News Release
OMAHA-Omaha Performing Arts is excited to announce this year’s award-winning students to be honored at the 7th annual Nebraska High School Theater Academy Showcase via Omaha Performing Arts Facebook and YouTube on Saturday, June 13th at 6:00 pm! Broadway performer and Omaha native, Q. Smith will host the online showcase featuring middle and high school students from 85 schools across Nebraska!
We can’t wait to virtually celebrate all the incredible achievements by you and your students at our first ever digital NHSTA Showcase. The Showcase is free and open to the public, so no matter where you are, you can watch the opening and closing musical selections and cheer on your students and fellow teachers.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the program this year. Your talents and dedication are truly inspiring!
The winners (in alphabetical order) are:
STATE FINALISTS
Abby Schneckloth, Grand Island Northwest High School – Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray
Al Griffin, Omaha South Magnet High School – Leaf Coneybear, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Aubrey Aldag, Lincoln Southwest High School – Medda Larkin, Newsies
Benjamin Hastreiter, Elkhorn High School – Harold Hill, The Music Man
Darian Draft, Bellevue West High School - Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors
Elliott Purdy, North Platte High School - Tony, West Side Story
Jill Stark, Westside High School - Roz Keith, 9 to 5 the Musical
John Greisen, Lincoln Southwest High School – Crutchie, Newsies
McKenna Cottone, Millard North High School – The Witch, Into the Woods
Wayne Hudson II, Millard North High School – The Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince, Into the Woods
SENIOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Massimo Saitta, Omaha South Magnet High School
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
Becca Jackson-York, Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN
Abigail Forsman, Millard West High School - Projection Design
Jazlyn Adams, Scottsbluff High School - Makeup Design
OUSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE MANAGEMENT
Tessa Masek, Bishop Neumann High School