May 30, 2024
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PRESENTED BY EMC INSURANCE COMPANIESThe Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (IHSMTA) program celebrates the extraordinary achievements of Iowa’s young musical theater artists - from the performers on stage to the musicians and technical crew. We celebrate each and every school that makes musical theater a part of their students’ learning experience.
Throughout the year students and educators benefit from:
· EXPERT FEEDBACK provided by theater professionals who attend and review each participating musical
· LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES which provide practical instruction, taught by local and national theater professionals
· AWARDS SHOWCASE uplifting the achievements of schools and students on the Des Moines Civic Center stage
The IHSMTA program is designed to be celebratory rather than directly competitive. Any student or school at an outstanding level is recognized for their achievements and multiple honorees may be named in each category as performances merit.
“IHSMTA
programming is without a doubt the most impactful and meaningful experience we can provide to our students, not only through the constructive feedback we receive, but also through the numerous learning opportunities available to us.”
– Lauren Darby, Iowa City High School
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Des Moines East
2023-2024 SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School TUCK EVERLASTING
Anamosa High School DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Aplington-Parkersburg High School ANNIE
AND DOLLS
Ankeny High School ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Ballard High School MAMMA MIA!
High School DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS JR.
Ankeny Centennial High School
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
BCLUW High School RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (ORIGINAL)
Adel DeSoto Minburn High School GUYS Albia3
2023-2024 SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Bishop Garrigan High School SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Boyer Valley High School CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Carroll High School DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Bondurant-Farrar High School
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Calamus Wheatland High School
THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
Boone High School DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Carlisle High School MAMMA MIA!
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School SWEENEY TODD
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Centerville High School OLIVER!
Clarke Community High School
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Creston High School ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Charles City High School GODSPELL (REVISED VERSION 2012)
Clear Creek Amana High School THE WIZARD OF OZ
Dallas Center-Grimes High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Coon Rapids-Bayard THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Danville Jr/Sr High School GREASE
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School MAMMA MIA!
2023-2024
SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Davenport Central High School MAMMA MIA!
Des Moines East High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Dubuque Senior High School DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Davenport North High School SOMETHING ROTTEN! Decorah High School THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Des Moines Hoover High School THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Earlham High School SHREK THE MUSICAL
Dowling Catholic High School NEWSIES
Edgewood-Colesburg Jr/Sr High School BABA YAGA AND THE BLACK SUNFLOWER
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Forest City High School
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Greene County High School INTO THE WOODS
Grinnell-Newburg High School
FREAKY FRIDAY
Fort Dodge Senior High School TUCK EVERLASTING
Grand View Christian School NEWSIES
Griswold High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Exira-EHK High School ANNIE JR. Gilbert High School FREAKY FRIDAY7
2023-2024 SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Grundy Center High School TUCK EVERLASTING
Humboldt High School EMMA
Iowa Falls-Alden High School JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Harlan Community High School GUYS AND DOLLS JR.
Indianola High School THE WIZARD OF OZ
Johnston High School FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Hudson High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Iowa City West High School THE SECRET GARDEN
Knoxville High School ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
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Lewis Central High School FOOTLOOSE
Montezuma Jr/Sr High School INTO THE WOODS
Mount Vernon High School DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Nevada High School FOOTLOOSE
North Scott High School DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Northeast Community High School CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School MAMMA MIA!
Ogden High School GUYS AND DOLLS
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Okoboji High School GUYS AND DOLLS
2023-2024 SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Osage Community High School FOOTLOOSE
Pleasant Valley High School DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Regina High School HELLO, DOLLY!
Christian High School DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Pleasantville High School SEUSSICAL
Roland-Story High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
SEUSSICAL
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Pella
Perry High School THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
Shenandoah High School SHREK THE MUSICAL
Sioux City East High School THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Southeast Polk High School ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Siouxland Christian School LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Southeast Warren Jr/Sr High School DISNEY’S FROZEN JR.
South Hardin High School DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Spencer High School ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
St Edmond Catholic School ANNIE
Storm Lake High School MAMMA MIA!
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Tipton High School GREASE
2023-2024 SCHOOLS AND PRODUCTIONS
Union High School SEUSSICAL
Waukee High School MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
West Des Moines Valley High School
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Van Meter High School THE WIZARD OF OZ
Waukee Northwest High School MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Wahlert Catholic High School DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Waukon High School LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Winterset High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
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Woodward-Granger High School
DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Xavier High School
RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
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Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Central De-Witt High School*
Davenport West High School RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA: YOUTH EDITION
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School*
Iowa City High School SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Kuemper Catholic High School THE MUSIC MAN
Mid-Prairie High School*
North Linn High School*
North Union High School*
Norwalk High School ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
Pella High School*
Sioux City North High School CURTAINS: SCHOOL EDITION
Spirit Lake High School THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Urbandale High School*
Wapsie Valley High School THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Waverly-Shell Rock High School*
West Branch High School GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION
*Denotes a school that participated through access to learning opportunities only.
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ACT ONE
Opening .............................. Representatives from Participating Schools
Ensemble Medley ......... “Anything Goes” from ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION), Creston
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“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS, Wahlert Catholic “Finale Act II” from INTO THE WOODS, Montezuma
Spotlight Medley “Good Kid” from THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, Coon Rapids-Bayard
“Till There Was You” from THE MUSIC MAN, Kuemper Catholic
“In a Crowd of Thousands” from ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL, Norwalk “Top of the World” from TUCK EVERLASTING, Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center
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“If I Can’t Love Her” from DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Clarke
Behind-The-Scenes Student Features
Ensemble Medley
“One Day More” from LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION, Siouxland Christian
“Ten Minutes Ago” from RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION), West Des Moines Valley “Step In Time” from DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS, Pella Christian
Recognition of Outstanding Community Engagement Recipients
Spotlight Medley ..... “A Cautionary Tale” from MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION, Waukee Northwest
“Be Our Guest” from DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, North Scott “Jolly Holiday” from DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS JR., Albia “Letter from the Refuge” from NEWSIES, Dowling Catholic “Let’s Hear It For the Boy” from FOOTLOOSE, Lewis Central “Show Off” from THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Sioux City East
Recognition of Outstanding Overall Performance Recipients
Spotlight Medley ........ “If I Only Had a Brain” from THE WIZARD OF OZ, Indianola “Santa Fe” from NEWSIES, Grand View Christian “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” from ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION), Ankeny “Name of the Game” from MAMMA MIA!, Carlisle “After All of This and Everything” from FREAKY FRIDAY, Gilbert “If I Were a Rich Man” from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Johnston “I’d Rather Be Me” from MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Recognition of Behind-The-Scenes Award Recipients
Ensemble Medley
“Voulez Vous” from MAMMA MIA!, Davenport Central “When You’re an Addams” from THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Roland-Story “His Name is Lancelot” from MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, Waukee
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ACT TWO
Ensemble Medley “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” from SWEENEY TODD, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy “Revolting Children” from ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, Southeast Polk “Bikini Bottom Day” from THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, Decorah
Recognition of Outstanding Overall Technical & Creative Achievement Recipients
Spotlight Medley .................
