Students from Pella Christian’s Theatre Troupe will be honored at the Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards Showcase tomorrow, earning ten awards for their fall musical production of Mary Poppins.
Among the honors Pella Christian will receive is the Outstanding Musical Production award, which is the highest possible recognition given. It was the fourth time in five years that Pella Christian’s Theatre Troupe received the award. Other awards from the production of Mary Poppins include:
- Outstanding Ensemble
- The Impact Award for director Marlo Van Perseum
- Outstanding Community Engagement
Student Awards from the production include:
- Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Abby Dart as Mary Poppins
- Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Evan Tschetter as Bert
- Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Mia Andringa as Mrs. Banks
- Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Jenna Vande Zande as Jane
- Special Recognition for Performance in Principal Role: Breece Gibson as Miss Andrew
- Invitations for competition for the Triple Threat Award: Abby Dart and Evan Tschetter
Dart, who will be returning to the Showcase for the third time, says she is excited to reconnect with theater students from across the state that she has met at the previous showcases.
“The most important thing to me is the relationships that I’ve created and that I have from triple threat. And getting to have those people in my life who really are my people, I found my people through this program, it’s really helped me learn where I want to go with my future because of what triple threat has done for me.”
The cast of Mary Poppins will perform a portion of their show at Des Moines Civic Center for the 2024 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase.