05/16/2026
The 16th Annual Cavalier Theatre Picnic was held today at JF! Many hot dogs were ingested and a fabulous time was had by all!
State Rings were presented to the 2025 VHSL Class 4 State Champion Cast & Crew of "And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson!"
The following [student-voted] awards were presented:
Best Actor in a Play - (Tie) Noah Gardner (Selsdon), Noises Off & Chase Spence (Garry), Noises Off
Best Actress in a Play - Gen Jaeger (Elizabeth), And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Jack Wallis (Timmy/First Man), And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Mimi Gehman (Maddie/Second Woman), And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Lane Tankersley (Judith Morgan), And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Chase Spence (Boy), And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Best Actor in a Musical - Jack Wallis (Jean Valjean), Les Misérables
Best Actress in a Musical - (Tie) Julie Gibbs (Cosette), Les Misérables & Esther Shobayo (Eponine), Les Misérables
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Noah Gardner (Hugo Peabody), Bye Bye Birdie
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Arianna Paige (Gloria), Bye Bye Birdie
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Jack Wallis (Harvey Johnson), Bye Bye Birdie
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Elena Kolb (Worker 2, Factory Girl 5, Pr******te 2, Woman 4), Les Misérables
Best Female Ensemble Performance in a Musical - Nathalie Poron, Les Misérables
Best Male Ensemble Performance in a Musical - Cody Beck, Les Misérables
JF Improv Award - Chase Spence
Costumes Crew Awards - Cyndi Ortiz, Abbi Rumrill
Sound Crew Awards - Elias Brown, Claire Greenmun, Rowan Harrington & Avery Pyzik
Light Crew Award - Guy Madison
Props/Running Crew Awards - Sparrow Branson, Clara Dumond, Owen Puckett & Jack Wallis
Stage Management Award: Darla Adams
Best Play: Noises Off
Best Musical: Les Misérables
Cavalier Theatre Boosters Scholarships - Julie Gibbs & Chase Spence