“Not Today” from THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Hudson “Partner in Crime” from TUCK EVERLASTING, Fort Dodge “Home” from DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Dubuque Senior “Mr. Robert Martin” from EMMA, Humboldt “Journey to the Past” from ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL, Spencer “Mama Says” from FOOTLOOSE, Nevada
Behind-The-Scenes Student Features
Recognition of Impact Award Recipients
Spotlight Medley
“Another Terrible Day” from THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, Bondurant-Farrar
“I Think I Got You Beat” from SHREK THE MUSICAL, Shenandoah “Knowing Me, Knowing You” from MAMMA MIA!, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows “Over the Rainbow” from THE WIZARD OF OZ, Clear Creek Amana “A Change In Me” from DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Pleasant Valley “Little Girls” from ANNIE, Aplington-Parkersburg
Triple Threat Award Medley
Announcement of Triple Threat Award Recipients
2024 Nominees
Finale Representatives from Participating Schools
*Program order subject to change.
Material from the musicals THE ADDAMS FAMILY and MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT is presented through special arrangement with TRW, www.theatricalrights.com.
OPENING selections: “Wilkommen” from CABARET, “And All that Jazz” from CHICAGO, “Le Jazz Hot” from VICTOR/VICTORIA, “Too Darn Hot” from KISS ME KATE, “Some Like It Hot” from SOME LIKE IT HOT, “A Wild, Wild Party” from THE WILD PARTY TRIPLE THREAT AWARD MEDLEY selections: “Great Adventure” from KIMBERLY AKIMBO, “Cheering for Me Now” from NEW YORK NEW YORK, “Let Me Be Your Star” from SMASH, “Building Momentum” from HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, “Sensation” from THE WHO’S TOMMY, “See Me, Feel Me” from THE WHO’S TOMMY, “Hear My Song” from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, “Come Alive” from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
FINALE selections: “Born to Entertain” from RUTHLESS!, “People Like Us” from THE WILD PARTY, “Show People” from CURTAINS, “NYC” from ANNIE, “A Musical” from SOMETHING ROTTEN, “On Broadway” from SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ
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2024 AWARDS AND HONORS
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy, SWEENEY TODD
Creston, ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Davenport Central, MAMMA MIA!
Decorah, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Fort Dodge, TUCK EVERLASTING
Grand View Christian, NEWSIES
Indianola, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Iowa City, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Montezuma, INTO THE WOODS
North Scott, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Pella Christian, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Roland-Story, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Siouxland Christian, LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Southeast Polk, ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Wahlert Catholic, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Waukee, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
Waukee Northwest, MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
West Des Moines Valley, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PERFORMANCE
Ankeny, ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Ankeny Centennial, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Cedar Rapids George Washington, MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
Clear Creek Amana, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Dallas Center-Grimes, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Dowling Catholic, NEWSIES
Forest City, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Johnston, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Mount Vernon, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Nevada, FOOTLOOSE
Sioux City East, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Union, SEUSSICAL
OUTSTANDING OVERALL TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Aplington-Parkersburg, ANNIE
Coon Rapids-Bayard, THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Des Moines East, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Dubuque Senior, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Iowa City West, THE SECRET GARDEN
Perry, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Pleasant Valley, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Red Oak, SEUSSICAL
Spencer, ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
DISTINGUISHED SCENE
Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center, “Story of the Tucks” in TUCK EVERLASTING
Adel DeSoto Minburn, “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” in GUYS AND DOLLS
Albia, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” in DISNEY AND CAMERON
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MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS JR.
Anamosa, “Be Our Guest” in DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Ballard, “Dancing Queen” in MAMMA MIA!
BCLUW, “In My Own Little Corner” in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (ORIGINAL)
Belmond-Klemme, “Crazier Than You” in THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Bishop Garrigan, “Good Morning” in SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Bondurant-Farrar, “The Day I Got Expelled” in THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Boone, “We’re All in This Together” in DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Boyer Valley, “Seize the Day” in CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Calamus Wheatland, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” in THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
Carlisle, “Mamma Mia!” in MAMMA MIA!
Carroll, “Kiss the Girl” in DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Centerville, “Pick a Pocket or Two” in OLIVER!
Charles City, “Turn Back, O Man” in GODSPELL (REVISED VERSION 2012)
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, “Voulez Vous” in MAMMA MIA!
Clarke, “Be Our Guest” in DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Danville, “We Go Together” in GREASE
Davenport North, “We See the Light” in SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Davenport West, “Stepsister’s Lament” in RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA: YOUTH EDITION
Des Moines Herbert Hoover, “Killer Quest” in THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
Earlham, “Freak Flag” in SHREK THE MUSICAL Edgewood-Colesburg, “Closing (Earth, Water)” in BABA YAGA AND THE BLACK SUNFLOWER
Exira-EHK, “It’s the Hard Knocked Life” in ANNIE JR. Gilbert, “Busted” in FREAKY FRIDAY Gladbrook-Reinbeck, “Shy” in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Greene County, “Your Fault” in INTO THE WOODS Grinnell-Newburg, “Just One Day” in FREAKY FRIDAY Griswold, “Happy / Sad” in THE ADDAMS FAMILY Grundy Center, “Live Like This” in TUCK EVERLASTING Harlan Community, “Guys and Dolls” in GUYS AND DOLLS JR. Hudson, “Tango De Amor” in THE ADDAMS FAMILY Humboldt, “The Recital” in EMMA Iowa Falls-Alden, “Go, Go, Go, Joseph” in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Knoxville, “Song of Love” in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Kuemper Catholic, “Ya Got Trouble” in THE MUSIC MAN Lewis Central, “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” in FOOTLOOSE Northeast, “We Both Reached For The Gun” in CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION Norwalk, “Land of Yesterday” in ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove, “Money, Money, Money” in MAMMA MIA! Ogden, “Luck Be A Lady” in GUYS AND DOLLS Okoboji, “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” in GUYS AND DOLLS Osage, “Learning to be Silent” in FOOTLOOSE Pleasantville, “Alone in the Universe” in SEUSSICAL Regina, “Hello Dolly!” in HELLO, DOLLY! Shenandoah, “Who’d I Be” in SHREK THE MUSICAL Sioux City North, “What Kind of Man” in CURTAINS: SCHOOL EDITION
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South Hardin, “Step in Time” in DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Southeast Warren, “Finale” in DISNEY’S FROZEN JR.
