2024 US Army IMCOM Europe Tournament of Plays (TOPPERs)

• Little Shop of Horrors

• Clue!

• Disney's Descendants

• The Odd Couple (Female version)

• She Kills Monsters 

The Stuttgart Theatre Center, USAG Stuttgart, Germany

• School House Rock, Jr. 
• Love Letters

The Soldiers' Theatre, USAG Italy/Vicenza, Italy

•  Working 

The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center, USAG Benelux/SHAPE, Belgium

• Cats. (Young Performers Production)
• Amadeus

The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, USAG Wiesbaden, Germany

• Willy Wonka, Jr. 
• 12 Angry Jurors 
• Tuck Everlasting

The Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

• Cinderella in Space 
• Space Wars 

Ansbach Terrace Playhouse & Youth Troupe, USAG Ansbach, Germany

• Little Shop of Horrors. April 29. 1830 hrs.
• Clue! April 5. 1930 hrs.

Aviano Community and Schools Theater, Aviano Air Base, Italy

• Disney's Descendants. March 2. 1400 hrs.

• The Odd Couple (Female). April 7. 1400 hrs.

KMC Onstage, USAG Kaiserslautern, Germany

• She Kills Monsters. March 9. 1900 hrs.

The Stuttgart Theatre Center, USAG Stuttgart, Germany

• School House Rock, Jr. Feb. 11. 1400 hrs.
• Love Letters. March 8. 1930 hrs.

The Soldiers' Theatre, USAG Italy/Vicenza, Italy

•  Working. March 3. 1400 hrs.

The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center, USAG Benelux/SHAPE, Belgium

• Cats! Feb. 18. 1530 hrs.
• Amadeus. March 17. 1800 hrs.

The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, USAG Wiesbaden, Germany

• Willy Wonka, Jr. Feb. 9. 1900 hrs.
• 12 Angry Jurors. Feb. 25. 1430 hrs.
• Tuck Everlasting. April 4. 1900 hrs.

The Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

• Cinderella in Space. March 10. 1500 hrs.
• Space Wars. March 15. 1900 hrs.

Feb. 12. 1830 hrs. Directing Workshop and Auditioning Workshop. The Stuttgart Theater Center.

Feb. 19. 1630 hrs. Character Development and Story Telling Workshop for Youth (13 yrs. and above). The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center.

Feb. 26. 1900 hrs. Audition Preparation and Techniques Workshop. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse.

Feb. 27. 1900 hrs. Character Development and Directing Workshops. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse.

Mar. 4. 1900 hrs. Performance Workshop TBD. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza.

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 Vienna Staatsoper; the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; the Prague State Opera; the Opernhaus Zürich; and other major opera houses in Europe. She has also performed as an actress and singer in South Africa, Norway, Greece and the US.

Recently, Andrea appeared in Nine and Kiss of the Spiderwoman in Baden bei Wien in Austria and presented her one-woman Kurt Weill show in Graz, Austria.

As a director, Andrea directed The Marriage of Figaro for the Boston Opera Collaborative. She also directed Oliver! and Sweeney Todd at the former Roadside Theater in Heidelberg.

Andrea has served as an adjudicator and workshop leader for past US Army TOPPERs, the IMCOM E One Page Play Festival, and the IMCOM E One Act Play Festival.

Andrea is also a certified Music Therapist with her own practice at Making Waves. 

Michael Pinkerton, an internationally recognized teacher, producer, artistic director and stage director, was head of the vocal and opera department and associate dean of the performing arts faculty at the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität, Vienna, Austria, until the end of August 2014.

At the end of December 2009, Michael Pinkerton resigned from his position as artistic director at Vereinigte Bühnen Wien - theater association of the three historic houses Theater an der Wien, Raimund Theater and Ronacher. His collaboration with VBW began in 1989, when he took over the direction of the Dance and Singing Studio - Theater an der Wien. From 1994 he was responsible as artistic director for ongoing productions such as Elisabeth, Grease, Anatevka, the European premiere of Disney's Beauty and the Beast and the preparation for Roman Polanski's Dance of the Vampires.

