Additionally, 27 productions were adjudicated resulting in over 600 nominations. There were over 118 student adjudicators this season as well.
Outstanding Overall Productions
“Boeing Boeing,” Alter
“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “All My Sons” and “The Button,” Centerville
“Anything Goes” and “Alice in Wonderland,” Stivers
“Done to Death,” Tippecanoe
Awards of Excellence
Design and Production (Adult)
Costume Design
Jan Kledzik, “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Elaine Pleiman and Peg Hadden, “All Shook Up” (Tippecanoe)
Lighting Design
John Findley, “Perfect” (Stivers)
Joe Beumer, “All My Sons”
Scenic Design
Jeff Sams, “Peter Pan & Wendy” (Franklin)
Beth Jamison and Karleen Materne, “Hairspray” (Springboro)
John Findley, “Alice in Wonderland”
Mike Cordonnier, “Les Miserabeles” (Centerville)
Design and Production (Student)
Properties
Natalie Ehret and Elizabeth Sanders, “Les Miserables”
Theatrical Production Students, “Done to Death”
Scenic Design
Theatrical Production Students, “Done to Death”
Sound Design
Gary King, “Perfect”
Karil Van Simaeys, “The Button”
Pauline Humbert, “Alice in Wonderland”
Direction (Adult)
Dance Choreography
Tenille Redmond and Aneeqah Ahmed, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Direction
Angela Tomaselli, “Perfect”
Jim Sagona, “All Shook Up”
Direction (Student)
Evan Benjamin, “The Button”
Performance
Ensemble
“Boeing Boeing”
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Leading Role
Tierra Hummons, “Perfect”
Christine Fiala, “Moon Over Buffalo” (Centerville)
Lauren DiMario, “Boeing Boeing”
Megan Rupper, “Boeing Boeing”
Frankie Viskup, “Done to Death”
Charlie Arthur, “All My Sons” and “Les Miserables”
Isaac Ingle, “All My Sons” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Taylor Shehata, “Candide” (Kettering Fairmont)
Cecily Dowd, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Jake Didler and Stephanie Johnson, “Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
Gabrielle Farrow, “Anything Goes”
Drew Martin and Libby Hennen, “Hairspray”
Supporting Role
Lexi and Brookie Blanton, “Peter Pan & Wendy”
Austin Haupstueck, Jacob Brown and Jake Didier, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (Northmont)
Davina Dennis, Gabriella Neuerer and LaChelle Ponder, “Alice in Wonderland”
Brandon Crichfield, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Adrian Matzke, Kaylin Mathis, “Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
Jack Blair, “Hairspray”
Alex Wunder, “Shrek: The Musical” (Fairmont)
Grayson Throckmorton, “Back to the ’80s,” (Stebbins)
Taylor Crowe, “Footloose” (Franklin)
Brandon Wogoman, “All Shook Up”
Special Categories
Kathryn Quinn, Program Design, “The Great Gatsby” (Stivers)
Orchestra, Musical Accompaniment, and Angela Regelski, Scenic Painting, “All Shook Up”
Alex Brandt, Student Direction, “Candide”
Mike Embree and Tammy Neukirchner, Program Rebuilding, Stebbins
Awards of Merit
Design and Production (Adult)
Costume Design
Jan Kledzik, “Moon Over Buffalo” and “All My Sons”
Charis Weible, “The Importance of Being Earnest” (CJ)
Lighting Design
Bryan Miller, “Shrek: The Musical” (Fairmont) and “Moon Over Buffalo”
Carl Krauskopf, “Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
Properties
Ann Meyer, “Boeing Boeing”
Leah Grommon, “Alice in Wonderland”
Scenic Design
John Findley, “Children of Eden” (CJ)
John Steiding, “Footloose”
Design and Production (Guest)
Lori Watamaniuk and Maria Kleuber, “Children of Eden” (Alter)
Design and Production (Student)
Costume Design
Isaac Ingle and Aneeqah Ahmed, “The Button”
Lighting Design
Karil Van Simaeys, “The Button”
Properties
Connor McCulloch, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Nick Graybill, “Done to Death”
Sam Tippey, “All My Sons”
Sariah Kading and Kate Schrimt, “Hairspray”
Faith Walker, “All Shook Up”
Scenic Design
Natalie Ehret, “The Button”
Sound Design
Evan Duffy, “Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
Direction (Adult)
Dance Choreography
Lauren Morgan, “Anything Goes”
Direction
Jim Sagona, “Done to Death”
Joe Buemer and Justin Matthews, “All My Sons”
Darren McGarvey, “Candide”
Musical Direction
Melissa Durst and Charlie Arthur, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Amanda Hughes, “All Shook Up”
Direction (Guest)
Musical Direction
David Brush, “Children of Eden” (Alter)
Direction (Student)
Dance Choreography
Anneqah Ahmed, “Les Miserables”
Performance
Ensemble
“Done to Death”
“All My Sons”
“Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
“Anything Goes”
“Les Miserables”
Leading Role
Justin Mathews, “Moon Over Buffalo”
Tom Klosterman, “Boeing Boeing”
Alex Brandt, “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Fairmont)
Emily Thie and Jacob Troutwine, “The Importance of Being Earnest”
Cullen Quigley, “Hairspray” and “Spoon River Anthology” (Springboro)
Michael Wendling, “A Christmas Chaos” (Wayne)
David Cobb, Gabrielle Farrow and Philip Stock, “The Great Gatsby”
Carly Marten, “All My Sons”
Christie Wright, “Candide”
Brandon Crichfield and Max Shafer, “The Button”
Kathryn Quinn and Kelly Sharp, “Alice in Wonderland”
Evan Benjamin, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Derrell Anderson, “Anything Goes”
Ally Lewber, “Hairspray”
Addi Helms and Sean Stewart, “Children of Eden” (CJ)
David Harris, “Shrek: The Musical” (Fairmont)
Zach Camden, “Back to the ’80s”
Geordie Heddleston and Kirsten Bell, “All Shook Up”
Supporting Role
Caroline Todd, Casie Brown and Kaitlin Fine, “Perfect”
Brandon Crichfield, Evan Benjamin and Kara Jobe, “Moon Over Buffalo”
Leanne Roberts, “Peter Pan & Wendy”
Ashley Brooks, “The Great Gatsby”
Evan Benjamin, “All My Sons”
Kevin Manley, “Candide”
Amber Butler, Brittany Coleman and James Fields IV, “Alice in Wonderland”
Callie Inkrott, Eric Thompson and Shani McMichael, “Shrek: The Musical” (Northmont)
Jake Henson, “Chicago” (Troy)
Julian Little and Corny Collins Kids as an Ensemble, “Hairspray”
Rachel Keathley, Katie Moore and Taylor Brabston, “Shrek: The Musical” (Fairmont)
Clare Rivetti, Austin Mitchell, Hafeeza Hickman, Jackson Miller and Julina Earnest, “Back to the ’80s”
Becky Ewart and Brett Ball, “Footloose”
Lexi McCormick, Mara Mason and Taylor Clark, “All Shook Up”
Anne Guibert and JD Ahrns, “Les Miserables”
Special Categories
Jason Vogel and CJ Suchyta, Fight Choreography, “Peter Pan & Wendy”
Mario Scrimizzi, Make-up Artist, “Shrek: The Musical” (Fairmont)
Student Orchestra, “Les Miserables”
Brian Wissman, Orchestra Direction, “Chicago”
Leah Grommon, Scenic Artist, “The Great Gatsby”
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