Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards announces high school play and playwright nominations.
Byline: Central Penn ParentHershey Theatre has announced play and playwright nominations, in addition to honorable mention recognitions, for the 11<sup>th</sup> annual Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards. Evaluators for this year's awards assessed 16 casts across 16 schools this past fall to determine nominations for the seven play categories.
Modeled after The Tony Awards on Broadway, the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards recognizes outstanding achievements by local high school students in musical and play productions. A total of 17 awards will be presented during the show on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
The fall play and playwright nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Student Playwright
Walli Chen for <em>The Element of Love - </em>Bishop McDevitt High School
Samantha Knipple for <em>A Little Imagination</em> - Bishop McDevitt High School
Madison Mascari for <em>Challenged</em> - Hershey High School
Julia Vargo for <em>Love of the Stars</em> - Bishop McDevitt High School
Alina Zang and Aria Aubrey for <em>The Phone Book - </em>Hershey High School
Honorable Mention
Sydney Altemose for <em>The More You Know</em> - Bishop McDevitt High School
Alexandra McInerney for <em>Don't Be A-Freud of Love</em> - Bishop McDevitt High School
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Hannah Armstrong as Mrs. Soames in <em>Our Town</em> - Hershey High School
Ashontae Kelly as Farrah the Faerie in <em>She Kills Monsters</em> - Lower Dauphin High School
Dylan Lavalle as Mrs. Drudge in <em>Murder by Ten</em> - Dauphin County Technical School
Cassidy Newell as Maid/Elicia/Lyse/Clarina in <em>The Illusion</em> - Camp Hill High School
Carissa Sanden as The Amanuensis / Geronte in <em>The Illusion</em> - Camp Hill High School
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Rayonna Bellamy as Reverend John Hale in <em>The Crucible</em> - Capital Area School for the Arts
Emma Buettner as Lorraine Sheldon in <em>The Man Who Came to Dinner</em> - Elizabethtown Area High School
Greta Diehl as Elizabeth Proctor in <em>The Crucible</em> - Capital Area School for the Arts
Rebecca Ritts as Mary Warren in <em>The Crucible</em> - Cedar Cliff High School
Courtney Vislocky as Kristina van Tassel in <em>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</em> - West Perry High School
Honorable mention
Jillian Batzler as Pridamanta in <em>The Illusion</em> - Camp Hill High School
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Aaron Ciccone as Roger Hopewell in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em> - Cedar Crest High School
Ryan Kruft as Beverly Carlton/Banjo in <em>The Man Who Came to Dinner</em> - Elizabethtown Area High School
Ethan Salem as Roger Hopewell in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em> - Donegal High School
Ian Tonkin as Orcus in <em>She Kills Monsters</em> - Lower Dauphin High School
Honorable mention
George Magee as The Old Man in <em>A Christmas Story</em> - Susquenita High School
Jordan Pacella as Reverend John Hale in <em>The Crucible</em> - Cedar Cliff High School
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Sydney Diggs as Alcandre in <em>The Illusion - </em>Camp Hill High School
Claire Fritz as Maggie Cutler in <em>The Man Who Came to Dinner</em> - Elizabethtown Area High School
Brooke Halinar as Nikki Crandall in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em> - Cedar Crest High School
Elisabeth Kreider as Elsa Von Grossenknueten in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em> - Donegal High School
Mackenzie Shirk as Helsa Wenzel in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em> - Donegal High School
Grace O'Sullivan as Terry Randall in <em>Stage Door</em> - Cumberland Valley High School
Honorable mention
Nicole Kaehn as Helsa Wenzel in <em>The Musical Comedy Mysteries of 1940</em> - Cedar Crest High School
Emily Reusswig as Abigail Williams in <em>The Crucible</em> - Capital Area School for the Arts
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Peter Ariano as Felix Ungar in <em>The Odd Couple - </em>Central Dauphin East High School
Francis Boyer as Adult Ralphie in <em>A Christmas Story</em> - Susquenita High School
Gus Eberlein as Son/Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes in <em>The Illusion - </em>Camp Hill High School
Luke Joynt as Eddie McCuen in <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 - </em>Cedar Crest High School
Carter Rutkowski as Sheridan Whiteside in <em>The Man Who Came to Dinner</em> - Elizabethtown Area High School
Maya Spitzer as John Proctor in <em>The Crucible</em> - Capital Area School for the Arts
Alex Winnick as Stage Manager in <em>Our Town</em> - Hershey High School
Honorable mention
Austin Hollinger as Eddie McCuen in <em>The</em> <em>Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 - </em>Donegal High School
Brennan Shiffler as Oscar Madison in <em>The Odd Couple</em> - Central Dauphin East High School
Outstanding Play
Camp Hill High School <em>The Illusion
</em>Capital Area School for the Arts <em>The Crucible</em>
Cedar Crest High School <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em>
Donegal High School <em>The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940</em>
Honorable mention
Dauphin County Technical School <em>Murder by Ten</em>
Hershey High School <em>Our Town</em>
Susquenita High School <em>A Christmas Story</em>
Students who met specific criteria in play performances receive Honorable Mention recognition. These students will be highlighted in the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards playbill.
Public and private schools in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry counties, in addition to schools in the Elizabethtown area and Donegal School District, are invited to participate in the 11<sup>th</sup> annual awards program. During the awards show, short monologues will be performed by nominated lead actor and actress.
The Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards gives more than 75 scholarships per year; since the program's inception in 2008, more than $200,000 in scholarships have been awarded.
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