NATIONAL STUDENT REPORTER
Sponsored by WBNS-10TV

• Gigi O’Dorisio, Bishop Watterson High School
• Kathryn Mowery, Westerville South High School

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

• Bishop Watterson High School, Damn Yankees
• Grove City High School, Once Upon a Mattress
• New Albany High School, Mamma Mia!
• Olentangy Berlin High School, The Addams Family 
• Upper Arlington High School, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

BACKSTAGE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by ImprovEdge

• Directing & Stage Management Crew, Bishop Watterson High School, Damn Yankees
• Stage Crew, Olentangy Berlin High School, The Addams Family 
• Set & Props Crew, Olentangy Orange High School, The SpongeBob Musical
• Technical Crew, Thomas Worthington High School, Seussical
• Stage Managers & Crew Leads, Upper Arlington High School, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 

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

• Benjamin Coughlin, Olentangy Berlin High School, Lighting Design, The Addams Family 
• Maddy DeMuzio, Olentangy Liberty High School, Costume Design, Anastasia: The Musical  
• Toby Foley, Bishop Watterson High School, Lighting Design, Damn Yankees
• Frances Pavell, Bishop Watterson High School, Costume Design, Damn Yankees
• Hayley Spry, Groveport Madison High School, Lighting Design, Monty Python’s Spamalot (School Edition)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXECUTION
Sponsored by Mary Beth and Luke McCormick

• Bishop Watterson High School, Damn Yankees, Stage Managers: Delilah Britain, Amelia Dehl & Jason Thomas   
• Olentangy Liberty High School, Anastasia: The Musical, Stage Manager: Vanessa Adams
• Olentangy Orange High School, The SpongeBob Musical, Stage Manager: Bryn Mosure
• Upper Arlington High School, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Stage Manager: Taylor Speas
• Worthington Christian School, A Year with Frog and Toad, Stage Manager: Katelyn Szczygiel-Hick

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Huntington

• Ryan Buckley, Thomas Worthington High School, Mr. Mayor in Seussical
• Elliot Hattemer, Upper Arlington High School, Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Grey Kuhl, Pickerington High School Central, Lurch in The Addams Family  
• Bennett Ladowitz, Pickerington High School North, George in Kinky Boots
• Cody Law, Bishop Watterson High School, Benny Van Buren in Damn Yankees

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Johnson Investment Counsel

• Marciya Beasley, Eastmoor Academy High School, Andrea Devereaux in Once on This Island
• Kim’mya Byrd-Green, Eastmoor Academy High School, Mama Euralie in Once on This Island
• Gracie Clark, Upper Arlington High School, Babette in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 
• Charlotte Larsen, Thomas Worthington High School, Sour Kangaroo in Seussical
• Ryann Schindler, Licking Heights High School, Cindy/Nurse 1 in Catch Me If You Can

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank

• Bishop Watterson High School, Damn Yankees
• Eastmoor Academy High School, Once on This Island
• Olentangy Berlin High School, The Addams Family
• Pickerington High School Central, The Addams Family
• Pickerington High School North, Kinky Boots

BEST DIRECTION
Sponsored by Denison University

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by White Castle

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

• Mekhiah Ellis, Pickerington High School Central, Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family
• Helena Engberg, Olentangy High School, Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Lizzie Gill, Dublin Coffman High School, Katherine in Newsies
• Gabrielle Morrison, Olentangy Berlin High School, Morticia Addams in The Addams Family
• KK Murphy, Upper Arlington High School, Mrs. Potts in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION

• Bishop Watterson High School, Damn Yankees
• Licking Heights High School, Catch Me If You Can
• Olentangy Berlin High School, The Addams Family 
• Pickerington High School North, Kinky Boots
• Westerville South High School, The Addams Family