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FESTIVAL 50 STUDENT PLAYWRIGHTS

(by School Name)

Dordt College	Kyle Foss	A Prison Called Freedom
Northwest Missouri State University	Playwriting students	Landscapes of the Mind
Southwestern Baptist University	Ensemble	Inter(actions)
Wichita State University	Josh Whedon	States of Happiness

FESTIVAL 50 STUDENT DIRECTORS

(By School Name)

NameOfSchool	DirectorName	Title
Dickinson State University	Sarah Ramsey	The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Dordt College	Anna Krygsheld	A Prison Called Freedom
Emporia State University	Nathan Dale Short	Six Characters in Search of an Author
Morningside College	Brock Bourek	Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.
Northwest Missouri State University	Wendy King	Rumors
Southwest Baptist University	Deborah Jean Luckel	Inventing Van Gogh
Southwest Baptist University	Lyndal Doherty	The Curious Savage
Southwestern Baptist University	Ensemble	Inter(actions)
University of Central Missouri	Dalton Pittinger	Not Waving
University of Missouri	Natalie McCabe Tartiere	By The Bog of Cats
University of Nebraska Kearney	Matthew Benes	The Illusion
University of Nebraska--Lincoln	Chadwick Taylor	A Bright New Boise
Washburn University	Alexander Laughlin	Constellations
Western Nebraska Community College	Robert Thompson, Jr.	This Is Not a Pipe Dream
Wichita State University	Madison Bishop	States of Happiness
William Woods University	Jessie Trapp	Unnecessary Farce
William Woods University	Joella Vermeire	Love Minus

FESTIVAL 50 STUDENT SCENE DESIGNERS

(by School Name)

NameOfSchool	Title	ScenicName
Augustana University	Mother Courage and Her Children	Amber Ellis
Augustana University	Pinocchio	Alex Meyer
Avila University	Much Ado About Nothing	Charlie Gotschall
Benedictine College	Faust	Morgan Cole
Benedictine College	The Foreigner	Gabe Heffernan
Doane Univeristy	Stupid Fucking Bird	Joey Robertson
Doane University	Peter and the Starcatcher	Alex Hollman
Dordt College	A Prison Called Freedom	Jennifer Allen
Drake University	Runaways	Katherine Carman
Garden City Community College	Aztlan:  A Memory of the Mexica Nation	Gunner Hebrlee, Jacob Arellano
Iowa State University	The Children's Hour	Merideth Raine
Minnesota State University Moorhead	MACBETH	David Harvey
Missouri Baptist University	A Raisin in the Sun	Emily Rice
Morningside College	Quilters	Morgan Polenske
Morningside College	Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.	Morgan Polenske
Morningside College	Princess and The Pea	Annalee Dorsey
Mount Marty College	Always a Bridesmaid	Catherine Pratt
Northeast Community College	The Assassin's Duet	Sadie Johanson
Northwestern College	Museum	Jessica Askeland
Peru State College	The Arsonists
South Dakota State University	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress	Steven Marienau
Southwest Baptist University	The Curious Savage	Joel Walley
Southwest Baptist University	Inventing Van Gogh	Sophia Marsh
University of Central Missouri	Not Waving	Anna Coday
University of Kansas	She Kills Monsters	Kate Smeltzer
University of Minnesota Duluth	Antigone	Leah Benson-Devine
University of Minnesota Duluth	NOISES OFF	Joe Johnson
University of Nebraska Kearney	The Illusion	Tanner Peshek
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Serpent	Safa Sarvestani
University of South Dakota	Mud	Spencer Walker
Washburn University	Constellations	Grace Foiles
Wichita State University	Little Shop of Horrors	Kyla Mansfield
Wichita State University	House Beautiful	Jamie Laning
Wichita State University	States of Happiness	Mariah Clements

FESTIVAL 50 STUDENT LIGHTING DESIGNERS

(by School Name)

