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Georgia High School Musical Theatre Students

Angela Farr Schiller, Ph.D., Director Craig McMahon, Executive Producer Dave Drabik, Executive Producer/Director Cheryl Rogers, Music Director Leigh Ann Cannady, Music Director Dawn V. Eskridge, Production Manager Eric Alexander, Arranger Karen Oberman, Director of Production, CHO Steve Henderson, Voiceover Ben Whisenhunt, Editor Evan Flory, Audio Engineer The Shuler Awards made possible thanks to our partners at Fox Theatre and Broadway Across America.

2 | encore Shuler Hensley, Marietta native and multi-awardwinning Broadway, Off-Broadway, film and TV star, has been an integral part of the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards — Shuler Hensley Awards since the program’s inception eleven years ago. Teacher, fellow performer and inspiration, he has given his time, energy and talent to support and further the arts in education.

Mr. Hensley’s list of roles and awards is long and illustrious. He was last seen on Broadway last year playing Tom Kettle in Jez Butterworth’s Tony award-winning play The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes. He has played the Monster in Young Frankenstein (Broadway, US Tour and West End), S huler Hensley Javert in Les Misérables and Jud Fry in Oklahoma!, a powerful and moving performance which earned him the “Triple Crown”: Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards.

His roles Off-Broadway include Sweet Charity (opposite Sutton Foster), The Whale, for which he was awarded “Stage Performance of the Year” by New York magazine, Sweet and Sad, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical.

His work extends to television and film, and he has performed in opera and with symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony and the New World Symphony. Among his TV credits are “Elementary,” “The Americans,” “Deadline,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “The Jury.” His film appearances include “The Greatest Showman,” The Legend of Zorro,” “Van Helsing,” “The Bread, My Sweet (also known as A Wedding for Bella),” “Odd Thomas,” “Cruiser,” and the upcoming “Marbles and Bullets.”

A recent film project had him playing President James Garfield in PBS’s “Murder of a President” on Georgia Public Broadcasting, as well as recurring characters on Netflix series “OA,” NBC’s “Shades of Blue,” and Cartoon Network’s “Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter.” Shuler recently performed On The Town with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. He also performed as Leon Czolgosz in Assassins at New York City’s Center, as well as reprised his awardwinning role in The Whale at England’s Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio.

He is currently the Associate Artistic Director at City Springs Theatre Company, and on the founding advisory board for the new Musical Theatre Program at The Manhattan School of Music. shulerhensley.com @shuhen shuinst1

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SEE THE BROADWAY STARS OF TOMORROW!

The Jimmy Awards® spotlights talented teen performers nationwide.

This program is affiliated with the Jimmy Awards, the culmination of the Broadway League Foundation’s National High School Musical Theatre Awards program. Each June, some of the most talented high school students in the U.S. get a chance to perform on a Broadway stage! These triple-threat teens sing, dance, and act at the Jimmy Awards, a musical showcase at the Minskoff Theatre. It’s a nationwide celebration of arts in schools involving more than 140,000 students.

Many Jimmys alums have gone on to perform on Broadway. Recent examples include Andrew Barth Feldman and Josh Strobl (Dear Evan Hansen), Reneé Rapp and Kyle Selig (Mean Girls), Eva Noblezada (Hadestown), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill), Christian Thompson (Ain’t Too Proud— The Life and Times of the Temptations), and Tyler Eisenreich (West Side Story).

It’s an event many kids fantasize about.

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Search “Jimmy Awards” on YouTube to watch Jimmys nominees from the past decade in performance at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.

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OPENING – “A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE” BY CHERYL ROGERS Isabella Chaney, Emile David, Brianna Reaves, Reau Autera, Milkah Sadiki-Yisrael, Dayana Todd, Ja’Siah Young, Yeshua Hardy, Ahmad Mobley, Jonah Harmon, Gabriel Uribe, Andrew Wicklum, Jackson Goad WELCOME & INTRO BEST FEATURED PERFORMER BEST ORCHESTRA BEST CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWSTOPPER LEADING ACTRESS MEDLEY Hope Fowler, Kathryn Smith, Sarah Charles Lewis, Reagan Townley, Catherine Sherling, Brenna McConnell BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS BEST COSTUME BEST LIGHTING BEST SCENIC DESIGN BEST SOUND BEST TECHNICAL EXECUTION

