Another fantastic year of drama productions is coming to a close, and students and staff found much to celebrate at this year’s Performing Arts Awards.
Each high school performance this year was stellar, but it wasn’t just the acting that made the season so impressive. Set design, costumes, technical direction, hair, makeup, and music all added essential elements to the shows.
Here’s the list of this year’s winners in Musicals and Plays:
Musical Winners
Best Musical
Cyprus – “The King and I”
Best Actor
Alek Hernandez, Cyprus – The King in “The King and I”
Best Actress
Mary Nikols, Skyline – Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello Dolly”
Best Supporting Actor
James Palomares, Cottonwood – Farquaad in “Shrek”
Best Supporting Actress
Lyssa Taylor, Cyprus – Lady Thiang in “The King an I”
Best Character Actor
David Martin, Kearns – Rosie in “The Wedding Singer”
Best Character Actress
Macy Lund, Cottonwood – Pinocchio in “Shrek”
Best Cameo Actor
Jace Von App, Skyline – Rudolph in “Hello Dolly”
Best Cameo Actress
Danika Bond, Cottonwood – Gingy in “Shrek”
Best Ensemble
Hunter – Caleb Curtis, Ben Rogerson, Aiden Jordan, Blake Hedges, Cam Mills, David Rasmussen, Joseph Farnsworth, Sam Nordfelt, Samuel Short, Brenon Whitaker, Nic Unsworth – 11 Brothers in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Olympus – Aislyn Anderson, Miles Chipping, Adyline Vitchinsky, Mateo Seminario – 4 Mice in “Cinderella”
Best Set Design
Cyprus – “The King and I”
Best Costumes
Skyline – “Hello Dolly”
Best Hair & Makeup
Kearns – “The Wedding Singer”
Best Tech
Kearns – “The Wedding Singer”
Best Orchestra
Olympus – “Cinderella”
Best Vocals
Olympus – “Cinderella”
Best Choreography
Kearns – “The Wedding Singer”
Best Direction
Kearns – “The Wedding Singer”
Magic Moment Award
Cyprus – Death of the King in “The King and I”
Kearns – “Grow Old with You” in “The Wedding Singer
Audience Appeal
Granger – Willard learns to dance/”Lets Hear it for the Boy” in “Footloose”
Skyline – Dolly’s entrance into Harmonia Gardens in “Hello Dolly”
Judges Award
Granger – Awesome contemporary band in “Footloose”
Hunter – Excellent onstage business in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Taylorsville – Transition from present day museum to Ancient Egypt in “Aida”
Play Winners
Best Play
Cottonwood – “A Few Good Men”
Best Actor
Qwinton Moore, Cottonwood – Lt. Daniel A. Kaffe in “A Few Good Men”
Best Actress
Maddie Liddell, Olympus – Lisa in “David and Lisa”
Best Supporting Actor
Ben Young, Cottonwood – Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep in “A Few Good Men”
Best Supporting Actress
Angie Sarkisyan, Skyline – Cecile Leroux in “Is He Dead?”
Best Character Actor
James Palomares, Cottonwood – Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson in “A Few Good Men”
Best Character Actress
Audrie Loertscher, Taylorsville – Glory in “Almost, Maine”
Best Cameo Actor
Geoff Goffe, Cottonwood – Capt. Matthew Markinson in “A Few Good Men”
Best Cameo Actress
Sara Socha, Cyprus – Mrs. Pulitski in “Father of the Bride”
Best Ensemble
Granger – Caleb Macfarlane, Karlee Crowther, Angel Herrera, Ciearra Everill, Robert Nunez, Cassidy Hunter, Amanda McKinnon, Adam Newton, Ewan Mitchell – Entire Cast in “Noises Off”
Taylorsville – Kyle Murdock, Kylie Scholes, Kendall Harward, Audrie Loertscher, Grayson Strunk, Sabrina Jones, Amber Caine, Ryan Lee, Courtney Condie, Jordan Briggs, Akemi Nakashima, Aiden Mooney, Lauryn Nebeker, Tanner Jones, Sofia Baxter, Patrick Egbert, Jaycee Jensen, Quinn Chandler, Kelsie Bannon – Entire Cast in “Almost, Maine”
Best Set Design
Kearns – “Medea”
Best Costumes
Skyline – “Is He Dead?”
Best Hair & Makeup
Skyline – “Is He Dead?”
Best Tech
Cottonwood – “A Few Good Men”
Kearns – “Medea”
Best Direction
Cottonwood – “A Few Good Men”
Magic Moment
Cottonwood – When Lance Cpl. Dawson and PFC Louden Downey realize they will be dishonorably discharged and then salute Lt. Daniel A. Kaffe in “A Few Good Men”
Hunter – When Noah tells Lizzie the truth in “The Rainmaker”
Olympus – When Lisa speaks normally and David takes her hand in “David and Lisa”
Audience Appeal
Granger – Act II in “Noises Off”
Taylorsville – “They Fell” with Chad and Randy in “Almost, Maine”
Judges Award
Hunter – Blake Hedges slip and slide and ultimate recovery in “The Rainmaker”
Kearns – Medea and Jason fighting over their dead sons in “Medea”
Taylorsville – Steve, way to take a hit for the team in “Almost, Maine”