Spirit Lake, “I’m Not a Loser” in THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
St Edmond Catholic, “Easy Street” in ANNIE
Storm Lake, “Take a Chance on Me” in MAMMA MIA!
Tipton, “Born to Hand Jive” in GREASE
Van Meter, “Merry Old Land of Oz” in THE WIZARD OF OZ Wapsie Valley, “Full Disclosure” in THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Waukon, “Skid Row” in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
West Branch, “Grease Lightning” in GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION Williamsburg, “Human Again” in DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Winterset, “Pulled” in THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Woodward-Granger, “Start of Something New” in DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Xavier, “There’s Music in You” in RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Ankeny, ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Ankeny Centennial, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy, SWEENEY TODD
Clarke, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Creston, ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
Dallas Center-Grimes, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Davenport Central, MAMMA MIA!
Decorah, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Dowling Catholic, NEWSIES
Fort Dodge, TUCK EVERLASTING Indianola, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Montezuma, INTO THE WOODS
North Scott, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Pella Christian, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Roland-Story, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Sioux City East, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Siouxland Christian, LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION Union, SEUSSICAL
Wahlert Catholic, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Waukee, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
Waukee Northwest, MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
West Des Moines Valley, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Winterset, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORCHESTRA
Aplington-Parkersburg, ANNIE
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy, SWEENEY TODD
Dallas Center-Grimes, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Decorah, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Dowling Catholic, NEWSIES
Gilbert, FREAKY FRIDAY
Iowa City, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Lewis Central, FOOTLOOSE
Southeast Polk, ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
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Waukee, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
Waukee Northwest, MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
West Branch, GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION
West Des Moines Valley, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Anamosa, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Aplington-Parkersburg, ANNIE
Nevada, FOOTLOOSE
North Scott, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Pella Christian, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Red Oak, SEUSSICAL
Spencer, ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Sophia Adkins as Princess Fiona, Shenandoah
Neva Alden as Sophie, Carlisle
Victoria Alphs as Paula Abagnale, Forest City
Jack Andersen as Damian, Waukee Northwest
Mia Andringa as Mrs. Banks, Pella Christian
Vanessa Arvizu-Ersland as Princess Winnifred, Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Jackson Baker as Ren McCormick, Nevada
Zoe Ball as Katherine Plumber, Dowling Catholic
Shea Baxter as Matilda, Southeast Polk
Riley Beck as Beast, Dubuque Senior
Carson Beer as Moonface Martin, Creston
Ami Bellings as Belle, Dubuque Senior
Juliette Bernal-Herrera as Wednesday Addams, Des Moines East
Olivia Blackhurst as Janis, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Cooper Bott as Beast, Williamsburg
JaMarcus Bradley-Norman as Jack Kelly, Grand View Christian
Jaina Brunscheon as Morticia Addams, Roland-Story
Lauren Carney as Miss Hannigan, Aplington-Parkersburg
Tilynne Cartmill as Gretchen, Waukee Northwest
Keagan Case as Chef Louis, Carroll
Mackenzie Crawford as Janet, Sioux City East
Abby Dart as Mary Poppins, Pella Christian
Emma Davis as Miss Hannigan, St Edmond Catholic
Mina DeJong as Winnie Foster, Fort Dodge
Jaynee Depue as Harriet, Humboldt
Liam Dostal as Lefou, Dubuque Senior
Amelia Douglas as Lilly, Iowa City West
Samuel Duncan as Billy Crocker, Creston
Noah Dutchuk as Fester, Dallas Center-Grimes
Tommy Etherington as Jean Valjean, Siouxland Christian
Carter Evans as Moonface Martin, Ankeny
Nickolas Faley as Mr. Banks, Wahlert Catholic
Abby Fickbohm as Ariel, Ankeny Centennial
Zac Fisher as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Spirit Lake
Jacob Forney as Topher, West Des Moines Valley
Noah Fox as Dmitry, Norwalk
Eric Franczyk as Tevye, Johnston
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Zoë Fredregill as Marie, West Des Moines Valley
Jenna Freeseman as Reno Sweeney, Ankeny
Colin Gach as Lance/Sir Lancelot, Waukee
Andrew Geerdes as Percy Jackson, Des Moines Herbert Hoover
Aidan Gehrke as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Okoboji
Nadia Gioffredi as Dorothy, Indianola
Brady Gluba as Cosmo Brown, Iowa City
Paige Gossard as Mr. D, Bondurant-Farrar
Haedyn Grasty as Mae Tuck, Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center
