Junior Theater Festival Awards & Recognition

DMR Adventures has enjoyed consistent national recognition at the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) over many years, with students honored across performance, choreography, technical theatre, leadership, and professionalism.

🎭 2025 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Music
  Something Rotten JR.

• Outstanding Student Choreographer: Sally Kashatus

• Performance All Stars: Amalie Hendricks, Eli McNaull

• Technical Theatre All Star: June Jones

• iTheatrics Callbacks: Amalie Hendricks, Sally Kashatus, Katya Copeland, Sylvia Moses

• NYC Filming Opportunity: Amalie Hendricks selected to film with the iTheatrics team

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🎭 2024 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Ensemble
  Descendants

• Festival All Stars: Amalie Hendricks, Jackson van Santvoord

• iTheatrics Callbacks: Amalie Hendricks, Sally Kashatus

 

🎭 2023 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Acting
  James and the Giant Peach JR.

• Festival All Stars: Alanah Richardson, Audrey Gaskin

🎭 2022 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Ensemble
  Godspell JR.

• Festival All Stars: Sally Kashatus, Jackson Davis

• iTheatrics Callbacks: Amalie Hendricks, Jackson Davis

• NYC Filming Opportunity: Jackson Davis
   

🎭 2020 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Acting
  Children of Eden

• Festival All Stars: Haven Teachman, Justin Parker

• iTheatrics Callbacks: Matty Ward, Soren Corbett

• NYC Filming Opportunity: Soren Corbett

• Playbill Trivia Showdown Winner: Elizabeth Brubaker

🎭 2019 Junior Theater Festival

• Tech All Stars: Madison Chin, Connor Wells

• Sharidan Giles Technical Scholarship Award: Connor Wells

• National Anthem Performer (Opening Ceremonies): Jonah Taylor

• NYC iTheatrics Filming: Soren Corbett, Miranda Powell

🎭 2018 Junior Theater Festival

• Freddie G Award – Excellent Individual Performance (Male): Justin Parker

• Tech Theatre All Star: Julianna Buyaki

• iTheatrics Callback & NYC Filming: Soren Corbett

• Special Performance for Paul Williams (Legacy Award):
  Teagan Bower, Alex Ege, Anais Fogg, Eleanora (Ele) Fogg, Justin Parker, Dylan Stukenberg

• JTF Intern: Katie Wall

• Freddie G Fellowship (Educator): Melissa Charles

🎭 Earlier Honors

• 2017:

  • Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Acting

  • Freddie G Inspiration Award: Kendall Wynn

  • NYC choreography filming: Miranda Powell

• 2015:

  • Freddie G Award for Excellence in Ensemble

  • Individual Performance Awards: Jessica Harris, Landon Duval

• 2013 (as Union Street Theatre):

  • Excellence in Ensemble Award
    Once On This Island

A Culture of Excellence

At DMR Adventures, awards are not the goal—they are a byproduct of strong training, thoughtful mentorship, and a belief in young artists as collaborators, leaders, and storytellers.

Our students are celebrated not only for their talent, but for their work ethic, generosity, curiosity, and leadership—qualities that serve them far beyond the stage