MIFA
One-Act Theatre
2026
ROLL CALL
Anchor Bay
Dir. Dawn Battice
ROLL CALL
Avondale
Dir. Michael Sheldon
ROLL CALL
Bangor John Glenn
Dir. Jeanna Peglow
ROLL CALL
Bay City Academy
Dir. Sara Messbarger
ROLL CALL
Bay City Central
Dir. Jared Kaufman
ROLL CALL
Bay City Western
Dir. Lexi Lang
ROLL CALL
Chesaning Union
Dir. Brett Russell
ROLL CALL
Freeland
Dir. Zoe Deschaine
ROLL CALL
Milford
Dir. Megan Weeks
ROLL CALL
Novi
Dir. Heather McKaig
ROLL CALL
St. Johns
Dirs. Jackie and Nathan Charneski and Luke Smith
ROLL CALL
Woodhaven
Dir. Michael Clemons
THANK YOU!
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Directors Jackie & Nathan Charneski and Luke Smith
All the parent and student volunteers
THANK YOU
HOUSEKEEPING
Judge Panels
STUDIO
Theresa Weiler
�Patrick Daniels
Robin Nott
Mary Cusack
Michelle Berg
MAIN STAGE
Mark Berg
Heather Koch
Amelia Rummler
Sheryl Hauk
Samantha Corrion
SHORT PLAY�
Brian Farnham
Various Directors and Students
BACK STAGE JUDGE
John Keisling
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THANK YOU
TAB Staff
Kevin Schneider
Chris Pavlicko
MIFA Staff
Becca Weissman
Paige Caldwell
Admissions, Ushers, Emcees
Aidan Carolin
EXCELLENT AWARDS
MAIN STAGE D1
BAY CITY CENTRAL - Bubble Boy
EXCELLENT AWARDS
Noah Ralph - Mark
Noah Hollister - Shawn
Biker Ensemble (5) - Lara Haj Mohamad, Norma Huntington, Jacob McLean, Noah Parker, Liv Pelton
Bus Ensemble (6) - Jayla Anderson, Blaze Briggs, Taylor Langenburg, Tia Muhaxhiri, Kylleigh Pippins, Leah Stajkowski
COMPANY AWARDS
Physical
Vocal
Characterization
Set/Lights
Overall Tech
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing
Overall Presentation
MAIN STAGE D1
NOVI - Complete Works of W. Shakespeare (abridged) (Again)
EXCELLENT
Alaina beaudoin, Stella Stroup, Eliza Paulk - Lighting Design
Nian Kinnard, Joshika Koneti - Fight Captains
COMPANY
Vocal
MAIN STAGE D1
ANCHOR BAY - Space Princess Wars
EXCELLENT
Griffin Smith & London Hudgins - Physical Work (Freezes)
Jason Weed, Ruth Hubbert, Alanna Riggs - Set Design
Wesley Pough- Lighting Design
Allana Riggs, London Hudgins- Prop Design & Execution
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical
Vocal
Characterization
Set/Lights
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing
Script/Cutting
Overall Presentation
MAIN STAGE D1
WOODHAVEN- Wiley and the Hairy Man
EXCELLENT
Playbill - Archer Brewer
MAIN STAGE D1
WESTERN HS - The Swan Princess
EXCELLENT
Teegan Reed - Prince Derek
Chelsie McKeon - Queen Uberta/Jean-bob
Darby Blohm-Bednarczyk - Set Design
Landon Trombley, Annabelle Young - Lighting Execution
Samantha Kay - Sound Execution
Kendall Aho, Annabelle Young - Costume Design
Lilianna Tacey - Wigs & Makeup
Lobby Display - Entire Cast & Crew (12)
Landon Trombley - Post Show Glitter Clean-up
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical
Vocal
Characterization
Set/Lights
Overall Technical Production
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing
Script/Cutting
Overall Presentation
MAIN STAGE D1
JOHN GLENN- Curtains (young@part)
EXCELLENT
Carmen Bernstein - Lauren Graves
Costume Design - Lana McFalda
STUDIO D2
CHESANING UNION - The Angels of Bataan
EXCELLENT
Howard Ebenhoeh IV - Radio Voice
Ensemble - Costume Execution
Evelyn Rivard - Edith
Tommy McNaughton - Dr. Stevens
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
STUDIO D2
BAY CITY JOHN GLENN - The Yellow Boat
EXCELLENT
Emily Leinaar - Mother
James Graves - Father
Lauren Graves - Doctor #3
Micah Fibranz - Sound Design/Effects
Micah Fibranz - Sound Execution
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Properties/Sound
STUDIO D2
FREELAND - String
EXCELLENT
Nolan Gretzinger - Mickey
City Folks - Ensemble Acting
Catherine Cole, Devin Coccaro - Set Design
Alaina Woolard - Costume Design & Execution
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Tempo/Pacing/Script Cutting/Material
