Spotlight Showcase 2021: Spotlight Belongs To Us by Spotlight Education

June 6:30 PM June 15, 15, 2021 6:30PM

Today is the day to inspire, delight and amaze.

The arts make us think, make us feel, and make us wonder. And being able to support Spotlight Education today makes us proud.

In loving memory Michael Matthew Ferrell This season, we celebrate and honor the life of our dear friend, mentor, and all around force of artistic life — Michael Matthew Ferrell. Michael had (and will continue to have) an everlasting impact on the national, Twin Cities, and Spotlight Education theater community. He walked alongside our programming from the very start and changed more lives than he will ever know. Michael’s rehearsal environment was rooted in hard work, growth, endless energy and love, much like his life. He had an extraordinary ability to demand artistic excellence while always giving space for exploration, trying new things and most importantly, encouraging one another to be our individual and collective best in any given moment. Having been with Spotlight Education since the first Showcase in 2000, Michael’s handprints are embedded within the Triple Threat and Featured Dancer curriculum. He will remain a part of the memories and our story at Hennepin Theatre Trust, forever having impacted our past, present and future. To the man who could never quite stand still, we promise to never stop moving.

Ari Koehnen Sweeney Director of Education

2021 Spotlight Belongs To Us

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Dear friends, It’s already clear that this year’s Spotlight Showcase is a display of talent and hard work. What might not be as apparent is the optimism and hope built into this event. Students had every reason not to try. This performance is evidence of their irrepressible resilience and drive to create. Showcase is a culmination of a year’s work, and this year’s theme is Spotlight Belongs To Us. These students have taken difficult circumstances and owned their responses. They showed up all year — physically, mentally, emotionally, creatively. Undoubtedly, these students deserve a standing ovation. We would also like to offer our gratitude to you for supporting Spotlight students. It is because of you that we are here celebrating Minnesota’s dedicated students and their year of working through theater evaluations, a rigorous rehearsal process, and collaboration with professional theater makers. A special thanks goes out to our Showcase sponsors: PNC Bank, Sun Country Airlines, United Properties and Hilton. Your support provides this opportunity to shine at a time when students need it — and deserve it — the most. We also thank our donors, whose ongoing support allows us to provide transformative arts education experiences statewide. We thank our educators, teaching artists and community representatives for their hard work making Spotlight Showcase 2021 a reality. Seeing students dance and sing their hearts out in front of their schools and along Hennepin Avenue is an affirmation of how our statewide programming helps students build confidence, sense of community and theater skills.

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Thanks also goes out to the Spotlight Education staff. This production would not be happening without their hard work over the past year. The results show a deep commitment to providing Minnesota’s students and educators every possible opportunity to receive support while learning and growing. This year has been about many things: grief, loss, support, strength, community, passion, to name a few. It has also been about action. We hope you are inspired by the unstoppable action of Spotlight students to continue supporting young artists. As someone who shares our commitment to Minnesota’s youth, we’re excited to share with you this celebration of our state’s outstanding high school musical theater talent. Enjoy the show! Sincerely,

Mark Nerenhausen President and CEO

Ari Koehnen Sweeney Director of Education

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

About Spotlight Education

Hennepin Theatre Trust drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the dynamic Hennepin Theatre District in downtown Minneapolis and educational programming that reaches every area of the state. The Trust’s Spotlight Education program is an essential part of arts education in more than 100 high schools in rural, urban and suburban counties, increasing equitable access to quality musical theater education. We help nearly 8,000 students build confidence, critical thinking, empathy, sense of community and knowledge of musical theater each year. Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Spotlight Education program is an essential part of arts education in many Minnesota schools. Annually, we help nearly 8,000 students in more than 100 high schools build confidence, critical thinking, empathy, sense of community and knowledge of theater. The program supplements and enhances arts curricula through production assessments, masterclasses, and theater review writing increasing equitable access to quality theater education. Spotlight Showcase, our annual recognition event, is Minnesota’s largest celebration of high school theater and provides 1,600 students the opportunity to perform at the historic State Theatre. Additionally, Spotlight Education partners with community organizations and elementary schools to create inclusive and sustainable arts experiences.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Hennepin Theatre Trust Mark Nerenhausen, President/CEO Spotlight Education Ari Koehnen Sweeney, Director of Education P R E S E N T S

Hosted by: Meghan Kreidler with

Individual Honorees

Featured Ensemble

Pit Orchestra

Technical Theater Finalists

Triple Threat Finalists

Student Publicist Finalists

Spotlight Education Alumni

Appearances by:

Andre Shoals, Greta Grosch, Max Wojtanowicz

Associate Producer Julia Larson

Production Video Posi Creative, LLC

Production Audio Atomic K

Writer/Voice Over Greta Grosch

Event Center Director Andrew Johnson

Graphics & Camera Director Nolan Sinkler

Arts Education Manager Vanessa Brooke Agnes

Critical Review Program Manager Dudley Voigt

Spotlight Education Intern Bailey J Hess

Associate Choreography by: Tegan Jones, Katie Taintor, Daonna Lewis

Choreography by: Linda Talcott Lee, Julia Larson, Gabriel Blackburn, Chelsea Rose, Maureen Sherman-Mendez Associate Music Director

Andrew Kust Executive Producer & Resident Music Director

Andrew Bourgoin

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Pre-show 6:30pm Live: welcome Live: interviews Live: show dedication

Main event 7:00pm Spotlight Belongs To Us “Get Ready” / “Dancin’ In the Streets” Footloose Medley “Out of the Darkness” (Into the Spotlight) Mean Girls medley Welcome to Hennepin Bring It On medley “You’ve Got a Friend” “Come Alive” Frozen medley “Together Forever”

Post-show Winner introductions Performances by: Triple Threat Broadway experience winners Performances by: Minnesota Jimmy nominees

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Participating schools Andover High School

Buffalo High School

Andover

Buffalo

Clue: On Stage High School Version Book by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin, Eric Price

A Tapestry of Hope: Our Gift to the Community Music and Lyrics by Various Artists Book by Buffalo High School Students

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team Director: Ann Leaf-Johnson

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding A/V Board Operators Director: Tracy Hagstrom Durant

Andover High School Andover

Schoolhouse Rock Live Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, Scott Ferguson Music and Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens, Tom Yohe

Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Ann Leaf-Johnson

Benilde-St. Margaret’s School St. Louis Park

Brighter Days Music by Tom Kitt Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Book by Bridget Carpenter

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew Director: Caroline Stroh

Blaine High School Blaine

The Wizard of Oz Music by Harold Arlen Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Book by Frank Gabrielson

Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Andrew Rakerd

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Columbia Heights High School Columbia Heights

The Wizard of Oz Music by Harold Arlen Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Book by Frank Gabrielson

Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding A/V Board Operators Director: Tara Lorence

Concordia Academy Roseville

Urinetown Music by Mark Hollmann Lyrics by Greg Kotis, Mark Hollmann Book by Greg Kotis

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Sara Neel

Participating schools Coon Rapids High School

Eagan High School

Coon Rapids

Eagan

Almost, Maine Book by John Cariani

Les Miserable: Student Edition Music and Book by Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team Director: Karla Haij

Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids

Into the Woods Book by James Lapine Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew Director: Karla Haij

DeLaSalle High School Minneapolis

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Farrah Buffington

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention A/V Board Operators Director: Jodene Wartman

Fridley High School Fridley

All Shook Up Music by Various Artists Lyrics by Various Artists Book by Joe DiPietro

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Dan Wold

Hill-Murray School Maplewood

Godspell Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by John-Michael Tebelak

Honorable Mention Achievement in Musical Theatre, Honorable Mention in Overall Production, Outstanding in Overall Performance, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Ben Ballentine

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Participating schools Hinckley-Finlayson High School

Kennedy High School

Hinckley

Bloomington

The Invisible Man Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

High School Musical Music and Lyrics by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil; Ray Cham, Greg Cham and Andrew Seeley; Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn; Andy Dodd and Adam Watts; Bryan Louiselle; David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg; Jamie Houston Music Adapted, Arranged and Produced by Bryan Louiselle Book by David Simpatico

Outstanding Overall Technical Team Director: Corrilla Clark

Hutchinson High School Hutchinson

Singin’ in the Rain Music by Nacio Herb Brown Lyrics by Arthur Freed Book by Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Jason Olson

Irondale High School New Brighton

Heaven help the po taters Book by Billy St. John

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team Director: Janet Paone

Irondale High School New Brighton

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding A/V Board Operators Director: Janet Paone

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Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/ Dance Performance by an Ensemble Director: Nikki Jordan

Lakes International Language Academy Forest Lake

Matilda Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Book by Dennis Kelly

Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Kristina Kofski

Lakeville South High School Lakeville

The Addams Family: Quarantined Concert Version Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Book by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble Director: Cody Carlson

Little Falls Community High School Little Falls

Theory of Relativity Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram Book by Brian Hill

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Camilla Larson

Participating schools Mahtomedi High School

Minnehaha Academy

Mahtomedi

Minneapolis

Curtains Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Additional Lyrics By John Kander and Rupert Holmes Book by Rupert Holmes

Junie B. Jones the Musical Music by Zina Goldrich Lyrics and Book by Marcy Heisler

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Chad Garrels

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Nicholas Freeman

Mahtomedi High School

Minnehaha Academy

Mahtomedi

Mamma Mia! Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson Book by Catherine Johnson

Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Chad Garrels

Mahtomedi High School Mahtomedi

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Book by Simon Stephens

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team Director: Chad Garrels

Math & Science Academy Woodbury

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa Book by John August

Minneapolis

Museum Book by Tina Howe

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Nicholas Freeman

Minnetonka High School Minnetonka

Something Rotten! Music and lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick Book by John O’Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/ Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Trent Boyum

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Karen Biedermann

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Participating schools Mound Westonka High School

North High School

Minnetrista

North St. Paul

All in the Timing Book by David Ives Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Jamie Harms

Chicago Music, Lyrics and Book by Kander and Ebb

Mounds Park Academy

Orono High School

St. Paul

Almost, Maine Book by John Cariani

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Ann Frances Gregg

Mounds Park Academy St. Paul

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Book by William Shakespeare Music and lyrics by Various Artists

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Ann Frances Gregg

North Branch Area High School North Branch

Grease Music, Book and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team Director: Laura Michels

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Long Lake

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Music, Lyrics and Book by Clark Gesner

Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Kelsie Balon

Owatonna High School OWATONNA

One Man, Two Guvnors Book by Richard Bean with songs by Grant Olding

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Erik Eitrheim

Park High School Cottage Grove

The Theory of Relativity Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram Book By Brian Hill

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Tracy Caponigri

Participating schools Pierz Healey High School

Prior Lake High School

Pierz

Savage

Little Shop of Horrors (2003 Broadway Edition) Music by Alan Menken Lyrics and Book by Howard Ashman

The Birds Book by Aristophanes

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team Director: Iris Kolodji

PiM Arts High School Eden Prairie

The Addams Family Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Book by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Rob Thompson

Prior Lake High School Savage

Honk Music by Elton John Lyrics by Tim Rice Book by David Henry Hwang, Robert Falls, Linda Woolverton

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/ Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Philip Hoks

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Philip Hoks

Rogers High School Rogers

Virtual Musical Mash-up Music by Various Composers Lyrics by Various Lyricists

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Cyndy Gauthier

Sartell High School Sartell

The Addams Family: Concert Version Music and Lyrics By Andrew Lippa Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Kelli Killmer

Southwest Christian High School Chaska

Annie Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charnin Book by Thomas Meehan

Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble Director: Patrick Mealey

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Participating schools Spring Lake Park High School

St. Michael-Albertville High School

Spring Lake Park

St. Michael

Spamalot Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton

Legally Blonde Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Book by Dennis Kelly

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Kevin Dutcher

St. Francis High School St. Francis

The Covid Cabaret: Writing and Singing through a Global Pandemic Music by Several of our students: Lexi Johnson, Lily Eastman, Chloe Wiitala Lyrics by Lexi Johnson, Lily Eastman, Chloe Wiitala (and others) Book by The cast and crew of the show, and many, many others Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention A/V Board Operators Director: Glenn Morehouse Olson

St. Francis High School St. Francis

Shrek The Musical Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abbaire

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Honorable Mention Costume Crew Director: Glenn Morehouse Olson

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Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding A/V Board Operators Director: Joshua Mann

St. Paul Academy and Summit School St. Paul

Under Milkwood Book by Dylan Thomas

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Eric Severson

Stillwater Area High School Stillwater

Illumination 2021 Music, Lyrics and Book by Various Artists

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Student Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team Director: Grif Sadow

Participating schools Thomas Edison High School Minneapolis

Cyrano de Bergerac Book by Various

Thomas Jefferson High School Bloomington

Beauty and the Beast Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman,Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Honorable Mention Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew, Outstanding Costume Crew Director: Laura Schmit

Totino-Grace High School Fridley

Little Women Music by Jason Howland Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Book by Allan Knee

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Christine Karki

VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Mendota Heights

Sweet Land the Musical Book by Perrin Post and Laurie Flanigan Hegge Lyrics by Laurie Flanigan Hegge Music by Dina Maccabee

VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Mendota Heights

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Book by Simon Stephens/based on book by Mark Haddon

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding A/V Board Operators Director: Wendy Short-Hays

Waconia High School Waconia

Little Women Music by Jason Howland Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Book by Allan Knee

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention Light & Sound Crew Director: Amanda Byrne

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 6:30pm

Participating schools Waconia High School

Zimmerman High School

Waconia

Zimmerman

Spoon River Book by Written by Edgar Lee Masters, Adapted by Jason Pizzarello

Clue the Musical Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Lee Adams Book by Michael Stewart

Wayzata High School Plymouth

The Drowsy Chaperone Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Honorable Mention Achievement in Theatre, Outstanding Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew Director: Sonia Gerber

Woodbury High School Woodbury

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Music, Lyrics and Book by Clark Gesner

Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Outstanding Student Orchestra, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Vocal Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Movement/Dance Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Honorable Mention A/V Board Operators Director: Quinn Forrest Masterson

