The DCG Large Group Speech program set a record in 2026! Twelve large groups were nominated for all-state recognition, shattering the old record of eight. Four of these groups are coached by current or former DCG students! The twelve nominations are the most from any school in the southwest region. Help us celebrate this incredible achievement by the DCG Speech program.
Performing:
Group Mime – Childhood Chapters: Grace Crow, Cael Ramsey, Taylor Gray, Emily Kleckner, Hunter Quandt, Gabi Vandenberg
Group Mime – Board to Death: Lily Briggeman, Joella Duncan, Blaire Ehlert, Elana Hamp, Roxy Monner, Mya Southwick
Group Mime – Down the Rabbit Hole: Lily Crow, Nathan Fitch, Bella Gray, Becca Mathesius, Peyton Olson, Sam Shephard
Solo Mime – Knock Knock, Who’s There: Roxy Monner
Ensemble Acting – Almost, Maine: Mady Brown, Lars Dodd, Gavin Eickelberg, Daphne Swayne, Brynn Weydert
Non Performing:
Improv – Sophie Hrubetz, Will Kestel, Nora Spooner, Gabi Vandenberg
Musical Theater – Mummy Boy: Lily Briggeman, Gavin Eickelberg, Evan Friesen, Will Kestel, Hunter Quandt, Andrew Ver Ploeg, Brynn Weydert
Musical Theater – The Last Five Years: Campbell Bowen, Mady Brown, Nathan Fitch, Taylor Gray, Emily Kleckner, Addison Ramirez, Leo Rzewnicki, Owen Weiler
Musical Theater – Legally Blonde: Kayla Atanga, Macey Clark, Greer Kleis, Megan Peterson, Izzy Powell, Madi Uhl, Elle Wedeking, Brynn Weydert
Readers Theater – How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play: Emilie Bryant, Karin Danickova, Paige Harden, Max Johansen, Greer Kleis, Rebecca Mathesius, Evelyn McFarland, Silas Miller, Chris Montoya, Peyton Olson, Andrew O’Neil, Oliver Rouse, Cameron Smith
9th Readers Theater – The Steadfast Tin Soldier: Rhys Phillips, Avishi Rastogi, Hannah Cook, Amelia Dahm, Michelle Williams, Addie Farrell, Maddie Holcomb
Ensemble Acting – Five Women Wearing the Same Dress: Grace Crow, Nora Spooner, Madi Uhl, Elle Wedeking, Zofi Woollums