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LEADING ACTOR MEDLEY Jesse Hanks, Riley Anderson, Charlie Webb, Braxton Lee, Owen Connolly, Jack Johnston BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION SHULER SPOTLIGHT AWARD BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHULER ENSEMBLE BEST DIRECTOR BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION CLOSING NUMBER - “A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE” Hope Fowler, Kathryn Smith, Sarah Charles Lewis, Reagan Townley, Catherine Sherling, Brenna McConnell, Jahari Franklin, Wynne Kelly, Maddie Watts, Hayley Newton, Isabella Ponder, Jared Guerrasio, Laura Walsh, Kaliah Harris, Gilliane Conklin, Drew Davison, Carleigh Odell, Elaine Whitbeck, Jessi Kirtley, Maisy Winn, Kayla Green, Jesse Hanks, Riley Anderson, Charlie Webb, Owen Connolly, Jack Johnston, Milkah Sadiki-Yisrael, Dayana Todd, Ja’Siah Young, Yeshua Hardy, Ahmad Mobley

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SHULER STUDENT ENSEMBLE

LAILA ABREU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Gwinnett High School HAYDEN ANDREWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starr’s Mill High School ADDISON BAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Central High School HANNA BANIASSAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeside High School DREW BARBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Atlanta High School LUCY BARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabun Gap Nacoochee School MORIAH BASKETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tri-Cities High School REESE BECTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest Whitfield County High School ANNABELLE BENTLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenbrier High School DIANA BISHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoraville High School KAEDY BORNSTEIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattahoochee High School KARA JOY BRAGG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Christian School KEIGHLY BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buford High School POPPY-GRACE BUCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan County High School DAEBREON BUIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitewater High School CAMERON BUTTRICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oconee County High School HARRISON CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison High School JULIAN CARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collins Hill High School PETER CHAPMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landmark Christian School PARKER CHRISTENSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunwoody High School MARIA CHRYSSOPOULOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creekview High School MADDIE CREWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambert High School MARIA CUMMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Forsyth High School ADDISON DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artios Academies of Sugar Hill JOSHUA DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roswell High School ALEXANDRA DEFALCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coahulla Creek High School AIDAN DEIRANIEH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence Christian Academy ASHTON DONNELLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flowery Branch High School

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AUBRY DORSEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Central High School ELIZABETH DUETEMEYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Hall High School IAN EVANS III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Forsyth High School ELIZA FAUSSET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maynard Jackson High School BLAKE FERRANTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton High School ELIJAH FORBES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood High School PARKER FREEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood High School JACOB FRIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Forsyth High School ELIZABETH FUTCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage High School KNOX GAINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oconee County High School ADRIAN GALYEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calhoun High School EMMANUEL GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoraville High School TAVIEN GOODSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Gwinnett High School CHANNING GOTTEMAKER . . . . . George Walton Comprehensive High School KATE GOTTSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Academy CATHERINE GOVIGNON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calhoun High School RACHAEL GRAHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence Christian Academy JESSE HANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buford High School SPARROW HARRELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Atlanta High School GRACE HAUPERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton High School SHELBY HEARN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeast Whitfield High School SARAH HENNESSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Vincent’s Academy JESSICA HILLIARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newton High School PETER HO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kennesaw Mountain High School JENNY JESCHKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson Fine Arts School CARLIE JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitewater High School JASMINE JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greater Atlanta Christian School KAYLOR JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince Avenue Christian School PATIENCE JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts BIANCA JOSEPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flowery Branch High School SLOAN KEARNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Vincent’s Academy KADEN KENNEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coahulla Creek High School DAJARINE KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas County High School JESSI KIRTLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roswell High School ELLE KREUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison High School KATIE KRZNARICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridge High School CONNOR LALLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denmark High School MADELYN LaPRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillgrove High School VICTORIA MALCA LECAROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collins Hill High School STILES LOGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chamblee Charter High School ALAN LOPEZ LOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeast Whitfield High School BELLA MARCIGLIANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambert High School JOLEE MCELVEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince Avenue Christian School RACHEL MCFARLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wesleyan School JEREMY MEZOFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeside High School ARI MIKELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Academy COLLIN MILFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage High School ANNA MUCHUKOT . . . . . . . . . . George Walton Comprehensive High School