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Honorable Mention Overall Performance, Honorable Mention Overall Production, Honorable Mention Performance by an Ensemble, Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble, Outstanding Overall Technical Team, Outstanding Run Crew, Outstanding Light & Sound Crew Director: Jonathan Palashewski

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Participating schools 2020-2021 Spotlight Education schools Andover High School Bemidji High School Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Blaine High School Buffalo High School Burnsville High School Cambridge-Isanti High School Chanhassen High School Chaska High School Chisago Lakes High School Columbia Heights High School Concordia Academy Coon Rapids High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School DeLaSalle High School Detroit Lakes High School Eagan High School East Ridge High School Eastview High School Edina High School Elk River High School Farmington High School Forest Lake Area High School Fridley High School Glencoe-Silver Lake Public Schools

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Hill-Murray School Hinckley-Finlayson High School Hutchinson High School Irondale High School Kennedy High School Lakes International Language Academy Lakeville South High School Little Falls Community High School Mahtomedi High School Maple Grove Senior High School Math and Science Academy Mayo High School Minneapolis FAIR School Minnehaha Academy Minnetonka High School Moorhead High School Mora High School Mound Westonka High School Mounds Park Academy North Branch Area High School North High School Orono High School Osseo Senior High Owatonna High School Park High School Pierz Healy High School PiM Arts High School Prior Lake High School Robbinsdale Cooper High School Rogers High School Rosemount High School Roseville Area High School Saint John’s Preparatory School Sartell High School Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Shakopee High School Simley High School Theatre Southwest Christian High School Spectrum High School Spring Lake Park High School St. Croix Preparatory Academy St. Francis High School St. Louis Park High School St. Michael-Albertville High School St. Paul Academy and Summit School Stillwater Area High School Tartan High School Thomas Edison High School Thomas Jefferson High School Totino-Grace High School Triton High School VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Waconia High School Washburn High School Watertown Mayer High School Wayzata High School Woodbury High School Zimmerman High School

Participating schools

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Individual honors

Outstanding performance in a leading role Alec Cummings as Noah Account, Irondale High School Alexis Ostvig as Sally Brown, Orono High School Alissa Scheffler as Morticia Addams, Lakeville South High School Audrey Goedekke as Olive Ovstrovsky, DeLaSalle High School Ava Knight as Junie B. Jones, Minnehaha Academy Bianca Mojica as Various, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Callie Peterson as Snoopy, Woodbury High School Chloe Wiitala as Actor 3, St. Francis High School Claire Kwiat as Ida, Prior Lake High School Claudia Russell as Annie, Southwest Christian High School Daniel Valerius as Various, Stillwater Area High School DJ Scheele as Cosmo Brown, Hutchinson High School Edward Renshaw as Ryan Evans, Irondale High School Eleanor Lindsay as Mrs. Peacock, Andover High School El-Sara Duopu as I’m Here & This is Me, Buffalo High School Ellis Meyer as “Me & Ricky”, Little Falls Community High School Ethan Hiew as Christopher Boone, VISTA Productions/ Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Finn Wallace as Javert, Eagan High School Gabe Borken as Man in Chair, Wayzata High School Grace Radeke as Wednesday Addams, Sartell High School Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer as Polly Garter, Mrs. Cherry Owen, Neighbour, Voice, Ensemble, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Greta Hall as Various, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Grey Cuabo as Cosmo, Tony, Ensemble, Rogers High School Hailey Herzog as Lady of the Lake, Spring Lake Park High School Halle Audette as Jo March, Totino-Grace High School Hannah Hodge as Elle Woods, St. Michael-Albertville High School Imani Harris as Witch, Coon Rapids High School Ingrid Schjolberg as Janet Van De Graaff, Wayzata High School Jakob Waller as Charlie Brown, Orono High School Jaksyn Graham as Benjamin Pantier, Washington McNeely, Hamilton Green, & Henry Calhoun, Waconia High School Jaron Gross as Seymour Krelborn, Pierz Healey High School Jay Soulen as Gomez, PiM Arts High School Jazmin Rodriquez as Mama Morton, North High School Jillian Elton as Dark I Know Well, Dance, Wishing You..., Buffalo High School Joe Jacobson as Donkey, St. Francis High School Joey Kirk as Mr. Green, Zimmerman High School Joshua Nkhata as Philip Glass, Mound Westonka High School Josie Turk as Various, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Julia Market as Wednesday Addams, Lakeville South High School Kate Westlake as Sally, Woodbury High School Keona Escalona as Mrs. White, Zimmerman High School Kevin Kodalen as Enjolras, Eagan High School Laila Mantini as Morticia, PiM Arts High School Lana Payeur as Cinderella, Coon Rapids High School Laura Breyen as Inge and as Judy Boone, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Lance Hoover as Various, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Lee Olson as Jesus, Hill-Murray School Lexi Johnson as Actor 14, St. Francis High School Lukas Nederloe as Christian, Thomas Edison High School Luke Wisniewski as Christopher and as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Mahtomedi High School

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Lulu Schirmacher as Natalie, Fridley High School Lydia Tomandl as Dorothy, Blaine High School Madelyn Dutcher as Linda, Hinckley-Finlayson High School Megan Berney as Vocal Soloist - singing a song she composed titled “The Girl Who Cried Wolf”, Waconia High School Natalie Pietig as Sophie Sheridan, Mahtomedi High School Nate Turcotte as Nick Bottom, Minnetonka High School Neha Nayak as Fantine, Eagan High School Nicholas Dekker as Ugly, Prior Lake High School Owen Klaphake as Joseph...Dreamcoat, Buffalo High School Rachel Lane as Little Sally, Concordia Academy Ryan Ghose as Bottom, Mounds Park Academy Rylan Hefner as Rev. Eli Jenkins, Mr. Pugh, Organ Morgan, Voice, Ensemble, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Saale Pearson as Donna Sheridan, Mahtomedi High School Sam Wurdemann as William Barfee, Math and Science Academy Sammi Blake as Wadsworth, Andover High School Sara Engel as Miss Honey, Lakes International Language Academy Sophia Azmi as Sharpay Evans, Kennedy High School Seth Worden as Trotsky, Mound Westonka High School Sophie Kuether as Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz, Columbia Heights High School Tori Mitchell as Audrey, Pierz Healey High School Vanessa Sosnoski as Mr. Wormwood, Lakes International Language Academy Zachary Wheaton as King Arthur, Spring Lake Park High School Zoe Koep as Baker’s Wife, Coon Rapids High School

