Monday, August 5, 2024

The 2023-2024 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence Nominees!



The nominees for the 2023/2024 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence were announced during a live reading on Monday, August 5th on the ariZoni Theatre Awards Facebook page.

Over 200 productions from more than 35 theatre companies were adjudicated in both the Adult and Youth categories, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication within our community. This annual event celebrates excellence in Arizona theatre, and we invite everyone to join us for the live announcement to honor the hard work and creativity of our local theatre artists.

The 2023/2024 ariZoni Theatre Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, October 8th at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Artsm who is co-producing the ceremonies with the ariZoni Board. The Youth ceremony will begin at 5:30pm, followed by the Adult ceremony at 8:00pm. 

Tickets are on sale now at THIS LINK

A special Flash Sale on tickets will be available from August 5th to August 12th at midnight, offering $4 off the ticket price. 

Nominees have the option to call into the Scottsdale Arts box office at 480-499-8587 to secure preferred seating toward the front of the auditorium. The box office will have a list of nominee names and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

This year's event is generously supported by our presenting sponsor, Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, with additional support from Red Curtain Ticketing, Actor's PLAYground, and Napier, Baillie, Wilson, Bacon & Tallone, P.C.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a night that honors the vibrant Arizona theatre community and congratulations to this year's Zoni nominees!

Standard Ticket Pricing for ALL SEATS:
• Student / Youth (18 and Under) : $20.50
• Adult (19 and Up) : $23.50

Name Corrections; The spelling of the nominee names comes directly from the ballots that were prepared by each theatre. If a name is mispelled, please fill out the form HERE by Monday, August 19th.

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Ronin Theatre Company

The Lonesome West

Scottsdale Community College Theatre and Musical Theatre

Noises Off

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Some Girl(s)

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Stage Left Productions

My Brilliant Divorce

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre – Music Theatre and Opera

Pippin

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Mesa Encore Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Dogfight

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

 

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Banzerini House

Peter Pan

BlackBox Foundation

Dragons Or Dropouts

Chandler Youth Theatre

Game of Tiaras

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Battle of Little Big Red

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

 

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

CYT Phoenix

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Desert Foothills Theater

Freaky Friday

East Valley Children's Theatre

Anastasia the Musical (Youth Edition)

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

 


 

ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Play

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Holmes and Watson

Cat Hartmann

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Taylor Tunnell

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

The Last Romance

Polly Champan

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Libby Mueller

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Shelby Daeffler

Southwest Shakespeare Company

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bonnie Beus Romney

Southwest Shakespeare Company

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Breona Conrad

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Cynnita Agent

Stage Left Productions

My Brilliant Divorce

Cindy Covington

Stage Left Productions

Radium Girls

Anora Biggs

 

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Natacha Bachour

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Taylor McGlone

MCC Musical Theatre

Anything Goes

Catherine McCreary

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Josephine Maldonado

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Rayla Everson

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Renee Kathleen Koher

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Ixy Utpadel

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Jessica Wells

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Sara Sanderson

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Juli Buehrle


ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Saniya Sapakie

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Zoe Bauerle

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Lexi Leibrand

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Battle of Little Big Red

Anora Biggs

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

De'Layla Wilcox

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Valerie Winch

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Jayda Valentine

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Ellie Mae Smith

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Kate Donick

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Vera Ray


 

Youth Musical

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Grace Davis

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Hailey Laidig

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Nora Palermo

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Paige Erdmann

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Sydney Hassler

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Olivia Martinez

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Anastasia the Musical

Zoie Moller

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Isela Tovar

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

MJ Hurley

Starlight Community Theater

She Loves Me

Sadie Benavidez


ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Leroy Hood

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Jacob Shore

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Matthew Harris

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

On Golden Pond

Joe Musil

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

The Last Romance

Walt Pedano

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Spencer Borschel

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Cooper Townley

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Alex Parker

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Mace Archer

Space 55

Roger & Gene

Steve Wilcox

 

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Super Smack

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre – Music Theatre and Opera

Pippin

Tre Moore

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Jacob Currie

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

David Aubin

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Trenton Halterman

Mesa Encore Theatre

The Lightning Thief

Kylan Chait

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Nathan Sheppard

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Ryan Monahan

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Griffin LeBlanc

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

David Michael Paul


ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Porter Carr

Banzerini House

Peter Pan

Brady Molitor

BlackBox Foundation

Dragons Or Dropouts

Sebastian Gardner

Chandler Youth Theatre

Game of Tiaras

Jack Harnack

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Beni Bermudez

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Ryan Crispino

Stage Left Productions

Law & Order Fairytale Unit

Colson Kennedy

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Jaxon Cade

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Ghost Bravo

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Markus Rosendahl

 

