FESTIVAL 2023 HONOREES

​2023 Scholarship Winners

  • Julia Freeman - Performance: Acting - Rock Ridge High School, Troupe 8104
  • Dillan Vanzego - Performance: Musical Theatre - Tuscarora High School, Troupe 7925
  • Jack Capobianco - Technical Theatre - Rock Ridge High School, Troupe 8104
  • Antony Zheng - Playwriting/Dramaturgy - New Kent High School - Troupe 7644
  • Rea Rynders - Theatre Education - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644
  • Collin Lewis - Alumni Board - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644
  • Anna Koutsouftikis - Alumni Board - Broad Run High School, Troupe 3564

​Productions Recommended for
International Thespian Festival Showcase (Chapter-Select)

CLICK HERE for the complete list of award winners in our 2023 One-Act Play Festival.
Recommended: "The Trench" - Rock Ridge High School - Troupe 8104
Runner-Up: "Things I Know to Be True" - Lafayette High School - Troupe 4159

Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year

Mrs. Katie Hudson - Broad Run High School - Troupe 3564

Virginia Thespian High School Teacher of the Year

Ms. Rebekah Hess - Rock Ridge High School - Troupe 8104

Virginia Thespian Middle School Teacher of the Year

Mr. Andy Schlaf & Mrs. Annabelle Mills - Stone Hill Middle School

Virginia Thespian Principal of the Year

Robert Dansey - Principal of Spotswood High School

Virginia Thespian Administrator of the Year

Oscar Scheikl - Superintendent of Rockingham County Public Schools

Virginia Thespian Excellence in Theatre Education Award

Blue Ridge Cappies

Virginia Thespian Volunteer of the Year

Ms. Stacy McGee - Rock Ridge High School - Troupe 8104

Virginia Thespian Hall-of-Fame Award

Mrs. Marla Wood - Thespy Coordinator and Former Vice Director of Virginia Thespians and Troupe Director of Hickory High School - Troupe 5688

​Recommended for International Thespian Excellence Awards (Thespys) at the International Thespian Festival (Superior Ratings)

*Indicates event invited to perform in final mainstage showcase.

Costume Construction
*Ginny McGee - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Costume Design
*Claudia Hunn - Tuscarora - Troupe 7925
Ginny McGee - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Duet Acting
Jack Capobianco & Olivia Helfen - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Milo DiLandro & Josephine Waltrip - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Kaia Greene & Olivia McMahon - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Emily Gruessing & AJ Ruhnke - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Branden Kastner & Nico Morandi-Zerpa - Langley - Troupe 3526
Nuri Songer-Johnson & Jonathan Villa - South Lakes - Troupe 4709

Duet Dance
*Catie Cantwell & Hannah Tyson - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Duet Musical
Nate Azznara & Summer Croswell - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Natalie Bowman & Stella Hale - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Molly Burnett & Matthew Murray - Woodgrove - 7477
*Aidan Cahill & Helen Padgett - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Xavier Colbert & Keenan Friberg - Brookville - Troupe 7962
Collin Lewis & Rea Rynders - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Annabelle Monte & Kaylie Rivers - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Group Acting
Zayda Berger, Madeline James & Frances Roberts - James River - Troupe 5953
Henry Carter, Elana Kirwan & Brianna Martin - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Sofia Gagliardi, Danielle Kesler, Anna Leo & Teagan Stacy - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Kaia Greene, Olivia McMahon & Maria Waters - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Zara Kapadia, Lilah Skoy & Jonathan Villa - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Hannah Liberace, Hazel Pinnow, Liam Roderick, Brianna Martin, Madelyn Bobko & Elana Kirwan - Spotswood - Troupe 6794

Group Musical
Madelyn Bobko, Elana Kirwan & Brianna Martin - South Lakes - 4709
Jozef Bognar, Ian Brown, Sianna Eaves, Rachel Emch, Ellie Greenway, Lila LeCount, Stephanie Long, Natalie Meehan, Chelsea Noble, Emma Noble, Grace Paskey, Sarah Perry, Miranda Ridgley, Mackenzie Sheridan & Avalon Steger - Stone Bridge - Troupe 6314
*D'Amora Brunson, Julia Freeman, Kaia Greene, Olivia McMahon, Hayley Sutton & Mariah Waters​ - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Hannah Liberace, Hazel Pinnow & Liam Roderick - Spotswood - Troupe 6794