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12 | encore KOBE MUKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glynn Academy TIMOTHY MULLEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebron Christian Academy TEHYA PARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kennesaw Mountain High School CHE PATTERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newton High School SEBASTIAN PEOPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maynard Jackson High School SOFIA PEREZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hebron Christian Academy ANGELIQUE PIERRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram High School ETHAN POISSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johns Creek High School SAVANNAH RAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson Fine Arts School LIGE REASONER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artios Academies of Sugar Hill SOPHIA RICKETTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starr’s Mill High School JOSH RODRIGUEZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ringgold High School ZACH RUSSELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wesleyan School EMMA JEAN SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabun Gap Nacoochee School EMILY SHEFFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landmark Christian School CATHERINE SHERLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lovett School TAYLOR SHULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah Christian Preparatory School MAGGIE SIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope High School ANNA SIMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattahoochee High School JOSEPH SIMONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah Christian Preparatory School AUSTIN SIMONTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Hall High School NICHOLAS SINGLETON . . . . . . . . . Northwest Whitfield County High School TAYAH SLAUGHTER-VALENTINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allatoona High School ALEXANDRIA SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenbrier High School CHANEL SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johns Creek High School MARSHALL SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lovett School NATHAN SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan County High School CONNOR SOWDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridge High School LILY SZCZESNIAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunwoody High School GRACE TEMBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas County High School ASHLEY VEAZEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chamblee Charter High School ZEPHANIAH WAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram High School MALLORY WALLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ringgold High School GEORGIA WATERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glynn Academy ALEXIS WENTWORTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Forsyth High School KAYLEIGH WHEELER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allatoona High School SCARLETT WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope High School BRENDAN WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts NICHOLAS WILKINSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tri-Cities High School MAKENZY WOLFORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Denmark High School PENELOPE YARBROUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillgrove High School T YEAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creekview High School

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2020 Shuler AwArdS Nominees

Honorable Mentions

Jack Johnston, Leading Actor

Guys and Dolls, Overall Production

Riley Wilson, Supporting Actress Finn McGinnis, Supporting Actor LaMurl Morris, Music Direction

Emilie David, Leading Actress

Thompson Sewell, Featured Performer

Hannah Hunt & Mac Ross, Technical Execution Hannah Hunt, Direction

Now may the LORD OF PEACE himself give you peace at all times and in every way.

THE LORD BE WITH ALL OF YOU. 2 Thessalonians 3:16

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ARTSBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIP DONORS Alliance Theatre

Helen & Jimmy Carlos

Broadway Dreams Foundation

Smiley for Kylie Foundation

Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Alliance Theatre Summer Intensive Scholarship Winners Scott Hindy, Starr’s Mill High School Kara Bragg, Trinity Christian School Broadway Dreams Scholarship Winners Jesse Hanks, Buford High School Brianna Reaves, Ringgold High School The James Carlos Family Musical Theatre Performance Scholarship Winner Goldie Hatch, Providence Christian Academy Luke, Marshall, Wolfe Educational Legacy Scholarship Winner Kathleen Ryan, Starr’s Mill High School Smiley for Kylie Scholarship Winners Quinn Conrath, Buford High School Reagan Townley, North Hall High School Isabella Scarlett, Gainesville High School Shuler Hensley Awards 2020 | ArtsBridgeGA.org | cobbenergycentre.com

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SHULER S.T.A.R. COUNCIL

ANDREW YARBRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Director of S.T.A.R. Council

CAITLIN BARBAROSSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram High School ANNA BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hebron Christian Academy

LÉLA CALIXTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allatoona High School ROBERT DEVLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wesleyan School ALLISON DOBO . . . . . . . . . . . George Walton Comprehensive High School KATHRIN (LEXI) DOWDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenbrier High School EMORY DUNN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalton State University BETHANY HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northwest Whitfield High School ERIN HENNESSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridge High School IMANI HENRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maynard Jackson High School MORGAN HOWES . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah Christian Preparatory School JENN KATASAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison High School KATELYN KLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickens High School ANNABELL MALLARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Forsyth High School

AUDREY MAYFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope High School LYDIA MNIECKOWSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Calhoun High School SETH MOAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starr’s Mill High School EDDIE MONTGOMERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage High School

