CYPRESS RANCH THEATRE AWARDS & ACCOLADES 2013 – 2014
23 State Texas Thespian 1st and 2nd Place Winners who qualified for Nationals
Group Musical – 2nd Place – I WILL SURVIVE from the Broadway musical, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Group Musical Company: Kaitlyn Knippers, Amber Grant, Bailey Gordon, Asia Kreitz, Meghan Gwinn, Cason Day, Xavier Beltran II, Michael Pham, Tyler Hardin, Jobias Burr, Mark Waddell, Chance Jarvis
Solo Musical – 2nd Place – Rebekah Stanley – “A Summer in Ohio” from THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Monologue – 2nd Place – Taylor Needham
Duet Acting – 2nd Place – Ryan Armistead & Kwaku El – THE GOOD DOCTOR by Neil Simon
Scenic Design – 2nd Place – Colin Medlin - Set Design: The Giver
Costume Design – 2nd Place – Rachel Stewart - Costume Design: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Stage Management – 2nd Place – Lindsay Barnard - The Giver
National Thespian 1st Place Winners
Group Musical – 1st Place – I WILL SURVIVE from the Broadway musical, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Group Musical Company: Kaitlyn Knippers, Amber Grant, Bailey Gordon, Asia Kreitz, Meghan Gwinn, Cason Day, Xavier Beltran II, Michael Pham, Tyler Hardin, Jobias Burr, Mark Waddell, Chance Jarvis
Solo Musical – 2nd Place – Rebekah Stanley – “A Summer in Ohio” from THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Solo Musical – 1st Place – Rebekah Stanley
Monologue – 1st Place – Taylor Needham
“High Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy”
“Suddenly Last Summer”
By Bryan Starchman
By Tennessee Williams
Scenic Design – Colin Medlin – * Top Tech Scholarship recipient
Rebekah Stanley – Selected as 1 of 12 performers in the Nation to perform on the National Mainstage with the company of WICKED.
6 Tommy Tune Nominations – SHREK, the Musical
Best Female Lead........................................................................................................................................................ Rebekah Stanley as “Fiona”
Best Supporting Male.......................................................................................................................................... Alec Quintero as “Lord Farquaad”
Best Featured Performer............................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Knippers as “Dragon”
Best Ensemble............................................................................................................................................................................. Shrek Ensemble
Best Choreography......................................................................................................................................................................... Jane Bankston
Best Musical Direction.............................................................................................................................................. Ron Donlevy and Drew Prince
KENNEDY CENTER VSA Playwright Contest
Caitlin “Cat” Reynolds – Winner of Kennedy Center VSA Playwriting Contest. She was announced as a winner in the 2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition. This competition invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of script writing.
2014 UIL One Act Play – RADIUM GIRLS
Zone – 1st Place
Cameron Bishop................................................................................................................................................................................... Best Actor
Kerensa McMurphy............................................................................................................................................................................ All Star Cast
Taylor Needham................................................................................................................................................... Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Kwaku El.............................................................................................................................................................. Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Radium Girls Ensemble (Alec Quintero, Meghan Gwinn, Asia Kreitz, Tyler Hardin)...................................................... Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Kali Grau.......................................................................................................................................................................................... All Star Crew
District – 1st Place
Cameron Bishop................................................................................................................................................................................... Best Actor
Kerensa McMurphy............................................................................................................................................................................ Best Actress
Jacob Carter...................................................................................................................................................................................... All Star Cast
Taylor Needham................................................................................................................................................................................ All Star Cast
Maegan Knight...................................................................................................................................................... Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Kwaku El.............................................................................................................................................................. Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Colin Medlin.............................................................................................................................................................................................. All Star Crew
Area Finalists
Kerensa McMurphy............................................................................................................................................................................ All Star Cast
Kwaku El.............................................................................................................................................................. Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Taylor Needham................................................................................................................................................... Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Rachel Stewart................................................................................................................................................................................. All Star Crew
2014 UIL FILM
Narrative Film, EMILY, advanced to the State Semi Finals
EMILY was written and directed by Kwaku El; Cinematography – Cameron Bishop; Actors – Cason Day, Maegan Knight and Meredith Ball
2014 Theatre Scholarship Recipients
Cameron Bishop..................................................................................................................................4-year Full ride for Film to DePaul University
Colin Medlin.......................................................................................4-year partial scholarship for Technical Theatre to University of North Carolina
Ryan Armistead & Kwaku El..............................................Partial scholarship for acting and film to AMDA (American Music & Dramatic Arts Academy)
Kali Grau.......................................................................................Partial scholarship for Theatre & Honors College to Sam Houston State University