{"id":1360,"date":"2019-04-16T18:22:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T18:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-theater-and-dance\/?page_id=1360"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:03:12","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/student-opportunities\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Theater and Dance Department gives the following annual student awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruth Easton Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruth Easton Merit Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given to a j<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">unior or senior who has shown enthusiasm, creativity, and sincerity towards theater to help with the cost of creating and producing work.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipients: <\/strong>Kyra Layman &#8217;25, Andrew Banker &#8217;25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>2024 Recipients: <\/strong><\/strong>Maxwell Davis &#8217;25, Kitty Jiang &#8217;24, Birdie Keller &#8217;25, and L Wallach &#8217;25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023 Recipients: <\/strong>Rene&#8217;e Gonzales&nbsp; &#8217;24 and Yuheng (Kitty) Jiang &#8217;24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruth Easton Performance Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given to a sophomore, junior or senior who has demonstrated a strong level of skill and artistic depth in theater performance (acting, design, directing, playwriting, technologies).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipient:<\/strong> James Calhoun &#8217;25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>2024 Recipients: <\/strong><\/strong>Jessica Chen &#8217;24 and Ruben Verita &#8217;26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023 Recipients: <\/strong>Jessica Chen &#8217;24 and Lucas Martin &#8217;24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruth Easton Leadership Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given to a graduating senior who has excelled, through coursework and applied stage work, as a scholar and artist; invested time and energy into guiding other students; contributed to productions; and acted as a role model for commitment to theater.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipient: <\/strong>Kai Yamanishi &#8217;25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2024 Recipients: <\/strong>Miles Latham &#8217;24 and Lucas Martin &#8217;24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023 Recipient: <\/strong>Anna Schloerb &#8217;23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Ruth Easton Award Recipients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2022 Recipients:&nbsp;<\/strong>Alice Endo, &#8217;22, Kalala Kiwanuka-Woernle &#8217;22, and Jessica Yates &#8217;22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021 Recipients: <\/strong>Alice Endo &#8217;22, Asher de Forest &#8217;21, and Jessica Yates &#8217;22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020 Recipients: <\/strong>Jesse Claire &#8217;20 and Alexandra Whitman &#8217;20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Wick Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Wick \u201891 established these awards to recognize THDA majors and minors\u2019 accomplishments in the areas of performance, choreography, and leadership in dance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Wick Endowed Prize for Excellence in Performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given to a sophomore, junior, or senior who has demonstrated a strong level of skill and artistic depth in dance performance to support further studies in dance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipient: <\/strong>Chantal Pangula &#8217;26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2024 Recipients: <\/strong>Carissa Bolante &#8217;25 and Nicola Wong &#8217;24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023 Recipient: <\/strong>Amarah Friedman &#8217;24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021 Recipient:<\/strong> Anna Greenstein &#8217;23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020 Recipients:<\/strong> Adar Kamholtz-Roberts &#8217;20 and Mai Moua Thao &#8217;22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Wick Endowed Prize for Excellence in Choreography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given to a junior or senior who has shown enthusiasm, creativity and sincerity towards dance to help with the cost of creating and producing a major choreographic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipient: <\/strong>Ren Lindberg &#8217;27<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><strong>2024 Recipient:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/b>Lucia Zuvela &#8217;26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><strong>2023 Recipient: <\/strong><\/b>Emilia Garrido Vasquez &#8217;23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022 Recipient:<\/strong> Skye Reddy &#8217;22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021 Recipient:<\/strong> Skye Reddy &#8217;22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020&nbsp;Recipients:<\/strong> Meghan Johnson &#8217;20 and Tumelo Khupe &#8217;20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Wick Endowed Prize for Excellence in Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given to a junior or&nbsp;senior who has invested time and energy into guiding other students, contributing to the functioning of the dance program, and serving as a role model for commitment to dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Recipient:<\/strong> Leo Wallach &#8217;25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><strong>2023 Recipient: <\/strong><\/b>Kanon Nakajima &#8217;23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022 Recipient:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lu Chen &#8217;22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong><strong>020 Recipient: <\/strong>Tumelo Khupe &#8217;20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Theater and Dance Department gives the following annual student awards: Ruth Easton Awards Ruth Easton Merit Award Given to a junior or senior who has shown enthusiasm, creativity, and sincerity towards theater to help with the cost of creating and producing work. 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