Outstanding performance in a supporting role Alex Erchul as Steve, Phil, and Dave, Coon Rapids High School Ana Dailey as Amy, Park High School Anthony Luna as Aldolpho, Wayzata High School Audrey Jonston-Ecker as Sara, Park High School Bella Merwin as Euelpides, Prior Lake High School Brielle Peterman as Scarecrow, Blaine High School Chloe Petersen as Teen Angel/ Johnnie Casino, North Branch Area High School Chloe Wiitala as Gingy/Teen Fiona/Blind Mice, St. Francis High School Ellie Traxler-Menz as Ragueneau, Thomas Edison High School Frances Ronning as Marcy Parks, DeLaSalle High School Jacob Schlueter as Mr. McQueen, Concordia Academy Jojo Sandberg as Fester, PiM Arts High School Joseph Harris as Nigel Bottom, Minnetonka High School Kate Ellis as Alice Beineke, Sartell High School Kaz Beaudry as Prof. Callahan, St. Michael-Albertville High School Keely Anderson as Kitty, Wayzata High School Kiki Ndogue as Marci, Mounds Park Academy Lexi Johnson as Dragon, St. Francis High School Lily Burrows as Logainne Schwartzandgrubinere, DeLaSalle High School Lucas Dymit as George, Wayzata High School Mady Bourasa as Patsy, Spring Lake Park High School Mary Herbst as Brooke Wyndham, St. Michael-Albertville High School Maryn Reader as Bea, Minnetonka High School Megan Berney as Marmee, Waconia High School Natalie Pietig as Bambi Bernét, Mahtomedi High School Olivia Henson as Actor/Writer/Director, Stillwater Area High School Ruby Schwieger as Sandrine, Mounds Park Academy

Individual honors Sadie Fox as Alfie, Owatonna High School Sammi Blake as Sammi, Andover High School Sofia Johnson as Marmee March, Totino-Grace High School Sophia Haugen as Ms. Darbus, Irondale High School Tollef Currell as Daddy, Minnehaha Academy Zac Anderson as Bob Lamb/Giorgio, Minnehaha Academy Zoe Koep as Glory and Hope, Coon Rapids High School

Outstanding performance in a featured role Grace Park as Young Cosette, Eagan High School

Honorable mention performance in a leading role Abby DeMarce as Beth, Waconia High School Abby Sommers as Beth March, Totino-Grace High School Adeline Polzin as Gabriella Montez, Kennedy High School Adrienne Gaylord as Rosie Probert, Mrs. Dai Bread Two, Neighbour, Voice, Ensemble, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Alec Cummings as Troy Bolton, Irondale High School Amara Jones-Myers as Chorus Lead & Lucinda, Waconia High School Andrew Haglund as Mr. Green, Andover High School Annika Hall as Miss Scarlet, Andover High School Ava O’rourke as Gabriella Montez, Irondale High School Becca Jorgensen as Lucy, Woodbury High School Bella Zerwas as Roxie, North High School Braden Bourland as Robert Martin, Wayzata High School Breanna Heinrichs as Jo, Waconia High School Brooke Eibensteiner as Morticia Addams, Sartell High School Cate Causey-Mullaney as Sharpay Evans, Irondale High School Charlotte Bergh as Helena, Mounds Park Academy Christopher Peters as Ed Boone and as Lars/Olaf, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Cooper Swanson as Thenardier, Eagan High School Cora Teachey as The Drowsy Chaperone, Wayzata High School Danny Rupert as Baker, Coon Rapids High School Dominic Morara as Charlie Brown, Woodbury High School Dylan Ringer as Beast, Thomas Jefferson High School Emma Ahlin as “Manicure”, Little Falls Community High School Ethan Neid as Gomez Addams, Sartell High School Ethan Nylin as Cosmo, Don, Candide, Rogers High School Evelyn Gore as Eponine, Eagan High School Faith Christensen as Judy, Mahtomedi High School Gabby Rosen as Mrs. White, Andover High School Hannah Rose Bruentrup as Carmen Bernstein and as Siobhan, Mahtomedi High School Hayden Cloudt as Cat, Prior Lake High School Henry Mattson as Danny Zuko, North Branch Area High School Isabella Dickmeyer as Maria, Adelaide, Cunégonde, Rogers High School Isobel Alm as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard, Mrs. Beynon, Neighbour, Voice, Ensemble, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Jake Robertson as Bert, Mound Westonka High School Jeremiah Taris-Pierce as Cowardly Lion, Columbia Heights High School Joe Jacobson as Actor 12, St. Francis High School Joelle Cartwright as Wednesday, PiM Arts High School Kameron Johnson as Troy Bolton, Kennedy High School Kiera Morris as Velma, North High School

Lain Kortemeier as Shrek, St. Francis High School Lillian Reiner as Lucy Van Pelt, Orono High School Lilly Gasterland-Gustafsson as Theseus/Oberon, Mounds Park Academy Lily Schimmel as Kathy Selden, Hutchinson High School Lily Zimmerman as Jo, Waconia High School Lydia Deavel as Kathy Seldon, Reno, Ensemble, Rogers High School Maggie Banks-Hehenberger as Hermia, Mounds Park Academy Maureen Smith as Belle, Thomas Jefferson High School Maya Crandall as Olive Ostrovsky, Math and Science Academy Michael Faust as Audrey II, Pierz Healey High School Maxine Almen as Roxane, Thomas Edison High School Myles Ross as Warbucks, Southwest Christian High School Nicole Weekley as Mrs. Peacock, Zimmerman High School Nirun Pantaphim as Taylor McKessie, Kennedy High School Nolan McCullogh as William Barfee, DeLaSalle High School Oliver Fluegel-Murray as Cyrano, Thomas Edison High School Paige Kraus as “Cake”, Little Falls Community High School Reilly Sazdoff as Amy, Waconia High School Ryan Dornfeld as Emmett Forrest, St. Michael-Albertville High School Sam Buegler as Francis Henshall, Owatonna High School Tess Humphrey as Actor 2 and as Fiona, St. Francis High School Tollef Currell as Guard, Minnehaha Academy Will New as Marius, Eagan High School

Honorable mention performance in a supporting role Abby Reynolds as Alice Beineke, PiM Arts High School Adam Long as Actor/Writer, Stillwater Area High School Adriah Hedrick as Penny/Maureen, Prior Lake High School Alex Erchul as Rapunzel’s Prince, Coon Rapids High School Amelie Chatters as Leaf Coney Bear Understudy, DeLaSalle High School Andrew Border as Fred Cassley, North High School Audrey Klein as Euelpides, Prior Lake High School Audrey Schwartz as Cosette, Eagan High School Annika Hall as Annika, Andover High School Annika Sorensen as Gavroche, Eagan High School Annika Swanson as Tanya Cresham-Leigh, Mahtomedi High School Ashley Myers as Ashley, Hill-Murray School Ava Anderson as Marty, North Branch Area High School Braeden Blake as Cowardly Lion, Blaine High School Brea Davis as Various, Stillwater Area High School Cassady Callahan as Sandra, Fridley High School CeCe Olson as Cece, Hill-Murray School Charlie Muellner as Bruce, Lakes International Language Academy Cora Clark as Cora, Andover High School Daniel Rupert as Jimmy and Lendall, Coon Rapids High School Dax Grap as Lucas Beineke, PiM Arts High School Dehlia Woltman as Billy Boy Bill, Concordia Academy Eleanor Lindsay as Eleanor, Andover High School Elias Caspari as Gaston, Thomas Jefferson High School Ellie Craig Michelle Wall, Minnehaha Academy Ellsie Covert as Vivienne Keningston, St. MichaelAlbertville High School Elise Karlstad as Various, Stillwater Area High School Ethan Semler as Chip Tolentino, Math and Science Academy Garrett Hollihan as Phil, Mounds Park Academy