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Carter Giannetti

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Keyen Marquez

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Brody Willette-Zebell

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Junie B Jones JR

Bowen Maxson

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Alexander Alston

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Declan Skaggs

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Evan Kaushesh

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Charlie Hall

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Catch Me If You Can The Musical

Owen Donsker

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Nick LeMaster


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Ollie Slade

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Shannon Phelps

Ghostlight Theatre

Steel Magnolias

Lauren Sapp

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Mantra Rostami

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Jaiden Weid

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Some Girl(s)

Suzanne Yatim Aslam

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Megan Scott

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Sarah Houghtelin

Space 55

Roger & Gene

Shelly Trujillo

Starlight Community Theater

Murder on the Orient Express

Cindy Covington

 

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Katherine Todd

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre – Music Theatre and Opera

Pippin

Sonia Rodriguez Wood

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Tuck, Everlasting

Grace Cox

MCC Musical Theatre

Anything Goes

Suzy Olson

Mesa Encore Theatre

The Lightning Thief

Kayla King

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Hello Dolly

Ashley Ziolko

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Eva Burch

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Savannah Jordan

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Brooke Leigh Davis

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Tawny Audi

Zao Theatre

The Music Man

Donnalynn Maggio


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Anora Biggs

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Ava Chiappetta

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Hanna-Catherine Smith

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Isabella Penza

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Kiana Jeskewitz

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Machaya Williams

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Ryan Hodges

Stage Left Productions

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Madison O’Hare

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Kendal “KiKi” Hooper

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Taryn Getting

 

 

 

Youth Musical

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Ellie Denton

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Dolly Huffaker

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Matilda

Savannah Farr

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Olivia Feldman

Limelight Performing Arts

Les Miserables: School Edition

Camryn Taylor

Limelight Performing Arts

Les Miserables: School Edition

V Wright

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Olivia Martinez

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Taylor Underwood

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Zoey Waller

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Katerina Anderson


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Chris Hoenscheidt

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Geno Ploeger

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Holmes and Watson

Adam Petzold

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Holmes and Watson

Tom Endicott

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Bob Feugate

Ghostlight Theatre

Proof

Howie Johnson

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

David Loewen

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Thomas F Graca

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Jim Coates

TheaterWorks

A Christmas Carol

Steven Meythaler

 

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Patrick Keyser

Center Stage Academy

Anastasia

David Casselman

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

José Andrés Uribe Garza

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Julian-Sebastian Peña

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Colton Ische

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Josh Pike

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Kylan Chait

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Logan Holmes

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Rudy Bogojevich

Zao Theatre

The Music Man

David Michael Paul


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Aaron Clark

Chandler Youth Theatre

Game of Tiaras

Cole Golembeski

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Logan Nelson

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Three Musketeers

Albert Mendoza

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Three Musketeers

Brody Willette-Zebell

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Milo Bugarini

Limelight Performing Arts

Clue On Stage

Westley Caryl

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Brian Shahenian

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Fernando Castillo

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Aiden Davidson

   

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Zacary Nelson

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Matilda

Lucas Moran

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Sebastian Girodroux

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Andrew McGuire

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Connor Klein

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Jacob Price

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Lincoln Hoekstra

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Kylan Chait


DIRECTOR


 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Rachel Bowditch

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Clay Sanderson

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Diedra Celeste Miranda

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

The Last Romance

Cheryl Schaar

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Richard Powers Hardt

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Michael Kary

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Chelsea Anderson

Scottsdale Community College Theatre and Musical Theatre

Noises Off

Don K Williams

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Brent Gibbs

Stage Left Productions

My Brilliant Divorce

Cody Dull

 

 

 

Musical

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Katherine Tait

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Cindi Calhoun

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Tuck, Everlasting

Claude Pensis

Scottsdale Community Players

American Idiot

Pete Bish

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Ricky Araiza

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Molly Jacobs

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Chris Hamby

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Rob Watson

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Molly Lajoie

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Michael E Bryce

 

DIRECTOR

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Xelha Castrejon

Banzerini House

Peter Pan

Angela Lavelle

Chandler Youth Theatre

Game of Tiaras

Maya Hartzell-Robbins

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Tanner Morris

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Three Musketeers

Aaron Blanco

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Chanel Bragg

Stage Left Productions

Diary of A Wallflower

Amber Ryan

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Rachel Cummings

Stage Left Productions

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Cody Dull, Erin Boston

Starlight Community Theater

Captain Fantastic

Kelly Swope

 

