Vol. VII Special ASU Gammage
High School Musical Theatre Awards May 29, 2021
2020–2021
ASU GAMMAGE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Saturday, May 29, 2021 6 p.m. Virtual Red Carpet 7 p.m. Virtual Showcase and Awards www.asugammage.com/HSMTA #ASUGammageHSMTA Single asterisk (*) indicates finalist
CEREMONY Opening Remarks Showcase Begins ASU Gammage Leadership Award Excellence in Stage Management Award Best Lighting Award Best Sound Award Best Costumes Award Best Hair & Makeup Award
Showcase Continues Best Vocalist Best Supporting Male Award Best Supporting Female Award Best Vocalist Award Best Dance Ensemble Award Best Lead Male and Female Award
Opening Remarks and Awards Presenter Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage Emcee and Awards Presenter Desiree Ong, Education Program Manager Co-Presenters for Best Lead Male and Female Brach Drew and Angelica Santana, 2020 Best Lead Male and Female winners
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. ASU acknowledges the sovereignty of these nations and seeks to foster an environment of success and possibility for all Native Americans.
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Schools American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Anastasia Jenifer Hansen Arizona School For The Arts The Theory of Relativity Craig Kosnik Casteel High School The Drowsy Chaperone Alyssa Pitner Chandler High School The Little Mermaid Stephanie Likes Dobson High School Songs for a New World Simon Navarro Hamilton High School Freaky Friday Christina Vail Joseph City High School Tuck Everlasting Andy Foree Notre Dame Preparatory School Little Women Esther Sequeira Phoenix Country Day School You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Keith Burns Pinnacle High School The Theory of Relativity Melissa Carroll-Jackson Queen Creek High School Newsies Kyle Spitler Red Mountain High School The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Matt Erickson Shadow Mountain High School Urinetown Joe Flowers Williams Field High School You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Heather Gillen Connecting Communities™ asugammage.com
Nominations BEST LEAD MALE American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Andrew Stanley Arizona School for the Arts Noah McNeil* Casteel High School Caleb Conver Chandler High School Bennett Smith Dobson High School Will Roggentien Hamilton High School Garrett Lindsey* Joseph City High School Bannon Johnson Mingus Union High School Jarrett Moncibaez* Notre Dame Preparatory School Bennett Curran Phoenix Country Day School Lucas Oland Pinnacle High School Isaac Greenland Queen Creek High School Tyler Baldwin* Red Mountain High School David Gagon Shadow Mountain High School Caleb Cole* Williams Field High School Lucian Lombard
BEST LEAD FEMALE American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Jessica Palmer* Arizona School for the Arts Olivia Pratt* ASU Prep Digital Vienna Nguyen Casteel High School Carly Ray Chandler High School Reagan Plank Dobson High School Jessie Williams Hamilton High School Kristiana Corona* Joseph City High School Kelbie Flake Mingus Union High School Mikayla Gaydon Notre Dame Preparatory School Olivia La Porte* Phoenix Country Day School Kori Schwarz* Pinnacle High School Helena Honnen Queen Creek High School Jasmyn Gade Red Mountain High School Hailey Boiarsky Shadow Mountain High School Tabi Momeyer Williams Field High School Gwyneth Jackson
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Nominations BEST SUPPORTING MALE American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Tanner Trejo* Arizona School for the Arts Alexander Flores Casteel High School Zachary Davis Chandler High School Andrew Matcuk Hamilton High School Hewitt Peterson Joseph City High School Tommy Stotts* Notre Dame Preparatory School Matthew Devine Phoenix Country Day School Aaron Wang* Pinnacle High School Alex Flynn Queen Creek High School Hugh Hocknull* Red Mountain High School Zach Cruse Shadow Mountain High School Ethan Doyle* Williams Field High School Desiree Petersen
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Gabriella Sanchez* Arizona School for the Arts Rylee Hoil Casteel High School Riley Nally Chandler High School Katie Stone Dobson High School Rachel Lemons Hamilton High School Alina Pierzge* Joseph City High School Kylie Rascon Notre Dame Preparatory School Lucia Wallen Phoenix Country Day School Siena Liljegren* Pinnacle High School Olivia Scott Queen Creek High School Sabrina Harding* Red Mountain High School Sadie Starks Shadow Mountain High School Karson Sinur* Williams Field High School Amelie Luster
