PPT Shakespeare Contest 30th Anniversary

2024 Results

More than 800 area students from more than 70 schools competed in the preliminary rounds of the 30thh Annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Teams of judges evaluated each participant, and the finalists from each division are listed below, as are the Honorable Mentions. Students in grades 8 – 12 competed in the Upper Division while grades 4 – 7 competed in the Lower Division. The Showcase of Finalists is held live at The O'Reilly on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

2024 WINNERS

Lower Division | Monologue

Kate Jeon (Helena), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Avonworth Middle School.

Lower Division | Scene

Leo Williams (Brutus) & Cole Shaffer (Cassius), Julius Caesar, Blackburn Study Center.

Upper Division | Monologue (tie)

Devontez Moses (Antony), Antony and Cleopatra, Woodland Hills High School.

Upper Division | Monologue (tie)

Lia Kashiwagi (Hamlet), Hamlet, Slippery Rock Area School District.

Upper Division | Scene

Grant Kingston (Malvolio), Ellie Jedrzejewski (Olivia), Isabelle DeMarco (Maria), Twelfth Night, Slippery Rock Area School District.


The Public also announced Rachel Lendyak-Peters from Environmental Charter School as this year’s recipient of the Rob Zellers Award for Excellence in Arts Education. Judges for this year’s Showcase of Finalists included First Lady of Pittsburgh Michelle Gainey, former Pittsburgh Public Theater Director of Education and award-winning playwright Rob Zellers, acclaimed actor and performance educator Amy Landis, and theatermaker and choreographer Alex Manalo.

2024 FINALISTS

LOWER DIVISION | MONOLOGUE FINALISTS

   
Molly Frontz (Constance) Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 King John
Malcolm Krom (Witches) Christ the Divine Teacher School Macbeth
Lila Hulsey (Rosalind) Environmental Charter School As You Like It
Avery Schneider (Puck) Indiana Players A Midsummer Night's Dream
Kate Jeon (Helena) Avonworth Middle School A Midsummer Night's Dream


LOWER DIVISION | SCENE FINALISTS

   
Marisol Gutierrez (Helena), Kaylynn Tiberio (Hermia) Dutch Ridge Elementary School A Midsummer Night's Dream
Luke Baltruzak (Demetrius), Veronica Aristegui (Helena) Mt. Lebanon Elementary School A Midsummer Night's Dream
Leo Williams (Brutus), Cole Shaffer (Cassius) Blackburn Study Center Julius Caesar
Teddy Burchill (Cassius), John Paul Richthammer (Antony), Ethan Mullican (Brutus), Luke Roney (Octavius), Nicholas Crawford (Messenger) Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Julius Caesar
Marlee Morgan (Julia), Kamryn Karasinski (Lucetta) Baden Academy Charter School The Two Gentlemen of Verona


UPPER DIVISION | MONOLOGUE FINALISTS

   
Ava Bardakos (Julia) Lincoln Park PACS The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Eamonn McElfresh (Philip The Bastard) Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 King John
Soph Willis (Lady Anne) South Park Children's Theater Richard III
Devontez Moses (Antony) Woodland Hills High School Antony and Cleopatra
Lia Kashiwagi (Hamlet) Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Hamlet


UPPER DIVISION | SCENE FINALISTS

   
Elizabeth Swift (Stephano), J.J. Ortiz (Trinculo), Ashlin Knox (Ariel), Alice Dingle (Caliban) Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh The Tempest
Grant Kingston (Malvolio), Ellie Jedrzejewski (Olivia), Isabelle DeMarco (Maria) Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Twelfth Night
Lucas Reynolds (Lion), Ethan Lichius (Thisbe), Luke Shidemantle (Wall), Andrew Kickasola (Pyramus) Beaver County Christian School A Midsummer Night's Dream
Kaaveri Patil (Hamlet) & Aarav Patil (Polonius) Fort Couch Middle School and Upper St. Clair High School Hamlet
Brett Barthelemy (Henry), Izzy Tepe (Falstaff) Lincoln Park PACS Henry IV, Pt. 1


