2023 SUNDAY, MAY 7 3:00 pm | Century II | 225 W. Douglas Continuing support provided by The Lois Kay Walls Foundation
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THE 21ST ANNUAL JESTER AWARDS
Honoring excellence in the production of high school musicals throughout Kansas.
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023 | 3 PM
Emcees: Rachel Downs and Steve Hitchcock
Presenters: Abby Hoglen and Josiah Watney
TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE ORDER
“The Story of My Life”
The Trust Company of Kansas Rising Stars Youth Ensemble and Leading Performer Nominees
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
“The World Will Know/Seize the Day” (Disney’s Newsies) Trinity Academy
OUTSTANDING LOBBY DISPLAY
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM DESIGN
OUTSTANDING STAGE CREW
“Change It” (9 to 5) Washburn Rural High School
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
“Headlong” (We Will Rock You) Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES
“Ten Minutes Ago” (Cinderella) Salina South High School
OUTSTANDING SMALL ENSEMBLE
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE/CHORUS
Guys and Dolls Medley (Guys and Dolls)
Bishop Carroll High School
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OUTSTANDING LEADING MEDLEY #1
Jacobi Robinson (Plankton) The SpongeBob Musical Abilene High School
Andrew Brant (Nathan Detroit) Guys and Dolls Bishop Carroll High School
Shaelin Newcome (Alice) Bright Star Buhler High School
Niomi Ndirangu (Gertrude) Seussical El Dorado High School
Hayley Loya (Lucy) Jekyll & Hyde Garden City High School
Glen Price (Georg) She Loves Me Labette County High School
Emilie Lange (Elle) Legally Blonde Maize Public Schools
Gabby Tanner (Katherine) Disney’s Newsies Trinity Academy
Cami Abraham (Saramouche) We Will Rock You Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING CAMEO PERFORMER
OUTSTANDING PRE-HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMER
OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMER MEDLEY #2
McKayla Stacey (Tiffany Houston) Back to the 80’s Andover Central High School
Ryan Pilosof (Jekyll/Hyde) Jekyll & Hyde Garden City High School
Gabe Schenck (Nick Bottom) Something Rotten! Independence High School
Gina Difede (Dolly Levi) Hello, Dolly! Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Beetle Hatch (Olive) The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee Newton High School
Alyssa Green (Jo March) Little Women Pratt High School
Cael Kibler (Jack Kelly) Disney’s Newsies Smoky Valley High School
Ella Wellman (Annie Oakley) Annie Get Your Gun Sterling High School
Mackenzie Smith (Doralee) 9 to 5 Washburn Rural High School
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OUTSTANDING DESIGN GUEST
OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC GUEST
“Biggest Blame Fool” (Seussical) Hays High School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION NUMBER
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA DIRECTION
OUTSTANDING VOCAL MUSIC DIRECTION
“Murder, Murder” (Jekyll & Hyde) Garden City High School
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/STAGING
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Something Rotten Medley (Something Rotten!) Independence High School
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER
“12 Days to Christmas” (She Loves Me) Labette County High School
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
THE SPIRIT OF THE JESTERS
“King of New York” (Disney’s Newsies) Smoky Valley High School
OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMER
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION
*Musical numbers and artists may be subject to change
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The Jester Awards graciously acknowledges the theatrical licensing houses who represent the musical plays from which excerpts are being presented this evening:
Music Theatre International (www.mtishows.com)
Back to the 80’s Music adapted by Scott Copeman; Revised orchestrations and arrangements by Brett Foster; Lyrics by Neil Gooding; Book by Neil Gooding, additional material by Brett Foster.
Disney’s Newsies
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Jack Feldman; Book by Harvey Fierstein; Based on the Disney film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White.
Guys & Dolls
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling; Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon.
Jekyll & Hyde
Music by Frank Wildhorn; Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Legally Blonde the Musical
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe Nell Benjamin; Book by Heather Hach; Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture.
Little Women
Music by Jason Howland; Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein; Book by Allan Knee; Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Mean Girls: High School Version
Music by Jeff Richmond; Lyrics by Nell Benjamin; Book by Tina Fey; Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls.
9 to 5
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick; Based on the Twentieth Century Fox film.
Seussical
Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Based on the works of Dr. Seuss.
She Loves Me
Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on a play by Miklos Laszio.
Sister Act
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Glenn Slater; Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner; Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard.
Something Rotten!
Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick; Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; Additional Material by Jay Reiss.
