Congratulations to the
2023 International Thespian Excellence Award winners!
Costume Construction
Madison Anysz
Ravenscroft School
Troupe 5788
Raleigh, NC
Jaimie Jordan
Sandra Day O'Connor
High School
Troupe 5872
Helotes, TX
Gina Michaud
Claudia Taylor Johnson
High School
Troupe 8111
San Antonio, TX
Madison Anysz
Ravenscroft School
Troupe 5788
Raleigh, NC
Jaimie Jordan
Sandra Day O'Connor
High School
Troupe 5872
Helotes, TX
Gina Michaud
Claudia Taylor Johnson
High School
Troupe 8111
San Antonio, TX
Costume Design
Emily Ayton
Hahnville High School
Troupe 7313
Boutte, LA
Tiffany Hutcheson
Apache Junction High School
Troupe 2134
Apache Junction, AZ
Ginny McGee
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Nicole Ouyang
Jacksboro High School
Troupe 2706
Jacksboro, TX
Kristen Wilson
Montgomery High School
Troupe 5986
Montgomery, TX
Jeanette Wung
Shelbyville High School
Troupe 487
Shelbyville, IN
Lily Young
Berean Christian School
Troupe 8067
West Palm Beach, FL
Duet Acting
Mikaela Wong
Hannah Henderson
Tuloso Midway High School
Troupe 1075
Corpus Christi, TX
Jade McKissic
Kyair Thornton
Spring High School
Troupe 2532
Spring, TX
Devon Baxa
Jacob Meza
Alvin High School
Troupe 2955
Alvin, TX
Cali Coker
Gavin Reed
Marble Falls High School
Troupe 3701
Marble Falls, TX
Cole Harris
Zachary Williams
Midway High School
Troupe 4770
Waco, TX
Alexander Simpson
Jalen Troublefield
North Moore High School
Troupe 4945
Robbins, NC
Julianna Tucker
Awo Iwano
Gloucester County Institute
of Technology
Troupe 5480
Sewell, NJ
Sofia Palacio
Talia Mazzuca
Gloucester County Institute
of Technology
Troupe 5480
Sewell, NJ
Kenikki Thompson
Lorelei Ohnishi
Gloucester County Institute
of Technology
Troupe 5480
Sewell, NJ
Reid Adkison
Matteo Caruso Pernas
Bridgeland High School
Troupe 8503
Cypress, TX
Duet Musical Theatre Dance
Regina Basave Jazmin
Milo Stuart
Eastlake High School
Troupe 5687
Sammamish, WA
Regina Basave Jazmin
Milo Stuart
Eastlake High School
Troupe 5687
Sammamish, WA
Duet Musical Theatre Performance
Marie Munoz
Luke Martin
Bishop Gorman Catholic
High School
Troupe 4347
Las Vegas, NV
Alyssa Dorsey
Takera Swain
George Washington Carver Magnet High School
Troupe 6753
Houston, TX
Helen Padgett
Aidan Cahill
Spotswood High School
Troupe 6794
Penn Laird, VA
Marissa Denman
Lauren Grammer
Prosper High School
Troupe 6800
Prosper, TX
Matthew Cabello
Mia Hiniker
Willow Canyon High School
Troupe 6901
Surprise, AZ
Marie Munoz
Luke Martin
Bishop Gorman Catholic
High School
Troupe 4347
Las Vegas, NV
Alyssa Dorsey
Takera Swain
George Washington Carver Magnet High School
Troupe 6753
Houston, TX
Helen Padgett
Aidan Cahill
Spotswood High School
Troupe 6794
Penn Laird, VA
Marissa Denman
Lauren Grammer
Prosper High School
Troupe 6800
Prosper, TX
Matthew Cabello
Mia Hiniker
Willow Canyon High School
Troupe 6901
Surprise, AZ
Group Acting
Audrey Brooks, Jewel Richards,
Kennady Spies
Dickinson High School
Troupe 5362
Dickinson, TX
Kaiden Crismon, Reece Grochett,
Brayden Havard
Montgomery High School
Troupe 5986
Montogmery, TX
Sajid Syed, Lillian Adams,
Ianna Walker, Jaden Jones
Alief Kerr High Schooll
Troupe 6198
Houston, TX
Symone Bailey, Marlie Howie,
Jada Sifford
A.L. Brown High School
Troupe 7790
Kannapolic, NC
Group Musical Theatre Dance
Savannah Fouchi
Abby Nastasi
Casey Swanson
Mt. Carmel Academy
Troupe 2075
New Orleans, LA
Savannah Fouchi
Abby Nastasi
Casey Swanson
Mt. Carmel Academy
Troupe 2075
New Orleans, LA
Group Musical Theatre Performance
Samuel Choi, Rodrigo Gutierrez,
Caden Van Sickle
Bridgeland High School
Troupe 8503
Cypress, TX
Samuel Choi, Rodrigo Gutierrez,
Caden Van Sickle
Bridgeland High School
Troupe 8503
Cypress, TX
Lighting Design
Jeremiah Poirier
Queen Creek High School
Troupe 6152
Queen Creek, AZ
Jeremiah Poirier
Queen Creek High School
Troupe 6152
Queen Creek, AZ
Makeup Design
Ally Dolley
Tivy High School
Troupe 4596
Kerrville, TX
Ally Dolley
Bedford Junior High School
Troupe 10368
Bedford, TX
Issy Stowe
Thompson High School
Troupe 5189
Alabaster, AL
Isis Washington
Falls Lake Academy
Troupe 8796
Creedmoor, NC
Ally Dolley
Tivy High School
Troupe 4596
Kerrville, TX
Ally Dolley
Bedford Junior High School
Troupe 10368
Bedford, TX
Issy Stowe
Thompson High School
Troupe 5189
Alabaster, AL
Isis Washington
Falls Lake Academy
Troupe 8796
Creedmoor, NC
Playwriting
Ryan Ingram
Lawrence D. Bell High School
Troupe 949
Hurst, TX
Mary Kueter
Olathe West High School
Troupe 5899
Olathe, KS
Alexandra Weld
Durham School of the Arts
Troupe 5765
Durham, NC
Grace Zanghi
Hightstown High School
Troupe 3991
Hightstown, NJ
Ryan Ingram
Lawrence D. Bell High School
Troupe 949
Hurst, TX
Mary Kueter
Olathe West High School
Troupe 5899
Olathe, KS
Alexandra Weld
Durham School of the Arts
Troupe 5765
Durham, NC
Grace Zanghi
Hightstown High School
Troupe 3991
Hightstown, NJ
Scenic Design
Daniel Fortuno
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Daniel Fortuno
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Short Film
Mary Joy Arboleda
Siana Tasi
Short Documentary Film
Marianas High School
Troupe 5374
Saipan, MP
KC Cerda
Short Documentary Film
Edgewood Academy of Fine Arts
Troupe 7382
San Antonio, TX
Lawrence Tubera
Brandon Castillon (not pictured)
Short Live-Action Film
Marianas High School
Troupe 5374
Saipan, MP
Zach Williams
Midway High School
Troupe 4770
Waco, TX
Ella Wissing
Short Live-Action Film
Lewis & Clark High School
Troupe 6356
Spokane, WA
Lars Anthony Wolf
Short Animated Film
CUSD #140 - NTA
Troupe 8558
East Peoria, IL
Solo Acting
Niarra Bell
Kecoughtan High School
Troupe 2847
Hampton, VA
Julius Bob
Clear Creek High School
Troupe 3352
League City, TX
Haiden Bowling
Clay County High School
Troupe 8840
Manchester, KY
Xitlali Chavez-Aponte
Stephen F. Austin High School
Troupe 5448
Sugar Land, TX
Kaylan Davis
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders
Troupe 10149
Lubbock, TX
Sam Davis
Enloe High School
Troupe 5762
Raleigh, NC
Marie Jolie Day
Lamar Consolidated High School
Troupe 2806
Rosenberg, TX
Ella Dorsch
Northwest School of the Arts
Troupe 5634
Charlotte, NC
Ava Echternacht
Hopewell Valley Central High School
Troupe 7964
Pennington, NJ
Regan Etter
Kingwood High School
Troupe 4185
Kingwood, TX
CJ Giseburt
Broomfield High School
Troupe 874
Broomfield, CO
Jessica Gollin
Gloucester County Institute
of Technology
Troupe 5480
Sewell, NJ
Connor Huddleston
Lexington High School
Troupe 8622
Lexington, TX
NaVeah Jackson
KO Knudson Academy of Creative Arts
Troupe 5273
Las Vegas, NV
Alaina Johncour
Wake Forest High School
Troupe 8099
Wake Forest, NC
Emerson Mattson
Ronald Reagan High School
Troupe 6151
San Antonio, TX
Milo Mechem-Miller
Mercer Island High School
Troupe 7810
Mercer Island, WA
Lorelei Ohnishi
Gloucester County Institute
of Technology
Troupe 5480
Sewell, NJ
Raleigh Patterson
Clear Brook High School
Troupe 5883
Friendswood, TX
Chandler Shulman
Bishop Gorman Catholic
High School
Troupe 4347
Las Vegas, NV
Addison Young
Fulshear High School
Troupe 8336
Fulshear, TX
Solo Musical Theatre Dance
Jojo Fares
Fullerton Union High School
Troupe 5498
Fullerton, CA
Jojo Fares
Fullerton Union High School
Troupe 5498
Fullerton, CA
Solo Musical Theatre Performance
Kate Maree Brewer