HONORABLE MENTIONS

LOWER DIVISION | MONOLOGUE
   
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Thomas Lee Macbeth
Beaver Area Middle School Ashley Shaddick (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet
Blackburn Study Center Isaiah Whittington (Launce) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Boyce Middle School Eleanor Wilkinson (Phoebe) As You Like It
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Owen Hershock (Hamlet) Hamlet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Robin Mull, Romeo Romeo and Juliet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 rylynn grace lee (rosalind) As You Like It
Christ the Divine Teacher School Paul Foss (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Christ the Divine Teacher School Maria Meyer (Queen Margaret) Henry IV Pt. 3
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Laila Heffley (Titania) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Nila Lucchi (Helena) All's Well That Ends Well
Derry Area Middle School Carter Fannie (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Dorseyville Middle School Kai Galyardt (Beatrice) Much Ado About Nothing
Dorseyville Middle School Rishi Krishnamurthy (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Environmental Charter School Jase Powell king (Henry the fifth) King Henry V
Environmental Charter School Gwenyth Gardell (Julia) Two Gentlemen of Verona
Environmental Charter School Ronan Burdette (Phebe) As You Like It
Environmental Charter School Tyler Wilson (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Environmental Charter School Rhea Deshmukh (Mark Antony) Julius Caesar
Gateway Middle School Maliya Butler (Romeo) Romeo & Juliet
Gateway Middle School Ava Lockhart (Shylock) The Merchant of Venice
Hope Academy Nasim Collins (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Independent Salomea Vaduva (Henry V) Henry V
Independent Aftyn Tomaceski (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Independent Caris Tomaceski (Julia) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ingomar Middle School Nathaniel Kant-Zajac (Orlando) As You Like It
Mellon Middle School Even Dyrud (Iago) Othello
Mellon Middle School Colin Bozick (Shylock) The Merchant of Venice
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Rohan Parekh (King Lear) Lear
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Theron Raymond (Coriolonus) Coriolonus
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Chrissy Herzog (Queen Margaret) Henry VI Pt 3
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School William Atwood (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Ruth Reidy (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
North Hills Middle School Coraline Lubay (Dogberry) Much Ado About Nothing
Peters Township Middle School Jude Glover (Hamlet) Hamlet
Ringgold Middle School Sloane Zdravecky (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Slippery Rock Area School District Atlas Schuster (Prospero) The Tempest
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Benjamin Mitchell (Cassius) Julius Caesar
Springdale Jr-Sr High School Ella Trifanoff (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Gus Barnes (King Lear) King Lear
Steel City Shakespeare Center and West View Hub Krishang Thiyagarajan (Henry V) Henry V
Winchester Thurston School Lotus Ewing-Beshai (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet


LOWER DIVISION | SCENE
   
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Gabrielle Boright (Fairy), Rebecca Bird (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Garvin Whetzel (Launce), Peter Dolan (Speed) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Baden Academy Charter School Leo Clark (Antipholus of Syracuse), Grant Burke (Dromio of Syracuse), Kalionna Hemer (Luciana), Gabby Sheyn (Luce), Scarlett Walmsley (Adrianna) The Comedy of Errors
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Lily Davis (Hero), Alexandra Mackey (Ursula), Grace Giles (Margaret), Anna Fawcett (Beatrice) Much Ado About Nothing
Blackburn Study Center Milo Wright (Feste), Hannah Moore (Viola) Twelfth Night
Carson Middle School Bella Mays (Tybalt), Alya Mittal (Mercutio), Lys Tona (Benvolio), Elijah Blake (Romeo) Romeo & Juliet
Dutch Ridge Elementary School Julian Farmer (Quince), Henry Rodgers (Starveling), Eliana Katcher (Snout), Evelynn Vanucci (Snug), Quinlin Denny (Flute), Mason Peabody (Bottom), Wyatt Bechdel (Theseus) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Environmental Charter School Daphne Cinkilic Doctor, Odessa McDermott-Grubb Lady Macbeth, Elsa Shivickas Gentlewoman Macbeth
Marshall Middle School Dhaniyasree Thiyagarajan (Maria), Gordon Lind (Toby Belch), Simiran Shah (Andrew Aguecheek) Twelfth Night
Marshall Middle School Olivia Lee (Prologue), Victoria Yang (Wall), Emma Li (Pyramus), Chelsea Qin (Thisbe), Amy Sun (Moon), Tongwen Liu (Lion) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Cecily Mueller (Viola), Clara Farmer (Olivia) Twelfth Night
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Samuel Stephenson (Speed), Patton Manion (Launce) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ringgold Middle School Penny Mizia (Witch 1), Alessandra Lignelli (Witch 2), Emma Lint (Witch 3), Ana Rice (Hecate, Apparition 1), Rachel Urso (Macbeth) Macbeth
Saint Ambrose Academy Seth Marini (Launce), Francisco Stapleton (Speed) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Saint Ambrose Academy Ava Best (Viola), Evelyn Gawaldo (Olivia), Maddie Ketter (Maria) Twelfth Night
Blessed Francis Seelos Academy Victor Montes (Brutus), Parker Skrastins (Cassius) Julius Caesar
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Mollie Riggenbach (Doctor), Caroline Klingensmith (Lady Macbeth), Addison Lewis (Gentlewoman) Macbeth
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Mara Simon (Mistress Ford), Morgan Ziegler (Mistress Page) The Merry Wives of Windsor
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Nathaniel Willson (Puck), Katelyn Pittler (Fairy) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Colette Ciocco (Nerissa), Natalie Steiner (Portia) Merchant of Venice


