Lacey High School Drama Takes 3 Awards at Ocean Arts Gala

The Lacey Township High School production of Beauty and the Beast took home three awards at the recent Ocean Arts Award Gala.

Brittani Hrehorovich took Best Lead Actress in a Drama Musical, for her role as Belle, the fairy tail heroine, while Christina Coppola took best supporting actress, for her role as Babette, the feather duster. Lacey also won for Best Costumes. 

The event was hosted by Barnegat High School with five high schools participating: Point Pleasant High School, Lakewood High School, Toms River North High School, The Performing Arts Academy (PAA), Lacey High School and Barnegat High School. 

The students from all the high schools had the opportunity to show their best to their fellow students by performing an act from the individual plays in between the award presentations. 

The Ocean Arts Program is comprised of the theatre directors from all five schools and lead by Kerri DeBari of Barnegat High School. Each director picks three students to attend all of the plays and rate them in 25 categories from Best Usher/Front House Crew to Best Overall Production. These ratings are then tallied to determine the winners.

The Ocean Arts Awards are dedicated to providing a collaborative learning experience to high school theatre students of Ocean County, New Jersey and recognizing excellence in all facets of theatre production.