The 2011 festival was a success!  We had over 550 people attending the festival.  We had 7 high schools competing, 8 community theatres and 8 theatre participating in the Theatre for Youth Festival. All in all, it was a wonderful theatre weekend. 

The following is a listing of the awards presented during the awards ceremony. 

Community Theatre Division:

The Warren McDaniel Award for Best Production: Just over the Rainbow Theatre – Driving Miss Daisy

First Runner Up, Best Production: Starkville Community Theatre – The Dixie Swim Club

Second Runner Up, Best Production:  Actor’s Playhouse – Edges

Best Ensemble:  Actor’s Playhouse – Edges

Best Supporting Actor: Blake Dailey – Actor’s Playhouse (Edges)

Best Supporting Actress: Terry Reese McDowell – Starkville Community Theatre (The Dixie Swim Club)

Best Actor: Michael Marks – Just over the Rainbow Theatre (Driving Miss Daisy)

Best Actress: Madeline Golden – Starkville Community Theatre (The Dixie Swim Club)

Best Director: Tom Booth – Tupelo Community Theatre (Oleanna)

Best Scenic Design: Fondren Theatre Workshop – Unshelved

Best Costume Design: Starkville Community Theatre – The Dixie Swim Club

Overall Technical Excellence: Just over the Rainbow Theatre – Driving Miss Daisy

Special Recognition Awards:

• Chutzpa Award – Penny Byler – Delta Center Stage (At the Floating Palace)
• Outstanding Vocal Performance – Jeremy Cooper – Actor’s Playhouse (Edges)

All Star Cast:

• Derek Webber – WINGS (Wings Canteen)
• Ray Zanders – WINGS (Wings Canteen)
• Kathlyn Acremont – Actor’s Playhouse (Edges)
• Evan Brechtle – Actor’s Playhouse (Edges)
• Jonathan Martin – Tupelo Community Theatre (Oleanna)
• Sarah Weathersby – Tupelo Community Theatre (Oleanna)
• Jordan Boyd – Fondren Theatre Workshop (Unshelved)
• Larry Gawrowski – Vicksburg Theatre Guild (Tuesdays with Morrie)
• Penny Byler – Delta Center Stage (At the Floating Palace)
• Ruth Ann Black – Just over the Rainbow Theatre (Driving Miss Daisy)

Secondary Division Awards:

The Dominic Cunetto Award for Best Production: The Purple Fan – Starkville High School

Runner Up, Best Production: Antigone – Oxford High School

Best Supporting Actor: Xavier Martin as Spirit of the Wind in Inuk

Best Supporting Actress: Niki TIllson as 2nd Rath in Beware the Jabberwock

Best Actor: Seth Sipe as Benjamin in The Yellow Boat

Best Actress: Tess Guthrie as Sarah in Children of a Lesser God

Best Director: John Davenport for Antigone

Lighting Effects: DeSoto Central High School for The Yellow Boat

• Live Foley: Oxford High School for Antigone

Best Scenic Design: Starkville High School for The Purple Fan

Best Costume Design: Oak Grove High School for Inuk

Overall Technical Excellence: Oxford High School for Antigone

Best Ensemble: Starkville High School for The Purple Fan

Special Recognition Awards: Set Execution: Pearl River Central High School for Fearful Symmetry

All Star Cast:

• Joseph Kelly as Koryphaios in Antigone
• Emily Schultz as Ismene in Antigone
• Colin Schultz as Haimon in Antigone
• Akane Little as Jug Lui in The Purple Fan
• Rex Ames as the Emperor in The Purple Fan
• Victoria Hearn as Loobong in The Purple Fan
• Amanda Campbell as Mother in Fearful Symmetry
• Forest King as Orin in Children of a Lesser God
• Trey Hardin as Inuk in Inuk
• Taylor Nace as Seal 1 in Inuk
• Stephanie Weiss as Seal 2 in Inuk
• Jordin Howell as Joy in The Yellow Boat
• Michaela Moore as Lucy in Beware the Jabberwock 

Theatre for Youth Festival

High School Groups:

Best Production: The Really Big Adventure

Runner Up Best Production: The Goloshes of Fortune

Best Actress: Kaz Zumbro

Best Actor: Trey Hardin

Community/College Groups:

Best Production: I Will, Company of Angels Theatre

Runner Up Best Production: WINGS Canteen

Best Actress: Mary Helen Walton

Best Actor: Elliott Street

Special Awards:

