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Heart & Soul Award Winners

At the conclusion of each Theatre 121 production, two individuals are recognized with the Heart Award and the Soul Award: honors that celebrate the spirit, dedication, and collaborative passion that define community theatre. These awards carry forward the legacy of our founding companies: the Heart Award from Woodstock Musical Theatre Company and the Soul Award from TownSquare Players. Today, Theatre 121 proudly presents both, preserving a meaningful tradition that connects our past to our present.

Recipients may come from any area of a production, including cast, crew, orchestra, or production staff. These honors are not given for popularity or performance alone, but for embodying the values that sustain our artistic community: commitment, teamwork, enthusiasm, generosity of spirit, and a shared belief that the magic of theatre is created together. Each season, these awards recognize the individuals whose contributions ignite the spark that lives at the core of Theatre 121.

Heart Award Recipients

Season 6: 2025-2026

  • 2026 – Kelsey Medcalf, “Singin’ in the Rain”
  • 2025 – Amanda Uttech, “It’s a Wonderful Christmas Carol”
  • 2025 – Matt Zurawski, “Beetlejuice Jr.”

 

Season 5: 2024-2025

  • 2025 – Heidi Sommers, “The Prom”
  • 2025 – Avery Harvey, “The Three Musketeers”
  • 2025 – Jared Ritter, “Groundhog Day”
  • 2024 – Jeffrey T. Graf, “A Christmas Story”

 

Season 4: 2023-2024

  • 2024 – Norgie Montes De Oca Metzinger, “Sweeney Todd”
  • 2024 – Christina Giorgi, “Steel Magnolias”
  • 2023 – Becca Dinkheller, “White Christmas”
  • 2023 – Tracy Parr, “Puffs”

 

Season 3: 2022-2023

  • 2023 – Becca Dinkheller, “Rent”
  • 2023 – Marisa Snook, “Murder on the Orient Express”
  • 2023 – Allison McReynolds & Sue Falbo, “Seussical”
  • 2022 – Val Gyorke, “A Christmas Carol”
  • 2022 – Jeffrey T. Graf, “Cinderella”

 

Season 2: 2021-2022

  • 2022 – Joel Bennett, “Urinetown”
  • 2022 – Janelle Graf, “The Sound of Music”
  • 2022 – Mike Thomas, “Noises Off”
  • 2021 –  , “Elf The Musical”
  • 2021 – Tracey Lanman, “Deathtrap”

 

Season 1: 2019-2020

  • 2020 – Kelsey Medcalf, “Matilda The Musical”
  • 2019 – Thomas Neumann, “A Christmas Carol”
  • 2019 – Becca Dinkheller, “Mamma Mia”

Soul Award Recipients

Season 6: 2025-2026

  • 2026 – Andrew Luzwick, “Singin’ in the Rain”
  • 2025 – Spencer White, “It’s a Wonderful Christmas Carol”
  • 2025 – Annabella Torres, “Beetlejuice Jr.”

 

Season 5: 2024-2025

  • 2025 – Justin Charles, “The Prom”
  • 2025 – Marcus Pallan, “The Three Musketeers”
  • 2025 – Will Roberts, “Groundhog Day”
  • 2024 – Mary Torkelson, “A Christmas Story”

 

Season 4: 2023-2024

  • 2024 – Sheri Warren, “Sweeney Todd”
  • 2024 – Jeffrey T. Graf, “Steel Magnolias”
  • 2023 – Mollie Peery, “White Christmas”
  • 2023 – Tracey Lanman, “Puffs”

 

Season 3: 2022-2023

  • 2023 – Billy Seger, “Rent”
  • 2023 – Justin Charles, “Murder on the Orient Express”
  • 2023 – Tracy Parr, “Seussical”
  • 2022 – Jeff Cook, “A Christmas Carol”
  • 2022 – Emily Kunash, “Cinderella”

 

Season 2: 2021-2022

  • 2022 – Kelsey Medcalf, “Urinetown”
  • 2022 – Carol Foreman, “The Sound of Music”
  • 2022 – Marisa Snook, “Noises Off”
  • 2021 –   , “Elf The Musical”
  • 2021 – Elaine Cashmore, “Deathtrap”

 

Season 1: 2019-2020

  • 2020 – Brit Hendrickson, “Matilda The Musical”
  • 2019 – Christopher Plotts, “A Christmas Carol”
  • 2019 – Janelle Graf, “Mamma Mia”

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