2023 US Army IMCOM Europe Entertainment Tournament of Plays (TOPPERs)

The 62^nd annual TOPPERs Awards!

The 2023 TOPPERs awards were presented on Saturday, April 29, at the Wiesbaden Fitness Center on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany

Over 460 Army Europe Leaders, VIPS, Entertainment staff and program participants attended the gala dinner and musical awards show.

43 outstanding achievement awards were presented by Military leaders and celebrity awards videos. A complete list of nominees and award winners is below.

The show was recorded and will reside on our LIVE channel for continued viewing at IMCOM Europe Live - YouTube.

Show adjudication will be held from 11 Feb. to 14 Apr., 2023 across Europe.

14 shows from eight Army Entertainment and Air Force Community theatres across Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands competed for outstanding achievement awards and special recognitions.

TOPPERs Awards will be announced at a gala awards show and ceremony held on 29 April, 2023 at the Fitness Arena on Clay Barracks in Wiesbaden, Germany. Over 600 Entertainment staff; Soldiers, civilian and family members participants; military and civilian leaders; VIPs; and special guests attend the glittering, musical event.

More information will be posted soon, so check back here for details.

Point of Contact:

Dane Winters, IMCOM Europe Entertainment Program Manager

dane.c.winters.naf@army.mil
Military DSN Tel: (314) 544-9656
Civilian Tel: +49 (0) 611-143-544-9656

NEW! 2023 TOPPERs Video Recording.

TOPPERs 2023 - YouTube

Video Production by Andreas Daehn. Wiesbaden. 29 April 2023.

New! Official Photo Gallery

IMCOM-Europe TOPPERs, April 29, 2023 | Flickr

Photos by Sandra Roemer, EMC/VISE Media

NEW! 2023 TOPPERs Nominations and Awards

2023 TOPPERs Nominations and Awards

Presented 29 April 2023 in Wiesbaden, Germany

Outstanding Achievement Awards

· = Nominees

v = Awards

Hair & Makeup Design for a Play or Musical

v The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

· Victoria Adams. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Latoya Engler. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Lighting Design for a Play

· Jacob Barnes. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Cynthia Krewson. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Holger Schröder. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production).

The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Lighting Design for a Musical

· Olivier Galloo & Bret Harwood. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Olivier Galloo. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Robert Chung. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Troupe

· 1LT Hannah Kajer. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Gabriella Arriaga. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Set Design for a Play

· Stephanie Douglas. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Robert Chung, Laura Jarvis & Vikki Hanrahan. The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Tereace Playhouse

v Sam Neece. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Latoya Engler. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Set Design for a Musical

v Chris Wright. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Chris Wright. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Nate Records. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Jerry Brees. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Sound Design for a Play or Musical

· Andreas Dähn. The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Mandie McFadden La Bell. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Olivier Galloo. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Heidrun Oberle. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

Costume Design for a Play

· Kelly O'Donnell. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic).The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Kimberly Stockton. The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

· Dawn Schwarz. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Tracey Christensen & Hannah Ohge. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Costume Design for a Musical

· Sarah Viola. Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Perlita Simmons. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Perlita Simmons. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Vikki Hanrahan, Margi Ritscher & Carley Costa. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

v Amanda Kimball. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Stage Properties & Dressings for a Play

· Sasha Flemming & Eric Kramer. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· The Play That Goes Wrong. Aviano Schools & Community Theater

v Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Alan Buxkemper, Latoya Engler & Berl Gale-Dana'y. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Stage Properties and Dressing for a Musical

· Ryan Ragazzi. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

v Clara Oberle & Arne Dinort. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Debby Johnston. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Stage Management of a Play

v Katherine Willis. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Theano Bonifacio. Arcadia. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Casey Noe. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Berl Gale-Dana'y. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Stage Management of a Musical

· Stacey Perez. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Sîan Rees. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Bobbie Jones & Taylor Walker. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Gabriella Arriaga. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

v Julia Lightfoot. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Technical Direction of a Play

v Jacob Barnes. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Alan Buxkemper. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Technical Direction of a Musical

v Olivier Gallo & Chris Wright. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Olivier Gallo & Chris Wright. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Jerry Brees. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Choreography

· Brett Harwood. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

v Erika Bettencourt & Sarah Soriano. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Andrea Korbel. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Kaitlyn Beck. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Marissa Blake. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Instrumentalist

v Alan Buxkemper. Piano. Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Darrell Fair. Drums. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Orchestra or Musical Accompaniment

· Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

v Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Musical Direction

· Alan Buxkemper & Sarah Viola. Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· CW3 Robert Bruns. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Heidrun Oberle. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Elizabeth Evans. Something Rotten . The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Katy McCormick. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

v Riccardo Atanasio Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Ensemble in a Play

v Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

· A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Ensemble in a Musical

· Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

v Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· The Delta Nu Girls. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Sister Act . The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Debut Performance in a Play or Musical - TIE

v CW2 Thesia Wisdom. The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Robert Soules. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

· Gwen Dunham. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

v Stacie Preece Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Chorus Member in a Musical

· Joanna Case-Lumley. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Emerson Cressotti. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Cam Johnson. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

v Jackson Seymore Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Laura Carter. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Matthew Wosky. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Featured Performance in a Play

· Annie Murphy. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Tesa Prince. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Jack Christensen. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Youth Performance of a Female Role in a Musical

v Iria Valcarcel. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Zoey Stubbs. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Audrey Phillips. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Chloe Goodman. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Youth Performance of a Male Role in a Musical

v Finn Steed. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Clara VanderHeiden. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Brooke Rawcliff. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Oona Borovicka. Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Youth Performance of a Female Role in a Play

v Camilla McGill. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Kayleen Meade. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

· Bernice Christensen. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Youth Performance of a Male Role in a Play

· Carolyn Zyla. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

· Kamrin Marcus. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Simon Bingham. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Featured Performance of a Female Role in a Musical

· Autumn Mann. Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

v Robin Reichenbach. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Rebecca Ewers. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Erin Murphy. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Brianna McMonigle. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Featured Performance of a Male Role in a Musical

· Annie Murphy. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Tesa Prince. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Jack Christensen. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Supporting Performance of a Female in a Play

· Chresteane Howell. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Michelle Hellinger. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Ann Pinson. Arcadia. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Katie Pawlik. The Play That Goes Wrong. Aviano Schools & Community Theater

· Sam Neese. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

Supporting Performance of a Male in a Play

· Dorian Schwarz. Arcadia. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· T. John Fisher. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Camryn Rahe. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

Supporting Performance of a Female Role in a Musical

· Erica Page. Fairy Tale Follies (An Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Sunny Boone. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Abilynn Underwood. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Emmeline Forsberg. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Amy Atkinson Ennis. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Olivia Rivera. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Supporting Performance of a Male Role in a Musical

· Martin Jelonek. Fairy Tale Follies (An Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· OR5 Jan Svitil. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Arne Dinort. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Michael Leahy. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

v Nicholas Nunes. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Military Performer in a Play

· SrA Bee Dolloff. The Play That Goes Wrong. Aviano Schools & Community Theater

· CPT TJ Thompson. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v SPC Ethan Hamblin. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· SSG Ian G. Nichols. Arcadia. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· SSgt Arrington Level. The Play That Goes Wrong. Aviano Schools & Community Theater

Military Performance of a Female Role in a Musical

· MSG Ramona Storch. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v MAJ Leah Sanchez. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

· MAJ Carolyn Van Deventer. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Military Performance of a Male Role in a Musical

· MAJ Grant Bramlett. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

v SSgt Payton Burrell. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· SFC Alexander Henninger. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

· MAJ Brian Andries. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Lead Performance of a Female Role in a Play

· CW2 Thesia Wisdom. The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Andrea Lee Korbel. The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

· Lisa Jones. The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

· Lily Case. Arcadia . KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Lead Performance of a Male Role in a Play

v Hannah Whittington. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic.) The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Audrey O'Donnell. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Renard Yearby. The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Lead Performance of a Female Role in a Musical (TIE)

· Sarah Viola. Fairy Tale Follies (An Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Claire Rumery. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Natalie Ritter. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Hannah Whittington. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v Alicia Mangers. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

v Leah Beyer. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Lead Performance of a Male Role in a Musical

· Dave Wilson. Fairy Tale Follies (An Evening of Cabaret). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Charles P. Foote. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Emily Jones. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

v James E. Bailey. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· David Peralta. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Wyatt Evans. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Direction of a Musical

· Brett Harwood. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

v Brett Harwood. Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Margi Ritscher. Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Nate Records. Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Jerry Brees. Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Direction of a Play

· Nate Records. The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Jacob Barnes. Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Cynthia Krewson. Rumpelstiltskin. Razz Ma Tazz Community Theater, Ramstein

v Latoya Engler. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Outstanding Family Show

