We're proud to participate in the Broadway League's National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards. Each year, two outstanding student performers (one lead actor and one lead actress) are nominated to join top students from across the country for a week of private coaching with University faculty, master classes with Broadway professionals and rehearsals in preparation for a special performance. National nominees are determined through an audition process.
Learn more at jimmyawards.com.
This year, up to 16 students will be chosen as National Finalists and will be invited to perform at the Nebraska High School Theater Academy Showcase on Sunday, June 4, 2023. From the group of National Finalists, two top students will be selected as National Nominees and will go on to represent the state at the Jimmy Awards. Throughout the rehearsal process, National Finalists will be required to stay in FREE housing at Creighton University.
ELIGIBILITY
Students in grades 9-12 playing qualified lead roles in their
adjudicated 2022/2023 NHSTA musicals are eligible to apply. Qualified lead
roles are determined by the Broadway League. See the 2022/2023 list of qualified
lead roles here: 22-23 Qualifying Lead Roles and Shows
APPLICATION
Applications will be accepted starting in late-January 2023. Eligible
students should submit an online application by Monday, April 3, 2023. To complete
the application, please be prepared to submit the following items:
Please note! Videos should showcase your audition abilities. Do NOT submit video from a fully staged or costumed production.
CALLBACK AUDITION
The Nationals Callback Auditions are scheduled for Sunday, April 23, 2023 from 9am-4pm at the Holland Performing Arts Center.
Questions?
Contact Taylor Wyatt, Education Manager, at twyatt@o-pa.org or 402.661.8559.