PHS brings home 11 Jester Awards

PHS was honored to receive 11 Jester Awards from Music Theatre Wichita Friday night. They are:
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• Direction of Show: Greg Shaw/Seussical

• Leading Actress: McKenna Shaw/Seussical/Gertrude McFuzz

• Leading Actor: Andrew Ortolani/Addams Family/Gomez Addams

• Supporting Actress: McKenna Shaw/Addams Family/Wednesday Addams

• Ensemble/Chorus: Seussical

• Choreography/Staging: Maggie Stephens and Molly Stephens/Seussical

• Stage Crew: Addams Family

• Scenic Design: Greg Shaw and Chuck Boyles/Addams Family

• Costumes: Todd and Philip Hoover-Holthus/Seussical

• Lighting: Kirsten Burke and Olivia Ellison/Seussical

• Sound: Jason Huffman, Miranda Madden, and Elisabeth Brown/Seussical

We'd like to also recognize the following for being nominated for Jester Awards, an honor in and of itself:

• Small Ensemble: The Wickershams (Gabe Abarca, Matt Buck, Griffin Cooper, Maddy Emerson, Chance Estes, Jazmin Havens, Journey Jaramillo, PJ Monsour, Dominic Stefanoni)/Seussical

• Outstanding Lead Actor: Sammy Jameson/Seussical/Horton

• Outstanding Musical Direction: Cooper Neil/Seussical

• Outstanding Orchestra: Seussical

• Instrumental Performer: Zach Uttley/Ukulele serenade/Addams Family

• Outstanding Vocal Direction: Susan Laushman/Seussical

• Outstanding Overall Production: Seussical

This year, 94 judges viewed 129 performances of 44 productions, involving more than 2,500 students and 38 schools across the state of Kansas.

PHS also was delighted to perform a montage from Seussical on stage during the ceremony, and to see Senior Andrew Ortolani, who received an Outstanding Lead Actor Award, perform a number as Gomez Addams from The Addams Family.

We also were impressed with the performances of our fellow nominees from across the state! Congratulations to all for a terrific season!