STUDIO D2
ST. JOHNS - The 146 Point Flame
EXCELLENT
Babooska Lady
Quentin Lonsberry - Garcelanco
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
STUDIO D2
AVONDALE - Blood at the Root
EXCELLENT
Gage Steel - Set Design
Gage Steel, Cameron Brotherton, Tre’ Miller, Paul Evans, Jenna Watton, Devin Riley, Kaylah McDonald, Emerson Cervenak, Alivia Cole - Set Construction
Katie McLaughlin - Make-Up
Emi Begaj, Allie Walsh - Program
Emi Begai, Allie Walsh, Kristyll Faucheux, Harry Noell, Violet Schroeder, Greta Simko, Skriti Chilla, Kevana Lehneke, Elijah Pierce, Arad Sabbaghi, Andrej Gjorgjivski - Lobby Display
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
STUDIO D2
BAY CITY ACADEMY - Little Women the Musical
EXCELLENT
Abby Kirkpatrick - Beth March
Nevaeh Nahikian - Amy March
Madison Chappel - Meg March
Miguel Chapa - Laurie Laurence
Set Design
Khloe Summers - Sound Execution
Costume Design
Olivia Sharp - Properties
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Properties/Sound
SHORT PLAYS
Milford - Hedy Lamarr Makes a Movie
Bloomfield Hills - STEM
Freeland - Two Muses Slumming It
SUPERIOR�AWARDS
MAIN STAGE D1
BAY CITY CENTRAL- Bubble Boy
SUPERIOR
Deacon Hayward - Jimmy
Stage Crew - Dorka Bognar, Luci Owen, Lilli Sheldon, Bailey Smith
Lobby Display - Maia Alman, Olivia Gargulinki
Crew Stand Outs - Luci Owen & Briley Smith
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Costumes/Makeup
Script/Cutting
MAIN STAGE D1
NOVI - Complete Works of W. Shakespeare (abridged) (again)
SUPERIOR
Joanna Ambadipudi, Lilly Balino, Lorelai Raudszus - The Producers
Ally Bajorek, Molly Forsyth, Silan Glandon, Nihar Joshi, Nian Kinnard, Joshika Koneti, Rachit Naik, Esme Scott - Ensemble
Kai Chopra, Chloe Gruenhagen - Set Design
Kai Chopra, Chloe Gruenhagen - Set Construction Heads
Set Construction Crew (13) - Lara Arslan, Alaina Beaudoin, Chloe Gruenhagen, Jumana Mancy, Eliza Paulk, Luna Nagashima-Trombley, Ishaan Thurman, Lorelai Raudszas, Theo Knapp, Hannah Lee, Katey Kumon, Rachit Naik, Sruthi Jeyaranjan
Entire Company - Superior Spike Time Execution
Student Directors - Joanna Ambadipudi & Lilly Balino
Lighting Execution - Alaina Beaudoin, Stella Stroop, Luna Nagashima-Trombley, Joanna Ambadipudi, Esme Scott, Nian Kinnard, Colin Beaudoin
Costume Design & Execution -Jumana Mancy, Nian Kinnard, Pepper Fryatt, Marianna Polsenelli, Nitya Garg, Ellyanna Sharrow
Program Design - Ally Bajorek, Lilly Balino
Lobby Display - Joanna Ambadipudi, JoshikaKoneti, Ishaan Thurman, Lara Arslan, Elyanna Sharrow
Production Book -Joanna Ambadipudi, Lilly Balino, Kai Chopra, Nihar Joshi, Sruthi Jeyaranjan, Joshika Koneti
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical, Characterization, Set/Lights, Costume/Makeup, Overall Tech, Stage Mechanics, Tempo/Pacing,Script,Overall
MAIN STAGE D1
ANCHOR BAY - Space Princess Wars
SUPERIOR
Ash Wooman - XJ-188-E
Kaylee Coltman - Sound Effects
Costume Design - Haleigh Brandenburg, Natalie Frey
Costume Execution - Haleigh Brandenburg, Natalie Frey, Ava Piotrowski, Elisabetta Cerlesi, Varin Amundsen
Jason Weed, Ruth Hubbert, Alanna Riggs - Stage Managers
Natalie Frey - Makeup Design
Natalie Frey, Ella Cori, Marina Campos -Makeup Execution
Natalie Frey, Alanna Riggs - Lobby Display
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Costumes/Makeup
Overall Technical
MAIN STAGE D1
WOODHAVEN - Wiley and the Hairy Man
SUPERIOR
Wiley - Cameron Abel
Mammy - Mya Wallace
Dog - Anthony Pizzimenti
Hairy Man - Jeffrey Pruitt
Chorus (8) - Holden Clemons, Santono Cruz, Lila Estep, Mackenzie Fitzsimmons, Owen Green, Abigail, Hughes, Emmalyn Pinnegar, Delaney Ryan
Student Director -Josephine Clemons
Lighting Execution - Harper Clemons, Madisen Newman, Ian Wilson
Lighting Crew (7) - Harper Clemons, Ian Wilson, Addison Walter, Delaney Ryan, Emmalyn Pinnegar, Holden Clemons, Conor Hatfield
