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Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards

Presented by EMC Insurance Companies

The Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards celebrates the achievements of students involved in high school musicals across the state. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The year-long program consists of three main components.

Learning Opportunities
Throughout the school year, workshops led by theater professionals help students grow. While some sessions focus on performance skills, others focus on technical areas such as lighting design, scenic design, and stage management. Many opportunities connect students directly with Broadway professionals. 

Professional Review
Select participating musical productions receive a professional review. Panels of performing arts educators and professionals (adjudicators) attend exhibiting schools' musicals and provide feedback on individual actors' performances, orchestra, set, lighting, costumes and more. Teachers and students use these insights to make their next show even stronger. Schools participating year over year have seen dramatic transformations in skill, student enthusiasm, and community support.

Awards Showcase & Recognitions
The year culminates in a professionally produced Awards Showcase celebrating student achievement at the Des Moines Civic Center.

 

2023-2024 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Des Moines Performing Arts invites you to attend a production participating in the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards.

Production titles, dates, and times are subject to change. Please refer to the participating school for up-to-date performance details.

2023-2024 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

 

2023-2024 ADJUDICATORS

Learn more about our adjudication team by reading the 2023-2024 adjudicator bios HERE


PAST PRODUCTIONS

2022-2023

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School, INTO THE WOODS
Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, THE SECRET GARDEN: SPRING VERSION
Albia High School, DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
Anamosa High School*
Ankeny Centennial High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Ankeny High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Aplington-Parkersburg High School, INTO THE WOODS
Atlantic High School, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Ballard High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Bishop Garrigan High School, WIZARD OF OZ (RSC)
Bondurant-Farrar High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Boone High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Boyer Valley High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Calamus-Wheatland High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Carlisle High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School, CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Centerville High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Charles City High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (REVISED)
Clarke Community High School, THE MUSIC MAN
Clear Creek Amana High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Coon Rapids-Bayard Secondary School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Creston High School, FREAKY FRIDAY
Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School, FOOTLOOSE
Danville Jr/Sr High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Davenport Central High School, ROCK OF AGES: TEEN EDITION
Davenport North High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Denison High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School, FREAKY FRIDAY
Des Moines Christian School, ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Des Moines East High School, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL: TEEN EDITION
Dowling Catholic High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Dubuque Senior High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Earlham High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Edgewood-Colesburg Jt/Sr High School, EMMA: A POP MUSICAL
Forest City High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Fort Dodge Senior High School, LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Gilbert High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, SEUSSICAL
Grand View Christian School, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Grinnell-Newburg High School*
Northeast High School (Goose Lake), INTO THE WOODS
North Linn High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
North Polk High School, TUCK EVERLASTING
North Scott High School, ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)
North Union High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.
Norwalk High School, MEAN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
Ogden High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Okoboji High School, PETER PAN (1954 BROADWAY VERSION)
Osage Community High School, THE MUSIC MAN
Pella Christian High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA (ENCHANTED EDITION)
Pella High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Perry High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Pleasant Valley High School, BIG FISH
Red Oak Jr/Sr High School, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Regina Catholic Jr/Sr High School, GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION
Roland-Story High School, INTO THE WOODS
Shenandoah High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Sioux City North High School, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Siouxland Christian School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Southeast Polk High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Southeast Warren Jr/Sr High School, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.
South Hardin High School, DISNEY’S FROZEN JR.
South Tama County High School, FREAKY FRIDAY
Spencer High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Spirit Lake High School, SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL
Tipton High School, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Union High School, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT SCHOOL EDITION
Urbandale High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Van Meter High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Waukee High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Waukee Northwest High School, CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Waukon High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Waverly-Shell Rock High School*
West Des Moines Valley High School, CURTAINS
Winterset High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Woodward-Granger High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids), GUYS AND DOLLS 

*Denotes a school who did not submit a production for adjudication and participated in the program through access to learning opportunities and other program components.

