O L A T H E E A S T T H E A T R E
H O N O R S & A W A R D S
Olathe East Theatre
and
International
Thespian Troupe 5078
Honors
&
Awards
4 Plays presented at the International Thespian Festival
10 Plays presented at the Kansas State Thespian Conference
4 International Thespian Society Scholarships
19 Kansas Thespian Society
Scholarships
2 National Individual Event Showcase Duet Musical Champions
Blake Thomas & Meredith Hollan - 2012
Zoey Johnson & Brendan Hulla - 2018
3 National Individual Event Showcase Duet Musical Superior Rating
Blake Thomas & Meredith Hollan - 2012
Lauren Taylor & Mattie Bell - 2016
Zoey Johnson & Brendan Hulla - 2018
9 National Individual Event Showcase Solo Musical Superior Rating
Lindsey Hart - 2016
Wyatt Walberg - 2017 (perfect score)
Quinn Cole - 2017
Alaina Jerguson - 2017
Lindsey Hart - 2017
Mia Valentine - 2018
Addison Lee - 2018
Melinda Johns - 2019
Willa Walberg - 2019
Willa Walberg - 2020
36 Kansas State Individual Event
Showcase Champions
International Thespian Society
Outstanding School Award
1 International Thespian Excellence Award
Grant Martin - Scenic Design - 2020
3 Johnson County Shooting Stars
Scholarships, 1 Runner-Up
109 Starlight Blue Star Award
Nominations
6 Starlight Blue Star Nominations for
Outstanding Overall Production
2006 - Anything Goes
2014 - Monty Python's Spamalot
2015 - Catch Me If You Can
2018 - Big Fish
2019 - Disney's The Little Mermaid
2020 - All Shook Up
22 Starlight Blue Star Awards:
2020
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
Willa Walberg - Miss Sandra
All Shook Up
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Jeremiah Valenzuela - Jim Haller
All Shook Up
Outstanding Scenic Design and Construction Tier II
All Shook Up
2019
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chitwood - Ursula
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Female Ensemble Member
Melinda Johns
Disney's The Little Mermaid
2018
Outstanding Lighting Design
Hairspray
Outstanding Ensemble
Big Fish
Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Kristi Hass - Choreography
Hairspray
2016
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Lauren Taylor - Bird Woman/Ms. Andrew
Disney's Mary Poppins
2015
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Emily Baugher - Trix the Aviatrix
The Drowsy Chaperone
Outstanding Ensemble
Catch Me If You Can
Outstanding Costume Design
Catch Me If You Can
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
Molly Munyan - The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
Technical Achievment
Jessica Goddard - Set Design
Catch Me If You Can
2014
Outstanding Female Ensemble Member
Molly Munyan
Monty Python's Spamalot
Technical Achievment
Aaron Fink - Properties Design & Construction
Monty Python's Spamalot
2012
Outstanding Lighting Crew
The Who's Tommy
Outstanding Orchestra
The Who's Tommy
2005
Outstanding Choreography
Anything Goes
Rising Star Scholarship
Brian White
2004
Technical Achievment
Susan Surman - Stage Management
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
2003
Outstanding Orchestra
The Boyfriend
Olathe East's 2012 Winter Mainstage Musical, The Who's Tommy, brought home 2 Starlight Blue Star Awards for Outstanding Orchestra (above) and Outstanding Lighting (below).
Lauren Taylor (class of 2016) accepts her 2016 Starlight Blue Star Award for Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role for her performance as Bird Woman/Ms. Andrew in Disney's Mary Poppins.
The 2014 Starlight Blue Star Technical Achievment Award went to Aaron Fink (class of 2014) for his Properties Design and Construction in both Monty Python's Spamalot & Disney's Beaty and the Beast.
Lauren Taylor and Mattie Bell (class of 2016) show off their medals after receiving a Superior rating at the 2016 International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE.
As nominees for Outstanding Overall Production, the cast of Big Fish (above, 2018) & Monty Python's Spamalot (below, 2014) perform at the Starlight Blue Star Awards at Starlight Amphitheater.
Jessica Goddard accepts her 2015 Starlight Blue Star Technical Achievment Award for her Set Design in Catch Me If You Can. Also in 2015, Jessica recieved the Johnson County Shooting Star for Production & Design and the Kansas Thespian Society's Technical Theatre Scholarship.
Kayla Goff (class of 2016), Hannah Barrett (class of 2018) and Danielle Soliday (class of 2016) brought home the Blue Star for Costume Design and Construction for their work on Catch Me If You Can.
The casts of The Little Mermaid (above, 2019)& Catch Me If You Can (below, 2015) perform on the Starlight Amphitheater stage as Outstanding Overall Production nominees for the Starlight Blue Star Awards.
Click the above link to see Zoey Johnson (class of 2019) and Brendan Hulla (class of 2018) perform their Duet Musical piece in the 2018 National Individual Event Showcase at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE
During the 2018 Starlight Blue Star Awards ceremony, Zaid Umar (class of 2018) speaks on behalf of the Ensemble for Big Fish, who were awarded Outstanding Ensemble.
The 2018 Starlight Blue Star Artistic Contribution Award went to Kristi Hass (class of 2018) for her choreography in Hairspray. Kristi was also nominated in the same category for her choreography in Big Fish.
During the 2018 Starlight Blue Star Awards ceremony, Emily Lucas (above, class of 2018) accepts the award for Outstanding Lighting Design for her work on Hairspray. Below, Jessica Chitwood (class of 2020) accepts her Outstanding Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
Willa Walberg (left, class of 2021) and Melinda Johns (right, class of 2019) pose with their National Individual Event Superior medals for Solo Musical.
Above, Willa Walberg, (Class of 2021) and Jeremiah Valenzuela, (Cass of 2021) perform as Sandra and Jim in All Shook Up (2020).
The cast of All Shook Up (below, 2020) perform "C'mon Everybody" as Nominees for Outstanding Overall Production
Emily Baugher (class of 2015) accepts her 2015 Starlight Blue Star Award for Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role for her performance of Trix the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone.
2012 International Individual Event Duet Muscial Champions, Blake Thomas (class of 2012) and Meredith Hollan (class of 2013), perform at the Olathe East Fall Champions Assembly. Earlier in the year, Blake and Meredith performed at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE.
On the left, Wyatt Walberg, Lindsey Hart, Alaina Jerguson, and Quinn Cole (class of 2017) show off their Individual Event Superior Medals while a the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE.
To the Right Addie Lee, Zoey Joshnson (class of 2019), Brendan Hulla, and Mia Valentine (class of 2018) celebrate after receiving Superior ratings at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE.
Molly Munyan (class of 2015) earned two Starlight Blue Star Awards. In 2014 she won Outstanding Female Ensemble Member (right) for her performance in Monty Python's Spamalot and in 2015 she won Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (left) for her performance as the Drowsy Chaperone in the The Drowsy Chaperone.