UPPER DIVISION | MONOLOGUE
   
Avonworth High School Lyra Klinedinst (Hamlet) Hamlet
Avonworth High School Lyla Sebeck (Adriana) A Comedy of Errors
Baldwin Middle School and High School Lily Baumgardner (Rosalind) As You LIke It
Baldwin Middle School and High School Ezra Bonneau (Cassius) Julius Caesar
Baldwin Middle School and High School Milana Valente (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Baldwin Middle School and High School Nadia Noori (Ariel) The Tempest
Beaver Area High School Annaka Najewciz (Lady Anne) Richard III
Beaver Area High School Vivian Gedman (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet
Beaver County Christian School Jordan Lunow (Juliet) Romeo and Juliet
Beaver County Christian School Jessie Jin (Phoebe) As You Like It
Big Beaver Falls Area School District Demeitris Taylor (Ford) Merry Wives of Windsor
Blessed Francis Seelos Academy Spencer Pascarella (jaques) Henry V
Canon-McMillan High School Aaron Fisher(Cassius) Julius Caesar
Canon-McMillan High School Sami Corbin (King Claudius) Hamlet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Jayden Greening (Antony) Julius Caesar
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Delayna Flamm (Imogen) Cymbaline
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Wyatt Bernardini, (Richard the 3rd) Richard lll
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Sea Sombar (Lady Percy) Henry IV, Pt. 2
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Aubrey Linnert (Hermione) The Winter's Tale
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Burgess Lychak (Macbeth) Macbeth
Chartiers Valley Middle School Ana Lewis (Cleopatra) Antony & Cleopatra
The Ellis School Ella Chen (Richard III) Richard III
The Ellis School Solveig Sundquist (Aaron) Titus Andronicus
The Ellis School Audrey Xing (King Lear) King Lear
Fox Chapel Area High School Joseph Weber (Timon) Timon of Athens
Fox Chapel Area High School Zachary Rubin (Shylock) Merchant of Venice
Freedom Area Senior High School Emily Simon (Mistress Page) Merry Wives of Windsor
Freedom Area Senior High School Hannah Shaffer (Helena) All's Well That Ends Well
Freedom Area Senior High School Abby Hunter (Lady Macbeth) Macbeth
Independent Jay Zhu (Benvolio) Romeo & Juliet
Indiana Players Elianna Thomas (Helena) All's Well That Ends Well
Indiana Players Bridget Waterhouse (Benvolio) Romeo & Juliet
Indiana Players Désirée Hutchinson (Katherine) Henry VIII
Indiana Players Brandon Iandiorio (Edgar) King Lear
Jefferson Middle School Marti Weisberg (Hecate) Macbeth
Keystone Oaks High School Ro Oreto (Hamlet) Hamlet
Lincoln Park PACS Aleena Bowser (Iago) Othello
Lincoln Park PACS Kianna Karasinski (Edmund) King Lear
Lincoln Park PACS Grace Roberts (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Marshall Middle School Addie Repanshek (Lady Macbeth) Macbeth
Mellon Middle School Liam Novosot-Clark (Touchstone) As You Like It
Mellon Middle School Leia Wolf (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Moon Area High School Tara Manasterski (Rosalind) As You Like It
Moon Area High School Shayla Maxon (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet
Moon Area High School Austin Keys (Othello) Othello
Mt. Lebanon High School Piper Bozick (Princess) Love's Labour's Lost
Mt. Lebanon High School Megan Greenfield (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mt. Lebanon High School Carter Fracul-Conti (Berowne) Love’s Labour’s Lost
North Allegheny Senior High School Madison Emekter (Imogen) Cymbeline
North Allegheny Intermediate High School Bex Codner (Benedick) Much Ado
Peters Township High School Cece Reyes (Hermia) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peters Township High School Anthony Luisis (Arthur) King John
Peters Township High School Jo Myers ( Lady Percy) Henry IV
Pine-Richland High School Grace Lennie As You Like It
Pine-Richland High School John-Paulo Folino Romeo and Juliet
Pine-Richland High School Bailey Crist (Hermia) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pine-Richland High School Aubrey Crist (Brutus) Julius Caesar
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Simon Nigam (Lewis) King John
Sewickley Academy Hallie Dong (Hermione) Winter's Tale
Shady Side Academy Eva Friedlander (Margaret) Henry VI
Shaler Area High School Taylor Cuda A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shaler Area Middle School Aubrey Cox (Rosalind) As You Like It
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Rebecca Springirth (Phebe) As You Like It
Thomas Jefferson High School Cara Vereb (Emilia) Othello
Thomas Jefferson High School Josephine Manculich (Titania) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thomas Jefferson High School Noah Bowytz (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Trinity Christian School Eva Scandrett (Hamlet) Hamlet
Trinity Christian School Ruah Scandrett (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Upper St. Clair High School Reese Copenhaver Romeo & Juliet
West Mifflin Area High School Daeana Cooper (Emilia) Othello
Steel City Shakespeare Center and West View Hub River Beckas (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Woodland Hills High School Juliana Connelly (Queen Margaret) Henry IV, Pt. 3
Woodland Hills High School Zack Barron (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Woodland Hills High School Liv Rocco (Phoebe) As You Like It
Woodland Hills High School Robby Steiner (Peter Quince) A Midsummer Night's Dream


