OTM's Brilliance Award is presented each May to a graduating high school
senior pursing study in the theatrical arts. Congratulations to Madison
Kauffman our 2010 Brilliance Award recipient. Past recipients include Kates Rotroff, Mark Caspary,
and Maggie Eby.
My
love of the theater started at seven when I saw a performance of
“Cinderella” at the Springfield Muni. A year later I was performing in that
same venue as a dancing, singing Munchkin Tree in “The Wizard of Oz”, and
was forever hooked. I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – I
was bitten by the “theater bug".
Since that first stage performance,
Madison
has performed in more than 30 musicals. Theater has become Madison's life’s passion and she plans to
perform professionally. With college in the fall of 2010, Madison's learning curve for theater will
continue to grow with new opportunities, additional training, and
experience. She is excited to begin that next step.
Congratulations !