This year’s production of Les Misérables: School Edition was a record year for Hennepin Arts Spotlight Awards! Spotlight Awards acknowledge the skills and accomplishments of high school thespians both onstage and behind the scenes. With an Outstanding Technical Production and Honorable Mention Overall Performance, they earned an Honorable Mention in Musical Theatre Achievement. This means that our cast has been invited to perform a short medley from our show at the Spotlight Showcase on June 10th, and our crew will be featured in a video and welcomed to help with tech for the showcase.
In addition to many collective awards, actors earned 2 individual outstanding performers, 2 honorable mentions, and 5 shoutouts. Meanwhile our stellar crew earned 4 individual outstanding technician awards, an honorable mention, and a shoutout.
We are so proud of our crew and cast and are hoping we’ll be able to coordinate enough schedules to perform on June 10th. More news coming soon! (Read more about the Spotlight Awards)
Below are the awards our amazing cast earned:
Hennepin Art's Spotlight Education program enriches arts education for nearly 8,000 students across Minnesota, enhancing critical skills and providing equitable access to quality theater education and the Spotlight Showcase celebrates high school theater, allowing over 1,600 students to perform at the historic State Theatre.
Spotlight schools are invited to perform at Spotlight Showcase based on honors received during the Production Assessment process. Spotlight-evaluated plays and musicals that receive an Achievement in Theater honor are invited to perform onstage or be featured at the State Theatre during their assigned performance night. Honored individuals from all Spotlight schools and productions perform in various production numbers at Spotlight Showcase (per their school performance night assignment).
Musical Honorees
Students that receive an Outstanding or Honorable Mention honor for their performance in a Spotlight-evaluated musical have the option to participate and perform in the Musical Honorees production number -OR- be featured as a host at Spotlight Showcase. Students learn and rehearse this musical number with the Spotlight Showcase artistic staff during rehearsal week. Participation info
Honored Actors
Students that receive an Outstanding or Honorable Mention honor for their performance in a Spotlight-evaluated play -OR- musical will be featured as hosts of Spotlight Showcase. Students learn and rehearse the script with the Spotlight Showcase artistic staff during rehearsal week. Participation info
Honored Technicians
Students that receive an Outstanding or Honorable Mention honor for their work as a technician in a Spotlight-evaluated musical or play participate in one of the following ways: building Spotlight Showcase creative scenic elements, assisting the State Theatre crew and Showcase production team for the load-in or assisting in load-out for Spotlight Showcase. Participation info