UPPER DIVISION | SCENE
   
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Felicity Koble (Juliet), Peter Koble (Nurse) Romeo & Juliet
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Victoria Lee (Celia), Onë Sihlangu (Rosalind) As You Like It
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Allie Swift (Gravedigger), Lily O'Neill (Hamlet) Hamlet
Avonworth High School Sadie Walsh (Olivia), Emma Noss (Viola) Twelfth Night
Blackburn Study Center Reagan He (Nurse), Ava Schlueter (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Suraya collins(olivia) Greta Raulerson(Viola) Twelfth Night
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Currence Bigham (Luciana), Viviana Zitelli (Adriana) The Comedy of Errors
Explore Homeschool Co-op Hannah Wheeler (Juliet), Maile Smith (Nurse) Romeo & Juliet
Freedom Area Senior High School Johnathon Bruce (Dromio), Brandon Yeager (Antipholus) Comedy of Errors
Jefferson Middle School Cadence Pratt (Beatrice), Claire Raff (Benedick) Much Ado About Nothing
Pine-Richland High School Jocelyn Rich, Grace Kay, Jarah Casciani Love's Labor's Lost
Salt and Light Homeschool Co-op Emma Masters (Portia), Andrew Lorah (Brutus) Julius Caesar
Salt and Light Homeschool Co-op Acelan Laughlin (Benedick), Mackenzie Nichols (Beatrice) Much Ado About Nothing
Shaler Area Middle School Sophia Galloway (Julia), Ayslynn Smith (Lucetta) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Upper St. Clair High School Zahra Hossain (Murderer 2), Sara Gillespie (Murderer 1), & Noshi Dabas (Clarence) Richard III
Woodland Hills High School Mia Damico (Narissa), Isabel Concepcion (Portia) The Merchant of Venice


LOWER DIVISION | MONOLOGUE
   
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Thomas Lee Macbeth
Beaver Area Middle School Ashley Shaddick (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet
Blackburn Study Center Isaiah Whittington (Launce) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Boyce Middle School Eleanor Wilkinson (Phoebe) As You Like It
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Owen Hershock (Hamlet) Hamlet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Robin Mull, Romeo Romeo and Juliet
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 rylynn grace lee (rosalind) As You Like It
Christ the Divine Teacher School Paul Foss (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Christ the Divine Teacher School Maria Meyer (Queen Margaret) Henry IV Pt. 3
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Laila Heffley (Titania) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Nila Lucchi (Helena) All's Well That Ends Well
Derry Area Middle School Carter Fannie (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Dorseyville Middle School Kai Galyardt (Beatrice) Much Ado About Nothing
Dorseyville Middle School Rishi Krishnamurthy (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Environmental Charter School Jase Powell king (Henry the fifth) King Henry V
Environmental Charter School Gwenyth Gardell (Julia) Two Gentlemen of Verona
Environmental Charter School Ronan Burdette (Phebe) As You Like It
Environmental Charter School Tyler Wilson (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Environmental Charter School Rhea Deshmukh (Mark Antony) Julius Caesar
Gateway Middle School Maliya Butler (Romeo) Romeo & Juliet
Gateway Middle School Ava Lockhart (Shylock) The Merchant of Venice
Hope Academy Nasim Collins (Bottom) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Independent Salomea Vaduva (Henry V) Henry V
Independent Aftyn Tomaceski (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Independent Caris Tomaceski (Julia) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ingomar Middle School Nathaniel Kant-Zajac (Orlando) As You Like It
Mellon Middle School Even Dyrud (Iago) Othello
Mellon Middle School Colin Bozick (Shylock) The Merchant of Venice
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Rohan Parekh (King Lear) Lear
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Theron Raymond (Coriolonus) Coriolonus
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Chrissy Herzog (Queen Margaret) Henry VI Pt 3
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School William Atwood (Marc Antony) Julius Caesar
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Ruth Reidy (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
North Hills Middle School Coraline Lubay (Dogberry) Much Ado About Nothing
Peters Township Middle School Jude Glover (Hamlet) Hamlet
Ringgold Middle School Sloane Zdravecky (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Slippery Rock Area School District Atlas Schuster (Prospero) The Tempest
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Benjamin Mitchell (Cassius) Julius Caesar
Springdale Jr-Sr High School Ella Trifanoff (Helena) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Gus Barnes (King Lear) King Lear
Steel City Shakespeare Center and West View Hub Krishang Thiyagarajan (Henry V) Henry V
Winchester Thurston School Lotus Ewing-Beshai (Juliet) Romeo & Juliet


