Winners of the 2012 Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare Competition

CEDAR CITY — The results are in! Below is the list of winners of the 2012 Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare Competition, courtesy of the staff at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The competition was divided into six divisions: Buckingham (for schools with enrollment of 2,001 or more), Oxford (enrollment of 1,701 to 2,000), Cambridge (enrollment of 801 to 1,700), Westminster (enrollment of 800 or fewer), Stratford (junior high and middle schools of any size) and Essex (schools or groups which are not members of state high school associations). To learn more about the competition, visit Miranda Giles’s story about the event.

Acting Competition

For the acting portion of the competition, students were able to compete in mono-acts, duo/trio scenes and ensembles. Mono-act competitors presented for the judges a two- to four-minute monologue from a Shakespeare play or sonnet. In the duo/trio competition, two or three actors presented a three- to five-minute scene from a Shakespeare play or sonnet. In the ensemble competition, a group of students from a school presented a six- to ten-minute Shakespearean scene.

In addition, first, second and third place overall sweepstake prizes were awarded to the school in each division with the most total points from all categories. Also, several scholarships were presented in the acting competition. The first place winners in the duo/trio and monologue category are awarded scholarships to either Southern Utah University or the Utah Shakespeare Festival summer classes, depending on the grade of the student.

Ray Jones Award: Given to seniors, this award is a $1000 scholarship to Southern Utah University.

Barbara Barrett Award: Given to juniors and under, this award is a $500 scholarship to the Festival’s summer acting intensive Actor Training, or a tuition scholarship to Shakespeare for Junior Actors.

Larry Lott Acting Award: In conjunction with the ensemble competition, judges annually recognize the best actor in an ensemble scene in each division. The recipient of this award received a trophy for his or her accomplishments and, if a senior, a $1,000 scholarship to SUU.

Acting Winners

Buckingham Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Hillcrest High School; Salt Lake City, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Davis High School; Kaysville, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Alta High School; Sandy, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Joshua Long; Hillcrest High School; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Neal C. Johnson; American Fork High School; American Fork, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Jim Smith; Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Ray Jones & Barb Barrett First Place

Duo/Trio Award: Suzie Pilkington, Mattie Nelson and Holly Jonsson; American Fork High School; American Fork, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Jake Nilson, Jared Monson and Stephen Lind; Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Abram Rice, Marie Savage and Allyson Smoot; Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Monologue

Award: Aubrey Taylor; American Fork High School; American Fork, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place: Nathan Morley; Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place: Linda Smith; Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Sam Spainhower; Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Oxford Division

Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado

Sweepstakes First Place (tie): Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah

Sweepstakes Third Place: Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Pam Peterson; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Megan Bucher; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Stewart Shelley; Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Duo/Trio

Award: Jennie Martin, Cozette Cookson and Chris Waite; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Keaton Otto and Ian Woodward; Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place (tie): Cierra Smith and Hunter Whaley; Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado

Duo/Trio Third Place (tie): Emily Beukers and Zac Orton; Provo High School; Provo, Utah

Barbara Barrett First Place

Monologue Award: Anna Thulin; Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place: Emily Erdmann; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Ellie Gossage; Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Ike Fortner; Grand Junction High School; Grand Junction, Colorado

Larry Lott Acting Award: Mariah House; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Westminster Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Maeser Preparatory Academy, Lindon, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place: Rockwell Charter High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Sweepstakes Third Place: American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Chadwick Taylor; Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Cam Cahoon; Maeser Preparatory Academy, Lindon, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Jennifer Perry; Saint Joseph Catholic High School; Ogen, Utah

Barbara Barrett/Ray Jones

First Place Duo/Trio Award: Hayden Gilles and Rylee Clements; American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Meghan Abbott and Kiley Matthews; Morgan High School; Morgan, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Rebecca Wadley and Javier Flores; Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Barbara Barrett First

Place Monologue Award: Annelise Dahl; Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place: Zoe Freeman; Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place: Bell Hennefer; Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Bell Hennefer; Rockwell Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Cambridge Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Timpanogos High School; Orem, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Kyle Lewis; Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Nathan Criman; Mountain View High School; Orem, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Richard Hill; Hurricane High School; Hurrican, Utah

Barbara Barrett First Place Duo/Trio

Award: Matt Gubler, Kayla Coyle and Haedi Burr; Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Kris Karns and Elise Frank; Timpanogos High School; Orem, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Samantha Gibbons, Jillian Brenne and Emma Truax; Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ray Jones First Place Monologue