2021-2022

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School, Guthrie Center, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, Adel, DISNEY'S FREAKY FRIDAY
Albia High School, Albia, THE ADDAMS FAMILY - SCHOOL EDITION
Anamosa High School, Anamosa, THE ADDAMS FAMILY*
Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Ankeny High School, Ankeny, GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
Atlantic High School, Atlantic, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
BCLUW High School, Conrad, ANYTHING GOES
Belmond-Klemme Jr/Sr High School, Belmond, MAMMA MIA
Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona, PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Bondurant Farrar High School, Bondurant, WE WILL ROCK YOU
Boone High School, Boone, CLUE THE MUSICAL
Boyer Valley High School, Dunlap, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Calamus-Wheatland High School, Wheatland, ANNIE JR
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, CURTAINS
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, MATILDA
Centerville High School, Centerville, RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL, A VERY HAIRY FAIRY TALE
Central (Elkader) High School, Clayton, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Charles City High School, Charles City, GREASE
Clarke Community High School, Osceola, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA
Clear Creek Amana High School, Tiffin, SISTER ACT
Clinton High School, Clinton, THE LITTLE MERMAID
Creston Community High School, Creston, BIG FISH
Dallas Center- Grimes Community School, Grimes, LITTLE MERMAID
Danville High School, Danville, ANNIE
Davenport Central High School, Davenport, THE LITTLE MERMAID
Davenport North High School, Davenport, ANYTHING GOES (2018 REVISION)
Davenport West High School, Davenport, THE LION KING JR.
Decorah High School, Decorah, TARZAN THE STAGE MUSICAL
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School, Des Moines, CARRIE: THE MUSICAL (CONCORD)
Des Moines East High School, Des Moines, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Des Moines Hoover High School, Des Moines, LITTLE WOMEN
Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School, Des Moines , MAMMA MIA!
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, THE MUSIC MAN
Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Earlham High School, Earlham, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Forest City High School, Forest City, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Fort Dodge Senior High School, Fort Dodge, FOOTLOOSE
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, Reinbeck, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Grinnell High School, Grinnell, HONK!
Grundy Center High School, Grundy Center, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Harlan Community High School, Harlan, TRAP*
Hudson High School, Hudson, MAMMA MIA!
Humboldt High School, Humboldt, THE ADDAMS FAMILY - SCHOOL EDITION
Indianola High School, Indianola, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Iowa City High School, Iowa City, BIG FISH
Iowa Falls-Alden High School, Iowa Falls, ANASTASIA
Johnston High School, Johnston, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Knoxville High School , Knoxville , DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL
Le Mars High School, Le Mars*
Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Montezuma High School, Montezuma, SHREK THE MUSICAL JR.
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, HELLO, DOLLY!
Nevada High School, Nevada, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
North Linn Community High School, Troy Mills, THE ADDAMS FAMILY (SCHOOL EDITION)
North Polk High School, Alleman, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
North Scott High School, Eldridge, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Northwest Waukee High School, Waukee, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Norwalk High School, Norwalk, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Ogden High School, Ogden, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Okoboji High School, Milford, INTO THE WOODS
Osage Community High School, Osage, MAMMA MIA
Pella Christian High School, Pella, PIPPIN
Perry High School, Perry, ANYTHING GOES (2018 REVISION)
Pleasant Valley Community High School, Bettendorf, URINETOWN
Red Oak High School, Red Oak, GUYS AND DOLLS
Roland-Story High School, Story City, MATILDA
Shenandoah High School , Shenandoah, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Sioux City North High School, Sioux City, FOOTLOOSE
South Hardin High School, Eldora, TEN MINUTE MUSICALS
South Tama County High School, Tama, INTO THE WOODS
South Winneshiek High School , Calmar, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Southeast Warren High School, Liberty Center, GUYS AND DOLLS JR
Spencer High School, Spencer, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Spirit Lake High School, Spirit Lake, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Tipton High School, Tipton, CHICAGO-TEEN EDITION
Union High School, La Porte City, FOOTLOOSE
Valley High School: West Des Moines, West Des Moines, BRIGADOON
Van Meter High School, Van Meter, LEGALLY BLONDE
Waukee High School, Waukee, BE MORE CHILL
Waukon High School, Waukon, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, ANNIE*
Winterset High School, Winterset, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE

*Denotes a school that did not submit a production for adjudication and participated in the program through access to learning opportunities and other program components.

