Cortland Repertory Theatre has announced the nominees for their ninth annual "Pavilion Awards" which recognize Outstanding Achievement in Local High School Theatre. For the fifth year, 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: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Cortland), Seussical the Musical (Dryden), The Sound of Music (Groton), Fiddler on the Roof (Homer), The Sound of Music (McGraw) and Anything Goes (Tully). Play: Love is Contagious (Cortland), Macbeth (Homer), and And Then There Were None (Tully). Ensemble (musical): The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Cortland), Seussical the Musical (Dryden), The Sound of Music (Groton), Fiddler on the Roof (Homer), The Sound of Music (McGraw) and Anything Goes (Tully).Ensemble (play): Love is Contagious (Cortland), Macbeth (Homer), and And Then There Were None (Tully).Leading Actor in a Musical: Nick Alteri (Cortland), Jack O'Donnell (Cortland), Austin Brecht (Dryden), Brody Towner (Dryden) and Jordan Gagnon (Homer).Leading Actress in a Musical: Demmarie Boreland (Cortland), Bethany Foote (Groton), Lucia Helgren (Homer), Rachel Beverly (McGraw), and Kelly Harris (Tully).Leading Actor in a Play: Jordan Gagnon (Homer), Jacob Gagnon (Homer), Drew Deal (Tully) and Troy Brown (Tully).
Leading Actress in a Play: Bailey Marks (Cortland), Hannah Lundeen (Homer), and Lydia Shahan (Tully). Supporting Actor in a Musical: Elias Rivera (Cortland), Travis Collins (Groton), Anthony Urda (Homer), Jonathan Honour (McGraw) and Troy Brown (Tully).Supporting Actress in a Musical: Julia Convertini (Cortland), Rachael McClenahan (Dryden), Rebecca Woods (Dryden), Kathlyn Parrish (McGraw) and Lauren Ralbovsky (Tully). Supporting Actor in a Play: Brad Corson (Homer), Isaac Garcia (Homer), Nathaniel Shahan (Tully) and Nick Mariani (Tully). Supporting Actress in a Play: Demmarie Boreland (Cortland), Lucia Helgren (Homer), Jenn Griffin (Homer), and Kelly Harris (Tully).
Featured Actor in a Musical: Matt Porter (Cortland), Evan Canfield (Dryden), Richie Howell (Homer), and Mark Hitt (McGraw).
Featured Actress in a Musical: Caitlin Troy (Cortland), Mollie Duell (Dryden), Chelsea Ruan (Homer), and Loretta Buerkle (McGraw). Featured Actor in a Play: Alex Klaes (Cortland), Jacob Adams (Homer), Tom Horton (Homer) and Anthony Urda (Homer). Featured Actress in a Play: Katylyn Adams (Cortland), Caitlin Troy (Cortland), Dez La Fave (Tully) and Breanna Foster (Tully).
Student Written One-Act Play: "A Lesson in Poetry" by Demmarie Boreland, "A Change in Season" by Maggie West, "Unseen Vengeance" by Stephen Wright, "Hopscotch to Oblivion" by Hannah Zhang and "Prayer of the Children" by Demmarie Boreland. All nominees are from Cortland High.Technical Achievement: Dallas Butler (Homer), Matthew Rhodes (Groton) 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 attended the shows. 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 12th 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 "Neil Simon's Rumors" and each school will perform a musical number from their show at the ceremony. Presenters will include actors, performing interns and staff of the 2011 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.Visit www.cortlandrep.org for additional information.
