Teeny Award Nominations Announced

The East End Arts Council announced the 2012 Teeny Awards Nominees on Wednesday morning -- and Riverhead schools received a large number of nods.

The 10th annual Teeny Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 10 at Eastport-South Manor High School and will be hosted by broadcaster Bonnie Grice.

Riverhead and North Fork nominees include:

Lead Actor in a Drama

Nick Motlenski, McGann-Mercy, The Glass Menagerie

Lead Actress in a Drama

Nicole Chiuchiolo, McGann-Mercy, The Glass Menagerie

Supporting Actor in a Drama

Jamie Tuthill, McGann-Mercy, The Glass Menagerie

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Danielle Allen, McGann-Mercy, The Glass Menagerie

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Nick Motlenski, McGann-Mercy, Arsenic and Old Lace

James Mancuso, Shoreham-Wading River, Brighton Beach Memoirs

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Nicole Chiuchiolo, McGann-Mercy, Arsenic and Old Lace

Elizabeth Field, McGann-Mercy, Arsenic and Old Lace

Molly Benincasa, Shoreham-Wading River, Brighton Beach Memoirs

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Thomas Batuello, Mattituck, One Acts

Oliver Orr, Mattituck, One Acts

Jared Angona, McGann-Mercy, Arsenic and Old Lace

Bryan Antonoff, Shoreham-Wading River, Brighton Beach Memoirs

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Jenn Lengyel, Mattituck, One Acts

Kristin Suarez, Shoreham-Wading River, Brighton Beach Memoirs

Lead Actor in a Musical

Nick Motlenski, McGann-Mercy, Jekyll & Hyde

Stephen Peppaceno, Riverhead, Working

Matthew Dunning, Shelter Island, Oklahoma

Sam Kortchmar, Southold, Curtains

Lead Actress in a Musical

Veronica Reitz, Mattituck, Leader of the Pack

Haylie Kinsler, Shoreham-Wading River, Beauty and the Beast

Supporting Actor in a Musical

Drew Garrison, Shelter Island, Oklahoma

Supporting Actress in a Musical

Sydney Campbell, Southold, Curtains

Outstanding Performance 

Amanda Gallo, Riverhead, Anybodys in West Side Story

Jon Troiano, Riverhead, Action in West Side Story

Judges' Choice Award

 Cast and crew of Mattituck High School’s “Check, Please."

Choreography

Marisa Fedele, Gayle Gammon, Winter Wilcenski, Southold, Curtains

Outstanding Ensemble

Riverhead, Working

Southold, Curtains

Stage Management Recognition

Greenport, Sean Walden, archy & mehitabel

Mattituck, Kaylee Bergen and Kimberly Olsen, Leader of the Pack

Mattituck, Maria Peroni and Julia Gaines, One Acts: The Rehearsal and Check, Please!

McGann-Mercy, Stephanie Strippoli, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Glass Menagerie and Jekyll & Hyde

Riverhead, Abigail Beodeker, Working and West Side Story

Shoreham-Wading River, Mariah Brengel, Beauty and the Beast and Brighton Beach Memoirs

Southold, Jaclyn Conway, Curtains

Playbill/Poster Art

Edgar Pocasangre, Greenport, archy & mehitabel

Emma Sisson, Southold, Curtains

Innovations in Theatre Education

INNOVATIONS IN THEATRE EDUCATION

McGann-Mercy High School is being recognized for its addition of a third production during the school year devoted to serious drama by such playwrights as Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Edward Albee and Eugene O’Neill.

For more information on the Teeny Awards and to buy tickets, go to http://eastendarts.org/education/teeny.html. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students. Eastport-South Manor High School is located at 543 Moriches-Middle Island Road in Manorville, NY.