The 2915-2016 Cappie nominations for high school theater were released Monday, with Fairfax High receiving 18 nods and Paul VI High, 4. Fairfax performed the musical, “The Wedding Singer,” and Paul VI put on the play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
The awards will be presented Sunday, June 12, at 7 p.m., at the annual Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Below are the specific nominations each school received:
Paul VI
Creativity: Sonya Chinje, for composing
Featured Actor: Tommy Kelleher
Comic Actor in a Play: JJ Cummings
Supporting Actor in a Play: Bobby Kelleher
Fairfax
Marketing and Publicity: Nour Halabi, Chryne Lillo, Lauren McGrail, Parker Stephens
Special Effects/Technology: Jonah Hurley, Aren Tifft
Lighting: Jonah Hurley, Jonathan Pepin
Costumes: Sydney Bronaugh, Emma Dabolt, Riley Mead, Neva Sedlak
Choreography: Lila Johnson, Katie Tomney
Stage Management and Stage Crew: Kira Kerr, Riley Mead, Grace Weaver
Ensemble in a Musical: Table Nine/Losers
Featured Actress: Renee Rozell
Female Dancer: Katie Tomney
Male Dancer: Michael Sulpizio
Comic Actress in a Musical: Emily Dillard
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Molly Berry
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Zion Jang
Lead Actress in a Musical: Rachel Cahoon
Lead Actor in a Musical: Elijah King
Critics Team
Song: “Saturday Night”
Musical: “The Wedding Singer”