Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards

The official blog for the GHSMTA - Shuler Hensley Awards. Get the latest news and updates here.

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How do I purchase tickets to the Shuler Awards?

Tickets are on sale NOW! Join us for the 6th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards

April 17, 2014, 6 pm: Red Carpet Event, 7:30 pm: Curtain

Ticket Information:

Shuler Awards tickets are $20 for participating school blocks and $23 for the general public. 

Tickets are available at the Bank of North Georgia Box Office at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. 

School block tickets may only be purchased in-person or by calling the box office at 770.916.2852, during box office hours: Monday through Friday from 10 am – 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.

Tickets are limited. Orders will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Two complimentary tickets will be reserved for each nominee and/or scholarship winner. Individuals nominated in more than one category will receive ONLY ONE PAIR of complimentary tickets. For broadcast and production value purposes, nominees and their guests are required to sit in his/her assigned seats for the entire program.

Schools that do not receive a nomination will receive two complimentary tickets intended for the high school musical director and a guest. 

The participating high school musical director and a guest will be invited to a special Red Carpet Preshow Party.

Shuler Student Ensemble and Shuler STAR Council students do not need to purchase a ticket to the Awards.

VIP Tickets are Available!

Shuler Awards VIP tickets are available for $100 each. The VIP package includes 1 seat in Row A or B of the mezzanine, admission to the Red Carpet Preshow Party, Free Parking and a $40 tax deductible gift, supporting arts education through ArtsBridge. 

Red Carpet Information:

The red carpet event begins at 6 pm on the plaza at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Nominees, Ensemble and STAR Council members will receive an official red carpet pass. These students and teachers must arrive at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Ballroom at 6 pm, they will be escorted to the red carpet, courtesy of KIA motors, and announced when they arrive. ALL Shuler participating school students and teachers are encouraged to walk the Red Carpet and do not need a pass to do so. 

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Shuler Scholarships

Shuler Awards Scholarships

The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation invites gracious donors, dedicated to theatre arts education, to grant scholarships for outstanding students participating in the Shuler Awards. Scholarships are traditionally valued between $500-1000. The Shuler Scholarship Committee thoroughly reviews all applications and selects the recipients. The Scholarship Committee consists of community arts leaders and educators. Shuler scholarships are awarded during the Awards ceremony in April.

Scholarship Applicant Qualifications:

Must attend a participating Shuler high school

Must have participated as a cast or crew member in his/her high school’s Shuler participating musical

Must be a graduating senior

Must intend to major or minor in theatre, music, dance, arts administration or fine arts education in college

Must maintain a "B" average or above in all areas of academic study

Must actively  participate in high school theatre activities

Recipients are required to attend the Shuler Awards in April

Scholarship application & materials are due March 1

Scholarship Materials: Complete, print for your records and submit the online application located here: Shuler Scholarship Application

Digital copies of the following materials must be emailed to Courtney Reed by March 1:

High school transcript

Teacher reference letter

College/university acceptance letter

Personal essay: 2 pages, double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins. Essay Question: Why musical theatre? Provide a creative look into the applicant’s relationship with musical theatre. How has musical theatre impacted the applicant’s life? What are the applicant’s plans for future musical theatre involvement?

Theatre Resume: List format: show, role, company/school, year; list theatre activities and extra-curricular activities (optional); list honors, awards, achievements (optional)

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Past Shuler Scholarships:

Broadway Dreams Foundation Performance Scholarship (Summer Intensive Free Tuition)

Broadway Dreams Foundation Technical Scholarship (Summer Intensive Free Tuition)

Doris Corrie Russell Dance Scholarship ($1000 value)

Morrell Memorial Music Scholarship ($1000 value)

Jubilee Cultural Arts Alliance Scenic Design Grant: This scholarship is given to a Shuler Awards participating school that shows promise in scenic design despite budget challenges. The school is selected by the scholarship committee. No application necessary. ($1000) 

Updated: 2.25.2014

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Meet the 2014 Shuler Awards Judge Panel

The Shuler Hensley Awards judge panel is comprised of qualified community arts professionals, educators and supporters. These individuals are passionate about advocating for Georgia’s high school theatre arts programs. They volunteer their time and expertise to tirelessly travel the state, attend productions and provide useful feedback to participating schools. The Shuler program is extremely grateful for and indebted to these gracious and talented volunteers.

Meet our 2014 Judges!

