Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The 2025 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence Award Recipients!


The award recipients for the 2024/2025 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence were announced during the 35th Annual ariZoni Awards on Tuesday, September 30th at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. 

Over 1,250 people attended the ceremonies. This a record attendance for the Zoni Awards. 

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 honors the hard work and creativity of our local theatre artists.

This year's event is generously supported by our presenting sponsor, Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, with additional support from Actor's PLAYground Theatre Company, Desert Foothills Theater, Ghostlight Theatre, and Greasepaint Youth Theatre/Scottsdale Community Players. The 2025 ariZoni Awards have been made possible, in part, through assistance from Scottsdale Arts.


Award winners are in BOLD

Special Award Recipients; 

Excellence in Stage Management : Darl Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award: Laura Durant

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Play

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol : A Queer Fantasia

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Leading Ladies

Fountain Hills Theater

Biloxi Blues

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Venus in Fur

Southwest Shakespeare Company

The Secret Garden

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage


 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

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

First Date

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

MCC Musical Theatre

Be More Chill

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

 

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

1984

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Starlight Community Theater

Junie B Jones is Not a Crook


 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Elf The Musical JR.

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition


ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Play

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol : A Queer Fantasia

Rachelle Dart

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Ivana Grgic

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Nya Salahdeen

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Abeth Spencer

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Leading Ladies

Emily R. Sussman

Fuse Performing Arts Center

The Curious Savage

Polly Chapman

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Kristin Joy Moran

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Venus in Fur

Melody Knudson

Stage Left Productions

Grand Horizons

Shari Watts

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Kathryn Katsikis

 

 

Musical

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Emma Wind

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Kris McQuaid

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Aicha Ba

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Jess Mangels

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

Ryenne Morgan

MCC Musical Theatre

Ordinary Days

Grace Kuhn

MCC Musical Theatre

Sister Act

Nikki Reeves

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Alixandra Giordano

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Samantha Belle

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Taylor Underwood


ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Anne of Green Gables

Anora Biggs

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Samantha Poarch

Actors PLAYground

Super Heroes League of Justice

Madelyn Russo

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

Rachel Haugan

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Bryghton Patrick Blanco

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

Miss Minnie’s Melodramodeon

Anora Biggs

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Liv Burke

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Winnie Harris-Wylde

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Jay Schwab

Starlight Community Theater

Junie B Jones is Not a Crook

Grace Nyen

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Emily Freedman

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Sam Shaw

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Hali Alvey

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Layla Hamilton

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Sophie-Leigh Cannoy

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Zoey Shenkman

CYT Phoenix

Disney's Descendants

Susannah Schrock

Limelight Performing Arts

Into the Woods

Allie Weid

Limelight Performing Arts

Matilda, JR

Lucy Peifer

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Janaysha Garcia

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Katerina Anderson


ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Play

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol : A Queer Fantasia

Ryan Glover

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Matthew Harris

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Leading Ladies

Brett Etzel

Fountain Hills Theater

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Elias Matthews

Fountain Hills Theater

The Sunshine Boys

Ross Collins

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Ben Sparling

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Alex Parker

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Coriolanus

Keath Hall

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The Dinner Party

Charles LeCocq

Stage Left Productions

Grand Horizons

Hector Coris


 

Musical

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

First Date

Griffin Slivka

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

James McCormick

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Matthew Harris

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Rudy Bogojevich

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Kolby Kelly

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Adam Guinn

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Carmichael Blankenship

MCC Musical Theatre

Ordinary Days

Gavin Kennedy

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Derek Neumann

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Andrei Igdanes


ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Alibis

Zachary MacIntyre

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Sam Luba

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

Ben Harwood

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

Porter Carr

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

Theo Doran

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Adam Oberg

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Grant Grottenthaler

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

1984

Evan Kaushesh

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

1984

Tayson Toledo

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Brady Molitor


 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Devin Mock

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Kamden Tinsley

Actor's Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Sebastian Girodroux

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Bowen Maxson

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Brayden Nesbitt

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Dillon Fifield - Toad

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

Elf The Musical JR.

Asher Johnston

Limelight Performing Arts

Into the Woods

CJ Morazan

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Parker Larson

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Jacob Price

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Les Misérables: Student Edition

Andrei Igdanes

Starlight Community Theater

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Ghost Bravo


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Lupita Martinez

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Molly Corbin

Fuse Performing Arts Center

The Curious Savage

Emily Noxon

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Anora Biggs

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Kate Donick

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Adeli Gillis

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Anna Koth

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Madison Escarcega

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

A Christmas Story The Play

Kaitlin Booth

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet

Tahni DeLong

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Allison Foulk

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Melody Startzell

 

 

Musical

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

First Date

Samantha Celaya

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Barbara McBain

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Ixy Utpadel

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Kori Stearns

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Nikki Reeves

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Rhiannon Cummings

MCC Musical Theatre

Sister Act

Paige Boulter

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Lynnette Rasmussen 

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Ayla Faith Grieser

Zao Theatre

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Tina Reynolds


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Alibis

Anora Biggs

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Ivana Grgic

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Paris Rayne

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Jaya Myers

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Madeline Armistead

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Nora Bermudez

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Addison Dwyer

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Maya McElhaney

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Olivia Martinez

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Lily Gray

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Mason Berchman

Actor's Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Dani Cleveland

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Tessa Halterman

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Saydie Timmons

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Kerrington Fink

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Jaely Damasco

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Morgan Massey

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Six the Musical: Teen Edition

Brooklyn Martin

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Six the Musical: Teen Edition

Sarina Arbaugh

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Six the Musical: Teen Edition

Savannah Springer

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Six the Musical: Teen Edition

Valerie Winch

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

The Rainmaker

Nick Philips

Fountain Hills Theater

Biloxi Blues

Jack Osgood

Fountain Hills Theater

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Adam Guinn

Fountain Hills Theater

Peter and the Starcatcher

Roger Prenger

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Logan Beers

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet

Chris Cook

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Hector Coris

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Thomas F. Graca

Starlight Community Theater

Puffs!

Donald Young

Starlight Community Theater

Puffs!

Matthew Eads

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Shane Sedivy

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Steven Settefrati

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

First Date

Andrés Uribe Garza

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Seth Tutnick

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Griffin LeBlanc

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Howie Johnson

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Carter Giannetti

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Thomas Heggem

MCC Musical Theatre

Be More Chill

Griffin Slivka

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Brett Schnebelt


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Anne of Green Gables

William Polvino

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Henry Barker

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Jaxon Cade

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

William Polvino

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Zachary MacIntyre

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Alonzo Reyes

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Westley Armburst

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Devin Baheshone

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Hunter Schneider

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

William Richardson

 

 

Youth Musical

Chandler Youth Theatre

Between the Lines

Samuel Ryan

Chandler Youth Theatre

Legally Blonde

Ashton Churchill

Limelight Performing Arts

Into the Woods

Westley Caryl

Limelight Performing Arts

The Prom

Carter Neef

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition

Dorien Looper

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Andrew Hammons

Spotlight Youth Theatre

13 the Musical

Kyler Tilley

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr. the Musical

Kingston Petty-Purcell

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Eli Franklin

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Les Misérables: Student Edition

Dash Deusterman


GUEST ACTOR

 

Adult

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Cami Richards

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Christopher Devous

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Ryann Monn

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

It’s a Wonderful Life

Landry Boquist

Ghostlight Theatre

The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon

Kayla Patnod

Limelight Performing Arts

Grease

Asher Johnston

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Oli Pearson

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Armand Delgado

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Ava Mae Seidensticker

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Valerie Winch

 

 

Youth

Actors PLAYground

Anne of Green Gables

Bobby Havens

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Little Princess Sara Crewe

Adam Gobeski

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Little Princess Sara Crewe

Sebastian Harris-Wylde

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Lynnette Rasmussen 

Shine Theatre Company

Anastasia

Brandon Dahl

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Gabi Meyers

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Chris Gamble

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Emily Anderson

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Jack Monson

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Owen Rapkoch

 

DIRECTOR

 

Play

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Van Rockwell

Fountain Hills Theater

Biloxi Blues

Gil Berry

Fountain Hills Theater

The Sunshine Boys

Noel Irick

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Emma Denny

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Michael Kary

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Imaginary Invalid

Andy Meyers

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Venus in Fur

Cody Goulder

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Twelfth Night

Amie Bjorklund

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Cody Dull

Starlight Community Theater

Puffs!