Ben Hall as Jack Kelly, Dowling Catholic
Owen Hamlow as Man in the Yellow Suit, Fort Dodge
Jordan Harvey as Sweeney Todd, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Naomi Hemley as Lina Lamont, Iowa City
Jacob Herring as Gomez, Hudson
Charles Heuton as Billy Crocker, Ankeny
Nicholas Hill as Bert, Wahlert Catholic
Gabriel Hiner as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Decorah
Wyatt Hitz as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Creston
Davin Holste as Donkey, Shenandoah
Evan Huegel as Erma, Ankeny
Jacqueline James as Les, Dowling Catholic
Bryce Johnson as Lumiere, Clarke
Ethan Jones as Troy Bolton, Woodward-Granger
Maggie Kaup as Ellie Blake, Grinnell-Newburg
AJ Keeler as Percy Jackson, Bondurant-Farrar
Erin King as Mrs. Banks, Wahlert Catholic
Hannah Koehler as Fantine, Siouxland Christian
Kaiya Kralik as Countess Lily, Norwalk
Charlie Krob as Mary Poppins, Mount Vernon
Evie Kunz as Marie, Xavier
Marne Kyndesen as Rusty, Lewis Central
Maddux Lamb as Lumiere, North Scott
Maddison Lambert as Miss Adelaide, Okoboji
Lily Leding as Roxie Hart, Northeast
Lewis Lentsch as Davey, Dowling Catholic
Hannah Lewis as Tanya, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
Micah Logan as Crutchie, Grand View Christian
Grady Lyman as Javert, Siouxland Christian
Andrew Mahaffey as Jesse Tuck, Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center
Summer Maher as Dragon, Shenandoah
Austin Martin as The Cat in the Hat, Union
Azaya Martinez as Ursula, Carroll
Savannah McBride as Ella, West Des Moines Valley
Kailee McCaw as Belle, Pleasant Valley
Jack McCune as Marius, Siouxland Christian
Ian McGovern as Davey, Grand View Christian
Kenna McHenry as Mrs. Lovett, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Keira McLain as Belle, Clarke
Ephraim Messer as Crutchie, Dowling Catholic
Isabelle Meyer as Patsy, Waukee
Brady Meyers as Tinman, Indianola
Rico Miller as Lion, Indianola
Kyleigh Moore as Ariel, Lewis Central
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Drew Morelock as Shrek, Shenandoah
Jack Murren as Lord Farquaad, Shenandoah
August Nau as Mr. Wormwood, Southeast Polk
Alexa Nelson as SpongeBob Squarepants, Perry
Mia Nilius as Katherine Plumber, Grand View Christian
Hannah Noonan as Belle, North Scott
Soren Obermueller as Lumiere, Dubuque Senior
Lucas Obert as Percy Jackson, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Luke O’Brien as Judge Turpin, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Max O’Brien as Willard, Lewis Central
Jamison Olson as Ren, Lewis Central
Paige Olson as Janis, Waukee Northwest
Carter Owens as Nigel Bottom, Davenport North
Kylie Ozbun as Sweet Adelaide, Adel DeSoto Minburn
Baylee Parker as Rosie, Davenport Central
Greta Paulsen as Cady, Waukee Northwest
Kylie Perdue as Morticia Addams, Dallas Center-Grimes
Abby Perry as Mrs. Banks, Albia
Libby Phillips as SpongeBob Squarepants, Decorah
Eayon Phipps as Willard Hewitt, Nevada
Sam Plathe as Cosmo Brown, Bishop Garrigan
Izzy Platts as Katherine Blake, Gilbert
Beth Poe as Dolly, Regina
Alex Pries as Gomez, Dallas Center-Grimes
Eloise Prince as Cady, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Avery Provorse as Kathy, Iowa City
Nevaeh Prugh as Winnie Foster, Grundy Center
Abigail Rasmussen as Eponine, Siouxland Christian
Logan Rial as Harold Hill, Kuemper Catholic
Reece Riewerts as Nick Bottom, Davenport North
Manuela Rodriquez as Mae Tuck, Fort Dodge
Grant Rogers as Gomez, Griswold
Mia Roldan as Donna Sheridan, Davenport Central
Gavin Runyon as Bert, South Hardin
Ava Schilling as Witch, Greene County
Lily Schloss as Dorothy, Clear Creek Amana
Abby Schmidt as Anya / Anastasia, Spencer
Mason Schnurstein as Uncle Fester, Roland-Story
Riley Sergent as Patrick Star, Perry
Peyton Shields as Beast, Clarke
Emma Short as Mrs. Potts, Clarke
Addyson Siepker as Tanya, Ballard
Lydia Singleton as Cinderella, Montezuma
Nick Sisson as Sam, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Luka Smith as Fagin, Centerville
Hayden Spore as Horton the Elephant, Union
Laura Steinkamp as Marian Paroo, Kuemper Catholic
Peyton Stensrud as Katherine Blake, Grinnell-Newburg
Luke Stephens as Bert, Mount Vernon
Tessa Stroh as Annie, Aplington-Parkersburg
Austin Summers as Sebastian, Ankeny Centennial
Madeline Sus as Gabriella Montez, Woodward-Granger
Elena Tobey as Anastasia, Norwalk
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Lena Torbett as Gertrude McFuzz, Red Oak
Aaliyah Trimble as Gabrielle, West Des Moines Valley
Evan Tschetter as Bert, Pella Christian
Evie Tucker as Charlotte, West Des Moines Valley
Jenna Vande Zande as Jane, Pella Christian
Michael Wagner as Jesse Tuck, Fort Dodge
Lucy Ward as Jane Banks, Wahlert Catholic
Andreas Warren as Archibald Craven, Iowa City West
Rhianna Weems as Reno Sweeney, Creston
Lydia Weiler as Ellie Blake, Gilbert
Jacob White as Frank Abagnale Jr., Forest City
Lydia Whitmore as Rosie, Storm Lake
Grant Wilson as Bert, Albia
Maraya Wiltfang as Hodel, Johnston
Matthew Winjum as Scarecrow, Indianola
Emily Winn as Sophie Sheridan, Davenport Central
Josie Wolbers as Mary Poppins, Wahlert Catholic
Lucas Wuebker as Gomez Addams, Roland-Story
Lauren Youngblut as Boy/Jojo, Union
Hayden Zimmerman as Donna Sheridan, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ENSEMBLE
Aplington-Parkersburg: “Easy Street” Ensemble
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A BEHIND-THE-SCENES ROLE
INDIVIDUAL HONORS:
