2023 COSC Winners
Congratulations to all the finalists who performed at the national conference in Houston, January 2023!
Division I:
1st place:
Pepperdine University – Malibu, California
Susannah, Act II, scene iii Carlisle Floyd
Susannah: Brittany Weinstock Olin Blitch: Luke Oldroyd
Stage and Music Director: Keith Colclough Principal coach and pianist: David Wilkinson
2nd place:
Friends University – Wichita, Kansas
The Old Maid and the Thief, Scenes ix and x Gian Carlo Menotti
Miss Todd: Hannah Howard Laetitia: Naomi Cavanaugh
Stage Director: Ashley Winters Music Director: Matthew Schloneger
Costumer: Emily Baldridge
Pianist: J. Bradley Baker
Musical Theatre
1st place:
Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas
Alice by Heart, Act I, scene ii Duncan Sheik
Alfred/the White Rabbit: David Postlewate
Shelter Inhabitant/ Storybook Characters: Samara Shavrick, Savannah Rhodes,
Becca Worthington, Mary Lantz, Sierra Roberson, Emma Tedder, Thomas Schnaible, Breckin Murphy
Stage Director: David Postlewate Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Mary Lantz
Choreographer: Savannah Rhodes Stage Manager: Samara Shavrick
Pianist: Sebastian Archibald
2nd place:
Prairie View A&M University – Prairie View, Texas
The Most Happy Fella Act I, scene ii Frank Loesser
Herman #1 & Clem: Jamez Bedford Herman #2: Davion Burnley
Al: Rylan LuskJake: Ki’Jon Robinson
Ensemble: Shamahl Stewart, Benjamin Calip, Danielle Law, Emily Garcia,
Jocelyn Dorsey, A’Deja Evans, Taylor Harris, Maia Dabney, Alayna Green
Stage Director: Jammieca D. Mott Music Director: John Cornelius II
Student Director: Jocelyn Dorsey Student Choreographer: Ki’Jon Robinson
Pianist: Marshall Davies
Division II
1st place:
Baylor University – Waco, Texas
The Tender Land, Act I finale, “The Promise of Living” Aaron Copland
Martin: Micah Perry Laurie: Natalia Leslie
Ma Moss: Caroline Lee Top: Pablo Aun Grandpa Moss: Troy McDonald
Ensemble: Kate Bishop, Leah Boyd, McKenzie Comeaux, Ellie McBride, Emily Pace, Mikaela Pace,
Emily Perry, Davian Raggio, Alan Saldaña-Silva, Evan Welliver, Riley Winterton
Stage Director: Jen Stephenson Music Director: Jeffrey Peterson
Pianist: J. Bradley Baker
2nd place:
Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II, scene I (abridged) Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia: Karli Forte Enrico: Scott Purcell
Stage Director: Dugg McDonough Music Director and Pianist: Michael Borowitz