Congratulations to all the teachers, students, and volunteers of the performing arts programs recognized below! Each of these amazing and talented schools will be awarded with a Desert Star Award for each of their winnings.
YOUTH THEATRE
Outstanding Production-Musical - Youth Theatre
~ Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
~ Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Into The Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
Outstanding Production - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
~ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ TRAP - Indio High School
Outstanding Director - Youth Theatre
~ Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Kelly Newhouse - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Stephannie Jaurgui/Britt Pannell - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Musical Director - Youth Theatre
~ Paul Cracchiolo/Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Jeffery Lesser - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Susannah Vera - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Choreographer - Youth Theatre
~ Wendy Bystrzyki - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Justin Greer - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Cristina McKeever - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Susannah Vera - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
~ AJ Fernandez – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Angel Garcia – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Miguel Ibarra – TRAP - Indio High School
~ Jazzy Murillo – TRAP - Indio High School
Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre
~ AJ Fernandez - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Angel Garcia - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Miguel Ibarra - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
~ Lucas Macluena - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
~ Stephanie Armendariz – TRAP - Indio High School
~ Scarlett Goodlander - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ Diana Mateescu - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Alexa Newman - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Bonnie Saenz – TRAP - Indio High School
~ Hellena Soto - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre
~ Maria Aguilar Huete - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Mimi Espinoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
~ Madison Miller - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Kaiya Treash - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Lauren Trippeer - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Zarahi Zaragoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
~ Emiliano Barajas - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Randy Hernandez - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ Kaeden Lindsey – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Duncan McVeigh - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ Aeneas Ramos – TRAP - Indio High School
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre
~ Xavier Brown - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Mark Farrin - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ AJ Fernandez - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Jazzy Murillo - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
~ Justin Pelovello - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Nicolai Silva - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
~ Kaylee Fischer – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School
~ Christina Garcia - TRAP - Indio High School
~ Azul Morales – TRAP - Indio High School
~ Kimberly Munoz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ Eliana Perez - TRAP - Indio High School
~ Karoline Saenz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
~ Genesis Trejo - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre
~ Grace Carey - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School
~ Linda Ceniceros - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program
~ Jordyn Fleischman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Alexa Newman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School
~ Sydney Weeks - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School