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| 2010/2011 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound Oklahoma! Rabbit Hole An Evening of Speech Noises Off The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Closer Than They Appear Rabbit Hole State Thespian Festival International Thespian Festival Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Mary Zanger Vice President - Carson Kreiss Secretary - Lily McKinlay Treasurer - Lara Dohner Clerk - Alicia Reeder Historian - Shannon Black State Thespian Festival Awards Anna Baur Schoer and Lara Dohner Duet Acting (First Place) Carson Kreiss and Mary Zanger Duet Acting (Second Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations A Midsummer Night's Dream - Ensemble Acting Doubt - Ensemble Acting 'Night Mother - Ensemble Acting Over the River... - One Act Play The Things They Carried - Readers Theatre Regrets - Solo Mime Traveling Through Mime - Solo Mime Television Newscasting Critic's Choice Awards Doubt - Ensemble Acting Over the River... - One Act Play Individual Events Anna Baur Schoer - Prose and Solo Improv Nate Baur Schoer - Poetry Shannon Black - Solo Musical Theatre Lily Brondyke - Public Address Lara Dohner - Acting Carson Kreiss - Acting Michaela Hennings - Poetry; Original Oratory Lily McKinlay - Storytelling Adam O'Dell - Solo Improv Molly Plumley - Poetry Marissa Schuster - Public Address Bethany Smith - Reviewing Mary Zanger - Prose *2010/2011 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical Carson Kreiss Howie in Rabbit Hole Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Lara Dohner Sister Aloysius in Doubt Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical Anna Baur Schoer Izzy in Rabbit Hole Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Anna Baur Schoer Aida in Over the River and Through the Woods Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play/Musical Nathan Koch Brenda in Three Guys and a Brenda Outstanding Technical Achievement Kaitlyn Engelken and Alicia Reeder Set Construction for Noises Off Outstanding Spirit Award Dhyana Nesler-Perez Outstanding Rookie Jack Zanger Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Mary Zanger Theatre Award - Carson Kreiss Speech Award - Lara Dohner |
| 2009/2010 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound Twelfth Night Emma's Child An Evening of Speech Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closer Than They Appear Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Carrie Peiffer Vice President - Emily Barz Secretary - Eric Ferring Treasurer - Claire Spyrison Clerk - Katie Galliart Historian - Mary Zanger State Thespian Festival Awards Carson Kreiss and Peyton Michels Duet Acting (First Place) Eric Ferring and Katie Galliart Duet Musical Theatre (First Place) Eric Ferring Solo Musical Theatre (First Place) Claire Spyrison Publicity Design (First Place) Lara Dohner and Lily McKinlay Duet Acting (Second Place) Anna Baur Schoer and Daniele Halfhill Duet Acting (Second Place) Brooke Stadel Short Film (Second Place) Anna Baur Schoer Short Film (Third Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Evolution of Man - Solo Mime Independence - Ensemble Acting The Man in the Well - Readers Theatre She Loves Me - Musical Theatre Waving Goodbye - Ensemble Acting Critic's Choice Award The Man in the Well - Readers Theatre Individual Events Anna Baur Schoer - Solo Improv Emiily Barz - Original Oratory Lara Dohner - Acting Eric Ferring - Solo Musical Theatre Carson Kreiss - Radio News Mary Zanger - Acting |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical Carson Kreiss Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Anna Baur Schoer Lily in Waving Goodbye Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical Daniele Halfhill Jolene in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Carrie Peiffer Sister Mary Agnes in Catholic School Girls Outstanding Technical Achievement Mary Zanger Lighting for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Outstanding Spirit Award Shannon Black Outstanding Rookie Colin Niemer Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Carrie Peiffer Theatre Award - Eric Ferring Speech Award - Emily Barz |
