For the past ten years, the Seven Angels Theater located in Waterbury, Connecticut has been honoring high school drama clubs from around the state with their prestigious Halo Awards.
According to the Seven Angels Theater website, the goal of these awards is to acknowledge and congratulate all students who participate in high school theater. However, not only are the actors and actresses awarded but those who work behind the scenes are acknowledged as well.
This year is the tenth anniversary of the Halo Awards and the award ceremony will take place on May 28th and 29th at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. Over 40 schools from Connecticut, including Woodland, will be in attendance.
The Woodland Drama Club received ten Halo Award nominations, the most nominations they have ever received, for this year’s productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Little Shop of Horrors. Woodland’s nominations included:
1.Best Performer by a Leading Actor in a Musical-Eric Gomez in Little Shop of Horrors
2. Best Featured Actress in a Musical-Catherine Pelkey in Little Shop of Horrors
3. Best Comic Male Performance in a Musical-Robert Wiener in Little Shop of Horrors
4.Best Performance by a Couple Duo in a Musical- Eric Gomez and Karlee Vogel in Little Shop of Horrors
5. Gypsy of the Year-Alyssa Korzon
6.Best Performance by Supporting Actor in a Play-Charles Bethin in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
7.Best Featured Actor in a Play-Steve Kazalunas in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
8.Best Featured Actress in a Play-Catherine Pelkey
9. Best Featured Actress in a Play- Lindsay Hawthorne in a Midsummer Night’s Dream
10. Best Comic Male Performance in a Play-Robert Wiener in a Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lindsay Hawthorne has been a member of the Drama Club for four years and that only makes her Halo nomination an even greater honor.
“It just feels good to have my work recognized during my last year being part of the drama department,” said Hawthorne.
“The Drama Club is like a hidden gem, there is so much talent in our department,” said Catherine Pelkey, recipient of two Halo Nominations for her roles in Woodland’s productions. “I’m hoping all these nominations will shine more light on the Drama Club.”