Concord Theatricals (www.concordtheatricals.com)
Annie Get Your Gun
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin; Original Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Hello, Dolly!
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Book by Michael Stewart; Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder. The SpongeBob Musical
Original Songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I. And Songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley; Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton; Additional Music by Tom Kitt; Book by Kyle Jarrow; Musical Production conceived by Tina Landau; Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; New Book by Douglas Carter Beane; Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (www.theatricalrights.com)
Bright Star
Music by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics by Edie Brickell; Book by Steve Martin; Based on the 2013 bluegrass album Love Has Come for You.
We Will Rock You
Music and Lyrics by Queen; Book by Ben Elton.
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2022-23 JESTER NOMINATIONS
Our Judging team has reviewed the scores given to 143 high school musical performances entered for consideration by 50 schools throughout Kansas during the 2022-23 season. A lot of wonderful work was seen and celebrated, resulting in these nominations:
OUTSTANDING LOBBY DISPLAY
Andale High School
Seussical
El Dorado High School
Seussical
Liberal High School
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
McPherson High School
The Addams Family
Pittsburg High School
The SpongeBob Musical
Salina High School South
Cinderella
Seaman High School
Oklahoma!
Sterling High School
Annie Get Your Gun
Topeka High School
Amelie: Teen Edition
Wichita Collegiate School
Grease
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM DESIGN
Shelby Norton
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Melissa Seiler & Maura Harms
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Evyn Moore
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Halstead High School
Maggi Lindenmeyer & Madi Meis
Seussical
Hays High School
Maggie Willits & Will Hiebert
Hello, Dolly!
Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Cadence Searles
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Matthew Rice & Miriam Climenhaga
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Liberal High School
Nicholas Griggs
The Addams Family
McPherson High School
Joni Atteberry & Karen Schwertfeger
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Maeghan Bishop
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
OUTSTANDING STAGE CREW
Bishop Carroll High School
Guys and Dolls
El Dorado High School
Seussical
Garden City High School
Jekyll & Hyde
Halstead High School
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Pittsburg High School
The SpongeBob Musical
Smoky Valley High School
Disney’s Newsies
Thomas More Prep-Marian
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Amelie: Teen Edition
Washburn Rural High School
9 to 5
Wichita East High School
We Will Rock You
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OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Amy Sayler
Mamma Mia!
Augusta High School
Tony Rosales
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Alice Hilt
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Cody Kippenberger & Logan Rathbun
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Jennifer Brown Mean Girls
Junction City High School
Greg McGlynn
The Addams Family
McPherson High School
Bill Weaver
Mamma Mia!
Salina Central High School
Travis Grizzell
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
Thomas More Prep-Marian
Amy Shelden
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Derrick Gronewold
We Will Rock You
Wichita East High School
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Max Dugan & Tony Rosales
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Shea Huber, Rylan Anderson, Mallory Hardy, & Alice Hilt
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Chris Lewis
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Mackenzee Willey & Kelsey Hernandez
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Bill Van Wyhe
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Liberal High School
Wyatt Crist
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
J.R. Lidgett
Cinderella
Salina High School South
Ayden Smith
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Evan Davidson
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Derrick Gronewold
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Leo Pankratz
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Monica McMullen
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Savanna McElhaney
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Breeza Escobar
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Brandon Wade & Emma Ohler
Little Women
Pratt High School
Tori Steichen
Oklahoma!
Seaman High School
Echo Clark-Pavlovich
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
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Tate Dinkel
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
Thomas More Prep-Marian
Jeff Kaufman & Tessa Noland
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
McKenna Blessant
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Gabriella Serrioz
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Tony Rosales
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Robyn Hilt & Esme Corado
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Megan Emmel & Jamie Oettle
The Sound of Music
Goddard High School
Heather Wilson
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Nev Dorado & Madison Hershberger
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Eric Lundstrom
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Kristi Wilson
Annie Get Your Gun
Sterling High School
Caley Phillips
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Sarah Hazen
Sister Act
Topeka West High School
OUTSTANDING SMALL ENSEMBLE
Simple Sponge Trio
The SpongeBob Musical
Abilene High School
The Wickersham Brothers
Seussical
Andale High School
The “Best Things” Singers
White Christmas
Arkansas City High School
Lay All Your Love On Me Dancers
Mamma Mia!