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Nominations BEST VOCALIST American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Maya Thomas Arizona School for the Arts Charles Moore Casteel High School Thea Moore Chandler High School Charlize Cornejo Dobson High School Bella Navarro* Hamilton High School Jessica Wastchak* Notre Dame Preparatory School Olivia La Porte* Phoenix Country Day School Aaron Wang Pinnacle High School Isaac Greenland Queen Creek High School Rayla Everson* Red Mountain High School Sadie Starke Shadow Mountain High School Karson Sinur* Williams Field High School Gwyneth Jackson
BEST DANCE ENSEMBLE American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Paris Holds the Key* Casteel High School Toledo Surprise* Chandler High School Under the Sea Hamilton High School Go* Notre Dame Preparatory School Five For All Forever Queen Creek High School King of New York* Red Mountain High School Magic Foot Shadow Mountain High School Snuff That Girl* Williams Field High School Suppertime
BEST SET & PROPS American Leadership Academy Queen Creek ADV. Tech Class* Casteel High School Brynne Miller Chandler High School Set & Props Crew* Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Set & Props Crew* Pinnacle High School Jordan Yanofsky Queen Creek High School Queen Creek Tech Crew* Red Mountain High School Red Mountain Tech Class* Williams Field High School WFHS Team Connecting Communities™ asugammage.com
Nominations BEST LIGHTING American Leadership Academy Queen Creek Ella Mortnensen* Casteel High School Grace Kimmel* Dobson High School Tim Pellettierri* Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Lighting Crew Queen Creek High School Jeremiah Poirier* Red Mountain High School Josh Boenzi* Williams Field High School Isla Hibbard
BEST SOUND Arizona School for the Arts Ian Nussdorfer* Casteel High School Barrett Burgess* Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Sound Crew* Red Mountain High School Red Mountain Tech Class* Williams Field High School Zoe Logan*
BEST COSTUMES Dobson High School Love Valinski* Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Costume Crew* Joseph City High School Kelbie Flake* Phoenix Country Day School Erin Florance* Pinnacle High School Emily Yurkovic* Red Mountain High School Red Mountain Tech Class* Shadow Mountain High School NVAA Costume Team*
BEST HAIR & MAKE-UP Chandler High School CHS Hair & Makeup Crew* Hamilton High School Jessica Wastchak* Red Mountain High School Red Mountain Tech Class* Shadow Mountain High School NVAA Hair & Makeup Team* Williams Field High School Sarah Van Orden*
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Nominations ASU GAMMAGE LEADERSHIP AWARD Arizona School for the Arts Rylee Hoil* Casteel High School Kylie Tollefson* Hamilton High School Jessica Wastchuck* Red Mountain High School Micayla Berglund*
EXCELLENCE IN STAGE MANAGEMENT AWARD Arizona School for the Arts Julia Rivas* Casteel High School Jamie Ko* Hamilton High School Abby Halcomb* Red Mountain High School Micayla Berglund*
ASU Gammage HSMTA Ceremony Credits Opening Remarks and Awards Presenter Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage Emcee and Awards Presenter Desiree Ong, Education Program Manager Co-Presenters for Best Lead Male and Female Brach Drew and Angelica Santana, 2020 Best Lead Male and Female winners
ASU Gammage HSMTA Ceremony Production Team Director Ryan Clark Technical Director Ben Glines Production Manager Dan Hale Pyro/Special Effects Shaun Schultz Stage Manager Stacey Schulman Executive Producer Desiree Ong Producers Maddie Ghikas, Jessica Jones, Andrea Privett, and Emily Powell Connecting Communities™ asugammage.com
ASU Gammage HSMTA Program Staff Sr. Director of Programs & Organizational Initiatives Michael Reed Program Manager Desiree Ong Program Coordinators Maddie Ghikas, Jessica Jones, Andrea Privett Program Intern Emily Powell
2020–2021 ASU Gammage HSMTA Adjudicators Ryan Clark Breona Conrad Michael Gerardi Ben Glines Julie Hackmann
Leslie Infalt Toni Jourdan Tony Latham Megan Loponen Lucile Oglesby
Heather Pehrson Randi Rudolph Eric Schoen Lauren Steitz Michaela Wooldridge
ASU Gammage would like to acknowledge and thank our donors: Bell Bank Target Ronald H. Harten Pat Langlin-Brazil ASU Gammage VIP Club Donors
The ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards is a participant in the National High School Theatre Awards, known as The Jimmy Awards, which is presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
