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2024

Best Performance in an Actor Role - George Spiegel - Maine South High School

Best Performance in an Actress Role - Jazmin Rhodes- Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Best Production - Homewood-Flossmoor High School - Urinetown

Best Direction - Aileen O'Carroll - Nazareth Academy - Freaky Friday

Best Ensemble - Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School - Sweeney Todd

IHSMTA Student Reporters

Nicole Scimeca - Maine South High School

Claire Venisnik - Warren Township High School

2024 IHSMTA Nominees with MAMMA MIA!'s Danny Lopez-Alicea

Photo Credit: Jennifer Heim Photography

2023

Best Performance in an Actor Role - Will Gonzalez - Mundelein High School

Best Performance in an Actress Role - Payton Fraser - Joliet West High School

Best Production - Maine South High School - The Addams Family

Best Direction - Jack Micetich - Coal City High School - Anastasia

Best Ensemble - Thornton Fractional North High School - Once On This Island

IHSMTA Student Reporter - Rebecca Spezzano- Geneva High School

2022

Best Actor - Joe Kotze - Lincoln-Way East High School

Best Actress - Regan Wright - York Community High School

2021

Best Actor - Marcus McGee - Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School

Best Actress - Sydney Olson - Harry D. Jacobs High School

2020

24 Outstanding Actors & Actresses

Alivia Anderson (Westminster Christian School), Spencer Bethers (Cary-Grove HS)

Isaiah Blalock (Evergreen Park HS), Elena Crino (Joliet West HS)

Ricky Falbo (Crystal Lake South HS), Reid Graham (Deerfield HS)

Sloan Greenfield (Glenbrook South HS), Alani Gross-Roberts (Chicago Academy for the Arts)

Lauren Henriques (Cary-Grove HS), Sophia Jakubowski (Coal City HS)

Ava Jones (Homewood-Flossmoor HS), Joseph Kotze (Lincoln-Way East HS)

Gavin Leahy (Glenbrook South HS), Allan Lopez (Cary-Grove HS)

Caitlin Maguire (York Community HS), Robby Matthew (Glenbard West HS)

Carly Meyer (Glenbrook North HS), Jemma Newby (Joliet West HS)

Grace Preboy (Minooka Community HS), Alex Quast (Harry D. Jacobs HS)

Asher Ramaly (Chicago Academy for the Arts), Claire Ann Santos (Benet Academy)

Sean Solem (York Community HS), Quinn Welder (Crystal Lake Central HS)