From 1997 to 2002, Michael Pinkerton was artistic director of the German musical company Stella Entertainment. In this capacity, he oversaw numerous productions such as Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast and Dance of the Vampires.

He was also artistic director for the collaboration with the Walt Disney Theatrical Company on the co-production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This world premiere (music Alan Menken, lyrics Stephen Schwarz, book and direction James Lapine) took place in Berlin on June 5, 1999, and was central to the revitalization of historic Potsdamer Platz. During this time, Michael Pinkerton was also the founder and director of the Stella training facility, Stella Academy.

In 2002, Michael Pinkerton returned to Vienna as artistic director of Vereinigte Bühnen Wien. New productions under his direction included the revival of Elisabeth, the two German-language premieres of Romeo and Juliet and The Producers, and the two world premieres of Barbarella (music Dave Stewart) and Rebecca. Other projects included the musical Rudolf, based on Frederic Morton's A Nervous Splendor (composer Frank Wildhorn, directed by David Leveaux), as well as the German-language premiere of the musical Frühlingserwachen and the revival of Polanski's Dance of the Vampires.

Michael Pinkerton's directing work includes many diverse works such as Albert Herring (Britten), Viva la Mamma (Donizetti), Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach), Mozart's The Show Director. The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Magic Flute, Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Conversations of the Carmelite Nuns, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi (Puccini), L'enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel), Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Emil and the Detectives (Schubring), Into the Woods, The Czar Lets Himself Be Photographed (Weill) and numerous musical revues and opera scenes.

Prior to his work as a director and producer, Michael Pinkerton enjoyed a distinguished career as a singer and actor. He was a frequent soloist at the Vienna Chamber Opera and the Stuttgart State Opera. Specializing in modern music, he participated in several world premieres at international festivals in Vienna, Munich, Berlin and Arezzo.

Michael Pinkerton initiated various educational projects, including directing the Musical Theater Workshop for the International Youth Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, directing opera performances for the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska, giving master classes for the FESNOJIV Vocal Academy in Caracas, Venezuela, and numerous master classes in Europe and the United States.

In recognition of his achievements, Michael Pinkerton received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Louisville School of Music in October 2006.

Michael's website is michaelpinkerton.com

Dane Winters received his M.F.A. in Acting and Directing from Trinity University at the Dallas Theatre Center. He has been a member of US Army Europe Entertainment for 38 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).

As an actor/singer, Dane has appeared in The Woman in Black, All My Sons, The Mystery of Irma Vep, A Funny Thing Happened on the Forum, Once Upon a Mattress, Art, Hello Dolly!, Hay Fever, Torch Song Trilogy, Pride & Prejudice, Black Comedy, Three Penny Opera, Henry V, Twelfth Night, et al.  

Stage direction credits include Jekyll & Hyde, Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Honk!, Titanic, The Lion in Winter, Dracula, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, Anything Goes, Prelude to a Kiss, Lost in Yonkers, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Crazy for You, Noises Off, The Sound of Music, et al. Dane was also the voice director for the English language version of the video game "Two Worlds."  

As a producer/designer, he has staged the American amateur premiere of ​​​​​​Les Misérables, Beauty & the Beast, School for Scandal, Victor/Victoria, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Charlotte's Web, Gypsy, Cats, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Rumors, Steel Magnolias, The Will Rogers Follies, Aspects of Love, et al. 

Dane is on the faculty of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, where he is an acting teacher. He also serves as the Region X representative to the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT).

Dane 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 was awarded 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.

The Stuttgart Theater Center

The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza, Italy

KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

The 2024 TOPPERs Awards Show 

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Awards Show Admission

Optional Gala Dinner 

Awards Show & Ceremony Schedule

1630: No-Host Cocktail Service (Optional)
1700: Arena and seating opens
1800: Gala Dinner service (Optional)
1900-2130: Awards show and presentations
2200-0300: After Party. Wiesbaden Entertainment Center. Bldg. 7891, Hainerberg Kaserne. (Upstairs Lounge (18+) with DJ Smooth and Drink Specials)

Gala Dinner Menu (choice of)

Official Photo Gallery 

Awards Show Recording (recorded 27 Apr. 2024)

Press Releases and News:

• Post Show News Article (28 Apr 2024)
• Stars & Stripes News Article on KMC Onstage's production of "She Kills Monters."

