Seven Angels Theatre

Seven Angels Theatre is proud to announce that the 8th Annual Halo Awards given to excellence in high school theatre will be presented at the Warner Theatre in Torrington on Wednesday, May 25. Reception from 6-7 PM. Awards starting at 7 PM. Awards will be presented in numerous categories including; acting, lighting. dance and many in the technical and production area. Tickets are on sale now ONLY at the Seven Angels box office, or by phone at 203-757-4676. Students $10 and Adults $17.

The nominations are:
MUSICALS
1. Best Classic Musical (Pre-1965)
• Stonington- Carousel
• Litchfield- Hello Dolly
• Housatonic Valley- Guys & Dolls
• Guilford- Anything Goes
• Pomperaug- Cinderella
• Cheshire- South Pacific

2. Best Contemporary Musical (Post-1965):
• WAMS- 42nd Street
• Wolcott- Little Shop of Horrors
• Watertown- The Wiz
• Bristol- All Shook Up
• Chase- Beauty and the Beast
• Torrington- Runaways

3. Best Ensemble Cast in a Musical:
• Bristol- Godspell
• Torrington- Runaways
• The Gunnery- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

4. Best Actor in a Musical:
• Woodland Regional- Ryan Frechette as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar
• Shepaug- Aaron Dwyer as Billy Flynn in Chicago
• Cheshire- Jeffrey Stevens as Emile DeBeque in South Pacific
• Wolcott- Zachary Cipriano as Seymour Krelbourne in Little Shop of Horrors
• Stonington- Avery Dodd as Billy Bigelow in Carousel
• Guilford- Michael Sullivan as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes

5. Best Actress in a Musical:
• Litchfield- Katie Bogen as Dolly in Hello Dolly
• Watertown- Jen Bavone as Dorothy in The Wiz
• Stonington- Emily Hutter as Julie Jordan in Carousel
• Cheshire- Emma Gannon-Salomon as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific
• Kennedy- Maytae Harge as Lizzie in 110 In the Shade
• Guilford- Nicola Distasio as Reno in Anything Goes
• Holy Cross- Gloria Antonios, Lianna Squillance and Christina Schlupp as Eva Peron in Evita
• Pomperaug- Sarah McVerry as Cinderella in Cinderella

6. Best Supporting Actor in a Musical:
• Holy Cross- Joseph Antonios as Che in Evita
• Housatonic Valley- Kai Haaland as Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls
• WAMS- Ben Orlando as Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street
• Cheshire- R.J. Anderson as Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific
• Watertown- Tom Woermer as The Lion in The Wiz
• Kennedy- Abraham Azab as Jimmy in 110 In the Shade
• Guilford- Andrew McCloskey as Sir Evelyn in Anything Goes

7. Best Supporting Actress in a Musical:
• Litchfield- Katelyn Lewis as Irene Malloy in Hello Dolly
• Watertown- Joanna Shield as The Tinman in The Wiz
• Bristol- Jasmin Jones as Sylvia in All Shook Up
• Pomperaug- Colleen Gunning as Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
• Cheshire- Nathalya Diosa as Bloody Mary in South Pacific
• Crosby- Ariel Perkins as Penny in Hairspray
• Oxford- Shelby Burnett as Anita in West Side Story
• Thomaston- Victoria Rieley as Trixie in Give My Regards to Broadway

8. Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
• Housatonic Valley- Myles Clohessy as Harry the Horse in Guys & Dolls
• Bristol- Joey Betancourt as Sheriff Earl in All Shook Up
• Woodland Regional- Eric Gomez as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar
• Cheshire- Mike Parisi as Luther Billis in South Pacific
• Wolcott- Jake Shaker as Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors
• Crosby- Juston Scott as Seaweed J. Stubbs in Hairspray
• Oxford- James Kostka as Action in West Side Story
• Thomaston- Domenic Richards as Legs Ruby in Give My Regards to Broadway

9. Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
• Watertown- Lindsey Parenteau as The Wiz in The Wiz
• Chase- Kristen Tokarski as Mary, the mother & crazy inventor in Beauty & the Beast
• Guilford- Nina Haddad as Bonnie in Anything Goes
• Pomperaug- Nina Paganucci as Stepmother in Cinderella
• Stonington- Jessi Nowack as Mrs. Mullin in Carousel
• Oxford- Katie Shpak as Anybodys in West Side Story
• Wamogo- Claire Burke as Gloria Thorpe in Damn Yankees

10. Best Couple in a Musical- 1st performer:
11. Best Couple in a Musical- 2nd performer:
• Bristol- Jasmine Clemens and Graham Washburn as Lorraine as Dean in All Shook Up
• Chase- Haley Paret & Zach Leff as Belle & Beast in Beauty & the Beast
• Stonington- Ellen Petersen and Jay Nieuwenhuis as Carrie & Enoch in Carousel
• Cheshire- R.J Anderson and Kayleigh Torok as Joe Cable and Liat in South Pacific
• Oxford- Charlie Widmer & Liesl Wise as Tony and Maria in West Side Story
• Pomperaug- Magghie Warner and Austin Carnes as Queen & King in Cinderella

12. Best Comic Male Performance in a Musical:
• Bristol- Derek Cote as Dennis in All Shook Up
• Chase- Theron Johnson as Lefou in Beauty & the Beast
• Shepaug- E.O. Narcisso as Mary Sunshine in Chicago
• WAMS- Toure Richardson as Abner Dillon in 42nd Street
• The Gunnery- Jack Douglas as William Barfee in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Guilford- Ed Hobson as Moonface in Anything Goes
• Housatonic Valley- Gabe Lefferts as Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls

13. Best Comic Female Performance in a Musical:
• Bristol- Cameron Barney as Mayor Matilda Hyde in All Shook Up
• Crosby- Brittany Johnson as Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray
• Guilford- Jaclyn Triebal as Mrs. Harcourt in Anything Goes
• Watertown- Brianna Petrill as The Scarecrow in The Wiz
• Litchfield- Christine Simaitis as Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly
• Housatonic Valley- Ellie Yahn as Adelaide in Guys & Dolls

14. Best Specialty Ensemble in a Musical:
• Shepaug- The Boys in Chicago
• Stonington- Dancers “Blow High, Blow Low” and “Hornpipe” in Carousel
• Wolcott- Girl Group: _Britinee Maia as Chiffon, Emma Casagrande as Ronnette, and Katherine Rosner
• as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors
• Oxford- Action, Jets in “Officer Krupke” in West Side Story
• Pomperaug- Stepmother, Stepsisters & Cinderella in Cinderella
• The Gunnery- “Magic Foot” number in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

15. Best Dancing:
• Watertown- The Wiz
• Bristol- All Shook Up
• WAMS- 42nd Street
• Pomperaug- Cinderella
• Stonington- Carousel

16. Best Featured Dancer(s):
• Watertown- Eleni Galanos, Elizabeth Laskarewski in The Wiz
• Crosby- Juston Scott in Hairspray
• Shepaug- Jamie Davenport in Chicago
• Stonington- Grace Rezendes as Louise in Carousel

17. Best Student Orchestra:
• Guilford- Anything Goes
• Pomperaug- Cinderella
• Litchfield- Hello Dolly
• Woodland Regional- Jesus Christ Superstar
• Watertown- The Wiz
• Stonington- Carousel

18. Best Student Choreographer
• Stonington- Grace Rezendes for Carousel
• Guilford- Nina Haddad for Peace, Love & Rock & Roll
• Bristol- Ashley & Jenna Melnick for All Shook Up
• WAMS- Jack Saleeby, Ashley Caldeira, Alexandra Rhault for 42nd Street

19. Best Ensemble Chorus in a Musical: GYPSY ROBE CATEGORY
• Bristol- All Shook Up
• Guilford- Anything Goes
• Stonington- Carousel
• WAMS- 42nd Street
• Oxford- West Side Story
• Watertown- The Wiz

PLAYS
20. Best Classic Play: (Pre-1965)
• Chase- The Miracle Worker
• Oxford- Romeo & Juliet
• Cheshire-The Importance of Being Earnest
• WAMS- Servant of Two Masters
• Nonnewaug- Pride and Prejudice

21. Best Contemporary Play: (Post 1965)
• Shepaug- Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• The Gunnery- Too Much Memory
• Guilford- Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• WAMS- Joe Turner Has Come and Gone
• Woodhall- The Zoo Story & Wasp

22. Best Actor in a Play:
• Chase- Zach Leff as Captain Keller in The Miracle Worker
• WAMS- Jack Saleeby as Truffaldino in Servant of Two Masters
• Guilford- Michael Sullivan as Romeo, Macbeth, Hamlet in Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• WAMS- Timothy Floyd as Bynum Rootwalker in Joe Turner Has Come
• Woodhall- Aleks Birnhak as Jerry in The Zoo Story & Wasp
• Nonnewaug- Robert Peterson as Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice

23. Best Actress in a Play:
• Chase- Hayley Paret as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker
• Watertown- Raquel Rodriguez as Casey Matthews in The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower
• The Gunnery- Sarah Shulman as Antigone in Too Much Memory
• Guilford- Jaclyn Triebel as Juliet & Ophelia in Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• WAMS- Kerri Cavanaugh as Beatrice in Servant of Two Masters
• Oxford- Brittany Kehrer as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet
• Nonnewaug- Jerica Olson as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice

24. Best Supporting Actor in a Play:
• Cheshire- R.J. Anderson as Algernon Moncrief in The Importance of Being Earnest
• Chase- Christian Lewis as James Keller in The Miracle Worker
• Oxford- Brandon Egervari as Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet
• Woodhall- Evan Goldman as Son in Wasp in Wasp
• Nonnewaug- Kurt Piel as Mr. Bingley in Pride & Prejudice
• WAMS- Domenic Delcarmine as Florindo in Servant of Two Masters

25. Best Supporting Actress in a Play:
• Chase- Olivia Ohanesian as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
• Watertown- Jennifer Bavone as Principal Donnelly in The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower
• Guilford- Hannah Risse as Herself, Southern Cook, Gertrude in Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Oxford- Allison Soderquist as Nurse in Romeo & Juliet
• Cheshire- Katherine Pier as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest
• Nonnewaug- Mary McCort as Mary Bennet in Pride & Prejudice

26. Best Featured Actor in a Play:
• Oxford- Nathan Seibert as Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet
• Chase- Jim Lazor as Freddy in Picasso at the Lapin Agile
• WAMS- Jonathon Creem as Rutherford Selig in Joe Turner Has Come and Gone
• Woodhall- Luc Haddad as Mom in Wasp
• Nonnewaug- Cameron Doan Hugh as Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice
• WAMS- Toure Richardson as Pantalone in Servant of Two Masters
• The Gunnery- Manolo Gonzales as Creon in Too Much Memory

27. Best Featured Actress in a Play:
• Chase- Kristin Tokarski as Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker
• Pomperaug- Angelica Aconfora as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• The Gunnery- Taylor Dube as Mother in Too Much Memory
• Chase- Audrey Hickox as Sagot in Picasso at the Lapin Agile
• Torrington- Maryssa Brogis as Ela Delahay in Charley’s Aunt
• Nonnewaug- Danae Sawchyn as Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Pride & Prejudice

28. Best Comic Performer in a Play (male):
• Watertown- Jonathan Perkins as Erik the Viking in The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower
• WAMS- Anthony Falcone as Master of Ceremonies in Servant of Two Masters
• Torrington- Zach Schebel as Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley’s Aunt
• Woodhall- Ian Chance as Sis in Wasp
• Nonnewaug- Gunnar Wrinn as Mr. Collins in Pride & Prejudice
• Chase: Mark Albini as Gaston in Picasso at the Lapin Agile
• The Gunnery- Zachary Bodnar in Too Much Memory