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ASU Gammage VIP Donor Club as of April 2021 100K Milestone ASU Gammage gratefully acknowledges these individual donors and foundations whose cumulative giving totaled $100,000 or more as of March 2021. The contributions of these generous benefactors, in partnership with those of other visionary patrons, sponsors and volunteers, have incalculably enriched our community. Abbett Family Foundation Susan and William Ahearn Pat and Bill Andrew Jerry Appell APS Carol Barmore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baughman Barbara, Irv and Jeremy Berger Carmen and Michael Blank F. Richard Bloechl Family Lee Bowman George Brazil Plumbing and Electrical Broadway Across America Joan Cremin Cathy Dickey JO Finks Karen and Grady Gammage, Jr. Laurie and Chuck Goldstein Joanne and Mark Halberg Ronald H. Harten Patricia Kaufman Patricia Langlin-Brazil The Hugh W. Long, Jr. Family
Rae and Richard S. Love Robert Machiz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manning Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Marcia and Andrew Meyer Lesley and Paul Monfardini Margaret T. Morris Foundation Jeffrey D. Oliver Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey Rosenbluth Family Foundation Jana and Charles Sample Ticketmaster Mary and Bill Way/Way Family Charitable Foundation
Legacy Susan and William Ahearn Anonymous Carol Barmore Weasley Beckley Larry Berentzen In Memory of Nan Beyer George and Patricia Brazil Linda Broomhead and Terese Sanchez Marlene Bushard Kim Cahow-Harmon Angela and David Conwell Carl J. Cross Cyndi and Terry DeBoer Leonard and Emily Dudziak Raylan and Beverley Evans JO Finks Mary Flora Marilyn and Jim Foley Phillip Gillies Alan and Anita Handelsman Henry and Mary Hansen Ronald H. Harten Jay and Rojon Hasker Robert and Jeanette Heacock David N. Horowitz Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen and Greg Kroening Donald and June Julen
Pat Kaufman Sue Larsen Rae and Richard S. Love Douglas Lowe Larry Mattal Cathy Mazur Ellis and Kiran Means Merrily Metzger Ron and Vickie Neill Clyde C. Parker Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Russell A. Robbins Dr. Lynn Robershotte Mitchell and Heather Ross Virginia Schantz Margaret Schulz Tamara Scrivner Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith Ava Spanier Jo and Frank Stockman Bruce C. Thoeny Brinley Thomas Mollie C. Trivers John and Joyce Webb Betty L. and John Whiteman For information on planned giving, please contact us at 480-965-9915.
Investors Guild Susan and William Ahearn* Carmen and Michael Blank* Lee Bowman* Dawna and Dan Calderone Joan Cremin* Dr. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein* Ronald H. Harten* Patricia Langlin-Brazil and James Cord MD*
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ASU Gammage VIP Donor Club as of April 2021 Producers Academy Anonymous Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation Reginald M. Ballantyne III Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baughman* Jacqueline Chadwick, MD Janet and Chip Glaser Jay and Rojon Hasker Carol Barmore and Phil Hineman Michelle Jung and Chris Rodriguez* Patricia Kaufman* Gail and John Krueger Hope and Steven Leibsohn Cheryl Mandala Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manning Marcia and Andrew Meyer Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey* Rosenbluth Family Foundation* Jana and Charles Sample The Way Family
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Darcey Winterland and Blake Bulloch ASU Gammage wishes to thank the hundreds of donors who are not listed due to space limitations.
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Corporate/Foundation Sponsors $100,000+ Desert Financial Credit Union The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation $99,999–$75,000 Broadway Across America George Brazil Plumbing and Electrical
$50,000–$25,000 Abbett Family Foundation Arizona Community Foundation APS J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation
$9,999–$2,500 Abbot Downing Airpark Signs Arizona Business Magazine BOK Financial Shamrock Farms Target
$24,999–$10,000 Tim Trumble Photography, Inc. Union Pacific Foundation
Why Give? Gifts to ASU Gammage make a difference in the lives of so many across the Valley. More than 35,000 children and families are impacted by ASU Gammage Cultural Participation programs and performances each year. These programs can only exist with the help of many donors, community partners and sponsors who are key to ASU Gammage’s mission of Connecting Communities™.
Become An ASU Gammage VIP Today to Ensure that • Thousands of children have the opportunity to see live performances at ASU Gammage at a ticket cost of no more than $3. • K-12 teachers learn new techniques for connecting the arts and education. • Incarcerated women have their lives transformed though our JOURNEY HOME program. • ASU students engage with world-class artists and Broadway professionals without having to leave campus through our internships and master classes. • Thousands of ASU students and faculty, children and community members have access to great international artists through free artist residencies.