Augusta High School
The Wickersham Brothers
Seussical
Hays High School
The Bowery Beauties
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Cowboys
Annie Get Your Gun
Sterling High School
“A Better Haircut” Trio
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
TJ, Joey, Pablo Sister Act
Topeka West High School
The Barbershop Quartet
The Music Man
Wichita Northwest High School
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OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE/ CHORUS
Andover High School
The Addams Family
Bishop Carroll High School
Guys and Dolls
Garden City High School
Jekyll & Hyde
Hays High School
Seussical
Labette County High School
She Loves Me
Newton High School
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Smoky Valley High School
Disney’s Newsies
Topeka High School
Amelie: Teen Edition
Trinity Academy
Disney’s Newsies
Wichita High School East
We Will Rock You
OUTSTANDING CAMEO PERFORMER
Bryson Stoner (Ezekiel)
White Christmas
Arkansas City High School
Devlyn Jochum (Sour Kangaroo)
Seussical the Musical
Hays High School
Bryan Montoya (Chef Louis)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
Hugoton High School
Gianna Feibach (Ernestina)
Hello, Dolly!
Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Hayden Sewell (Kyle the UPS Guy)
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Cal Bieler (Jesus)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Oscar Crespo (Patchy the Pirate)
The SpongeBob Musical
Pittsburg High School
Brynna Anderson (Medda Larkin)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Aiyana Jones (Sister Mary Lazarus)
Sister Act
Topeka West High School
Travis Mercier (Mr. Roosevelt)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
OUTSTANDING PRE-HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMER
Naomi Hall (Jojo)
Seussical
Andale High School
Eli Hastings (Chip)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Emporia High School
Elin Odell (Eddie)
Mamma Mia!
Fredonia High School
Lily Thurlow (Pepper)
Mamma Mia!
Fredonia High School
Kinley Howie (Flounder)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
Hugoton High School
Ava Griffin (Matilda)
Matilda
The Independent School
Marshall Hickey, Harrison Hineman, Ella Stevens, & Garin Trout (Ducklings)
Honk!
Scott City Community High School
Brik Johnson (Les)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Jack Stein & Jace Stein (Randolph and Rudolph)
Bye Bye Birdie
Southeast of Saline High School
Kash Wheeler (Les)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
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OUTSTANDING DESIGN GUEST
Tyler Gallegos-Lessin (Scenic Design)
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Sharon Funk (Costume Design)
Seussical El Dorado High School
Sarah Kitzke, Nancy Honig, Holly Grubbs, & Shelby Martin (Costume Design)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Hugoton High School
Adam Akers (Sound Design)
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Matea Gregg & Olivia Hall (Program Design)
Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale Sacred Heart High School
Eric Johnson & Michelle Johnson (Scenic Design)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Pamela Grizzell (Costume Design)
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition Thomas More Prep-Marian
Margie Rees (Costume Design)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Linnea Hoyos (Costume Design)
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Jordan Slusher (Scenic Design)
Grease
Wichita Collegiate School
OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC GUEST
Deanne Zogleman (Choreography)
Guys and Dolls Bishop Carroll High School
Adrian Rifat (Directing)
Seussical
Hays High School
Melissa Nance (Choreography)
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Kayla Sides (Choreography)
The Addams Family
McPherson High School
Darian Leatherman (Choreography)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Maggie Stephens & Mollie Stephens (Choreography)
The SpongeBob Musical Pittsburg High School
Piper Harding (Choreography)
Annie Get Your Gun
Sterling High School
Blair Hanning & Rile Reavis (Choreography)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Alex Castaneda (Choreography)
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Sheldon Mba (Choreography)
Grease
Wichita Collegiate School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION NUMBER
Bikini Bottom Day
The SpongeBob Musical
Abilene High School
Luck Be a Lady
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Joseph’s Dreams
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Clearwater High School
Under the Sea
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
Hugoton High School
Will Power
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Where Do You Belong
Mean Girls
Junction City High School
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King of New York
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
The World Will Know
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
Come Up For Air
Ranked: A Musical
Winfield High School
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA DIRECTION
Madison Schmoll
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Ben Reilly
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Riley Day
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Emporia High School
Cooper Neil
The SpongeBob Musical
Pittsburg High School
Tyler Kuder
Cinderella
Salina South High School
Melissa Lambotte 9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Gary Leopold
The Music Man
Wichita Northwest High School
OUTSTANDING VOCAL MUSIC DIRECTION
Aaron Weatherbie
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Abigail Martinez
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Shawna Terrell
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Doris Prater
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Eddie B Creer Jr.
