Hopkins Drama nominated for 11 HALO Awards

Founded in 2004 by the Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, the program recognizes the contributions of students to their high school theater programs. Since its founding, the Halo Awards has become the largest such program in the state of Connecticut with over 50 private and public schools participating. Hopkins participated in the program for the first time this year.

A school is eligible to nominate three productions each school year for a Halo Award adjudicator to attend, and then, in conference with the other adjudicators, the award nominees are selected. Schools are also invited to bring a short scene or musical number to the awards night. A school does not have to be nominated for an award to perform at this event. The goal of the Halo process is ultimately to celebrate the importance of theater in education at the high school level.

Given the size of the program, there are now two divisions that are roughly determined by geography. Hopkins is in the same division as Chase Collegiate and Westover, as well as Cheshire and Darien High Schools, among others.

Hopkins will be attending the Wednesday, May 27 ceremony at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury, CT. Our students will be performing a short scene from Dancing at Lughnasa. The evening begins at 7:00 pm and, if anyone wishes to attend, tickets can be purchased by calling The Seven Angels Theatre at (203) 757-4676.

Now for the Hopkins nominees:

Best Classic Musical: Gypsy

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical: Raffi Donatich '15

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical: Anna Ayres-Brown '15

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Lisanne De Groot '16

Best Contemporary Play: Dancing at Lughnasa

Best Performance by a Leading Actress: Karma Masselli '15

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play: Lucy Berman '15

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Anna Ayres-Brown '15

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Noah Riley '15

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comic Role in a Play: Raffi Donatich '15

Fearless Award (Play): Dancing at Lughnasa

Best Hair and/or Make-up Design: Emma Deshpande

For our students to be acknowledged in this way speaks to the strength and quality of the Drama program at Hopkins.

Congratulations to the Hopkins Drama Department and to all the students nominated for awards!