Trumbauer 2025
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November 1, 2025
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December 5-6, 2025
Trumbauer 2024
TRUMBAUER AWARDS
114 HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETED AT the 84th ANNUAL WALTER TRUMBAUER HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE FESTIVAL
The 84th Walter Trumbauer Festival, the major event of the Alabama Conference of Theatre, was hosted at University of North Alabama on December 6 & 7, 2024. 121 High School Theatre Programs from throughout the state participated showcasing the talents of 1890 students. There were a total of 1542 individual theatre vents, 50 group performances, 12 studio shows and 14 one-act shows.
The Walter Trumbauer Festival has provided quality training and performance opportunities for Alabama theatre students at the high school level since 1940. The educational impact of this event is substantial. The festival consists of 33 individual events, group acting and group musical, a one-act play festival, a studio theatre play festival—all for 9th through 12th grades, as well as scholarship auditions and college screening for high school seniors and junior college students. Students qualify for the state competition by earning a rating of “superior” at one of seven district festivals. At all levels of competition, students receive critiques from qualified teachers, professionals and theatre practitioners, allowing them to improve their theatrical skills. Friday and Saturday events culminate in an Awards Ceremony where trophies, plaques, medals, and other awards are presented to recognize outstanding work in technical categories and performance areas. Two one-act productions are chosen to represent Alabama at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in the spring.
One-Act Theatre Awards:
Bob Jones High School’s production of Stuck with You directed by Mary Davis & Jesse Tilton, and Cullman High School’s production of The Old Man and The Old Moon directed by Wayne Cook & Sarah Jane Skinner will be advancing to compete at the Southeast Theatre Conference, March 20-22, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
| Additional Awards in One-Acts Include: | |||
| AWARD | SHOW | SCHOOL | DIRECTOR |
| Best In Show | The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong | Wetumpka High School | Jeff Glass |
| Best In Show | Noises Off! | Opelika High School | Revel Gholston |
| Best In Show | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Hoover High School | Nancy Malone |
| Best In Show | These Shining Lives | Mountain Brook High School | Jane Ganey |
| Best Ensemble | Stuck with You | Bob Jones High School | Mary Davis & Jesse Tilton |
| Best Costume Design | Macbeth | Albertville High School | Sara Argiro |
| Best Scenic Design | Stuck with You | Bob Jones High School | Mary Davis & Jesse Tilton |
| Best Lighting Design | The Old Man and The Old Moon | Cullman High School | Wayne Cook & Sarah Jane Skinner |
| Best Sound Design | The Old Man and The Old Moon | Cullman High School | Wayne Cook & Sarah Jane Skinner |
| Best SUPPORTING Performer | Emerson Holloway | Mountain Brook High School | |
| Best SUPPORTING Performer | Tyler Hatten | Bob Jones High School | |
| Best LEADING Performer | Olivia Grace Stanley | Mountain Brook High School | |
| Best LEADING Performer | Slade Turbyfield | Cullman High School | |
| Studio Theatre | |||
| Best In Show | Patterns and Power: The Female Edison | Saint Luke’s Episcopal School | Hannah Grace Smith |
| Best In Show | 8 Simple Rules for How to Succeed in Studio Theatre Without Really Trying | Prattville High School | Blair Dyson |
| Best In Show to SETC | SIngle Rider | Altamont School | Reid Watson |
| Best Ensemble | Patterns and Power: The Female Edison | Saint Luke’s Episcopal School | Hannah Grace Smith |
| Best SUPPORTING Performer | Jaela Pittman | Jefferson County Academy JCATD | |
| Best SUPPORTING Performer | Kerrigan Garner | Booker T. Washington Magnet School | |
| Best LEADING Performer | Chloe Lambert | Saint Luke’s Episcopal School | |
| Best LEADING Performer | Lacey Whitlow | Booker T. Washington Magnet School | |
For a complete list of awards, follow the link to:
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