Hennepin Theater Spotlight Program
We are proud of our award-winning Spring Lake Park High School theater program!
The Spotlight Musical Theatre Program honors and supports Minnesota high school musical theatre students and programs. Spotlight honors 77 high school musicals and students by formally recognizing the extraordinary achievements and process of developing the young artists, onstage and offstage, in our state’s high school musical theatre programs. The program supports participating programs and artists by providing high-quality learning, performing and creative experiences for students, thereby developing and empowering the next generation of innovative leaders.
Spring Lake Park theater has been a part of the Hennepin Theater Spotlight program since 2013. Below is a listing of our award-winning productions, cast and crew.
Honorable Mention Overall Production
SPAMALOT
2020-2021
Anything Goes
2018-2019
Pippin
2017-2018
Young Frankenstein
2016-2017
The Music Man
2015-2016
Shrek the Musical
2014-2015
Production Awards
Overall Production
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention Overall Performance
Young Frankenstein, 2016-2017; SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention Ensemble Performance
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Outstanding Performance by a Student Orchestra
Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019; SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Outstanding Acting Performance
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention Overall Performance by a Chorus
Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015
Honorable Mention Performance in Acting by a Chorus
Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015
Honorable Mention Ensemble Performance
The Music Man, 2015-2016; Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019.
Honorable Mention Acting Performance by an Ensemble
The Music Man, 2015-2016; Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019.
Outstanding Movement/Dance by an Ensemble
The Music Man, 2015-2016; Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019.
Honorable Mention Dance Performance
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Outstanding Overall Technical Team
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention Overall Technical Team
The Music Man, 2015-2016; Young Frankenstein, 2016-2017; Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019
Honorable Mention Technical Crew
Young Frankenstein, 2016-2017
Honorable Mention A/V Board
The Music Man, 2015-2016; Young Frankenstein, 2016-2017; and SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Honorable Mention Costume Crew
Pippin, 2017-2018; and Anything Goes, 2018-2019; SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Outstanding Run Crew
SPAMALOT, 2020-2021
Cast and Crew Awards
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
Madison Dempsey, Cabaret, 2013-2014; Kyle Le, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Amira Shanaa, The Music Man, 2015-2016; and Cassidy Thompson, Anything Goes, 2018-2019, Zachary Wheaton, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021 and Hailey Herzog, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021.
Honorable Mention Performance in a Leading Role
Sam Fish, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Amira Shanaa, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Kyle Le, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Elijah Plaep, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Cassidy Thompson, Pippin, 2017-2018; Mason Payne, Pippin, 2017-2018; Stanley Putnam, Anything Goes, 2018-2019; and Mason Payne, Anything Goes, 2018-2019.
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
Derek Hartman, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Rodney Fowler, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; Chelsea Young, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Ben Putnam, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Cassidy Thompson, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Theresa Drexler, Pippin, 2017-2018; Anna Hutton, Pippin, 2017-2018; and Abbi Tanner, Anything Goes, 2018-2019; Mady Bourasa, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021.
Honorable Mention Performance in a Supporting Role
Luke Remme, Cabaret, 2013-2014; Cody Johnson, Cabaret, 2013-2014; Cody Johnson, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015; and Ryan Seal, Pippin, 2017-2018.
Honorable Mention Performance in a Featured Role
Natalie Walraff, Shrek the Musical, 2014-2015
Technical Leadership Nomination
Bronson Talcott, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Nick Hendrickson, The Music Man, 2015-2016; Tyler Biggerstaff, The Music Man, 2015-2016; and Riley Kunz, Anything Goes, 2018-2019.
Evaluator Shout-Out
Malachi Fox, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021; Cassie Christian, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021; Maria Horst, SPAMALOT, 2020-2021.