2009 CALlie Award Winners

HUSKY THESPIAN CIRCLE: Zachary Bringhurst, Ebrahim Ghaeini, Maria Guerrero, Kasey Kuhr, Dalton Parker, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven

JASON LONG FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Patlan

ACTOR OF THE YEAR: Joshua Gomez

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: Aimee Smith

STAGE CREW OF THE YEAR: Jeremy Atwood

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE: Gabriel Spencer - "Cymbeline"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven - "W;t"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Ebrahim Ghaeini - "Seussical"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Megan Graul - "W;t"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE: Joe Johnson - "Newsies"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven - "King Henry VI, Part 3"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A COMPETITION PIECE: Ebrahim Ghaeini, Kent Lloyd, Megan Neidiger - "Titus Andronicus"

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER: Namisha Balogopal

ADVANCED THEATRE STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Daniel Kaplan

BEGINNING THEATRE STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Kate Mikell

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE CREW: Kasey Kuhr - "Seussical"

OUTSTANDING STUENT DESIGN: Ebrahim Ghaeini - "Children of Eden"

SMOOTHEST STAGE CREW: Crew of "Seussical"

FRUIT BASKET AWARDS (STUDENT-VOTED):

PARENT(S) MOST LIKELY TO PRODUCE DYSFUNCTIONAL CHILDREN: Addison Rose - "Children of Eden"

CREEPIEST CREEP: Gabriel Spencer - "Cymbeline"

MOST 'REVEALING' PERFORMANCE: Joshua Gomez - "Tarzan"

FAVORITE PRODUCTION NUMBER: "96,000"

OOPS! AWARD: Dalton Parker - "Children of Eden"

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: The elephant-bird hatching - "Seussical"

BEST DELIVERY OF A LINE: Joe Johnson - "Children of Eden"

BEST DEATH SCENE: Cloten's death - "Cymbeline"

FAVORITE ON-STAGE COUPLE: Becky Foster & Gabriel Spencer - "Children of Eden"

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?! AWARD: Joshua Gomez

In addition to the above, the following awards were presented during the ceremony:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Brian Bentley
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Heidi Doxey
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL CONTRIBUTION: Orchestra of "Seussical"
OUTSTANDING DRAMA MAMA AWARD: Debra Spencer

3rd Annual CALlie Awards

Come be a part of the biggest night of the year! Hosted by the Hillcrest Drama Department, the CALlie Awards honor the work of some of the department's most outstanding students. Featuring performances from this years' shows, along with a never before seen theatre presidency skit and appearances by alumni and special guests, the CALlies are not to be missed! Come join the celebration of a year to remember!

Show begins at 6:00 pm on May 23rd, 2009 (red carpet interviews begin at 5:30 pm)

Admission is free. All invited.

Current Hillcrest students with invitations are also invited to the after party, beginning right after the show, for food, dancing, and socializing.

Formal attire encouraged.

2009-2010 Productions Company

*Make sure all new company members plan on being at the CALlie Awards Saturday, May 23 for the official presentation of next year’s company.

*There will be a company meeting after school on Tuesday, May 26 in Mr. Long’s room. Important info about next year will be given!

*Everyone who auditioned should be proud of themselves.
(Hint for sophomores who plan on auditioning again next year: Try to take Theatre 2…try to take Concert Choir...try to take Dance for Musical Theatre)


Joshua Burri
Matt Christensen
James Dansie
Kristofer Daye
Rachel Edwards
Zander Gates
Joshua Goates
Cosette Hatch
Amanda Johnson
Daniel Kaplan
Lindsey Lloyd
Kent Lloyd
Savanna Meyers
Kate Mikell
Vashti Musig
Alicia Myers
Kohlton Nelson
Annie Oakeson
Kylee Olson
Christopher Pedersen
Sarah Penrod
Adam Price
Johnny Price
Dasha Prokofyeva
Erin Recanzone
Rebecca Simmons
Paige Steadman
Donella Walker

