2018 End of the Year Awards Party

April 20, 2018 - 7:00pm

On Friday, April 20, 2018, we celebrated the 2017-2018 season!

Ricardo Vila-Roger and Kensey Coleman served as Masters of Ceremonies for this fun filled evening as we celebrated the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students.

The following undergraduate students received these awards:

  • Rachel Lipton received The Blaine Award  (awarded to a student for outstanding techinical work)
  • Alex Dittmar, Gaby Kogut, Kevin McConville and Hayley Ulmer received The Buehl Whitehill Award (awarded to a student for being a good citizen of the theatre arts department)
  • Laura Valenti and Alex Knapp received The Helen Katz Award (awarded to a student who shows professional promise with a carreer in theatre)

The department's student groups were recognized and we got to say goodbye and thank you to the outgoing executive boards and welcome and good luck to the 2018-2019 executive boards!

USITT

Chair- Shane Smay
Vice-Chair- Lea Bosilovich (FALL) and Peyton Moriarty (SPRING)
Secretary- Tyler Lentz
Business Manager- Derek Lamb
Undergraduate Liaison- Josee Coyle

Performance Collaborative

Chair- Luke Pomerenke 
Vice-Chair- Zev Woskoff
Outreach Director- Sarah Kwiatec
Business Manager- Emily Weinhoffer
Program Manager- Jarod Shark

Musical Theatre Club

President- Chloe Torrence 
Vice President- David Steffes
Historian- Juliana Pillets/ Rachel Noah
Business Manager- Sarah Sokolowski
Department Liason- Adia Augustin

Red Eye Theatre Project

Artistic Director- Dustin “Good Times” Butoryak
Casting Director- Sam Watkins
Playwright in Residence- Adam Nie
Directors in Residence- Zev Woskoff and Sophie Rice
Business Manager- John Held
Marketing Director- Katrina Dagenais
Technical Director- Shane Smay

Ruckus

President - Simone Norden
Vice President- Dominic Hendrickson
Marketing Director- Khalil Eljamal
Business Manager- Alex Johnson
Secretary- Simone Norden
 
After a brief intermission, the Artistic Achievement Awards were presented to the following students:
  • Dan Mayhak (PARADE) and Gaby Kogut (OUR TOWN) received the award for Outstanding Performance - Leading Role in a Mainstage
  • Maya Boyd (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) and Meg McGill (MARIIE ANTOINETTE) received the award for Outstanding  Performance - Supporting Role in a Mainstage
  • Juliana Pillets (ROUSTABOUT: THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAIN WRECK!) and Davis Weaver ([TITLE OF SHOW]) received the award for Outstanding Performance- Leading Role in a Student Lab
  • Jarod Shark (VICTORY ON MRS. DANDYWINE'S ISLAND) and Sean Gallagher (SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER) Outstanding Performance - Supporting Role in a Student Lab
  • Chloe Torrence (ROUSTABOUT: THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAIN WRECK!) received the award for Outstanding Undergraduate Director
  • LeMil Eiland (MARIE ANTOINETTE) received the award for Outstanding Graduate Director
  • Polina Pomytkina (RECOIL) received the award for Outstanding Stage Manager
  • Laura Valenti (OUR TOWN and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) received the award for Outstanding Scenic/Set Designer
  • Kyle Huber (OUR TOWN and THE LIFEBOAT IS SINKING/AN OBLATION) received the award for Outstanding Costume Designer
  • Stephen Yates (MARIE ANTOINETTE) received the award for Outstanding Lighting Designer
  • Hayley Ulmer (MARIE ANTOINETTE) received the award for Outstanding Projection/Video Designer
  • Max Pelna and Kevin McConville ([TITLE OF SHOW] and SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER) received the award for  Outstanding Sound Designer
  • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER won the award for Outstanding Lab
  • PARADE won the award for Outstanding Mainstage

The program ended with the announcement of our 2018-2019 Season

MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

She Kills Monsters
Directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger and Kelly Trumbull
 
Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Dennis Schebetta
 
Flyin' West
Directed by KJ Gilmer
 
Into the Woods
Directed by Guest Director
 

STUDENT LAB PRODUCTIONS

LAB 1: "Bethany"
            Directed by Kelly Hadfield
and   
           "The Author's Voice"
            Directed by Bradley Keller
 
LAB 2: "The Last Five Years"
             Directed by Chloe Torrence
 
LAB 3: "Woyzeck"
            Directed by Christopher Staley
 
LAB 4: "Antigone"
            Directed by Luke Pomrenke

Please join us as we celebrate the 2017-2018 season!

Ricardo Vila-Roger and Kensey Coleman will serve as the Masters of Ceremonies for this fun filled evening as we celebrate the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students.

There will be the presentation of the following undergraduate awards;

  • The Blaine Award  (awarded to a student for outstanding techinical work)
  • The Buehl Whitehill Award (awarded to a student for being a good citizen of the theatre arts department)
  • The Helen Katz Award (awarded to a student who shows professional promise with a carreer in theatre)

The department's student groups will be recognized as we say goodbye and thank you to the outgoing executive boards and welcome and good luck to the 2018-2019 executive boards for the following groups;

After a brief intermission the Artistic Achievement Awards will be presented for the following;

  • Outstanding Performance - Leading Role in a Mainstage
  • Outstanding  Performance - Supporting Role in a Mainstage
  • Outstanding Performance- Leading Role in a Student Lab
  • Outstanding Performance - Supporting Role in a Student Lab
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Director
  • Outstanding Graduate Director
  • Outstanding Stage Manager
  • Outstanding Secenie/Set Designer
  • Outstanding Costume Designer
  • Outstanding Lighting Designer
  • Outstanding Projection Designer
  • Outstanding Sound Designer
  • Outstanding Mainstge
  • Outstanding Lab

The UPStages 2017-2018 Award Ballot can be found at

The deadline for submitting ballots is Friday, April 20, 2018 at 12:00 Noon.

The program will end with the announcement of our 2018-2019 Season (Mainstage and Labs).