Student Awards

2021 – 2022

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Tim J. Lord, ’99, professional playwright at large

First Place: This Ridiculous Weakness by Cianja Bone

Second Place:  Allison Waters by Julia Porter

Third Place:  You Burn Me by Abigail King

COLTON PRIZE IN PEFORMANCE
Nicodemus Meade Green for his performance as Caden in The Thanksgiving Play

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Zach Farmer for his innumerable independent research projects, many set designs for both Harbach and Studio Theatres, and his tireless efforts to help to build productions on both stages.

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jay Bettner

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Kate Pepper for her direction of Bright Half Life

2020 – 2021

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Maren Robinson, company member at and dramaturg for Timeline Theatre (Chicago)

First Place: Psychopomp and the Circumstances of Your Death by Ransom Swinney

Second Place:  Full Vision by Greta Eanes

Third Place:  Returning to Fruitland by Julia Porter

COLTON PRIZE IN PEFORMANCE
Meg Tucker for the role of Holly in Mrs. Harrison

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Marion Frank

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jo Hill

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
The members of TAB (Theatre Advisory Board) for continuing to figure out ways to make theatre happen despite being in the middle of a pandemic! Members include: Sam Esteep, John Harden, Jamie Heller, Jo Hill, Ro Ivaniszek, Melina Minaya, Kaitlyn Pepper, Cammie Stein, and Rose Stout.

The directors of the Fall Term production of Snapshot for working under extreme conditions and limitations to direct a live production, outside, masked, and socially distanced! Directors include: Alexis Brown, Veronica Langley, Kaitlyn Pepper, and Arianna Tull.

2019 – 2020

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Amber Bradshaw, Working Title Playwrights

Cianja Bone for What We Take from Ourselves

COLTON PRIZE IN PEFORMANCE
Emma Catharine Bohman for the role of Nora in A Doll’s House, Part Two

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Joel David Willison

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Gilberto Angelo Martinez and Erin Nayeon Yu

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
for The Violent Outburst that Drew Me to You: Marion Opal Frank for Direction & Lighting Design and Zachary Vu Farmer for Set Design

 

2018 – 2019

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Mia McCullough

1st place: J.P. Schleicher for The Accidental Death of a Journalist
1st place: Phoebe Billups for The Deer Blind
Honorable Mention: Fiona Munro for The Hospital

COLTON PRIZE IN PEFORMANCE
Gil Martinez for his ensemble roles in The Laramie Project and The Children’s Hour

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Peter Rule and Olivia Lemke

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Joel Schleicher

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Joel Willison for his direction of Dutchman

 

2017 – 2018

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Bill Massolia

1st Place: Aidan Murphy for Torvald!
2nd Place: Jayel Gant for Marigold; A Sibling Sketch, based on a short story by Morgan Blakley

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Hannah Levine for her performance as Margaret in The Drowning Girls and Emma Bowman for her performance of Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Emma Lipson

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Ben Rezko

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Brady Comenduley for his work as the director of both Clean House and Dead Man’s Cell Phone

 

2016 – 2017

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Courtney Meaker

1st Place: Deja Jenkins for A Matter of Life (and Maybe Death)
2nd Place: Evelyn Coffin for Fade Out
3rd Place: Mic Pori for Pray For Us Lucifer
Honorable Mention: Matt Koester for Dumpster Divas

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Ian Tully for his performance as King Richard in Richard III

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE – HONORABLE MENTION
Aidan Croft, for his performance as Mr. Doyle in The Nether
Tristan Yi, for his performance as Mr. Sims & Papa in The Nether

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Ian Tully

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Caroline Foulk

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Emma Lister for her work as scenic designer, scenic artist and props designer on many Studio Theatre productions

 

2015 – 2016

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Sandra Seaton

1st Place: Karli Shields for The Whole Foods Play
2nd Place: Aidan Murphy for Titans of the Savanna
3rd Place: Julia Schroeder for Necking

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE

The ensemble of the Rep Term production of Mary Zimmerman’s The Secret in the Wings, directed by Jeff Grace –Niki Acton, Caleb Awe, Miranda Curtis, Holden Meier, Theresa Murphy, Natalie Polechonski, Dakota Stipp, Padraig Sullivan, Emily Trevor, Ian Tully, Sophie Utpadel, Julie Wertheimer, and Tristan Yi

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Sophie Click

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
None

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Niki Acton, for her work on The Lost Girls

 

