S. M. North Theatre Honors and Awards

S. M. North Theatre Honors and Awards

Top Honors:

Margaret McClatchey Honor Thespian: Beth Bowman (most cumulative points)

Johnson Technical Award: Molly Cady and Jessy McMillen(most cumulative technical points)

Cochran Acting Award: Julie Kirby and Danielle Woodring (most cumulative acting points)

Top TenOutstanding Thespians: (most points earned during the 2009-2010 theatre season)

#1. Patrick Lee, #2. Beth Bowman, #3. Jessy McMillen, #4. Molly Cady, #5. Amber Harrington,

#6. Ryan O’Neill, #7. Brittany Williams and Ross Perryman, #8. Tyra Prosser, #9. Stephen James and Marilyn Diemer, #10. Amy Carlisle and Jenna Vogel

2010-2011 Thespian Executive Board: Olivia Dawkins, Off-Campus/Historian; Liz Finn, Treasurer; Amy Hastings, Recruitment; Patrick Lee, President; Tucker Love, Publicist; Ross Perryman, Vice President; Tyra Prosser, Banquet Coordinator; Rylie Stroud, Secretary; Grace Walton, On-Campus Relations

2009-2010 Thespian Troupe 413 ( second oldest troupe in Kansas, chartered in 1947):

(To become a Thespian, students must earn 20 points working in two areas: either different technical crews, or acting and technical crews. Ten hours of quality work equals one point. At least five points must be earned in technical work.)

Seniors: Jason Atkins, Beth Bowman, Molly Cady, Amy Carlisle, Marilyn Diemer, Sean Foster, Kaitlin Hager,

Amber Harrington, Ryan Harvey, Ben Hilleary, Steven James, Jesse King, Julie Kirby, Jessy McMillen, Brianna Newman, Jalene Powell-Green, Alex Sale, Jenna Vogel, Jordan Warren, Zach Watkins, Brittany Williams, Danielle Woodring; Juniors: Ben Brisendine, Tommy Creach, Olivia Dawkins, Liz Finn, Kat Gannon, Abbey Geiss, Amy Hastings,

Julia Jacobs, Dakota Jafferis, Lizzie Lake, Patrick Lee, Alex Montgomery, Allie Mordan, Emily Morris, Sam Myers, Caroline Nugent, Ryan O’Neill, Tyler Pate, Layla Peach, Ross Perryman, Marisa Pinkerton, Tyra Prosser, Layne Reiter;Steven Roemer, Michelle Valles, Abby Westerrmayer; Sophomores: Mearyn Aramovich, Caitlin Brisendine,

Christa Brown, Kayla Culbertson, Nicole Culbertson, Kate DeJarnette, Danny Devonshire, Jeremy Evans, Haley Hapgood, Angela Livingston, Tucker Love, Mike Mahr, Kyra Martiny, Casha Mills, Cody Rochester, Katy Spicer, Hannah Swagerty, Alisa Watkins;

Freshmen: Frankie Baker, Hunter Hawkins

Star Thespians: (When a student earns 30 points working on extracurricular productions, s/he is designated a Star Thespian. S/he earns an additional star for each 10 points beyond 30.)

Four Stars: Ben Brisendine, Liz Finn, Ben Hilleary, Alex Sale, Michelle Valles; Three Stars: Danny Devonshire, Ryan Harvey, Jesse King, Tucker Love, Sam Myers, Jordan Warren; Two Stars: Meg Anderson, Tommy Creach, Nicole Culbertson, Olivia Dawkins, Abbey Geiss, Bethany Harris, Dakota Jafferis, Lizzie Lake, Layla Peach, Marisa Pinkerton, Josh Reinhardt, Steven Roemer, Rylie Stroud, Hannah Swagerty, Jenna Vogel,

Abby Westermayer; One Star: Mearyn Aramovich, Kate DeJarnette, Jeremy Evans, Caroline Nugent, Jalene Powell-Green, Grace Walton, Alisa Watkins

Honor Thespians: (Students become Honor Thespians when they earn 70 points working on extracurricular productions. Students earn an additional bar for every 10 points over 70.)

Nine Bars - Beth Bowman, Molly Cady, Jessy McMillen; Seven Bars: Brittany Williams; Six Bars: Amber Harrington and Patrick Lee; Five Bars: Amy Carlisle; Four Bars: Marilyn Diemer, Sean Foster, Alex Montgomery, Tyler Pate, Danielle Woodring; Three Bars: Julie Kirby; Two Bars: Amy Hastings, Steven James, Ryan O’Neill, Ross Perryman, Layne Reitter, Zach Watkins; One Bar: Julia Jacobs, Allie Mordan, Tyra Prosser

Thespian Letters:(To earn a Thespian letter, students must earn 40 points, crew head or have a lead in a full length production, and earn a “B” in drama classes.)

First Year Letter:

Ben Brisendine, Tommy Creach, Olivia Dawkins, Liz Finn, Abbey Geiss, Bethany Harris, Ryan Harvey, Amy Hastings, Ben Hilleary, Julia Jacobs, jesse King, Patrick Lee, Tucker Love, Ryan O’Neill, Tyler Pate, Layla Peach, Ross Perryman, Marisa Pinkerton, Tyra Prosser, Josh Reinhardt, Steven Roemer, Alex Sale, rylie Stroud, Michelle Valles, jenna Vogel, Jordan Warren, Abby Westermayer

Second Year Letter: Beth Bowman, Amy Carlisle, Marilyn Diemer, Sean Foster, Amber Harrington, Steven James, Julie Kirby, Jessy McMillen, Alex Montgomery, Allie Mordan, Zach Watkins, Brittany Williams, Danielle Woodring

Third Year Letter: Molly Cady

Fine Arts Scholars: (To become a Fine Arts Scholar, students must earn a 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. and a Thespian letter.)

1st year: Ben Brisendine, Olivia Dawkins, Liz Finn, Abbey Geiss, Bethany Harris, Ryan Harvey, Amy Hastings, Julia Jacobs, Jesse King, Patrick Lee, Tucker Love, Ryan O’Neill, Tyler Pate, Layla Peach, Ross Perryman, Marisa Pinkerton, Tyra Prosser, Josh Reinhardt, Steven Roemer, Alex Sale, Rylie Stroud, Michelle Valles Jenna Vogel, Jordan Warren,

Abby Westermayer

2nd year:Beth Bowman, Molly Cady, Amy Carlisle, Marilyn Diemer, Sean Foster, Amber Harrington, Ben Hilleary, Julie Kirby, Jessica McMillen, Alex Montgomery, Allie Mordan, Zach Watkins, Brittany Williams, Danielle Woodring

Adult Honors:

Most Supportive Faculty: Brock Wenciker, associate principal

Honorary Thespian: Pam, Alan and Emma Knutson

Most Supportive Parents: Kaye Diemer, Dave Watkins

Starlight Theatre and Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Star Theatre Award

Blue Star nominations for Rent

Outstanding Artistic Contribution by a Student: Sean Foster; Outstanding Orchestra, Rising Star Male –

Sean Foster

Blue Star nominations for Children of Eden

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role –Steven James as Cain; Outstanding Male Ensemble Member – Gersom Ibarra as Storyteller

Scholarships and Honors:

Arts Council of Johnson County Shooting Stars Scholarship Competition
Sean Foster - first place in Voice Performance
Finalists - Beth Bowman in Theatre Performance and Brittany Williams in Technical Theatre
Dan Johnson – second place in Literature
Alex Montgomery placed third in the Kansas City English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition.

The 2010-2011 Shawnee Mission North Theatre Seasonis printed on the following page.