Wayside Theatre’s T. Carter Fussell Awards Go To area Local High Schools

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, June 9th performance of "Reunion, A Musical Epic in Miniature." The following area High Schools participated in the T Carter Fussell Program 2010-2011 school year: James Wood High School, Millbrook High School, John Handley High School, Clarke County High School, Warren County High School, Skyline High School, Central High School, and Chelsea Academy.

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:

James Wood High School - Jeff Rutherford, Drama & Music Teacher
Carousel

Outstanding Performance - Alie Astete
Outstanding Performance - Eric Grant
Outstanding Musical Performance - Carly Cramer
Outstanding Ballet Dancing - Christian Owens
Outstanding Villain Presence - Chad Magaw
Outstanding Set Changes - Technical Crew

Handley High School - Larry Lovelady, Drama Teacher
Pippen

Outstanding Musical Performance - Dillon Robb
Outstanding Performance - Ryan Hoak
Outstanding Ensemble

Clarke County High School - Andrew Kiser, Drama Teacher
The Music Man

Outstanding Performance - Anna Louthan
Outstanding Irish Accent - Sydney Wilkins
Outstanding Musical Performance in a Quartet - J

Millbrook High School - Candace Henderson, Drama Teacher
Once Upon a Mattress

Outstanding Musical Performance - Erin Roberts
Outstanding Musical Performance - Deni Hlavinka
Outstanding Acting Performance in a Musical - Skyler Dimasi
Outstanding Acting Performance in a Musical - Logan Groll
Outstanding Physicality - Nick Hurst
Outstanding Musical Performance - Katie Hemmen
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Outstanding Performance - Logan Groll
Outstanding Performance - Danika Padin
Outstanding Performance - Nick Hurst
Outstanding Performance - Zach Hurst
Outstanding Performance - Skyler Dimasi
Outstanding Performance - Taylor Wilson

Chelsea Academy - Erin Steenson, Drama Teacher
Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Performance - Jack Evans
Outstanding Musical Performance - Kiernan O'Donnell
Cheaper By the Dozen

Outstanding Acting Performance - Tony Bergida
Outstanding Performance - Anna Schaffer
Outstanding Acting Performance - Jack Evans
Outstanding Presence in a Small Role - Declan O'Donnell
Outstanding Characterization - Mary Clare Pilon
Outstanding Comedic Performance - Kieran Vieira
Outstanding Physicality - Bridget Plunkett

Young Playwright's Festival Winners
All are students under Richard Follett, DramaTeacher for Skyline High School

High School First Place - Tiffany Waters for Much Ado About Nothing: Part Two
High School Second Place - Paul Rush for The Fake Me

Skyline High School - Richard Follett, Drama Teacher
Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Branden Klingenberg
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Graciela Figueroa
Outstanding Vocals - Justin Thorne
Outstanding Puppetry - Reece Crump
Outstanding Set Design and Painting - Joe Haggerty
Romeo and Juliet

Outstanding Acting - Evan Crump
Outstanding Acting - Kieran Shaw
Outstanding Acting - Tiffany Waters
Outstanding Acting - Paul Rush
Outstanding Presence in a Small Role - Shannon Stanton
Outstanding Consistency Across a Season - Wyatt Karnes

Warren County High School - Christopher Whitney, Drama Teacher
Midsummer Night's Dream

Outstanding Stage Management - Trevor Pauley
Outstanding Stage Management - Sarah Most
Outstanding Duo for Oberon and Puck - Jacob Goodman and Ashley Most
Outstanding Duo for Oberon and Puck - Ashley Most and Jacob Goodman
Outstanding Acting Performance - Brian Carter
Outstanding Physicality - Ensemble
Beauty and Beast

Outstanding Musical Performance - Stephanie Blakely
Outstanding Performance - Brian Carter
Outstanding Performance - Darren Daniels
Outstanding Characterization and Physicality - Tyler Peterson
Outstanding Dancing and Fighting in a Vanity Costume - Jessi Platter
Outstanding Group Characterization - Sarah Kramer
Outstanding Group Characterization - Alyssa Lucas
Outstanding Group Characterization - Lauren Wilkins
Outstanding Group Characterization - Kelsey Hurley
Outstanding Set Changes - Technical Crew
Outstanding Dancing - Ensemble

Central High School - Nathan May
The Wizard of OZ

Outstanding Presence in a Small Role - McGrath (Macki) Kraemer
Outstanding Reckless Abandonment and Physicality - Joshua Shelor
Outstanding Performance - Adam Hockman
Outstanding Performance - Daniel Russell
Outstanding Characterization - Matthew Hyden
Outstanding Dance Performance - Sarah Meirose
Outstanding Performance - C.J. Nicholson (elementary school cast)

Wayside Theatre is the second oldest professional theatre in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and is celebrating its 50th season of presenting high quality, professional entertainment. More Information can be obtained by calling the Box Office at (540) 869-1776. Additional information can be obtained on the theatre's website at www.waysidetheatre.org. Wayside Theatre is located in Middletown, Virginia on Route 11, Main Street, just north of the intersection of I-66 and I-81.

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