The Winners of the 2020 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence

 

The annual ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence event celebrates the vibrant, diverse, and creative Arizona theatre scene. More than 35 theaters participate with over 150 productions adjudicated every year. 

This year the event was virtual and broadcast on Monday, October 5th 

2020 Zoni Winners are noted in BOLD below

2020 Zoni Recipients are asked to film a short acceptance speech and email it by Monday, October 12, to arizonihelp@gmail.com to be included in a compilation video of the award winners.

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Play
Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre	Pass My Imperfections Lightly By
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man
Hale Centre Theatre	John Loves Mary
Mesa Encore Theatre	Darkside
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors
Stray Cat Theatre	The Wolves
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol

 

Musical
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	The Light in the Piazza
Brelby Theatre Company	Evil Dead: the Musical
Fountain Hills Theater	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical
TheaterWorks	Spamalot
Zao Theatre	Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Paradox
Black Box Foundation	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing
Stage Left Productions	Charlotte's Web
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	Charlotte's Web

 

Youth Musical
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family
Actor's Youth Theatre	Bring it On
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Disney's Newsies
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight
Starlight Youth Theater	Addams Family
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach

ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Play
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre	Pass My Imperfections Lightly By	Patty Stephens
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Cae Collmar
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Puffs	Jacqueline Anderson
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Sarah Starling
Space 55	The Envelope Play	Jamie Haas
Space 55	Unmentionables	Mackenzie Cala
Space 55	Unmentionables	Willa Eigo
Stage Left Productions	A Streetcar Named Desire	Kelly Hajek
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors	Kandyce Hughes
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Shandi Ilyse

 

Musical
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	Street Scene	Jasmine Rodriguez
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre	Wizard of Oz	Rachel Weiss
Hale Centre Theatre	Always... Patsy Cline	Cori Cable Kidder
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Amanda Glenn
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Heidi-Liz Johnson
Hale Centre Theatre	Hello, Dolly!	Alaina Beauloye
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Gracie Gamble
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Lindsay Decoste
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Mamma Mia	Delaney Starks
Zao Theatre	Disney's Beauty and the Beast	Rebecca Bryce

ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Barnyard Breakout!	Ainsley Pollard
Acting Zone	Paradox	Hailey Buford
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Hailey Buford
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Annika Barduson
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Ashley Gebhard
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Kassandra Diaz
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Riley Burger
Stage Left Productions	Charlotte's Web	Alexandra Teposan
Stage Left Productions	The Adventures of Rose Red (Snow White's Less-Famous Sister)	Maddie O'Brien
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	Charlotte's Web	Tatum Gray

 

Youth Musical
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Cara Richman
Actor's Youth Theatre	Bring it On	Haley Reed
Actor's Youth Theatre	Pippin	Kalei Cotecson
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Gretchen Carpenter
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Guys and Dolls Jr.	Mia McFarland
Limelight Performing Arts	Legally Blonde	Kylie Burge
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Gracie Jordan
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Olivia Vella
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Zoie Moller
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Jazmin Moehring

ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Play
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Brandon Renfro
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Roger Prenger
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	One Man, Two Guvnors	Micah Larsen
Hale Centre Theatre	Barefoot in the Park	David Michael Paul
Hale Centre Theatre	John Loves Mary	Matthew R. Harris
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Ezra Storment
Mesa Encore Theatre	Darkside	Billy Brandes
Space 55	The Envelope Play	Seth Scott
Stage Left Productions	A Nice Family Christmas	Justin Harris
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors	CD Macaulay

 

Musical
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	Street Scene	Mason McDermaid
Fountain Hills Theater	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder	Hector Coris
Fountain Hills Theater	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder	Nick Gunnell
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Alexander Cavanaugh
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Brandon Brown
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Allan DeWitt
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Cameron Rollins
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Rob Stuart
Mesa Encore Theatre	The Pirates of Penzance	Avery Jones
TheaterWorks	Anything Goes	David Dickinson

ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Barnyard Breakout!	Renan Katz
Acting Zone	Grandma's Thanksgiving Farce	Mason Williams
Acting Zone	Grandma's Thanksgiving Farce	Nathan Guerra
Black Box Foundation	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde	Alexander McQueen
Black Box Foundation	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde	Marcos Espinoza, Jr.
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Mitchell Henriksen
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Alec Merrill
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Josh Merrill
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	Charlotte's Web	Leonidas Karandreas

 

