Cortland Repertory Theatre has announced the nominees for their eighth annual "Pavilion Awards" which recognize Outstanding Achievement in Local High School Theatre. For the fourth year in a row, First Niagara Bank serves as the Corporate Sponsor for this program, which allows for many categories within the musical and non-musical genres. Musicals in consideration were held at the Cortland, Dryden, Groton, Homer, McGraw and Tully High Schools. Non-musical plays were also presented at Cortland, Homer and Tully. The nominees are as followings:
Musical: Bye Bye Birdie (Cortland), The Wizard of Oz (Dryden), Annie Get Your Gun (Groton), Oklahoma! (Homer), Peter Pan (McGraw) and The Sound of Music (Tully).
Play: The Diary of
Anne Frank (Cortland), Cyrano de Bergerac (Homer), and Once in a Lifetime (Tully).
Ensemble (musical): Bye Bye Birdie (Cortland), The Wizard of Oz (Dryden), Annie Get Your Gun (Groton), Oklahoma! (Homer), Peter Pan (McGraw) and The Sound of Music (Tully).
Ensemble (play): The Diary of
Anne Frank (Cortland), Cyrano de Bergerac (Homer), and Once in a Lifetime (Tully).
Leading Actor in a Musical: Nick Alteri (Cortland), Logan Wannall (Groton), Adam Sears (Homer), Justin Dimorier (McGraw) and Michael Roemer (Tully).
Leading Actress in a Musical: Amanda Nauseef (Cortland), Rochelle Brahalla (Dryden) Sandra Quints (Groton), Kendra Brown (Homer), Elizabeth Niver (McGraw) and Lauren Puente (Tully).
Leading Actor in a Play: Kyle Tomlinson (Cortland), Isaac Garcia (Homer) and Ethan Shepherd (Tully).
Leading Actress in a Play: Andrea Montez (Cortland), Hannah Lundeen (Homer), Lauren Puente (Tully) and Lyndsie Collis (Tully).
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Brian Pristash (Cortland), Austin Brecht (Dryden), Paul Corsi (Homer), and Jordan Gagnon (Homer).
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Julia Convertini (Cortland), Rebecca Woods (Dryden), Sara Niver (Homer), and Erin Reppenhaghen (Tully).
Supporting Actor in a Play:
Jack O'Donnell (Cortland), Brian Pristash (Cortland), Max Hoeschele (Cortland) and Adam Sears (Homer).
Supporting Actress in a Play: Demmarie Boreland (Cortland), Katylyn Adams (Cortland), Bailey Marks (Cortland), and Lydia Shahan (Tully).
Featured Actor in a Musical: Ian Jones (Cortland), Gabe Petrella (Groton), Joel Twitchell (Groton), and
Joseph Steinhoff (McGraw).
Featured Actress in a Musical: Demmarie Boreland (Cortland), Andrea Montez (Cortland), Lizzy Kniffin (Homer), and Ziabeth Clendenning (McGraw).
Featured Actor in a Play:
David Russell (Cortland), Thomas Horton (Homer), Derek Sheffer (Homer) and
Troy Brown (Tully).
Featured Actress in a Play: Deedi Boland (Cortland), Emily Canaski (Homer), Gracie Gates (Tully) and Carley Fowler (Tully).
Student Written One-Act Play: "'Til Death Do We Part" by Demmarie Boreland, "Details at 11" by Maddie Forrester, "Lord Help the Mister..." by Maggie Reagan, "Pirates, Zombies and People Just Like You and Me, Oh MY!" by
David Russell and "Small Talk" by
Stephen Wright". All nominees are from Cortland High.
Technical Achievement: Mariah Bush (Homer), Ryan Coon (Tully) and Trevor Dewey (Tully).
Also the students themselves will pick a "Most Valuable Player" from each production. This award is chosen for the person involved in the production who went above and beyond the call of duty for their show. This recognition is voted on and chosen by the cast and crews themselves; no outside judges are involved.
Also, applications were accepted for the "Theatre as Education" Award, which recognizes the broad educational benefits derived from students participating in high school theatre. The winner will be chosen by CRT judges; however, an award will be given in this category only if worthy candidates are presented.
For the productions and acting awards, volunteer judges attend the productions. All are involved with Central New York theatre in some way, whether as a performer, technician, within the educational system or as an avid theatre-goer. In each category, the nominees who received the most votes have been selected as finalists. In the event that a judge is unable to attend a performance, the total number of points each nominee receives is divided by the number of judges attending to determine ranking. Factors such as the size of the role, number of songs, time on stage, etc. determine the category in which each actor is placed
"The point of these awards is to build a sense of a theatre community within the high school in and near Cortland" CRT Producing Director Kerby Thompson explains. "We try to focus on the terrific high school theatre being presented in our area, and not on making this a ‘cut-throat' competition. These students have been involved in something they will remember for the rest of the lives, and this award ceremony should be a fun way to end the school year."
The Pavilion Award Ceremony will be held on June 6th at 7:00 pm at the Little York Pavilion, home to CRT. The awards will be presented on the set for CRT's first show "
Agatha Christie's Spider's Web" and each school will perform a musical number from their show at the ceremony. Presenters will include actors, performing interns and staff of the 2010 CRT summer season, as well as representatives from First Niagara Bank. The CRT Board of Directors will host a reception afterwards. Call 756-2627 for more information.
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