2025 Volunteer Party
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44th Volunteer party - 36th Annual ACTie awards
33rd Anniversary in Capitol Theatre
Aberdeen Community Theatre celebrated a successful 2025 Season, and honored hundreds of volunteers at its annual Volunteer Party on January 24, 2026.
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/awards at the ACT office, 417 South Main Street, during normal business hours.
Back Row Left to Right:
ACT's Artistic/Managing Director - Brian T. Schultz
Performer of the Year - Chris Anderson
Techie of the Year - Emily Meidinger
Debut Performer of the Year - Kat Schnabel
Front Row Left to Right:
Business of the Year - Will Barber; Schwan Electric
Debut Techie of the Year - Luka Veil
Donald H. Hall Scholarship - Luka Veil
Volunteer of the Year - Diane Leitheiser
Not Pictured:
Donald H. Hall Lifetime Achievement - Linda Batteen
Board Member Distinguished Service Award - Barb Evans
Board Member Distinguished Service Award - Curt Wischmeier
Newcomer of the Year - Jaclyn Collier
Orchestra Member of the Year - Christopher Stanichar
2025 Season Debuts:
"Harriet the Spy"
Stella Drangsteivt
Macy Hamson
Elise Hoglund
Josie Hoglund
Leah Lovrien
Rose Middlebrooke
"Uncanny Valley"
Nick Harr
Sarah Rusche
"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical"
Amelia Duncan
Michael Anderson
Kaden Aumer
Isabelle Bruce
Isabelle Carlson
Genevieve Collier
Emmory Hanson
Andrew Michaels
Erin Walth
"The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?"
Jaclyn Collier
"Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Comedy"
Lynzey Connor
Becky Veil
Sierra Biegler
"Girls Who Wear Glasses"
Sadie Johnson
"The Sound of Music"
Ella Balgaard
Anna Bisbee
Sadie Brunes
Brayden Cambier
Gabe Cogley
Kealey DesCamps
Stephanie Fritz
Hannah Gasperich
Ember Giest
Lexie Johnson
Stephen Rowenhorst
Kat Schnabel
Grace Schumacher
Alexander Trujillo
Oliva Vogt
Anna Bieber
Josh Bowen
Iris Fogderud
Crystal Haaland
Alyana Henderson
Xavier Louis
Brian Omland
Alexis Schwagel
Katie Steger
Emma Arp
Whitney Axtell
Tyler Beck
Joe Berns
Dylan Blair
Laura Cooper
Lexi Cutler
Kayla Freeman
Marjorie Garry
Felicity Gasperich
Cylie Gergen
Brady Haar
Brody Hampl
Cole Holms
Logan Jensen
Axton Johnson
Conner Knigge
Maggie Knippling
Gerrit Peck
Alicia Peterson
Angel Olivo Porcayo
Hayden Posey
Shelby Serrano
Gretchen Sharp
Christopher Stanichar
Vincent Strenge
Sarah Suko
Alyssa Ulyman
Peggy Veith
"The Gift of the Magi"
William Barber
Clara Cuellar Solano
Gideon Mische
Nepotism is Relative (A Wild Family Affair)
Jason, Jennifer & Eden Barkmeier; Ava Rott
Haven & Sadie Brunes
Kendel, Danielle & Isabella Carlson
Nicole Christiansen & Eliot Lucas
Patrick, Jaclyn & Genevieve Collier
Aria & Asa Crary
Holly & Kealey DesCamps
Doug & Darlene Deyo
Raph & Amelia Duncan
Aysia & William Eggena
Marla & Iris Fogderud
Hannah & Felicity Gasperich
Journey & Sienna Gray
McKenna, Madison & Macy Hamson
Bryson, Aubree, Emmory & Amber Hanson
Matt, Lori & Jill Harmel
Addyson & Jami Heinrich
Elise & Josie Hoglund
Josh, Becky & Eiler Jensen
Mary & Brad Keahey
Liza & Josiah Kollman
Christine & Jill Lepkowski
Teresa Levsen, Kraig Schlaht; Michael Garofalo
Gregg & Barb Magera
Joel & Sarah Mann
Mark & Mary Marion; RJ Thompson
Bethe Martian; Lily & Daisy Williams
Russ, Lisa, & Shaun McNeely
Troy & Dani McQuillen
Justin & Emily Meidinger
Tim, Emily & Juli Moffett
Stephanie, Lydia & Charlotte Nora
Lucky, Joan & Thatcher Peterson
Brian & Charlie Rexinger
Marcus, Hillary & Lauryn Robinson
Courtney Rott & Erin Rudner; Ava Rott
Arlyn & Sarah Rusche
Tanner & Libbi Shultis
Bridget & George Schaff
Elizabeth, Elsa & Haydler Schiferl
Shawn & Kat Schnabel
Brian, Juli & Natalie Schultz
Mike Skyles & Darci Bultema
George P. & Sandy Sullivan
Alex & Paige Tiede; Erin Walth
Becky & Luka Veil
Carol & Claire Vetter; Zach Lopez
John, Tracy, Alice, Coen, Penelope & Eva Vogel
Jim Walker & Jerry Oligmueller
Larry, Margaret & Elizabeth Wild
Jessa & Raylee Zimmer
Glutton for Punishment
(10 out of 10 performances in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Juli Schultz
Brenda Weishaar
Nancy Miller
Luka Veil
Emily Meidinger
Chuck Gabriel
(9 out of 10 performances in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Sandy Sullivan
Mary Keahey
(8 out of 10 performances in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Wanda Wagemann
Aysia Eggena
(7 out of 10 performances in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Sarah Mann
Justin Meidinger
Natalie Schultz
Bryson Hanson
(6 out of 10 performances in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Joey Johnson
(Kitchen Manager in "The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?")
Nicole Christiansen
Season Specialist
Chuck Gabriel
Juli Schultz
Tracy Vogel
Betty Anderson A-Stitch-In-Time (Golden Needle/Golden Thread)
Barb Imberi
Cindy Haliburton
Tracy Klein
Debut Techie of the Year
Sierra Biegler
Genevieve Collier
Nick Harr
Schizophrenic Star
Isabella Carlson
Nicole Christiansen
Genevieve Collier
Lynzey Connor
Aria Crary
Emily Davis
Amelia Duncan
Sienna Gray
Emmory Hanson
Bridgett Schaff
Kat Schnabel
Kale Secker
Penelope Vogel
Becky Veil
Eden Barkmeier
Haydler Schiferl
Aysia Eggena
Eliot Lucas
Eva Vogel
Diane Leitheiser
Shaun McNeely
Emily Meidinger
Luka Veil
