BHHS Theatre Productions Win 2nd in MIFA State Competitions

Bloomfield Hills High School’s advanced acting classes produced two shows that qualified for the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association State competitions: The Addams Family performed by Acting 3 students, and Elephant’s Graveyard, performed by IB Theatre students. The Mainstage productions in this year’s MIFA competition were comedies, while the Studio productions were dramas. Qualifying as a Division 1 Mainstage production, The Addams Family placed 2nd in the state! Qualifying as a Division 1 Studio production, Elephant’s Graveyard also placed 2nd in the state! Congratulations to our many talented students both on and off the stage who produced these fabulous shows, and to BHHS Theatre Director Mary Bogrette for leading them to this success!

Addams Family was chosen as the “People’s Choice” production, signifying that it was enjoyed by other schools’ students and directors! And Elephant’s Graveyard won the “Innovations in Theatre” award, voted on by directors! 

Superior Awards for The Addams Family, Mainstage Division 1, were presented to:

• Madison Snyder (grade 12): Stage Management
• Julia LaBond (grade 10): Assistant Stage Management
• Logan Cohen (grade 12) & Kendall Schulz (grade 11): Student Costume Design
• Riley Klapp (grade 12), Valeria Embarcadero Perez (grade 10), & Gisela Pagel (grade 10): Costume Execution
• Lucia March Llorca (grade 12) & Nicole Andreasson (grade 10): Skull Cap Execution
• Emmy Abel (grade 12): Lobby Display
• David LaBond (grade 11): Gomez Addams
• Kendall Schulz (grade 11): Morticia Addams
• Joslyn Phillips (grade 11): Wednesday Addams
• Eli Eisenberg (grade 12): Fester Addams
• Trudy Gechter (grade 11): Pugsley Addams
• Lindsey Rillema (grade 12), Trudy Gechter (grade 11), Eli Eisenberg (grade 12), Joslyn Phillips (grade 11), Kendall Schulz (grade 11), & David LaBond (grade 11): Vocal Performances
• Ava Sidder (grade 12), Logan Cohen (grade 12), Jhanvi Gugneja (grade 12), Lucia March Llorca (grade 12), Nicole Andreasson (grade 10), Sofia Triantafyllidis (grade 11), Matty Rockwell (grade 11), Zoe Deprez (grade 12), Charlotte Rockwell (grade 12), Emmy Abel (grade 12), Ariel Khaykin (grade 12), Sloane Jaffe (grade 11), Harrison Narens (grade 11) & Luke Vaughn (grade 11): Ensemble Award

Excellent Awards for The Addams Family, Mainstage Division 1, were presented to:

• Lindsey Rillema (grade 12): Alice Beineke
• Nathan Modell (grade 12), Cody Chickensky (grade 12), Klara Deinlein (grade 10), Dylan Crimmins (grade 12), & Veronica Martel (grade 12): Set Construction
• Lucia March Llorca (grade 12) & Nicole Andreasson (grade 10): Makeup

Superior Awards for Elephant’s Graveyard, Studio Division 1, were presented to:

• Dayna Cheatam (grade 12): Hungry Townsperson
• Ensemble: Acting Ensemble
• Eli Goldstein (grade 12), Caleb Bivens (grade 11), & Emily Kruger (grade 11): Set Design
• Nathan Modell (grade 12), Cody Chickensky (grade 12), Danny Stern (grade 12), Logan Cohen (grade 12), Riley Klapp (grade 12), & Valeria Embarcadero Perez (grade 10): Set Construction
• Gage Novak (grade 12), Kendall Schulz (grade 11), Hayden Brown (grade 12), Kaden Kouyoumjian (grade 11), & Nicole Andreasson (grade 10): Sound Design and Effects
• Gage Novak (grade 12), Kendall Schulz (grade 11), Hayden Brown (grade 12), Kaden Kouyoumjian (grade 11), & Nicole Andreasson (grade 10): Music Composition
• Company: Dramaturg Research
• Riley Klapp (grade 12): Costume Research and Design
• Riley Klapp (grade 12), Emily Kruger (grade 11), Sarah Dylewski (grade 12), Gisela Pagel (grade 10), Valeria Embarcadero Perez (grade 10): Costume Execution

Excellent Awards for Elephant’s Graveyard, Studio Division 1, were presented to:

• Caleb Bivens (grade 11): Steam Shovel Operator
• Logan Cohen (grade 12), Sophie Ding (grade 12), Riley Klapp (grade 12), Pallavi Ploucha (grade 11), Olivia Lupone (grade 11), Ava Sidder (grade 12), & Sarah Dylewski (grade 12): Lobby Display