Ric Alpers


 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Jan Williams, Garth Williams

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

First Date

Kendal Turpin and Séarli Green

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Don Bluth

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Peter J. Hill

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Laura Vines

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

Michael Kary

MCC Musical Theatre

Ordinary Days

Leia Wasbotten

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Gianbari Deebom, Bray Lawrence

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Andrea Robertson

Zao Theatre

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Michael E Bryce

 

DIRECTOR

 

Youth Play

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Amber Ryan

Actors PLAYground

The Christmas Bus

Rachel Cummings

Actors PLAYground

Super Heroes League of Justice

Jim Gradillas

Actor's Youth Theatre

Clue High School Edition

Xelha Castrejon, Djuro Baich

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Bryanna Patrick Blanco

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Underground Adventures of a Carrot and Potato

Taylor Stroupe

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Ross Collins

Greasepaint Youth Theatre

1984

Pete Bish

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Kenny Grossman

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Christian Graca


 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Kieara Kurtz-Williams

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Jason White

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Kieara Kurtz-Williams, Alexandra Kallis

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Katherine Tait

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Sandy Stones, Calli Overstreet

Limelight Performing Arts

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Emma England, Marie South

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Molly Jacobs

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid                  

Laura McGinnis

Spotlight Youth Theatre

13 the Musical

Kenny Grossman

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Jack Taylor

 

MUSIC DIRECTION

 

 

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

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Julian Lamarti

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Roger McKay

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Kathleen Berger

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Calli Overstreet

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

Mark Fearey

MCC Musical Theatre

Ordinary Days

Darin Shryock

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Ken Goodenberger

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Lydia Glasgow

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

School of Rock

Tyler Thompson, Justin Heffner, Bear Golden

Zao Theatre

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

David Thomas

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Elise Stoffer

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Kimberlie Casselman

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Elisabeth Vaughn

Desert Foothills Theater

13 The Musical

Jackie Paul

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

James Melberg

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Marilee Decker

Limelight Performing Arts

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Emma England, Kayla King

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Sarah Atkinson

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Kinsey Baumann

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Elise Kurbat

 

CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

Julia Chacon

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

As You Like It

Cammie Roberts, Kambria Cook, Arjun Paramore

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

First Date

Dani Cleveland

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

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Nicole Olson

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Andrew McDuff

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Calli Overstreet

MCC Musical Theatre

Be More Chill

Ashley Bauer-Webb

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Precious West-Allen

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet

Deshik Vansadia

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Stephen Hohendorf-Parnell

Actor's Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Bruce Goolsby

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Gin Selfridge

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Gavin Kennedy

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Angela Lavelle

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Katherine Tait & Gavin Kennedy

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Calli Overstreet

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Falin Taylor

Starlight Community Theater

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Bella Swope

 


SPECIALIZED CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait - Physical Comedy

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Van Rockwell- Fight Choreography

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Leading Ladies

James Gerardi- Fight Choreography

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Calli Overstreet - Physical Comedy

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

Michael Kary - Fight Choreography

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

A Klingon Hamlet

Ben Donnel- Fight Choreography

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Coriolanus

Keath Hall - Fight Choreographer

Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Venus in Fur

Monica Sampson - Intimacy coordinator

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet

Aaron Blanco -Fight Choreography, Rachel Finley - Intimacy Choreography

Starlight Community Theater

Puffs!

Ric Alpers- Fight Choreography


 

Youth Theatre

Actors PLAYground

Super Heroes League of Justice

Jim Gradillas - Fight Choreography

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Monica Sampson - Intimacy Choreography

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait -Physical Comedy

Chandler Youth Theatre

Heathers: Teen Edition

Maya Hartzell-Robbins - Intimacy Choreography

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Elise Palma - Fight Choreography

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Calli Overstreet - Physical Comedy

Limelight Performing Arts

Grease

Marie South - Fight Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Emma England - Physical Comedy

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Jack Taylor, Falin Taylor - Fight Choreography

Starlight Community Theater

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Marielle Czajkowski - Fight Choreography

 

SCENIC DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

Cesar Gabriel Mata

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Rhiannon Boute

Fountain Hills Theater

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Jeff Blake

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Rebecca Ulbrich

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Jami Kratz

MCC Musical Theatre

Be More Chill

Douglas Clarke

MCC Musical Theatre

Sister Act

Austin Mueck

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Jeff Rudolph

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Imaginary Invalid

Jeffrey Thomson

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

You Can’t Take It With You

Zoe G. Barkman

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Angela Lavelle

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Katherine Tait, Bradley Casselman

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Tanja Bauerle

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Erin Peters

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Ross Collins

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Sandy Stones, Mike Smyth

Limelight Performing Arts

Grease

Emma England, Marie South

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Vikke Sherrard

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Rob Adams

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Tom Miller

 


COSTUME DESIGN

 

 

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol : A Queer Fantasia

Monica Sampson, Meghan VanDobben, Cheryl Zierman

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Sylvia Chimbo

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

Connie Furr

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Cid Alford

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Toya Abrams

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Stephanie Filbrun, Calli Overstreet

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Nola Yergen

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

The Imaginary Invalid

Brenna Halversen

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Cody Dull, Christian Graca

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Heathers

Anne Smith

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Kieara Kurtz-Williams, Alexandra Kallis

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Angela Lavelle

Center Stage Academy

Lion King Jr.