NameOfSchool	Title	Name
Avila University	Much Ado About Nothing	Eliza Knopps
Benedictine College	The Foreigner	Peter Volmert
Cottey College	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged Revised	Megan Mahoney
Drake University	Runaways	Annabelle Stroud
Emporia State University	9 to 5 the Musical	Matt Mahr
Johnson County Community College	Gruesome Playground Injuries	Rachael Carney
Kansas State University	Into the Woods	Blake Cordell
Lake Region State College	Medea	Sheyenna Riley
MidAmerica Nazarene University	The 39 Steps	Kristen Baker
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Into the Woods	Brent Seals
Minnesota State University Moorhead	THE FULL MONTY	Brodigan Morton
Minnesota State University Moorhead	METAMORPHOSES	Brodigan Morton
Minot State University	The Shape of Things	Branden Evans
Missouri Baptist University	A Raisin in the Sun	Nick Cook
Morningside College	Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.	Amy Carothers
Northeast Community College	The Assassin's Duet (One Act showcase - of The Trips and The Dumb Waiter)	Paige Moeller
Northwestern College	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Mikayla Dehnke
Peru State College	The Arsonists	Sophie Marks
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Glengarry Glen Ross	Dovie Hughes
South Dakota State University	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress	Ashley Bietz
Southeast Missouri State University	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Nicholas Hart
Southwest Baptist University	The Curious Savage	Ryan Owens
Sterling College	Little Women, The Broadway Musical	Bryce Bassett
University of Kansas	Metamorphoses	Colin Neukirch
University of Kansas	Rhinoceros	Taylor Zimmerman
University of Kansas	She Kills Monsters	Elizabeth Mitts
University of Missouri	The Laramie Project	David Schneider
University of South Dakota	6 characters in Search of an Author	Miles Bergner
University of South Dakota	Green Violin	Nicole Scotting
Washburn University	Constellations	Grace Foiles
Wichita State University	Little Shop of Horrors	Brandon Riney
Wichita State University	House Beautiful	Kenneth Stephens
Wichita State University	Sister Act	Brandon Riney
Wichita State University	States of Happiness	Jon Commons

FESTIVAL 50 Student Costume Designers

(by School Name)

School	Production	Costume Name
Augustana University	Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story	Jordan Biggerstaff
Avila University	Much Ado About Nothing	Lee Gordon
Benedictine College	Circle Mirror Transformation	Courtney Crilley
Benedictine College	Faust	Danielle Shanahan
Benedictine College	The Foreigner	Ayaka Takise
Bismarck State College	How I learned to Drive	Erin Kampen
Buena Vista University	The Tempest	Regina Appleby
Buena Vista University	The Hollow	Taylor Prather
College of St. Benedict / St. John's University		Dana Svensson / Amelia Cheever
Cottey College	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged Revised	Ingrid Maas
Culver Stockton College	The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy	Hali Liles
Dickinson State University	Dead Man's Cell Phone	Sarah Ramsey
Dickinson State University	The Great American Trailer Park Musical	Sarah Ramsey
Dickinson State University	Silence	Sarah Ramsey
Doane University	The Flick	Shelby Bauer
Dordt College	A Prison Called Freedom	Aaron Radtke
Garden City Community College	Aztlan:  A Memory of the Mexica Nation	Deryk Landon and Arlette Hinestroza
Hutchinson Community College	Gruesome Playground Injuries	Lauren Couchman
Iowa State University	The Children's Hour	Allison Kirstukas
Johnson County Community College	Gruesome Playground Injuries	Katie Coen
Kansas University	She Kills Monsters	Chelsea Pitts
Lake Region State College	Medea	Angelica Rodriguez
Mid America Nazarene University	Into the Woods	Julia Ras
Minnesota State University Moorhead	METAMORPHOSES	Hannah Birtten
Minnesota State University Moorhead	THE FULL MONTY	Hannah Birtten
Minnesota State University Moorhead	The Wizard of Oz	Ace Islam
Minnesota State University, Mankato		Emily Kimball
Minot State University		Brenna Heupel
Minot State University	God of Carnage	Brenna Heupel
Minot State University	Student Body	Michaela Burns
Minot State University	The Shape of Things	Brenna Heupel
Missouri Baptist University	Peter Pan	Andrea Robb
Missouri Baptist University	Raisin in the Sun	Andrea Robb
Missouri Western State Univeristy	Schoolhouse Rock Live!	Darien Witter
Missouri Western State University	Short and Sweet	Darien Witter
Morningside College	Love, Sex, and the IRS	Destiny Boettger
Morningside College	Princess and The Pea	Erica Young
Muscatine Community College	The Uninvited	Meghan Keeney
North Central University	Lydia Nynas
North Central University	The Importance of Being Earnest	Lydia Nynas
Northeast Community College	The Assassin's Duet (One Act showcase - of The Trips and The Dumb Waiter)	Aaron De La Rosa
Northwest Missouri State University	Rumors	Jessica Rigdon
Northwestern College	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Amber Huizenga
Northwestern College	Museum	Rebecca Ochoa
Peru State College	The Arsonists	Theresa Woods
Ridgewater College	Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood	Paige Bajari
Ridgewater College Theatre	KING ED	Paige Bajari
South Dakota State University	5 Women Wearing the Same Dress	Taylor Walker
Southwest Baptist University	Inventing Van Gogh	Bethany Vermillion
Southwest Baptist University	The Curious Savage	DJ Luckel, Bethany Vermillion
Southwestern College	I and You	Kaela Massey, Ondreya Seahorn, Tanner Schartz
Southwestern College	Peter and the Star Catcher	Glendon Dixon
Tabor College	PETER AND THE STARCATCHER	Arian Moye
Truman State University	Falsettos	Blaine Sheperd
Truman State University	Good Kids	Tristen Baro
University of Central Missouri	9 Circles	Rhiannon Hinkle
University of Central Missouri	Footloose	Kenlyn Shettlesworth and Rhiannon Hinkle
University of Central Missouri	The Toxic Avenger: the Musical	Sarah Mudry
University of Kansas	. . . and Jesus Moonwalked on the Mississippi	Lexey Jost
University of Kansas	Rhinoceros	Robert Crone
University of Kansas	She Kills Monsters	Chelsea Pitts
University of Minnesota - Morris		Alyssa Olsen, Anne M. Thorson
University of Minnesota, Morris	Spring Awakening (Musical)	Alyssa Olsen
University of Missouri	Father Comes Home from the Wars, Parts 1, 2, & 3	Marc W. Vital II
University of Nebraska at Kearney	The Illusion	Elaine Christensen
University of Nebraska Lincoln	A Bright NewBoise	Rebecca Armstrong
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Serpent	Heather Striebel
University of North Dakota	The Nether	Emily Taylor
University of Sioux Falls	Godspell	Thea Klinnert
University of South Dakota	Green Violin	Abby Meyer
University of South Dakota	Little Women	Abby Meyer
University of South Dakota	Rhinoceros	Kiah Schaeffer
University of South Dakota	Six Characters in Search of an Author	Samanda Chase Nunnery
Washburn University	Constellations	Grace Foiles
Wayne State College		Anna Kruger
Wayne State College	The Secret in the Wings	Anna Kruger
Wichita State University		Angie Thompson
Wichita State University	House Beautiful	Makenzie Hercules
Wichita State University	States of Happiness	Angie Thomson
William Woods University	Love Minus	Elisa Parker