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FIZZA PAINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Georgia State University DANIELLE PETERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creekview High School AIDAN PHILLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Forsyth High School MICAIAH RICHARDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattahoochee High school ANN RICHMOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeside High School EMILY ROBERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mount Paran Christian School KATHLEEN RYAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starr’s Mill High School MATTHEW SEGURSKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoraville High School BENJAMIN SLESZYNSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas County High School ERIN VAUGHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kennesaw Mountain High School NATHAN WEAVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School SYDNEY WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chamblee Charter High School SYDNEY WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts ETHAN YELVERTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School MASON YOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johns Creek High School SAVANNAH YOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saint Vincent’s Academy

The Shuler S.T.A.R. Council (Students Take a Role) is a group of selected students who act as the student advisory board for The Shulers and serve in various production roles during the week of the Awards.

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ARTSBRIDGE FOUNDATION BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLARE RICHARDSON, President Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

JOANNE TRUFFELMAN, Vice-President Chemistry Atlanta

LARRY M. DINGLE, ESQ., Secretary & Treasurer Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC

HELEN S. CARLOS

SAMUEL S. OLENS, ESQ.

Community Volunteer

Counsel, Public Policy Dentons

HON. MARY STALEY CLARK Superior Court Judge Cobb County Mental Health Court

SHAN COOPER

SAMIT ROY CEO Scicom Infrastructures Services, Inc.

Executive Director Atlanta Committee for Progress

DIRECTORS EMERITI

BARBARELLA DIAZ

President & CEO Synovus Financial Corp.

Executive VP of Community Affairs Diaz Foods

FRAN FRIEDRICH Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager Renasant Bank

JERRY NIX CFO (Retired) Genuine Parts Company

KESSEL D. STELLING, JR.

PERCY VAUGHN Director, Southern Regional Operations Kia Motors America, Inc.

JACK WARD President & CEO JF Ward Enterprises, LLC

BARBARA E. WILLIAMS Former State Farm Agent & Cobb County Commissioner

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EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE NICOLE ADAMS

KEISHA MCDUFFIE

Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

Dekalb County Schools

KATIE ANDERSON

Henry County Schools

Paulding County Schools

KINNARI PATEL-SMYTH

DR. BOON BOONYAPAT

KIPP Schools of Atlanta

Drew Charter School

RAE PRESLEY-KING

JESSICA BOOTH

Fayette County Schools

Georgia Department of Education

VIRNILISA PRINTUP

BEN BRIDGES

Rockdale County Schools

Bibb County School District

DR. IVAN PULINKALA

SHERRY CHILDS

Kennesaw State University

Floyd County Schools

CATRIONA SCHAEFER

DAVID DUBOSE

Chatham County Schools

Gwinnett County Schools

SHARON STORY

COY DUNN Marietta City Schools

Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

BETSY EPPES

BRITTANY WHITE

Fulton County Schools

Clayton County Schools

CATHERINE KEYSER

MONIKA WILEY

Forsyth County Schools

Clayton County Schools

JESSICA KIGER

JUDY WITHEY

The Atlanta Opera

Cherokee County Schools

LINDSEY LUCZYNSKI

SARA WOMACK

Drew Charter School

Atlanta Public Schools

DR. LISS MAYNARD

DR. JOSEPH WOODRUFF

Clarkdale Elementary School

Cobb County Schools

KENT MORROW

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ADJUDICATORS

The Shuler Awards would not be possible without the talent, dedication and support of its esteemed volunteer adjudication panel.

ANDRÉ C. ALLEN GRETCHEN BUTLER CARRIE CHRISTIE CHRISTINA DRESSER NELAH S. GABLER

ADVISORY COMMITTEE DALE GUSTAFSON CLIFTON GUTERMAN PAUL HOLLY TONY KEMP VANITA KESWANI

MARGUERITE DANIEL MANCINI CRAIG MCMAHON COBY RICHARDSON ELIZABETH WEAVER

DAVID A. AURILIO DAVID ARTADI STEPHEN BEEHLER KAREN BEYER PAT CALLAWAY JUSTIN CARTER LIZZIE CHARLTON CHRISTA JOY CHASE* NEEAHTIMA DOWDY DALE DUNCAN TIMOTHY ELLIS SANDY FELICIANO LUCY GROSS