Harpeth High School
Troupe 410
Nashville, TN
Ashlyn Clark
Fulshear High School
Troupe 8336
Fulshear, TX
Kara Cody
Millard West High School
Troupe 5483
Omaha, NE
Fiona Coughlin
Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Troupe 5570
Akron, OH
Zoe Diao
Bishop Gorman Catholic
High School
Troupe 4347
Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Diley
Elgin High School
Troupe 10173
Elgin, OK
Austin Duran
Casteel High School
Troupe 8337
Queen Creek, AZ
Carter Exum
Cook High School
Troupe 7229
Adel, GA
Ava Gill
Frisco High School
Troupe 5703
Frisco, TX
Gabrielle Greene
Springfield Township High School
Troupe 1154
Oreland, PA
Kaia Greene
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Lauren Grimes
Olathe West High School
Troupe 8599
Olathe, KS
Josie Hoggatt
Topeka West High Schooll
Troupe 3061
Topeka, KS
Hayes Hunter
C.E. Jordan High School
Troupe 5478
Durham, NC
Naveah Jackson
KO Knudson Academy of Creative Arts
Troupe 5273
Las Vegas, NV
Kennadi Jones
Ridgefield High School
Troupe 8365
Ridgefield, WA
Steven Conor Kruger
Enloe High School
Troupe 5762
Raleigh, NC
Kyle McFalls
Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Troupe 5570
Akron, OH
Zari McIntosh
Durham School of the Arts
Troupe 5765
Durham, NC
Marie Munoz
Bishop Gorman Catholic
High School
Troupe 4347
Las Vegas, NV
Jackson Nichols
Bridgeland High School
Troupe 8503
Cypress, TX
Helen Padgett
Spotswood High School
Troupe 6794
Penn Laird, VA
Peyton Parks
Lake Havasu High School
Troupe 3093
Lake Havasu City, AZ
London Raftery
Arroyo Grande High School
Troupe 648
Arroyo Grande, CA
Ethan Ramos
Rancho Buena Vista
High School
Troupe 4556
Vista, CA
Carol Ritzenthaler
Ellensburg High School
Troupe 8814
Ellensburg, WA
Danielle Rivera
Hot Springs World Class
High School
Troupe 78
Hot Springs, AR
Ashley Sampson
Jordan High School
Troupe 10042
Fulshear, TX
Maria Shorunke
Mansfield Timberview
High School
Troupe 6779
Arlington, TX
Ainsley Smith
Frisco High School
Troupe 5703
Frisco, TX
Trinity Talmage
Kickapoo High School
Troupe 1151
Springfield, MO
Zalah Vallien
Alexandria Senior High School
Troupe 731
Alexandria, LA
Emma Vogelsang
Memorial Senior High School
Troupe 2890
Houston, TX
Chloe Zavala
Empire High School
Troupe 7057
Tucson, AZ
McKinley Zobrist
CUSD #140 - NTA
Troupe 8558
East Peoria, IL
Sound Design
Hailey Brodnax
Golden Senior High School
Troupe 2681
Golden, CO
Wyatt Hardy
Sullivan High School
Troupe 8335
Sullivan, MO
Zehra Hassan
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Megha Joshi
Jordan High School
Troupe 10042
Fulshear, TX
Tanner Moore
Falls Lake Academy
Troupe 8796
Creedmoor, NC
Zara Riffer
Durham School of the Arts
Troupe 5765
Durham, NC
Vincent Trapp
Salpointe Catholic
High School
Troupe 5370
Tucson, AZ
Caroline Yim
Juanita High School
Troupe 3422
Kirkland, WA
Stage Management
Kate Cousins
Clear Brook High School
Troupe 5883
Friendswood, TX
Angie Dilliard
Cypress Creek High School
Troupe 931
Houston, TX
Ryan Moore
Alvin High School
Troupe 2955
Alvin, TX
Brielle Norlie
Casteel High School
Troupe 8337
Queen Creek, AZ
Kate Cousins
Clear Brook High School
Troupe 5883
Friendswood, TX
Angie Dilliard
Cypress Creek High School
Troupe 931
Houston, TX
Ryan Moore
Alvin High School
Troupe 2955
Alvin, TX
Brielle Norlie
Casteel High School
Troupe 8337
Queen Creek, AZ
Theatre Marketing
Tyler Garlej
Salpointe Catholic High School
Troupe 5370
Tucson, AZ
Maggie Miller
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA
Tyler Garlej
Salpointe Catholic High School
Troupe 5370
Tucson, AZ
Maggie Miller
Rock Ridge Performing Arts
Troupe 8104
Ashburn, VA