Our 2019 Season!

The 2018 Allie Awards banquet took place February 1st, 2019 at the Landers Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. There are 14 theaters in the North Mississippi Theatre Alliance – 4 community theaters and 10 high schools.

The evening included 10 musical numbers from Alliance theaters.

• “Everywhere That You Are” from James and The Giant Peach (Hernando High School) featured Bret Arton, Claire Ballard, Savannah Demers, Hunter Hill, Caroline McCafferty and Artie Pernsteiner.
• “I’ll Know” from Guys and Dolls Jr. (Lewisburg High School) featured Andrea Turnbow and Ty Kirk.
• “C’est Moi” from Camelot (DeSoto Family Theatre) featured Bradley Karel.
• “Hellfire” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Kudzu Playhouse) featured Jamison White and Company.
• “We’re the Man” from Calvin Berger (Northwest Mississippi Community College) featured Nelson Meredith and Brynden Foster.
• “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast (Northpoint Christian School) featured Sarah Kathryn Meek.
• “Why Should I Change a Thing” from Annie (Panola Playhouse) featured Jason Brooks.
• “When You’re an Addams” from Addams Family: The Musical (Panola Playhouse) featured Caiden Britt, Cassidy Keeton, Cody Morris, Claire Ballard, Sharon Bordon, Tuck Hawkins, Alan Hopkins, Anna Grace Marshall, Ian Duggan and company.
• “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing” from White Christmas (Hernando High School) featured Ty Kirk, Mikayla House, Bret Arton, Claire Ballard, Sophia Werneck, Aika Owens and Nathan Tillman.
• “Seize The Day” from Newsies (DeSoto Family Theatre) featured Whitney Branan, Kage Cliburn, Savannah Demers, Parker Hood, Mikayla House, Ty Kirk, Peyton Lanham, Brady Pillstron, Gabriella Scarpace, Grayson Todd, Trevor Wallace and company.

The winners of the categories were as follows:

Best Overall Production

Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Musical

Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Drama

It’s A Wonderful Life – Kudzu Playhouse

Best Comedy

Waiting for Godot – Northwest Mississippi Community College

Best Youth Production

Shrek Jr. – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Director of a Musical

Whitney Branan – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Director of a Drama

Emily F. Chateau – It’s A Wonderful Life – Kudzu Playhouse

Best Director of a Comedy

Alyssa Algee – Waiting for Godot – Northwest Mississippi Community College

Best Director of a Youth Production

Erica Peninger – Shrek Jr. – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Cast

Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Caiden Britt – Addams Family: The Musical – Panola Playhouse

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Jacquelyn Skoog – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Drama or Comedy)

Jon Tackett – A Delicate Ship – Northwest Mississippi Community College

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Drama or Comedy)

Preslie Anne Cowley – Waiting for Godot – Northwest Mississippi Community College

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Cody Morris – Addams Family: The Musical – Panola Playhouse

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Haley Kelly – Addams Family: The Musical – Panola Playhouse

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (Drama or Comedy)

Thomas Ford – It’s A Wonderful Life – Kudzu Playhouse

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Drama or Comedy)

Alyssa Algee – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Young Actor (13-17)

Parker Hood – Newsies – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Young Actress (13-17)

Claire Ballard – Addams Family: The Musical – Panola Playhouse

Best Performance by a Young Actor (12 & Under)

Kage Cliburn – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Young Actress (12 & Under)

Callee Grace Burkes – Annie – Panola Playhouse

Best Cameo Performance by an Actor

Will Brown – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Kudzu Playhouse

Best Cameo Performance by an Actress

Lauren Shlukbier – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Male Dancer

Grayson Todd – Newsies – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Performance by a Female Dancer

Mikayla House – Newsies – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Choreography

Whitney Branan – Newsies – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Set

Daniel Mueller – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Costuming

Melanie Ozburn – The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Special Effects

Anna McFatridge – The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Sound

Joshua Crawford – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Lighting

Mandy K. Heath – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Orchestral Direction

Justin Wadkins – Camelot – DeSoto Family Theatre

Best Vocal Direction

Justin Wadkins – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Kudzu Playhouse

Best Hair and Makeup

Buddy Hart – Addams Family: The Musical – Panola Playhouse

Best Lobby Design

Ashley Kirk/Christy Wilbanks – Shrek Jr. – DeSoto Family Theatre