Students and faculty celebrate their awards at the Lenaea Theatre Festival.
Jordan Ford, far right, at the photo shoot for 10 finalists in the English Speaking Union National Shakespeare competition.
Frank Demma, Best Actor, 2016 Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors
2016 AWARDS
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2016 OHLONE THEATRE FESTIVAL
JUDGES’ SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY WINNER
1st Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Talia Friedenberg as Lady Anne – “Richard III”
1st Place — MEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Jordan Ford as Gloucester – “Henry VI Part III”
1st Place — CLASSICAL DRAMATIC ENSEMBLE
Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook & Willow Orthwein – “Othello”
1st Place — CLASSICAL HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Frank Demma, Byron Garcia & Spencer Greene – “Scapin”
1st Place — MAXI MUSICAL: MY FAIR LADY
2nd Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Shelby Fenn as Mabel Chiltern – “An Ideal Husband”
2nd Place — WOMEN’S CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Sophia Mineghino – “Uncle Vanya”
3rd Place — MEN’S CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Byron Garcia as Francis Henshall – “One Man, Two Guv’nors”
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GOLD for DUO SCENE
Julian O’Byrne & Haley Skinner – “Angels In America”
GOLD for MONOLOGUE
Jordan Ford as Gloucester – “Henry VI Part III”
GOLD for ONE ACT PLAY – “The Mikado”
SILVER for MUSICAL THEATRE
Lucy London as Mr. Snow – “Carousel”
SILVER for MONOLOGUE
Talia Friedenberg as Lady Anne – “Richard III”
BRONZE for DUO SCENE
Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook & Willow Orthwein – “Othello”
BRONZE for MUSICAL THEATRE
Lucy London as Mr. Snow – “Carousel”
2016 ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION
1st Place —ESU SAN FRANCISCO Branch
Jordan Ford as Gloucester – “Henry VI Part III, Sonnet 29”
2nd Place — ESU SAN FRANCISCO Branch
Talia Friedenberg as Lady Anne – “Richard III”
(Representing Novato High School)
ESU NATIONAL COMPETITION / LINCOLN CENTER, NYC
FINALIST – Jordan Ford as Gloucester – “Henry VI Part III, Sonnet 29”
2016 RITA MORENO CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL HONORS
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Frank Demma as Alfred Doolittle – “My Fair Lady”
Nominated BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Talia Friedenberg as Eliza Doolittle – “My Fair Lady”
Nominated BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Walker Brinskele as Colonel Pickering – “My Fair Lady”
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2016 BAY AREA TEEN IDOL
3rd Place – Walker Brinskele
Students celebrate after the Ohlone Theatre Festival in 2015.
MSA Theatre celebrates multiple wins at Lenaea Theatre Festival.
2015 AWARDS
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2015 OHLONE THEATRE FESTIVAL
SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY WINNER
1st Place — MAXI MUSICAL: “Young Frankenstein”
1st Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Megan Pickard as Puck – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
1st Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Mia Klenk as Clytemnestra – “Iphigenia In Aulis”
1st Place — MEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Walker Brinskele – “Macbeth”
1st Place — CLASSICAL DRAMATIC ENSEMBLE
Delaney Brummé & Jordan Ford – “Frankenstein”
2nd Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Megan Winnett as Phoebe – “As You Like It”
2nd Place — MEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Frank Demma – “Ghosts”
2nd Place — MEN’S CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Grayson Edgemon as Beau – “Bus Stop”
2nd Place — CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Perry Borders & Haley Skinner as Annette & Gina – “Parallel Lives”
2nd Place — CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC ENSEMBLE
Shelby Fenn & Willow Orthwein – “The Children’s Hour”
3rd Place — ORIGINAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Wyatt Ramsey – “A Song Of Forgetting”
3rd Place — MEN’S CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Brennan Jantzen as Launce – “Two Gentlemen Of Verona”
3rd Place — MEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Blaize Alder-Ivanbrook as Orestes – “Antigone”
3rd Place — MEN’S CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Tristin Knox – “The Producers”
3rd Place — CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE SCENE
Gabriel Cowger & Haley Rome-Sundberg – “The Seagull”
3rd Place — CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC ENSEMBLE
Sam O’Byrne & Megan Winnett – “Rabbit Hole”
2015 LENAEA THEATRE FESTIVAL
GOLD FOR MONOLOGUE
Mia Klenk as Clytemnestra – “Iphigenia In Aulis”
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
Megan Winnett as Helena – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
BRONZE FOR ONE ACT PLAY – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
2015 CHAPMAN THEATRE FESTIVAL
OUTSTANDING MONOLOGUE
Talia Friedenberg as Constance – “King John”
2015 RITA MORENO CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL HONORS
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION – “Young Frankenstein”
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Sam O’Byrne as Frederick – “Young Frankenstein”
Nominated BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Perry Borders as Frau Blucher – “Young Frankenstein”
Nominated BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jordan Ford as Colonel Kemp – “Young Frankenstein”
2015 BLANKET BABYLON SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
WINNER $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ACTING
Gabriel Cowger
FINALIST $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ACTING
Megan Winnett
MSA Theatre students and faculty gather on stage at the California High School Musical Honors.
Students react at the 2014 Ohlone Festival Awards presentations.
Students celebrate a first place win at the Ohlone Theatre Festival.
2014 Awards
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2014 OHLONE THEATRE FESTIVAL JUDGE’S SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY
(Awarded to the school whose students averaged the highest number of points across the board in all their entries.)
1st Place — MAXI MUSICAL “Hello, Dolly!”