2024 TOPPERs US Army IMCOM Europe Entertainment Tournament of Plays (TOPPERs)

Presented 27 April 2024 at the Wiesbaden Fitness Center, Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden

* = Nominations

*** = WINNER 

ACT I - TECHNICAL AWARDS                                

Outstanding Hair & Makeup Design for a Play or Musical                                  

* Lisa Dolce & Alex Zhander, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

* Perlita Simmons, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center     

* Perla Simmons, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

***Perla Simmons, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical                                  

* Olivier Galloo & Brett Harwood, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* Jacob Barnes & Chresteane Howell, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* Andreas Daehn & Jackson Seymore, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* Jerry Brees, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza         

***Olivier Galloo & Brett Harwood. Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play                           

* Jacobs Barnes, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* Olivier Galloo, Colin Steed & Phillip Vannoorbeeck, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* Naythen B. Rinehart, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* John Hanrahan, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse      

***John Hanrahan, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

Outstanding Set Design for a Musical                              

* Ed Gaietto, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* Chris Wright, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse 

* ​​​​​​​Jennifer Barnes, Jennifer Farrell Oravitz, Chresteane Howell & Kelly O'Donnell, Willy Wonka, Jr.  The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​ Jackson Seymore, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

***Chris Wright, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Outstanding Set Design for a Play                        

* ​​​​​​​Chris Wright, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​TSgt Payton Burrell & Daniel Kimball ,12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Tina Ranum & Richard Ranum, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* ​​​​​​​Phillip Vannoorbeek, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

*** Chris Wright, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical                         

* ​​​​​​​Barry Robinson, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza   

* ​​​​​​​Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

***Barry Robinson, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza

Outstanding Sound Design for a Play                              

* ​​​​​​​Alan Buxkemper, Tina Ranum & Richard Ranum, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center

* ​​​​​​​Jared Rivera, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​Alexandra Wright, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center     

***Jared Rivera, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical                                 

* ​​​​​​​Perlita Simmons, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​Kimberly Stockton, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse          

* ​​​​​​​Addy O'Donnell, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Amanda Kimball & Heather Fuller, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Jessica Blatt, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

***Addy O'Donnell, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

Outstanding Costume Design for a Play                          

* ​​​​​​​Tina Ranum & Richard Ranum, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* ​​​​​​​ Kimberly Stockton & the Cast of Clue, The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse      

* ​​​​​​​Reana Jones, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​ Space Wars. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre 

* ​​​​​​​Perlita Simmons, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center     

***Reana Jones, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Outstanding Stage Properties and Dressing for a Musical                                

* ​​​​​​​Ed Gaietto, Cameron Anderson, Sabrina Tomola & James Earp, School House Rock Live!, Jr.  The Stuttgart Theater Center 

* ​​​​​​​Chris Wright & Ryan Rigazzi  , Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​Erik Kraemer & Sacha Fleming, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Veronica Santoro, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

*** Chris Wright & Ryan Rigazzi, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

Outstanding Stage Properties & Dressings for a Play                            

* ​​​​​​​Kaeleigh Dobratz, Sascha Flemming & Erik Kraemer, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​Gwen Dunham, Tina Ranum & Richard Ranum, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center 

* ​​​​​​​ Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse         

* ​​​​​​​ Lane Fox & Kat Nickola, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​Lisa LaClair, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

TIE:

***Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

***Lane Fox & Kat Nickola, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern​​​​​​​       

Outstanding Stage Manager for a Musical                       

* ​​​​​​​Tina Ranum, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* ​​​​​​​Ryan Rigazzi, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​Bobby Jones, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​Sidney Pizarro , Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​Ann Williams, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​ Jen Hanretty, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

***Tina Ranum, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

Outstanding Stage Manager for a Play                             

* ​​​​​​​Nina Kladnik, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse          

* ​​​​​​​Audrey Phillips, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​ Nora Heairet, The Odd Couple. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