FESTIVAL 50 STUDENT SOUND DESIGNERS

(by School Name)

NameOfSchool	Title	SoundName
Avila University	Much Ado About Nothing	Eric Reeb
Benedictine College	Faust	Gabriel Heffernan
Benedictine College	The Foreigner	Emily Lickenbrock
Bethany Lutheran College	Tell It To The Wind	Beret Ouren (original music)
Dordt College	A Prison Called Freedom	Peter Rexford
Dordt College	A Wrinkle In Time	Peter Rexford
Kansas State University	Into the Woods	Daniel Myers-Bowman
Lake Region State College	Medea	Ethin Probst
MidAmerica Nazarene University	The 39 Steps	Jordan Warren
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Into the Woods	Jordan Warren
Minot State University	Student Body	Maddie Thompson
Minot State University	The Shape of Things	Maddie Thompson
Missouri Baptist University	A Raisin in the Sun	Jett Wallace
Missouri Western State University	The Wedding Singer	Rachel Segbawu
Morningside College	Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.	Amy Carothers
Newman University	The Glass Menagerie	Kirsten Sanders
Northeast Community College	The Assassin's Duet	Bethany Phelps
Northwestern College	Dancing at Lughnasa	Michael Johnson
Northwestern College	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Kristen Samek
Peru State College	The Arsonists	Sarah Budz
Riverland Community College	The Language Archive	Danny Ziebell
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Glengarry Glen Ross	Ian Robertson
South Dakota State University	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress	Rory Brownell
South Dakota State University	Six Characters In Search of an Author	Steven Marienau
South Dakota State University	Rent	Jade Heilman
Southwest Baptist University	The Curious Savage	Jason Myers
Southwest Baptist University	Inventing Van Gogh	Daniel Stucky
Southwestern College	I and You	Brandi Young
Southwestern College	Spring Awakening
Southwestern College	Peter and the Starcatcher	Melissa Connel
STLCC-Meramec	Middletown	Erik Muschinske
Truman State University	King Charles III	Gabe Stringer
Truman State University	GOOD KIDS	Trey Reinheimer
Truman State University	Falsettos	Gabe Stringer
University of Kansas	Metamorphoses	Kayleigh Shaffer
University of Minnesota, Morris	Spring Awakening (Musical)	Justin Anderson
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Serpent	Emily Callahan
Washburn University	Constellations	Darria Dennison
Wichita State University	Little Shop of Horrors	Sydney Jordan
Wichita State University	A Hedda Gabler	Mary White
Wichita State University	House Beautiful	Sydney Jordan
Wichita State University	Sister Act	Sydney Jordan
Wichita State University	States of Happiness	Jessica Curtiss

