FCPS Students Honored for Outstanding Achievements in High School Theater at 2024 Cappies Gala
The Cappies of the National Capital area held its annual awards gala honoring excellence in high school theater on June 10 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 | Alden Walcott |
| Langley High School |
Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic | Ellen Lawton |
| Herndon High School |
Special Effects and or Technology | Peyton Morales, Christopher Seeger | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Hair and Make-up | Brianna Turner, Anabelle Volpe, Alina Yang, and The Sweeney Hair & Makeup Team | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Props | Riley Kozal, and the Props Crew | Romeo and Juliet | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
Lighting | Zachary Kearny, Rakeb Yihunie, and The Sweeney Lighting Team | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Costumes | Gaby Adumua, Caitlin Grycewicz, Lilly Kyle | Anastasia: The Musical | Fairfax High School |
Sets | Madison Beisner, Sam Rutledge, and the Dramahawks Set Team | Les Misérables School Edition | Hayfield Secondary School |
Orchestra | The Sweeney Pit | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Choreography | Noah Kennedy, Anna Leo, August Rivers | Big Fish School Edition | South Lakes High School |
Stage Management | Charly Olsen | Fiddler on the Roof | Herndon High School |
Stage Crew | Amelie Aubouin, Hailey Klein | Fiddler on the Roof | Herndon High School |
Ensemble in a Musical | Small Ensemble | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play | Fortune Picker | Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold | James Madison High School |
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play | Colt Craddock | The Doctor in Wonderland | Oakton High School |
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical | Jordyn Sooley | Les Misérables School Edition | Hayfield Secondary School |
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical | Carter Elliff | Les Misérables School Edition | Hayfield Secondary School |
Dancer in a Male Role | Sam Wolff | Anything Goes | Chantilly High School |
Vocalist in a Female Role | Itsuko Scoville | Big Fish School Edition | South Lakes High School |
Vocalist in a Male Role | Ethan Hardy | Fiddler on the Roof | Herndon High School |
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play | Kira Gilligan | Pride and Prejudice | Robinson Secondary School |
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play | Sofia Hemmens | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Justice High School |
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical | Nate Wheeler Smith | Anastasia: The Musical | Fairfax High School |
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play | Elijah Kassa | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Justice High School |
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical | Christopher Seeger | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Song | The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Act I) | Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
Critic Team |
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| Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Play |
| Romeo and Juliet | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
Musical |
| Sweeney Todd School Edition | West Springfield High School |