2020-2021

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School, GODSPELL
Albia Community High School, SEUSSICAL TYA
Anamosa High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Ankeny Centennial High School*
BCLUW High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Bishop Garrigan High School, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Bondurant-Farrar High School, SEUSSICAL
Boone High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Boyer Valley High School*
Calamus-Wheatland High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR.
Carlisle High School*
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Centerville High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Central Community High School, SEUSSICAL JR.
Clarke Community High School, MAMMA MIA!
Clear Creek Amana High School*
Creston Community High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Dallas Center-Grimes High School, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Davenport North High School, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Decorah High School*
Denison High School*
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School*
Des Moines Christian School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS
Des Moines East High School*
Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School*
Dowling Catholic High School*
Dubuque Senior High School, XANADU
Earlham High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Forest City High School*
Fort Dodge Senior High School*
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, DISNEY'S FREAKY FRIDAY
Glenwood Community High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Grand View Christian School*
Grinnell High School*
Hudson High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Humboldt High School, ANNIE
Indianola High School, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Johnston High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Knoxville High School, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Le Mars Community High School*
Lewis Central High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR.
Madrid High School*
Mount Vernon High School, BRIGHT STAR
Nevada High School, HELLO! MY BABY
North Linn High School, THE TRUTH ABOUT CINDERELLA
North Scott High School, DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL
Norwalk High School, SEUSSICAL
OABCIG High School*
Ogden High School, RAINING CATS AND DOGS
Osage Community High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS
Oskaloosa High School*
Pella Christian High School, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Pella Community High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Perry High School, MAMMA MIA!
Pleasant Valley High School*
Red Oak High School, WORKING
Regina Catholic Education Center, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2
Roland-Story High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Shenandoah High School, DISNEY'S FREAKY FRIDAY
Sibley-Ocheyedan High School*
Sioux City North High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Siouxland Christian School*
Southeast Polk High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Southeast Warren High School, ANNIE JR.
Spencer High School, CHILDREN OF EDEN
Spencer High School, UPSTAGED BY A PANDEMIC
Spirit Lake High School, BYE BYE BIRDIE
Tipton High School, GODSPELL (2012 REVIVAL)
Union Community High School, INTO THE WOODS
Urbandale High School, URINETOWN
Valley Lutheran School*
Van Meter High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Wahlert Catholic High School, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
Wahlert Catholic High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Waukee High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Waukon High School, WEST SIDE STORY
Waverly-Shell Rock High School*
West Central Valley High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
West Des Moines Valley High School, BRIGHT STAR SCHOOL EDITION
Winterset High School*

*Denotes a school that did not submit a production for adjudication and participated in the program through access to learning opportunities and other program components.