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Individual honors Greta Lindberg as Portia, Minnetonka High School Greta Wolsky as Mrs. Potts, Thomas Jefferson High School Hannah Heimer as Eliza, Ensemble, Rogers High School Hannah Rose Bruentrup as Rosie Mulligan, Mahtomedi High School Helen Riddle as Lorraine, Fridley High School Inga Capistrant-Kinney as Mrs. Pantier, Mrs. Charles Bliss, Waconia High School Isak Dai as Flute/Thisby and as Dave, Mounds Park Academy Izzy Mayaka as Trix, Wayzata High School Jack Nelson as Jack, Hill-Murray School Jackson Tressel as Greylag/Bullfrog, Prior Lake High School Jaden Nybakken as Jaden, Andover High School Jane McMahon as Brownie, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Jason Elyea-Wheeler as William Shakespeare, Minnetonka High School Johanna Makela as Edith Conant, Gray, Waconia High School Kaari Classen as Mother/Gladys Gutzman, Minnehaha Academy Kirsten Feesl as Kirsten, Hill-Murray School Lana Payeur as Marvalyn and Rhonda, Coon Rapids High School Leah Wasson as Mrs. Salt/Zoe, Minnehaha Academy Lily Leadbetter as Ms. Darbus, Kennedy High School Lydia Loomis as Officer Barrel, Concordia Academy Mackenzie Barth as Paulette, St. Michael-Albertville High School Mario Esteb as John/Judas, Hill-Murray School Matteo Beach as Jack Scott, Irondale High School Matthew Hedlund as Fester, Sartell High School Maya Dalal as Rona Lisa Peretti, Math and Science Academy Meagan Noweski as Witches & Dark I Know Well, Buffalo High School Miriam O’Bert as Cloe/Mrs. Moe, Minnehaha Academy Montesurrat Lambert as Leaf Coney Bear, DeLaSalle High School Natasha Vigoren as Carmen Tater, Irondale High School Prem Ganesan as Feldzieg, Wayzata High School Ruby Suro as Various, Stillwater Area High School Ryken Farr as Jim, Fridley High School Sadie Jones as Caroline, Park High School Salmah Elmasry as Rhonda, Mounds Park Academy Sam Kroll as Laurie Lawrence, Totino-Grace High School Sam Scheffler as Lucas Beineke, Lakeville South High School Sandra Liu as Spoken Word/Writer, Stillwater Area High School Shannon Heymans as Shannon, Hill-Murray School Solomon O’Bert as Sheldon Potts, Minnehaha Academy Sophia Haugen as Etta Tater, Irondale High School Sophia Sauter-Rice as Grandma, PiM Arts High School Tessa Bianchi as Tink/Blakey, Minnehaha Academy Trinity Blakey as Gertrude, Hinckley-Finlayson High School Tyler Herder as Dennis, Fridley High School

Honorable mention in a featured role Amara Jones as Aunt March, Waconia High School Prinz Caneh as Gangster #2, Wayzata High School George Kleven as Gangster #1, Wayzata High School

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Outstanding in technical leadership Abigail Mart as Sound Designer, St. Francis High School Adele Varley as Assistant/Student Director, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Alex Armstrong as Light Board Operator, Minnetonka High School Alex Berkley as Stage Manager, Hill-Murray School Amaia Walsh as Stage Manager, VISTA Productions/ Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Amara Gerlach as Stage Manager, Totino-Grace High School Amara Thompson as Board Operator, Columbia Heights High School Amelia Shafer as Props Designer, Orono High School Andrew Pontious as Lighting Designer, Mahtomedi High School Ava Ericson as Deck Captain, Irondale High School Avery Weston as Stage Manager, Park High School Bella Merwin as Choreographer, Prior Lake High School Brady Schmieg as Videographer, Waconia High School Brody Erola as Sound Designer, Owatonna High School Caden Riley as Production Manager and Lighting Designer, PiM Arts High School Caitlyn Siedel as Stage Manager, Buffalo High School Caleb Boll as Lighting Designer, Concordia Academy Cohen Kappenman as Deck Captain, Fridley High School Cordelia Stoeckel as Stage Manager, St. Francis High School DJ Scheele as Assistant/Student Director, Hutchinson High School Dreena Kuto as Stage Manager, Irondale High School Dreena Kuto as Stage Manager, Irondale High School Edie Weinstein as Stage Manager, VISTA Productions Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Ella Janke as Stage Manager, Eagan High School Emily Brown as Board Operator, St. Michael-Albertville High School Erin Anderson as Props Designer, Prior Lake High School Eva Waltman as Lighting Designer, Little Falls Community High School Francie Kosterman as Costume Designer, Concordia Academy Genevieve LaValle as Costume Designer, Mahtomedi High School Iris Hendrickson as Stage Manager, Wayzata High School Jenna DeJong as Sound Board Operator, Minnetonka High School Jo-Yi Chow as Props Designer, Prior Lake High School Joey Atkinson as Lighting Designer, Prior Lake High School Jordan Conteras as Sound Designer, Prior Lake High School Jordan Kipp as Props Designer, Blaine High School Josie Peterburs as Stage Manager, Prior Lake High School Julia Carter as Choreographer, Buffalo High School Kailey Gamnis as Assistant/Student Director, Park High School Katie Glazer as Costumer, Park High School Katie Mogren as Assistant Stage Manager, HillMurray School Kylie Jones as Hair/Makeup Designer, Park High School Lily Zemke as Stage Manager, Totino-Grace High School Lizzie Nelson as Sound Designer, VISTA Productions/ Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Lizzie Nelson as Sound Designer, VISTA Productions/ Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Lucy Cowen as Stage Manager, Mounds Park Academy Mackenna Bell as Stage Manager, Coon Rapids High School Mackenna Bell as Stage Manager, Coon Rapids High School

Individual honors Maria Braun as Assistant/Student Director, Prior Lake High School Max Liverseed as Stage Manager, Owatonna High School Maya Dalal as Costume Designer, Math and Science Academy Miranda Bance as Sound Designer, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Mya Fryckman as Stage Manager, St. Michael-Albertville High School Nellie Radtke as Stage Manager, PiM Arts High School Noelle Wang as Deck Captain, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Olivia McDonough as Hair/Make-Up Design, Sartell High School Owen Hagedorn as Sound Designer, Minnehaha Academy Paige Dooley as Deck Captain, St. Michael-Albertville High School Rafi Barocas as Board Operator, St. Paul Academy and Summit School Reagan Meyer as Stage Manager, Wayzata High School Rebecca Skweres as Stage Manager, Minnehaha Academy Renee Demars Dehn as Board Operator, Columbia Heights High School Samantha Nunez-Mudoy as Stage Manager, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Sebastian Louks as Sound Designer, Little Falls Community High School Sharada Venkateswaran as Stage Manager, Wayzata High School Stanley Gagner as Sound Effects, Minnetonka High School Svetlana Greene as Stage Manager, Thomas Edison High School Sylvia Torkelson as Stage Manager, DeLaSalle High School Tessa Krogh as Hair/Make-Up Design, Eagan High School Veronica Kostka as Assistant/Student Director, DeLaSalle High School Vickey Do as Stage Manager, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Zac Anderson as Assistant/Student Director, Minnehaha Academy