2014 – 2015

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Tracy Young

1st Place: Niki Acton for something like silk (a compact history of wombs)
2nd Place: Aidan Murphy for Burning Out
3rd Place: Bridget Golembiewski for My Dinner with Atreus

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Ian Tully, for his performance as Steve in A Funny Walk Home – Part of “The Caffe Cino Project”

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Emily Ioppolo

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
John Bird

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Emily Antoff, for her direction of The Clean House

 

2013 – 2014

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Tim Evans

1st Place: Sofia Drummond-Moore for We Are Survived By
2nd Place: Nicole Acton for McComb, 1964
3rd Place: Michelle Secunda for Nightmares
Honorable Mention: Tyler Robinson for Gatekeeper

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Rose Dolezal, for her performance as Catherine Givings in In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Rebekah Heusel

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jonathon Hewelt

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Jordyn Stewart, for her direction of Playhouse Creatures

 

2012 – 2013

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Carlos Murillo

1st Place: Samantha Paul for Cover-up
Runner-up: Ivan Keta for The Girl in the Diner: a play in three meals

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Avery Wigglesworth, for her performance as Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Franzesca Mayer

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Avery Wigglesworth, for her direction of Desdemona

 

2011 – 2012

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Alyssa Gill for Pulp
2nd Place: Autumn McGarr for Thanksgiving with Klaus
3rd Place: Ben Lee for Crash by Sunny Bow Mar Lake
Honorable Mention: Miranda Loeber for Mnemonic

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Nellie Ognacevic, for her performance of Feste in Twelfth Night

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Ivy Reid

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Katie Haynes

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Kate Donoghue, for her direction of Cleansed

 

2010 -2011

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
PRESENTED BY Aaron Carter, Victory Gardens Theater

1st Place: William C. Goehring
2nd Place: Anna M. Goldbeck
3rd Place: Caroline E. Castro

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Eleanor Kay Ogacevic for the role of Medea in Medea

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Alexandra Dewald

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Elizabeth Maryjeanne Picurro

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
No Award

 

2009 – 2010

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Caroline Castro
2nd Place: Katie Johnston

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Jack Dryden

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Allison Smith

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Kathryn Flynn

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Samantha Newport

 

2008 – 2009

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
No Award

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Daniel Fisher-Bruns

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Randall Geary

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Kathleen Jeanne Dickinson

 

2007 – 2008

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Caroline Castro
2nd Place: Brittany Alsot

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Matthew Allis, Meghan Reardon

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Courtney Meaker, Meghan Reardon, Ariel Lauryn

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Ariel Lauryn

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Michael Charles Smith

 

2006 – 2007

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Brian Patrick Conley
2nd Place: Rebecca King
3rd Place: Evan Sawdey

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Eden Newmark, Sara Bigus

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Brian Patrick Conley

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jessica Drew

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Brian Patrick Conley

 

2005 – 2006

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
No Award

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Heather Courtney

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Anjalika Kapur, Christopher Storey

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Chelsea Morgan Lynn

 

2004 – 2005

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
No Award

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Sylvie Davidson

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jacqueline Dehne

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Constance Edwards, Nathan Thompson

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Chelsea Morgan Lynn

 

2003 – 2004

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
No Award

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Sylvie Davidson

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jennifer Mary Ocken

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Julia Beale

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Jeffrey Williams Henrickson

 

2002 – 2003

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Nathaniel Kelly
2nd Place: David Urlakis

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Amanda Horton

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
David Urlakis

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Nathaniel Kelly

 

2001 – 2002

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Mara S. Mindell
2nd Place: Heather Frankland
3rd Place: Evelyn Dechard

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Amanda Horton

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Mary Elaine Moralis

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jacob Finn

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Mary Elaine Morales

 

2000 – 2001

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1st Place: Shannon Latimer
2nd Place: Elaine Farrugia
3rd Place: Alana Papernik

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Benjamin Myers, David Urlakis

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Rachel Marie Sypniewski

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Stephanie Roosa

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Shannon Christine Latimer, Pauline Fatyga

1999 – 2000

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1 st Place: Erin Hawley
2 nd Place: Jaclynn Jutting
3 rd Place: Douglas Roche

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Bree Elrod

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Ted DeLong, Meg Morley

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Sarah Zimmerman

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Stephanie Marie Roosa

 

1998 – 1999

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1 st Place: Jennifer Seidelman

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Bree Elrod

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Rachel Lynn Michalski

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jessica Jurgens

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
No Award

 

1997 – 1998

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1 st Place: Benjamin Gaa
2 nd Place: Philip Mottaz