Lighting Design
Jack Capobianco - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Scenic Design
*Danny Fortuno - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Clair Wood - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Short Film
*Jacob Kuhn - Spotswood - Troupe 6794

Solo Acting (Monologue)
Jonathan Aspin - Kecoughtan - Troupe 2847
*Niarra Bell - Kecoughtan - Troupe 2847
Maddie Dye - Blacksburg - Troupe 3600
Kailyn Fetterman - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Kiara Figueroa-Oliveira - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Julia Freeman - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Ella Greer - Dominion - Troupe 6728
Atticus Gregory - Heritage - Troupe 6743
Emily Gruessing - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Jahnavi Haryani - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Annie Jackson - Independence - Troupe 8985
Abby Joe - Langley - Troupe 3526
Henry Joyce - Independence - Troupe 8985
Abby Kesling - Mechanicsville - Troupe 1282
Reilley Lin - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Matthew Mangels - First Colonial - Troupe 3178
Hannah Matthews - Mechanicsville - Troupe 1282
Alexis McGuffin - John Champe - Troupe 8012
Olivia McMahon - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Kirstin O'Hara - Woodbridge - Troupe 449
Elizabeth Patterson - Mechanicsville - Troupe 1282
Caitlin Quigley - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Victoria Ransom - Langley - Troupe 3526
*Sanjana Rao - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
August Rivers - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
AJ Ruhnke - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Clare Shannon - James Madison - Troupe 2541
Rowan Sharma - James River - Troupe 5953
Mia Sirinsky - Heritage - Troupe 6743
Jaden Thomas - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104

Solo Dance
Natalie Harris - Kecoughtan - Troupe 2847

Solo Musical
*Layna Brumberg - Broad Run - Troupe 3564
Aidan Cahill - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Colin Cahill - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Bowie Croswell - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Claire Daniel - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Emily Emanuel - Brookville - Troupe 7962
Keenan Friberg - Brookville - Troupe 7962
Kaia Greene - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Emily Gruessing - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Annie Jackson - Independence - Troupe 8985
Abigail Jamison - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
Tess Jannery-Barney - Langley - Troupe 3526
Eliza Kiser - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Collin Lewis - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Jacqueline Louh - Independence - Troupe 8985
Sophie Mainwaring - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Olivia McMahon - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Ramille Nickelson - Hickory - Troupe 5688
Helen Padgett - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Kayleigh Parkinson - Hickory - Troupe 5688
August Rivers - South Lakes - Troupe 4709
*Kaylie Rivers - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Rea Rynders - New Kent - Troupe 7644
Krithi Santhanam - Broad Run - Troupe 3564
Clare Shannon - James Madison - Troupe 2541
Sophia Sharaa - Woodbridge - Troupe 449
Mia Sirinsky - Heritage - Troupe 6743
Chloe Sutton - Hickory - Troupe 5688
Hayley Sutton - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Mariah Waters - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Jocelyn Yoder - Hickory - Troupe 5688

Sound Design
Joshua Chamberlain - Tuscarora - Troupe 7925
*Zehra Hassan - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
*Erin Johnson - First Colonial - Troupe 3178
Anna Jordan - Langley - Troupe 3526
Jennifer Mears - Langley - Troupe 3526
Andrew Powell - Langley - Troupe 3526
Gale Wolfe - James River - Troupe 5953

Stage Management
Tapthi Arun - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
*Omaiza Fatima - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104
Haley Kubler - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Charlye Levine - First Colonial - Troupe 3178
Daniel Qiu - Langley - Troupe 3526
Isabella Steenburgh - Langley - Troupe 3526
Rowan Whitmeyer - Spotswood - Troupe 6794
Jannah Fawzy - Broad Run - Troupe 3564

Theatre Marketing
Maggie Miller - Rock Ridge - Troupe 8104