Josie Peterburs as Stage Manager, Prior Lake High School Karilee Cloutier as Stage Manager, St. Francis High School Katie Hess as Costumer, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Kendall Shostak as Props Designer, Mounds Park Academy Logan Carlson as Deck Captain, Woodbury High School Mariah Bormes as Board Operator, Andover High School McKayla Pierce as Set Designer, Math and Science Academy Merrick Gormley as Stage Manager, Mound Westonka High School Natalie Campbell as Stage Manager, St. Francis High School Natalie Lemieux as Props Designer, Mounds Park Academy Olivia Gable as Deck Captain, Mound Westonka High School Olivia Kronzer as Assistant Stage Manager, Minnetonka High School Piper Hodne as Stage Manager, Woodbury High School Rachel Schmidt as Props Designer, VISTA Productions/ Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Reese Johnson as Assistant/Student Director, PiM Arts High School Riley Bifulk as Hair/Make-Up Design, St. Francis High School Siobhan Dobie as Costumer, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Stella Madore as Sound Designer, Mounds Park Academy Taylor Koehler as Stage Manager, Andover High School Taylor Larson as Stage Manager, St. Francis High School Tessa Bianchi as Choreographer, Minnehaha Academy Yenessa Brown as Board Operator, Park High School

Honorable mention in technical leadership Alexx Tolstad as Props Designer, Mounds Park Academy Amaia Walsh as Set Designer, VISTA Productions/Theatre Department of Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy Amy Nguyen as Stage Manager, Blaine High School Anna Gerstenberger as Costume Designer, DeLaSalle High School Annika Wulf as Deck Captain, Mound Westonka High School Ava Eticson as Board Operator, Irondale High School Charlotte Bergh as Assistant/Student Director, Mounds Park Academy Chuckie Doxey as Assistant/Student Director, Orono High School Dominic Bradburn as Stage Manager, Minnetonka High School Ella Guse as Stage Manager, St. Francis High School Emma Reinhardt as Dance Captain, Park High School Ethan Andler as Board Operator, Fridley High School Eva DeMarce as Stage Manager, Waconia High School Evan Martin as Props Designer, Orono High School Genevieve Esh as Assistant Stage Manager, Minnetonka High School Genevieve La Valle as Costume Designer, Mahtomedi High School Curtis Craig as Board Operator, Minnehaha Academy Halsten Larson as Stage Manager, Orono High School Isak Dai as Props Designer, Mounds Park Academy Jeanna Semler as Lighting Designer, St. Francis High School

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About the programs Triple Threat finalists Junior and Senior students with expertise in singing, acting, dancing, and leadership are invited to apply for the Triple Threat Broadway Experience. After an intensive rehearsal process, the finalists perform at Spotlight Showcase and four (4) winners are awarded with the Triple Threat Broadway Experience fueled by Sun Country Airlines — an all-expenses paid trip to New York, where the Young Artists attend Broadway shows, meet with industry professionals, and participate in workshops to hone their skills. Two (2) Spotlight Education Triple Threat finalists will represent Minnesota at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards). Technical Theater finalists Graduating Senior students with expertise in carpentry, wardrobe, electrics, audio, lighting, and management are invited to apply for the Technical Theater Career Pathway. Upon selection, finalists will be assigned to professional mentors and work closely on the creation of Spotlight Showcase. Their organization, innovation, and collaboration in the rehearsal process will determine the TWO winners will receive an allexpenses paid trip to New York, where students observe, meet, and train alongside top technical theater professionals. Student Publicist finalists Students engaged in the Critical Review or Student Liaison programs with expertise in writing, marketing, and social media are invited to apply as a Student Publicist. Working closely with Spotlight Staff, a Student Publicist will create content and promote Spotlight Showcase and surrounding pre/post show events by being project based, creative, selfstarters, who work well under direction and timelines. 1 Student Publicist will be selected to represent Minnesota at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards) as a Student Reporter.

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Triple Threat finalists

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Triple Threat finalists

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Triple Threat finalists

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COMMUNITY Cohort, teaching ENGAGEMENT artists + evaluators 2020-2021 Teaching artist cohort Claire Avitabile

Sheena Janson Kelley

Maureen Sherman-Mendez

Reese Britts

Meghan Kreidler

C Ryan Shipley

Bri Graham

Emily Sullivan

Andre Shoals

Todd Kalina

Britta Ollmann

Max Wojtanowicz

Teaching artists

Evaluators

Julia Larson

Elissa Adams

Juliette Aaslestad

Ana Longtin

Jennifer Apple

Jeffrey Anderson

Amanda Luke

Claire Avitabile

Z Makila

Rush Benson

Leazah Behrens

Roberta Mancina

Travis Blackwell

Jeffrey Bennett

Sara Marsh

Jessica Blank

Judy Bennett

Quinn Forrest Masterson

Andrew Bourgoin

Cassi Betker

Ryan Mcguire Grimes

Caroline Bowman

Karen Biedermann

Ann Michels

Reese Britts

Chloe Brevik Rich

Andrea Mislan

Jenny Friend

Reese Britts

Katlyn Moser

Kelli Foster Warder

Serena Brook

Tinia Moulder

Bri Graham

Randal Buikema

Maggie Myre

Becca Green

Amber Burns

Britta Ollmann

Renee Guittar

Tyler Casey

Elisa Olson

Chloe Hart

Nikki Caulfield

Sarah Pierucki

Christine Heesun Hwang

Kym Chambers Otto

Caleb Richards

Sheena Janson Kelley

Amanda Chial

Laura Rudolph

JuCoby Johnson

Shalee Cole Mauleon

Maureen Sherman-Mendez

Meghan Kriedler

Bryce Crandall

Christopher Ryan Shipley

Andy Kust

Ryan DeLaCroix

Danielle Siver

Nick Lehan

Dan Dimond

Zully Sosa

Eva Maciek

Shannon Elliott

Alyssa Stormes

Emily Madigan

Amy Esposito

Emily and Emily Sullivan

Ryan McCartan

Taylor Evans

Robert S Sutherland

Tyler McKenzie

Jane Froiland

Janet Trow

Marcela Michelle

Jerome L. Girton

Ricardo Vazquez

Tyler Mills

Brianna Graham

Whitney Vockrodt

Britta Ollman

Margo Gray

Dudley Voigt

Tiffany Orr

Becca Green

Joshua Vosberg

Erik Paulsen

Jacklyn Grigg

Christine Wade

Sarah Pierucki

Jennifer Grimm

Lydia Wagner

Grace Renstrom

Greta Grosch

Mary Beth Weibel

Ashley Selmer

Laura Grossmann

Molly Weibel

Maureen Sherman-Mendez

Stephanie Harmon

Lucas Wells

Andre Shoals

Michael Hasenmueller

Ashley Wheeler

Anna Stolina

Rebekah Hasenmueller

Nik Whitcomb

Mary Jo Thompson

Steven Hendrickson

Alicia Wiesneth

Michael Tortorello

Barbara Hynes-Tomczyk

LaTwanna Williams

Ricardo Vazquez

Jennifer Jacober

Max Wojtanowicz

Leslie Vincent

Sheena Janson Kelley

Cayla Wolpers

Abbee Warmboe

Seri F Johnson

Lewis Youngren

Kyle Weiler

Todd Kalina Boger

Nik Whitcomb

Jessica Kelley

Alan Wiggins

Katie Marie Kelly

Max Wojtanowicz

Kelli Killmer

Victor Zupanc

Eric Komo

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Spotlight Showcase artistic staff