ALTERNATES (Position Pending)---
Christian Lyman
Markus Sharette
Miles Sharette

3rd Annual CALlie Award Nominations

The following awards will be announced at the 3rd Annual CALlie Awards next Saturday. They do NOT have nominations:
• Beginning Theatre Student of the Year
• Advanced Theatre Student of the Year
• Stage Crew Walk of Fame
• Outstanding Musical Contribution
• Drama Mama Honor
• Actor of the Year Scholarship Award
• Actress of the Year Scholarship Award
• Stage Crew of the Year Scholarship Award
• Husky Thespian Circle Honors Scholarship Awards
• Jason Long Scholarship
In addition, there will be two “Lifetime Achievement” Tribute Awards for Dr. Brian Bentley and Heidi Doxey.


FRUIT BASKET AWARDS
To be voted on by the student body

Parents Most Likely to Produce Dysfunctional Children
 Jeff Pederson and Megan Graul as Mr. & Mrs. Mayor in Seussical
 Addison Rose as father in Children of Eden
 Joshua Gomez and Megan Neidiger as Adam & Eve in Children of Eden
 Logan Jones and Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven as King Henry & Queen Margaret in Henry VI pt. 3
 Sterling Tanner and Karlie McDonald as King Cymbeline & Queen in Cymbeline

Creepiest Creep
 Joshua Gomez as Richard in Henry VI pt. 3
 Jonathan Morrison as Iachimo in Cymbeline
 Karlie McDonald as 2nd Murderer in Richard III
 Gabriel Spencer as Cloten in Cymbeline
 Ebbie Ghaeini as The Grinch in Seussical

Most Revealing Performance (for performing with a substantial lack of clothing)
 Ebbie Ghaeini in Cymbeline
 Annie Oakeson in The Little Mermaid
 Miles Sharette in Cymbeline
 Joshua Gomez in Tarzan
 Ebbie Ghaeini in The Little Mermaid

Favorite Production Number
 “96,000” from In the Heights
 “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins
 “Biggest Blame Fool” from Seussical
 “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” from Seussical
 “Step in Time” from Mary Poppins


Oops! Award
 Andrew Cutak (“Junior”) stepping on the cord, causing there to be no lights during The Little Mermaid
 Matt Christensen forgetting he had the crown during the showcase performance of Henry VI pt. 3 in front of thousands of students.
 Becky Foster whacking Micah Jones with her Rafiki staff and almost killing him
 Micah Jones falling off the ramp during final dress rehearsal for Seussical
 Dalton Parker forgetting to ventilate the hazer machine in Children of Eden causing 500 people to evacuate the school in the middle of the show

Best Delivery of a Line
 “Bless ya child!” – Logan Jones as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid
 “These words will cost ten thousand lives this day.” –Markus Sharette as Edward in Henry VI, pt. 3
 “A person’s a person no matter how small!” –Micah Jones as Horton in Seussical
 “Hi. How are you feeling today?” –Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven as Vivian in W;t
 “That should have been you, father!” –Joe Johnson as Cain in Children of Eden

Best On-Stage Couple
 Katie Trump and Micah Jones in Seussical
 Ebbie Ghaeini and Aimee Smith in Cymbeline
 Kirsten Arnold and Joshua Gomez in Tarzan
 Megan Neidiger and Joshua Gomez in Children of Eden
 Becky Foster and Gabe Spencer in Children of Eden

Best Death Scene
 Ebbie Ghaeini, Gabe Spencer, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, et al (York’s Death) – Henry VI pt. 3
 Daniel Kenner, Joe Johnson, et al (Abel’s Death) – Children of Eden
 Megan Neidiger, et al (Eve’s Death) – Children of Eden
 Gabe Spencer, Miles Sharette, Joshua Gomez, Markus Sharette, Aimee Smith, Daniel Kaplan (Cloten’s death, burial and mistaken identity) – Cymbeline
 Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Megan Graul, Zachary Bringhurst, et al (Vivian’s Death) – W;t

