Wayside Theatre Announces Fussell Award Winners

The Wayside Theatre Artist Director, Warner Crocker announced today that the T. Carter Fussell Awards recipients.  Awards were presented to the individual winners from the local High School's prior to Thursday, September 2nd performance of "Striking 12." The following area High Schools participated in the T Carter Fussell Program 2009-2010 school year: James Wood High School, Sherando High School, Clarke County High School, Warren County High School, and Skyline High School.

The T. Carter Fussell Awards are presented to students in local High School productions to recognize the Outstanding Achievement in High School dramatic or musical performances in ALL areas, student directing, costuming, ensemble, set, acting, etc.  This is a non-competitive award which spot-lights the outstanding efforts of individual students or ensembles in all aspects of presenting, preparing and performing in a play/musical at their High School.

Crocker said, "We look forward every year to presenting these awards to young thespians for their achievements in all areas of dramatic arts in our local schools.  Most do not receive the recognition they deserve for all the hard work, as well as, the multi-level learning that collaborating on a production offers a student.  The production helps each participant to utilize what they have learned in English, History, Math, Science, Music and Art classes, as well as, the students experience the team effort and the creation necessary for a production."

This year recipients are:

Sherando High School - Archie Painter, Drama Teacher
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Outstanding Director - Cassandra Medcaf
Outstanding Actor - Nathan Selove
Outstanding Actor - Ryan Michael
Outstanding Actress -Hannah Gutman
Outstanding Ensemble

Skyline High - Richard Follett, Drama Teacher
Much Ado About Nothing
Outstanding Comedic Actor - Noah Scheibmeir
Outstanding Actress - Tyler Faye Tharpe
Outstanding Actor - Evan Crump
Outstanding Musical Performance - Coty Clowers

The Sound of Music
Outstanding Lead Actress - Melanie Hindley
Outstanding Supporting Actor - Noah Scheibmeir
Outstanding Vocal Performance - Coty Clowers
Outstanding Vocal Performance -Marquie Hutchings
Outstanding Stage Manager - Jayne Winterkorn

Warren County High School -Christopher Whitney, Drama Teacher
The Chronicles of Narnia
Outstanding Actor - Clement Reilly
Outstanding Comedic Timing - Leisha Martin
Outstanding Actor -Drew Hildebrandt
Outstanding Actress - Sarah Kahler
Outstanding Characterization and Makeup - Katana Jordan
Outstanding Characterization and Makeup - Tori Baker
Outstanding Light Operation - Brooke Magalis
Outstanding Set Changes -Sarah Most
Outstanding Set Changes - Kelly Martin
Outstanding Mask Construction - Emily Heiston
Outstanding Makeup - Alison Chapman
Outstanding Makeup - Alyssa Lucas
Outstanding Makeup - Ann Alban

The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Actor - Clement Reilly
Outstanding Actor - Jon Murphy
Outstanding Actress - Leisha Martin
Outstanding Actress - Ashley Most
Outstanding Character Actor - Issac Green

James Wood High School - Jeff Rutherford, Musical Theatre Director
Cinderella
Outstanding Comedic Actress in a Musical - Chrissy Epperson
Outstanding Comedic Actress in a Musical - Ashleigh Hodgson
Outstanding Comedic Actress in a Musical - Audrey Mattaino
Outstanding Comedic Actor in a Musical - Zack McCauley
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Alie Astete

Clarke County High School - Andrew Kiser, Drama Teacher
Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Musical Performance - Warren Campbell
Outstanding Musical Performance - Anna Louthan
Outstanding Musical Performance - Addison Peacock
Young Playwright's Festival Winners

High School First Place -Tyler Faye Tharpe for Ashes to Ashes
High School Second Place -  Noah Scheibmeir

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