Jack Andersen, Publicity, Waukee Northwest
Theo Brock, Stage Management, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Karlee Capson, Lighting Design, Creston
Hannah Dank, Lighting Design, Des Moines East
Frank Engstrom, Sound Design, Nevada
Max Ferguson, Stage Manager, Waukee
Selma Fetić, Costume Designer and Wardrobe head, Waukee
Arianna Freitas, Set Design, Dallas Center-Grimes
Rebekah Geerdes, Production Assistant, Des Moines Herbert Hoover
Paisha Goodrich, Student Choreographer, Des Moines Herbert Hoover
Ella Heithoff, Choreographer, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Ben Hofmeister, Lighting Design, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
Caylie James, Stage Management, Dallas Center-Grimes
Haidyn Koberg, Properties Management, North Scott
Gabe Kramer, Business Intern, Nevada
Jenna Le, Costume Design, Waukee Northwest
Gabby Little, Scenic Design, Earlham
Morgan Mapes, Lighting Design, Earlham
Eleanor Meyer, Stage Management, Grand View Christian
Zach Midtling, Assistant Music Director, St Edmond Catholic
Ethan Mitchell, Scenic Designer, Waukee
Idaly Muñoz, Lighting Designer, Waukee
Vanessa Rivas Peña, Stage Management, Gilbert
Abby Schmidt, Dramaturgy, Spencer
Cheyenne Selvy, Costume Design, Albia
Collin Skaggs, Lighting Design, Nevada
Bella Sovern, Hair and Makeup Design, Albia
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Gavin Vander Linden, Publicity Manager, Greene County
Charlotte York, Orchestra Direction, Dallas Center-Grimes
TEAM HONORS:
Clear Creek Amana: Ella Chatham, Hayden Bailey, Morgan Downes, Bella Krieger, and Tessa Mulder, Front of House Committee
Clear Creek Amana: Karley Griffin, Thea Nelson, and Ava Jo Thompson, Hair and Makeup Execution
Clear Creek Amana: Lily Schloss, Andrew Cartier, James Cavanary, Alex Courtright, Jacie Payne, Sophia Root, Nic Schieltz, and Sariah Sherman, Marketing
Clear Creek Amana: Sina Thomas, Mackenzie Burnett, Leighton Byram, Sydney Emmel, Olivia Fuller, and Karley Griffin, Hair and Makeup Design
Coon Rapids-Bayard: Chance Schultes, Ben Heithoff, Summer South, and Belle Warner, Lighting Designer
Dallas Center-Grimes: Johanna Bonefas, Sabrina Macke, Teagan Kazeze, Drew Sonberg, and Hayden Wagner, House Management
Dallas Center-Grimes: Johanna Bonefas, Sabrina Macke, Teagan Kazeze, Drew Sonberg, and Hayden Wagner, Marketing
Dallas Center-Grimes: Anna McKernan, Ellie Cole, and Ella Kleckner, Choreography
Dallas Center-Grimes: Vivian Patch-Quates, Lily Beauford, Axel Boerre, Chyla Chambers, Chris Montoya, Ian Schlak, and Addie Swigart, Costume Design
Dallas Center-Grimes: Miara Steir, Ellie Cole, Alaina Ervin, Abigail Esser, Jewel Perkins, and Addaley Snoberger, Hair and Makeup Design
Johnston: Finn Gould, Cecelia Freeman, Alder Hanson, Ellie Jauron, Eliana Orcutt, and Tyberius Plante, Stage Management
Nevada: Vincent Conrad, Jacob Condon, Frank Engstrom, Miles Engstrom, Cael Ferguson, Lucas Mills, Simon Mills, Collin Skaggs, Ian Thomas, Libby Thomas, Peter Thomas, James Tucker, Jude Tucker, and Ryan Wessels, Scenic Construction
North Scott: Gabby Andersen and Nora Glover, Makeup Design Team
North Scott: Madilyn Brus, Taylor Crain, and Hannah Nelson, Stage Management
North Scott: Nora Glover and Riley Johnson, Scenic Design
North Scott: Nora Glover, Gabby Andersen, Kaitlyn Knepper, Eva Lubben, and Charlotte Madden, Business
North Scott: Abby Harrison and Kaitlyn Knepper, Sound Design
Waukee: Atiana Pilipovic and Evelyn Jordan, Outreach Coordinator
Waukee Northwest: Jonahs Custer and Miles Cue, Lighting Design
Waukee Northwest: Grace Fisher and Frank Morris, Prop Design
West Des Moines Valley: Jaden Ladd and Leif Horak-Hult, Lighting Design
West Des Moines Valley: Jonathan Ruth and Lola Costello, Sound Design
West Des Moines Valley: Mia Wychulis and Faye Stephens, Scenic Design
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR ENSEMBLE
Albia, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS JR.
Aplington-Parkersburg, ANNIE
Clear Creek Amana, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Dubuque Senior, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Forest City, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Grundy Center, TUCK EVERLASTING
Harlan Community, GUYS AND DOLLS JR.
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Iowa City, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Iowa City West, THE SECRET GARDEN
Johnston, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Lewis Central, FOOTLOOSE
Mount Vernon, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Nevada, FOOTLOOSE
Southeast Polk, ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL Winterset, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Xavier, RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR STUDENT ORCHESTRA
Davenport Central, MAMMA MIA!
Des Moines East, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Indianola, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Iowa City West, THE SECRET GARDEN
Johnston, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
North Scott, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Norwalk, ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
Okoboji, GUYS AND DOLLS
Pleasant Valley, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Winterset, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Wahlert Catholic, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Williamsburg, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Centerville, OLIVER!
