2022-2023 Westie Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 - 2023 season Westie Awards!

Main Season Awards

Best Production: The Spitfire Grill producers Bill Miller & Teresa Skelton

Best Director: Nancy Lafferty for The Curious Savage

Best Ensemble: Residents of The Cloisters

Best Actress: Sally Carter for August: Osage County

Best Actor: Austin Uebelhor for Mothers & Sons

Best Major Supporting Actress: Phoebe Aldridge for The Curious Savage

Best Major Supporting Actor: Thom Johnson for The Curious Savage

Best Minor Supporting Actress: Susan Smith for The Spitfire Grill

Best Minor Supporting Actor: JB Scoble for August: Osage County

Best Cameo: Rob Lawson for August: Osage County

Best Youth Under 18 in an Adult Play: Tyler Acquaviva for Mothers & Sons

Best Female Singer: Chrissy Crawley for The Spitfire Grill

Best Male Singer: Daniel Draves for The Spitfire Grill

Best Set Design: Ian Marshall-Fisher for The Spitfire Grill

Best Set Decoration: Ian Marshall-Fisher for The Spitfire Grill

Best Stage Manager: Tonya Rave for The Spitfire Grill

Best Costumes: Karen Webster-Cones for The Spitfire Grill

Best Props: Kathy Watson, Georgeanna Teipen, Betsy Miller for The Spitfire Grill

Best Lighting Design: Eric Matters for The Spitfire Grill

Best Lighting Board Technician: James H Williams for The Spitfire Grill

Best Sound Design: Rob Stokes & Geoff Lynch for The Spitfire Grill

Best Sound Board Technician: Rob Stokes for The Spitfire Grill

Youth Production Awards

Lunch Money

Best Performer - Graham Puterbaugh

Best Supporting Performer - Tatum Meadors

Best Technician - Rachel Bush

Best Spirit - Elizabeth Schuth

Class of Chaos

Best Performer - Ella Crites

Best Performer - Nick Lantzer

Best Technician - Owen Yeater

Best Spirit - Peyton Williams

The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

Best Performer - Rachel Bush

Best Supporting Performer - Ella Crites

Best Spirit - Anna Pfeiffer

MSP Youth Scholarship - Camren Davis

2021-2022 Westie Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 - 2022 season Westie Awards!

Main Season Awards

Best Production: White Christmas

Best Director: Brandi Davis for Dracula

Best Ensemble: The cast of Rumors

Best Actress: Sabrina Duprey for Dracula

Best Actor: Brian Coon for Of Mice and Men

Best Major Supporting Actress: Audrey Duprey for Of Mice and Men

Best Major Supporting Actor: Adam Davis for Dracula

Best Minor Supporting Actress: Sara Castillo Dandurand for Rumors

Best Minor Supporting Actor: Robert Webster Jr. for Of Mice and Men

Best Cameo: Meeko the dog for Of Mice and Men

Best Youth Under 18 in an Adult Play: Liv Keslin for White Christmas

Best Female Singer: Georgeanna Teipen for White Christmas

Best Male Singer: John Park Whitaker for White Christmas

Best Set Design: TIE - Brandi Davis for Dracula and Jen Otterman for Rumors

Best Set Decoration: Jen Otterman, Molly Kraus, Nicole Amsler for Rumors

Best Stage Manager: Lauren Kloke for Dracula

Best Costumes: Karen Webster for Dracula

Best Props: Tanya Keller for Dracula

Best Lighting Design: Alex Dantin for Dracula

Best Lighting Technician: Andrew Young for White Christmas

Best Sound Design: Amber Shatto for White Christmas

Best Sound Technician: Rob Stokes for White Christmas

Youth Production Awards

Interviews

Best Performer - Rachel Bush

Best Supporting Performer - Aidan Adelman

Spirit Award - Elizabeth Schuth

30 Reasons Not to Be in a Play

Best Performer - Mason Yeater

Best Supporting Performer - Liv Keslin

Best Supporting Performer - Livy Crocker

Best Technician - Nora Gapinski Coon

Spirit Award - Amaya Smith

MSP Youth Scholarship - Liv Keslin

2021-2022 Encore Award Winners

Best Production of a Comedy: Ka’Lena Cuevas - Rumors

Best Production of a Drama: Ka'Lena Cuevas - Of Mice and Men

Best Director of a Comedy: Jen Otterman - Rumors

Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Drama: Austin Hookfin - Of Mice and Men

Best Minor Supporting Actress in a Drama: Audrey Duprey - Of Mice and Men

Best Minor Supporting Actress in a Musical: Georgeanna Teipen - White Christmas

Best Female Singer: Georgeanna Teipen - White Christmas

Best Set Design for a Comedy: Jen Otterman - Rumors

Best Lighting Design for a Comedy: Eric Matters - Rumors

Best Sound Design for a Comedy: Eric Dixon & Jeff Coss - Rumors

Best Stage Manager of a Play: Nicole Amsler - Rumors

Judge's Special: White Christmas preshow slide presentation of relatives in the military

Rising Star Awards: Harrison Coon & Amaya Smith

2020-2021 Westie Awards

Due to the situation with Covid-19 and multiple productions being postponed or cancelled, MSP made the decision to not have the Westie Awards this year.

2019-2020 Westie Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 - 2020 season Westie Awards!

