Rapid City played host to the 2022 State One-Act Play festival this past week and weekend at Central high school. Here are all of the superior award recipients in play, ensemble, and individual.
Class AA Superior Plays
Sturgis Brown – Aunt Leaf
Douglas – Medea
Harrisburg – My Little Titus Andronicus
Yankton – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Sioux Falls Jefferson – Perfect Score
O’Gorman – The Perfect Ending
Sioux Falls Lincoln – Cut For Time
Brandon Valley – The Old Man and the Old Moon
Rapid City Central – Shoot Like A Girl
Spearfish – For The Boys
Aberdeen Central – Charley’s Aunt
Class AA Superior Ensembles
Sturgis Brown – Voices Ensemble (Cyrius Lyons, Alayna Lemcke, and Jag Weyer)
Douglas – Women of Corinth (Amy Goodrich, Rebecca Landreneau, and Riley Perry)
Yankton – London Ensemble (Hannah Tramp, Gianna Hans, Jasmin Pietz, Ivie Golvan, Jasmin Dockendorf, and Landon Hans)
O’Gorman – Political Activists (Rick Adriano, Eric Harvison, Macee Bortnem, Maggie Baloun, and JT Thomas)
O’Gorman – Followers (Dorothy Martin, Liz Jones, Grace VanOverschelde, Alice Masters, and Annie Olson)
Brandon Valley – Captain and Crew (Isaac Johnson, Aiden Kasten, Ellie Erickson, Sam Dixon, and Izzie Stone)
Brandon Valley – Memory Dancers (Zoe Conrad and Ian Candy)
Brandon Valley – Young Man and Woman (Isaac Fode and Zariah Sittig)
Rapid City Central – Full Ensemble Cast (Bailey Apa, Blake Bush, Enya Wallace, Abigail Flanegan, Rowan Hibbard, Asher Burke, Garrett Crossland, Emi Jolley, Laura Jensen, Benae Reuppel, Abby Stevens, Audrey Perli, Amelie Wilcox, Connor Warren, Isaiah Schreiner, Alex Trujillo, Troy Counsellor, Jace Jandreau, and Morgen MacDonald)
Class AA Superior Individuals
| Sturgis Brown | Carlie Johnson |
| Sturgis Brown | Brooke Holly |
| Sturgis Brown | Dylan Chamley |
| Douglas | Maiya Timm |
| Douglas | Dustin Larive |
| Douglas | Brayden Schuelke |
| Harrisburg | Ainsley Plack |
| Harrisburg | Claire |
| Harrisburg | Ryan Peltier |
| Harrisburg | Makenzee Fischer |
| Harrisburg | Avery Bechtold |
| Harrisburg | Abigail Beaumont |
| Harrisburg | Kyra Johnson |
| Harrisburg | Noah Norwine |
| Harrisburg | Joci Nichols |
| Harrisburg | Carson Hefty |
| Pierre T.F. Riggs | Tyler Want |
| Pierre T.F. Riggs | Sophia Maunu |
| Pierre T.F. Riggs | Patrick Valentine |
| Pierre T.F. Riggs | Ainslee Hutchinson |
| Pierre T.F. Riggs | Vick Becker |
| Yankton | Madison Reisner |
| Yankton | Cora Johnson |
| Yankton | Elisha Swenson |
| Yankton | Olivia Hunhoff |
| Yankton | Allie Taggert |
| Yankton | Ryan Staplish |
| Sioux Falls Jefferson | Hailey Greer |
| Sioux Falls Jefferson | Astro Beyer |
| Sioux Falls Jefferson | Bella Ford |
| Sioux Falls Jefferson | Lumen Lunski |
| Brookings | Elliot Huntington |
| Brookings | Karianne Kessler |
| Brookings | Billy Fuller |
| O'Gorman | Anisah LaPlante |
| O'Gorman | Amaya Reddy |
| O'Gorman | Jacob Olson |
| O'Gorman | Raeya Allen |
| O'Gorman | Aiden Geiver |
| Huron | Elizabeth Estrada |
| Huron | Samantha Swanson |
| Huron | Gracee Thompson |
| Huron | Madyson Schroder |
| Huron | Aye Thwe |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Benny Rojas |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Lewhat Tesfaldet |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Isaac Smith |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Elsa Friesen |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Elizabeth Crawford |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Matias Rojas |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Emma Carlson |
