Pittsburgh Public Theater's 2021 Showcase of Finalists

SHOWCASE
OF FINALISTS

February 22, 2021 | 7:00pm

Presented by

ORDER OF EVENTS

Hosted by Joe Serafini

WELCOME

Ken Rice, KDKA-TV
Dan Onorato, Highmark Health
Marya Sea Kaminski, Pittsburgh Public Theater

STUDENT FINALIST PERFORMANCES:

LOWER DIVISION | GRADES 4-7

Jonah Burchill, Linus Burchill A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Bottom, Peter Quince

Aaron Jiang, Ava Liu A Midsummer Night's Dream
Boyce Middle School Bottom, Titania

Kennedy Brooks, Kitty McHale The Merry Wives of Windsor
Environmental Charter School Mistress Ford, Mistress Page

Suraya Collins, Zora Rose Romeo and Juliet
Hope Academy of Music and the Arts Juliet, Nurse

Magdalen McDermott, Adelaide Schmich The Merchant of Venice
West View Hub Portia, Adelaide

Sidra Bandy The Tempest
Hope Academy of Music and the Arts Ariel

Declan Mibroda The Comedy of Errors
McMurray Elementary Antipholus

Olivia Lee Romeo and Juliet
North Allegheny Cyber Academy Juliet

Kymir Cogdell Freeman Hamlet
Pittsburgh CAPA Hamlet

Matei Zivanov Romeo and Juliet
Pittsburgh Colfax Mercutio

EMPTY SPACE SHAKESPEARE

Featuring: Jake Barber, Steven Montinar, INEZ, Alona Williams

STUDENT FINALIST PERFORMANCES:

UPPER DIVISION | GRADES 8-12

Armen Pettit, Ishaan Sharma, Rohan Mehta A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fort Couch Middle School Peter Quince, Bottom, Starveling

Cameron Tino, Elijah Groves As You Like It
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Corin, Touchstone

Eva Scandrett, David Hargraves Two Gentlemen of Verona
Trinity Christian School Launce, Speed

Desmon Jackson, Jayson Allen A Midsummer Night's Dream
Woodland Hills High School Demetrius, Helena

Annabel Tew Henry VI
Pittsburgh CAPA Joan La Pucelle

Colin Abt The Comedy of Errors
Peters Township High School Antipholus

Angelia Larson King John
Slippery Rock High School Constance

Nathan Mutale Richard III
Thomas Jefferson High School Richard

Kai Suyama Two Gentlemen of Verona
Hampton High School Launce

Maddie Nolen Two Noble Kinsmen
Upper St. Clair High School Jailer's Daughter

ROB ZELLERS AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION

Presented by: Linda Addlespurger, 2020 Award Recipient

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Presented by: Tony Bingham, Sharon Eberson, Carter Redwood, Marya Sea Kaminski

THE JUDGES

Tony Bingham, Actor

Sharon Eberson, Theater Critic

Carter Redwood, Actor

Marya Sea Kaminski, Artistic Director, Pittsburgh Public Theater

COACHES AND PRELMINARY ROUND JUDGES

Cassidy Adkins, Naomi Allen, Hope Anthony, Ken Bolden, Karen Baum, Sarah Carleton,
Lisa Ann Goldsmith, Parag S. Gohel, Alan Irvine, Wali Jamal, Douglas King, Chris Laitta,
Amy Landis, Tonya Lynn, Malic Maat, Jenny Malarkey, Alex Manalo, Tim McGeever, Karen
Merritt, Claire Sabatine, Jason Shavers, Ronald Siebert, Jennifer Tober, Shakara Wright

EMPTY SPACE PROJECT TEAM

DaeMon Palmer, Creative Director
Khalil Malik, Brand Ambassador
Matt Palichat, Media Coordinator & Director of Photography
Cat Burton, Project Manager
Eddie Robas, Editor & Audio Engineer
Alex Hines, Audio Engineer, Mixing & Mastering
Cody House, Audio Engineer
Donyisha Wooley-Jones, Grip
Erin Slage & Desiree Wilson, Graphic Designers
Meleak Potter, Real Estate Advisor

SHOWCASE OF FINALISTS PRODUCTION TEAM

Seth Laidlaw, Interim Education Director, Pittsburgh Public Theater
Thomas Dieter, Stage Manager & Broadcast Designer

SPECIAL THANKS

Linda Addlespurger
Ken Rice
Joe Serafini
Dustin Wickett Design
Apple T's
Aja Jones, Brian Pope, Katina White,
and the entire Pittsburgh Public Theater Team

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
Baldwin High School Markham Elementary
Beaver Area Middle School McMurray Elementary
Big Beaver Falls High School Mellon Middle School
Blessed Francis Seelos Academy Moon Middle School
Boyce Middle School Mt. Lebanon High School
Brentwood High School North Allegheny Cyber Academy
Brentwood Middle School North Allegheny High School
Canon-McMillan High School Oakland Catholic
Charleroi High School Peters Township High School
Chartiers Valley Middle School Peters Township Middle School
Community Day School Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Deer Lakes High School Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
Derry Area High School Port Allegany High School
Derry Area Middle School Quaker Valley High School
Dickson STEAM Academy Riverview Junior-Senior High School
Dorseyville Middle School Sewickley Academy
Dutch Ridge Elementary School Shaler Area High School
Edgewood Elementary STEAM Academy Slippery Rock High School
Environmental Charter School Slippery Rock Middle School
Fort Couch Middle School Steubenville High School
Foster Elementary The Dragon's Den
Freedom Area Middle School The Rustic Mechanicals Apprentice Troupe
Freedom High School Thomas Jefferson High School
Gateway High School Trinity Christian School
Gateway Middle School Trinity High School
Grandview Elementary Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy
Hampton High School Upper St. Clair High School
Hampton Middle School Urban Impact Foundation
Harrison Education Center Washington Elementary
Hoover Elementary West Allegheny High School
Hope Academy of Music and the Arts West View Hub
Howe Elementary Whitehall Elementary
Indiana Players Woodland Hills High School
Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Middle School
Keystone Oaks High School

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