Youth Musical
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Logan Holmes
Actor's Youth Theatre	Pippin	Jake Ashton
Actor's Youth Theatre	Pippin	Noah Delgado
CYT Phoenix	Peter Pan	Jacob Currie
Limelight Performing Arts	Legally Blonde	Garrett Lindsay
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Disney's Newsies	Jack Yampolsky
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Christian Bader
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Kyler Tunnell
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Dean Kelldorf
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Anand Khalsa

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play
Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas	Ian Rey Sausedo
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	Tenea Hudson
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Julia Jones
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	The Tempest	Jessica Rumrill
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Amy Carpenter
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Marisol Chavez
Starlight Community Theater	Four Weddings and an Elvis	Annie Rightnour
Stray Cat Theatre	The Wolves	Julia Murphy
Stray Cat Theatre	The Wolves	Shannyn Hall
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Christine Cavazos

 

Musical
Almost Famous Theatre Company	Guys & Dolls	Leslie Kempton
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Jewel Puckett
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	McKenna Kollman
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Alaina Beauloye
Hale Centre Theatre	Guys and Dolls	Heidi-Liz Johnson
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Alicia Ferrin
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Irma Gloria
TheaterWorks	Anything Goes	Deserae McCall
TheaterWorks	The Wizard of Oz	Brianna Funk
Zao Theatre	Seussical, The Musical	Keilani Akagi

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Paradox	Brieann Wilkins
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Grace Kuhn
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Isabela Herckes
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Logan Ayres
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Rylee Scott
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Ava Chiappetta
Stage Left Productions	The Adventures of Rose Red (Snow White's Less-Famous Sister)	Scout Kurvink
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Kiana Hindi
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Macey Doyle
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Mckenzie Jessen

 

Youth Musical
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Hayden Beth Burwick
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Lachlan Henderson
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Hailey Laidig
Limelight Performing Arts	Legally Blonde	Kennady MacDonald
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Audra South
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Shayla Gibbons
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Ronda Felton
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Sabrina Kiepke
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Josie Wright
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Sophie Jurkovich

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play
Mesa Encore Theatre	Darkside	Jack Pauly
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Puffs	Bear Golden
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Puffs	Will Rippenkroeger
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	BJ Garrett
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Javier Gilmore
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Shawn Collins
Space 55	Unmentionables	Duane Daniels
Space 55	Unmentionables	Kalei Devilly
Starlight Community Theater	Four Weddings and an Elvis	Wade Moran
Stray Cat Theatre	Small Mouth Sounds	Louis Farber

 

Musical
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Chris Bradford
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Sam Brown
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Andrew Stachurski
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Raymond Barcelo
Hale Centre Theatre	Hello, Dolly!	Allan DeWitt
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Tyson Lund
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Tom Mangum
Mesa Encore Theatre /All Puppet Players	Shrek the Musical	Shaun Michael McNamara
Mesa Encore Theatre	The Pirates of Penzance	Noah Brown
TheaterWorks	Spamalot	Jonathan Debs

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Brandt Marberry
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Emilio Cress
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Mason Williams
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Nathan Guerra
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Renan Katz
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Aidan Perkins
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Carter Hurlburt
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Marco Velasquez
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Edward Oster
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Vincent Farley

 

Youth Musical
Actor's Youth Theatre	Bring it On	Noah Delgado
CYT Phoenix	Peter Pan	Landon Kalinowski
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Jefferson Tuten
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Chicago: High School Edition	Dean Kelldorf
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Annie	Christian Bader
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Annie	Dominic Cardenas
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Jack Taylor
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Alec Pursell
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Jack Taylor
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Jack Yampolsky

GUEST ACTOR

 

Stage Left Productions	The Last Romance	Mathew Zimmerer
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Toby Yatso

 

DIRECTOR

 

Play
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	David Chorley
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Claude Pensis
Hale Centre Theatre	John Loves Mary	Diedra Celeste Miranda
Paradise Valley Community College	26 Pebbles	Joe Flowers
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Kim Porter
Space 55	The Envelope Play	Bethanne Abramovich
Space 55	Unmentionables	Annie Brennan Coursey
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors	Cody Dull
Stray Cat Theatre	The Wolves	Heather Lee Harper
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Chris Hamby

 

Musical
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	The Light in the Piazza	Robert Kolby Harper
Fountain Hills Theater	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder	Peter J. Hill
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Debra K Stevens
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Tim Dietlein
Hale Centre Theatre	Hello, Dolly!	Cambrian James
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Rita Liegl
Mesa Encore Theatre /All Puppet Players	Shrek the Musical	Shaun Michael McNamara
Mesa Encore Theatre	The Pirates of Penzance	David Chorley
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Ron May
TheaterWorks	The Wizard of Oz	Chris Hamby