Clear Creek Amana, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Dallas Center-Grimes, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Decorah, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Des Moines East, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Fort Dodge, TUCK EVERLASTING
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR PERFORMANCE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Addison Anderson as Marty, Danville
Abigael Andrews as Narrator, Iowa Falls-Alden
Braedon Appel as Frank Abagnale Sr., Forest City
Lily Applegate as Alice Beineke, Winterset
Hunter Ayers as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Perry
Jasmin Bald as Velma, Boyer Valley
Caitlyn Bates as Morticia Addams, Belmond-Klemme
Sarah Batz as Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn, Kuemper Catholic
Bria Bauer as Michael Banks, Wahlert Catholic
Amber Bauswell as Mrs. Potts, North Scott
Emma Behnkendorf as Wednesday, Dallas-Center Grimes
Rebekah Bennet as Princess Winnifred, Knoxville
Avery Bishop as The Artful Dodger, Centerville
Violet Bode as Lina Lamont, Bishop Garrigan
Jacob Bomer as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Harlan Community
Jaisel Bott as Mrs. Potts, Williamsburg
Carson Brandt as Scarecrow, Clear Creek Amana
June Breitenbach-Dirks as Sandy Cheeks, Decorah
Emma Brown as Aunt Em/Glinda, Indianola
Lily Bruening as Kitty, Sioux City East
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Oliver Brummel as Patrick Star, Decorah
Lucie Buck as Regina, Waukee Northwest
Natalie Burk as Sophie Sheridan, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
Jocelyn Burkhalter as Hope Harcourt, Creston
Heidi Cannon as Mrs. Potts, Pleasant Valley
Clara Carlson as Gertrude McFuzz, Union
Jonah Carney as Rooster, Aplington-Parkersburg
Drew Carter as Scuttle, Ankeny Centennial
Andrew Cartier as Tinman, Clear Creek Amana
Coria Chaloupecky as Sir Robin, Waukee
Chloe Clarke as Sarah Brown, Adel DeSoto Minburn
Tori Clausen as Pugsley Addams, Winterset
Davis Coppola as Patchy the Pirate, Decorah
Grace Corwin as Miss Honey, Southeast Polk
Anna Curiel as Miss Andrew, Albia
Maddie Davis as Mrs. Wormwood, Southeast Polk
Ian DeLeeuw as Don Lockwood, Iowa City
Samuel Deurloo as Enjolras, Siouxland Christian
Alex Dixon as Cogsworth, Dubuque Senior
Alex Donahue as Ren McCormack, Osage
Em Eekhoff as Donna, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Denny Ehn as Warbucks, St Edmond Catholic
Annie Ellingson as Crystal, Waukon
Tyne England as Joseph, Iowa Falls-Alden
Saul Ervin as Tobias, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Faith Ferry as Baker’s Wife, Montezuma
Abraham Fisher as Miles Tuck, Fort Dodge
Karlie Flam as Uncle Fester, Des Moines East
Madison Kennedy as Patty Simcox, Tipton
Cristina Garza as Alice Beineke, Belmond-Klemme
Isabelle Gehrke as Sarah Brown, Okoboji
Breece Gibson as Miss Andrews, Pella Christian
Gabe Goettel as Seymour Krelborn, Waukon
Grace Goldapp as Mayzie La Bird, Red Oak
Alexis Grantz as Velma Kelly, Northeast
Sky Greer as Niki Harris, Sioux City North
Isla Hamilton as Karen, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Caden Hankins as Harry Bright, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Kara Harding as Wednesday Addams, Roland-Story
Annalissa Hernando as Pugsley, Griswold
Blake Hoeft as Nick/Thomas Aquinas, Charles City
Annaliese Hoekstra as Carmen Bernstein, Sioux City North
Aiden Holdorf as Spongebob Squarepants, Spirit Lake
Lillian Holm as Emma Woodhouse, Humboldt
Erica Hoppe as Mayzie La Bird, Union
Balin Hysell as Sky Masterson, Adel DeSoto Minburn
Elle Illian as Alice Beineke, Dallas Center-Grimes
Elizabeth James as Medda Larkin, Dowling Catholic
Kacie Jeffs as Morticia Addams, Winterset
Cyrus Johnson as George Banks, Mount Vernon
Mabyn Jones as Ariel Moore, Nevada
Tyler Kennedy as Reverend Moore, Lewis Central
Aubry Knudtson as Lt. Brannigan, Okoboji
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Ryan Kolsrud as Orin, Waukon
Sirinidhi Kompella as Joanna, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Kaleb Kucera as Thenardier, Siouxland Christian
Leah Larsen as Sally Jackson, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Samara Larson as Anthony, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy
Peyton Lenhart as Rosie, Carlisle
Lilly Lewis as Mae Tuck, Grundy Center
Genesis Maldonado Tobar as Alice Beineke, Des Moines East
Lily Marsden as Jojo, Red Oak
Briar Martin as Mary, Iowa City West
Vincent Martin as Vladimir Popov, Norwalk
Dakota Mason as Mr. Bruner/Chiron/Ares, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Thomas McCarthy as Beast, North Scott
Joslynn McCormick as Gertrude McFuzz, Pleasantville
Addisyn McElhose as Alice Beineke, Wapsie Valley
Maggy Mehlhaff as The Drowsy Chaperone, Sioux City East
Jaelynn Mentel as Morticia Addams, Hudson
Jillian Mewes as Sophie, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Charlie Mineart as Princess Fiona, Earlham
Logan Mitchell as Rev. Shaw Moore, Osage
Marshall Mogensen as Sam, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
Tatum Murphy as Ursula, Ankeny Centennial
McCain Myers as Willard Hewitt, Osage
Omar Myers-Zimmerman as Hugo, Fort Dodge
Olivia Naber as Rizzo, West Branch
Miranda Nolte as Charlotte, Xavier
Haven Nunnelley as Cogsworth, Williamsburg
Brooke Olson as Brenda Strong, Forest City
Kaitlyn Olson as Vi Moore, Osage
Conrad Osman as Pharoah, Iowa Falls-Alden
Madilyn Parker as Sour Kangaroo, Red Oak
Philip Partello as Sheldon J. Plankton, Spirit Lake
Molly Peake as Audrey, Waukon
Liliana Perry as Mama Morton, Boyer Valley
Simon Pietig as Marcellus Washburn, Kuemper Catholic
Madi Piklapp as Ms. Darbus, Boone
Ava Poppen as Mrs. Potts, Dubuque Senior
Melia Pursley as Mrs. Malloy, Regina
Ethan Quinn as Prince Eric, Ankeny Centennial
Luke Reimer as Neville Craven, Iowa City West
Korah Jo Robinson as Jane Banks, Mount Vernon
Isabella Roorda as Witch, Montezuma
Samara Roush as Rosie, Ballard
Ben Ruiz as Aldolpho, Sioux City East
Stephanie Ruiz Hernandez as Morticia Addams, Des Moines East
Zoey Salter as Sharpay Evans, Boone
Felicity Sarchett as Regina, Cedar Rapids George Washington
Lily Schwickerath as Morticia Addams, Wapsie Valley
Landon Sheffield as Pinocchio, Earlham
Ian Shelton as Nathan Detroit, Harlan Community
Alex Siegle as Dennis/Sir Galahad, Waukee
Warren Sigwalt as Donkey, Earlham
Jackson Simeck as Tin Man, Van Meter
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Hersh Singh as Harry, Storm Lake
Jeb Sonderman as Sky Masterson, Harlan Community
Penelepe Sowell as Rizzo, Danville
Katherine Stanish as Mary Poppins, South Hardin
Angel Stern as Miss Adelaide, Harlan Community
Addilyn Stine as Puglsey, Dallas Center-Grimes
Caleb Strom as LeFou, North Scott
Griffin Sutten as Trunchbull, Southeast Polk
Lila Swenson as Wednesday Addams, Belmond-Klemme
Mirrka Taylor as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Ogden
Cassidy Thompson as Jane, Albia
Kate Tischer as Wednesday Addams, Griswold
Nina Torkelson as Sandy, West Branch
Benjamin Trainer as Don Lockwood, Bishop Garrigan
Adam Van Thomme as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Ankeny
Brianna VanGroll as Maryushka, Edgewood-Colesburg
Ezra Vorvick as Sheldon J. Plankton, Decorah
Adeline Wangler as Wednesday Addams, Winterset
Ella Weepie as Wednesday Addams, Wapsie Valley
Paige Wehring as Belle, Anamosa
Olivia Williams as Ursula, Calamus Wheatland
Carly Wilson as The Jester, Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Gracie Wilson as Little Red Riding Hood, Montezuma
Wesleigh Jane Winfrey as The Lady of the Lake, Waukee
Rylee Wolff as Alice Beineke, Roland-Story
JoAnn Woods as Queen Aggravain, Knoxville
Adyn Wyckoff as Sam, Carlisle
Ashlyn Yu as Karen, Waukee Northwest
SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN A BEHIND-THE-SCENES ROLE
Haley Coil, Choreography, Earlham
Rylee Haas, Props Designer, Waukee
Josephine Hallagin, Paint Charge, Waukee
Billie Oxendale, Stage Management, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove
Johanna Pronk, The Lightning Thief, Des Moines Hoover
Avery Sexton, Wizard of Oz, Clear Creek Amana
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GUEST ARTISTS
The Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards invites Iowa students to work alongside musical theater professionals to prepare for and execute the Awards Showcase.