Artistic team Vanessa Brooke Agnes (Arts Education Manager) Kristian Anderson (Guitars)

Julia Larson (Associate Producer • Senior Choreographer )

Greg Angel (Bass Guitar)

Linda Talcott Lee (Triple Threat Choreographer)

Gabriel Blackburn (Mean Girls Choreographer)

Daonna Lewis (Mean Girls Assistant Choreographer)

Andrew Bourgoin (Executive Producer • Resident Music Director)

Luke Muyskens (Digital Media Specialist)

Karl Demer (Audio • Video Production)

Ashely Selmer (Choreographer)

Greta Grosch (Actor • Writer • Voice Over) Steven Grisdale (Drums)

Maureen Sherman-Mendez (Footloose Medley Choreographer)

Bailey J Hess (Education Intern)

Andre Shoals (Actor • Evaluator)

Tegan Jones (Assistant Choreographer)

Katie Taintor (Associate Choreographer)

Ari Koehnen Sweeney (Director Of Education)

Dudley Voigt (Critical Review Manager)

Meghan Kreidler (Host)

Kyle Weiler (Featured Ensemble Choreographer)

Andy Kust (Associate Music Director)

Gus Wiltse (Video Production)

Vanessa Brooke Agnes (Arts Education Manager) is a proud Spotlight alum and joined HTT in 2017. Over the past year, Vanessa founded Dark Muse Performing Arts, co-founded MN Black Theatre Circle (Blackness Is… Arts Festival), and directed The Uprising Vol. I, Phoenix Project, The Kindness Project, DEAD TIRED, The Uprising Vol. II: Black HERstory, Beehive: The 60s Musical and trained with Arts’ Nest DirectorWorks. Up next: Directing FAME! with Children’s Performing Arts. Follow her @DarkMuseArts Kristian Anderson (Guitars) is happy to be back for this special Spotlight performance. Guitar credits include Broadway stops of Matilda and Legally Blonde, countless productions for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Latté Da, Children’s Theatre, etc. Additionally, he performs worldwide for Disney’s Live-to-Film version of “Coco” and with the critically acclaimed Tantalus Quartet. Greg Angel (Bass Guitar) Hennepin Theatre Trust: 13+ Spotlight Showcases, Wicked, Little Mermaid, The Producers, Light in the Piazza. The Guthrie Theatre: Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, South Pacific. Children’s Theatre: The Grinch, Peter Pan, Shrek. Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, Footloose, Forever Plaid. Gabriel Blackburn (Mean Girls Choreographer) is a multi-disciplinary dancer, born and raised in the Twin Cities, MN. He is a graduate of the U of M with a BFA in Dance. He is currently a choreographer, project manager, and company member for Shapeshift MPLS. He has curated and produced two productions under the title Pulling Back the Curtain, alongside the artistic collective PBC Nation. Andrew Bourgoin (Executive Producer • Resident Music Director) Spotlight Showcase 2015Present. Broadway & Touring Keyboards: Aladdin, Mean Girls, Something Rotten!, The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music. Over 60 musicals and specials events at venues like The Ordway, Ogunquit

Chelsea Rose (Bring It On Choreographer)

Playhouse, Children’s Theatre Company, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theater Latté Da, and others. BM; St. Olaf College. Karl Demer (Audio • Video Production), recipient of 5 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards, has produced and recorded many albums including for the 3x Grammy Award Winning Sounds of Blackness, Zach Sobiech and NUNNABOVE. Credits also include sound design for several AAA game titles for Disney, Lucas Arts and Activision. Greta Grosch (Actor • Writer • Voice Over) A professional actress, writer and voiceover artist, Greta has been working with the Spotlight program since 2006 as an evaluator, teaching artist, program coordinator and Showcase host. She also travels the county as a motivational speaker and corporate entertainer, and is the writer for the hit CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES musicals. Steven Grisdale (Drums) Spotlight Showcase 2011 Present. Six years aboard Holland America Cruise Line, 10 years at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Worked with Theatre Latté Da, The Guthrie, Children’s Theatre’s World Premiere of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Bailey J Hess (Education Intern) is jazzed for her first Showcase with the Spotlight Education dream team. Currently getting her Master’s in Arts and Cultural Management from the University of Denver, in her “spare” time, Bailey is the Head Coach for the Mounds View HS Speech Team. Tegan Jones (Assistant Choreographer) has 15 years of dance training from Woodbury Dance Center and has been in shows with Woodbury Community Theater and The Loft Stage. She has been involved with Spotlight Showcase since 2014 (Spotlight Featured Dancers, Spotlight Triple Threat Finalist, Honorable Mention) and has been a Spotlight Assistant Choreographer since 2018. Tegan recently graduated from the University of Minnesota and now works on the Social/Digital Marketing team at Lola Red PR.

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Spotlight Showcase artistic staff bios ARI Koehnen Sweeney (Director of Education) joined Hennepin Theatre Trust in 2015. As a Spotlight Education Alum, she was excited to continue her life with the program after stage managing Spotlight Showcases in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She is tremendously grateful to return to her heart’s center, leading the education team. Meghan Kreidler (Host) is a Twin Cities based actor and musician. She’s been seen with Theater Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Co., Ten Thousand Things, and more. She also fronts local rock and roll band Kiss the Tiger. In 2017 she was a recipient of the Ivey Award for Emerging Artist, as well as a recipient for the 2017 City Pages’ Artist of the Year. www.meghankreidler.com www.kissthetiger.com Andy Kust (Associate Music Director) is currently the music director at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Formerly on faculty of the University of Minnesota Duluth, he has recently collaborated with The Ordway, Phoenix Theatre, and The Duluth Playhouse. His students have appeared on Broadway, in tours, and across the country. Training: Luther College, and Arizona State University. andykustmusic.com Julia Larson (Associate Producer • Senior Choreographer ) is so excited to be working with these talented students for the fifth year in a row! A proud “Spotlight Kid,” Julia graduated from Visitation School in 2014 and earned her B.S. in American Dance Pedagogy from Oklahoma City University in 2018. Freelancing info at juliaroselarson.com Linda Talcott Lee (Triple Threat Choreographer) Linda’s choreographic credits include: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Matilda; Mulan JR; Cinderella (CTC); Beauty and the Beast (Ordway); Romeo and Juliet (Guthrie). She was awarded an Emmy for her choreographic work in The Comedy Hall of Fame with Jason Alexander and is a Broadway veteran. Daonna Lewis (Mean Girls Assistant Choreographer) is a proud St. Paul native. She obtained her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the U of M. With 15+ years of experience she had served as a dance coach for the play “The Color Purple’’ at Park Square Theater ‘15. She also was an Assistant Choreographer, for the musical “Annie’’ at Ordway ‘17. During her college career she produced, choreographed and performed in 3 dance productions. Luke Muyskens (Digital Media Specialist) helped execute the live Showcase pre- and post-show events, contributed footage to the Showcase program and assisted with social media and other promotional content. For Hennepin Theatre Trust, he manages all social media channels and creates video content. Chelsea Rose (Bring It On Choreographer) is a performer and Choreographer in the twin cities. Choreography Credits: Ashland Productions, Hill Murray, and has been recognized for her choreography within the competition dance scene. Performance Credits: Collide Theatrical, Ordway, Sesame Street Live, Music videos and commercials such as Snoop Dogg, and CUB! She is so excited to be working with Spotlight!

