By Jeff Murphy,
May 26, 2022
Individuals who participated in the recent presentation of awards and scholarships
to UCM Theatre and Dance students included honorees and presenters, from left, Penny
Gamm, New Theatre Guild (NTG) president ; Jace Nielsen; Rachel Curry; Judy Horn, NTG
scholarship chair; Hollie Neumann; Gary Krings, NTG donor; Thomas Clark; Dr. Ed See, professor emeritus of theatre and NTG donor; and Katie Marshall.
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥 欧美视频 Theatre and Dance recognized a number
of its students and faculty through its annual awards and scholarship dinner during
the spring semester on the stage at the James L. Highlander Theatre. UCM鈥檚 Theta Alpha
Phi, National Theatre Honorary Fraternity, hosted the banquet with nearly 90 faculty
members, students, and guests attending the event, which took place for the first
time since 2019, and featured the presentation of 46 scholarships with a totall award
vaue of approximately $40,000.
In addition to these awards, UCM Theatre and Dance has announced its 2022-2023 production
season. Beginning with Central Missouri Repertory鈥檚 summer tour, May 26-June 3, 鈥淎lice
in Wonderland鈥; Sept. 15-17, Studio Theatre One Acts; Oct. 6-9, "Stop Kiss鈥; Nov.
11-13 and 17-19, "Legally Blonde The Musical鈥 (in collaboration with the Division
of Music); Feb. 9-11, 2023, Studio Theatre One Acts; Feb. 23-26, 2023, 鈥淓urydice鈥;
Aril 6-9, 2023 鈥淟ittle Women The Musical," and April 20-24, 2023, "Remember the Dance,鈥
the end of the year sring dance concert.
During the recognition banquet, Theta Alpha Phi members presented the following awards:
Outstanding Performance in a Mainstage Play, Luke Habjan and Mekdelawit Keller; Outstanding
Performance in a Mainstage Musical, Jace Nielsen and Alyce Wilson; Outstanding Dancer
in a Mainstage Show, Carly Othic; Outstanding Choreography in a Mainstage Show, Miranda
Muenz; Outstanding Mainstage Hair/Makeup Design, Allison Winsby; Outstanding Mainstage
Costume Design, Hollie Neumann; Outstanding Mainstage Dramaturgy, Sasha Fuller; Outstanding
Mainstage Stage Management, Madison Skiljan; Outstanding Mainstage Lighting Design,
Seth Sneary; Outstanding Mainstage Sound Design, Molly Blackburn; Outstanding Mainstage
Properties Design, Wesley Freeman; Outstanding Mainstage Scenic Design, Madison Skiljan;
Outstanding Technical Direction and the Hugh Hocking Memorial Award for Superior Technical
Theatre, Seth Holt. For collaboration on the 2022 spring dance concert, 鈥淜aleidoscope,鈥
Connor Sloan was honored for Outstanding Mainstage Original Composition, and Mary
Gladbach was recognized for her Outstanding Mainstage Original Art Piece. The award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Studio One-Act Theatre was presented to Seth Holt
and the Outstanding Contribution to a Black Box Production was presented to Thomas
Clark. The Outstanding Theatre Freshman Award went to Emily Turner, and the new Guiding
Light Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Senior, honored Madison Skiljan. Additionally,
the Theatre and Dance faculty members presented the Outstanding Theatre Student Awards
to Charlotte Sipple and Madison Skiljan.
Numerous scholarships were presented throughout the evening, and included the New
Theatre Guild McDowell Family Scholarship, Rachel Curry; New Theatre Guild Mary Wyram
Family Scholarship, Thomas Clark; New Theatre Dennis D. Hennesy and Richard Carrothers
Scholarship, Jace Nielsen New Theatre Arlene and Gary Krings Scholarship, Hollie Neumann;
New Theatre Highlander-See Scholarship, Katie Marshall; James L. Highlander Theatre
Scholarship, Tierra Buckner and Katelyn Harmon; Mancow Muller Theatre Scholarship,
Quinn Allen and Owen Hopper; Loneta Pearce Scholarship for the Promotion of Theatre
Arts, Brittany Brandt; Charles G. and Laura Keynon Kuhn Distinguished Theatre Artist
Award, Kayla Addison, Holden Childress, Gracie Heath, Miranda Muenz, Jennifer White,
and Alyce Wilson; Lucy Bergman Memorial Scholarship in Theatre, Finn Juliano, Katie
Kaminiski, Keyvon Lewis, Makenzie Lewis, Paige Showen, Ansley Walker, and Hanna Wilson;
Virgil E. See Theatre Scholarship, Luke Englert and Kierra Kellum; Nina L. Devenny
Distinguished Theatre Artist Award, Lexi Winterbower; Rye Studio Scholarships, Riley
Given, TiJhana Hines, and Shanna Sinow; Harold and Sherralyn Craven Scholarship in
Theatre for incoming freshman students, Jared Dosch, Haley Lavelle and Madeline Otero;
BFAME KC Entertainment Scholarship, Mekdelawit Keller; William Martin Scully IV Creativity
Scholarship, Stephanie Heathcock; Foundation Scholarship, Caleb Wands; Peer Mentor
Scholarship, Emily Turner; Richard Herman Black Box Theatre Scholarship, Luke Habjan;
and the David R. Peerbolte Technical Theatre Scholarship, Molly Blackburn and Wesley
Freeman.
Theatre Ambassador Scholarships were presented to the following students: Maxwell
Brennan, Grace Clark, Sapphire Engle, Thomas Ferguson, Maleena Johnson, Alyna Mathews,
Cameron Morrison, Kennedy Reisdorph, Rosalyn Schuster, Carter Stelting, Alannah Trigg
and Raegan Weber. The Distinguished Patron of the Year Award honored Kenneth and Janet
Thompson who have been Theatre and Dance season ticket holders for more than 20 years.