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The Â黨ÐÇ¿Õmv Visual & Performing Arts Department presents the 2021-2022 WAVE Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Mendel Center Mainstage on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.Ìý

Loosely designed after Broadway's famed Tony Awards, the WAVE Awards recognizes, encourages, and promotes high school theater. Individuals and productions from participating schools were nominated in 12 acting and technical categories. Winners will be announced during the ceremony, and all students and production staff will receive written feedback from a panel of arts professionals. Nominees may also receive additional performance and scholarship opportunities.Ìý

"We want to inspire collaboration among high school-aged performers and develop an appreciation for the visual and performing arts among youth in our region," LMC Dean of Arts & Sciences Kristopher Zook said. "The benefits of participating in the arts have been well documented. Our goal is to foster those benefits while building a sense of community in the arts that can transfer to participants' adult lives."ÌýÌý

Tuesday's event begins with red carpet arrivals at 6 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony, including musical production numbers from Bridgman, Dowagiac, Paw Paw, and St. Joseph high schools.Ìý

The presenters this year are LMC President Dr. Trevor Kubatzke, LMC Theatre Instructor Pat King, Children's Music Workshop Executive Director Adrienne Glisson, Krasl Art Center Executive Director Julia Gourley, Citadel Dance & Music Center Instructor Paige Mulick, All God's Children Community Choir Founders Larry and Sandy Feldman, Twin City Players’ John Taylor, WSJM’s Zack East, and Pat Moody, among others.Ìý

The 2021-2022 WAVE Award nominees are:ÌýÌý

Outstanding Set Design in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Carrie NollÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," Lincoln Clark & Tammy MammelÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Isabella Hameed & Kristofer M. PerkinsÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Ed BrunnerÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Lighting Design in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Marty GolobÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," Lincoln ClarkÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Kristofer M. PerkinsÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Scott BradfordÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Costume Design in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Marsha PinkowskiÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," Ravan BakemanÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Claudia LeeÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Lindsay GaspariÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Caitlyn LustilaÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," Tammy MammelÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Sofia Marie LoudenÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Cassidy VanGilderÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Musical Direction in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Caitlyn LustilaÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," Hunter SchuurÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Maxwell WagnerÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Beth Gray-RollÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Orchestra in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Sydney HeasleyÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," Burke LokeyÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Featured Ensemble in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition," Knights & Ladies in WaitingÌýÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical," The Bad KidsÌýÌýÌý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition," Cast of "Robbin' Hood"ÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," The von Trapp ChildrenÌýÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music," The Nuns of Nonnberg AbbeyÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Jaxon Curry as Christopher Belling; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Amelia Gibbs as Bambi Bernet; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Mya Dixson as Mother Abbess; St. Joseph High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Alex Hodges as Daryl Grady; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Braden Miesse as Rolf Gruber; St. Joseph High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Carri Willer as Wizard; Bridgman High SchoolÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Alivia Abram as Sir Harry; Bridgman High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Abby Berry as Liesl von Trapp; St. Joseph High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Keelin McCafferty as Georgia Hendricks; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Abelardo Muñoz as Aaron Fox; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Kat Paloyan as Elsa Schraeder; St. Joseph High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Ryan Robison as Ryan; Dowagiac High SchoolÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Lead Actor in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Summer Fast as Lady Larken; Bridgman High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Emalie Nelson as Princess Winnifred, the Woebegone; Bridgman High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Amelia Jones as Jordan; Dowagiac High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Andrew Brown as Lt. Frank Cioffi; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Madison Vogel as Niki Harris; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Sierra Loughrin as Carmen Berstein; Paw Paw High SchoolÌýÌýÌý
• Hannah Bogner as Maria Rainer von Trapp; St. Joseph High SchoolÌýÌýÌý

Outstanding Direction in a MusicalÌýÌýÌý

• Jennifer Ammerman, Bridgeman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition"ÌýÌý
• Tammy Mammel, Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical"Ìý
• Kristofer M. Perkins, Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: Student Edition"ÌýÌý
• Cassidy VanGilder, St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music"ÌýÌý

Outstanding Musical ProductionÌýÌýÌý

• Bridgman High School; "Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition"ÌýÌý
• Dowagiac High School; "Ranked: The Musical"Ìý
• Paw Paw High School; "Curtains: School Edition"ÌýÌý
• St. Joseph High School; "The Sound of Music"Ìý

The event is free and open to the public. Parents, friends, fans, teachers, and school administrators are all encouraged to attend.ÌýÌý

For more information, visitÌýlakemichigancollege.edu/wave, email Mindy McCaffrey atÌýmmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call the Visual & Performing Arts office at 269-927-8876.ÌýÌýÌý