Kansas City Cappies

Students from Park Hill High School took center stage recently at the Kansas City Cappies Gala. The gala is a celebration of all things related to high school theatre. 

We are #ParkHillProud of Rylee Bornheimer who won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical for her role in “Freaky Friday.”

The applause doesn’t stop there. Congratulations to all of the school’s nominees:

• Hair and Makeup Design for a Play: Rylee Bornheimer and Claira Pearson in “Play On”
   
• Orchestra: Pit Orchestra for “Freaky Friday”
   
• Ensemble in a Play: Cast of Murder Most Foul (Jonah Bruce, Emmy Johnston, Hayden Meschon, Claira Pearson, Sable Runyan, Francis Spadafore) in “Play On”
   
• Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Ziona Clayton in “Freaky Friday”
   
• Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Claira Pearson in “Play On”
   
• Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Hayden Meschon in “Play On”
   
• Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Claira Pearson in “Freaky Friday”
   
• Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Chamberlain Webster in “Freaky Friday”
   
• Critic: Angela Villamayor
   
• Critics Team: The Park Hill High School Team consisting of Rylee Bornheimer, Lauren Cobb, Jade Lopez-Alvarado, Emmy Johnston, Eva Mandujano Gil, Claira Pearson, Sable Runyan, Angela Villamayor and Chamberlain Webster

The Kansas City Cappies is a writing and awards program training high school theatre and journalism students to be expert writers, critical thinkers and leaders. 

The PHHS theater director is Jennifer Jarman Sandau.