* ​​​​​​​Sunny Boone, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

***Nina Kladnik, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse          

Outstanding Technical Direction of a Musical                             

* ​​​​​​​Chris Wright & Olivier Galloo, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center

* ​​​​​​​Jacob Barnes, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

***Jacob Barnes, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

Outstanding Technical Direction of a Play                                   

* ​​​​​​​Robert Chung, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse        

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern   

* ​​​​​​​ Chris Wright, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

*** Chris Wright, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Outstanding Choreography                        

* ​​​​​​​Jennifer Prochzka, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​Andrea Korbel, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​Chresteane Howell, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Kelly O'Donnell & Hannah Whittington, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Marissa Blake, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza     

*** Kelly O'Donnell & Hannah Whittington, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

Outstanding Orchestra or Musical Accompaniment                               

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza     

 * ​​​​​​​​​​ Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse​​​​

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

*** Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza      

Outstanding Musical Director                                

* ​​​​​​​Christine Bruns, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​Alex Nitschke, Little Shop of Horrors.  The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​SGT Ethan Hamblin, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Celeste Forsyth, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Mattia Sciortino, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza   

***Mattia Sciortino, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza   

ACT II - PERFORMANCE AWARDS                    

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play                           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse         

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern   

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Space Wars. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre 

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center       

***12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center  

* ​​​​​​​Abigail Castillo, Amelia Burchett & Zoey Stubbs as “Street Urchins”, Little Shop of Horrors.The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse       

* ​​​​​​​The “Oompa Loompas”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza      

*** Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza

Outstanding Chorus Member in a Musical                                   

* ​​​​​​​Thomas Prochazka as “Growltiger”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Kara Mucciarone in Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Lana Stermberg in Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Chantel Thompson in Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

***Thomas Prochazka as “Growltiger”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center 

Outstanding Stage Debut in a Play                       

* ​​​​​​​Destiny Doppler as “Juror #8”, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​ SrA Seth Bauer as “Manolo Costazuela”, The Odd Couple. Aviano Schools and Community Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​Mete Çifçi as “Baron Van Sweiten”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

*** SrA Seth Bauer as “Manolo Costazuela”, The Odd Couple.  Aviano Community & Schools​​​​​​​ Theatre

Outstanding Stage Debut in a Musical                              

* ​​​​​​​Adeline Kennard as “The Candy Man”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Jack Martin as “Augustus”, Willy Wonka, Jr.  The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​ C'nia Ford in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza        

* ​​​​​​​ Chelsea Shouppe in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza           

* ​​​​​​​ Michael Chichester in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza          

* ​​​​​​​Reka Zornik Stonic as “Cassandra”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Thomas Prochazka as “Growltiger”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Holden Dunham in School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

***Adeline Kennard as “The Candy Man”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Female Role in a Play or Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​Natalie Ritter as “Audrey”, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse  

* ​​​​​​​Oona Borovicka as “Farrah the Faerie”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​ Lily Goodman as “Winnie”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​ C'Nia Ford in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vincenza      

***Lily Goodman as “Winnie”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden 

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Male Role in a Play or Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​Alyssa Bell as “Chuck”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​Cassandra Pacheco as “Hugo”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Amelia Nieman as “Thomas” & “Frog”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Christian Briggs in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vincenza           

* ​​​​​​​Micheal Chichester in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vincenza        

***Alyssa Bell as “Chuck”, She Kills Monsters.  KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Female Role in a Play                                    

* ​​​​​​​LTC Jacqueline Kircher as “The Narrator”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​ Oona Borovicka as “Farrah the Faerie”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​Paisley Kennedy as “Zip”, Cinderella in Space. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre   

* ​​​​​​​Zofia Drybola as “Zap”, Cinderella in Space. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre 

* ​​​​​​​Mallory Teufel as “Lily”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

***Oona Borovicka as “Farrah the Faerie”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Female Role in a Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​ Helena Spivak as “Janet”, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center        

* ​​​​​​​Hannah Wheel as “Elvis”, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center        