1st Place — HUMOROUS CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
Misha Kuklin, Jackson Verolini, Delaney Brummé – “Scapin”
1st Place — WOMEN’S CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Alexandra Moon – “Lettice & Lovage”
2nd Place — VIDEO SHORT STORY
Danielle Thompson – “Soldier, Soldier”
2nd Place — WOMEN’S CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Alexandra Moon – “The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
2nd Place — MEN’S CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Danny Eggert – “A Free Man in Paris”
2nd Place — CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC ENSEMBLE
Megan Winnett, Sam O’Byrne – “Golden Boy”
2nd Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Sara Packer – “Winter’s Tale”
2nd Place — ORIGINAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Annalise Schulman – “Burn”
3rd Place — MINI MUSICAL
Liat Cohen, Lauren Denker, Emma Palace, Lindsey Russell,
Megan Winnett – “Little Women”
3rd Place — VIDEO SHORT STORY
Todd Monitto – “A Tale of Two Pallettes”
3rd Place — WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Cierra Potter – “Henry IV”
YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS:
Full Ride – Jimmy Macholz
Showman Award – Misha Kuklin
Most-likely-to-be-Sutton Foster – Emma Palace
MSA faculty and students celebrate at the 2014 Ohlone Theatre Festival awards ceremony.
2014 LENAEA THEATRE FESTIVAL
LARRY SHUMATE SYNERGY AWARD
(Awarded to the performing school whose students work best as the most prepared, positive, and helpful with the festival crew.)
GOLD FOR ONE ACT PLAY Schiller’s “Mary Stuart”
SILVER FOR DUO SCENES “4,000 Miles”
2014 CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL HONORS
NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS
Cierra Potter as Dolly Levi – “Hello, Dolly!”
NOMINATED BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emma Palace as Mrs. Molloy – “Hello, Dolly!”
FAN FAVORITE: “Hello, Dolly!”
MSA Theatre continued to win multiple awards at Lenaea Theatre Festival.
2013 AWARDS
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2013 OHLONE THEATRE FESTIVAL JUDGES’ SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
(Awarded to the school with the highest number of points earned per student.)
SPIRIT AWARD
(Awarded to the school that most exemplifies the spirit of collaboration, support of others, and fair play as determined by Ohlone teachers and staff.)
1st Place — Maxi Musical “Urinetown”
1st Place — CLASSICAL MONOLOGUE HUMOROUS
Alexandra Moon — “The Millionairess”
1st Place — ORIGINAL MONOLOGUE
Alexandra Moon
1st Place — CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Gabriel Cowger – “The Red Coat”
1st Place — CLASSICAL HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Madison Milliner & James Witous — “The Taming of the Shrew”
2nd Place — CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Kaitlyn McEowen — “And Turning Stay”
2nd Place — CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Josh Schussler — “King John”
3rd Place — CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Lara Garay — “Night Luster”
3rd Place — CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Kyleigh Hoye — “Helen”
3rd Place — CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Brennan Jantzen — “Two Gentlemen of Verona”
3rd Place — CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Ani Mack & Sam O’Byrne — “Jack & Jill”
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG THEATRE ACTING CAMP
Lara Garay & Sam O’Byrne
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2013 LENAEA THEATRE FESTIVAL
GOLD FOR ONE ACT PLAY
“Defying Gravity” by Jane Anderson
LARRY SHUMATE SYNERGY AWARD
Cast and Crew –“Defying Gravity”
SILVER MUSICAL THEATER AWARD
Cierra Potter – “Last Five Years”
BEST ACTOR IN A ONE ACT PLAY
Annabella Mineghino — “Defying Gravity”
SILVER MONOLOGUE AWARD
Gabriel Cowger — “The Red Coat”
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2013 CHAPMAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
OUTSTANDING SCENE PRESENTATION
Madison Milliner & James Witous – “The Taming of the Shrew”
2012 AWARDS
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2012 NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION WINNER
Jessica Chanliau – Acting 2012
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2012 CHAPMAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
OUTSTANDING MONLOGUE
Lara Garay
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2012 OHLONE THEATRE FESTIVAL
JUDGE’S SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY
(Awarded to the school with the highest number of points earned per student.)
1st Place – MAXI MUSICAL – “The Mikado”
1st Place ONE ACT PLAY – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
1st Place CLASSICAL HUMOROUS MONOLOGUE
Alexandra Moon – “An Ideal Husband”
2nd Place – WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Lara Garay – “Richard III”
2nd Place – WOMEN’S CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Samantha Roberts – “Hecuba”
2nd Place – WOMEN’S CONTEMPORARY HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Alicia Kraft & Cooper Nelson – “Parallel Lives”
2nd Place – CLASSICAL HUMOROUS ENSEMBLE
Misha Kuklin & James Witous – “The Mandrake”
3rd Place – WOMEN’S CONTEMPORARY DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Allison Aulakh – “The Heiress”
OUTSTANDING MONITOR AWARD
Brennan Jantzen
$1,600 SCHOLARSHIP YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE CAMP
James Witous
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE CAMP
Alicia Kraft & Cooper Nelson
2011 AWARDS
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2011 BOB SMART THEATRE FESTIVAL
GOLD FOR ONE ACT PLAY — “Dancing At Lughnasa”
LARRY SHUMATE SYNERGY AWARD
“Dancing At Lughnasa” Cast and Crew
(Awarded to the performing school whose students work best as the most prepared, positive, and helpful with the festival’s crew.)
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2011 BEACH BLANKET BABYLON SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Winner, Jessica Chanliau – $10,000 Scholarship / Acting
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2010 AWARDS
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2010 LENAEA THEATRE FESTIVAL
SILVER FOR ONE ACT PLAY — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
SPIRIT OF LENAEA AWARD
Michelle Bohlin