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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack COLLEEN JENNINGS-ROGGENSACK has served as the Executive Director of ASU Gammage for over 25 years and is ASU’s Vice President for Cultural Affairs. JenningsRoggensack established ASU Gammage’s organizational mission of Connecting Communities™ which allows ASU Gammage to go beyond its doors to make a difference in the community through the shared experience of the arts. Under her leadership, ASU Gammage has commissioned 35 works, more than any other presenter in the Southwest. As Arizona’s only Tony Awards® voter and former President of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), Jennings-Roggensack has made a lasting impact on the Valley and nationally through arts advocacy. She also serves on The Broadway League Board of Governors and the Creative Capital Board. She has been honored with numerous awards including the 2019 Valley Leadership’s Woman of the Year Award, the 2012 Governor’s Arts Award, The Broadway League’s 2009 Touring Broadway and APAP’s 2007 Fan Taylor Award. Jennings-Roggensack also served under President Clinton on the National Council on the Arts. As ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs, Jennings-Roggensack has artistic, fiscal and administrative responsibility for two cultural facilities (ASU Gammage and ASU Kerr), with additional responsibility for Sun Devil Stadium
and Desert Financial Arena for non-athletic activities including concerts, commencements, convocations, and oversees the activation and transformation of Sun Devil Stadium into a yearround hub of cultural activity with the ASU 365 Community Union initiative. Colleen has held positions at Dartmouth College and Colorado State University. She was Director of Performing Arts and Professional Development at the Western States Arts Federation. She has served on numerous NEA, regional and state panels, as well as being an invited speaker at national conferences. She was an advisor to the National Dance Project, Africa Exchange Advisory Council, The Japan Foundation and its performing arts program, and a contemporary theatre partnership with the US/Netherlands Project. Formerly a dancer and choreographer, Colleen is married to Dr. Kurt Roggensack, volcanologist at Arizona State University. Proud parents of Kelsey, an All-American swimmer, Williams College graduate, two-time Fulbright Scholar, former copy editor for the Jakarta Post in Indonesia, earned her master’s degree at Harvard University and is currently pursuing her PhD at Cornell University.
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ASU Gammage Staff EXECUTIVE
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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage Michelle Johnson, CAP, OM, Executive Assistant
Peter Means, Senior Director of Development Mollie C. Trivers, Senior Director of Development Julie Mate, Associate Director of Development Cheryl Amick, Assistant to the Sr. Directors of Development Heather Fuentes, Donor Relations Coordinator Tim Walling, Development Officer — Head of Annual Fund
AUDIENCE SERVICES Karie Lurie, Senior Director of Audience Services Jon Ainlay, Associate Director of Ticket Operations & Services Gary Beckert, Food & Beverage Manager Marlena Jessen, House Manager Hayley Welsh, Group Sales Manager Matthew Venrick, Box Office Assistant Manager
BUSINESS SERVICES Neva Bochenek, Senior Director of Fiscal & Business Operations and Chief of Staff Wylodin Banez, Business Operations Specialist Shanna Gallo, Accounting Specialist Sr. Scott Guess, Technology Support Analyst Christine Jaimes, Office Coordinator Tara Johannson, Accountant Principal Stephen H. Potter, Contract & Facility Manager Gracie Saenz, Accountant J. Ragan Warner, Human Resources Manager
CULTURAL PARTICIPATION & OPERATIONS Michael Reed, Senior Director of Programs & Organizational Initiatives Jeff Rollins, Assistant Director of Operations Lisa Adamsen, Production Manager Daniel Green, Event Coordinator Daniel Hale, Asst Production Manager Janet Lora, Assistant to the Sr. Director of Programs & Organizational Initiatives Desiree Ong, Education Program Manager Shaun Schultz, Production Manager M. Fernanda Snellings, Artist Liaison & Engagement Manager Linda Blake, Event Operations Manager
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Theresa Dickerson, Director of Marketing & Communications Kari Amarosso, Public Relations Manager Allie Gold, Graphic Design Specialist Arianna Jones, Marketing Coordinator Erica Lin, Marketing & Communications Manager
ASU 365 COMMUNITY UNION Victor Hamburger, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives for ASU Cultural Affairs and Senior Director of ASU 365 Community Union Kimberly Inglese, Marketing & Sales Coordinator Sianna Kent, Event Specialist Sr. Breelyn Colbert, Event Specialist Stacey Stepek, Event Specialist
ASU KERR CULTURAL CENTER Tracey Mason, General Manager Stacey Bailey, Marketing & Special Events Coordinator Jarrod Barger, Technical Director Catelyn Booth, Asst. Technical Director Matthew Kohlbeck, Ticket Office Coordinator Marlene Rivas, Event Coordinator
ASU Gammage also wishes to acknowledge the many part-time employees, students, interns and volunteers who assist in its operations.
FACILITIES Terri Cranmer, Senior Director of Facilities
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