FESTIVAL 50 MAKEUP DESIGNERS

School	Name	Title
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Annikki Hockert	The Rocky Horror Show
Augustana	Jordan Biggerstaff	Thrill Me:  the Leopold & Loeb Story
Benedictine College	Alyssa Scofield	The Foreigner
Benedictine College	Ayaka Takise	Faust
Benedictine College	Ayaka Takise & Cat Hutchens	Fuente Ovejuna
Bismarck State College	Erun Kampen	How I learned to Drive
Central College	Jessica Popejoy-Geiken	Little Shop of Horrors
Doane University	Shelby Bauer	The Flick
Dordt College	Katie Fictorie	A Wrinkle In Time
Dordt College	Katie Fictorie	Silent Sky
Drake University	Colin Meyer	Runaways
Emporia State University	Cassidy Tilden	9 to 5 the Musical
Emporia State University	Courtney Romero and Cassidy Tilden	Six Characters in Search of an Author
Hutchinson Community College	Lacy Johnson	Gruesome Playground Injuries
Lake Region State College	Nikara Nelson	Medea
Mid America Nazarene University	Abigail Knepper	Into the Woods
Midamerica Nazarene University	Sara Eigsti	39 Steps
Missouri Baptist University	Tia Spencer	Shrek The Musical
Missouri Western State University	Kira Williams	MACBETH
Morningside College	Erica Young	Quilters
Normandale Community College	Paran S. Kashani	Prometheus Bound
Northeast Community Collge	Aaron De La Rosa	The Assassin's Duet
Northwest Missouri State University	Brenna Michels-Gates	Rumors
Northwest Missouri State University	Caleb Mosier	Learned Ladies
Northwestern College	Emily Linneweber	Fantastic Mr. Fox
Northwestern College	Randyl Lynn Getz	Museum
Ridgewater College	Mikiaela McCormick	Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood
Ridgewater College Theatre	Corin Gauer	KING ED
Southwest Baptist University	Brittany Davis	Little Women
Southwest Baptist University	Joel Walley	Inventing Van Gogh
Southwest Baptist University	Makenzie Watterson	The Curious Savage
Southwestern College	Brandi Young	Spring Awakening
Southwestern College	Kaela Massey, Ondreya Seahorn, Tanner Schartz	I and You
State Fair Community College	Alia Stepney	A Year with Frog and Toad
State Fair Community College	Alisa Stepney	Women Playing Hamlet
Truman State University	Tristen Baro	Good Kids
Truman University	Seth Betzler	KING CHARLES III
University of Central Missouri	Abigail Christensen	9 Circles
University of Central Missouri	Carter Higgs	The Toxic Avenger: the Musical
University of Central Missouri	Hannah Michaelree	Footloose
University of Central Missouri	McKenzie Mick	Tartuffe
University of Kansas	Lexey Jost	Rhinoceros
University of Nebraska Lincoln	Rebecca Armstrong	A Bright NewBoise
University of North Dakota	Ashley Restemayer	The Odd Couple
University of North Dakota	Emily Taylor	The Nether
University of South Dakota	Abby Meyer	Six Characters in Search of an Author
University of South Dakota	Abby Meyer	Green Violin
University of South Dakota	Abby Meyer	Little Women
University of South Dakota	Kiah Schaeffer	Phinocerous
Washburn	Alex Laughlin	Seascape
Winona State University	Abby Schmidt	You're a Good Man Charlie Brown