Olathe North Theatre Awards and Honors
The following are honors and awards earned by Olathe North Theatre Students or the Department as a whole.
Awards
2020 - Bright Star OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE - Hannah Guzman as Alice Murphy 2009 - Brigadoon OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA 2008 - Once On This Island OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA 2007 - Disney's Beauty and the Beast TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Kristina Banton Nominations
2024 - SpongeBob the Musical CREATIVE CONTRBUTION AWARD - Syd Culley and Sareena Kandalkar for Direction TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTUTION AWARD - Darby Kelly, Max Purcell, and Brittney Wright for Stage Management OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A FEATURED ROLE - Jeffery Bussanmas as Foley Artist DREAM PRODUCTION AWARD - Lauren Ware - Scenic Design 2023 - Anything Goes OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRBUTION - Eve Loehrer and Sareena Kandalkar for Direction OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTUTION - Eve Smith for Choreography OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD NOMINEES - For exploring Musical Theatre with SFT students 2022 - Legally Blonde OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - Ella Bentley as Elle Woods OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTUTION - Anna Szymanski for Direction OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTUTION - Eva Smith for Choreography TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Carly Welter - Scenic Design and Construction OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION -Teir 1 2020 - Bright Star OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Tim Hampton as Billy Rae Dobbs OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION - Jenna Barnes for Vocal Direction OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION -Teir 1 2018 - Disney's The Little Mermaid OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN 2017 - OKLAHOMA! OUTSTANDING MALE ENSEMBLE MEMBER - Brian Weber as Fred RISING STAR SCHOLARSHIP - Cole Bellamy 2016 - The Addams Family OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Gabriel Diaz-Serrano as Gomez Addams OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CREW - Hair and Make Up Crew 2012 - AIDA OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION - Abigail Petrulius for Direction OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA 2010 - Starmites OUTSTANDING MALE ENSEMBLE MEMBER - Justin Barron as Diggety OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CREW - Set Crew 2009 - Brigadoon OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE - Zachary Boswell as Tommy Albright 2008- Once On This Island OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION - OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Elaina Smith as Mama Euralie OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION-Teir 2 OUTSTANDING LOBBY DESIGN OUTSTANDING CHORUS OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY AND STAGING 2007- Beauty and The Beast OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Michael Tomlinson as The Beast OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN 2006- Annie Get Your Gun OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Michael Tomlinson as Frank Butler OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OUTSTANDING CHORUS 2005- Once Upon a Mattress OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION-Teir 1 OUTSTANDING CHORUS |
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Winners
2024 - Ainsley Steenhard - Production and Design Winner 2022 - Carly Welter - Production and Design Winner 2020 - Jade Almsberger - Production and Design Winner 2019 - Emily Martin - Production and Design Winner 2007 - Kristina Banton - Technical Theatre Winner 
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
2020
Amy Bennett Thespian Scholarship for Musical - Sophia Hillman Theatre Thespian Scholarship for Sound Design - Katelyn Gillette 2019 Educational Theatre Association Presidents' Leadership Scholarship - Emily Martin 
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
2023 - Katie Bauman - Technical Theatre Scholarship
2023 - Em Taylor - Technical Theatre Scholarship 2022- Carly Welter - Kansas Thespians Scholarship 2020 - Katelyn Gillette - Technical Theatre Scholarship 2016 - Kayleigh Schaffer - Technical Theatre Scholarship 
Formally the National Individual Events Showcase or I.E.s
Thespy Award Winners
Awarded to the participant with a superior rating and the highest score in their category.
2020 - Bethany Robertson - Costume Construction - Perfect Score 2020 - Katelyn Gillette - Sound Design Superior Ratings at the International Thespian Festival
2024
Charlie Senuta and Pheobe Gray - Duet Musical Ainsley Steenhard - Costume Construction 2023 Eve Loehrer - Theatre Marketing Kade Stultz - Sound Design 2022 Ainslee Magee & Ava Strella - Duet Musical Brenna Chism - Costume Construction 2020 Jade Almsberger - Costume Design Molly Martin - Costume Construction Kloe Wagner - Solo Musical 2019 Katelyn Gillette - Sound Design Emily Martin - Stage Management Molly Martin - Costume Construction Total of 12 Events (14 Students) have earned a Superior Rating Total of 13 Events (18 Students) have earned an Excellent Rating Superior Ratings at the Kansas Thespian Festival
2025
Lauren Ware - Sound Design - Perfect Score Charlie Senuta - Solo Musical - Perfect Score Darby Kelley - Stage Management - Perfect Score Hunter Mercer - Lighting Design - Perfect Score Ainslee Magee & Emily Widler - Duet Acting - Showcase Performance A Dawson - Lighting Design Kennedy Pence - Costume Construction Jasmine Esser - Solo Musical Brittney Wright - Solo Acting Kami Haun & Sarah Matchett - Musical Dance Duet Alicia Hernandez-Gonzalez - Solo Musical 2024 Ainsley Steenhard - Costume Construction Grace Stinson - Solo Musical Siri Schwartz - Lighting Design Pheobe Gray & Charlie Senuta - Duet Musical LilyAnna Brown & Tess Connor-Ortiz - Duet Musical Theatre Dance - Showcase Performance 2023 Ella Bentley & Wyatt Flood - Duet Musical Syd Culley, Sareena Kandalkar, Amelia O'Berg - Group Acting Mandy Perez - Costume Construction Ainsley Steenhard - Costume Construction Eve Loeher - Theatre Marketing Kade Stultz - Sound Design Em Taylor - Lighting Design Raven Hurcomb Halvorsen - Lighting Design Katie Bauman - Set Design 2022 Chase Ellis and Luke Martin -Duet Acting Ainslee Magee & Ava Strella - Duet Musical Brenna Chism - Costume Construction Ainsley Steenhard - Costume Construction 2021 Chase Ellis and Luke Martin -Duet Acting Sara Holscher - Monologue Carly Welter - Set Design 2020 Jade Almsberger - Costume Design Katelyn Gillette - Sound Design Tim Hampton - Solo Musical Sophia Hillman & Dalton Devoe - Duet Musical Cullen Luttrell - Monologue Performance Molly Martin - Costume Construction Bethany Robertson - Costume Construction Kloe Wagner - Solo Musical Total of 44 Events (66 Students) have earned a Superior Rating Total of 59 Events (93 Students) have earned an Excellent Rating |
