Iowa High School Music Theater Awards
This is the first year Assumption HS had its musical adjudicated by the Iowa High School Music Theater Awards, and it was a very successful one! Assumption High School has been recognized with the following awards and honors for their March production of The Sound of Music as part of the 2025 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (IHSMTA), presented by EMC Insurance Companies.
Production Awards
Distinguished Scene “ Do-Re-Mi”
Student Awards
Outstanding Achievement in a Principal Role – Katelyn O’Brien as “Maria Rainer”
Outstanding Achievement in a Principal Role – Alyssa Knepel as “Mother Abbess”
Special Recognition in a Featured Ensemble – “The VonTrapp Children”
A year-end Awards Showcase will be held at the Des Moines Civic Center on Thursday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m. and will recognize a total of 103 adjudicated schools from across the entire state. The Awards Showcase will be livestreamed at IowaPBS.org as part of a collaboration with Iowa PBS. Iowa PBS will also broadcast a highlights special of the event later this summer on dates to be announced.
IHSMTA is a year-long, signature education initiative of Des Moines Performing Arts.