| 2008/2009 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound Dracula Almost, Maine Snow White and the Seven Dorks An Evening of Speech Dearly Beloved Closer Than They Appear Almost, Maine State Thespian Festival International Thespian Festival Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Nyssa Duchow Vice President - Eric Brown Secretary - Paige Triervieler Treasurer - Eric Ferring Clerk - Emily McDermott Historian - Emily Barz State Thespian Festival Awards Eric Brown and Sarah Szeibel Duet Acting (First Place) Anna Troy Monologue (First Place) Nyssa Duchow Monologue (First Place) Carson Kreiss and Peyton Michels Duet Acting (Second Place) Gwen Beatty Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place) Eric Ferring and Sarah Szeibel Duet Musical Theatre (Second Place) Eric Ferring Solo Musical Theatre (Fourth Place) Gwen Beatty and Lily McKinlay Duet Acting (Fifth Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Epic Proportions - One Act Play Hollywood Arms - Ensemble Acting Spring Awakening - Musical Theatre Waldmeir et al - Group Improvisation Critic's Choice Awards Hollywood Arms - Ensemble Acting Individual Events Emily Barz - Original Oratory Sam Baur Schoer - Reviewing Meg Bradley - Poetry Mallory deForest - Acting Lara Dohner - Acting Nyssa Duchow - Expository Address Katie Galliart - Storytellling Dan Gessner - Poetry Carson Kreiss - Radio News Anna Troy - Acting |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical Josh Colpitts Renfield in Dracula Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Anna Baur Schoer Helen in Hollywood Arms Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical Louis Waldmeir Pete/Phil/Steve in Almost, Maine Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Alex Sullivan Cochette's Assistant in Epic Proportions Outstanding Technical Achievement Adam Decker Special Effects for Dracula Outstanding Spirit Award Lara Dohner Outstanding Rookie Molly Plumley Outstanding Late-Bloomer Ken Jaeger Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Nyssa Duchow Theatre Award - Sarah Szeibel Speech Award - Eric Brown |
| 2007/2008 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound It's a Wonderful Life Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible... An Evening of Speech Twelve Angry Jurors Closer Than They Appear Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Samantha Balk Vice President - Melissa Krepfle Secretary - Chelsea McCaw Treasurer - Eric Brown Clerk - Daisy McKinlay Historian - Nyssa Duchow State Thespian Festival Awards Melissa Krepfle and Sarah Szeibel Duet Musical Theatre (First Place) Sam Baur Schoer and Eric Brown Duet Acting (First Place) Ryan Decker Publicity Design (First Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations The Battle of Bull Run... - Ensemble Acting Present Tense - Ensemble Acting Pyramus and Thisbe - One Act Play Taming of the Shrew - Ensemble Acting Critic's Choice Awards Taming of the Shrew - Ensemble Acting Individual Events Emiily Barz - Original Oratory Ryan Decker - Acting Melissa Krepfle - Storytelling Adam O'Dell - Solo Improv Chelsea McCaw - Storytelling Daisy McKinlay - Storytelling Tye Stierman - After Dinner Speaking |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical Sam Baur Schoer George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Ryan Decker Norm Prescott in Present Tense Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical John Anderson Henry Potter in It's a Wonderful Life Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Louis Waldmeir Snug in Pyramus and Thisbe Outstanding Technical Achievement Samantha Balk and Chelsea McCaw Set Construction for It's a Wonderful LIfe Outstanding Crew Member Adam Decker (Set Construction) Outstanding Spirit Award Nyssa Duchow Outstanding Rookie Mary Zanger Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Chelsea McCaw Theatre Award - Samantha Balk Speech Award - Melissa Krepfle |
| 2006/2007 SEASON |
| Season Productions A Midsummer Night's Dream Bedbugs An Evening of Speech The Best Laid Plans State Thespian Festival Awards Group Improvisation (First Place) Eric Ferring Monologue Chicago Group Musical Theatre Nyssa Duchow Solo Musical Theatre Michael Brown and Melissa Krepfle Duet Acting Gwen Beatty and Chelsea McCaw Duet Acting |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Bride and Gloom - Ensemble Acting The Guys - Ensemble Acting The Hitchhiker - Readers Theatre The Spy Who Mimed Me - Solo Mime The Unknown Part of the Ocean - Ensemble Acting Radio Broadcasting Television News Individual Events Michael Brown - Acting Cody Eigenberger - Acting Bethann Gavin - Public Address Scott O'Dell - Improvisation Nyssa Duchow - Poetry |
| Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Mary Zanger Theatre Award - Carson Kreiss Speech Award - Lara Dohner Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Michael Brown Vice President - Caitlin Francomb Secretary - Anna Schattauer Treasurer - Bethann Gavin Clerk - Jolene Green Historian - Melissa Krepfle |
| 2005/2006 SEASON |
| Season Productions Pillow Talk Alice in Wonderland An Evening of Speech The Curious Savage State Thespian Festival Participants Wicked Duet Musical Theatre Group Improvisation Duet Mime (First Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Aida - Musical Theatre The Laramie Project - Readers Theatre Mortgage - Choral Reading Roll Over, Beethoven - Ensemble Acting Television News You Can't Handle the Tooth - Solo Mime Critic's Choice Award Roll Over, Beethoven - Ensemble Acting Individual Events Atalie Ferring - Storytelling Bethann Gavin - Acting; Public Address Melissa Krepfle - Acting Scott O'Dell - Solo Improv |
| Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Kurt Hiatt Theatre Award - Kersten Rowley Speech Award - Mary Blythe Spraggins Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Kurt Hiatt Vice President - Mary Blythe Spraggins Secretary - Anna Schattauer Treasurer - Michael Brown Historian - Caitlin Francomb |
| 2004/2005 SEASON |
| Season Productions The Outsiders Story Theatre Rumors State Thespian Festival Awards Duet Mime (Second Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations The Battle of Bull Run - Ensemble Acting Catholic School Girls - Ensemble Acting Match - Readers Theatre Postal Putz - Solo Mime Shakers - Ensemble Acting Critic's Choice Award Postal Putz - Solo Mime Individual Events Kiesha Fountain - Original Oratory; Spontaneous Alexander Persaud - Spontaneous Speaking Clara Nieman - Radio News Bethann Gavin - Public Address Misha McKinlay - After Dinner Speaking |
| Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Genevieve Henricks Theatre Award - Rob Cunliffe Speech Award - Clara Nieman Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Genevieve Henricks Vice President - Chris Healey Secretary - Clara Nieman Treasurer - Kurt Hiatt Historian - Mary Blythe Spraggins |
| 2011/2012 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound Chicago An Evening of Speech All My Sons The Incredible Adventures of Captain Spoon Closer Than They Appear Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Shannon Black Vice President - Michaela Hennings Secretary - Dhyana Nesler-Perez Treasurer - Colin Niemer Clerk - Lillian Brondyke Historian - Molly Plumley State Thespian Festival Awards Maddie Ripperger and Jack Zanger Duet Acting (First Place) Lillian Brondyke Monologue (First Place) Marissa Schuster Solo Musical Theatre (First Place) Shannon Black Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place) Seth Godwin Short Film (Second Place) Helen Waldmeir Monologue (First Place) When You're an Addams Group Musical Theatre (Third Place) Tech-Tac-Toe Tech Challenge (Fourth Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Almost, Maine - Ensemble Acting August: Osage County - Ensemble Acting Brondyke/Hoff/Steve - Group Improvisation Freshly Brewed Wishes - Group Mime Forever Plaid - Musical Theatre Les Miserables - Musical Theatre The Boys Next Door - One Act Play K.R.I.B. - Radio Broadcasting Everything in this Country Must - Readers Theatre Tantrum - Solo Mime KBRN Channel 10 News - Television News *Tie for LG Sweepstakes Trophy Individual Events Katie Augspurger - Expository Address Nate Baur Schoer - Prose Shannon Black - Solo Musical Theatre Lillian Brondyke - Public Address Michaela Hennings - Acting Lydia Hoff - Improvisational Acting Jamila Johnson - After Dinner Speaking Jimmy Kruse - Radio News Caitlyn McCoy - Solo Musical Theatre Dhyana Nesler-Perez - Storytelling Colin Niemer - Radio News Maddie Ripperger - Prose Taylor Ryan - Public Address Halee Schomberg - Expository Address Bethany Smith - Review Jack Zanger - Acting *2011/2012 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical Jack Zanger Chris Keller in All My Sons Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Michaela Hennings Narrator in Everything In This Country Must Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical Colin Niemer Amos Hart in Chicago Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Maddie Ripperger Glory in Almost, Maine Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play/Musical Cael Ripperger Bert in All My Sons Outstanding Technical Achievement Jessa Engelken and Colin Niemer Lighting Design for Chicago Outstanding Spirit Award Josie Brannon Outstanding Rookie Danny Zanger Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Shannon Black Theatre Award - Molly Plumley Speech Award - Michaela Hennings |
| 2012/2013 SEASON |
| Season Productions Broadway Bound Legally Blonde God of Carnage An Evening of Speech The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Closer Than They Appear God of Carnage - International Thespian Festival Thespian Troupe #69 Officers President - Lillian Brondyke Vice President - Dhyana Nesler-Perez Secretary - Maddie Ripperger Treasurer - Jack Zanger Clerk - Nathan Koch Historian - Kerry Blodgett State Thespian Festival Awards Marissa Schuster Monologues (First Place) Jack Zanger Monologues (Second Place) Dhyana Nesler-Perez Solo Mime (First Place) Jacob Melssen Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place) Kerry Blodgett Stage Management (Second Place) Michaela Williams Solo Musical Theatre (Second Place) Colin Niemer & Jack Zanger Duet Musical Theatre (Second Place) Colin Niemer Solo Musical Theatre (Third Place) Lindsey Engelken, Josie Martin & Michaela Williams Group Musical Theatre (Third Place) |
| Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Nominations Annette and Gina - Ensemble Acting Cabaret - Musical Theatre Changing at the Speed of Life - Solo Mime Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr - Ensemble Acting Do Not Push - Short Film God of Carnage - One Act Play Brondyke/Steve/Thimmesch - Group Improvisation KBRN Channel 10 News - Television News KNRD - Radio Broadcasting Paws for a Moment - Group Mime Present Tense - Ensemble Acting Silver Water - Readers Theatre Time Stands Still - Ensemble Acting Tragic Magic - Solo Mime Urinetown - Musical Theatre Whether Caterpillar or Butterfly - Choral Reading www.GetMeAWingman.com - Group MIme *2012/2013 LG Sweepstakes Trophy Individual Events Katie Augspurger - Expository Address Lillian Brondyke - Public Address Chyan Decker - Prose Natalie Ervolino - Review Evan Heil - Poetry Jamila Johnson - After Dinner Speaking Kasey Lyons - After Dinner Speaking Caitlyn McCoy - Storytelling Dhyana Nesler-Perez - Storytelling Colin Niemer - Acting & Radio News Britt Oswald - Improvisational Acting Maddie Ripperger - Review Taylor Ryan - Spontaneous Speaking Marissa Schuster - Public Address & Solo Musical Natasha Thimmesch - After Dinner & Poetry Ethan Vander Broek - Storytelling Lauren Winter - Acting Allison Wong - Acting & Expository Address Jack Zanger - Acting & Prose *2012/2013 Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy |
| Thespian Awards Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play/Musical McKenna Goodman Elle Woods in Legally Blonde Outstanding Leading Performance in a Short Play Danny Zanger Norm Prescott in Present Tense Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play/Musical Maddie Ripperger Enid in Legally Blonde Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Short Play Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play/Musical Outstanding Technical Achievement Marissa Schuster & Jack Zanger Set Construction for Legally Blonde Outstanding Spirit Award Brion Bowman Outstanding Rookie Ethan Vander Broek Gold Awards Speech and Theatre Award - Colin Niemer Theatre Award - Kerry Blodgett Speech Award - Dhyana Nesler-Perez Frances Hedeman Theatre Scholarship Marissa Schuster |
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