Set Construction & Painting (12) - Santino Cruz, Aiden Dombrowski, Owen Green, Elizabeth Saeidi, Tristan Sanchez, Peyton Huddleston, Grace Streling, Archer Brewer, Brooklyn Coleman, Broderick Justian, Harper Clemons, Holden Clemons
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical, Characterization, Vocal, Set/Lights, Costumes/Makeup, Overall Tech, Tempo/Pacing
Script/Material Cutting, Stage Mechanics
Overall Presentation
MAIN STAGE D1
WESTERN HS - The Swan Princess
SUPERIOR
Princess Odette - Grace Rezler
Fight Captain - Grace Reeder
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Costume/Makeup
MAIN STAGE D1
JOHN GLENN- Curtains (young@part)
SUPERIOR
Niki Harris - Peyton Gellise
Georgia Hendricks - Violet Coonan
Bambi Bernet - Riley Merso
Singing - Entire Acting Ensemble (30)
Leading Dance Chorus (6) - Avery Barron, Zoe Box, Emma Dabrowski, Kennedy Griffith, Elaina Linkowski, Alessandra Medina
Acrobatic Work - David Peglow, Riley Merso
Costume Execution - Lana McFalda, Emily Confer
Student Musical DIrector - Lauren Graves
Stage Manager - Edward Peglow
Choreography - Riley Merso
Program Design - Lana McFalda
Lobby Display - Lana McFalda
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical
Characterization
Set/Lights
Costume/Makeup
Overall Tech
Stage Mechanics
Tempo Pacing
Script/Cutting
Overall Presentation
CHESANING UNION - The Angels of Bataan
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Nolan Schack - Lighting Design
Nolan Schack - Lighting Execution
Mallory Howell, Patrick Miller, Howard Ebenhoeh - Sound Execution
Mackenzie Kolleth - Costume Design
Lucas Fry - Trumpet
Mallory Howell, Rielynn Catrell, Ensemble - Program
Mallory Howell, Bella Perez, Ella Richmond, Nolan Schack, Adam Mellentine, Rielynn Catrell - Lobby Display
Ensemble - Dramaturgy and Research
Ella Richmond - Head Nurse
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Properties/Sound
Costumes/Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing/Script Cutting/Material
Overall Presentation
JOHN GLENN - The Yellow Boat
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Violet Coonan - Benjamin (Best Actor of the Day!)
Riley Merso - Joy
Emily Confer - Costume Design
Emily Confer, Lana McFalda - Costume Execution
Riley Merso - Choreography
Kerrington Appold - Lobby Display
David Peglow, Peyton Gellise, Avery Barron, Kennedy Griffith, Lauren Graves, Kerrington Appold, Zoe Box, �Eliana Linkowski - Dance Ensemble
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Costumes and Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing/Material/Cutting
Overall Presentation
FREELAND - String
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Sophia Walker - Vocals
Ella Mae Klopf - Vocals
Amarijah Linzsey - O’Brien
Sisterhood Award for the Three Sisters
Catherine Cole, Devin Coccaro - Overall Efficiency of Set Usage
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Properties/Sound
Costumes/Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Overall Presentation
ST. JOHNS - The 146 Point Flame
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Ensemble Acting
Isabelle Sebrell - Tessa
Hailey Wissel - Yetta
Amber Wissel - Lena
Aaron Pratt - Vincenza
Dialect Work�Buggs O’Boyle - Best Name Award
Allison Burns, Morgan Klaver, Gabe McIlrath - Set Design
Sydnie Billings - Sound Design/Effects & Execution
Maya Schaub, Abbie DiVietri, Lily LaLonde, Addelyn Skriba, Marie DeYarmond - Hair/Make- Up
Allison Burns, Savannah Burlet - Student Directors
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Properties/Sound
Costumes/Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing/Script Cutting/Material
Overall Presentation
AVONDALE - Blood at the Root
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Best Cutting of a Script!