Most Memorable Moment
 The Elephant Bird hatching in Seussical
 Guiderius and Arviragus discovering they are princes in Cymbeline
 The popsicle scene between Susie and Vivian in W;t
 The Circle of Life in The Lion King
 Cain and Able growing up in Children of Eden

What Took You So Long?! Award (for a senior making their stage debut this year)
 Zachary Bringhurst
 Nathan Christianson
 Joshua Gomez
 Jeremy Kener-Jones
 Sterling Tanner


The following nominations were selected by and will be voted on by a committee of adults and professionals:

ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE CREW:
Zachary Bringhurst/Hayden Rowberry/Jeremy Atwood-Sound Technicians-Seussical
Dalton Parker -Lighting Technician-Seussical
Kasey Kuhr-Stage Manager-Seussical
Andrew Cutak-Lighting Technician-Children of Eden
Jeremy Atwood/Jason Rammell-Sound Technicians-Children of Eden

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN:
Curt Erekson-Pyramid-Anything Can Happen: Disney on Broadway
Ebbie Ghaeini-Mountains-Seussical
Ebbie Ghaeini-Projections-Children of Eden
Dalton Parker/Andrew Cutak-Lighting-Children of Eden
Hayden Rowberry-Tree of Knowledge-Children of Eden

SMOOTHEST STAGE CREW AWARD:
Louis Bertrand/Zachary Bringhurst/Kasey Kuhr/Baillie Lowther/Dalton Parker/
Hannah Thompson-Shakespeare Tech Olympics Team
Crew of Seussical
Crew of Anything Can Happen: Disney on Broadway
Dalton Parker-Cymbeline
Crew of Children of Eden

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER:
Namisha Balogopal
Rachel Edwards
Sarah Penrod
Dasha Prokofyeva
Paige Steadman

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A COMPETITION PIECE:
Ebrahim Ghaeini/Kent Lloyd/Megan Neidiger-Titus Andronicus
Joshua Gomez/Dalton Parker-Sunday in the Amusement Park with George
Maria Guerrero-Fuente Ovejuna
Joe Johnson/Kent Lloyd-Julius Caesar
Aimee Smith-King Henry VI, Part 2

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Rebecca Foster-The Lion King
Aimee Smith-Aida
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-King Henry VI, Part 3
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-Mary Poppins
Sarah Walker-The Lion King

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Ebrahim Ghaeini-King Henry VI, Part 3
Joshua Gomez-King Henry VI, Part 3
Joe Johnson-Newsies
Kent Lloyd-Mary Poppins
Gabriel Spencer-King Henry VI, Part 3

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Alexandria Caver-Seussical
Rebecca Foster-Children of Eden
Megan Graul-Seussical
Megan Graul-W;t
Karlie McDonald-Cymbeline

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Zachary Bringhurst-Cymbeline
Ebrahim Ghaeini-Seussical
Joshua Gomez-Cymbeline
Markus Sharette-Cymbeline
Miles Sharette-Cymbeline

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:
Rebecca Foster-Seussical
Megan Neidiger-Children of Eden
Aimee Smith-Cymbeline
Katie Trump-Seussical
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-W;t

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:
Joshua Gomez-Children of Eden
Micah Jones-Seussical
Kent Lloyd-Children of Eden
Jonathan Morrison-Cymbeline
Gabriel Spencer-Cymbeline

The CALlie Nominations!

On Friday, May 15th, at 2:30 pm in the Little Theatre, the nominations for this years CALlie Awards will be announced! Come and participate in the suspense and excitment! Oh, and bring a flashing camera. Join us after the announcement ceremony for food, fun, and voting for the fruit basket awards! This will be your only chance to vote on the fruit baskets! Hope to see you there!