Announcing the 2026 Stardust Awards Volunteer Nominations
The 5th Annual NTPA Stardust Awards, taking place on Saturday, November 7, at the Plano Event Center, will celebrate the extraordinary volunteers whose dedication, passion, and generosity help make NTPA’s performing arts community so special.
Each award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond to support our performers, productions, and programs across NTPA. From behind-the-scenes contributions to outstanding leadership, these nominees represent the incredible spirit, commitment, and heart of the NTPA community.
Outstanding Volunteerism
These incredible volunteers go above and beyond, taking on multiple show roles or contributing to cross-theatre initiatives and activities, and are nominated for their efforts. Volunteers on this list are nominated for the Legacy Award, Founder’s Award, President’s Award, and Volunteer of the Year.
Cindy Badon
Michelle Baragona
Clarisa Barr
Elizabeth Beacom
Shona Bell
Aimee Benfield
Lindsay Chandler
Julia Chandrasekaran
Jennifer Chappelle
John Chappelle
Donna DiStefano
Elvira Dominguez
Erin Elliott
Mary Fritz
Casey Fuller
Oren Gerstner
Aaron Gwaltney
Phil Hardy
Jennifer Harrison
Sheri Haygood
Gara Hill
Sheri Haygood
Gara Hill
Amy Huhnke
Jennifer Jeffries
Kristina Kent
Christine Kless
Erica Kopmar
Jennifer Lan
Chris Lowe
Ingrid Loyola
Lisa Macaraeg
Sean Manning
Brandi Massey
Angela Mauermann
Kelly McDowell
Cathie McNeill
Sabrina Mercado
Renee Miller
Lisa Morton
Chris Moseley
Shelai Mullins
Kim Newland
Tiffany Ngeny
Andrew Olgesby
Cynthia Padin
Jenifer Peacock
Kristin Ransom
Lisa Rodenbaugh
JoAnn Rodriguez
Shalie Rumage
Zach Samuell
Jodi Sassano
Renee Schwandt
Laura Sheppard
Whitney Squires
Chadwick Stelzl
Iriani Stonebraker
Debbi Tank
Jordan Thoma
Jenn Wade
Lauren Webster
Fritz Wichern
Jenni Word
Tammara Wright
Kate Zigenis
Outstanding Show Manager
Arielle Ayala
Shona Bell
Wendy Brewer
Amanda Campbell
Orit Chaim
Erika Coco
Holly Dalton
Julie deGruy
Michele Erwin
Francine Forman
Gordon Garner
Cesar Guerra Canales
Fairy Hale
Gara Hill
Emily Johnston
Jessi Killion
Christine Kless
Erica Kopmar
Janira Lazu-Robiou
Ingrid Loyola
Lisa Macaraeg
Stephanie Manning
Dr. Teddi Martin
Angela Mauermann
Sabrina Mercado
Kelly Minter
Areli Moyini
Shelai Mullins
Nancy Munoz
Jenifer Peacock
Erin Prater
Christy Quintanilla
Kristin Ransom
Megan Ribas
Shalie Rumage
Danielle Shermer
Katie Showalter
Caitlin Souders
Whitney Squyres
Kathleen Stokes
Debbi Tank
Amelia VonKennel
Sarah Wiseman
Amy Wolf
Outstanding Show Promotions
Giya Abraham
Angela Bernstein
Connor Bourland
Susan Brown
Khalilah Byrd
Heather Centurioni
Julia Chandrasekaran
Gracel Dagdag
Erin Elliott
Jennifer Erp
Ashlee Fort
Stacey Gee
Tara Horn
Laura Jeffrey
Bambi Joe
Emily Johnston
Geralyn Kaminsky
Tara Lockhart
Leslie Lowe
Courtney Luna
Lauren MacGee
Lisa McLeroy
Jamie Lynn Moreland
Meredith Mulholland
Brittany Naylor
Cynthia Padin
Amanda Rakofsky
Karey Rees
Alicia Rico
Melissa Smith
Iriani Stonebraker
Kay Tait
Andrea Taylor
Rachel Thompson
Marcia Timm
Grace Toninato
Rachael White
Shelby Williams
Amy Wolf
Sarah Wollitz
Outstanding Set Build Creation
Candice Addison
Jonathan Sieders and Shirley Aguilar
Cindy Badon
Patrick Badon
Tim Baker
Kevin Barnicle
Lyndon Bartlett
Steven and Rona Browning
Casey and Heather Brumbaugh
Mike and Ronda Canfield
John Chappelle
Jill Dack
Jorge De Rosa
Jennifer Duhaime
Penn Elmore
Paul Evans
Marshall Farris
Jesse Gomez
Heath Icenhower
Tai and Eric Jackson
Jessi Killion
Keith Lorenz
Chris & Leslie Lowe
Renee Miller
Bobi Moyini
Darren Neal
Kim and Mike Newland
Travis and Susan Petty
Taylor and Nikki Phelan
Zach Samuell
Cody Shelton
Jessica Snyder
Caitlin Souders
Chadwick Stelzl
Stephanie Valenti
Janelle Westbrook
Fritz Wichern
Outstanding Costume Creation
Briana Andor
Michele Badura Graham
Kate Beckett
Amanda Campbell
Ashley Cleveland
Jeni Gandy
Chelsea Golden
Nicole Haesly
Jessica Lewin
Courtney & Shrillia Luna
Heather Lundy
Amy Mcgaughey
Deborah Shute
Thressa Sullivan
Jordan Thoma
Amelia VonKennel
Tara Wilkinson
Ann Williams
Sarah Wollitz
Leslie Zeigon
Kate Zigenis
Outstanding Marketing & Social Media
Erin Elliott
Cecilia Flores
Mikeal Hopkins
Shirley Kretz
Leanne Libby
Donovan McDaniel
Lisa Rodenbaugh
Sara Stoltz
Jordan Thoma
Rob Webster
Shelby Williams
Robert Withro
Outstanding Technical Design Creation
Tyler Bialowas
Nick Chase
Jeremy Daffin
Ashlie Dance
Jennifer Everett
Max Fetter
Gordon Garner
Oren Gerstner
DaMarion Gipson
Fabian Gordon
Phil Hardy
Melissa Harguess
Warren Henochowicz
Clinton “Clint” Kent
Andrew Oglesby
Barry Rieger
Zach Samuell
Outstanding Operations & Back Office Support
Julia Chandrasekaran
Jennifer Chappelle
Ty Coffee
Kerry Evanson
Oren Gerstner
Jennifer Jeffries
Leanne Libby
Angie Mauermann
Kelly McDowell
Jamie Lynn Moreland
Tim Pope
Erica Schiller
Debbi Tank
Grace Toninato
Outstanding Props Master
Cindy Badon
Julia Briggs
Orit Chaim
Erika Coco
Jennifer Everett
Francine Forman
Stacey Gee
Aaron Gwaltney
Gara Hill
Kim Howerter
Tai Jackson
Angie Mauermann
Laura McAuley
Lyz Miller
Nikki Phelan
Renee Schwandt
Jacqueline Smith
Iriani Stonebraker
Brian and Jennifer Wahlquist
Megan Withrow
Jenni Word
Brittany Yach