29. Best Comic Performer in a Play (female):
• Holy Cross- Sarah Fainer as Melba in Happily Ever After
• Guilford- Emma McCabe as Jersey Girl in Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Nonnewaug- Aimee Rescsanski as Mrs. Bennet in Pride & Prejudice
• Naugatuck- Angela Buckley as Desdemona in Ladies, Sigh No More

30. Best Ensemble Cast (Play):
• Shepaug- Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Torrington- Much Ado About Will
• Woodhall- Wasp
• Naugatuck- Ladies, Sigh No More

31. Best Incidental Music (Play)
• WAMS- Kenny Copes, Tiffany Brophy, Lucy Christiana, Foley Megan Foell, Shakaya Walcott, Blesing Zenick for Servant of Two Masters

32. Fearless Award (Play)- (Language, subject, approach)
• The Gunnery- Too Much Memory
• Torrington- Much Ado About Will
• Woodhall- The Zoo Story & Wasp
• WAMS- Joe Turner has Come and Gone

33. Fearless Award (Musical)- (Language, subject, approach)
• Torrington-Runaways
• Crosby- Hairspray
• Kennedy- 110 In the Shade
• WAMS- 42nd Street

TECHNICAL/ADMIN CATEGORIES
34. Student Lighting Design and/or Execution:
• Bristol- Brian Daly for Godspell & All Shook Up
• The Gunnery- Soo Jin So, Mike Chan, Ria Han for Too Much Memory
• Guilford- Alyssa Eilbott for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Nonnewaug- Greg Fisher for Pride & Prejudice
• Shepaug- Amy Dwyer, Amandi Taylor, Katie Green for Chicago
• Pomperaug- Mary Doolin for Cinderella

35. Student Costume Design and/or Execution:
• Guilford- Sheridan Baker for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• WAMS- Mackenzie Mulhall for Servant of Two Masters
• Bristol- Heather Mellon, Emily Lewis, Libby Blauvelt for All Shook Up

36. Student Scenic Design and/or Execution:
• Chase- Kendrick Lechner for The Miracle Worker
• Shepaug- Everett O’Reilly Narciso & Alana Crumrine for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• The Gunnery- Karen Layman for Too Much Memory
• Guilford- Molly Louis, Rachel Morro, Brianna McGowan, Carley Elkin, Doug Vitagliano for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Bristol- James Harlow for All Shook Up

37. Student Stage Management & Running Crew:
• Chase- Brianna Smail for The Miracle Worker
• Shepaug- Sara Good for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare & Chicago
• Guilford- Evan Scarfo for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
• Pomperaug- Molly O’Lena for Cinderella
• Torrington- Stacy Canty & Abigail Zeiner for Much Ado About Will
• Watertown- Frank Diaerio & Sean Moran for The Wiz
• Bristol- Emily Perron for All Shook Up
• Wolcott- Kristina Bystrak for Little Shop of Horrors
• Oxford- Rachel Rossler for West Side Story

38. Student Sound Design
• Chase- Andrew D’Amico for The Miracle Worker
• The Gunnery- Rob O’Neill for Too Much Memory
• WAMS- Joshua Castro for Servant of Two Masters
• Woodhall- Edmund de Matos for The Zoo Story and Wasp
• Guilford- Will Greco for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare & Anything Goes
• Shepaug- Brendan Dwyer, Engineer; Dan Hatstav for Chicago

39. Best Special Effects by a Student
• Chase- Kristen Baclawski, Emmett White, Andrew D’Amico for Picasso at the Lapin Agile
• Pomperaug- Brooklyn Cucciara, Annmarie Savarese and Tania Varela for Make-up & Hair on Cinderella
• WAMS- Domenic DelCarmine for the filming and editing of all scenes that occurred in other locations on 42nd St

40. Best Props Design and or Management:
Shepaug- Alana Crumrine for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
Guilford- Carla Grigley for Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare
Torrington- Katrina Spriggs for Charley’s Aunt

41. Best Original Program Cover Design
• Watertown- Lindsey Parenteau for The Wiz
• Guilford- Alex Rosa for Anything Goes
• Stonington- Sarah Downie for Carousel
• Wamogo- Brooke Bittel for Damn Yankees