The Union Street Players will hold their Awards Night Gala at 6 pm on Saturday at the Graham Annex at Central College.

During the event, the Union Street Players will induct Ann Wilkinson to their Walk of Fame, and announce the winners of the annual USPy Awards. The Gala will begin with a social hour, appetizers and a cash bar at 6 pm, followed by the 2025 Year-in-review, USPy Awards, and Walk of Fame Award Presentation at 7 pm.

To purchase tickets for the Union Street Players’ Awards Night Gala, use the link here.

Find the full list of nominations for the USPy Awards below:

Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: 

• Troy Gould as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady
• Eric Weirup as Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady
• Lonnie Appleby as Giles Talston in Mousetrap
• Mark Moreland as Detective Sergeant Trotter in Mousetrap
• Daniel Kuttler as Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ethan Flanders as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream 
• Sawyer VanWyk as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role:

• Stephanie Martin as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady
• Hannah Heartsill as Mollie Ralston in Mousetrap
• Beth Kuttler as Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Aurelia Zylstra as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role:

• Jon Golliet as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady
• Dan Lantz as Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady
• Arvin VanZante as Mr. Paravincini in Mousetrap
• Tom Vander Well as Major Metcalf in Mousetrap
• Riley Zylstra as Christopher Wren in Mousetrap
• Leo Vermeer as Bottom/Pyramus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role:

• Joy Messer as Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady
• Abigail Lowry as Mrs. Boyle in Mousetrap
• Mae Hoard as Miss Casewell in Mousetrap
• Harley Decious as Quince/Prologue in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Sara Collins as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Ensemble:

• Dan Lantz, Tyler Smith, and Chris Haug as Alfred P. Doolittle, Jamie, and Harry (the drunks) in My Fair Lady
• Doug DeWolf, Josiah Heartsill, Alan Klein, and Ryan Martin as the quartet in My Fair Lady
• Presley Butler, Ethan Flanders, and Cam Knox as the musicians in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Newcomer: 

• Abigail Lowry as Mrs. Boyle in Mousetrap
• Presly Butler as Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Daniel Kuttler as Oberon/Thesus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Harley Decious as Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ethan Flanders as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream 

Outstanding Direction: 

• Denise Gregory for My Fair Lady
• Chris Brown for Mousetrap
• Chris Haug for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Production:

• My Fair Lady
• Mousetrap
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Technical Achievement – Design:

• Jason Zylstra as the Set Designer for My Fair Lady
• Mark Bishara as Projection Designer and Lynn Bishara as Assistant Projection Design in My Fair Lady
• Denise Gregory for Costume Designer in My Fair Lady
• Mathew Kelly for Set Design and Artistic Director in Mousetrap
• Nathan McDaniel for Sound Design and Sound Operation in Mousetrap
• Mathew Kelly as Set Design and Jason Zylstra as Set Construction in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Nathanael Shover for Light Design and Operation in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Outstanding Technical Achievement – Production and Execution:  

• Kathy Haug for Music Direction, Brad Rozenboom for Assistant Music Direction, My Fair Lady
• Mackenzie Niday for Choreography in My Fair Lady
• Peggy George as the Dialect Coach in My Fair Lady
• Lynn Cutler and Elise Wilson for Marketing and Promotion of Mousetrap
• Chris Haug for adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Joe Kempen as Music Director in A Midsummer Night’s Dream