Awards and Honors

SRJC In The Heights

KENNEDY CENTER/AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE 2021,
Region VII Virtual Festival (online)

Kira Catanzaro - Meritorious Achievement award in Costume Design for It's A Wonderful Life

Brittany Kruljac - Meritorious Achievement award in Hair & Makeup Design for It's A Wonderful Life

Aimee LeRoi - Meritorious Achievement award in Stage Management for It's A Wonderful Life. She also competed in the Stage Management competition.

Kindred Tatum - Meritorious Achievement award in Stage Management for It's A Wonderful Life

Riley Craig and Maryanne Boaz were selected as two of the 32 finalists in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. This competition involves up to 300 nominees, so it is highly competitive and an honor to make it to the finals.

Amber MacLean received Honorable Mention for her Costumes Designs for Murder on the Orient Express. She also competed in Scenic Design.

 

KENNEDY CENTER/AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE 2019,
Region VII Festival (Eugene, Oregon)

Alex Campbell - Meritorious Achievement award in Costume Design for How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

Isiah Carter received a full scholarship to the summer course Theatre and Social Change: Politics, Performance, And Vocal Power

Riley Craig received a $1,000 partial scholarship to the summer course, Swords And Shakespeare: Uniting Words And Blades

Isiah Carter and his acting partner, Danny Bañales made it all the way to the highly competitive final round of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition.

Haley Hollis, along with her acting partner Riley Craig were one of 32 actors selected for the semi-final round of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition.

 

KENNEDY CENTER/AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE 2018,
Region VII Festival (Spokane, Washington)

Jeannie Terrell - Regional Award for Allied Arts for hair and makeup design for The Little Mermaid

Fiona Sharkey - Regional Award for Sound Design for It Can’t Happen Here

Ariel Allen - Meritorious Award for Costume Design for It Can’t Happen Here

Joseph Stommel - Meritorious Award for Stage Management for The Little Mermaid

Caitlyn Clark - Award for fastest Costume Quick Change in the Technical Theatre Olympics

Roberto Perez Kempton was cast in the student written 10-Minute Play Festival

 

KENNEDY CENTER/AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE 2017,
Region VII Festival (Denver, CO)

Jeannie Tyrrell won the Regional award for Allied Arts (Makeup, Masks and Prosthetics) and a one-week internship for technical theatre at the Stagecraft Institute in Las Vegas

Aaron Clark was invited to attend an eight-week training session at the institute. 

From out of 300 actors (including graduate students) Erin Galloway (partner: Heston Scott) and Siobhan O’Reilly (partner Julie Schuldt) made it to the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Semi Finals and then Siobhan became one of 16 finalists.

Sidney McNulty and Cooper Bennett made it to the Musical Theatre Scholarship Finals. 

And last but ‘not’ least, our tech team won the Tech Follies for “Knot Tying.” 

 

THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017

Awards presented on March 26, 2018 at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco

Sarah Wintermeyer (SRJC alumna) - Principal Actress in a Musical (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - In The Heights - SRJC

In The Heights - Entire Production North Bay  (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - SRJC

Joseph Miranda (SRJC alumnus) – [nominated] Principal Actor in a Musical (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - In The Heights - SRJC

In The Heights - Entire Production Bay Area  [nominated]  (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - SRJC

 

SONOMA COUNTY MARQUEE THEATRE JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2017

Peter Crompton (SRJC faculty) Outstanding Set Design - In The Heights - SRJC

Vince Mothersbaugh (SRJC faculty) [nominated] Outstanding Light Design - In The Heights - SRJC

Cooper Bennett (SRJC student) [nominated] Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical - In The Heights - SRJC

Joseph Miranda (SRJC alumnus) [nominated] Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical - In The Heights - SRJC

John Shillington, Director (SRJC faculty) Outstanding Musical Production - In The Heights - SRJC

Janis Wilson, Musical Director (SRJC faculty) Outstanding Musical Production - In The Heights - SRJC

Sam Browne (SRJC student) Outstanding Choreography - In The Heights - SRJC

Casandra Hillman (SRJC faculty) Outstanding Choreography - In The Heights - SRJC

Anakarina Swanson Outstanding Choreography - In The Heights - SRJC

 

KENNEDY CENTER/AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE 2016,
Region VII Festival (Denver, CO)

10 Theatre Arts students and faculty member Laura Downing-Lee attended the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, Region VII in Denver, Colorado.

Student Jeannie Tyrrell was selected as the National Winner for Costume Design for Region VII for her designs for Almost, Maine. She will be moving on to the National Finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Keenan “Kiki" Denison and Marc Gonzalez-Martin received Meritorious Achievement Awards; Kiki for Allied Crafts for her Mary Poppins "Jolly Holiday" dress construction and Marc for Sound Design for Mary Poppins.

 

THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2016

Awards presented on March 27, 2017 at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco

Maryanne Scozzari (SRJC faculty) [nominated] Costume Design - Twelfth Night - SRJC

Vince Mothersbaugh (SRJC faculty) [nominated] Lighting Design - Twelfth Night- SRJC

Daniel Banales (SRJC student) [nominated] Featured Actor in a Play - Twelfth Night - SRJC

Kot Takahashi (SRJC alumnus) [nominated] Principal Actor in a Play - Twelfth Night - SRJC

Twelfth Night - Entire Production Bay Area  [nominated]  (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - SRJC

Twelfth Night - Entire Production North Bay  [nominated]  (Theatres with more than 300 seats) - SRJC

 

SONOMA COUNTY THEATRE AWARDS (SOTAs) 2015

Maryanne Scozzari (SRJC faculty) - Best Costume Design - The Phantom of the Opera - SRJC

Janelle Basich-Mustafa (SRJC aluma) Best Makeup Design - The Phantom of the Opera - SRJC

Megan Fleischmann (SRJC aluma) Best Vocal Performance (Female) - The Phantom of the Opera - SRJC

Ezra Hernandez (SRJC alumnus) Best Vocal Performance (Male) - The Phantom of the Opera - SRJC

The Phantom of the Opera Best Theatrical Performance - SRJC - TIE! with The Glass Menagerie - 6th Street Playhouse

Skylar Evans (SRJC alumnus) Best Lighting Design - Thoroughly Modern Millie - SRJC Read more...

 

THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2014 

Hosted by SRJC faculty member, Reed Martin, at the historic Victoria Theatre on March 9, 2015

Kayla Kearny (SRJC alumna) – [nominated] Featured Actress in a Musical (Theaters with 100-300 seats) - Grease - 6th Street Playhouse.

Evan Atwood (SRJC alumnus) – Featured Actor in a Musical (Theaters with 100-300 seats) - Thoroughly Modern Millie - 6th Street Playhouse.

Joseph Favalora (SRJC student) – Choreography (Theaters with fewer than 100 seats) - Fiddler on the Roof - Cinnabar Theatre.

Joseph Favalora (SRJC student) – Choreography (Theaters with 100-300 seats) - Thoroughly Modern Millie - 6th Street Playhouse.

Anthony Guzman (SRJC alumnus and student) – Principal Actor in a Musical (Theaters with 100-300 seats) – Thoroughly Modern Millie – 6th Street Playhouse.

Nathan Riebli (SRJC staff) – Musical Direction (Theaters with 100-300 seats) – Grease – 6th Street Playhouse.

Janis Dunson Wilson (SRJC faculty) – Musical Direction (Theaters with more than 300 seats) – Annie Get Your Gun -–Spreckels Theatre Company.

 

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