Spotlight Education
Minneapolis, MN
2026 Ceremony Date: June 9, 2026
Spotlight Education honors and supports Minnesota high school theater students and programs.
Nominees
2025
Indigo Gabriel
The Cat in the Hat, Seussical
Kennedy High School
Reagan Kern
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Duluth Denfeld High School
2024
Jack Anderson
Lumiere, Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Waconia High School
Lillian Hochman
Sally Bowles, Cabaret
Minnetonka High School
2023
Joe Jacobson
Jimmy Ray Dobbs, Bright Star
St. Francis High School
Mia Nelson
Viola/Cesario, Twelfth Night
Rosemount High School
2022
Adam Jones
Freddy Eynsford-Hill, My Fair Lady
Hill-Murray School
Lizzie Semington
Donna, Mamma Mia!
Edina High School
2021
Halle Audette
Totino-Grace High School
Zachary Sullivan
Minnetonka High School
2019
William Dusek
Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ Superstar
Cretin-Derham Hall
Lauren Senden
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Mankato East High School
2018
Britta Rae Cowan
Kathy Selden, Singin' in the Rain
Chaska High School
Jackson Grove
Jesse Tuck, Tuck Everlasting
Alexandria Area High School
2012
Emily Nies
Rosemary Pilkington, How to Succeed in Busness Without Really Trying
White Bear Lake Area High School
Dan Piering
Tommy Albright, Brigadoon
Wayzata Senior High School
2011
Sarah Cartwright
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Eastview High School
Ryan McCartan
J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Minnetonka High School
2010
Nathaniel Irvin
Chauvelin, The Scarlet Pimpernel
Minnetonka High School
Haley Kurr
Nellie Forbush, South Pacific
Wayzata High School