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2008 CENTER STAGE AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in
High School Theater Departments


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The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts announces the
2008 Center Stage Award Nominees and Recipients

   
Recipients appear with **  
   
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Urinetown - Desert Mountain High School
**Into the Woods - Chaparral High School
Les Misérables - Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Production of a Play
The Philadelphia Story - Saguaro High School
The Diary of Anne Frank - Chaparral High School
**The Importance of Being Earnest - Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Kevin McKee as Mike Connor in The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
Danny Merritt as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
**Cole Cuomo as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Dan Hildebrand as Valjean in Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
**Cole Cuomo as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Danny Merritt as The Baker in Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Cyrell as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
**Julia Kard as Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
Megan Doyle as Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Grace Cheifetz-Solomon as Cosette in Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
April Dudley as Cinderella in Cinderella – Saguaro High School
**Kim Dalton as Little Red in Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Toby Bates as Sandy Lord in The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
Nick Loope as Lane in The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
**Šime Košta as Mr. Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a musical
Zach Higgins as The Wolf in Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
**Jared Lows as Officer Barrel in Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Max Nussbaum as The Herald in Cinderella – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
**Jesse Warner as Dinah Lord in The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
Sara Smith as Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
**Raleigh Barrett as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a musical
Amber Williams as Fantine in Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
Becca Courtney as Portia in Cinderella – Saguaro High School
**Lindsey Mony as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Crew and Technical Execution in a Play
**The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
Steel Magnolias – Arcadia High School
The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Crew and Technical Execution in a Musical
**Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
Cinderella – Saguaro High School
Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Adam Friedman - The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
**Kyle Dikowski – The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
Sam Barton and Ariel Hanna – Steel Magnolias – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Properties in a Play
**Sophie Bernbaum – The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
Stephanie Bohnsack and Erika Jacobs - The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
Lee Eitel – Steel Magnolias – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Properties in a Musical
Alicia Twitty – Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
**Amber Williams, Meghan Morris and Rebecca Remien – Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
Stephanie Bohnsack - Cinderella – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
Matt Justice- The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
**Amanda O’Malley – The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
Erika Jacobs - The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
**Matt Justice- Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Erika Jacobs - Cinderella – Saguaro High School
Garrett Peter and Joey Steider - Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
 
   
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus
**Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
Cinderella – Saguaro High School
Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Orchestra
Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
**Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Cinderella – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Play
**The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
Steel Magnolias – Arcadia High School
The Diary of Anne Frank – Chaparral High School
The Philadelphia Story – Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Musical
**Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
Cinderella – Saguaro High School
Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
 
   
Special Recognition Awards
 
   
Original Score
Adam Friedman, three original compositions - The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Assistant Stage Management
Kelli Goodson - Urinetown – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Student Costume Design
Tiffany Meagher – Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
Nicole Suerez – The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
Jenny Merritt - Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
 
   
Outstanding Sound Execution in a Musical
Kyle Dikowski – Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
Kevin Jones – Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
 
   
Outstanding Scenic Artist
Alli Ritter - Into the Woods – Chaparral High School
Erika Jacobs and Toby Bates – The Philadelphia Story– Saguaro High School
 
   
Outstanding Construction and Execution
Adam Koga, Fly Master and Construction Crew – The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Outstanding Make-up/Hair execution
Julianna Hammond – The Importance of Being Earnest – Desert Mountain High School
 
   
Student Conductors
Carlie Brown, Trevor Cully, Jason Leach, Brittany Miller, Robert Kramer, Les Misérables – Arcadia High School
 
   
Student Achievement
Kegan Snyder – Saguaro HS
Erika Jacobs – Saguaro HS