 

 

DIRECTOR

 

Youth Play
Acting Zone	Barnyard Breakout!	Hailey Buford, Keeley Davis, Zoe Davis, Jim Gradillas
Acting Zone	Grandma's Thanksgiving Farce	Jim Gradillas
Acting Zone	Paradox	Jim Gradillas, Michelle Marie
Black Box Foundation	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde	Noelle Wells
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Karen Rolston
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Van Rockwell
Stage Left Productions	Charlotte's Web	Rachel Cummings
Stage Left Productions	The Adventures of Rose Red (Snow White's Less-Famous Sister)	Amber Ryan
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Eric Gibson, Nena Rippenkroeger
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	Charlotte's Web	Tim McCandless

 

Youth Musical
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Bertha Cortes
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Ross Collins
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Dustin Loehr
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England
Limelight Performing Arts	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical	Gillian Elliott, Emma England & Brianna Fallon
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Molly Jacobs
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Kenny Grossman
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Heather Walker
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Bobby Sample
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Paul Pedersen

MUSICAL DIRECTION

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera	35mm: A Musical Exhibition	Greg Paladino
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	Opera Double Bill - Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi	Brian DeMaris
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Mark Fearey
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Lincoln Wright
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Mamma Mia	Darin Shryock
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Cathy Hauan
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Lorenzo Slavin
Mesa Encore Theatre	The Pirates of Penzance	Michael Snyder
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Marvelous Wonderettes	Jennifer Nelson
TheaterWorks	Anything Goes	Steve Hilderbrand

                                                                     

 

 

Youth Theatre
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Michael Snyder
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Susan Tuten
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Kent Campbell
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Nikki Gray
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Carol Webb
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Rebecca Hale
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Annie	Adam Bei
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Heather Walker
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Tristan Peterson-Steinart
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Ken Goodenberger

 

CHOREOGRAPHY

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera	35mm: A Musical Exhibition	Sara Bruton
ASU Music Theatre and Opera	Street Scene	Mary Corsaro
Brelby Theatre Company	Evil Dead: the Musical	Brian Maticic
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Kendall Smith, Patrick Devine
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Cambrian James
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Ashley Harkey
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Mamma Mia	Molly M Jacobs
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Kat Bailes
TheaterWorks	Anything Goes	Cydney Trent
TheaterWorks	Spamalot	Sarah Weichman

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Oaklee Wilkinson
Actor's Youth Theatre	Pippin	Bruce Goolsby
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Kathlyn Chisholm
Limelight Performing Arts	Pippin	Audrey Sullivan
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England
Limelight Performing Arts	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical	Gillian Elliott and Emma England
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Molly Jacobs
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Tina Caspary
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Falin Ossipinsky
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Marley DeGroodt

SCENIC DESIGN

 

Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Peter J. Hill
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	William Symington V
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Jeff Thomson, USA 829
Hale Centre Theatre	Barefoot in the Park	Brian Daily and Kyle Webb
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Tim Dietlein
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Scapino	Alex Hoefle
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe	Tyler Scrivner
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Douglas Clark
Space 55	Unmentionables	Kalei Devilly
Stage Left Productions	Always A Bridesmaid	Kandyce Hughes

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Actor's Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen JR	Tanja Bauerle, Kym Smith
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Tori Swedler
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Ross Collins
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Carol Webb
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Bryce Hagen, Heidi Hagen
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Bobby Sample
Starlight Youth Theater	Addams Family	Michelle Johnston and Mike Rippenkroeger
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Eric Gibson, Michelle Johnson, Mike Rippenkroeger
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Dori Brown

 

COSTUME DESIGN

 

Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas	Shelby Elise Maticic
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Nola Yergen
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Jay Nguyen
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Tia Hawkes
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Aurelie Flores
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Scapino	Natalie Payan
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Cheyenne Alissa Phillips
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Mamma Mia	Robyn Jordan
Stage Left Productions	Always A Bridesmaid	Cody Dull
TheaterWorks	The Wizard of Oz	Elizabeth Peterson

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Lauri Hunter
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Marcie Rozalsky, Allison Hacker
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Emma England
Limelight Performing Arts	Pippin	Emma England, Cynthia Timothy
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England, Nicci Lovell
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Billie Bright, Denise Brinkman, Robyn Jordan
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Audrey Wawro
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	ANJ INC.
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Samantha Utpadel
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Whitney Tres

 

HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN

 

