The Winners
The Devonshire Theatre Awards were held Saturday, January 17, 2026 and if you were a cast, crew or volunteer for any of the 2025 productions, then you were a winner! Some did walk away with special recognition and a Devy Medal! Here are the list of those recognized.
Divisions determined by age at the time of the production: Youth (age 12 and under), Teens (ages 13-19), Adults (ages 20+)
Best Supporting Male Characters
- Teens – Henry Virkler, Owen Romano & Lucas Tobin Trumm
- Adults – Annie Ruggles
Best Supporting Female Characters
- Teens – Georgia Miller
- Adults – SarahAnn Sutter
Best Comedy Actors
- Youth – Julianna Liddell & June Page
- Teens – Adelina Meyer
- Adults – Steven Yandell
Best Dramatic Actors
- Youth – Chloe Balthazar Luckett
- Teens – Jack Wolf
- Adults – Will Cavedo & Lisa Rausa
Most Reliable Actors
Actors who were on time to rehearsals, had a low number of conflicts, learned lines, music and dance, and kept up with their script.
- Adults – Lauren Andreson
- Teens – Amara Coria & Mia Matos
- Youth – Alice Johnston
Actor With Best Tech Respect
Actors who took care of their costumes, props, makeup, mics, dressing room area and stayed quiet in the wings.
- Adults – Ray Hutchison
- Teens – Mothra Edstrom & Emma Schirmer
- Youth – Clara Logue
Best Vocalists
- Teens – Sarah Cambron
- Adults – Amber Bond
Best Dancers
- Teens – Maeve Wilson
- Adults – Albert Johnston
Best Vocalist & Dancer – Youth
Best Ensemble Member
- Youth – Ava Cooney, Amelia Handelman, Brenden Etter & Vivian Steel
- Teens – Grace Rosalie & Sienna DiBasilio
- Adults – Anthony James, Jared Brame, Olivia Rausa & Callie Folke
Rising Stars (Most improved actors)
- Youth- Olive Temkin & Frankie Riley
- Teens – Amelia Alvarado
- Adults – J. Rausa & Jason Logue
Best Lead Male Characters
- Youth – Finnean Liddell, Skye Van Nostrand & Eric Sigler
- Teens – Jake Gabor
- Adults – Ben Stumpe
Best Lead Female Characters
- Youth – Amelia Handelman & Dorothy Kapusta Gibbons
- Teens – Bluebell Delman
- Adults – Joanna Starr Poulos
Best Actor With Most Unique Skill
Actor did something extraordinary as their character
- Youth – Caroline Campbell – for her pantomime and physical characterization of Milky the Cow in Into The Woods
- Teens – Rooney Mack & Adelina Meyer – for their amazing one handed cartwheel
- Adults – Sean Ziegler & Jeff Rausa – Sean, for his headstand that defied gravity and Jeff for the art of silence, both in Once Upon A Mattress
Highlight Awards
Given by Directors and/or Producers to especially recognize actors that went above and beyond from rehearsals to performance
- Youth – Nathan Schroeckenstein
- Teens – William Virkler, Molly Dennis, Addison Larenas, Finnean Lower, Tulsi Morales Johnson, Noa Balthazar Luckett, Addie Steel, Krystyna Semchuck, Matea Mare and Kael Serilla
- Adults – Kayleah Johnston, Lillian Johnston, Jay Torrens, Sharon Lindeman, Sami Dennis & Joe Ruffner
The Duesy Award
Given by the theatre awards planning committee, a brand new award honoring those whose symbolize the meaning of community theatre through year round support and positivity.