Congratulations to all  of Nominees for the Inaugural Season of The Ohio Youth Arts Awards!!

Location: The Awards Ceremony will be Sunday, December 8th at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt Street, Hudson, OH.

Ceremony Times:
The ceremony for musicals and plays that were comprised primarily of children in 8th grade and under  will start at noon, and the  ceremony for musicals and plays that were comprised primarily of high school students will start at 3. 

Ticket Purchase:  Tickets  to the event may be purchased here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ohio-youth-arts-awards-tickets-78465792297

Tickets are extremely limited. Individual nominated performers may attend for free by emailing  ohioyouthartsawards@gmail.com with your first and last name, your character name, and the theatre that you were nominated through. Please check the details of thetickets to make sure that you are purchasing for the correct show. You can also purchase a shoutout for your performer, an Ohio Youth Arts Awards T Shirt, and flowers for your performer at the link above!

Special Guest: 2019 Dazzle Award Winner Margo Tipping wil speak and perform at both Ceremonies!!!

Questions? Want to volunteer as an adjudicator, or help sponsor the Ohio Youth Arts Awards? Want your theatre to be a part of the fun for next year?   Feel free to reach out to Barb Stitzer, ohioyouthartsawards@gmail.com

Our participating theatres for our inaugural year were The 82nd Street Theatre, The Beck Center, Broadview Heights Spotlights, Curtain 440, Garfield Heights High School,  Heights Youth Theatre, Ohio Youth Ensemble, Thompson Square Community Theatre, and  Wandering Aesthetics. Come Join Us next year!!!

And the Nominees are:
Younger kids

Outstanding Makeup Design Katie Gray Honk! JR. at  The 82nd Street Theatre****

Most Joyous Youth Ensemble

Schoolhouse Rock Live!  J.R at the 82nd Street theatre

 

Best Featured Actor in a  Youth play

Aiden Mills as Budela in The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

Dakoda Hoag as Dakoda in Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

 

Best Featured Actress in a Youth play

Marielise Padilla as the Unicorn in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Helen Bryson as Toomi in The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

Lucy Gifford as  Buster in The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Youth play

Blayde Buckner, as Mr. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Best Supporting Player in a Youth Play

Mango Hopp as Akeela The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

 

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Youth play

Kristina Zoretich as Tummus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre 9

Kaitlin Ulman as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Erika DeYoung as Shere Khan  in The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

Hannah Durway as Kaa in The Jungle Book at Wandering Aesthetics

 

Best Featured Actor in a Youth Musical

Bryce Pell as Bryce in Schoolhouse Rock Live!  JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

Ben Swab as Beaky in Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

Connor Stephenson as Greaylag  in Honk! JR.  at the 82nd street Theatre

Ben Swab as the boy in Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Playhouse

 

 Best Featured Actress in a Youth Musical

Isabella Abucejo as Queen Iduna in Frozen JR.

Kate Becker as Young Anna in Frozen JR.

Brooke Milewski as Turkey in Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

Kynli Sarges as the Girl Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Youth Musical

Bryce Pell Bullfrog Honk! JR.  at the 82nd Street Theatre7

Xayne Kachelein  as Kristoff in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

 

Best Guest Actor in a Youth Musical

Emileo Fernandez as Olaf in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

Jacob Canedy as Hans  in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

 

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Youth Musical

Audrey  Szwec as Audrey in Schoolhouse Rock  Live! JR.  at the 82nd Streeet Theatre 7    

Anna Tsirambidis as Anna in Schoolhouse Rock Live!  JR at the 82nd Street Theatre 7****

Juliana Campos Grace Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre 7

Lizzy Noall as Middle Anna in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

Olive Kimbrell as Cat in Honk! JR.  at the 82nd Street Theatre

Best Youth Play

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Jungle book at Wandering Aesthetics

X Best Actor in a Youth play

Drake Buckner as Peter Pevensie   in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Spencer Mills as Mowgli  in The Jungle Book

Alex Toth as Edmund Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

 

X Best actress in a Youth play

 

Ella Stepp as Bagheera  in Jungle Book, at Wandering Aesthetic

Emily Canonico as Susan Penensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Zoe Pranno as Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Kristina Zoretich as Tummus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

Kaitlin Ulman as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thompson Square Community Theatre

 

 

 

Best Young Actor in a Musical

Owen Mills as Ugly in Honk! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

Xayne Kachelein as Kristoff in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

Samaurai Chung as Sven in Frozen JR Ohio Youth Ensemble

 

 

Best Young Actress in a Musical

Lia Aceto Adult Anna in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

Sarah Lekan Adult Elsa in Frozen JR. Ohio Youth Ensemble

Izzy Brashear as Ida in Honk JR  at the 82nd Street Theatre

 

Best Youth Musical

Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre

Honk! JR. At the 82nd Street Theatre

Frozen JR. at Ohio Youth Ensemble

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All my best,
Barb Stitzer
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Owner of Barb Stitzer Photography and Actors Conservatory Ohio

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