Best Production: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Director: Veronique Duprey for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Ensemble: The Cast of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Actress: Sabrina Duprey for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Actor: Matt Hartzburg for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Major Supporting Actress: Susan Hill for Lie, Cheat & Genuflect

Best Major Supporting Actor: Adam Davis for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Minor Supporting Actress: Jean Adams for Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Minor Supporting Actor: Thom Johnson for Lie, Cheat & Genuflect

Best Cameo: Cody Holloway for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Performer Under Age 18 in an Adult Show: Audrey Caron for Lie, Cheat & Genuflect

Best Stage Manager: Lauren Kloke for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Set Designer: Jen Otterman for Lie, Cheat & Genuflect

Best Light Designer: Bill Miller for Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Light Board Technician: Bill Miller for Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Sound Designer: R.C. Thorne for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Sound Board Technician: Bill Miller for Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Set Decoration: Jen Otterman and Susan Hill for Lie, Cheat & Genuflect

Best Props: Lauren Kloke and Tom Smith for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Costumes: Veronique Duprey for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

2019 - 2020 Westies

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2019-2020 Encore Awards

Best Production of a Comedy: Ka’Lena Cuevas - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Best Production of a Drama: Thom Johnson - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Director of a Comedy: Jen Otterman - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Best Director of a Drama: Veronique Duprey - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy: Joe Wagner - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Best Lead Actor in a Drama: Matt Hartzburg - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Lead Actress in a Drama: Sabrina Duprey - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Major Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Joe Aiello - Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Major Supporting Actor in a Drama: Xavier Jones - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Major Supporting Actress in a Play: Jan McGill - Over the River and Through the Woods

Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Drama: Adam Davis - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Costumes for a Drama: Veronique Duprey - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Set Design for a Comedy: Jen Otterman - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Best Set Design for a Drama: John Sampson & Veronique Duprey - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Best Set Decoration for a Comedy: Jen Otterman - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Best Stage Manager of a Play: Ka’Lena Cuevas & Kelli Conkin - Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

2018-2019 Westie Award Winners

Congratulations to the Westie Award winners for the 2018 - 2019 season!!

Best Actor: Thom Johnson - A Little Christmas Spirit

Best Actress: Georgeanna Teipen - Perfect Crime

Best Major Supporting Actor: Thom Johnson - Perfect Crime

Best Major Supporting Actress: Susan Hill - Social Security

Best Minor Supporting Actor: Jeremy Teipen - Perfect Crime

Best Minor Supporting Actress: Cindy Duncan - A Little Christmas Spirit
Best Cameo: Tom Smith - Social Security
Best Youth Actor: Harrison Gapinski Coon - Adventure of the Speckled Band

Best Youth Actress: Marci Marcus - A Little Christmas Spirit
Best Ensemble: Cast of Social Security - Social Security

Best Set Decoration: John Sampson, Cheryl Fesmire, Steven Marsh - Perfect Crime
Best Set Design: Jen Otterman - Social Security

Best Costumes: Georgeanna Teipen - Perfect Crime

Best Props: Kat Watson - A Little Christmas Spirit

Best Stage Manager: Julie Wallyn - Social Security
Best Light Design: Bill Miller - A Little Christmas Spirit
Best Light Board Technician: Kate Hinman - Perfect Crime
Best Sound Design: Steven Marsh - Going Going Gone
Best Sound Board Technician: Brian Coon - Social Security
Best Director: Cheryl Fesmire - Perfect Crime

Best Production: Social Security

2018-2019 Encore Awards

Best Major Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Susan Hill - Social Security

Best Ensemble in a Play: The Cast - Social Security

Rising Star Male: Harrison Coon - The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Rising Star Female: Riley Cleaver - The Adventure of the Speckled Band

2017-2018 Westie Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2017 - 2018 season Westie Award Winners!

Best Actor: Matt Hartzburg for Noises Off

Best Actress: Monica Reinking for 33 Variations

Best Major Supporting Actor: "TIE" Dave Hoffman for 33 Variations and Scott Prill for Noises Off

Best Major Supporting Actress: Katelin Reeves for 33 Variations

Best Minor Supporting Actor: Steve Jerk for 33 Variations

Best Minor Supporting Actress: Susan Hill for 33 Variations

Best Cameo: Dennis Forkel for Lafferty's Wake

Best Child Actor: Jadin Payton for The Homecoming - Walton's Christmas

Best Child Actress: Rosie Allenson for Picnic

Best Ensemble: The Cast of 33 Variations

Best set Decoration: Jen Otterman for Picnic

Best Director: Jan Jamison for 33 Variations

Best Production: 33 Variations; Kat Watson, Producer

Special Award from the Westies Committee given to Kyle Thomas for "Amazing Accomplishment on Piano" for his piano playing on 33 Variations. (Note: Kyle is legally deaf)

2017-2018 Encore Awards

Best Cameo in a Play: Onis Dean - The Homecoming

Best Performer Under the Age of 18 in a Drama: Rosie Allenson - Picnic

Best Costumes for a Drama: Lauren Caron - Picnic

Best Sound Design for a Drama: Jeff Coss - Picnic

Best Hair & Makeup for a Drama: Savannah Jay - Picnic

Judge's Special: The projections of actual manuscripts with notations and sketches by Beethoven. (Bill Miller) - 33 Variations

Rising Star Male: Charlie Haas - Charlotte’s Web

Rising Star Female: Stella Neale - Charlotte's Web

2016 Westfield Parks Business Partner of the Year

Past Awards

In the category – Most Impressive Set Design Community Theatre Division: Danny Russel’s impressive two story interior set design for God’s Favorite at Main Street Productions in Westfield was an ambitious undertaking.

2015 Westfield Chamber of Commerce- Globe Award for Outstanding Community Organization - Service Organization Award.