Katherine Tait

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Nicole Tatro

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Taylor Stroupe

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Stephanie Filbrun

Greasepaint Youth Theatre / Scottsdale Community Players

Elf The Musical JR.

Diana Likes

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Tracy Stoltz, Alexis Stoltz

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Samantha Utpadel

 


HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN

 

 

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol: A Queer Fantasia

Monica Sampson, Jace Ryden

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Ixy Utpadel

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Matthew Harris

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Patsy Johnson, Mary Beth Ingram

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Em Domakeczna

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Paula Castellanos

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Cora Epton

Grand Drama and Comedy Club

Boeing Boeing

Joy Kreick

MCC Musical Theatre

Sister Act

Josh Lutton, Melody Stuart

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Jennipher Rodowca

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Kieara Kurtz-Williams

Actor's Youth Theatre

Little Women

Anne Smith

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Kieara Kurtz-Williams and Amy Nelson

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Avolyn Brown, Summer Roettjer, Ambre Campbell

Center Stage Academy

Lion King Jr.

Katherine Tait

CYT Phoenix

Disney's Descendants

Hillorie Schrock

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

CYT Makeup Design Class

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Ellie Lagergren

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Angel DeMichael, Tatum DeMichael

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Angel DeMichael

 

LIGHTING DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

Shane Waltz

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Cat Andrus

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Don Bluth, Bret Reese

Estrella Mountain Community College

Wink

Josh Hontz

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Rebecca Ulbrich

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Klay Wandelear

MCC Musical Theatre

Be More Chill

Nathaniel White

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Kinsey Moore

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

You Can’t Take It With You

Bradley Taylor

Mesa Encore Theatre

Freaky Friday

Rob Littlefield

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Beetlejuice Jr

Matt Stetler

Center Stage Academy

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Meadow Pringle

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Zane Petiford, Chenoa Baker

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Ross Collins

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Bill Lorentz

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Spencer Shaw

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Logan Farrington

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Ellie Little

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Anthony Rozzen

Stage Left Productions

The Outsiders

Cody Dull

 

SOUND DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

John Zalewski

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Anastasia

Don Bluth, Roger Mckay

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

Done to Death

Van Rockwell, Roger Mckay

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

God’s Favorite

Roger Mckay, Van Rockwell

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Ross Collins

Fountain Hills Theater

The Sunshine Boys

Elias Matthews

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Joshua Rife

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Karianne Griffith

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Elizabeth Witte

Southwest Shakespeare Company

The Secret Garden

James Cougar Canfield

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Greg Nelson

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Jamie Gilbert

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Ross Collins

Greasepaint Youth Theatre / Scottsdale Community Players

Elf The Musical JR.

Pete Bish

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Becca Kalberg

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition

Santiago Arias

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Kinsey Baumann, James Abbitt

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Elf The Musical JR

Sarah Ray

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Nevaeh Monk

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Anthony Rozzen

 


PROPERTY DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Caster Morse

Fountain Hills Theater

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Desiree Dedrick, Gil Berry, Linda Ferington, Samantha Phillippi, Allison Hacker

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Samantha Phillippi

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Samantha Phillippi, Marisa Phillippi

Ghostlight Theatre

The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

Noemi Aguilar

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Reese Tate

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

Appropriate

Sarah Salmi

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

You Can’t Take It With You

Mary Rooney

Southwest Shakespeare Company

A Christmas Carol for Two Actors

Dolores E. Mendoza

Stage Left Productions

The Cottage

Wendi Taylor, Cody Dull

                                                                     

 

Youth Theatre

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Amber Ryan

East Valley Children's Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Grace Kuhn, Joel Cranson

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Joel Cranson, Grace Kuhn

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

The Little Princess Sara Crewe

Bob Feugate, Alisa Feugate

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Amy Smyth

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Autumn Eggers

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR

Stephanie Yampolsky, Ally Baumlin

Shine Theatre Company

The Little Mermaid

Alexis Stoltz

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Caster Morse

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Kenny Grossman, Vicki Grossman

 


ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION

 

 

All Queer Shakespeare

The Christmas Carol: A Queer Fantasia

Jace Ryden - Drag Design and Implementation

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Cliff Alfrey - Pigeons, Pigeon Cages, Headresses

Center Stage Academy

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Katherine Tait - Textile Storytelling through Fabric design

Desert Foothills Theater

The Grown Ups

Mike Rippenkroeger - Campfire and campsite

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Randy Beard, Jeff Blake - Model T. design and construction

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

 

 Lichen Shepherd - Presidential Carnival Targets

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Little Women

Elizabeth Howe, Lydia Schroeder, Klay Wandelear - Puppetry

Southwest Shakespeare Company

A Christmas Carol for Two Actors

Kenzie Knudson - Foley Design

Southwest Shakespeare Company

The Secret Garden

Essie Windham - Puppet Design

Starlight Community Theater

Puffs!

