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WAUKESHA
- Waukesha County was well-represented in the Tommy Awards,
which recognizes excellence in high school theater.
Oconomowoc
High School was one of nine schools honored with an Outstanding
Musical award for its production of “Oklahoma!” The
production staff featured director Thomas Klubertanz, vocal
director Sherman Leatherberry, orchestra director Lynn Carlstein,
choreographer Karl Miller, costume designer Carrie Johnson,
scenic designer Scott Wirtz-Olsen, lighting designer Ross
Zentner, sound designer Michael Nicolai and stage managers
Brooke Olson and Jordan Walczak.
Waukesha
South High School won an Outstanding Ensemble award, an
Outstanding Orchestra award and Outstanding Overall Design for
“A Chorus Line.”
Catholic
Memorial High School’s Doug Reed was one of six recipients for
Outstanding Choreography for the production of “Grease.”
Individually,
Oconomowoc’s Arianna Imperl won Outstanding Dance Performer
for her role as Dream Laurey in “Oklahoma!”
Christopher
Andacht won an Outstanding Direction award for “Grease” at
Catholic Memorial High School. Abigail E. Kean, of the Kettle
Moraine School for Arts and Performance, won an Outstanding
Direction award for “Little Women.”
In
the Outstanding Lead Performer category, the winners were
Oconomowoc’s Emily Menting for her role as Laurey Williams in
“Oklahoma!”; Waukesha West High School’s Austin Merschdorf
for his role as Beast in “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”;
Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance’s Sophia
Tzougros for her role as Jo March in “Little Women”; and
Oconomowoc’s Drew Weiland as Curley in “Oklahoma!”
Catholic
Memorial’s Skelly Warren grabbed an Outstanding Scenic Design
for “Grease.” The school’s Jenny Loeffler captured an
Outstanding State Management award for “Grease.”
Eisenhower
High School’s Elizabeth Schoepke won the other Outstanding
State Management award for “The Wizard of Oz.”
In
the Outstanding Supporting Performer category, the winners were
Waukesha South’s Guillermo Contreras for Paul and Isaiah
Reynolds as Mike in “A Chorus Line,” and Oconomowoc’s
Nathan Kluge for Ali Hakim, Jacob Ranklin for Will Parker and
Macy Smith as Aunt Eller in “Oklahoma!”
The
2013 Tommy Awards ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the
Overture Center For the Arts, 201 State St., in Madison. Tickets
are available by calling 608-258-4141 or visit www.overturecenter.com |