| Sioux Falls Lincoln | Nicholas Forster |
| Watertown | Mason Bolocon |
| Watertown | Chloe Karst |
| Watertown | Justine Schwanke |
| Watertown | David Lechner |
| Watertown | Andrew Dalke |
| Watertown | Noelle Dunn |
| Brandon Valley | Ryan Presler |
| Brandon Valley | Isaiah Barton |
| Brandon Valley | Ellen Joseph |
| Brandon Valley | Nick Tofteland |
| Brandon Valley | Ty Stephany |
| Spearfish | Lars Knudson |
| Spearfish | Jadon Olsson |
| Spearfish | Finn Hamilton |
| Spearfish | Evan Roles |
| Spearfish | Eli Jackson |
| Spearfish | Jonah Donner |
| Spearfish | Noah Buchholz |
| Aberdeen Central | Jackson Rott |
| Aberdeen Central | Coen Vogel |
| Aberdeen Central | Alex Snell |
| Aberdeen Central | Shawn Hepola |
| Aberdeen Central | Drew Comstock |
| Aberdeen Central | Alessandra Garofalo |
| Aberdeen Central | Sadie Raap |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Reagan McKay |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Sam Markley |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Alanna Smith |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Jazzmyne Schmeling |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Sydney Hansen |
| Sioux Falls Washington | Jack Hinrichs |
| Rapid City Stevens | Tae Swanson |
| Rapid City Stevens | Noah Westergaard |
| Rapid City Stevens | Ansley Eddy |
| Rapid City Stevens | Jessica Ketel |
| Rapid City Stevens | Ash White |
Class A Superior Plays
Tea Area – How To Run Your Promposal
Dakota Valley – The Chair Play
Hill City – Mmmbeth
Stanley County – The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether
Aberdeen Roncalli – The Phantom Tollbooth
Elk Point-Jefferson – Every Play You Read In High School
Sioux Falls Christian – McBethany
Class A Superior Ensembles
Milbank – The Witches (Autumn Fox, Jacquie Wold, and Maiah Brown)
Dakota Valley – The Entire Cast (Grace Powell, Austyn Koedam, Aiden Keenan, Billy LaCroix, Tavone Keomanyvong, Lexi Squier, Josh Machan, Claire Maeschen, Payton Machan, Yeva Popova, Esther Rodriguez, Wynsloe Orr, Allyson Williams, Aurora Armstrong, Nathan Romero, and Lily Smith)
Hill City – Witches (Lexie Scott, Emma Euneau, and Samantha Timm)
Hill City – Murderers (Elena Harris and Eva Rindelaub)
Aberdeen Roncalli – All Ensemble (Elizabeth Russell, Faith Danielson, Rose Gutenkauf, Olivia Ulmer, Sierra Kokales, Paige Schmidt, Sidney Hansen, Eva Madsen, Leah Carda, Garrett Griffin, Anna Mitzel, Sarah Mitzel, Isabella Martinez, and Sarah Schmidt)
Sioux Falls Christian – McBethany Auditionees (Liberty Fischer, Sophia Lunn, Katherine Power, Gerrit Wolbrink, Sierra Scholten, Emma Powers, Lindsey Mesman, Emily Clapp, Blake Todd, and Carina Dix)
Madison – Pruitt Sisters (Cheyenne Uhrig, Carlee Osberg, Hannah Meyer, Savannah Shipley, Autumn Larson, Kate Comes, and Kamryn Pierce)
Madison – The Law (Enoch Martin and Ronan Wicks)
Class A Superior Individuals
| Milbank | Isaac Sousa |
| Milbank | Hailey Hupke |
| Tea Area | Ethney Simmons |
| Tea Area | Brayden Cambier |
| Tea Area | Eliza Wilgers |
| Tea Area | Noah Hubley |
| Belle Fourche | Nyomi Woltkamp |
| Belle Fourche | Emma Crawford |
| Belle Fourche | Naomi Bricker |
| Belle Fourche | Orin Olson |
| Belle Fourche | Rose Sprigler |
| Belle Fourche | Olivia Furrow |
| Belle Fourche | Bella Peterson |
| Hill City | Nate Schroeder |
| Hill City | Mikennah Oleson |
| Hill City | Lucero Sanchez |
| Hill City | Alex Bobbe |
| Hill City | Natasha Winter |
| Stanley County | Abby Wyly |
| Stanley County | Andruw Fredericksen |
