Penn Theatre earns WAVE nominations

Penn High School’s Theatre Department has been nominated nine categories for Lake Michigan College’s WAVE Awards, which recognizes excellence in high school musical theatre productions.

 

Penn High School is one of 13 schools in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana to be considered.

 

The winners will be announced at the WAVE Awards on the evening of Wednesday, May 20 at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor. Penn is one of seven schools that will perform on the stage. The event is open to the public.

 

Penn received the following nominations for the musical “Hadestown: Teen Edition” this year:

• Outstanding Set Design: Suzanne Button & Braden McMillen
• Outstanding Lighting Design: Chase Beachy
• Outstanding Costume Design: Kathryn Hein
• Outstanding Choreography: Jenn Wolfe
• Outstanding Orchestra / Band: Zac Coudret
• Outstanding Music Direction: Ethan Schopp
• Outstanding Featured Ensemble: The Fates (featuring Isabel Cramer, Belle Rebolloso, and Gwen Rebolloso) & Workers ensemble
• Outstanding Lead Actor: Meadow Mager (class of 2026) as Eurydice & Riley Newcomer (class of 2026) as Persephone
• Outstanding Musical Production: Penn High School “Hadestown: Teen Edition”