Casa Mañana announces nominees for Betty Lynn Buckley Awards

by PegNews wire

Named in honor of Fort Worth’s own Tony award-winning actress, the Betty Lynn Buckley Awards celebrate excellence in high school musical theatre across Tarrant County. The awards ceremony is scheduled for May 21, 2009.

All Tarrant County High Schools that produce a musical are eligible to participate in the program. A panel of distinguished judges–comprised of local theatre professionals, critics and educators–votes for a winner in each of 16 award categories. Select award categories are divided based upon the budget size of the school's production. The Fort Worth-based accounting firm of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. tabulates the votes, which are kept secret until the Awards Ceremony in May.

Winners in select categories are rewarded with a $500 college scholarship, which are provided by generous donors who recognize the benefits of this program and the impact musical theatre has on the lives of students.

The 2009 Award nominees are:

Best Musical

• The Boyfriend, Birdville High School
• Urinetown, Central High School
• Anything Goes, Colleyville Heritage High School
• The Sound of Music, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Back to the Eighties, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Kiss Me Kate, Trinity Valley School

Best Student Orchestra

• Carroll Senior High School
• Central High School
• Colleyville Heritage High School
• Grapevine High School
• Mansfield High School
• Richland High School

Excellence in Choreography

• A K Koeneke, Birdville High School
• Travis Threlkeld, Central High School
• Natalie Ray, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Claire Cluny & Bianca Wugofski, Nolan Catholic High School
• Sarah Hagen, Richland High School
• Jaclyn Talbot, Southwest Christian School
• Erin Nishimura, Trinity Valley School

Best Male Actor

• Travis Threlkeld, Central High School
• Patrick Thomas, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Cody Jenkins, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Patrick McDonald, Mansfield High School
• John Patrick Maddock, Nolan Catholic High School
• Dax Moore, The Oakridge School
• Sean Patrick Gallager, Trinity Valley School

Best Female Actor

• Brie Kelly, Birdville High School
• Sophie Bohannon, Boswell High School
• Cassandra Beltran, Crowley High School
• Kylie Arnold, Mansfield High School
• Audrey Davis, Nolan Catholic High School
• Roxy Reynolds, The Oakridge School
• Mallory Moser, Trinity Valley School

Best Male Supporting Actor

• Forrest Huddleston, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Colin Ford, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Cameron Mumford, Grapevine High School
• Abel Ramos, Kennedale High School
• Louis Iager, Nolan Catholic High School
• Mark Laird, The Oakridge School
• Eric Johnson, Trinity Valley School

Best Female Supporting Actor

• Bobbie Carceres, Birdville High School
• Porcia Bartholomae, Central High School
• Kimberly Olsen, Central High School
• Emily Meier, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Sarah Baston, Grapevine High School
• Emily Senkowsky, Nolan Catholic High School
• Jaclyn Talbot, Southwest Christian School

Best Male Ensemble Actor

• Drew Hairston, Arlington Heights High School
• John Wenzel, Birdville High School
• Patrick Chester, Haltom High School
• Cary Verner, Lamar High School
• Ivan Quijano, Nolan Catholic High School
• Clinton Acosta, The Oakridge School
• Deontahvius Ford, Richland High School

Best Female Ensemble Actor

• Claire Sorley, Arlington Heights High School
• Claire Carden, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Elizabeth Song, Haltom High School
• Chloe Voreis, Mansfield High School
• Claire Cluny, Nolan Catholic High School
• Dustin Gasparovic, Southwest Christian School
• Catherine Helm, Trinity Valley School

Excellence in Costume Design, Budget Level I

• Chryssy Sterling, Central High School
• Sydney Williams, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Gabriella Sewing, Emily Smith & Emily Sidler, Grapevine High School
• Alessia Mach & Gillian Chapura, Nolan Catholic High School

Excellence in Costume Design, Budget Level II

• Paige Foster & Jaylin Schallawitz, Boswell High School
• Caitlin Keenan, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Chelsea Spaulding, Haltom High School
• Heather Sturdevant & Colton Kingston, Richland High School

Excellence in Lighting Design, Budget Level I

• Michael Valoon, Birdville High School
• Katie Mayo, Boswell High School
• Ryne Eason, Central High School
• Sean McGuire & Rebecca Watts, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Marissa Stengel, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Nicolas Young-Davis, Haltom High School

Excellence in Lighting Design, Budget Level II

• Ryan Savage & Joe Taylor, Grapevine High School
• Mary Kulpa, Thomas Kulpa & Elisa Angevin, Nolan Catholic High School
• Chris Camarillo, Richland High School

Excellence in Scenic Design, Budget Level I

• Sam Spofford, Birdville High School
• Lucky Chanthavong, Latonya Warren, Amanda McClure & Celina Gallegos, Boswell High School
• Shelby Knott, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Margot Glaser, Crowley High School
• Jonathan Charles, Richland High School

Excellence in Scenic Design, Budget Level II

• Dillon Reynolds & Nick Belanger, Grapevine High School
• Nicolas Young-Davis & Jennifer Garner, Haltom High School
• Chloe Peletier, Lamar High School
• Allen Lansing, Nolan Catholic High School

Posted by Shawn