Casa Manana Announces 2016 Buckley Award Nominees; Ceremony Set for May!
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 20, 2016
Casa Mañana is excited to announce the nominees for the 16th annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards.
Named after Fort Worth's own Tony Award winning Best Actress, Fort Worth Independent School District and Casa Mañana alumnae Betty Lynn Buckley, this exciting program has stood to promote and celebrate excellence in high school musical theatre since 2000. Participation is open to Denton, Wise, Parker, Hood, Johnson and Tarrant County. This year, there were 28 schools participating in the categories for musicals and 19 schools in the categories for plays.
The program culminates in a Tony Awards-style ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Mañana Theatre. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, May 17 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 817.332.2272.
A panel of distinguished judges - comprised of local theatre professionals and educators - votes for a winner in each of 11 award categories for musicals: Best Musical, Best Male and Female Actor, Best Male and Female Supporting Actor, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Orchestra, Best Choreography; and 3 award categories for plays: Best Play and Best Male and Female Actor. Design categories are divided into two levels dependent upon the budget size of the school's production. Categories are only open for student designers and artists. Awards include a $1,000 scholarship, which are provided by generous donors who recognize the benefits of this program and the impact musical theatre has on the lives of students.
Casa Mañana congratulates all of the high schools, students and educators for an outstanding year of theatre!
See the full list of nominees below:
Best Play
Northwest High School, You Can't Take It with You
Birdville High School, A Piece of My Heart
FWAFA, The 39 Steps
Grapevine High School, These Shining Lives
All Saints' Episcopal School, Wit
Guyer High School, The Dresser
Best Male Actor in a Play
Ryder Hartsfield, Richard Hannay, The 39 Steps, FWAFA
Jackson Miller, Tom Donohue, These Shining Lives, Grapevine High School
Ben Wagner, Junior, Dearly Departed, Nolan Catholic High School
Cayden Candioto, Tony Kirby, You Can't Take It with You, Northwest High School
John Wittman, Dr. Chumley, Harvey, Fort Worth Country Day
Vincent Witherspoon, Paul Sycamore, You Can't Take It with You, Northwest High School
Best Female Actor in a Play
Ashley Munson, Charlotte, These Shining Lives, Grapevine High School
Katherine D'Souza, Veta Louise, Harvey, Fort Worth Country Day
Erica Lendl, Catherine Donohue, These Shining Lives, Grapevine High School
Chamey Suchors, Penny Sycamore, You Can't Take It with You, Northwest High School
Sarah Domalewski, Lucille, Dearly Departed, Nolan Catholic High School
Gabi Maranda, Suzanne, Dearly Departed, Nolan Catholic High School
Best Musical
Haltom High School, West Side Story
Byron Nelson High School, South Pacific
All Saints' Episcopal School, The Drowsy Chaperone
Richland High School, Beauty and the Beast
Colleyville Covenant Christian Academy, Crazy for You
Carroll Sr High School, Young Frankenstein
Best Male Actor in a Musical
Joe Caskey, Emile De Becque, South Pacific, Byron Nelson High School
Michael Flake, Reverend, Footloose, Lake Ridge High School
Harrison Cram, Edmund, Narnia the Musical, Birdville High School
Drew Brown, Frederick Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Tyler Jones, Igor, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Stewart Wentz, Lord Farquaad, Shrek, Frisco High School
Best Female Actor in a Musical
Allison Wheeler, Ethel, Footloose, Lake Ridge High School
Courtney Lynn Povero, Natalie Heller/Ed, All Shook Up, FWAFA
Kayla Jeffries, Belle, Beauty and the Beast, Richland High School
Marissa Suazo, Anita, West Side Story, Haltom High School
Grace Evans, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone, All Saints' Episcopal School
Avery Perkins, Doria, Smile, Trinity Valley School
Best Male Supporting Actor in a Musical
Brazos Pinto, Man in Chair, The Drowsy Chaperone, All Saints' Episcopal School
Ashton Miramontes, Dennis, All Shook Up, FWAFA
Ben Singel, Herard, Hermit, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Riley Henderson, Thomas Andrews, Titanic, Lake Country Christian
Joey Witten, Luther Billis, South Pacific, Byron Nelson High School
Xavier Baker, Mr. Tumnus, Narnia the Musical, Birdville High School
Ryan Tan, Bud Frump, How to Succeed..., The Oakridge School
Clay Morgan, Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast, Richland High School
Best Female Supporting Actor in a Musical
Nicole Berg, Mother, Crazy for You, Colleyville Covenant Christian Academy
Whitney Pavell, Brenda, Smile, Trinity Valley School
Renee Merrill, Kitty, The Drowsy Chaperone, All Saints' Episcopal School
Patience Dotson, Rosalia, West Side Story, Haltom High School
Martha Sudderth, Maria, Smile, Trinity Valley School
Myia Oliver, Kate McGowan, Titanic, Lake Country Christian
Kathleen Clum, Beth March, Little Women, Fort Worth Country Day
Best Student Lighting Design
Alex Rose, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Amanda Fisk, Smile, Trinity Valley School
Connor Stewart, Seussical, Arlington Lamar High School
Logan Dean, All Shook Up, FWAFA
Lane Pilcher , South Pacific, Byron Nelson High School
Ty Wood, West Side Story, Haltom High School
Best Student Sound Design
Duncan Shumate, Smile, Trinity Valley School
John Watters, West Side Story, Haltom High School
Emma Horn, South Pacific, Byron Nelson High School
Rachel Waddell, Beauty and the Beast, Richland High School
Nicole Butcher, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Diego Huazano, Seussical, Arlington Lamar High School
Best Student Scenic Design
John Watters, Ty Wood, West Side Story, Haltom High School
Kasi Flores, South Pacific, Byron Nelson High School
Collin Debolt, Connor Stewart, Seussical, Arlington Lamar High School
Honda Garcia, Beauty and the Beast, Richland High School
Ciara Smith, Braden Anderson, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Cameron Collis, Shrek, Frisco High School
Best Student Costume Design
Jessica Peterson, Narnia the Musical, Birdville High School
Jordain Blanco, Seussical, Arlington Lamar High School
Elizabeth Allison, Beauty and the Beast, Richland High School
Ciara Smith, Alexandra Bramley, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Kristin Priest, All Shook Up, FWAFA
Student Orchestra
Carroll Sr High School, Young Frankenstein
Creekview High School, Cinderella
Richland High School, Beauty and the Beast
Northwest High School, The Music Man
Arlington Lamar High School, Seussical
Weatherford High School, Seussical
Student Choreography
Megan Antone, Titanic, Lake Country Christian
Zoey Steck, Seussical, Arlington Lamar High School
Anna Chase Lanier, Gareth Forsberg, Young Frankenstein, Carroll Sr High School
Sabrina Evans, Grace Senkowsky, Shrek, Nolan Catholic High School
Emily Hatch, Claire Crenshaw, Seussical, Weatherford High School
Maddi Gunn, All Shook Up, FWAFA
For more information about the Sixteenth Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, visit www.casamanana.org/education/buckley-awards.
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