2019-2020

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS
Albia High School, SISTER ACT
Algona High School, SEUSSICAL
Anamosa High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS*
Ankeny Centennial High School, MAMMA MIA!*
Ankeny High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL*
Atlantic High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
BCLUW High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Belmond-Klemme Junior/Senior High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Bishop Garrigan High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Bondurant-Farrar High School, ANNIE*
Boone High School, INTO THE WOODS
Boyer Valley High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL*
Calamus-Wheatland High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, PIPPIN
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School, DROWSY CHAPERONE*
Centerville High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Central Community High School, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR.*
Central Lyon High School, INTO THE WOODS
Clarke High School, OKLAHOMA!
Clear Creek Amana High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL*
Clinton High School, MAMMA MIA!
Creston Community High School, BRIGADOON
Dallas Center-Grimes High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS*
Danville Junior/Senior High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Davenport Central High School, ANYTHING GOES*
Davenport North High School, INTO THE WOODS*
Decorah High School, TUCK EVERLASTING
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School, FOREVER PLAID
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School, HAIRSPRAY*
Des Moines East High School, SISTER ACT
Des Moines Herbert Hoover High School, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL*
Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE*
Dowling Catholic High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID*
Dubuque Senior High School, BIG FISH
Earlham High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Exira-EHK High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID*
Fairfield High School, FREAKY FRIDAY*
Forest City High School, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Fort Dodge Senior High School, BRIGHT STAR*
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, HONK!
Grand View Christian School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Grinnell High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Hudson High School, OKLAHOMA!*
Humboldt High School, SEUSSICAL
Indianola High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ*
Iowa City High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL*
Johnston High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS*
Knoxville High School, ROCK OF AGES (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION)
Lewis Central High School, MAMMA MIA!*
Montezuma High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
Mount Vernon High School, TUCK EVERLASTING*
Nevada High School, BYE BYE BIRDIE
North Linn High School, NO, NO, NANETTE
North Scott High School, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE*
Norwalk High School, PIPPIN
OABCIG High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Ogden High School, LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Osage High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Oskaloosa High School, ROALD DAHL'S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Ottumwa High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Panorama High School, ROALD DAHL'S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR.
Pella Christian High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Perry High School, MAMMA MIA!*
Pleasant Valley High School, CARRIE THE MUSICAL
Red Oak High School, FAME THE MUSICAL
Regina Catholic Education Center, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Shenandoah High School, SEUSSICAL
Sioux City East High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY*
Sioux City North High School, CURTAINS SCHOOL EDITION*
South Hardin High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
South Tama County High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Southeast Polk High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Southeast Warren Jr/Sr High School, SEUSSICAL JR.
Spencer High School, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Spirit Lake High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Starmont High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Tipton High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Union High School, BRIGHT STAR
Valley Lutheran School, SEUSSICAL JR.*
Van Meter High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Wahlert Catholic High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Wahlert Catholic High School, ANYTHING GOES*
Waukee High School, URINETOWN*
Waverly-Shell Rock High School, SOUTH PACIFIC
West Central Valley High School, FREAKY FRIDAY*
West Des Moines Valley High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES*
Winterset High School, ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL

*Denotes a production that was unable to be adjudicated prior to June 1, 2020. Scheduled performances were cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19-related school closures.