Award: Sabrina Perry; Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place: Claire Wilson; Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Stephanie Peck; Salem Hills High School; Springville, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Ben Knowlton; Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Casey Greenwood; Clearfield High School; Clearfield, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Tyler Price; Tuacahn High School; Ivins, Utah

 Stratford Division

Sweepstakes First Place: Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah

Sweepstakes Second Place: Rockwall Jr. Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Sweepstakes Third Place (tie): Churchill Jr. High; Salt Lake City, Utah

Sweepstakes Third Place (tie): Maeser Preparatory Academy; Lindon, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Chadwick Taylor; Rockwall Jr. Charter School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Kenneth Wright; American Fork Jr. High School; American Fork, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Adam Slee; DaVinci Academy Jr. High School; Ogden, Utah

Shakespeare for Jr. Actors First Place

Duo/Trio Award: Bethany Ewell and Brenne Wilcox; Timberline Middloe School; Alpine, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Gwen Elison and Kaylee Garn; Willowcreek Middle School; Lehi, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place:  Kelsie Richards and Haley Bechthold; Spanish Fork Jr. High; Spanish Fork, Utah

Shakespeare for Jr. Actors First Place

Monologue Award: Kira Patten; Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place (tie): Makenzie Facer; Diamond Fork Jr. High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Mono-Acts Second Place (tie):  Jack Kiefer; Rockwall Jr. High School School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Larry Lott Acting Award: Jack Kiefer; Rockwell Jr. High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Essex Division

Sweepstakes First Place: First Stage Theatre Academy; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Sweepstakes Second Place (tie): Theatre Arts Conservatory; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensemble First Place: Colleen Lewis; Theatre Arts Conservatory; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: LaRee Flrence; Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Ensemble Third Place: John Maclay; First Stage; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Barb Barrett & Shakespeare for Jr.

Actors First Place Duo/Trio Award: Hannah Ford and Alex Hopkins; Pioneer Charter School; Lehi, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Katie Nester and Sheridan Underwood; Theatre Arts Conservatory; Salt Lake City, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Micah Gandola and Truman Florecne; Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Ray Jones First Place Monologue

Award: Erin Stapleton; First Stage; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Barbara Barrett First Place

Monologue Award (tie): Caitlin Lanzel; Theatre Arts Conservatory; Salt Lake City, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Rose Jackson-Smith; Logan Utah Theatre; Logan, Utah

Mono-Acts Third Place (tie): Haley Gray-Hoehn; First Stage Children’s Theatre; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Larry Lott Acting Award: Caitlin Lanzel; Theatre Arts Conservatory; Salt Lake City, Utah

Dance/Choreography Competition

For the dance portion, students were able to compete in duo/trio or ensemble groups. In the duo/trio competition, two or three dancers presented a three- to six-minute interpretation of a Shakespeare play or sonnet. In the ensemble competition, a group of dancers from a school interpreted a three to four minute Shakespeare play or sonnet. The Dance Scholarship to SUU was awarded to Savanna Johnson of Lone Peak High School.

Buckingham Division

Ensemble First Place: Janica Hayes; Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Clin Eaton; Riverton High School; Riverton, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Krista DiLello; Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place:  Jordan Stransky, Ashlie Stoddard, and Kelsie Barnes; Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Ashlyn Adams, Kira Sturgell and Kalli Elmer; Lone Peak High School; Highland, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Elena Ochoa, Katelyn Hamilton and Mandi Timothy Riverton High School; Riverton, Utah

Oxford Division

Ensemble First Place: Susan St. John; South Mountain High School; Phoenix, Arizona

Ensemble Second Place: Mimi Knell; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Kacee Hill; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Cayel Tregeagle and Sarah Russo; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Annie Hughes; Provo High School; Provo, Utah

Westminster Division

Ensemble First Place: Candice Spivey; Rockwell Charter High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Lisa Stoddard; American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Gwen Dutcher; Walden High School; Provo, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Claire Bruce and Sebastian Pomeroy; Saint Joseph Catholic High School; Ogden, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Kaitlyn Lunt, Sarah Berrett and Dawnika Andrus; American Leadership Academy; Spanish Fork, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Maddie Beck and Javier Flores; Rockwell Charter High School; Eagle Mountain, Utah