· A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theater Center

· Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Troupe

v Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

· Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Rumpelstiltskin. The Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Outstanding Play

· Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic). The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

v A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Youth Production). The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Outstanding Musical

· Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

v Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

· Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse Youth Theater

· Something Rotten. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

· Sister Act. The Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza

Special Judges' Choice Awards

v Fairy Tale Follies (An Evening of Cabaret). Outstanding Original Cabaret Production. The Stuttgart Theatre Center

v SHAPE International Band Brass Quartet. Outstanding Entr’acte. Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) Distinguished Merit Award

v Army Europe Entertainment Staff

2023 Awards Show tickets, reservations & dinner options

Tickets and reservations are available only through Garrison Entertainment Directors or Theatre Directors.

Advanced reservations, optional meal service, and pre-payment required.

Drink service will be available at bars and with wait staff in both cash (Euro and dollar) and credit card. Beer, wine, water and soft drinks will be offered.

2023 Awards Show and Ceremony

Entrance Tickets = $20.00

Family Pass = $50.00 (Two adults and one or more children)

Optional Gala Dinner Service:

Adults = $35.00

Child's Menu = $12.00

Menu Options

Freshly Sliced Roast Chicken "Italian Style" filled with mozzarella and tomato on Marsala cream sauce with a side of vanilla seasoned carrots and baked potato with herb seasoned sour cream.
Tilapia filet on leaf spinach in a Riesling cream sauce with a side of vegetable & rice mix.
Spinach Ricotta Lasagna (Vegetarian)
Child's Menu: Spaghetti with Marinara tomato sauce. (12 yrs. and under)

Optional Wine Selection

Bottles of wine are available for pre-order with your menu selection.

Red Wine:

Barefoot Merlot. California crisp fruity dry red wine. $18.00 bottle (.75 l.)
Mondavi Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon. Medium-bodied California sweet red wine. $18.00 bottle (.75 L.)

White Wine:

Bella Sera Pinot Grigio. Fruity white dry wine. $18.00 bottle (.75 L.)
Royal Blue Reingau Riesling white wine. $18.00 bottle (.75 L.)
Hochheimer Riesling fruity white wine. $21.50 bottle (.75 L.)

TOPPERs Awards Show Schedule - 29 April 2023

1600: Ticket Counters Open and Cocktail service (cash bar)
1645: Arena seating opens
1730: Dinner Service
1900: Awards Show Act I (Technical Awards)
2015-2025: Intermission (20’)
2035-2200: Awards Show Act II (Performance Awards)
2200-0300: After Party. Wiesbaden Entertainment Center. Bldg. 7891, Hainerberg Kaserne. (Upstairs Lounge (18+) with DJ Smooth and Drink Specials)

2023 TOPPERs Theatres & Entries

KMC Onstage

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Arcadia

by Tom Stoppard

directed by Phil Vannoorbeck

Newsies, Jr.

by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman & Harvey Fierstein

directed by Naythen B. Rinehart

The Stuttgart Theatre Center

USAG Stuttgart, Germany

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Youth Production)

adapted from William Shakespeare

directed by Latoya Engler

Fairy Tale Follies (A Evening of Cabaret)

Compiled and directed by Sarah Viola

The Ansbach Youth Troupe

USAG Ansbach, Germany

Legally Blonde, Jr.

by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach

directed Victoria Hanrahan and Margi Ritscher

The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

USAG Ansbach, Germany

The Revolutionists

by Lauren Gunderson

directed by Victoria Hanrahan

The Amelia Earhart Playhouse

USAG Wiesbaden, Germany

Puffs (or 7 Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic)

by Matt Cox

directed by Jacob Barnes

Something Rotten!

by Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Ferrell & Wayne Kirkpatrick

directed by Nate Records

The Mountaintop

by Katori Hall

directed by Nate Records

The Soldiers' Theatre

USAG Italy/Vicenza

Sister Act

by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner, Douglas Carter Beane

directed by Jerry Brees

The Aviano School and Community Theater

Aviano Air Base, Italy

The Play That Goes Wrong

by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer

directed by MaryAnn Mallard

The Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre

Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Rumpelstiltskin

by Stan Gill

directed by Cynthia Krewson

The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

USAG Benelux/SHAPE, Mons, Belgium

Cabaret

by Fred Ebb, John Kander, Joe Masteroff, John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood

directed by Brett Harwood

Matilda, Jr.

by Roal Dahl

directed by Brett Harwood

Adjudication Schedule

As of 3 Feb. 2023

Feb. 11, 1900 hrs. - Arcadia. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Feb. 12. 1400 hrs. - A Midsummer Night's Dream. (Youth Production). Stuttgart Theatre Center

Feb. 16. 1900 hrs. - Legally Blonde, Jr. The Ansbach Youth Troupe

Feb. 17. 1930 hrs. - Puffs. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Feb. 19. 1930 hrs. - Matilda, Jr. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Feb. 25. 1930 hrs. - The Mountaintop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Mar. 4. 1900 hrs. - Sister Act. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza.