* ​​​​​​​MacKenzie Schutt as “Mungojerrie”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Adison Stine as “Rumpleteazer”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Milena Caluag as “Jellylorum”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

TIE

***Adison Stine as “Rumpleteazer”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

***MacKenzie Schutt as “Mungojerrie”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Male Role in a Play or Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​ Phillip Vernetti in School House Rock Live!, Jr.. The Stuttgart Theatre Center           

* ​​​​​​​Michael Bruns as “Ole Gus”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Alex Petreaca as Mr. “Mistoffolees”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Gabriel Pinkston as “Grandpa George”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​Carl Greene as “Maurice”, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​Dorian Schwarz as “Steve”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

***Alex Petreaca as “Mr. Mistoffolees”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center      

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Female Role in a Play                                    

* ​​​​​​​Brittany Bee Parker as “Juror #10”, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​SSGT Sari Seibert as “Evil Tina”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

* ​​​​​​​Lily Case as “Evil Gabi”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​Cora Caravel Armstrong as “Kaliope”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​Kathy Kelly Stolle as “RU 1 2”, Space Wars. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre 

* ​​​​​​​ Dakota Froehlich as “Buttons”, Cinderella in Space. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre   

* ​​​​​​​Joanna Case-Lumley as “Constanz”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

***Joanna Case-Lumley as “Constanz”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Female Role in a Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​Gwen Dunham as “Dina”, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theatre Center        

* ​​​​​​​Maria Tomola as “Dori “, School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theatre Center        

* ​​​​​​​Iria Valcarcel as “Bombalurina”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Alexandra Wright as “Demeter”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Natalie Cook as “Jennyanydots”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Cassandra Pacheco as “Veruca Salt”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Britan Howell as “Violet Beauregard”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

***Britan Howell as “Violet Beauregard”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Male Role in a Play                        

* ​​​​​​​ Emil Navarret as “Mr. Boddy”, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse      

* ​​​​​​​ Colby Robertson as “Orcus”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

* ​​​​​​​Cameron Rahe as “C3 B0”, Space Wars. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre       

* ​​​​​​​ Everett Zachary as “Emperor Josef”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

***Cameron Rahe as “C3 B0”, Space Wars. Ramstein Razz Ma Tazz Community Theatre      

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Male Role in a Musical                                   

* ​​​​​​​Finn Steed as “Skimbleshanks”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Judson McGill as “Mike Teavee”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Camilla McGill as “Grandpa Joe”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Sadie Palmrose as “Jay”, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​Larry Kreider as “The Retiree”, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vincenza      

***Larry Kreider as “The Retiree”, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vincenza                 

Outstanding Military Performer in a Female Role in a Play                               

* ​​​​​​​LTC Jacqueline Kircher as “The Narrator”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​SrA Marley Gonzalez as “Sylvie”, The Odd Couple. Community & Schools Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​ CPT TJ Thompson as “Lilith Morningstar”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern           

* ​​​​​​​SSGT Sari Seibert as “Evil Tina”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

***SrA Marley Gonzalez as “Sylvie”, The Odd Couple.  Aviano Community & Schools Theatre      

Outstanding Military Performance in a Musical                           

* ​​​​​​​ LTC Leah Sanchez in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza          

* ​​​​​​​SGT Ethan Hamblin as “Jesse” in Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​ TSGT Payton Burrell as “Angus’ in Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​SFC Joshua McDonald in Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza          

*** TSGT Payton Burrell as “Angus” in Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

Outstanding Military Performer in a Male Role in Play                           

* ​​​​​​​MAJ Grant Pinkston as “Juror #11”, 12 Angry Jurors . The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​SGT Marco Contreras as “COL Mustard”, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse     

* ​​​​​​​SGT Brian Kladnik as “Wadsworth” in, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​A1C Zachary Jakel as “Jesus”, The Odd Couple. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​MAJ Grant Bramlett as “Mozart”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

*** SGT Brian Kladnik as “Wadsworth”, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse     

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Female Role in a Play

* ​​​​​​​Kay Hall as “Melissa Gardner”, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* ​​​​​​​Trude Moellmann as “Mrs. Peacock”, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse     

