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Monday, July 20, 2009

DISTRICT STUDENTS WIN BIG AT CAPPIES AWARDS GALA

Victoria School's charming My Fair Lady was named top musical while Strathcona School lay claim to the Top critics team award at the second annual Cappies Awards Gala held at the end of June at the Citadel's Shoctor Theatre.

Awards were presented in more than 40 categories, including critical writing, acting, costume design and props.

The Cappies, 'Critics and Awards Program,' is a program based out of Washington, D.C through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers. It is designed to enhance the profile of high school theatre.

Congratulations to all award recipients!

Top Musical: My Fair Lady, Victoria School

Top Play: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, J.H. Picard

Top critics team: Strathcona High School

Top Grade 12 critic: Sarah Grass

Top Grade 11 critic: Celine Wlasichuk

Top Grade 10 critic: Chris Liu

Sound: Daniil Anselmi, J.H. Picard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Lighting: Ezekiel Gow, Strathcona High School, Beauty and the Beast

Sets: Kari Carter, Travis Metzger, Damian Rudiak, Nicky Yoneda, Archbishop Jordan High School, Pinocchio

Costumes: Laura Porter, Archbishop Jordan High School, Pinocchio

Makeup: Jillian Zieber, Samantha Sakaluk, Millwoods Christian School, A Christmas Carol

Props & Effects: Connor Lewis, Louis St. Laurent, Little Shop of Horrors

Stage Crew: Jill Remillard, Spruce Grove Composite High, Grease

Orchestra: Beauty and the Beast Orchestra, Strathcona High School, Beauty and the Beast

Choreography: Zoe Glassman, Jill Agopsowicz, Harry Ainlay High School, GREASE: School Version

Creativity: Jia Jia Yong, musician, M.E. LaZerte, Listen to the Wind

Ensemble in a Play: Zalman and Zlateh, Archbishop MacDonald High School, Village of Idiots

Ensemble in a Musical: Audrey II puppeteer and voice, Louis St. Laurent, Little Shop of Horrors

Cameo Actress: Rayne-Anne Latchford, Eastglen High School, Once On This Island

Cameo Actor: Grant Braidwood, J.H. Picard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Female Dancer: Mary Kapongo, Eastglen High School, Once On This Island

Male Dancer: Jordan Mah, Strathcona High School, Beauty and the Beast

Female Vocalist: Mallory Ifi, Bellerose Composite High School, Pirates of Penzance

Male Vocalist: Daniel Van Cauwenbergh, Bellerose Composite High School, Pirates of Penzance

Comic Actress in a Play: Mika Little-Devito, Ross Sheppard, Little Women

Comic Actor in a Play: John McFarlane, Archbishop MacDonald High School, Village of Idiots

Comic Actress in a Musical: Daisy Daver, Harry Ainlay High School, GREASE: School Version

Comic Actor in a Musical: Liam Salmon, Louis St. Laurent, Little Shop of Horrors

Featured Actress in a Play: Samantha Mason, J.H. Picard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Featured Actor in a Play: Sean Bussiere, J.H. Picard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Featured Actress in a Musical: Julia Seymour, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Grease

Featured Actor in a Musical: Keir Nagtegaal, Bellerose Composite High School, Pirates of Penzance

Lead Actress in a Play: Ariana Brophy, St Joseph High School, Arsenic and Old Lace

Lead Actor in a Play: Bradley Bergeron, J.H. Picard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Lead Actress in a Musical: Andrea Rankin, Victoria School, My Fair Lady

Lead Actor in a Musical: Jamie Henry, Victoria School, My Fair Lady

Song: There Are Worse Things I Could Do, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Grease