Hays Post reported that members of the Hays High School cast of Li’l Abner performed at the Jester Awards Ceremony in Wichita last week. They also took home some awards. Celebrating distinction in High School Musical Theatre, the 2012-2013 Jester Award Honors once again included Hays High School’s talented students under the direction of Johnny Matlock. The award winners are listed below.
Ensemble/Chorus
All Shook Up! – Buhler HS
Li’l Abner – Hays HS
Side by Side by Sondheim – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Orchestra
Rich Toevs – All Shook Up! – Buhler HS
Jeff Garriott – HONK! – Circle HS
Johnny Matlock – Li’l Abner – Hays HS
Jenni Kelley – Bells are Ringing – Sunrise Christian Academy
Musical Direction
Katie Banks-Todd – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Johnny Matlock – Li’l Abner – Hays HS
Doris Prater – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Maize HS
Lobby Display
Kim Fraley and Cassie Caster – Beauty and the Beast – Douglass HS
Stacy Berens, Russ Koenigsman, Penny McGinnis, Lisa Schreck – Li’l Abner – Hays HS
Vivian Truong and Aleena Waren – The Pajama Game – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Overall Production
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Direction of Show
Greg Bontrager – All Shook Up! – Buhler HS
Katie Banks-Todd – Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Leading Actress
Abbey Pickering (The Witch) – Into the Woods – Clearwater HS
Johanna Pfaff (Millie) – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Eisenhower HS
Sophia Macias (Belle) – Beauty and the Beast – Goddard HS
Leading Actor
Jake Dutton (Curly) – Oklahoma! – Andover HS
Gage Reynolds (Joseph) – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Trevor McChristian (Finch) – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Maize HS
Carlton Ryker (Tevye) – Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Supporting Actress
Sydnie Randolph (Babette) – Beauty and the Beast – Goddard HS
Monica Morris (Motormouth Maybelle) – Hairspray – Wichita East HS
Hannah Wagner (Penny Pingleton) – Hairspray – Wichita East HS
Gabrielle Alexander (Ursula) – Bye Bye Birdie – Wichita USD 259
Supporting Actor
Cameron Knipp (King Sextimus) – Once Upon a Mattress – Bishop Carroll HS
Noah Montgomery (Prez) – The Pajama Game – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Jesse Cockrell (Snail) – A Year With Frog and Toad – Russell HS
Rob Egan (Lionel) – Cinderella – Wichita Collegiate
Jesse Skupa (Harry MacAfee) – Bye Bye Birdie – Wichita USD 259
Cameo Performer
Braden Morrison (Chip) – Beauty and the Beast – Goddard HS
Teacher/Alumnus Performer
Vincent Pray (Joe Boyd) – Damn Yankees – Augusta HS
Instrumental Performer
Jacob Oare (The Fiddler) – Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Small Ensemble
The Eleven Brothers – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Gladys and the “Steam Heat” Girls – The Pajama Game – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Production Number
The Small House of Uncle Thomas – The King and I – Campus HS
Hernando’s Hideaway – The Pajama Game – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Brotherhood of Man – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Maize HS
76 Trombones – The Music Man – Sterling HS
Tradition – Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Choreography/Staging
Sadie Jones, Candace Miller, and Lauren Dunning – All Shook Up!! – Buhler HS
Jonathan Warren – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Sterling Choreography Team (McKenzie Thrasher, Betsy Dutton, Kaci Hasting, Ryan Ehresman, Anna Brashear, Hannah
Hentricks, Kaci Wilson) – The Music Man – Sterling HS
Stage Crew
Beauty and the Beast – Douglass HS
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
The Pajama Game – Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS
Hairspray – Wichita East HS
Technical Achievement
Joe Asbridge – Cinderella – Wichita Collegiate
Scenic Design
Kim Raisco and Tammy Rink – Beauty and the Beast – Douglass HS
Kathleen Barbara – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Maize HS
Dan Harmon – Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Zoë Studebaker and Derrick Gronewold – Hairspray – Wichita East HS
Costumes
Jonathan Melugin and Kaitlin Keazer – The King and I – Campus HS
Sharon Funk – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Emily Ottaway – The Boy Friend – The Independent School
Cassandra Conley – Seussical the Musical – Newton HS
Lighting
Arthur Reese – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Lester Cheng and Julian Garcia-Goodwin – Hairspray – Wichita East HS
Sound
James Hays – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – El Dorado HS
Cody Buettgenbach – Fiddler on the Roof – Trinity Academy
Graphic Design
Codey Davis and Emily Ottaway – The Boy Friend – The Independent School
Artem Shukaev – Hairspray – Wichita East HS