* ​​​​​​​ SSGT Devyn Freeze as “Agnes”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

* ​​​​​​​ Maddie Turner as “Tilly”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

* ​​​​​​​Katie Pawlik as “Olive”, The Odd Couple. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

* ​​​​​​​ Rachel Schaul as “Florence”, The Odd Couple. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre

TIE     

***SSGT Devyn Freeze as “Agnes”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern        

***Maddie Turner as “Tilly”, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Male Role in a Play                                   

* ​​​​​​​MAJ Grant Pinkston as “Juror #11”, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

* ​​​​​​​John Manley as “Andrew Makepeace Ladd III”, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center 

* ​​​​​​​Mason Brown as “Mr. Green”, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse      

* ​​​​​​​Charles P. Foote as “Salieri”, Amadeus. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

***MAJ Grant Pinkston as “Juror #11”, 12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Female Role in a Musical                              

* ​​​​​​​ Alyssa Claussen as “Grizzabella”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​Natalie Ritter as “Audrey”, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse  

* ​​​​​​​ Jenni Goodman as “Mae Tuck”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​ Annika Haas as “Evie”, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre      

* ​​​​​​​Stacie Preece as “The Teacher”, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza        

***Natalie Ritter as “Audrey”, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse  

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Male Role in a Musical                                  

* ​​​​​​​Jonah Pinkston as “Willy Wonka”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Sylvia Arriaga as “Charley Bucket”, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Elias Stanton as “Tom”, School House Rock Live!, Jr.  The Stuttgart Theater Center        

* ​​​​​​​Rafael Nieswand as “Rumtumtiger”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center         

* ​​​​​​​Max Pasquel as “Munkustrap”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center          

* ​​​​​​​TSGT Payton Burrell as “Angus”, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Zuriel Krause as “Ben”, Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre   

 TIE     

***Rafael Nieswand as “Rumtumtiger”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

***Max Pasquel as “Munkustrap”, Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

Outstanding Direction of a Play                             

* ​​​​​​​Tina Ranum & Richard Ranum, Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center           

* ​​​​​​​John Hanrahan, Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse       

* ​​​​​​​ Nina Run Bergsdottir, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

***Nina Run Bergsdottir, She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern

Outstanding Direction of a Musical                                   

* ​​​​​​​Brett Harwood , Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center

* ​​​​​​​Vikki Hanrahan, Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse      

* ​​​​​​​Jennifer Barnes & Kelly O'Donnell, Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden         

* ​​​​​​​Jackson Seymor, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden          

* ​​​​​​​Jerry Brees, Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza         

***Jackson Seymor, Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden                                         

Outstanding Play                             

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​12 Angry Jurors. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Love Letters. The Stuttgart Theater Center  

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Clue. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse         

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​She Kills Monsters.  KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern  

***She Kills Monsters. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern   

Outstanding Musical                       

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Little Shop of Horrors. The Ansbach Terrace Playhouse

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Working. The Soldiers' Theatre, Vicenza      

***Tuck Everlasting. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden

Outstanding Family Show                          

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center  

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Willy Wonka, Jr. The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Disney’s Descendants. Aviano Community & Schools Theatre           

* ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​School House Rock Live!, Jr. The Stuttgart Theater Center 

***Cats. The SHAPE Players Performing Arts Center  

2024 TOPPERs Judges’ Choice Awards

***Aviano Community & Schools​​​​​​​ Theater. Disney’s Descendants. The Cecil B. DeMille Casting Award

*** The Amelia Earhart Playhouse, Wiesbaden. Willy Wonka, Jr. Outstanding Front of House Presentation

***Soldiers’ Theatre, Vicenza. Working. Artistic Excellence for Original Monologues. Jessica Henninger, Martin Sinlao, Rothe Enger, Sharon Rhinehart, SSG Delontre Walker, SPC Wildania Venture and SGT Kyle Toto.

***Beth Dougherty. Monsters Design & Construction. KMC Onstage, Kaiserslautern 

The 2023 Norman H. Marcus Award

***Dane Winters, IMCOM Europe Entertainment Program Manager

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