Below are UH Mānoa students who won awards and participated in the competitions.
Award winners:
Improv Olympics: Emily Steward, Dylan Chace Lee, Qalil Ismail, Jonah Bobilin, Malia Wessel and Tyler J. Haugen won first place in short-form improv.
Tech Olympics: Dylan Chace Lee, Qalil Ismail, Jonah Bobilin, Mike Poblete and Jorin Young won second place for technical theater challenges.
SDC directing initiative: Kat Altman, Malia Wessel, Annastasia Fiala-Watkins and Emily Steward won regionally and will move on to compete in the national competition in April.
Participants:
Irene Ryan competition: Malia Wessel, KoDee Martin, Michelle Huynh and Dean Mo
Musical theater scholarship auditions: Jorin Young
The national devising theater project: Keola Simpson, Jorin Young, Yunshan Feng, Melisa Orozco Vargas, Robert Sanchez, Annastasia Fiala-Watkins, Michelle Huynh, Dean Mo, Thea Wigglesworth and Mike Poblete
John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play (one act): Malia Wessel, Tyler J. Haugen, KoDee Martin, Dylan Chace Lee, Nick Brown, Annastasia Fiala-Watkins, Mike Poblete, Qalil Ismail, Jorin Young, Hulita Drake, Kela Neil, Catherine Restivo, Michelle Huynh and Alten Kiakona
Next step auditions: KoDee Martin, Qalil Ismail, Malia Wessel and Dylan Chace Lee
Spotlight invitational scene: Mark Branner, Donovan Oakleaf, Melisa Orozco Vargas, Raquel Palisbo, Keola Simpson, Michelle Huynh, Yunshan Feng and Yang Xi