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Kieara Kurtz-Williams 

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Calli Overstreet, Sandy Stones

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Bob Sorenson

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Stephanie Likes

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Mark and Lynzee 4man

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Jeremy Yampolsky, Erin Tarkington

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Anastasia the Musical

Jack Taylor

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Clara Kundin

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Kenny Grossman

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

Meribeth Reeves

 

MUSIC DIRECTION

 

 

Fountain Hills Theater

Always... Patsy Cline

Lesle St. John

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Mark Fearey

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Darin Shryock, Leia Wasbotten

Mesa Encore Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

Amanda Bagley

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Jennifer Nelson

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Ken Goodenberger

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Jon Landvik

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Lincoln Wright

Zao Theatre

Godspell

Michael E. Bryce

Zao Theatre

The Music Man

Marcus Denton

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

David Thomas

                                                                     

  

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Elise Stoffer

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Kimberlie Casselman

CYT Phoenix

Bye Bye Birdie

Andres Marrufo

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Elise Kurbat

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Emma England

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Mark 4man

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Catch Me If You Can The Musical

Stephen Kuebelbeck

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Anastasia the Musical

Ken Goodenberger

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Heather Walker

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Josh Hontz

 

CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

Almost Famous Theatre Company

Chicago

Melia Coury, Natacha Bachour

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Sarah Saza Kent

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Ryan Ardelt

Scottsdale Community Players

American Idiot

Dale Nakagawa

MCC Musical Theatre

Anything Goes

Lauran Stanis

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Chelsea Neiss

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Paul Pedersen, Cydney Trent

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Cydney Trent

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Molly Lajoie

Zao Theatre

The Music Man

Laura Christian

  

 

Youth Theatre

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

East Valley Children's Theatre

Anastasia the Musical (Youth Edition)

Lauren Kobza

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Calli Overstreet

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Paul Yount

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Laurie Trygg

Limelight Performing Arts

Chicago: Teen Edition

Emma England

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England and Kayla King

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Catch Me If You Can The Musical

Lauran Stanis

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Madison MacDonald

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Jeremy Yampolsky, Erin Tarkington

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Alice by Heart

Falin Taylor

 


SPECIALIZED CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

BlackBox Foundation

Heathers

Solomon Cruz: Fight Choreography

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Joshua Casselman, Katherine Tait: Fight Choreography`

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Tim Butterfield: Fight Choreography

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Marshall Vosler: Fight Choreography

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Dart: Fight Choreography

Mesa Encore Theatre

The Lightning Thief

Courtney Kenyon: Fight Choreography

Ronin Theatre Company

Dracula in Tombstone

Keath Hall: Fight Choreography

Scottsdale Community College Theatre and Musical Theatre

Noises Off

Eric Mitchell: Fight Choreography

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Brent Gibbs: Fight Choreography

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Brian Maticic: Fight Choreography

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Djuro Baich: Fight Choreography

Banzerini House

Peter Pan

Angela Lavelle, Leah Wagner: Fight Choreography

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Joshua Casselman, Katherine Tait: Fight Choreography

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Three Musketeers

Aaron Blanco: Fight Choreography

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Junie B Jones JR

Calli Overstreet: Physical Comedy Choreography

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Calli Overstreet, Sandy Stones: Fight Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England: Physical Comedy Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

Les Miserables: School Edition

 Christian Graca: Fight Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

Newsies JR

Emma England, Kaitlyn Woodward: Fight Choreography

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Anastasia the Musical

Jack Taylor Fight Choreography

 

SCENIC DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Erik Flatmo

Fountain Hills Theater

Shakespeare in Love

Peter J. Hill

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

William H. Symington V

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Everything in The Garden

Tegan Sanders

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Zoe G. Barkman

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Rachel Aguirre

Paradise Valley Community College

Diary of Anne Frank

Ryan Wentzel

Scottsdale Community College Theatre and Musical Theatre

Noises Off

Amanda Embry

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The Play That Goes Wrong

Bob Taylor

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Michael E. Bryce

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Tanja Bauerle

Banzerini House

Disney’s The Lion King JR

Angela Lavelle

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Tori Swedler

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Sandy Stones, Ed Stones

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Pete Bish, Chase Budden

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Emma England

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Rick Sandifer

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR

Brianna Funk, Becky Funk

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Erin Davidsson

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

Dori Brown

 


COSTUME DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Maci Hosler

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

John Loves Mary

Teresa Knudsen

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Diana Bongiovanni

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Brenna Halvorsen

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Catherine Zublin

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Denise Brinkman

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Hayley Larsen

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Shelby Maticic

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Whitney Tres

TheaterWorks

Something Rotten!