RYANN REDMOND (Host) originated the role of Bridget in the Reading, Workshop, World Premiere, National Tour, and Broadway production of Tony Nominated Bring It On: The Musical, and was so thrilled to perform alongside Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, and LaChanze in the original cast of If/Then in Washington, D.C., and on Broadway. Ryann was also a part of the original company of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville on Broadway. She recently was the first female Olaf in Frozen on Broadway. Other favorite roles she has played include: Unsinkable Molly Brown in Titanique Off-Broadway, Tracy Turnblad in the MUNY’s production of Hairspray, Taylor in the Vineyard Theatre’s production of Gigantic, and Smitty in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at TUTS in Houston, TX – all to rave reviews, as well as being featured in the World Premiere of Ming Peiffer’s Usual Girls at Roundabout Theatre Company in NYC. Ryann just wrapped the Borderlands film, A Good Person film alongside Florence Pugh, and the season premiere of season 6 of The Good Fight alongside Audra McDonald, Christine Baranski, Danny Burstein and Richard Kind. She was last on Broadway starring as Belinda in Once Upon A One More Time at the Marquis Theatre.
TIGER BROWN (Director/Choreographer) is beyond thrilled to be back in Des Moines! A multi-hyphenate creative based in NYC, Broadway Nat’l Tour: Beauty and the Beast, Elf the Musical. Select Choreography Credits: Off Bway: The Lesson (NY Theater Barn). Regional: Ride the Cyclone (Arena Stage, McCarter Theater), Matilda (Forestburgh Playhouse). Associate: CHOICE (McCarter Theater), Mystic Pizza, Rock of Ages, Elf, (Engeman), Matilda (1st Regional at Tuacahn). Film/TV: IHSMTA (2019-2024 Iowa PBS/Civic Center), Stars In The House with Seth Rudetsky. Proud graduate of NYU Tisch, SDC Professional Development Program 2018-19, current dance faculty at AMDA and Broadway Dance Center, NYC. To the entire DMPA team, Karoline, Chris, and Bonnie - Thank you for your trust and beautiful collaboration. Follow @stigerb on IG and Tiktok, as well as TigerBrown.com for more. This show is dedicated to the teachers who changed my world.
MICHAEL KLAERS (Lighting Designer) has served as the lighting designer for the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards since 2013. Other Des Moines credits include Triple Espresso, Mr. Wonder Boy, An Evening with Sutton Foster, An Evening with Ashley Brown, and Marilyn Maye: Her Own Kind of Broadway (all at the Temple Theater). Michael’s work has been featured at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Madison Repertory Theatre, The Cricket Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle Children’s Theatre and many others.
CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD (Music Director/Conductor/Arranger/ Orchestrator) feels so blessed to be returning to music direct his sixth IHSMTA showcase with so many incredibly talented, kind, and generous people, and beautifully amazing students! His credits include – Broadway: Spongebob (vocal coach, rehearsal pianist). Off-Broadway: Under the Bodhi Tree (music director, conductor), Shout! (keyboard), Naked Boys Singing (piano). Nat’l Tours: The Addams Family, 9 to 5 (associate conductor, keyboard). Film: Leonard Soloway’s Broadway (music supervisor, composer, arranger, pianist). Television: My Time – Oprah Winfrey Network (music director, arranger, pianist). Studio Recordings: Glory Days – Original Broadway cast, Nikkie Renée Daniels – “Home,” Scott Alan – “What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up” (piano, keyboard), Melissa Maricich – “Incandescent” (producer, music supervisor, pianist, arranger, orchestrator). For Buckley.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Des Moines Performing Arts thanks the over 5,000 donors who support our organization, including those whose gifts directly impact the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards.
Lead IHSMTA Donors
Presenting Sponsor Triple Threat Award Sponsor EMC Insurance Companies Melvin & Kathryn Weatherwax
Technical Theater Workshops Sponsor
Douglas & Deborah West
IHSMTA Donors:
Michael & Linda Abildtrup
Bill Anderson
Anonymous
Jennie Balcom & Mark Glowacki
Kraig & Nancy Boysen
Michael & Robyn Brinker
Mary Brooks
Ralph R. Brown
Dale & Joanne Bruce
Emily & Brad Chafa
Ruth & Robert Chittenden
Terry & Mary Ellen Crane
Mike & Connie Cooper
Paul & Maurine Dalluge
Kathie Danielson
Dwight & Brenda Dinkla
Bonnie Hodson & Sue Dittmer
Leisa H. Doran
Ralph & Beverly Edwards
Maxine Engelkes
Susan M. Evans
ADJUDICATORS
Glenn & Shirley Gooch
Sandra Guild
John Harrison
Leon & Mary Jo Hofer
Dennis & Terri Hopkins
Katherine & Galen Howsare
Douglas L. Jenson
Natali Justiniano Pahl & Craig Pahl
Martha & Christine Lebron-Dykeman
Donald Lester
David & Sherri Long
Regina McLaughlin
Laura Mehlhaus
William & Mary Mekemson
Robert & Barbara Merrill
Jay Merryman
David & Anne Merschman
Todd M. Murphy
Dennis & Becky Orfield
Carol Palmer & Dan Chase
Randy Peterson
Dr. Bill & Sally Phelps
Charles & Patricia Porter
Matthew & Janna Rensch
John & Cindy Roepke
Ron & Clarice Rubek
Jan Schneckloth
Matt & Jennifer Suhr
Layne Taylor
Amy & Brian Tetmeyer
Gene & Nancy Tychsen
Scott & Cindy Van Tasell
Kirsten Weber
Randy & Cheryl Weisheit
Becca Wemhoff
Steve & Kathy Zumbach
Donor listing reflects contributions designated to IHSMTA between May 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024.