ADJUDICATORS ROBERT HINDSMAN JORDAN HOUSER LESLIE KELLEY JESSICA KIGER COURTNEY LOCKE KATRINA LONCARIC BARBARA MARGULIS PATTI MAURER MATT MCCUBBIN STEPHANIE MCDONALD JENN MCEWEN ANDREA MENADUE PATRICK MEYERS

DAVID PERSSON JULIE ANN RICE BARKLEY RUSSELL ERIC SIMON KELUNDRA SMITH RICHARD STEVENS CARLTON THOMAS CHARLES TIGHE A’RIEL TINTER ANSLEY USERY SARAH WALLIS BLAKE WHITE VICTORIA WILSON

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CHRISTA JOY CHASE AUGUST 21, 1955 - MARCH 2, 2020 ArtsBridge mourns the unexpected loss of one of our newest Shuler Awards adjudicators, Christa Joy Chase. Christa was a private voice and piano instructor, the director of music at Log Cabin Community Church, a retired music teacher of 40 years who served as the music specialist at King Springs K-1 Elementary School in Cobb County, and between 1990-1998 and 2006-2018 conducted over 100 grade level performances.

In her application to become a Shuler adjudicator, she wrote: “I believe that encouraging and supporting our young musicians and actors is very important to furthering our musical world. The experience of performing in an ensemble and or musical encourages not only musical development but also the need to cooperate and work with others and strive for excellence.�

May she rest in peace.

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STUDENTS IN ACTION

LAMBERT HIGH SCHOOL | Holiday Inn

FLOWERY BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL | Mamma Mia!

PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | Guys & Dolls

TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL | Into the Woods

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BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL | A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

MMOOUUNNTT PPAARRAANN CCHHRRI ISSTTI IAANN SSCCHHOOOOLL AARRTTSS PPRREESSEENNTTSS

Book By

CLAUDIA

SHEAR

Music by

and

TIM

FEDERLE

Based on the novel

CHRIS

MILLER

TUCK EVERLASTING

by NATALIE

Lyrics by

NATHAN

TYSEN

BABBITT

MARCH 12-14, 2020 | 7:00 P.M. KRISTI LYNN THEATRE $10/$15 ADVANCE TICKETS THROUGH MARCH 9 WWW.ITICKETS.COM/MTPARANSCHOOL

Tu c k E v e r l a s t i n g i s p r e s e n t e d b y s p e c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t w i t h S a m u e l F r e n c h , I n c . , a C o n c o r d T h e a t r i c a l s C o m p a n y.

JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Chicago: High School Edition

MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | Newsies

DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL | 42nd Street

MOUNT PARAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | Tuck Everlasting

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ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL | Pippin DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL Footloose

GLYNN ACADEMY | RENT

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GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL The Hunchback of Notre Dame

MILL CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | The Addams Family

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MILTON HIGH SCHOOL | Chicago

NORTH HALL HIGH SCHOOL The Wedding Singer

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MARTHA EVANS STILWELL SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS Little Shop of Horrors

LAKE OCONEE HIGH SCHOOL Working

NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL CInderella

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26 | staff

VENUE STAFF MANAGING DIRECTOR Vickie Hubbard

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jessica Coale

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Barbara Kiss

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & SECURITY Larry Green

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, SPONSORSHIPS, & PROGRAMMING Tom Rowland MARKETING COORDINATOR Laura Sullivan RECEPTIONIST Beryl Bernier BOX OFFICE MANAGER Richard Scholla

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Jon Summers

PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER Jamie Wheeler

PRODUCTION MANAGER Sarah Panozzo

PUBLIC SAFETY SUPERVISOR Carlyle Roberts

HEAD AUDIO ENGINEER David Young

CULINARY DIRECTOR/ EXECUTIVE CHEF Nicholas Walker

HEAD ELECTRICIAN Julia Busby HEAD CARPENTER/RIGGER Mark Newman

DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE Susan Burchell

ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER Russel Kennedy

BEVERAGE & CONCESSIONS MANAGER Jose Abreu

ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER Dianna Cassin-Khoury

BANQUET MANAGER Abol Ghoreishi

HOUSE MANAGER Ellie Clark

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST Lorena Dominguez

HOUSEKEEPING MANAGER Jeri Wallis

DIRECTOR OF FACILITY SERVICES Arthur McDowell CHIEF ENGINEER Marty Taylor ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR Joseph DeSoto DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING Brian Duncan