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Stephen John Gottcent

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Timothy James Lord

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jocelyn Slowey

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Rachel Michalski

 

1996 – 1997

DAVENPORT AWARD IN PLAYWRITING
1 st Place: Timothy James Lord
2 nd Place: Jennifer Seidelman
3 rd Place: Jessica Jurgens

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Kate Tummelson

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jennifer Kay Werner

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Allison Greaves

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Jennifer Kay Werner

 

1995 – 1996

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Arthur Allen Doderlein

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Brian Tibbets

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Angela Valetutto

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Angela Valetutto

 

1994 – 1995

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Caitlin Muelder

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Shannon Strom

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Elinor Robinson

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Angela Valetutto

 

1993 – 1994

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Arthur Allen Doderlein

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jennifer Ward

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Michael Smith

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Keith Marran, Jennifer Ward

 

1992 – 1993

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Katherine Anne Arfken, Andrew Cummings Uhlenhopp

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Craig Choma, Danielle Shullaw

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Katherine Ann Arfken

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Craig Choma

 

1991 – 1992

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Kelly Hogan

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Kelly Hogan, Matthew Roth

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Jamie Querciagrossa

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Matthew Roth

 

1990 – 1991

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Keith Marran

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Matthew Cutter

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Julianne Ewry

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Jamie Querciagrossa, Matthew Roth

1989 – 1990

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Ann Voortman

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jennifer Ann Voortman

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Christine Ryan

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
No Award

 

1988 – 1989

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Ann Voortman

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Catherine Stewart

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
John Anderson

JEAN BLOOMQUIST MCBATH AWARD
Jan Stevens, Nedra Woodard

 

1987 – 1988

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Ann Voortman

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jennifer Blitz

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Noah B. Weiner

 

1986 – 1987

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Ann Voortman

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Salil Singa

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
No Award

 

1985 – 1986

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Lisa Metz

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Lisa Metz, Byron Wallace

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Amiee Coath

 

1984 – 1985

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Aimee Coath, Lisa Metz

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Todd Thurman

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Keith Belzer

 

1983 – 1984

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Adam Bruns, Lisa Metz

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Lisa Whitlach

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
No Award

 

1982 – 1983

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Lisa Metz

LINDA ELIZABETH KARGER AWARD
Jesse Dabson

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Peggy Sleeth

 

1981 – 1982

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
J. Thomas Dabson

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Elizabeth Hegstrom

 

1980 – 1981

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Steven Maxey

1979 – 1980

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Clarissa Wylie, Donald Youngberg

 

1978 – 1979

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
No award

 

1977 – 1978

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
No award

 

1976 – 1977

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Marcia Norman

 

1975 – 1976

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Patricia Littrell

 

1974 – 1975

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Daniel Interlandi, Michael Lincoln

 

1973 – 1974

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Angela Rightnowar

 

1972 – 1973

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Lawrence Hults

 

1971 – 1972

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Thomas Crabtree

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Carol Marik, Paul Schreiber

 

1970 – 1971

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Thomas Crabtree

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Stanley Eastberg

1969 – 1970

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Thomas Crabtree

 

1968 – 1969

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
No Award

 

1967 – 1968

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Richard Scovie

VAN CLUTE PRIZE
Glenn Paule

 

1966 – 1967

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Richard Uebner

 

1965 – 1966

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Judith Dugan

 

1964 – 1965

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Thomas Hinton

 

1963 – 1964

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Sandra Allison

 

1962 – 1963

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Sandra Allison

 

1961 – 1962

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Charles Forbes

 

1960 – 1961

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Lee Benham

1953 – 1960

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

 

1952 – 1953

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Craig Lovitt

 

1951 – 1952

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Craig Lovitt

 

1950 – 1951

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Dennis Brady, Hoke Smith

 

1949 – 1950

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Clarence Furrow, Lynn Nelson

 

1948 – 1949

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Roger Herlean

 

1947 – 1948

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Irwin Watson

 

1946 – 1947

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
James Bowman

 

1945 – 1946

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Robert Hershberger

 

1944 – 1945

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Ruth Bachrach

 

1943 – 1944

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Gene Schwilck

 

1942 – 1943

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

 

1941 – 1942

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Edwin Armstrong

 

1940 – 1941

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
No Award

1939 – 1940

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Homer Harlan

 

1938 – 1939

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
David Hamm

 

1937 – 1938

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Kenneth Walker

 

1936 – 1937

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
William Suchy

 

1935 – 1936

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
William Suchy

 

1934 – 1935

COLTON PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE
Vincent Thomas