2018-2019

Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Albia High School, HELLO, DOLLY!
Algona High School, GODSPELL
Anamosa High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Ankeny Centennial High School, SISTER ACT
Ankeny High School, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU
Atlantic High School, ANYTHING GOES
BCLUW High School (Conrad), BIG FISH
Bishop Garrigan High School (Algona), ALL SHOOK UP
Bondurant-Farrar High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Boone High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (REVISED)
Calamus-Wheatland High School, LITTLE WOMEN
Carlisle High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School, URINETOWN
Centerville High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Central DeWitt High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Clarke Community High School (Osceola), THE WIZARD OF OZ
Clear Creek Amana High School (Tiffin), FREAKY FRIDAY
Clinton High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Creston Community High School, FOOTLOOSE
Dallas Center-Grimes High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Danville Junior/Senior High School, OKLAHOMA!
Davenport Central High School, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION)
Davenport North High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Denison High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Des Moines Abraham Lincoln High School, HONK!
Des Moines Christian School (Urbandale), THE WIZARD OF OZ
Des Moines East High School, RENT
Des Moines Herbert Hoover High School, FREAKY FRIDAY
Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School, DISNEY'S THE LION KING EXPERIENCE
Des Moines Theodore Roosevelt High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Dowling Catholic High School (West Des Moines), STATE FAIR
Dubuque Senior High School, FOOTLOOSE
Earlham High School, INTO THE WOODS
Emmetsburg High School, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Fairfield High School, ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
Forest City High School, ANYTHING GOES
Fort Dodge Senior High School, BIG FISH
Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, PETER PAN
Hudson High School, SEUSSICAL
Indianola High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Johnston High School, LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Knoxville High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Le Mars Community High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Madrid Jr/Sr High School, PETER PAN: A NEW MUSICAL
Montezuma High School, ANNIE
Mount Ayr Community High School, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS
Mount Vernon High School, OKLAHOMA!
Nevada High School, SISTER ACT
North Polk High School (Alleman), JEKYLL & HYDE
North Scott High School (Eldridge), SEUSSICAL
North Union High School (Armstrong), YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
OABCIG High School (Ida Grove), THE MUSIC MAN
Ogden High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Osage High School, GREASE
Oskaloosa High School, LUCKY STIFF
Panorama High School (Panora), DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.
Pella Christian High School, OKLAHOMA!
Perry High School, SEUSSICAL
Pleasant Valley High School (Bettendorf), KISS ME, KATE (REVISED 1999)
Red Oak High School, URINETOWN
Shenandoah High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Sibley-Ocheyedan High School, THE MUSIC MAN
Sioux City North High School, CHICAGO (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION)
Southeast Polk High School (Pleasant Hill), SHREK THE MUSICAL
Spencer High School, OKLAHOMA!
Spirit Lake High School, THE MUSIC MAN
Tipton High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Union High School (La Porte City), JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Urbandale High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Van Meter High School, CHICAGO (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION)
Wahlert Catholic High School (Dubuque), THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Waukee High School, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Waverly-Shell Rock High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
West Des Moines Valley High School, TUCK EVERLASTING
West Monona High School (Onawa), JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Winterset High School, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

2017-2018

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Albia High School, BACK TO THE 80s
Algona High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Ankeny Centennial High School, THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Ankeny High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Atlantic High School, BIG FISH THE MUSICAL
BCLUW High School, Conrad, STATE FAIR
Belmond-Klemme High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Bondurant-Farrar High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Boone High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Calamus-Wheatland High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Cedar Rapids George Washington High School, DISNEY'S NEWSIES
Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL (SCHOOL EDITION)
Centerville High School, GODSPELL
Clarke Community High School, Osceola, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Clinton High School, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Creston High School, THE WEDDING SINGER
Danville High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Davenport Central High School, NEXT TO NORMAL
Davenport North High School, LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Decorah High School, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Denison High School, GUYS AND DOLLS
Des Moines East High School, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL
Des Moines Hoover High School, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Des Moines Lincoln High School, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Des Moines Roosevelt High School, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, SMARTY PANTS
Dubuque Senior High School, INTO THE WOODS
Earlham High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Fairfield High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION
Forest City High School, BATTLE OF BOAT
Fort Dodge Senior High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Grand View Christian School, Des Moines, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Grinnell High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Harlan High School, HAIRSPRAY
Hudson High School, FOOTLOOSE
Indianola High School, WEST SIDE STORY
Johnston High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Knoxville High School, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Linn-Mar High School, Marion, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Montezuma High School, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Mount Vernon High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Nevada High School, SEUSSICAL
North Polk High School, Alleman, BYE BYE BIRDIE
North Union High School, Armstrong, THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Norwalk High School, THE PAJAMA GAME
Ottumwa High School, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Pella Christian High School, LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION
Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Pleasantville High School, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Red Oak High School, INTO THE WOODS
Sioux City East High School, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Sioux City North High School, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, THE MUSIC MAN
Spencer High School, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Spirit Lake High School, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Union Community High School, La Porte City, GREASE
Urbandale High School, BROTHER WOLF
Wahlert Catholic High School, Dubuque, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Waukee High School, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Waverly-Shell Rock High School, THE MUSIC MAN
Webster City High School, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
West Des Moines Valley High School, THE SECRET GARDEN
West Monona High School, Onawa, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Williamsburg High School, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Winterset High School, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids, FOOTLOOSE

