/Mike Grant - Duet Acting (First Place)
"Totally Stuck" from SPRING AWAKENING - Group Musical Theatre (First Place)
Connor Ripperger- Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place)
Allison Williams - Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place)
"Magic Foot" from SPELLING BEE - Group Musical Theatre (Third Place)

Iowa Thespian Student Board Representative

Brady Booth

International Thespian Officer

Brittany Smith

Studio Theatre Chapter Selection Nomination

Thespian Awards

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical - Grace Maddux (Vivian Bearing) in WIT
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play/Musical - Elizabeth Kelsey (Elizabeth) in THE YELLOW BOAT
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical - Aaron McDermott (Howard) in MOON OVER BUFFALO
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play/Musical - Seamus Foley (Lucien P. Smith) in THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Outstanding Technical Achievement - Set Crew for LES MISERABLES
Outstanding Tech Crew Member - Jared Seyer (Lights)
Outstanding Spirit Award - Amy English
Outstanding Rookie - Samantha Barklow

Gold Awards

Speech and Theatre Award - Brittany Smith
Theatre Award - Connor Ripperger
Speech Award - James Riley

Scholarship Recipients

Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship - Grace Maddux
Speech Scholarship - Jessica Tompkins

Iowa High School Speech Association
Large Group All-State Nominations
The 25th Annual Putnam County... - Musical Theatre
August: Osage County - Ensemble Acting
Bar Mitzvah Boy - Ensemble Acting
The Boys Next Door - Ensemble Acting
Dead Weight - Group Mime
Biehl/Vander Broek/Wersinger - Group Improvisation
KAIR - Radio Broadcasting
KBRN: Channel 10 - Television News
The Madness of Medicine - Solo Mime
Making the Match - Group Mime
Matilda - Musical Theatre
The Monkey's Paw - Readers Theatre
Old Biddy Bingo - Group Mime
Once Upon a Daydream - Group Mime
Rabbit Hole - Ensemble Acting
The Trials of Teaching Tap - Solo Mime
Spring Awakening - Musical Theatre
The Yellow Boat - Choral Reading
Wit - One Act Play

Critic Choice Awards

Old Biddy Bingo - Critic's Choice Award for Group Mime
KAIR - Critic's Choice Award for Radio Broadcasting

Individual Events
Andrew Baur Schoer - Public Address
Kai Biehl - Poetry
Brady Booth - Storytelling
Hannah Burke - After Dinner Speaking
Peyton Decker - After Dinner Speaking
Amy English - Storytelling
Seamus Foley - Solo Musical Theatre
Adria Hogan - Acting
Brandon Jenkins - Reviewing
Will LaFoe - Prose
Kirsten Lucy - Reviewing
Grace Maddux - Acting
Abbigail Markus - Prose & Poetry
Mariah McKenna - Prose
Drake Oswald - Improvisational Acting
Haley Rhoads - Literary Program
James Riley - Poetry & Prose
Gabby Rangel - Storytelling
Connor Ripperger - Acting & Solo Musical Theatre
Catherine Schueller - Storytelling
Amber Schute - Solo Musical Theatre
Collin Sindt - Spontaneous Speaking
Brittany Smith – Original Oratory & Spontaneous Speaking
Jessica Tompkins - Expository Address
Allison Williams - Solo Musical Theatre & Storytelling

*2016/2017 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy