About the Masque

Awards and Honors


Since its beginnings, both the Masque and its staff, led by Artistic Director Sylvia Langworthy, have been honored with several awards recognizing their dedication to young people and quality theatre.

Recipient Award / Honor Year
Sylvia Langworthy Fliehr Award by the Minnesota Assoication of Community Theatre "for lifetime achievement award for exceptional service to Minnesota Theatre". 2003
Sylvia Langworthy The Minnesota Renaissance Fenstival's "20 years of service" award. 2001
Masque's Production of Two Gentlemen of Verona The Outstanding Achievement in Youth Theatre Award from the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT) after its performance in MACT's annual Play Festival. 1999
Masque Mentorship Program Article praising the Masque's mentorship program in Stage Directions, a national theatre publication. (Landis, Gloria. "Public Private Partnership: A school mentoring program offers benefits for all." Stage Directions. October 1998, pages 25-28.) 1998
Sylvia Langworthy The Rochester League of Women Voters Award for women in the community who have created change for the better. "Sylvia will go down in Rochester history as a woman who has sparked youth creativity and confidence while bringing great theater to the community." 1997
Masque Youth Theatre & School Invited by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education conference to hold a workshop about its mentorship program. 1995
Tori Low (Masque Student) The American Alliance for Theatre and Education selected this young playwright's script for production at their conference. 1995
Sylvia Langworthy The Minnesota Renaissance Festival's Unicorn Award 1994
Sylvia Langworthy The honor of presenting her paper entitled "The importance of the original literature to our students" to the Minnesota Readers Conference. 1994
Sylvia Langworthy Medals of Honor from the mayor of Rochester, Minnesota, for Artistic and Cultural Achievement. 1988
Sylvia Langworthy National Conference of Youth Directors Award for outstanding achievement in the field of Youth Theatre that serves as a model of excellence and innovation for artistic, educational and management endeavors in theatre with young people. 1987
Sylvia Langworthy Rochester Area Family Y Woman of Achievement Award for significant contributions to the community, for demonstrating outstanding leadership, for exemplifying high ideals, for acting as a mentor for other women, for helping to make Rochester a better place in which to live. 1987