After participating in at least six Encore Stage and Studio productions: two onstage, two backstage on tech crew, and two more in either capacity, six Encore Stage & Studio students joined an elect group of Star Award honorees on Friday, June 12, at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre. Four present members received their awards from Sara Strehle Duke, the Executive Director of Encore Stage and Studio.
“The Star Award is an important milestone in the Encore experience,” said Duke. Duke continued saying “these six students should be proud of their accomplishments.”
The Encore productions that these Star Award Winners participated in Encore production include Hansel and Gretel, Charlotte’s Web, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and many more. Malena Davis, Maggie Keane, Colin Meek, Erin Poplin, GG Richmond, and Thomas Schindler accepted their awards during the intermission of Encore’s latest production Alice in Wonderland.
Kristen Jepperson, the company’s Technical Director, presented high school senior, Thomas Boudreaux, the “Crew-ton” award for his consistent work and dedication to the technical crew at Encore for the past four years. While the other tokens were shaped like a star, Boudreaux received a gold hammer.
Photos by Larry McClemons and Aileen Pangan