LOWER DIVISION | SCENE
   
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Gabrielle Boright (Fairy), Rebecca Bird (Puck) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Garvin Whetzel (Launce), Peter Dolan (Speed) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Baden Academy Charter School Leo Clark (Antipholus of Syracuse), Grant Burke (Dromio of Syracuse), Kalionna Hemer (Luciana), Gabby Sheyn (Luce), Scarlett Walmsley (Adrianna) The Comedy of Errors
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Lily Davis (Hero), Alexandra Mackey (Ursula), Grace Giles (Margaret), Anna Fawcett (Beatrice) Much Ado About Nothing
Blackburn Study Center Milo Wright (Feste), Hannah Moore (Viola) Twelfth Night
Carson Middle School Bella Mays (Tybalt), Alya Mittal (Mercutio), Lys Tona (Benvolio), Elijah Blake (Romeo) Romeo & Juliet
Dutch Ridge Elementary School Julian Farmer (Quince), Henry Rodgers (Starveling), Eliana Katcher (Snout), Evelynn Vanucci (Snug), Quinlin Denny (Flute), Mason Peabody (Bottom), Wyatt Bechdel (Theseus) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Environmental Charter School Daphne Cinkilic Doctor, Odessa McDermott-Grubb Lady Macbeth, Elsa Shivickas Gentlewoman Macbeth
Marshall Middle School Dhaniyasree Thiyagarajan (Maria), Gordon Lind (Toby Belch), Simiran Shah (Andrew Aguecheek) Twelfth Night
Marshall Middle School Olivia Lee (Prologue), Victoria Yang (Wall), Emma Li (Pyramus), Chelsea Qin (Thisbe), Amy Sun (Moon), Tongwen Liu (Lion) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Cecily Mueller (Viola), Clara Farmer (Olivia) Twelfth Night
Mt. Lebanon Elementary School Samuel Stephenson (Speed), Patton Manion (Launce) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ringgold Middle School Penny Mizia (Witch 1), Alessandra Lignelli (Witch 2), Emma Lint (Witch 3), Ana Rice (Hecate, Apparition 1), Rachel Urso (Macbeth) Macbeth
Saint Ambrose Academy Seth Marini (Launce), Francisco Stapleton (Speed) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Saint Ambrose Academy Ava Best (Viola), Evelyn Gawaldo (Olivia), Maddie Ketter (Maria) Twelfth Night
Blessed Francis Seelos Academy Victor Montes (Brutus), Parker Skrastins (Cassius) Julius Caesar
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Mollie Riggenbach (Doctor), Caroline Klingensmith (Lady Macbeth), Addison Lewis (Gentlewoman) Macbeth
Slippery Rock Area School DIstrict Mara Simon (Mistress Ford), Morgan Ziegler (Mistress Page) The Merry Wives of Windsor
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Nathaniel Willson (Puck), Katelyn Pittler (Fairy) A Midsummer Night's Dream
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy Colette Ciocco (Nerissa), Natalie Steiner (Portia) Merchant of Venice

 

SPECIAL THANKS


Pittsburgh Public Theater extends special gratitude to the individuals and organizations that helped make this event possible. The 30th Annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest in 2024 was presented by RICHARD W. MORIARTY, M.D., with support from the Grable Foundation, BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, McKinney Foundation, and Jack Buncher Foundation. 

Additional education and engagement support is provided by EQT Foundation, The Buhl Foundation, Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation, Hefren-Tillotson, Inc., Baird, and UPMC Health Plan.