Cinderella
Salina South High School
Britney English
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Clark Comley
Annie Get Your Gun
Sterling High School
Alex Piazza
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Michelle Henderson
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Jenny Potochnik
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
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OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/ STAGING
Joshua Hall
Seussical
Andale High School
Tara Woodmansee
White Christmas
Arkansas City High School
Kate Stoss
Bright Star
Buhler High School
Izzy Buchman, Sydney Sherman, & Annie Amstutz
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Clearwater High School
Lyndi Easter & Tristan Ausler Shaw
Something Rotten! Independence High School
Jodie Riche
Mean Girls
Junction City High School
Kristen Hodgkinson
Little Women
Pratt High School
Angela Dolezal
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Jennifer Walker
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Jerry Wehry
The Music Man
Wichita Northwest High School
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Joshua Hall
Seussical
Andale High School
Sarah Koehn
The Addams Family
Andover High School
Tony Rosales
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Alice Hilt
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Jennifer Brown
Mean Girls
Junction City High School
Heather Wilson
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Miriam Climenhaga
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Liberal High School
Jessica Heidrick
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Eric Lundstrom
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Amy Shelden
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER
Maisy Blanton (Wednesday Addams)
The Addams Family Andover High School
Cayden Moore (Gaston)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Emporia High School
Kaden Johnson (Jetsam)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Hugoton High School
Cody Kippenberger (Shakespeare)
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Shreya Reddy (Rudolpho)
Matilda
The Independent School
Paighton Hall (Ilona Ritter)
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Anthony Pearson (Ladislav Sipos)
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Lance Bickerstaff (Cogsworth)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Liberal High School
Parker Underwood (Lumiere)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Liberal High School
Lillian Cassity (Paulette Bonafonte)
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Andrew Graber (Pepper)
Mamma Mia!
Salina Central High School
Bradyn Gruenefeld (Ali Hakim)
Oklahoma!
Seaman High School
Judah Cooper (Race)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Nicholas Dreier (Crutchie)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Sherida Johnson (Ursula)
Bye Bye Birdie
Southeast of Saline High School
Natalie Loftus (Anita Bath)
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
Thomas More Prep-Marian
Lilia Potter (Sister Mary Robert)
Sister Act
Topeka West High School
Addie Resch (Roz)
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Cam Hodge (Killer Queen)
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
Sam Carney (Oz)
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Mya Williams (Sound Design)
White Christmas
Arkansas City High School
Shea Huber (Technical Director)
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Owen Granados (Stage Management)
The Sound of Music
Goddard High School
Logan Rathbun (Stage Management)
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Matthew Rice (Design Work, Other)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Liberal High School
Taylor Steimle (Stage Management)
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Caley Phillips (Costume Design)
Amelie: Teen Edition
Topeka High School
Keigan Gonzales (Stage Management)
Sister Act
Topeka West High School
Erin Vance (Stage Management)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
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THE SPIRIT OF THE JESTERS
OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMER
Jacobi Robinson (Plankton)
The SpongeBob Musical
Abilene High School
McKayla Stacey (Tiffany Houston)
Back to the 80s
Andover Central High School
Andrew Brant (Nathan Detroit)
Guys and Dolls
Bishop Carroll High School
Shaelin Newcome (Alice)
Bright Star
Buhler High School
Niomi Ndirangu (Gertrude)
Seussical
El Dorado High School
Hayley Loya (Lucy)
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Ryan Pilosof (Jekyll/Hyde)
Jekyll & Hyde
Garden City High School
Gabe Schenck (Nick Bottom)
Something Rotten!
Independence High School
Kael Nelson (Damian)
Mean Girls
Junction City High School
Gina Difede (Dolly Levi)
Hello, Dolly!
Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Glen Price (Georg)
She Loves Me
Labette County High School
Emilie Lange (Elle Woods)
Legally Blonde
Maize Public Schools
Beetle Hatch (Olive)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Newton High School
Alyssa Green (Jo March)
Little Women
Pratt High School
Cael Kibler (Jack Kelly)
Disney’s Newsies
Smoky Valley High School
Ella Wellman (Annie Oakley)
Annie Get Your Gun
Sterling High School
Josie Hoggatt (Deloris)
Sister Act
Topeka West High School
Gabby Tanner (Katherine)
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Mackenzie Smith (Doralee Rhodes)
9 to 5
Washburn Rural High School
Cami Abraham (Scaramouche)
We Will Rock You
Wichita High School East
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Bishop Carroll High School
Guys and Dolls
Garden City High School
Jekyll & Hyde
Hays High School
Seussical
Independence High School
Something Rotten!