Cleora Goodwin - Student Director
Jay Johnson - Costume Design
Jay Johnson, Madison Thorton, MJ Walton, Lucy Randazzo, Charlotte MacFarlane, Katie McLaughlin, Sam Valladares - Costume Execution
Jack Waldrep - Projections
Owen Scrase - Live Music
Aliyah Barkley & Twyla Evans - Vocal Coaching
Aliyah Barkley - Ray
Twyla Evans - Asha
Marcus Martinex - De’Andre
Leo Noell - Colin
Ariana Herrera-Zittritisch - Toria
Micai Stokes - Justin
Jayla Fortner - Principal Miller
Ensemble Acting
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Properties/Sound
Costumes/Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing/Script Cutting/Material
Overall Presentation
BAY CITY ACADEMY - Little Women the Musical
STUDIO D2
SUPERIOR
Company Spirit Award
Family Magic Award
Grace Doud - Jo March
Karla Gonzalez - Marmee March
Nevaeh Nahikian - Program
Lobby Display
FULL COMPANY AWARDS
Physical Acting
Vocal
Characterization
Costumes/Makeup
Innovation
Stage Mechanics
Tempo/Pacing/Script Cutting/Material
Overall Presentation
BOB KOGER AWARD
BOB KOGER AWARD
Brett Russell, Chesaning Union High School
GOLDEN TRUCK DIV 1
GOLDEN TRUCK DIV 1
Bangor John Glenn - Curtains Young@Part
BLACK GAFF MAIN D1
BLACK GAFF MAIN D1
Novi - Complete Works of W. Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
BLACK GAFF STUDIO D2
St. Johns - The 146 Point Flame
BLACK GAFF STUDIO D2
INNOVATION MAIN D1
INNOVATION MAIN D1
Bay City Central - Bubble Boy
INNOVATION STUDIO D2
Chesaning Union - Angels of Bataan
INNOVATION STUDIO D2
People’s Choice MAIN D1
Novi High School - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (abridged) [revised] [again]
People’s Choice MAIN D1
People’s Choice STUDIO D2
Avondale - Blood at the Root
People’s Choice STUDIO D2
THE JOHN FITZGERALD CLASS ACT AWARD
THE JOHN FITZGERALD CLASS ACT AWARD
St. Johns High School
Rising Curtain Awards
Bare Stage Brilliance
Bare Stage Brilliance
Milford - Hedy Lamarr Makes a Movie
Bloomfield Hills - STEM
Freeland - Two Muses Slumming It
Debut on Stage
Debut on Stage Award
Freeland High School
Standing Ovation
Standing Ovation Award - Saturday
Bay City Academy
MAINSTAGE D1
6th Place
MAINSTAGE D1
6th Place
BAY CITY CENTRAL
Bubble Boy
MAINSTAGE D1
5th Place
MAINSTAGE D1
5th Place
ANCHOR BAY
Space Princess Wars
MAINSTAGE D1
4th Place
MAINSTAGE D1
4th Place
BAY CITY WESTERN
The Swan Princess
MAINSTAGE D1
3rd Place
MAINSTAGE D1
3rd Place
JOHN GLENN
Curtains Young@Part
MAINSTAGE D1
2nd Place
MAINSTAGE D1
2nd Place
NOVI
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (abridged) [revised] [again]
MAINSTAGE D1
1st Place
MAINSTAGE D1
1st Place
WOODHAVEN
Wiley and the Hairy Man
STUDIO D2
6th Place
STUDIO D2
6th Place
FREELAND
String
STUDIO D2
5th Place
STUDIO D2
5th Place
CHESANING UNION
Angels of Bataan
STUDIO D2
4th Place
STUDIO D2
4th Place
BAY CITY ACADEMY
Little Women the Musical
STUDIO D2
3rd Place
STUDIO D2
3rd Place
JOHN GLENN
The Yellow Boat
STUDIO D2
2nd Place
STUDIO D2
2nd Place
ST. JOHNS
The 146 Point Flame
STUDIO D2
1st Place
STUDIO D2
1st Place
AVONDALE
Blood at the Root
THANK YOU!