| Stanley County | Cloey Voigt |
| Stanley County | Colt Norman |
| Dell Rapids | Cariss Montgomery |
| Dell Rapids | Josie Geraets |
| Dell Rapids | Noah Larson |
| Dell Rapids | Rylee Rinehart |
| Dell Rapids | Charlie Prasek |
| Dell Rapids | Kerrigan Kindopp |
| Dell Rapids | Kate Golden |
| Dell Rapids | Olivia Gill |
| Dell Rapids | Isaac Tudor |
| Dell Rapids | Jenna Geraets |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Sophia Madsen |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Zach Daggett |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Giana Mitzel |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Ella Ulmer |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Rachel Knapp |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Thomas Griffin |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Andrew Lewno |
| Aberdeen Roncalli | Matthew Mitzel |
| Chamberlain | Saylor Lippert |
| Chamberlain | William Hanzlik |
| Chamberlain | Maxwell Kelsey |
| Chamberlain | Magyn Hopkins |
| Chamberlain | Cody Steen |
| Chamberlain | Shadia Dakam |
| Chamberlain | Katie Lein |
| Chamberlain | Selah DuVall |
| Chamberlain | Madeline Steckelberg-Ingle |
| Elk Point-Jefferson | Libby Wright |
| Elk Point-Jefferson | Abby Olson |
| Elk Point-Jefferson | Jacob Peirce |
| Elk Point-Jefferson | Nicole Wells |
| Elk Point-Jefferson | Caleb Niles |
| Sioux Falls Christian | Keira Kooima |
| Sioux Falls Christian | Bennett VanSurksum |
| Sioux Falls Christian | Ethan Powers |
| Madison | Ellie Studer |
| Madison | Renae Hass |
Class B Superior Plays
James Valley Christian – The Happy Scarecrow
Sioux Falls Lutheran – Wiley and the Hairy Man
Bridgewater-Emery – The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Rosholt – Radium Girls
Chester Area – Darklight
Avon – The Empty Chair
Class B Superior Ensembles
Sioux Falls Lutheran – Chorus (Gabi Micheel, Ainsley Swanstrom, Angelyn Dunkle, Emma Taylor, Jadelyn Stokke, Jonathan Baumann, Benjamin Mangold, and Daniel Ascher)
Castlewood – The Guard and Animal Chorus (Joshua Jensen, Payton Carroll, Emily Jensen, Abigail DeBoer, Karli Akin, Lilly Jacobsen, Leah Aderhold, Brianna Zimny, and Bryn Schooley)
Chester Area – The Thoughts (Ben Dougan, McKenzie Pitts, Hollyn Reiff, Emily Brown, Connor Bates, Madi Pitts, Owen Mersch, Trey Hofeman, and Brooklyn Holman)
Kimball – The Struggles Ensemble (Kimber Rasmussen, Tatum Tyrrell, Marian Boeding, Charlie Bass, Blaine Mohnen, Emma Farley, and Devon Ashley)
Class B Superior Individuals
| James Valley Christian | Melissa Thompson |
| James Valley Christian | McKenzie Hofer |
| Marion | Alexa Gortmaker |
| Sioux Falls Lutheran | Kaiden Fjelstad |
| Sioux Falls Lutheran | Bethany Dunkle |
| Kadoka Area | Alexandria Madsen |
| Kadoka Area | Tyrel Mansfield |
| Kadoka Area | Mia Fernandez |
| Arlington | Zoe Siebersma |
| Arlington | Everett Misar |
| Bridgewater-Emery | Tessa DeWitt |
| Bridgewater-Emery | Dylan Wollman |
| Rosholt | William El Kaidi |
| Rosholt | Sienna Klein |
| Rosholt | Martina Ramos |
| Rosholt | Olivia Bartnick |
| Castlewood | Olivia Akin |
| Castlewood | Grace Cordell |
| Castlewood | Dorian Sikkink |
| Philip | Reese Henrie |
| Warner | Sadie Brunes |
| Chester Area | Alex VanEgdom |
| Chester Area | Raegan Hoff |
| Chester Area | Ainsley Breu |
| Chester Area | Ashton Olivier |
| Chester Area | Brock Wages |
| Kimball | Kat Boeding |
| Clark | Maddy Pickrel |
| Timber Lake | Natalie Schoeppner |
| Timber Lake | Lola Hornick |
| Avon | Noah Watchorn |
| Avon | Caleb Wallinga |