Heather Striebel

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Kieara Kurtz-Williams, Melissa Wong

Chandler Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Maya Hartzell-Robbins

CYT Phoenix

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

LeAnn Latvaaho

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Nicole Tatro

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Stephanie Filbrun

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England, Pak Kemp, Luann Roundy

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Disney’s The Lion King JR

Denise Brinkman

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Richard "Mickey" Courtney

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Heather Riddle

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR

Makayla Jewell

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Briana Thompson

 


HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Beckett Mackay

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Diana Bongiovanni

Fountain Hills Theater

The Addams Family

MaryBeth Ingram, Patsy Johnson

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Amanda Mendoza, Rebecca Bain

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Melody Stuart, Josh Lutton

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Dogfight

Brielle Hawkes

Southwest Shakespeare Company

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Juliana Jackson

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Sarah Houghtelin and Rachelle Dart

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Ixy Utpadel

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Terre Steed

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Djuro Baich

CYT Phoenix

Bye Bye Birdie

Nicole Cottrell

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Cori Johnson

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Ellie Lagergren

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Carolyn McPhee

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Sariah Riddle, Regina Flores-Lopez

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Ian Rey Sausedo

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Briana Thompson

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Erin Boston, Lily Gray, Dyllan Mecham, Lila Smock

 


LIGHTING DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Ethan Steimel

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Veronica Mangu

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Claude Pensis

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Matthew Villarreal

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Laurel Shoemaker

Paradise Valley Community College

Diary of Anne Frank

Olivia Terry

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Bill Lorentz

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Macbeth

Stacey Walston

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Jeff Davis

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Shane Waltz

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

CYT Phoenix

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Elizabeth Cook

East Valley Children's Theatre

Anastasia the Musical (Youth Edition)

Chenoa Baker, Zane Petiford

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Zane Petiford

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

The Prom

Dale Nakagawa

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Catch Me If You Can The Musical

Logan Farrington

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Brady Fiscus

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Matthew Villarreal

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Alice by Heart

Josh Hontz

Spotlight Youth Theatre

School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play

Dorry Bailes

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

Shane Waltz

 


SOUND DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Daniel Jaquette

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Mary Morgan

Estrella Mountain Community College

The Moors

Jessica Baker

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Eric Johnson

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Chris Neumeyer

Paradise Valley Community College

Diary of Anne Frank

Toran Keeley

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Rebecca Kalberg

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Daniel Nishimura

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Joshua Rife

Zao Theatre

The Music Man

Bill Wiatr

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

CYT Phoenix

Bye Bye Birdie

Tim Roberts

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Tanner Morris

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Something Rotten

Pete Bish

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Thomas Graca

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Kenseye Fort

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Alice by Heart

Josh Hontz

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Anastasia the Musical

Anthony Rozzen

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Olivia Martinez

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Nevaeh Monk

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

Joshua Rife

 


PROPERTY DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Clue

Jaime Esquer

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Holmes and Watson

Lee Cooley, Cheryl Schaar

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

On Golden Pond

Robert Murdock, Diedra Celeste Miranda

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Murder on the Orient Express

Colin Patrick

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Tuck, Everlasting

Ivy Angle

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

She Kills Monsters

Delores Mendoza

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Play That Goes Wrong

Natalie Ward

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Wizard of Oz

Autumn Eggers

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Jenny Abeyta

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Michael E. Bryce

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

She Kills Monsters

Heather Lucas

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sweeney Todd School Edition

Megan Swiatkowski

Banzerini House

Disney’s The Lion King JR

Angela Lavelle

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Lyndsey Huff

East Valley Children's Theatre

Anastasia the Musical (Youth Edition)

Brenda Cranson

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Emma England, Christian Graca

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England, Kori Kappes

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Spring Awakening

Carolyn McPhee

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical

Ava Sandifer, Stephanie Yampolsky

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Kenny Grossman, Vicki Grossman

 


ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION

 

 

B3 Productions

The Cannibal Diaries

Rob Nelson: Puppet Design for Brody and Jasmine

Center Stage Academy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Katherine Tait: Living Statues

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Brenna Halvorsen, Alexis Trujillo:  Masks

MCC Musical Theatre

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Brenna Halvorsen, Gail Wolfenden-Steib:  Headpieces

