2016 Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners and all finalists who competed at the Indianapolis convention in January 2016!
OPERA DIVISION I
First Place—
Lawrence University - Appleton, WI
Le nozze di Figaro, Act III, Sextet W. A. Mozart
Figaro: Paul Gutmann Susanna: Katie Mueller Marcellina: Kayla Siembieda
Bartolo: Josh Eidem Count Almaviva: Mitchell Kasprzyk Don Curzio: Jackson Rosenberry
Stage Director: Copeland Woodruff Music Director: Bonnie Koestner
Pianist: Derrick Hahn
Second Place—
Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw, GA
The Hotel Casablanca, Act I, Scene 2 Giuseppe Verdi
Tahlula Carter: Emily Crisp Lucy Perez: Camille Hathaway
Stage and Music Director: Eileen Moremen Pianist: Judy Cole
Finalists—
MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION
First Place—
DePauw University - Greencastle, IN
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Act I, "Poison in My Pocket" Steven Lutvak
Miss Evangeline Barley: Julie Strauser Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr.: Dylan Prentice
Monty Navarro: Dallas Gray
Stage and Music Director: Steven Linville Pianist: Tony Weinstein
Second Place—
Samford University - Birmingham, AL
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Act I, "Been a Long Day" Frank Loesser
Smitty: Holly Harrington Rosemary: Madilyn Muse Finch: Reid Parrott
Stage and Music Director: Kristin Kenning Pianist: John Robertson
Finalists—
Bucknell University, scene from The Light in the Piazza
OPERA DIVISION II
First Place—
University of Illinois - Urbana, IL
The Turn of the Screw, Act II, Scene vii, "Flora" Benjamin Britten
Flora: Alicia Hurtado The Governess: Eleanora Benedict
Mrs. Grose: Rosemary Hamington Miss Jessel: Marla Moore
Stage Director: Dawn Harris Music Directors: Julie Gunn and Dennis Helmrich
Pianist: Michael Bagby
Second Place—
Missouri State University - Springfield, MO
Picnic, Act I, "The Food Quartet" Libby Larsen
Christine: Sierra Saylor Irma: Brianna Gilliam
Flo: Tyler Schlesselman Rosemary: Lisa Blake
Stage and Music Director: Ann Marie Wilcox-Daehn Pianist: Danielle Hardin
Finalist—
2016 Finals Judges: Dean Anthony, Michael Ehrman, Linda Lister, Kevin Patterson, Valerie Trujillo