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ABOUT THE OW THEATRE DEPARTMENT

Olathe West High School

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2200 W. Santa Fe St.

Olathe, KS 66061
913-780-7180


​​olathewesttheatre@gmail.com


​Head Director - Alisha Morris

​ammorris@olatheschools.org
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Production Staff

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Alisha Morris
THEATRE Department TEACHER & director
Director, teacher, coordinator and dark chocolate lover
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Art Winter
resident lighting
​& scenic designer
Designer, mentor, beta tester, and ​​all around ideas guy
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Josh Maday
sound consultant
& projections engineer
Designer, snowboarder, mountain biker and
​geek of all trades
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Tyler Schyvinck
Resident
​technical director
Carpenter, technician, jokester, and world's best problem solver.
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Darcy Russel
Resident Costumer
​Costumer, performer, dog mom and all around optimistically creative.
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Maggie & Mollie Stephens
choreographers
​​Creators, Type A’s, Jellicle and Wildcat fans, lovers of a good theme, sisters not twins. 
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Laura VanLeeuwen
Musical vocal director
Teacher, vocalist,
​coach, and

​avid runner

Awards & Honors

2022

2022 JoCo Arts Shooting Star Scholarships
Theatre Performance (Kalista Brown, 2nd place)
Theatre Production (David Morones, 2nd place)

2022 International Thespian Festival Recognitions
Superior in Stage Management (Riley Keiter)
Superior in Group Musical (Kalista Brown, Kaitlyn Knight, Meredith McCalmon)

2022 State Thespian Festival Recognitions
Performance Scholarship (Oz Powell)
Performance Scholarship (Kalista Brown)
Elected State Thespian Officer (Emily Heflin)
​Gold Honor Troupe (presented by Brandon Heflin & Oz Powell)

2022 Blue Star Awards for The SpongeBob Musical

Rising Star Scholarship (Brandon Heflin)

2022 Blue Star Nominations for The SpongeBob Musical

Dream Production Award (Emily Heflin - Scenic Design)
Dream Production Award (Hailey Brooks - Hair/Makeup Design_
Performance Scholarship (Amberleigh Worley)
Performance Scholarship (Brandon Heflin)
Performance Scholarship (Genevieve Anderson)
Performance Scholarship (Kalista Brown)
Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Maddie Dohogne & Olivia Keiter - Direction)
Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role (Brandon Heflin as SpongeBob)
Outstanding Lighting Design (designer Nicholas Sibert)
Outstanding Costume Design & Construction (designer Ella Amos)
Outstanding Actor in an Ensemble Role (Oz Powell)
Outstanding Actor in an Ensemble Role (Tai Fenton)
Outstanding Orchestra
Outstanding Scenic Design & Construction, Tier II (designer Emily Ross, Asst. Designer Emily Heflin)
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (Genevieve Anderson as Squidward)
Outstanding Hair & Makeup Design (designer Hailey Brooks)
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Overall Production

2021
2021 Blue Star Nominations
Rising Star Scholarship (Emma Johnson)
Dream Production Award (Ella Amos - Costume Design)
​Performance Scholarship (Kalista Brown)
Performance Scholarship (Brandon Heflin)
Performance Scholarship (Meredith McCalmon)

2021 International Thespian Festival Recognitions
Superior in Costume Design (Ella Amos)

2021 State Thespian Festival Recognitions
​Gold Honored Troupe (presented by Emma Johnson & Olivia Keiter)


2020
2020 Blue Star Awards for Xanadu
Outstanding Costume Design & Construction, Tier I (designer Hailey Brooks)
Outstanding Lighting Design (designer Kat Knight)
Technical Achievement Award (Stage Manager, Summer Sperke)


​2020 Blue Star Nominations for Xanadu
Outstanding Overall Production
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role (Kalista Brown as Kira)
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role (John Paul Gee as Terpsichore)


2020 International Thespian Festival Recognitions
Superior in Costume Design (Ella Amos)
Superior in Stage Management (Summer Sperke)


2020 State Thespian Festival Recognitions
Future Theatre Educator Scholarship (Emma Johnson)
Gold Honor Troupe (presented by Emma Johnson & Lauren Karlin)

2019

2019 Blue Star Nominations for The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Supporting Actor (Weston Curnow as Scarecrow)
Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design (designer Chyler Percival)
Outstanding Costume Design & Construction, Tier I

2019 International Thespian Festival Recognitions
Superior in Stage Management (Kayli Kimerer)
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2019 State Thespian Festival Recognitions
Selected to perform Eurydice at the 2019 Kansas Thespian Festival
Technical Scholarship (Kayli Kimerer)
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2018

2018 International Thespian Festival Recognitions
Superior in Stage Management (Kayli Kimerer)

Proud Members of the International Thespian Society

Troupe 8599
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