COBB-MARIETTA COLISEUM & EXHIBIT HALL AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN Jerry Nix | Post 6

SECRETARY Johnny Gresham | Post 4

VICE CHAIRMAN Robert P. Voyles | Post 3

Derek Norton | Post 2

Connie Engel | Post 7 Steve “Thunder” Tumlin | Post 1 GENERAL MANAGER & CEO Michele L. Swann

Mike Boyce | Post 5

ARTSBRIDGE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Clare Richardson

DIRECTOR Helen S. Carlos

DIRECTOR Barbarella Diaz

DIRECTOR Sam Olens

VICE PRESIDENT Joanne Truffelman

DIRECTOR Mary Staley Clark

DIRECTOR Fran Friedrich

DIRECTOR Samit Roy

SECRETARY/ TREASURER Larry M. Dingle

DIRECTOR Shan Cooper

DIRECTOR Jerry Nix

DIRECTORS EMERITI Kessel D. Stelling Percy Vaughn Jack Ward Barbara E. Williams

ARTSBRIDGE FOUNDATION STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer D. Dobbs

DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION Angela Farr Schiller

PROGRAM COORDINATOR Audine Crosse

DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING COORDINATOR Hollie Rivers

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS! Producer $25000+ Bobbie Bailey Foundation Helen & Jimmy Carlos Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority Delta Community Credit Union Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Lottery Lettie Pate Evans Foundation The Molly Blank Fund (Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation) Scicom Infrastructure Services, Inc. Synovus Foundation Walton Communities Wells Fargo Foundation Director $10000 - 24999 Terry Chandler Sylvia & Bruce Dick Ed Voyles Automotive Group Emerson Climate Technologies Genuine Parts Company Georgia Power Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Goldstein The Imlay Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company The Martha & Wilton Looney Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Cheryl & Jerry Nix Regions Bank Clare Richardson Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Jean & Jack Ward Total Wine & More Tyler Perry Studios The Zeist Foundation, Inc. Designer $5000 - 9999 Abney Family Foundation Bennett Thrasher Foundation, Inc. Cobb Community Foundation Lynn Cochran-Schroder Deloitte Barbarella & René Diaz The Kendeda Fund Publix Super Markets Charities Smiley for Kylie Foundation Michele & David Swann Ticketmaster The Vinings Rotary Charity Fund Joanne Truffelman Valery Voyles

Playwright $2500 - 4999 Judith M. Alembik Atlanta Braves Foundation, Inc. Elaine & John Carlos Susana Chavez Larry Dingle Dan P. Dupree Fisher & Phillips, LLP Goode Van Slyke Architecture Margaret Kleiman McKenney’s, Inc. The Morgan Fund Carol & Jim Ney Michelle Quinones Renasant Bank RISPA Performing Arts School Taylor English Tull Charitable Foundation Presenter $1000 - 2499 Andrew Blaisdell Mike Boyce Helen A. Carlos Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Deborah Lee Wachsman Trust Randy Donaldson Judith & Fred Keith Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich, Sr. Gay Construction Company Patricia T. & Gene Hennsler Billy R. Lyde McKenney’s Inc. Lisa & Sam Olens Norman Radow Kathleen E. Rios Bennie Shaw Earl Smith Subaru of Kennesaw Belle & Bob Voyles Helen Wilson Lead Actor $500 - 999 Anonymous Atlanta Woman’s Club Susan & David Abee Carole Brooks Cobb Energy Centre Ushers Cobb Travel & Tourism Bruce Cohen The Cumberland Mall Maryanne Elliott Teena & Rob Garcia Susan M. Levy McKinsey & Company Atlanta Craig McMahon Vicki D. Palefsky Alex Paulson Josh Pike James Rhoden Jr. Diana Rossman Karen & John Spiegel Luci Sunshine James Wall