Corey-Jan Albert, Playwright & Theatre

Educator

*Natalie Barrow, Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center, Artist Partnership Manager

Deborah Bowman, Performer & Visual Artist

Jamie Bullins, Kennesaw State University, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, Associate Professor, Design & Technical Theatre

Dr. Pat Callaway, Healthy Voice Studio, Voice Teacher

Dr. Thom Canning-Skinner, Broadway Dreams Foundation Volunteer Coordinator

Carrie Christie, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emory University, Assistant Box Office Manager

Paul Conroy, Serenbe Playhouse, General Manager

Blake Cooper, Blake Cooper Productions, Inc., President, CEO & Director

Mark Crouch, Performer

*Shane DeLancey, Six Flags Over Georgia, Entertainment Manager

Elise Dotson, Henry Players Performer & Art Teacher

Christina Dresser, Alliance Theatre, Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps

Cydnee Dubrof, Alliance Theatre Advisory Board Member

Michelle Evans, CYT Atlanta, Director & Instructor

Lori Flanders, Director, Choreographer & Teacher

Nelah Gabler, Cobb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, Art Place & Mt. View Coordinator

Natarsha Garcia, AGI Entertainment, Artistic Director

*Dale Gustafson, Embassy Suites Atlanta-Galleria, Director of Sales & Marketing / Performer

Selena Harper, City of Atlanta, Office of Cultural Affairs, Project Supervisor, Contracts for Arts Services

Gladys Harvey, Retired Fine Arts Educator

*Mira Hirsch, Producer, Actor, Director & Teacher

Tracy Lee Holden, Actress & Fine Arts Educator

Paul Holly, Suzi Bass Awards, Producer, Director, Co-founder & Charter Board Member

Jennifer Jordan-Lock, J2L Consulting LLC, Experiential Marketing Consultant

Tony Kemp, Mercer University, Adjunct Speech & General Theatre Instructor / Performer

Alan Kilpatrick, Atlanta Lyric Theater, Associate Artistic Director

*Lavon Lacey, Quantum Events & Entertainment / People Store, Chief Event Energizer

*Judy Langford, Actor & Retired Fine Arts Educator

Lisa Linehan, Singer/Songwriter/Director

*Marguerite Mancini, Shuler Awards Production Manager & Atlanta Film Festival Grants Manager

Lee Maples, Maples' Designs, Ltd., Scenic Designer

Barbara Margulis, Cantor

Karrie Mattice, Applause Performing Arts Conservatory, Owner/Director/Teacher

*Ahmad Mayes, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Community Programs Manager

Wynn McCurdy, Cobb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, Board Member / Choreographer

Robert McDonough, Musician

*Craig McMahon, Manning Entertainment, Producer & Lighting Designer / The Weather Channel, Director of Technical Production / Shuler Awards Producer

Kate McNeely, Alliance Theatre, Group Services Coordinator & House Manager

Autumn Morgenstern, Dancer, Choreographer & Teacher

Andrea Mueller, Georgia College and State University, Adjunct Professor of Voice / The Johnson Ferry Conservatory For The Arts, Instructor

Dawn Parker, Dance Teacher & Choreographer

Thomas Pinckney, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Group Sales Manager of Promotions

*Earl Reece, Earl Smith Strand Theatre, Executive Director

*Bradley Renner, Atlanta Ballet, Company Manager

*Coby Richardson, The Dance Centre at Vista Grove, Owner / Actor & Choreographer

Ginger Rodriguez, Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts & Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre, Performer, Instructor

Barkley Russell, The Barkley Russell Agency, Publicist / Former Dancer & Stage Manager

Don Slaton, Don Slaton Casting, Casting Agent

Bryant Smith, Professional Actor/Singer (AEA)

David Smith, Superior Court Judge / Performer

Andrew Snider, Children's Theatre Director / Educator

Laura Soldati, The [L] Agency - Owner & President / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Director of Public Relations

Keri Toggerson, The Georgia Ballet, Marketing & Public Relations Associate

Tommy Trotter, Professional Singer & Vocal Instructor

Joe M. Turner, TurnerMagic.com, Speaker & Entertainer

Maria "Pia" Ugarte, The Ugarte Studio, Owner / Vocal & Performing Coach, Artistic Director & Producer

*John Waymire, The Suzi Bass Awards, Inc., Judging Coordinator

*Elizabeth Weaver, Cobb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, Division Director

Amanda Wilborn, Musical Theatre Artist

Kathy Winchell, Community Theatre Director

*Shuler Advisory Committee Member

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2014 Shuler STAR Council

We are thrilled to introduce the 2014 Shuler STAR Council!

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The Shuler STAR Council acts as the student advisory board for the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards. This group of selected students is invited to participate in 3 exclusive, behind-the-scenes events throughout the season, and serve as Production Assistants during Shuler Awards week in April. The goal of Shuler STAR Council is to honor technical theater students and provide a professional and educational, theatre and television production experience. 

The 2014 STAR Council is featured below with the cast of Midtown Men, Broadway's original Jersey Boys. STAR Council members were invited to an exclusive sound check and artist Q&A before the concert at the Cobb Energy Centre. 

The STAR Council has selected their roles for this year's production based on their interests. Each student will shadow a member of the Shuler Creative Team and serve as Production Assistants.

Meet the students!

