National Youth Arts Awards
(2019-2020)
Awards
Artist of the Year: Kylie Burge (Anna in EVCT’s Frozen Jr., Toffee in Zombie Prom and Katherine Blake in Freaky Friday @ Perry High School)
Lead Performance in a Play: Kassandra Diaz as Alejandra in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Lead Performance (Junior Division): Ashley Gebhard as RJ in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Marco Velasquez as Olaf in Frozen Jr.
Sound Design: Karen Rolston for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Nominations
Lead Performance in a Play: Tré Moore as Kristoff in Frozen Jr.
Lead Performance (Junior Division): Moranda Smith as Virginia in Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Supporting Performance in a Play: Logan Aryes as Gamma in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Supporting Performance in a Play: Grace Kuhn as Alpha in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Supporting Performance in a Play: Rylee Scott as Wolf in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Marco Velasquez as Nugget in Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Featured Performance (Junior Division): Morgan Anderson as Middle Elisa in Frozen Jr.
Ensemble: Frozen Jr.
Ensemble: Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Costume Design: Barbara Jakucki for Frozen Jr.
Costume Design: Barbara Jakucki for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Set Design: Dori Brown for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Hair/Makeup Design: Cori L. Johnson for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
Direction: Karen Rolston for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
New Works: Laura Winters for Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada
ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
(2019-2020)
Nominations and Winners
Rising Star for his role as Olaf in Frozen Jr
Marco Velasquez
Props Design, Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Claus
Karen Rolston
Original Script, Space Mission #5379, Saving Rachel Nevada
Laura Winters *Winner
Lead Actress in a Play, Space Mission #5379, Saving Rachel Nevada
Annika Barduson *Winner
Kassandra Diaz *Winner
Ashley Gebhard
Riley Burger
Lead Actor in a Play
Mitchell Henriksen *Winner
Supporting Actress in a Play
Isabela Herckes *Winner
Rylee Burger
Grace Kuhn
Logan Ayres
Supporting Actor in a Play
Marco Velasquez
Carter Hurlburt
Aidan Perkins
Makeup and Hair Design
Cori Johnson
Sound Design
Karen Rolston
Director of a Play
Karen Rolston
Artistic Specialization
Randy Skabelund
Original Music
Jake Olson
Overall Production of a Youth Play
Space Mission #5379: Saving Rachel Nevada *Winner
Congratulations to all the great performers and designers we hadat East Valley Children’s Theatre in 2019-2020 season. You were all amazing!
A special congratulations to the award winners and nominees for the 15th Annual National Youth Arts Awards (EVCT earned 5 awards and 15 nominations!) and ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence, we are all very proud you were a part of our tremendous season.
EVCT Annual Awards
East Valley Children’s Theatre is proud to be a part of the ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence, an organization that promotes excellence in theatre in the metropolitan Phoenix area.
EVCT also is recognized by the National Youth Theatre every year for outstanding achievement in children’s theatre.