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Ashley Selmer (Individual Honorees Choreographer) Founder/Creative Director of SHAPESHIFT dance company. Ashley’s credits include Associate Choreographer for hip-hop musical Last Stop On Market Street (Children’s Theatre Company); Associate Choreographer In The Heights, Jesus Christ Superstar (Ordway Center for Performing Arts); 2nd Assistant Director Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Ordway). In the studio, Ashley draws from life’s real and imaginary experiences to craft stories that emote feelings and reflect diversity & inclusion. Maureen Sherman-Mendez (Footloose Medley Choreographer) is a performer, choreographer and director. Guthrie Theater: West Side Story. Children’s Theatre Company: Spamtown. Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: Holiday Inn, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, 42nd Street, and more. Theater Latté Da: Chicago. Ordway: Mamma Mia!, In The Heights. Andre Shoals (Actor • Evaluator) is the Director of Community Outreach for New Dawn Theatre and an Artist Cohort for Hennepin Theatre Trust. Mr. Shoals has performed with Theater Latté Da, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, PRIME Productions, and Park Square Theater. Katie Taintor (Associate Choreographer) Children’s Theatre Company: Cinderella, Matilda, Grinch; History Theatre: Dance Til You Drop; Collide Theatrical: Dracula, Le Petit Moulin; Artistry: Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Millie; Cherry Lane Theatre: The Blue Jar. Music videos/industrials: New York Fashion Week, Weird Al Yankovic, New Pornographers, Remo Drive. www.katietaintor.com Dudley Voigt (Critical Review Manager) has created, produced, stage-managed and directed theater, educational tours, arts programs and events for over 25 years including Spotlight’s Critical Review, Spotlight Evaluator, Spotlight Director, Minnesota State Fair Arts A’Fair, West Broadway Arts Initiative, FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, North High Touring Ensemble, Teens Rock the Mic and North Community Theater. Kyle Weiler (Featured Ensemble Choreographer) Kyle is a performer, choreographer, and arts educator. Theater: Broadway & Tours of Hamilton (Universal Swing, Dance Cap.) Centennial International Tour West Side Story (Diesel, Riff u/s, Dance Cap.) Ordway, Theatre Aspen. Dance: NYC Fall for Dance, Chicago Dancing Festival, Dance Lab NYC, Dance Break NYC. Graduate of The Juilliard School. Gus Wiltse (Video Production) is a Twin Cities based video producer, photographer, and owner of Posi Creative, LLC. Credits include: CliftonLarsonAllen, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota United FC, Minnesota Timberwolves, Fox Sports North, Hubbard Broadcasting, WFTC-TV FOX 29, and many years of Spotlight Showcase in Downtown Minneapolis. Education: Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Spotlight COMMUNITY Showcase additional ENGAGEMENT credits Hennepin avenue closure: Joan Vorderbruggen, City of Minneapolis, Department of Public Works, Traffic and Permitting Camera operators: Jason (Gus) Wiltse, Karl Demer, Dave Merfeld, Tramon Van Leer, Natasha Carlson, Nolan Sinkler, Peter Lewandowski, Craig Peterschmidt, James Schaidler Still photographer: Lucas Wells Audio/video assistants: Pete Anderson, Kaden Demer, Fiona Wiltse, Keaton Wiltse Arrangers/copyists: Andrew Bourgoin, Robert Frost, Andy Kust, Benjamin Weiss, Evan Zavada Music assistant: Bob Kelly Legal team: Lathrop GPM LLP, Lori Weise Parks & Hannah Lutz ASCAP/ BMI: Single performance licenses acquired for musical numbers in this broadcast. Spotlight Belongs To Us: “Material from the musical THE PROM by Matt Sklar, Bob Martin, & Chad Beguelin, is used through special arrangement with TRW, www.theatricalrights.com.”

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About Hennepin Theatre Trust Hennepin Theatre Trust drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the dynamic Hennepin Theatre District in downtown Minneapolis and educational programming that reaches every area of the state. Hennepin Theatre Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Board of Directors Jay Novak

Bret Weiss

Melvin Tennant

Barbara Brin

Al Coleman

Orlando Bryant

Kathy Gullickson

Travis Barkve

Andrea Hart Kajer

Jennie Weber

Gloria Freeman

Jayne Haugen

Andrea Christenson

Dorraine Larison

Ryan Johnson

Mark Marjala

Syl Jones

Bill Moffly

Daniel Tenenbaum

Christine Kwiat

Sue Ross

Michele Engdahl

Andrea Mokros

Marie Becker

Our Staff Administration

Matthew Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Manager

Mark Nerenhausen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President / CEO

Erin Lorentz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Manager

Jim Langemo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Administrative Officer Brooks Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Finance Andrew Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Center Director Justice Sikakane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of IT Katie Driscoll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accountant

Development Anneliese Stuht. . . . Development Officer for Annual Giving Bridget Barisonek. . . . . . . . . . . . Donor Stewardship Supervisor Julie Gotlieb. . . . Development Officer for Corporate Relations Carlye Felton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Specialist

Don Shier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Center Sales Manager Evan Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Business Partner

Programming Lisa Krohn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Booking

Robb Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security Specialist Teace Sothiphakhak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Specialist

Joan Vorderbruggen . . . . . . . . . Director of Hennepin Theatre District Engagement Ari Koehnen Sweeney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education

External relations Megan Kunz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Marketing Eram Cowlas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications Manager Ashley Grossman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Marketing Manager Dale Stark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Relations Manager Sydney Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Relations Coodinator Luke Muyskens . . . . Multimedia Communications Specialist

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Tanya Gravening. . . . . . . . . . Public Art Production Supervisor Mary Jane Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Art Manager Vanessa Brooke Agnes. . . . . . . . . . . . Arts Education Manager Julia Rose Larson. . . . . . . . . Spotlight Education Artistic Manager Bailey J Hess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spotlight Education Intern

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