Labette County High School
She Loves Me
Salina High School South
Cinderella
Smoky Valley High School
Disney’s Newsies
Trinity Academy
Disney’s Newsies
Washburn Rural High School
9 to 5
Wichita East High School
We Will Rock You
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Abilene High School
Andale High School
Andover Central High School
Andover High School
Arkansas City High School
Augusta High School
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
Buhler High School
Clearwater High School
Eisenhower High School
El Dorado High School
Emporia High School
Fredonia High School
Garden City High School
Goddard High School
Halstead High School
Hays High School
Hugoton High School
Independence High School
Junction City High School
Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Labette County High School
Liberal High School
Maize Public Schools
McPherson High School
Newton High School
Northeast Magnet High School
Northwest High School
Peabody-Burns High School
Pittsburg High School
Pratt High School
Rock Creek High School
Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School
Salina Central High School
Salina South High School
Scott Community High School
Seaman High School
Smoky Valley High School
Southeast of Saline High School
Sterling High School
The Independent School
Thomas More Prep-Marian
Topeka High School
Topeka West High School
Trinity Academy
Washburn Rural High School
Wichita Collegiate School
Wichita High School East
Winfield High School
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MAMA BUSHWICK IS DEAD MAMA BUSHWICK IS DEAD
Winner of the Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition
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Move on Litwin: Dance Up Close
INTO THE WOODS
WICHITA CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE
Mama Bushwick is Dead
Oct. 5-7, 2023
Move on Litwin: Dance Up Close
Oct. 26-28, 2023
Into the Woods
Nov. 2-5, 2023
Senior Capstone Festival
Dec. 2-3, 2023
Wichita Children's Dance Festival
Jan. 28, 2024
Peter and the Starcatcher
Feb. 29-March 3, 2024
Christmas Dish
April 12-13, 2024
Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre
April 25-28, 2024
The Fox Sisters
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May 23-25, 2024 CAPSTONE FESTIVAL WICHITA CHILDREN'S DANCE FESTIVAL
Peter and the Starcatcher CHRISTMAS DISH
The Fox Sisters
theatre,
theatre,
A theatre film
Dance, design & technical
musical
theatre
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine
A Play By Rick Elice
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Music by Wayne Barker
Music by Anthony De Angelis
Lyrics by Christyn Budzyna
WICHITA CHILDREN'S DANCE FESTIVAL Join us for our 2023-2024 season
Book by Jessica Penzias
Winner of the Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition
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The 21st Annual Jester Awards, honoring excellence in the production of high school musicals throughout Kansas.
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Century II Performing Arts Center | Convention Hall | Wichita, KS
Many thanks to all who created these shows: the schools, casts, teachers, crews, musicians, guests, and the supportive families and friends. We are very honored that the Jester Awards have been endowed by The Lois Kay Walls Foundation in order to ensure the program will enjoy continued success into the future! Thank you to our friends at Century II for graciously hosting the Jester Awards Ceremony; our presenters Abby Hoglen and Josiah Watney; our guest Emcees Rachel Downs and Steve Hitchcock. A special thanks to our panel of judges: Amy Baker Schwiethale, Rolaine Hetherington, and Matt Udland!
Special thanks to the Naftzger Fund for the Fine Arts for sponsoring the 2023 Jester Awards Ceremony. Remembering with deep appreciation Jester Program Founding Director Belden Mills, and thinking of his wife Anna, who survives him. Gratitude to all our volunteer judges, the staff and crew of Music Theatre Wichita, Michael Kline for designing our Jester award and to Automation-Plus for sponsoring and producing the awards themselves.
Education Director – Joshua Larson
Production Manager – Michael Cole
Production Stage Manager – Sai Powers
Education Intern – Jaden Kindle
Sound – Provided by Event Systems
Lighting – Benjamin Juhnke
Videographer – Mary Sue Dymak
Photographer – Kacy Meinecke Photography
Graphic Design – Danielle Quint
Box Office Staff – Cheyenne Queen, Ethan Crank, Tyler Kueser
Artistic Director – Brian Marcum
Managing Director – Angela Cassette
Music Director – Emily Sternfeld-Dunn
Percussionist – Steve Hatfield
Production Assistant – Katriana Kisner-Isaacs
Be sure to visit us on Facebook (Music Theatre Wichita), Twitter (MTWichita) and Instagram (@mtwichita) and use hashtag #JesterAwards2023 when you post!
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