06/07/10 - Another Winning Season, Literally

It's "Award Season" and our APA Students and productions are being showered with so many accolades, it's almost impossible to keep up. Watch this space for all the details!

Fifth Annual National Youth Theatre Awards for the 2009-2010 season, and APA earned 12 awards and 5 additional nominations!

Singin' in the Rain
Awards
Outstanding Production
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Choreography: Diane Makas
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical: Kyle Selig as Don Lockwood
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Sara Budnik as Lina Lamont
Outstanding Youth Orchestra
Outstanding Set Design: Michelle Hakam

Nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical: Sami Biardi as Kathy Selden
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Quinn Nagle as Cosmo Brown
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Patrick Hudson as R. F. Simpson
Outstanding Costume Design: Nicole Russick, Crystal Halbeck, Rachel Laing, and Kiley Masters

Dark of the Moon
Awards
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Direction: Robert Rotenberry
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play: Emma Degerstedt as Barbara Allen in Dark of the Moon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: James Sabala as Preacher Haggler
Outstanding Set Design: Margaux Schindler and Elizabeth Gibson

Nominations
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Lindsay Mintz as Mrs. Allen

The 2010 JRAY Awards

On Sunday, May 30th the John Raitt Awards for Youth sponsored by the Fullerton Civic Light Opera Company were announced in a special Awards Ceremony involving High School Musical Theater Departments from LA (Including LA school of the arts) Orange (including OCHSA, Fullerton Academy for the Arts, SOCSA), Riverside & San Diego Counties.

The Academy for The Performing Arts at Huntington Beach High School took home an unprecedented amount of nominations and awards for their spring production of “Singing In The Rain.” Most notably the #1 Award at the ceremony – “Best Musical” as well as “Best Choreography”; “Best Student Driven Set Design”; and "Best Male In A Cameo Role" – Cody Allen. Along with these prestigious awards, APA was also honored with the following nominations:

Best Actor – Kyle Selig (Don Lockwood)
Best Actress – Sara Budnik (Lina Lamont)
Best Comedian – Garrett Brown (Roscoe Dexter), Quinn Nagle (Cosmo Brown)
Best Male Dancer (Mitchell Webb)
Best Costume Concept
Best Lighting
Best Crew/Technical Execution
Best Student Orchestra
Best Ensemble
&
2010 Director Of The Year – Tim Nelson