2016-2017

Abraham Lincoln High School, Des Moines, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, Adel, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Algona High School, Algona, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, GUYS AND DOLLS
Ankeny High School, Ankeny, LITTLE WOMEN
Atlantic High School, Atlantic, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
BCLUW High School, Conrad, SISTER ACT
Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Boone High School, Boone, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Calamus-Wheatland High School, Wheatland, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Centerville High School, Centerville, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
City High School, Iowa City, GUYS AND DOLLS
Clarke Community High School, Osceola, FOOTLOOSE
Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Clinton High School, Clinton, ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA
Creston High School, Creston, BYE BYE BIRDIE
Dallas Center-Grimes High School, Grimes, BYE BYE BIRDIE
Davenport North High School, Davenport, IN THE HEIGHTS
Des Moines Christian School, Urbandale, CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS
Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION
Earlham High School, Earlham, SEUSSICAL
East High School, Des Moines, HAIRSPRAY
Emmetsburg High School, Emmetsburg, OKLAHOMA!
Forest City High School, Forest City, ANNIE
Fort Dodge Senior High School, Fort Dodge, THE PAJAMA GAME
George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, GREASE
Grand View Christian School, Des Moines, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Hoover High School, Des Moines, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Hudson High School, Hudson, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Indianola High School, Indianola, GREASE
John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Johnston High School, Johnston, SEUSSICAL
Knoxville High School, Knoxville, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Le Mars Community High School, Le Mars, LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE
Linn-Mar High School, Marion, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Montezuma High School, Montezuma, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Nevada High School, Nevada, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Newton Senior High School, Newton, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
North Polk High School, Alleman, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Osage High School, Osage, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Pella Christian High School, Pella, PETER PAN
Perry High School, Perry, PETER PAN
Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, 42ND STREET
Sioux City North High School, Sioux City, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Spencer High School, Spencer, DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS
Union High School, La Porte City, ANYTHING GOES
Valley High School, West Des Moines, OKLAHOMA!
Waukee High School, Waukee, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, ANYTHING GOES
West Burlington Arnold High School, West Burlington, BARRY MANILOW'S COPACABANA
Williamsburg High School, Williamsburg, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Winterset High School, Winterset, OLIVER!
Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL

2015-2016

Algona High School, Algona, ANNIE
Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, DAMN YANKEES
Ankeny High School, Ankeny, THE MUSIC MAN
BCLUW High School, Conrad, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, GODSPELL
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, BYE BYE BIRDIE
Centerville High School, Centerville, HONK!
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, BYE BYE BIRDIE
East High School, Des Moines, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Fairfield High School, Fairfield, GUYS AND DOLLS
Forest City High School, Forest City, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Fort Dodge Senior High School, Fort Dodge, CRAZY FOR YOU
George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Grinnell High School, Grinnell, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Hoover High School, Des Moines, 13
Hudson High School, Hudson, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Indianola High School, Indianola, ANYTHING GOES
John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, THE PAJAMA GAME
Johnston High School, Johnston, FOOTLOOSE
Knoxville High School, Knoxville, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Linn-Mar High School, Marion, THE MUSIC MAN
Maharishi School, Fairfield, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION
Nevada High School, Nevada, GUYS AND DOLLS
North Polk High School, Alleman, DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Norwalk High School, Norwalk, GREASE
Ottumwa High School, Ottumwa, OKLAHOMA!
Pella Christian High School, Pella, WEST SIDE STORY
Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, SHREK THE MUSICAL
Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Union High School, La Porte City, STATE FAIR
Waukee High School, Waukee, LES MISÉRABLES: SCHOOL EDITION
Williamsburg High School, Williamsburg, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Winterset High School, Winterset, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