Mesa Encore Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

Rachel Schnepf: Audrey II Puppeteer

Mesa Encore Theatre

The Lightning Thief

Shannon Phelps: Puppetry Director

TheaterWorks

A Christmas Carol

DeAndra Vaughn: Specialty Sculpt for Christmas Past Headdress 

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Jenny Abeyta: Magic Props

TheaterWorks

Mary Poppins

Wes Hamblin: Magic Kitchen Props

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

David Michael Paul: Flying kite media design

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Center Stage Academy

Disney’s Frozen JR

Meadow Pringle:  Magic Special Effects

Center Stage Academy

Disney’s Frozen JR

Bradley Casselman: Puppetry

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Autumn Breeden: Squidward Leg Contruction

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Elizabeth Cook: “Karen” Costume Lighting Design and Programming

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Joel Cranson, Brenda Cranson:  Moving Phone Booth and Mural

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Allison Hacker, Karen Smith: Puppet Design

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Calli Overstreet, Sandy Stones, Katie Davis: Magic Mirror

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Emma England, Christian Graca:  Cartoon Costume and Mask Concept

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Emma England: Eels Puppet Design 

Stage Left Productions

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Erin Boston: Animal Headpieces



ORIGINAL WRITING

 

Original Script

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Rachel Bowditch, Karen Jean Martinson and Ensemble

B3 Productions

Coming Out for Christmas

Carlin Thomas

B3 Productions

The Cannibal Diaries

Pace Jose Madden

B3 Productions

They’ll Love You for It

Ilana Lydia

Fountain Hills Theater

The Great Gatsby

Peter J. Hill

Space 55

Roger & Gene

Ashley Naftule

 

 

Original Script– Youth Theatre

Actor’s Youth Theatre

Basically a Christmas Carol

Krys VanSlyke

BlackBox Foundation

Dragons Or Dropouts

Ava Slater, Emmi Rakoci, Olivia Slater

East Valley Children's Theatre

A Tale of Bravery of a Zebra, a Lioness and a Very Very Small Bird

Nikki Harmon

Stage Left Productions

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Cody Dull

 

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Original Score

B3 Productions

The Cannibal Diaries

Chris Piraino

B3 Productions

They’ll Love You for It

Austin Welles

Fountain Hills Theater

The Great Gatsby

Peter J. Hill, James Melberg

Paradise Valley Community College

Diary of Anne Frank

Toran Keeley

 

 

Original Scrore– Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Basically a Christmas Carol

Krys VanSlyke

Banzerini House

Peter Pan

Damian Martin

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Lost Seven

Calli Overstreet

Limelight Performing Arts

These Shining Lives

Thomas Graca

 

 

MEDIA DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Anthropocene

Jake Pinholster

Estrella Mountain Community College

Almost Maine

Tim Butterfield, Daniel Nishimura

Fountain Hills Theater

Ghost The Musical

Ross Collins, Peter J. Hill, Allison Hacker

Fountain Hills Theater

Mack & Mabel

Peter J. Hill, Ross Collins

Ghostlight Theatre

Proof

Richard Vines

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Mary Poppins

Eugene Pak

Paradise Valley Community College

Diary of Anne Frank

Ryan Wentzel

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Newsies

Bobby Sample

TheaterWorks

Sondheim Tribute Revue

Dori Brown

Zao Theatre

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Michael E. Bryce

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Mean Girls

Tanja Bauerle

Banzerini House

Revenge of the Space Pandas

Chase Boyajian

Chandler Youth Theatre

Junie B Jones JR

Maya Hartzell-Robbins

CYT Phoenix

Bye Bye Birdie

Josiah Elliott

CYT Phoenix

SpongeBob the Musical

Elise Palma

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

Elf JR

Peter J. Hill, Ross Collins

Limelight Performing Arts

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Emma England

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR

Josh Hontz, Nevaeh Monk

Spotlight Youth Theatre

The Prom

Robert Waller

TheaterWorks

Disney’s Frozen JR

Bobby Sample

 

 

RISING STAR

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Zacary Nelson

Desert Foothills Theater

Freaky Friday

Logan Billings

East Valley Children's Theatre

Xanadu JR

Brayden Gleave

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Dominic Montufar

Limelight Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Rachel Buckwalter

Limelight Performing Arts

Les Miserables: School Edition

Andrew McGuire

Limelight Performing Arts

Oliver JR

Canon Williams

Limelight Performing Arts

Oliver JR

Gabriela Montufar

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR

Britain Roberts

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Mary Poppins JR

Beckett Buelna

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