Saturday Evening Halo Award Winners Announced

Saturday July 10, 2021 WINNERS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Granby Memorial High School: Prior Waskan as Clarence in It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Hall High School: Maya Patt as Nurse in Romeo and Juliet

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Lewis Mills High School: Jason Warner as Jean-Michel in Cinderella

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Watertown High School: Clara Pizzolorusso as Eponine in Les Miserables

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

The Woodhall School: Nate Schofield as Thomas Edison in Camping With Henry and Tom

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

Watertown High School: Olivia Carew in Just Lightning

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

Canterbury School: Beckett Reynolds as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

New Britain High School: Abigail Olson as Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense

BEST COSTUME DESIGN/EXECUTION:

The Frederick Gunn School: Lucy Sanchez for Almost, Maine

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Ryan Johns for The Last Five Years

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

The Woodhall School: Joshua Lang for Camping With Henry and Tom

BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
New Milford High School: Sophia Conklin, Roxanne Edel, Kellie Jackson, Dylan Caldwell, Tiffany Saunders, Abby Luis, Dylan Heydet, Grace Hengel & Maya Clancy for The Addams Family

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:

Torrington High School: Sophia Lestrud & Alexa Maniccia for Niagara

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Canterbury School: Giselle Bradshaw, Sydney Ragland & Celine Yoo, Foley Artists for A Christmas Carol—Radio Play

BEST RUNNING CREW:

Lewis Mills High School: Run Crew for Cinderella

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:

Cromwell High School: Andrew Kaminski (PSM) for Clue

BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK:

Watertown High School: Jessica Stango for Les Miserables

BEST VIDEO PRODUCTION:

Hall High School: Jonathan Anderson, Sarah Antoine & Josh Murphy for Romeo and Juliet

BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

The Taft School: Harry Wang for The 39 Steps

BEST DANCING:

Glastonbury High School: Pippin

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:

Avon High School: Lucy Schwartz, Melody Grant, Lucia Newman & Sydney Caso in Virtual Showcase 2020

BEST CHORUS:

Suffield Academy: Pippin

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Granby Memorial High School: Kevin Davis as Potter in It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

The Taft School: Ivy Zhuang as Zuzu/Joseph/Mrs. Hatch in It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Suffield Academy: Eli Wiener as Charles in Pippin

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Avon High School: Bella Carvalho as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:

The Frederick Gunn School: Emma Smith & Quentin Sheers as Marvalyn & Steve in Almost, Maine

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:

Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Dominic Cassarino & Zayda Greer as Jamie & Cathy in The Last Five Years

BEST PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST IN AN ORIGINAL PLAY:

Conard High School: The Chieftain Project

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ORIGINAL PLAY: TIE

Shepaug Valley School: Tyler White in The Fall of 2020

Conard High School: Cameron Hosking as Brian Wilson in The Chieftain Project

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ORIGINAL PLAY:

The Hotchkiss School: Richie Mamam Nbiba as Antigone in ΜΕΤΑΓΡΑΦΕΙΝ Rewrite

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:

The Woodhall School: Camping With Henry and Tom

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:

Cromwell High School: Jack Midgley as Wadsworth in Clue (Cast 2)

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:

Glastonbury High School: Rachel Miner as Mrs. Elbert Stevenson in Thriller on the Air: Radio Play Series

BEST PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:

Canterbury School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:

Shepaug Valley School: Henry James in Edges

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:

Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Shauna Llamas in When It Rains, Look For The Rainbows

FEARLESS AWARD:

Suffield Academy: Clybourne Park

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Max Langer as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol—Radio Play

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Hall High School: Kate Sorensen as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Glastonbury High School: Max Rosenbush as Pippin in Pippin - CLASSICAL

New Milford High School: Tyler Holm as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family - CONTEMPORARY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Suffield Academy: Naila Gomez as Leading Player in Pippin - CLASSICAL

Lewis Mills High School: Lauren Fitzgerald as Ella in Cinderella - CONTEMPORARY

BEST ORIGINAL PLAY:

Shepaug Valley School: The Fall of 2020

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

Hall High School: Romeo and Juliet

BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

Granby Memorial High School: It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

BEST MUSICAL:

New Milford High School: The Addams Family

SPECIAL AWARDS/RECOGNITION:
Outstanding Performance of an Orchestra:

• Glastonbury High School for Pippin

Outstanding Choreographer Showcase:

• Kingswood Oxford: Olivia Pear, Kate Beck, Anna Tippner, Faith Potter, Frank Pu, Sattah Phouthakoun, Avery Schiff, Sam Siegel, Serafina Squatrito, Alice McClure, McKenzie Campbell, Avery Hersch & Victoria Tang

Student Directors:

• Shepaug Valley School: Wyatt King for The Fall of 2020
• The Woodhall School: James Jimenez for A Midwinter's Nightmare
• Cromwell High School: Gina Cordone for Clue
• Watertown High School: Noah Ryan & Jordan Elliott for Just Lightning
• Conard High School: Olivia Sokale, Stephanie Reuning-Scherer, Kayla Yousman & Lilly Gallinoto for The Chieftain Project
• The Hotchkiss School: Mingxian (Felix) Bao & Keeilah Jewell for ΜΕΤΑΓΡΑΦΕΙΝ Rewrite

Student Writers:

• Avon High School: Sam Mather for Virtual Showcase 2020
• The Woodhall School: James Jimenez & Joseph Sullivan for A Midwinter's Nightmare
• Watertown High School: Jordan Elliott & Noah Ryan for Just Lighting
• Conard High School: Olivia Sokale, Stephanie Reuning-Scherer, Kayla Yousman & Lilly Gallinoto for The Chieftain Project

Dance Molinari Scholarship - Frank Pu from Kingswood Oxford School

Artistic Directors Award - Jordan Elliot from Watertown High School

Up and Coming Award

Jackson Chase from Lewis Mills High School

Patrick Minnerly from Torrington High School

Joshua Lang from Woodhall School

Above and Beyond Award

Giselle Bradshaw in A Christmas Carol at Canterbury School

Acadia Johnson for Almost, Maine at Frederick Gunn School

Social and Cultural Awareness Award

Sam Mather from Avon High School

The Hotchkiss School for ΜΕΤΑΓΡΑΦΕΙΝ Rewrite

Movers and Shakers Award

Kingswood Oxford School

Broadway at KO students