2014-2015

Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, URINETOWN
Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Boone High School, Boone, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, THE MUSIC MAN
Centerville High School, Centerville, THE WIZARD OF OZ
City High School, Iowa City, MARY POPPINS
Dallas Center Grimes High School, Grimes, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
East High School, Des Moines, ANNIE
Forest City High School, Forest City, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Grand View Christian School, Des Moines, THE MUSIC MAN
Hampton-Dumont High School, Hampton, THE MUSIC MAN
Hoover High School, Des Moines, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Hudson High School, Hudson, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Indianola High School, Indianola, GUYS AND DOLLS
John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
Lincoln High School, Des Moines, CHICAGO
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, FOOTLOOSE
Nevada High School, Nevada, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
North High School, Des Moines, THE ADDAMS FAMILY
North Polk High School, Alleman, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Pella Christian High School, Pella, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
Perry High School, Perry, DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, HAIRSPRAY
Union High School, La Porte City, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Urbandale High School, Urbandale, CAROUSEL
Valley High School, West Des Moines, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, WEST SIDE STORY
Waukee High School, Waukee, DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Williamsburg High School, Williamsburg, GREASE

2013-2014

Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Ankeny High School, Ankeny, GREASE
Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, 42ND STREET
East High School, Des Moines, DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Grinnell High School, Grinnell, DISNEY'S BEAUTY & THE BEAST
Hoover High School, Des Moines, ANYTHING GOES
Indianola High School, Indianola, INTO THE WOODS
Lincoln High School, Des Moines, FOOTLOOSE
Nevada High School, Nevada, FOOTLOOSE
North Polk High School, Alleman, SEUSSICAL
Norwalk High School, Norwalk WAND
Pella Christian High School, Pella, THE MUSIC MAN
Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, PIPPIN
Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Urbandale High School, Urbandale, GUYS AND DOLLS
Waukee High School, Waukee, THE WIZARD OF OZ

2012-2013

Ankeny High School, Ankeny, SPAMALOT
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, DAMN YANKEES
East High School, Des Moines, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Nevada High School, Nevada, THE MUSIC MAN
Pella Christian High School, FOOTLOOSE
Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, CHICAGO:  A MUSICAL VAUDEVILLE
Urbandale High School, Urbandale, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Waukee High School, Waukee, GUYS AND DOLLS

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
 

2022-2023

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Croix Baker (Davenport Central), Grace Casciato (Fort Dodge)

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
Ava Powers (Cedar Rapids Kennedy)

2021-2022

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Noah Bowers (Southeast Polk), Emily Winn (Davenport Central)

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
Colin Kiernan (Waukee)

 

2020-2021

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
Nora Engstrom (Nevada)

2019-2020

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
Sarah Witmer (Dallas Center-Grimes)

2018-2019

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Cole Strelecki (West Des Moines Valley), Peyton Reese (Davenport Central)

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
Avery Lauer (Pleasantville)

2017-2018

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Jacob Nuti (Wahlert Catholic), Anna Ascheman (Spirit Lake)

TECHNICAL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
London Bicknell (Pleasant Valley)

2016-2017

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Seamus Foley (Dubuque Senior), Marisa Spahn (Waukee)

2015-2016

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Demarius Fisher (Des Moines Roosevelt), Poni Lejukole (Waukee)

2014-2015

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Lincoln Ginsberg (Cedar Rapids Washington), Jessica Martens (West Des Moines Valley)

2013-2014

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Jeffrey Laughrun (Dowling Catholic), Aliya Ryan (Indianola)

2012-2013

SCHOOL & PRODUCTION RECOGNITIONS

TRIPLE THREAT AWARD
Kellen Schrimper (Waukee), Bridget Johnston (Waukee)

Des Moines Performing Arts Partnerships: