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The 2009 nominees for the National Capital Area Cappies were announced on Monday, May 11th:

Rising Critic

• Hope Wentzel, Edison High School
• Keith Boylan, Marshall
• Chris Papas, Oakton High School
• Alex Turner, South Lakes
• Elisabeth Bloxam, Westfield

Returning Critic

• Colleen O’Brien, Fairfax
• Sarah Marx, Homeschool
• Julia Katz, McLean High School
• Steven Einhorn, Robert E. Lee
• Megan Fraedrich, West Springfield

Graduating Critic

• Emily O’Connell, Bishop Ireton
• Meghan Palmer, Bishop Ireton
• Leila Giles, Homeschool
• Sam Faktorow, Langley
• Jodie Awudetsey, South County

Critic Team

• Bishop Ireton High School
• Homeschool Teens N Theatre
• Robert E. Lee High School
• T.C. Williams
• Westfield High School

Sound

• Devin Moore, Chantilly, Harvey
• Claudia Brownlee, William Garay, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Josh Wiredu and the Sound Team, South County Secondary, The Laramie Project
• Spencer Adams, Kristin Broeing, Daniel Hopkins, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• Scott Tusing, Washington International School, Alice

Lighting

• Assahian Campbell, Lance Lewis, D’Ana Mapp, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• William Noguchi, Lake Braddock, A Streetcar Named Desire
• Austin Alder, Chris Devine, Andrew Groody, Elizabeth Movius, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, To Kill A Mockingbird
• Will Bartlett, Mia Tong, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• William Madden, Washington International School, Alice

Sets

• Clark Church, Helen Ellis, Michael Vasquez, Andrew Isenhour, Chantilly, Harvey
• Joseph Rosen, Montgomery Blair High School, Sweeney Todd, the School Edition
• Piper Hillman, Julieanna Novak, Carl Schwartz, Sam Wharton, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• John Darr, Rachel Martin, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• Rachel Hamilton, Alex Masters, Cooper MacKenzie, Dylan Thadani, Washington International School, Alice

Costumes

• karly Hirst, Jessica Kiraly, Parker Williams, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Lena Peck and Costumes Crew, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• Marta McKeown, Washington International School, Alice
• Julia Lisowski, Ruth Rado, West Springfield High School, Annie Get Your Gun
• Megan Bentley, Meredith Murgia, Westfield High School, A Doll House

Make-up

• Jordyn Mewsome, Lisa Harris, Carrisa Gaither, Briar Woods High School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Rizhna Chener, Theresa Gordon, Kelley Malloy, Ashley Nguyen, Chantilly, Harvey
• Maggie Albertson, Marisa Brown, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Soo Min Lee, Hyun Joo Lee, Nam Le, Liz Lusk, The New School of Northern Virginia, The Bacchae
• Rachel Hamilton, Washington International School, Alice

Props & Effects

• Alex Doak, Bill Miller, Falls Church High School, The Water Engine
• Ben Shannon, Lake Braddock, A Streetcar Named Desire
• Ashley Guckert, Julieanna Novak, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Hanna Hiatt, Daniel Hopkins, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• Kate Powers, Cameron Shoenfeld, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees

Stage Crew

• Chantilly Stage Crew, Chantilly, Harvey
• Shannon Brown, Jordan Butz, Brittany Harris, Lauren Smith, George C. Marshall, Company
• Jon Larzelere, MaryEllen Martelli, Kathleen Pulver, Brian Witt, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds
• Allison Arlotta, Montgomery Blair High School, Sweeney Todd, the School Edition
• Brianna Baranaba, Steven Cox, Amanda Hursch, Alex Shidlovsky, West Springfield High School, Annie Get Your Gun

Orchestra

• Forum Orchestra, Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• George Mason Pit Orchestra, George Mason, Brigadoon
• TJ Orchestra, Thomas Jefferson High School, Oklahoma!
• Walt Whitman Pit Orchestra, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• RENT Band, Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Choreography

• Addie Schafer, Briar Woods High School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Piper Hillman, Sarah Russell, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Sam Melvin, Sara Persily, W.T. Woodson High School, Footloose
• Sarah Blush, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• Leslie Roth, Westfield High School, A Doll House

Creativity

• Tyler Kirby, Briar Woods High School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Jose Justiniano, musician, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Natalie Richards, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, To Kill A Mockingbird
• Maxfield Haag, Abigail York, Composing, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• Claire Manship, Russell Wagoner, musicianship, Westfield High School, A Doll House

Ensemble in a Play

• Benvolio and Mercutio, Bishop Ireton High School, Romeo and Juliet
• Oompa-Loompas, Briar Woods High School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• David and Suzanne, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds
• Cast of Nothing On, James Madison High School, Noises Off
• Tea Party, Washington International School, Alice

Ensemble in a Musical

• Gunmen, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Bobby’s Girlfriends, George C. Marshall, Company
• Barber Shop Quartet, St. Albans & National Cathedral Schools, The Music Man
• Enchanted Castle Ensemble, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Washington Senators baseball players, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees

Cameo Actress

• Kailasa Aqeel-Goods, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Kelly Craige, Seton School, Boomtown
• Elizabeth Gambal, The Madeira School, Once Upon a Mattress
• Kit DiSalvo, Thomas Edison High School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Maggie Roos, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Ragtime

Cameo Actor

• Adam Laub, Paul VI High School, Damn Yankees
• Jose Justiniano, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Joe Tate, Seton School, Boomtown
• Josh Wiredu, South County Secondary, The Laramie Project
• Daniel Fissmer, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You

Female Dancer

• Sheila Faalasli, Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Janine Baumgardner, George Mason, Brigadoon
• Callie Harman, Herndon High School, The Sound Of Music
• Karina Carlson, Wakefield High School, A Chorus Line
• Lily Maroni, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees

Male Dancer

• Brad Kimbal, Briar Woods High School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Miles Butler, George Mason, Brigadoon
• Logan Hillman, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Keegan Cotton, Thomas Jefferson High School, Oklahoma!
• Brendan Rice, W.T. Woodson High School, Footloose

Female Vocalist

• Maggie Robertson, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Micah Chelen, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Abby Coryell, South Lakes High School, Anything Goes
• Leah Chiaverini, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• Shelby Sykes, Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Male Vocalist

• Zach Goubeaux, Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Michael Libonati, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Jon DeHart, J.E.B. Stuart High School, Little Shop of Horrors
• Ocean Bianchi, South Lakes High School, Anything Goes
• Josh Coyne, Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Comic Actress in a Play

• Mattie Haggerty, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Olivia Myers, H-B Woodlawn, The Heidi Chronicles
• Sarah Congress, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds
• Rachel McManus, James Madison High School, Noises Off
• Jodie Awudetsey, South County Secondary, The Laramie Project

Comic Actor in a Play

• Torsten Peterson, James Madison High School, Noises Off
• Eddie Maldonado, Mount Vernon High School, Arsenic and Old Lace
• Christopher North, Oakton High School, The Foreigner
• Erik DeLong, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• George Mercker, Washington International School, Alice

Comic Actress in a Musical

• Malika Cherifi, Albert Einstein High School, Urinetown
• Hannah Rak, George C. Marshall, Company
• Sarah Russell, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Maham Ayaz, T.C. Williams, Fiddler on the Roof
• Rajni Rao, Thomas Jefferson High School, Oklahoma!

Comic Actor in a Musical

• Taamu Wuya, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Jason Donahoe, Paul VI High School, Damn Yankees
• Alex Turner, South Lakes High School, Anything Goes
• Jonathan Helwig, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Robert Moorman, W.T. Woodson High School, Footloose

Featured Actress in a Play

• Emilia Lynch, Bishop Ireton High School, Romeo and Juliet
• Micha Green, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• McKenna Weipert, James Madison High School, Noises Off
• Natalie Walker, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, To Kill A Mockingbird
• Meghann Parkinson, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You

Featured Actor in a Play

• Andrew Ferguson, Bishop Ireton High School, Romeo and Juliet
• Chris Jones, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Albert Anderson, Oakton High School, The Foreigner
• Chris Luggiero, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, To Kill A Mockingbird
• William Hofmann, Washington International School, Alice

Featured Actress in a Musical

• Natalie Berk, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Ellen Chapin, George C. Marshall, Company
• Lauren Whitley, South Lakes High School, Anything Goes
• Katy Chmura, Woodbridge Senior High School, Zombie Prom
• Courtney Salter, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Ragtime

Featured Actor in a Musical

• Awate Serequeberhan, Albert Einstein High School, Urinetown
• Mikail Faalasli, Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Mattia D’Affuso, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Sammy Zeisel, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• John Rice, West Potomac High School, Footloose

Lead Actress in a Play

• Chelsea Harrison, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Kelly Hubbell, Langley High School, Noises Off
• Molly Donahue, Osbourn High School, Steel Magnolias
• Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood, The New School of Northern Virginia, The Bacchae
• Leslie Roth, Westfield High School, A Doll House

Lead Actor in a Play

• Steve Belden, Centreville High School, The Elephant Man
• Chris Albrigo, Chantilly, Harvey
• Nuri Hazzard, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Conler Mandt, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds
• Kit Benz, Lake Braddock, A Streetcar Named Desire

Lead Actress in a Musical

• Anna Snapp, Montgomery Blair High School, Sweeney Todd, the School Edition
• Margaret Berkowitz, The Madeira School, Once Upon a Mattress
• Jessica Futran, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Kirsten Salpini, W.T. Woodson High School, Footloose
• Erin Cafferky, West Springfield High School, Annie Get Your Gun

Lead Actor in a Musical

• Jeremy Tuohy, Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Michael Bradford, George C. Marshall, Company
• Eric Fischer, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Andy Berry, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• Tebo Geo-Mba, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Ragtime

Song

• Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate
• Side by Side by Side, George C. Marshall, Company
• Be Our Guest, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Heart, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• I’ll Cover You (Reprise), Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Play

• Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town
• Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds
• Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You
• Washington International School, Alice
• Westfield High School, A Doll House

Musical

• Fairfax High School, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof
• Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast
• Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees
• Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Ragtime