Des Moines Performing Arts thanks the Iowa-based performing arts educators and professionals who served as adjudicators for the 2023-2024 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards.
Janet Albanese
Robert Barry
Janice Bear
Ashley Becher
Bobby Becher
Scott Bertelsen
Linda Brant
Kendra Breitsprecher
Joshua Brown
John Busbee
Erin Bustin
Susan Cantine-Maxson
Dan Chase
Jeff Chelesvig
Stephanie Coble-Day
Jim Cross
Peter Dean
Dave DeChristopher
Jason Dernay
Sabrina Duke V~ Dumas-Wines
Natalie Ervolino
Mic Evans
David Felton
Eric Field
Olivia Forney
Lynnea Fredrickson-Smith
Anne Frett
Jessica Fridley
Peggy George
John Gibson
Michelle Grob
Kenneth Hayes
De Heaton
William Hickman
Laura Hinspeter
Monté Howell
Braxten Jones
David Kilpatrick
Wyn Kischer
Doug Krejci
Emily Kruse
Andy Lesieur
Carl Lindberg
Brett Logsdon
Justin McDermott
Andy McGuire
Kellie Motter
Julie Murren
Jeffrey Neary
Chris Nemec
Elizabeth Nye
Particia Olson
Shawn Pavlik
Michael Petkewec
Michael Powers
Bonnie Ruble
Bre Ruiz
Donna Scarfe
Nicole Schumacher
Cary Shapiro
Kara Sherman
Robin Suing
Laura Sweet
Leslie Tyler
Lainie Vansant
Libby Waterbury
Kyle Weber
Julia Weisshaar-Mullin
David Wendt
Valerie Williams
Ann Woldt
Nancy Wright
Megan Young
Tyler Youngers
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2024 IMPACT AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Impact Award recognizes educators and community members who go above and beyond to support the high school musical theater experience. Student nominations and testimonials from colleagues, parents and administrators were reviewed to determine this year’s honored recipients.
BRENDA HEITHOFF
Assistant Choreographer & Community Volunteer, Coon Rapids-Bayard Nominated by Maddy Mason, 10th Grade
Community volunteer Brenda Heithoff provides bedrock support to the Coon Rapids-Bayard theater program. From assistant choreographing, to hunting down and making props in her spare time, to being present at every rehearsal to jump in wherever most needed, she is always willing to lend a hand. Student Maddy Mason reports that her efforts and kindness make her “a great role model…we cannot thank Brenda enough.”
TIM SHEAFF
Director, Dowling Catholic
Nominated by Maggi Doud, 12th Grade
Dowling Catholic students honor Tim Sheaff, who led the school’s theater department for 34 years until his unexpected passing last summer. His impact continues to be felt, with students reflecting on the life lessons he taught them about work ethic and perseverance, the value of relationships, and the immense privilege it is to make art together. Student Maggi Doud shares “Mr. Sheaff loved what he did, and he passed that love onto all of us.”
MARLO VAN PEURSEM
Director, Pella Christian
Nominated by Abby Dart, 12th Grade
Pella Christian celebrates the leadership of Marlo Van Peursem, or VP as most of the students and staff call him. He teaches performers and designers confidence, to trust themselves, and to tell important stories through theater – all with an eye on how participating in theater will help students reach their dreams no matter their future pathway. Student Abby Dart shares a common phrase you will hear from him: “Theatre can be used in EVERY SINGLE occupation”.
Kayla Weis
Director, Harlan
Nominated by Scarlett McGuiness, 12th Grade
Harlan students have benefited from the vision and compassion of theater director Kayla Weis. Prior to her arrival, students at Harlan had only one theater opportunity a year. Now, the school presents multiple shows a year and has an active drama club and theater class. Additionally, “Ms. Weis has created an environment where students can relax fully in the knowledge that they are safe, loved, and accepted,” writes student Scarlett McGuiness. “She makes sure her students feel seen as they are.”
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AWARDS SHOWCASE PERSONNEL
HOST
Ryann Redmond
MUSICIANS
Christopher D. Littlefield, Keyboard and Conductor
Steve Charlson, Bass
Tracy Finkelshteyn, Violin
Seth Hedquist, Guitar
Drew Selim, Drum Set
Poco Virgilio, Cello
CREATIVE TEAM
Tiger Brown, Director and Choreographer
Christopher D. Littlefield, Music Director and Orchestrator
Bonnie Kelly, Associate Choreographer
Michael Klaers, Lighting Designer
STAGE MANAGERS
Janet Albanese, Production Stage Manager
Hailey Adams, Assistant Stage Manager, Bondurant-Farrar High School
Emily Dowd, Assistant Stage Manager, Perry High School
Eleanor Meyer, Assistant Stage Manager, Grand View Christian School
Sonja Woerner, Assistant Stage Manager, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
MK Gillette, Education Administrative Specialist
Maddie Grissom, Education Administrative Specialist
Karoline Myers, Director of Education
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
Julie Houghton, Programming Coordinator – Artist Services
Janet Casson, Education Program Coordinator – Community Engagement
Lynnae Lathrop, Education Program Manager – Summer Camps
Sara Perez, Education Program Coordinator – Curriculum
Abby Mayo, Education Intern
Riley Jensen, Education Intern
Ryan Anderson, Production Manager/Head Electrician
Nick Romano, Production Manager/Head Carpenter
Jamie Stepp, Production Manager/Head Audio
Emily Gardner, Production Supervisor
Dani Roth, Production Supervisor
Darbi Hight, Audio Assistant
Erin Horst Degner, Triple Threat Award Program Coach
Monté Howell, Triple Threat Award Program Coach
Cason Murphy, Triple Threat Award Program Coach
Trevor Wiley, Graphics
Francine Griffith, Pianist
Sonya Siebert, Pianist
Michael Xayavong, Pianist
Ashley Maeirs, Chaperone
Todd Murphy, Chaperone
Alex Welsh and Navigate Media, Video Production
Chris Timmons and Light This Productions
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