OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORCHESTRA
Sponsored by The DiMarco Family Fund of The Columbus Foundation

• Dublin Jerome High School, The Addams Family
• Grove City High School, Newsies
• New Albany High School, Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Olentangy Orange High School, Hairspray
• Thomas Worthington High School, Mamma Mia!

BACKSTAGE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by Liz Riley

• Costuming Guild, Bishop Watterson High School, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Sound Crew, Olentangy Berlin High School, Mamma Mia!
• Set Construction & Run Crew, Olentangy Liberty High School, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
• Lighting Crew, Olentangy Orange High School, Hairspray
• Backstage Run Crew, Thomas Worthington High School, Mamma Mia!
• Production Managers, Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGNER
Sponsored by The Pam and Jack Beeler Family Fund of The Columbus Foundation

• Jonah Dean, Worthington Christian School, Props Design, The SpongeBob Musical
• Milo Eckhardt, Westerville Central High School, Puppet Design, Shrek The Musical
• Joshua Pearson, Olentangy Berlin High School, Set Design, Mamma Mia!
• Carol Rekow, Bishop Watterson High School, Costume Design, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Nora Root, Hilliard Darby High School, Costume Design, Calvin Berger

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXECUTION
Sponsored by Mary Beth and Luke McCormick

• Dublin Jerome High School, The Addams Family, Stage Manager: Maya Valcourt
• New Albany High School, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Stage Manager: Eloise Galaise
• Pickerington High School Central, Chicago (School Edition), Stage Manager: Kat Ross
• Pickerington High School North, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stage Manager: Drake Collins
• Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street, Stage Manager: Edith LeBlanc

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Huntington

• Shannon Barr, Olentangy Orange High School, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray
• Zion Clifton, Olentangy Orange High School, Little Inez in Hairspray
• Avery Golowin, Upper Arlington High School, Annie Reilly in 42nd Street
• Ella Kaminski, Olentangy Orange High School, Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray
• KK Murphy, Upper Arlington High School, Maggie Jones in 42nd Street

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Johnson Investment Counsel

• William Baumann, Westerville North High School, Chef Louis in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Elijah Beal, Olentangy Orange High School, Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray
• Connor Bellair, Upper Arlington High School, Bert Barry in 42nd Street
• Jack Stevens, Bishop Watterson High School, Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Ben Stone, Thomas Worthington High School, Bill Austin in Mamma Mia!

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank

• Grove City High School, Newsies
• Olentangy Liberty High School, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
• Pickerington High School North, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street
• Westerville South High School, Bright Star

BEST DIRECTION
Sponsored by Denison University

• Allen DeCarlo, Pickerington High School North, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Justin Nawman, Thomas Worthington High School, Mamma Mia!
• David O’Roark, Worthington Christian School, The SpongeBob Musical
• Aileen Targett, Pickerington High School Central, Chicago (School Edition)
• Greg Varner, Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by White Castle

• Allie Gomez, Upper Arlington High School, Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street
• Edin Kebede, New Albany High School, Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Bella Price, Westerville South High School, Alice Murphy in Bright Star
• Lorelei Roeger, New Albany High School, Scuttle in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Avery Young, Dublin Jerome High School, Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by Danbert, Inc.

• Wyatt Kerns, Worthington Christian School, Squidward Q. Tentacles in The SpongeBob Musical
• Samuel O’Roark, Worthington Christian School, SpongeBob SquarePants in The SpongeBob Musical
• Grant Overmyer, Upper Arlington High School, Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street
• Christian Strong, Pickerington High School North, Mitch Mahoney/Dan Schwartz in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Ben Wright, Westerville Central High School, Shrek in Shrek The Musical

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION

• Dublin Jerome High School, The Addams Family
• New Albany High School, Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street
• Westerville South High School, Bright Star
• Worthington Christian School, The SpongeBob Musical