Ensemble $250 - 499 Anonymous Anne Camery Jessica Coale & Corrie Phillips Mike Cronin David Delk Andrew Diaz Winkelmann Sondra Dillon Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park Leslie McLeod Brenda & Philip Etheridge Nikki Glee Paul Goggin Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc. Sara Stephens WH Management Group, LLC Audience $1 - 249 Anonymous (3,073) Angela AmichiaJo Ann P. Ard Susan & Robert Arko Julie Arnold Dani & Chris Benner Debbie & Irwin Berman Ann Blair Marty Bohan James A. Bohart Brenda Bookman Jo Ann Boyd Rose Briglevich Dan Britt Casey Brown Jeffery Brown Diane Caldwell Lynn Camp Cantigny Research Foundation, Inc. Megan-Claire Chase Patricia Claus Ellie Clark Clarkdale Elementary School Alan Clarke Cobb Energy Centre Floor Captains Gretchen Corbin Audine Crosse Rosemarie Crosse Joan M. Davey Gillon David Tom Davis Patti Dickey Dillehay Management Group Jennifer D. Dobbs Gary Draper Embassy Suites Centennial Park Randall Farmer Georgianna Ferrero Anna Filardi Delbert & Faye Flack Fran & Bruce Friedrich Gail & Lyons Heyman Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation Gresham Real Estate Advisors Melissa Gilbert Andrew Guerrasio Christine Guerrasio Joseph Gursky Jermaine Gurvin Dale Gustafson Matthew Hand Cyndi Hinesley Dave Herman Greg Holliday Deborah Hooper Ray Horihan

Audience $1 - 249 (cont.)

Arlyn B. Huntzicker Mary C. Jackson Linda L. Johnson Carolyn J. Johnston Shea Jones Florrie Kelley Delores Kennedy Walter Kiley Beverly Kinsey Barbara Kiss Mike Knowles Susan Krull Pat Lamar Emma Lankford Phyllis P. Lea Robert S. Lederman Diane Levere Barbara Lewitt Deborah Lundquist Michelle Mahoney Hope Martin Sheree H. Martin Dr. Liss Maynard Greg McAlvin Christopher C. McCoy Ollie McCoy Pat McGinnis Stephanie Meeboer William Miles Deborah Minor Donna Misra David Nadler Sandi C. Nelson Kinsey O’Lee Rochelle Oms Andrew Parks Sunnah & Tara Pasha John Patton Alyce Paul Wendy Pero Lisuan Poh Margaret L. Pope Diggs Leonard Phillips Jonathan Quay Henry Quillian Mike Quinlan Linda Randall Gregory A. Randell Carmen Regier Rosalind Reiss Lizzy A. Rhodes Elizabeth H. Roper Pierce Rossman Rachel Rudd Barkley Russell Barbara Russy Francis H. Russy Staci Sabarsky Carla Sessions Collin M. Siedor Ann Sisk Bonnie Smith Linda Smith Page Smith Alisa Smith-McMahon Pat & Bob Snider Jeannie Speed Donna Stembridge Richard Stevens Marilyn & Jim Sustrich Lenora Tanner Tama Tanowitz Douglas Thompson Utopian Academy Lynn Walley Mary Wellington The Westminster School Pauline & Gregory Wilson Nicholas Wolaver Nancy Merrell Woodyard Ralph Zaffino Daniel Zalacain

Listing reflects gifts made between 10.1.17 and 4.9.20.

We regret any errors in this list. Please contact Development & Marketing Coordinator Hollie Rivers at hrivers@artsbridgega.org for corrections.

creating the future through arts education

ArtsBridge Foundation, the arts education arm of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, is dedicated to providing high quality arts education and community outreach programs that engage, motivate and elevate the next generation of artists and art supporters. Since 2007, over 380,000 students from 67 Georgia counties have attended an ArtsBridge Program!

Call 770.916.2805 or email education@artsbridgega.org for more information about our programs.

You Can Help Us Make A Difference.

ArtsBridge believes all students deserve access to the arts, regardless of their ability to pay. Last season alone, we served over 30,000 K-12 students and provided 65% financial aid to our attending audiences! We have seen first-hand the positive impact ArtsBridge programs have on Georgia’s students just look at the talented Shuler students before you!

Simply scan the QR code with your mobile device to give now.

Monday, October 26, 2020 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM FREE with registration ArtsBridge is hosting the 2020 Performing and Visual Arts College Fair, which allows students to interact with admission representatives from a wide range of post secondary institutions. Over 100 universities, colleges and conservatories will be in attendance! Join us for this FREE event.

DONATE TODAY! Scan the QR code above, or visit us at ArtsBridgeGA.org to support our arts education programs!

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