41st Volunteer party - 33rd Annual ACTie awards
30th Anniversary in Capitol Theatre
Aberdeen Community Theatre celebrated a successful 2022 Season, and honored hundreds of volunteers at its annual Volunteer Party on January 14, 2023.
ACT relies on volunteers to fill a wide variety of roles backstage, on stage, and off stage, in order to support our mission of providing quality entertainment and opportunities for people of all ages.
Hundreds of volunteers sing, dance, act, build sets, make costumes, operate lights and sound, do hair and makeup, usher, assist with office or facility tasks, and much more - every year. Their generous gifts of time and talent are vital to our success: we simply could not do it without our volunteers. We are grateful to each and every one of you for "GETTING INTO THE ACT!!"
Here's a look at this year's "ACTie" awards.
Special note: any volunteers who were unable to attend the awards event may pick up their certificates at the ACT office, 417 S. Main Street, during normal business hours.
ACTie Award Winners:
Orchestra Debut of the Year – Justin Desens – bass in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” guitar in “Matilda The Musical,” bass in “The Music of Adele.”
Debut Performer of the Year – Barb Imberi – ensemble in “The Homecoming.”
Debut Newcomer of the Year – Raylee Zimmer – Lucy in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” Matilda in “Matilda The Musical,” ensemble in “The Bible In 30 Minutes... or Less,” and Shirley Spencer in “The Homecoming.”
Debut Techie of the Year – Trixie Hettich – costumes “Laundry & Bourbon | Lonestar,” “Steel Magnolias,” and “The Homecoming.”
Betty Anderson Stitch-In-Time Award – Renee Galbraith
Betty Anderson Stitch-In-Time Award – Brittany Merkel
Betty Anderson Stitch-In-Time Award – Christine Lepkowski
Betty Anderson Stitch-In-Time Award – Diane Leitheiser
Performer of the Year / Schizophrenic Star Award – Jillian Lepkowski – Patty in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” Hortensia in “Matilda The Musical,” God in “The Bible In 30 Minutes... or Less,” and Young Joseph in “The Homecoming.”
Performer of the Year / Schizophrenic Star Award – Haydler Schiferl – Linus in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” Jeremy Jacob in “How I Became a Pirate,” ensemble in “The Bible In 30 Minutes... or Less,” and Mark Spencer in “The Homecoming.”
Performer of the Year / Schizophrenic Star Award – Penelope Vogel – Sally in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” Amanda in “Matilda The Musical,” ensemble in “The Bible In 30 Minutes... or Less,” townsperson in “The Homecoming.”
Performer of the Year / Schizophrenic Star Award – Raylee Zimmer – Lucy in “Snoopy!!! The Musical,” Matilda in “Matilda The Musical,” ensemble in “The Bible In 30 Minutes... or Less,” Shirley Spencer in “The Homecoming.”
Techie of the Year – Daisy Williams
Techie of the Year – Lily Williams
Janet Vilhauer Ten-Year Techie – Natalie Schultz
Janet Vilhauer Ten-Year Techie – Alex Bartlett
Business of the Year – Safety Service Inc./Jeff & Michelle Walth
Volunteer of the Year – Sandy Sullivan
2022 Season Debuts:
Jessica Appl – ensemble – “Love, Loss and What I Wore
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Loretta Simon – lights – “Triple Bypass”
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Kylla Aesoph – Spike – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Anika Berg – Violet – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Justin Desens – bass – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Alainna Flanigian-Bowen – Freida – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Shelbey Fortin – Andy – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Cadynce German – Olaf – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Gabriel Harmel – Snoopy – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Peter Hemke – Shermy – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Josiah Kollman – Schroeder – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Christine Lepkowski – props – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Jillian Lepkowski – Patty – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Matt Martin – guitar – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Bradley Mayer – Charlie Brown – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Brittany Merkel – costumes – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Zoey Merkel – Marcie – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Ashley Wysk – follow spot – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
Raylee Zimmer – Lucy – “Snoopy!!! The Musical”
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Ashtyn Bahr – set – “Matilda The Musical”
Zach Lopez – set – “Matilda The Musical”
Sadie Raap – set – “Matilda The Musical”
Reese Uecker – assistant director/ stage manager – “Matilda The Musical”
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Trixie Hettich – costumes – “Laundry & Bourbon” / “Lonestar”
Olivia LaCroix-Winkler – props – “Laundry & Bourbon” / “Lonestar”
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Rachel Aman – hair – “Steel Magnolias”
Erin Blanchard – sound – “Steel Magnolias”
Darci Bultema – Clairee – “Steel Magnolias”
Madison Ivy – Annelle – “Steel Magnolias”
Michelle Ivy – hair – “Steel Magnolias”
RC Pratt – costumes – “Steel Magnolias”
Erynn Reimer – set – “Steel Magnolias”
Rosemary Vega – Shelby – “Steel Magnolias”
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Halle Buckhouse – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Malcom Franks – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Jordy Fraiser – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Mason Henry – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Eiler Jensen – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Amelia Martin – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Kai Nerdig – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Charlotte Nora – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
David Nora – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Lydia Nora – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Anna Perrion – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Thatcher Peterson – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Sam Rife – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
Eli Miller – “The Bible in 30 Minutes… or Less”
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Emmy Beckham – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Tim Beckham – Ike Godsey – “The Homecoming”
Beth Bottge – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Journey Gray – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Sienna Gray – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Bay Hahler – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Chase Hawkinson – John Spencer – “The Homecoming”
Becky Hunter – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Cordelia Kitto – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Caleb Kollman – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Samantha Lehr – hair – “The Homecoming”
Arlyn Rusche – Reverend Dooly – “The Homecoming”
Chesney Wagner – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
Ashley Westby – set – “The Homecoming”
Jessa Zimmer – townsperson – “The Homecoming”
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Spencer Opp – bass – Kevin Kling’s “Tales From the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log”
Tim Zebroski – drums – Kevin Kling’s “Tales From the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log”
2022 Season Specialist:
Concessionaire Extraordinaire - Dan Yurgaitis
ACT Box Office - Juli Schultz
Usher / Front of House - Liza Kollman
Nepotism is Relative:
Jason, Jennifer & Eden Barkmeier; Jackson & Ava Rott
Tim & Emmy Beckham
Darci Bultema & Mike Skyles
John & Tierra Cassens
Nicole Christiansen & Eliot Lucas
Marilyn & Emily Davis
Aysia, Sakura & William Eggena
Journey & Sienna Gray
Matt, Lori, Gabriel & Jill Harmel
Fred, Rachel, Charlie & Peter Hemke
Madison & Michelle Ivy
Christine & Jill Lepkowski
Tony, Liza, Josiah & Caleb Kollman
Bethe Martian; Daisy & Lily Williams
Dani McQuillen & Hayley Daughtery
Brittany & Zoey Merkel
Jayden & Kai Nerdig
Lydia, Charlotte & David Nora
David & Erynn Reimer
Courtney, Ava & Jackson Rott
Elizabeth, Elsa & Haydler Schiferl
Brian, Juli, Erica & Natalie Schultz
John & Andrew Schwab
Isabella & Isaac Seaton
George P. & Sandy Sullivan
Alex & Paige Tiede
John, Tracy, Alice, Coen, Penelope & Eva Vogel
Larry & Margaret Wild
Jessa & Raylee Zimmer