The 2014-15 Cappie nominations for high-school theater were announced Monday night, May 18, with the three local schools garnering a total of 20 nominations. Westfield High received nine nods for its musical, “Pajama Game;” Chantilly High, seven, for the play, “Radium Girls;” and Centreville High, four, for the musical, “Beauty and the Beast.”
The 16th annual Cappies Gala will be held Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m., at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where the winners will be revealed and will receive trophies. Below are the specific nominations each school received:
Centreville
Featured Actress: Nora Winsler
Male Vocalist: Joshua Ewalt
Comic Actress in a Musical: Nora Winsler
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Joshua Ewalt
Chantilly
Marketing and Publicity
Lighting: Walker Jones, Ben Klosky, Sofia Ott
Sets: Justine Huh, Michael Klosson, Nate Little, Ashley Shao
Makeup
Creativity: Music composition by Claire Hewer and Jenny Su
Lead Actress in a Play: Mia Rickenbach
Best Play
Westfield
Returning Critic: Alexa Tucker
Graduating Critic: Zoe Hawryluk
Choreography: Meredith Mehegan and Ola Pozor
Featured Actor: David Koenigsberg
Female Dancer: Meredith Mehegan
Male Dancer: Connor Rudy
Female Vocalist: Emily Cervarich
Comic Actress in a Musical: Jessica Swanson
Critic Team