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Jay Nguyen
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Elise Nawrocki
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	The Tempest	Allyson Harding
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Cambrian James
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Cambrian James and Melody Stuart
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Ashley Gamba
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Juliana Jackson
Mesa Encore Theatre /All Puppet Players	Shrek the Musical	Aurelie Flores and Colleen Campbell
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors	Angel DeMicheal
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Maci Cae Hosler

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Dianna Nielson
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Nicole Cottrell
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Cori Johnson
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Guys and Dolls Jr.	Aimee Avery
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Allison Hacker
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England
Limelight Performing Arts	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical	Gillian Elliott
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Annie	Brenda Goodenberger
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Charlie Rabago
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Trey DeGroodt

 

LIGHTING DESIGN

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera	Opera Double Bill - Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi	Kristen Peterson
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Peter J. Hill
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Claude Pensis
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	Devin Erwert
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Tim Dietlein
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe	Dallas Nichols
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Anthony Jannuzzi
Mesa Encore Theatre	Into the Woods	Stacey Walston
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Kim Porter, Ben Kaplan, Christian Baum
TheaterWorks	Anything Goes	Daniel Davisson

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Actor's Youth Theatre	Godspell	Bailey Gorman, Alan Palmer
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Elizabeth Cook
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Ross Collins
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Emma England
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Stacy Walston
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Bill Lorentz
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Chicago: High School Edition	Drake Dole
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Josh Hontz
Starlight Youth Theater	Murder in the Heir	Eric Gibson
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Ryan Terry

 

SOUND DESIGN

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera	35mm: A Musical Exhibition	Connor Adams
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Emmi Payne
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Justin Peterson
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe	Christopher Neumeyer
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Josh Hontz
Mesa Encore Theatre	Darkside	David Shelton
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Carrie Behrens, Aleksandra Hollis
Stage Left Productions	A Streetcar Named Desire	Cliff Williams
Stray Cat Theatre	Small Mouth Sounds	Pete Bish
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Daniel Nishimura

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Act One Youth Theater	The Addams Family	Shawn Esplin
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Tim Roberts
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Karen Rolston
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Ross Collins
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Nikki Gray
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Aldy Montufar
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	Disney's Newsies	Matthew Steward
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Josh Hontz
Starlight Youth Theater	Addams Family	Eric Gibson
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Daniel Nishimura

 

PROPERTY DESIGN

 

Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas	James Beneze & Rebecca Ulbrich
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	A Year with Frog and Toad	Joel Segraves
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	Arms and the Man	William Symington, Brooke Kilgore
Hale Centre Theatre	Barefoot in the Park	McKenna Carpenter and Laura Hawkes
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	McKenna Carpenter, Laura Hawkes, Monica Christiansen
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	McKenna Carpenter and Monica Christiansen
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Mary Cox
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter	Katie McNamara
Stage Left Productions	A Streetcar Named Desire	Wendi Taylor
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Jenny Abeyta

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
East Valley Children's Theatre	Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus	Karen Rolston
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Aimee Avery
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	The Elves and the Shoemaker	Paige Beckman
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Dustin Loehr
Limelight Performing Arts	Legally Blonde	Emma England & Cindy Pierzga
Limelight Performing Arts	Seussical, Jr	Emma England, Susan Shoffner
Limelight Performing Arts	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical	Lanise Boyer & Tina Hatziathanassiou
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Crystal Mortensen
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Annie	Kenny Grossman
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Vicki Grossman, Kenny Grossman

 

ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION

 

ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	The Snow	Shadow Puppetry - Oliver Hernandez
Brelby Theatre Company	Evil Dead: the Musical	Blood & Gore FX Design - Brian Maticic, Ian Rey Sausedo, Shelby Huston & Kayleen Harshbarger
Brelby Theatre Company	Evil Dead: the Musical	Candarian Demon Moosehead - Clifford Alfrey
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Car Design - Brian Daily
MCC PAC Musical Productions	Shrek the Musical	Dragon Puppet - Jamis A. Guy
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe	Mask Design - Ripley Smith
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Foley Artists - Carrie Behrens, Aleksandra Hollis
Space 55	Unmentionables	Intimacy Direction - Sophie Gore
TheaterWorks	The Wizard of Oz	Tree Puppet Design - Jenny Abeyta
TheaterWorks	The Wizard of Oz	Toto Puppet Design - Mathieu Rene

 

 

