LAMPRAS AWARDS 2024



The Nominees and winners for the

2022 Lampras Awards:


Best Lead Actor

Winner: Rustun Holler, Felix/Haman, Wings of the Morning, 2022

Jude Burke, Laurie, Little Women, 2021
Ray Gibbs, Opah, The Hiding Place, 2022
Coda Owens, Felix/Haman, Wings of the Morning, 2021

Clarence Pape, Mordecai, Wings of the Morning, 2022


Best Lead Actress

Winner: Joanna Keenan, Jo March, Little Women, 2021
Shelby Chappell, Rachel Winslow, In His Steps, 2020
Leah Hill, Betsie ten Boom, The Hiding Place, 2021
Kelley Keenan, Mrs. Arden, Bands of Orion, 2021
Danielle Kickbush, Meg March, Little Women, 2021
Caitlin Scott, Virginia Paige, In His Steps, 2020


Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Jonathan Ivey, Arthur, Wings of the Morning, 2022
James Strasburg, Willem, The Hiding Place, 2022
Rich Swingle, Lieutenant Rahms, The Hiding Place, 2022


Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Shelby Chappell, Vivian/Zeresh, Wings of the Morning, 2022

Rhonda Autrey, Grandmother Paige, In His Steps, 2020
Emma Burke, Teenage Corrie, The Hiding Place, 2022
Becca Fritschle, Lelah, Wings of the Morning, 2022
Kristi Hofberger, Vashnaivi, Bands of Orion, 2021
Kelley Keenan, Bertie, In His Steps, 2020


Best Actor in a Youth Production

Winner: Jude Burke, Jasper Chase, In His Steps, 2022

Beau Burke, Reverend Maxwell, In His Steps, 2022
Andrew Sheppard, Mr. Arden, Bands of Orion, 2021
Andrew Sheppard, Rollin Paige, In His Steps, 2022


Best Lead Actress in a Youth Production
Winner: Carolyn Soule, Amy Carmichael, Bands of Orion, 2021

Alaina Hofberger, Virginia Paige, In His Steps, 2022
Joanna Keenan, Preena, Bands of Orion, 2021
Mattie Lane, Mrs. Arden, Bands of Orion, 2021
Stephanie Seiminski, Rachel Winslow, In His Steps, 2022


Best Supporting Actress in a Youth Production

Winner: Sydney Marion, Bertie, In His Steps, 2022

Ellianna Berglund, Iris, Bands of Orion, 2021
Estoria Berglund, Anna, Bands of Orion, 2021
Emma Burke, Edith Norman, In His Steps, 2022
Hannah Perez, Nirmala, Bands of Orion, 2021


Best Performance by a Juvenile

Winner: Beau Burke, Johnny, To This End of Heaven, 2020
Jane Burke, Preena, Bands of Orion, 2022
Madi Hofberger, Shanti, Bands of Orion, 2022
Raelynn Richardson, Newsie, In His Steps, 2022
Ian Rushing, Newsie, In His Steps, 2020


Best Performance of a Musical Number:

Winner: “The Man the King Delighteth to Honor”, performed by Becca Fritschle,
Wings of the Morning, 2022

“Playing a Game”, performed by Jude Burke, Alaina Hofberger, and Stephanie Siemenski,
In His Steps(youth theatre), 2022
“Maybe”, performed by Kelley Keenan, In His Steps, 2020
“Fade Away”, performed by Stephen Burke, Ann Gibbs, James Strasburg, and Joanna Keenan,
The Hiding Place, 2022
“Just As I Am”, performed by Shelby Chappell, Jonathan Ivey, and Joanna Keenan,
In His Steps, 2020


Best Costume Design

Winner: Kristi Hofberger, Overall costume design, Wings of the Morning, 2022

Christina Gibbs, Prudence's and Virginia's dresses, In His Steps, 2020
Tiffany Rott, Aunt Josephine's dress, Little Women, 2021


Best Artistic Contribution
Winner: Todd Chappell, Photography, Wings of the Morning, 2021
Josh Mize, Orchestrations, Wings of the Morning, 2022
Rebecca Richardson, Promotional Videos, Little Women, 2021
Stephen Robinson, Sound Design, Wings of the Morning, 2022
Celina Sessoms, Lighting Design, Wings of the Morning, 2021

















Shining Light Players is thrilled to host the Lampras Awards!

July 23, 2024 7 PM

First City Church, Pensacola, FL

The purpose of the Lampras Awards is to honor the perceived highest achievement in Christian Theatrical art through Shining Light Players. Nominees are recognized, not only for their superior artistic and technical skill, but also for exemplifying the values and Spiritual emphasis of Shining Light Players.

Photographs from the 2020 Lampras Awards