2023 Cappies Gala

FCPS Students Honored for Excellence in High School Theater at Annual Cappies Gala

  • By Communication and Community Relations
  • Spotlight
  • June 13, 2023

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The Cappies of the National Capital area held its annual awards gala honoring excellence in high school theater on June 12 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Awards brought home by FCPS students included the following:

Category  

Winner  

Show Name  

School Name  

Andy Mays Rising Critic 

Ellen Lawton 

 

Herndon High School 

Bill Strauss Graduating Critic 

Hannah Frieden 

 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 

Marketing and Publicity 

Victoria Collins-Jost, Sydney Grossbard, Caroline Vigna, Kaylee Williams 

Sister Act 

Fairfax High School 

Special Effects and or Technology 

Soeun Lee 

Dracula 

Lake Braddock Secondary School 

Hair and Makeup 

Emily Brennan 

Dracula 

Lake Braddock Secondary School 

Sound 

Dillon Prestidge, Emma Springer, Megan Wright 

Claudio Quest 

McLean High School 

Props 

Eva Greek, Jaden Harris, & Crew 

She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition 

Mount Vernon High School 

Lighting 

Charles Bucher, Ella Clarke, Cullan Kelley 

Pippin 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 

Sets 

The Bright Star Set Team 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Orchestra 

The Bright Star Orchestra & Featured Musicians 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Choreography 

Anna Leo & August Rivers 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Stage Management 

Olivia Baumgartner, Tomas Bocock, Sebastian Harman, & Eliora Janow 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Stage Crew 

Tomas Bocock, Grayson Quigley, and the Bright Star Run Crew and Ensemble 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Ensemble in a Play 

The Transylvanians 

Dracula 

Lake Braddock Secondary School 

Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play 

Charlotte Willmore 

One Man, Two Guvnors 

Woodson High School 

Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play 

Silas Blocker 

One Man, Two Guvnors 

Woodson High School 

Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical 

Alexa Norris 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Dancer in a Male Role 

August Rivers 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play 

Joana Lima Alves Montenegro 

The Man Who Came to Dinner 

Langley High School 

Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play 

Jonah Uffelman 

Much Ado About Nothing 

Madison High School 

Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical 

Idil Erdoğan 

Claudio Quest 

McLean High School 

Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play 

Amelia Campbell-Reidhead 

Dracula 

Lake Braddock Secondary School 

Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play 

Sarah Hilton 

The Man Who Came to Dinner 

Langley High School 

Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play 

Jack Wolff 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 

Chantilly High School 

Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical 

Abigail Jamison 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical 

Henry Carter 

Bright Star 

South Lakes High School 

Song 

Platypus Heart 

Claudio Quest 

McLean High School 

Critic Team 

 

 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 

Play 

Dracula 

 

Lake Braddock Secondary School 

Musical 

Bright Star 

 

South Lakes High School