Mar. 11. 1930 hrs. - Fairy Tale Follies. The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Mar. 18. 1930 hrs. - Something Rotten! The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Mar. 19. 1500 hrs. - Rumpelstiltskin. The Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre, Ramstein

Mar. 26. 1800 hrs. - Cabaret. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Apr. 7. 1900 hrs. - The Play That Goes Wrong. The Aviano School and Community Theater, Aviano

Apr. 13. 1930 hrs. - The Revolutionists. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

Apr. 14. 1900 hrs. - Newsies, Jr. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Workshop Schedule

Sat. Feb. 11, 1400-1600: Period Acting Styles. KMC Onstage

Mon. Feb. 20, 1600-1700: Auditioning for a Musical. The SHAPE Performing Arts Ctr.

1900-2100: Creating a Character

Tue. Feb. 21, 1900-2100: Vocal Workshop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse

Wed. Feb. 22, 1900-2100: Acting Shakespeare. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse

Thur. Feb. 23, 1900-2100: Directing Workshop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse

Mon. Mar. 12, 1500-1700: Youth Monologues. Vicenza High School

1800-2000: Acting for Adults. Soldiers’ Theatre

Sun. Mar. 12, 1400-1600. Song Interpretation - A Vocal Workshop. The Stuttgart Theatre Center

Thur. April 13, 1400-1500. Acting for Youth. The Ansbach High School

1900-2100. Improvisation for Adults. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

2023 TOPPERs Adjudicators & Workshop Leaders

Andrea Huber is an internationally renowned performer and director. A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, she is also an Irene Ryan National Acting Award Winner. As an opera singer and musical theatre performer, she has performed at the Krefeld-Moenchengladbach Opera House, the Graz Opera House, the Prague State Opera and many other major opera venues in Europe. She has also performed as an actress and singer in South Africa, Norway, Greece and the US. She recently appeared in Kiss of the Spiderwoman in Baden bei Wien in Austria and will present her one-woman Kurt Weill show in Graz, Austria in March 2020. As a director, Andrea will be directing The Marriage of Figaro for the Boston Opera Collaborative in Feb. 2020. She also directed Oliver! and Sweeney Todd at the former Roadside Theater in Heidelberg, where she also performed her one-woman cabaret shows to rave reviews. Andrea was an adjudicator and workshop leader for the 2015 and 2019 US Army One Page Play Festival.

Jonathon Lamer has served as a TOPPERs Adjudicator and Workshop Leader since 2011. He is a Los Angeles based professional actor with a long list of credits. Originally from East Alton, Il., he has appeared in regional theaters in St. Louis, Massachusetts, Memphis and Little Rock as well as in theatres all over the greater Los Angeles area. He appeared in the HBO original films Soul of the Game, and Truman, as well as the independent features Lovely by Surprise and Night Sights. Commercial credits include PetSmart, Kroger’s and Amarillo National Bank. He is also featured in the latest print ad campaign for Walgreens Pharmacies. Jonathon has adjudicated theater festivals across California; is a member of Hollywood's Theatre of Note; and is a Respondent at the Lenaea Theatre Festival in Sacramento.

Dane Winters received his MFA in Acting and Directing from Trinity University at the Dallas Theatre Center. He has been a member of US Army Europe Entertainment for 36 years having served as Music Center Director in Bamberg, Germany (1986-88); Theater Center Director and Entertainment Director in Stuttgart, Germany (1988-2000) and Entertainment Director in Heidelberg, Germany (2000-2012). He is currently the IMCOM Europe Entertainment Program Manager located in Sembach, Germany. Dane has received numerous awards for his direction, set and lighting designs and innovative programming. He has been honored with the AACT David C. Bryant Outstanding Service Award; the US Army Entertainment James T. Martin Lifetime Service Award; and numerous Commanders’ Achievement and Civilian Service Medals. Dane’s programming and theatre direction has earned four US Army Entertainment Irving Berlin Awards.

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