Achievement in Student Direction: The Goloshes of Fortune

Best Ensemble: Bridges to the Terebithia

Achievement in Student Writing: WINGS Canteen

All Star Cast:

• Victoria Stein
• Caleb Thomas
• Joy Kate Lawson
• Dustin Lewis
• Dayton Williams
• Saudai Jackson
• Savannah Scafide
• Ian Gardner

Adult Individual Events Festival Results:

Duet acting: 

1st: Dick and Jane Allison, Just Over the Rainbow Theatre

Solo Musical: 

1st- Suzanne Oakley, Tupelo Little Theatre
2nd: Dawn Miller, Wings

Monologue:   

1st: Marianne Voorbrood, Just over the Rainbow Theatre
2nd: Suzanne Oakley, Tupelo Little Theatre 
3rd: Irene Waites, Just Over the Rainbow Theatre 

Honorable mention: Kathryn Dawkins, Center Players

Secondary Division: Individual Events Festival

POSTER DESIGN

1st Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Maura Worch
2nd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Alicia Matlock
3rd Place – from Starkville High School, George Bennett

COSTUME DESIGN

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Kaz Zumbro
2nd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Alicia Matlock
3rd Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Lizzie Hurlburt

SCENIC DESIGN

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Chris Permenter
2nd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Amelia Passer

SOLO MUSICAL – MALE

1st Place – from Starkville High School, Davis Richardson
2nd  Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Ray Zander
3rd Place – from Starkville High School, Caleb Jackson

 GROUP PERFORMANCE

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Jessie Palmer, Ashley Thompson, Heather Boutwell, Mary Kate Waldron, and Lauren English
2nd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Daniel Rigel, Addison Arroyo, and Logan McCarthy
3rd Place – from Starkville High School, Nick Bell, Ti Davis, Colin Damms, Mike Klaskala

ORIGINAL WRITTEN SCENE

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Ali Walters and Will Thaggard.
2nd Place – from Pearl River Central High School, Lindsey Navo and Stephanie Champagne
3rd Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Stephanie Grammer and Jason Toth

SOLO MUSICAL – FEMALE

1st Place – from Starkville High School, Mary Kate Hughes
2nd  Place – from Starkville High School, SarahBeth Sewell
3rd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Taylor Nace

DUET MUSICAL

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Stephanie Miles and Taylor Nace
2nd Place – from Starkville High School, Lauren Hughes and Mary Kate Hughes
3rd Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Te-J Thompson and Abby Donaldson

 DUET ACTING

1st Place – from Pearl River Central, Kyra Baudoin and Cayli Thomas
2nd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Victoria Stein and Trey Hardin
3rd Place – from Pearl River Central HS, Nick Kubicki and Archie Laborde

 FEMALE MONOLOGUE

1st Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Aubrey Hayes
2nd Place – from Starkville High School, Laura Kathryn Lindsay
3rd Place – from Oak Grove High School, Sara Sanner 

MALE MONOLOGUE

1st Place – from Oak Grove High School, Daniel Rigel
2nd Place – from Jackson Prep, Alex Thiel
3rd Place – from Wings Performing Arts, Stephen Mockler

10-Minute Play Festival

BEST ACTOR: George Bennett-”Do It” -Starkville High

BEST ACTRESS: Kim Moore-Beatty- Florence High School

BEST EMSEMBLE: Theraphy-Tristian Brewer, Jordan Richardson,Lexi Griffin, and Brianna o’Neil

BEST in TECHNICAL Excellence: Uh,Uh,You Don’t Have a God

BEST Directing: Racheal Damms-Therapy

BEST SCRIPT:

• “NoFlowers for Ms Jaycee” Ray Sizemore -Naniah Wayia Attendance Center
• “Do It” Megan Moak-Florence High School

BEST POSTER:Racheal Damms

ALL-STAR Cast

• Jordan Richardson, Brandon High School
• Brainna O’Neil, Florence High School
• Hunter Smith, Starkville High School
• LaMarra Coleman, Louisville High School
• Tristian Brewer, Starkville High School
• Sam Booth, Florence High School

SPECIAL AWARDS Created by the adudicators:

Most Focused/Keeping it together: Sam Booth-”Do It”

BEST PROPS:

Assistant Director:Brianna O’Neil-Brandon High School-The Monkey

Assistant Director: Courtney Chennault-Florence High School-The Rose