Ric Alpers, Kiley Bishop - Puppet Design

 

Youth Theatre

Actors PLAYground

The Christmas Bus

Stephen Alt - Bus design and construction

Center Stage Academy

Lion King Jr.

Katherine Tait, Bradley Casselman - Puppetry & Masks

CYT Phoenix

Anastasia

Ryan Byars, Matt Church, Kevin Huff - Fiberoptic Eiffel Tower

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Lisa Foushee - Jazzy Car

CYT Phoenix

The Wind in the Willows

Kevin Huff, Lyndsey Huff, Sarah Cupo - Sparrow Puppet Design

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Taylor Stroupe, Joel Cranson - The Headless Horseman and Pumpkin Effect

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Diary of A Wimpy Kid

Calli Overstreet, Stephanie Filbrun - Cartoon Costume and Mask Design

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Calli Overstreet - Silk Bungee Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

Into the Woods

Alisha Niec - Milky White Design

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Jack Taylor: Automatic Doors, Fog Machine


ORIGINAL WRITING

 

Original Script

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

over my dead body there’ll be a pillow fight (or the sleepover play)

Claire Dettloff

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Soul Magnet Beneath the Limestone

Dane Futrell

Fountain Hills Theater

Triple Threat

Peter J. Hill

Scottsdale Community Players

Hot As Hell

Johnna Dias-Watson

Southwest Shakespeare Company

The Secret Garden

James Cougar Canfield

Space 55

Selena and Judy Go Dancing

Ashley Naftule

Stage Left Productions

Truce

Cody Dull

 

 

Original Script– Youth Theatre

Actors PLAYground

Love, Liz

Lauren Grove

East Valley Children's Theatre

The Underground Adventures of a Carrot and Potato

Tara Meddaugh

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Sammi Merkley

 

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Original Score

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Witches Tea

Calli Overstreet

Limelight Performing Arts

Glitz: The Little Miss Christmas Pageant Musical

Aldy Montufar

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Toran Keeley (Preshow and Intermission Music)


 

MEDIA DESIGN

 

 

Almost Famous Theatre Company

The Producers

Carolynn Russell

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Eva Luna

Doster Chastain

Fountain Hills Theater

City of Angels

Peter J. Hill, Elias Matthews

Fountain Hills Theater

Ragtime

Peter J. Hill, Ross Collins

Ghostlight Theatre

Assassins

Shara Merrill

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Ada and the Engine

Eugene Pak, Micah Paden, Chris Morton

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Eugene Pak

Limelight Performing Arts

Glitz: The Little Miss Christmas Pageant Musical

Emma England

Paradise Valley Community College

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Ryan Wentzel and Gabrielle Lawrie

Zao Theatre

Nunsense

Michael E. Bryce

                                                                   

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

Into The Woods JR

Jere Van Patten

Chandler Youth Theatre

Between the Lines

Devan Gallegos, Maya Hartzell-Robbins

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Diary of A Wimpy Kid

Brian Foley, Calli Overstreet

Fuse Performing Arts Center

Finding Nemo JR

Calli Overstreet, Marilee Decker

Greasepaint Youth Theatre / Scottsdale Community Players

1984

Pete Bish

Limelight Performing Arts

Matilda, JR

Emma England

Limelight Performing Arts

Mean Girls, JR

Emma England, Carrie Groves

Limelight Performing Arts

The Prom

Emma England, Wesley Bradstreet

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Joel Johnson

Spotlight Youth Theatre

13 the Musical

Logan Swope

 

 

 

RISING STAR

 

 

Actor's Youth Theatre

Sister Act

Jayda Jacobs

Banzerini House

The Addams Family

Harley Hawkins

CYT Phoenix

Disney's Descendants

Rafael Gaxiola

East Valley Children's Theatre

Sleepy Hollow

Penny Ellis

Greasepaint Youth Theatre / Scottsdale Community Players

13 The Musical

Samuel Roalofs

Limelight Performing Arts

Seussical Jr

Kali Kappes

Limelight Performing Arts

Tuck Everlasting

Andrew McGuire

Limelight Performing Arts

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Audra South

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr. the Musical

Cora Hancock

Spotlight Youth Theatre

Les Misérables: Student Edition

Jackson Beeson