Youth Theatre
Actor's Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen JR	Puppet Design - Tanja Bauerle
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Computerized Space Ship Lighting Effect - Randy Skabelund
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Puppet Design - Aimee Avery
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Guys and Dolls Jr.	Dialect Coaching – Diane Senffner
Limelight Performing Arts	Into the Woods	Puppet Design - Emma England & Brian Foley
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Guitar Instruction - Katie Sample
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Puppet Design - Jenny Abeyta, Lisette Borja

ORIGINAL WRITING

 

Original Script
ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	Cream!	John J. Caswell
ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	Indian School	Esther Almazan
Brelby Theatre Company	Alice’s Canvas	Brian Maticic, Luke Gomez, Ellyn Heald, & Shelby Maticic
Brelby Theatre Company	Luna & Solis	Brian Maticic
Brelby Theatre Company	Marie's Reverie	Shelby Elise Maticic
Space 55	Night of the Chicken Episode 3: Revenge of the Angry Booger	Carrie Behrens
Space 55	Radio Free Europa	Ashley Naftule
Space 55	The Envelope Play	Beth May
Space 55	Unmentionables	Molly Greville

 

Original Script– Youth Theatre
Acting Zone	Barnyard Breakout!	Hailey Buford, Keeley Davis, Zoe Davis
Acting Zone	Fairyland Protection Program	Tammy Chavet
Acting Zone	Paradox	Michelle Marie
Acting Zone	Write By Me	Jim Gradillas, Michelle Marie
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Laura Winters

 

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Original Music Composition
ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	The Snow	Alicia Castillo
Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas	Clayton Caufman & Ben Cleaveland
Brelby Theatre Company	Luna & Solis	Brian Maticic, Helen Morris, Ben Cleaveland
MCC Theatre and Film Arts	The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe	Christopher Neumeyer

 

 

Original Music Composition – Youth Theatre
East Valley Children's Theatre	Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada	Jake Olson
Limelight Performing Arts	Miss Nelson is Missing	Carol Webb

 

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY

 

Brelby Theatre Company	Alice's Canvas	Brian Maticic
Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre	One Man, Two Guvnors	Michael Kary
Hale Centre Theatre	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Cambrian James
Hale Centre Theatre	John Loves Mary	Matthew R. Harris, David Michael Paul
Mesa Encore Theatre	She Kills Monsters	Stephanie "Tippi" Hart
Space 55	Unmentionables	Mackenzie Cala
Stage Left Productions	A Streetcar Named Desire	Kelly Hajek
Stage Left Productions	Comedy of Tenors	Kandyce Hughes
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Alex Kass
Zao Theatre	Disney's Beauty and the Beast	Alexander Hansen

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
CYT Phoenix	Peter Pan	Alexandra Biggs
Desert Foothills Theater	Pirates of Penzance, Jr.	Dakota Kuhlman
Limelight Performing Arts	Pippin	Shawn Hansen
Limelight Performing Arts	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical	Gillian Elliott
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Bare	Kenny Grossman, Christian Bader, Jack Taylor
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Bobby Sample, Maria Cruz

 

MEDIA DESIGN

 

ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	Cream!	Muneera Batool
ASU School of Film, Dance & Theatre	Kiss of the Spider Woman	Tyler Harris
Fountain Hills Theater	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder	Lew Myers
Fountain Hills Theater	My First Time	Peter J. Hill
Hale Centre Theatre	Bright Star	Jessica Ottley
Paradise Valley Community College	26 Pebbles	Joe Flowers
Stray Cat Theatre	American Psycho The Musical	Dallas Nichols
TheaterWorks	A Christmas Carol	Bobby Sample
TheaterWorks	Spamalot	Todd Carrie
Zao Theatre	Seussical, The Musical	Michael E. Bryce

 

 

 

Youth Theatre
Actor's Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen JR	Tanja Bauerle
Fountain Hills Youth Theater	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Ross Collins
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre	The Addams Family	Drake Dole
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Dogfight	Bobby Sample, Josh Hontz
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Ryan Terry

 

RISING STAR

 

Youth Theatre
Acting Zone	Paradox	Brandt Marberry
CYT Phoenix	The Addams Family	Sam Shepherd
East Valley Children's Theatre	Frozen Jr.	Marco Velasquez
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center	Seussical Jr.	Jacob Vella
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	Brooklyn Martin
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Disney's Frozen Jr.	McKenzie Lopezlira
Spotlight Youth Theatre	Gypsy	Emily Anton
Stage Left Productions	Charlotte's Web	Peyton Silva
Starlight Youth Theater	Frozen, Jr.	Charlie Pettee
TheaterWorks' YouthWorks	James and the Giant Peach	Madison Fulmer