Jordan Bethel, Landmark Christian School, Television Production Management

Devin Boyd, Mt. Zion High School, Photography

Bree Brinson, Langston Hughes High School, Cast, Props & Costumes

Haley Casola, Eastside High School, Social Media & Marketing

Kristen Fikse, Whitefield Academy, Cast, Props & Costumes

Brooke Friedman, Johns Creek High School, Music Direction (Orchestra)

Caroline Hutchison, Atlanta International School, Direction

Annie Kreitz, South Forsyth High School, Lighting

Danysha Lamadieu, Eastside High School, Music Direction (Cast)

Cooper Lewis, Lakeview Academy, Sound & Photography

Colin Moschner, Mount Paran Christian School, Sound

Nicholas Rowland, Pope High School, Production & Stage Management

Andrew Yarbro, Lambert High School, Production & Stage Management

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2014 Shuler Student Ensemble

Featured above, the 2013 Shuler Student Ensemble!

We are thrilled to welcome the 2014 Shuler Student Ensemble! Bravo to the following students selected by their directors to perform at the 2014 Shuler Hensley Awards!

Aerial Austin, Rabun County High School

Amanda Austin, Liberty County High School

Bailey Baker, Rabun Gap Nacoochee School

Jenae Bates, Langston Hughes High School

Dominique Bell, Chattahoochee High School

Maggie Berry, Eastside High School

Taylor Brown, Roswell High School

Emily Buff, Landmark Christian School

Alex Burnette, Hillgrove High School

J.D. Capelouto, Grady High School

Patricia Clark, Salem High School

Mikensley Clayton, White County High School

Semaj Cottle, Mount Zion High School

Ryan Daly, North Cobb Christian School

Bishop Dancy, Greenbrier High School

Alexandra Doxey, Greenbrier High School

Elizabeth Drake, Harlem High School

Jordan Duke, West Forsyth High School

Julia Durst, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

Victoria Esposito, Cambridge Highschool

Benjamin Evans, Harlem High School

Amanda Frothingham, Pebblebrook High School

Claire Gaddis, Johns Creek High School

Olivia George, Lassiter High School

Jordan Gihl, Rabun County High School

Carter Gravitt, Wesleyan School

Mary Halpin, Buford High School

Willis Hao, Chattahoochee High School

Franziska Harms, Starr's Mill High School

Jordan Harris, Lambert High School

Amber Haywood, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School

Ben Hepburn, Milton High School

Jenai Howard, Tri-Cities High School

Grace Hubby, Roswell High School

Hayun Jang, Langston Hughes High School

Aleesia Johnson, Mount Zion High School

Ellie Klarl, Sandy Creek High School

Conner Kocks, Alpharetta High School

Kenneth Laster, The Walker School

Alexis Lewis, Rabun Gap Nacoochee School

Tess Luman, Cambridge High School

Michael Maggiore, Mount Paran Christian School

Justin Mathews, Buford High School

Paige McCauley, Landmark Christian School

Jerrell Melton, Sandy Creek High School

Rocco Misite, North Paulding High School

Brandon Mitchell, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School

Armoni Moody, Dutchtown High School

Taylor Moss, The Walker School

Kara Murawski, Hillgrove High School

Shannon Murphy, Pope High School

Meredith Myers, Lambert High School

Noah Oakley, Woodland High School

Victoria Perez, North Paulding High School

Jonathan Perkins, Salem High School

Kristen Rary, Walton High School

Laura Reboulet, Allatoona High School

Christian Reinhardt, Lakeview Academy

Eliza Renner, Grady High School

Austyn Rich, Pebblebrook High School

Samira Roberts, Chapel Hill High School

Cori Rogers, Eastside High School

Taylor Rowell, Starr's Mill High School

Brooke Rucker, Woodland High School

Emily Russ, Atlanta Girls' School

Gabriel Sanchez, Walton High School

Jenna Scherz, Riverwood International Charter School

Nicole Schlabach, Lassiter High School

Morgan Shields, Alpharetta High School

Brianna Sims, Dutchtown High School

Hannah Skelton, White County High School

Owen Smith, Milton High School

Riley Smith, North Hall High School

Alima Sore', Riverwood International Charter School

Alister Sore', Johns Creek High School

Reed Stewart, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

Kelly Tansey, Etowah High School

Anna-Maria Triea, Atlanta International School

Julia Truelove, North Hall High School

Kari Twyman, Etowah High School

Brandon Ward, Alan C. Pope High School

Georgia Whitehead, Lakeview Academy

Sydney Wilke, Atlanta International School

Morgan Williams, Mount Paran Christian School

Colleen Wood, Allatoona High School

Abby Wright, Calhoun High School

Kade Wright, Calhoun High School

James Young, Tri-Cities High School

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Shuler Updates!

Attention all teachers/directors!

The Shuler School Checklist has been updated! To download the new checklist, please click here.

Don't forget to include the 1/2 page Shuler ad in your playbill! If you need a copy of the ad, please click here.

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Now Accepting Applications for the Shuler STAR Council!

A new program for tech students this year!

Directors, please send your nominated student’s name and email address to [email protected] by December 1.

Please instruct your nominated student to complete the online application before December 1, located here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/STARCouncilApp

Applications are due by December 1! For more information, please download this PDF.

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Official website for the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards.

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Highlights from the 2013 Shuler Awards!