Cambridge Division

Ensemble First Place: Bethany Hansen; Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Rebecca Reed; Pine View High School; St. George, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Emily Harmon; Timpanogos High School; Orem, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Aubrielle Johnson and John Sotele; Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; Salt Lake City, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Kelsey Taulbee and Kylie Stott; Ben Lomond High School; Ogden, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Lindy Palmer, Ashley Fordham and Ashley Borget; Desert Hills High School; St. George, Utah

Stratford Division

Ensemble First Place: Ashley Leonard; Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah

Ensemble Second Place: Melanie Grace; Willowcreek Middle School; Lehi, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Sydnee Shumway; Vista Heights Middle School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Megan Keller and Spencer Sackett; Spanish Fork Jr High; Spanish Fork, Utah

Duo/Trio Second Place: Amber Tillotson, Alysia Paskett and Emma Austin; Timberline Middle School; Alpine, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Kenzie Heiner and Emily Curtis; Vista Heights Middle School; Saratoga Springs, Utah

Essex Division

Ensemble First Place: Danielle Rossetti; Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Ensemble Second Place: Adam Slee; DaVinci Academy; Ogden, Utah

Ensemble Third Place: Rock H. White; Young Shakespeareans; Nephi, Utah

Duo/Trio First Place: Anna Soloman and Shayne Simmons; Take Note Troupe; Loomis, California

Duo/Trio Second Place: Tori Floyd and Eve Jackson; DaVinci Academy; Ogden, Utah

Duo/Trio Third Place: Ali Murphy, Paris Coleman and Ahnika Belle White; Young Shakespeareans; Nephi, Utah

Music Competition

The music competition encouraged students to explore and develop a relationship with the music of the Renaissance (music prior to 1650). Students were encouraged to utilize creative combinations of instruments, however no instrumentation was required. For the music competition, students were able to compete in Madrigals and Minstrels. Madrigals (a minimum of five people) presented six- to ten-minutes of Renaissance music. Minstrels (one to four people) presented three- to seven-minutes of Renaissance music.

Madrigal Competition

First Place Award: Pleasant Grove High School; Pleasant Grove, Utah

Second Place Award: Canyon View High School; Cedar City, Utah

Second Place Award: Tuacahn High School; Tuacahn, Utah

Minstrel Competition

First Place Award: Casey Andrews, Tanner Poldenak and Thomas Ward; Las Vegas Academy; Las Vegas, Nevada

Second Place Award: Cozette Cookson, Elijah Bickmore, Haley Wawro and Joseph Swain; Orem High School; Orem, Utah

Third Place Award: Cassey Brown; Maeser Prep Academy; Lindon, Utah

Technical Theatre Competition

The final competition was in the technical theatre area for students who work behind the scenes creating sound, lighting, props, scenery, and costumes. In the portfolio area, students were given the chance to have their technical and/or design portfolios evaluated by professionals in technical theatre. The best portfolio per division was honored, and the best overall portfolio was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to SUU. In addition, technical theatre students were able to compete in Tech Olympics, with a $50 gift certificate from General Theatrical Supply awarded to overall team winners in each division, based on timing, execution, and accuracy.

Portfolio Winners

Buckingham Division

Portfolio First Place: Rachel Bowerbank; Lehi High School; Lehi, Utah

Oxford Division

Portfolio First Place: Austin Andrews; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Westminster Division

Portfolio First Place: Miranda Edwards; Morgan High School; Morgan,  Utah

Cambridge Division                                                  

Portfolio First Place: Kayla Jensen; Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Essex Division

Portfolio First Place: Natasha Culbreth; Henderson Homeschool; Henderson, Nevada

Tech Olympics Winners

Rigging:                                                     Caleb Larsen; Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Props: Elisabeth Niman; Hamilton High School; Chandler, Arizona

Lighting: Stephen Mugleston; Clearfield High School; Clearfield, Utah

Audio: Ricki Row; Arcadia High School; Phoenix, Arizona

Costumes: Carrie Jacobs; Davis High School; Kaysville, Utah

Set Construction: Cory Goates; Hillcrest High School; Midvale, Utah

Stage Management: Kayla Jensen; Spanish Fork High School; Spanish Fork, Utah

Hair and Makeup: Kim Harper; Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

Overall Winners

The Bronze Boot Third Place Award: Lehi High School; Lehi, Utah

The Silver Spotlight Second Place Award: Northridge High School; Layton, Utah

The Golden Screw Gun First Place Award: Riverton High School; Riverton, Utah

 

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! UTBA hopes that the competition was a positive experience for all participants and that they continue to build up all the theatrical arts for many years to come.