Wooster School participated in the 18th Annual HALO Awards, which is like the Tony Awards for Connecticut High School theatre. Wooster School was recognized with 20 nominations. The awards will be presented on July 8, 9 and 10 at 7:00 pm in an online presentation.
Tickets to watch the 2021 Halo High School Theatre Awards are now available. All tickets are free but you need one to receive the link. Shows will be available for viewing for two weeks. The Wooster School scheduled award date is Friday, July 9, 2021 at 7:00 pm.
Looking to watch the Wooster School productions? Please watch or listen to the performances:
Wooster School’s Nominations
Best Performance By A Featured Actor In A Play:
● Ethan Hale as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Play:
● Selah Hess as Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Comic Male Performance In A Play:
● Harrison Brown as Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Comic Male Performance In A Musical:
● Charlie Aspillaga as Jacob in The Black Box
Best Lighting Design And/Or Execution:
● Anastasia Wei, Patrick O'Brien, Will Russell, Will Thaler, Campbell Greenberg, Joey Cerulli & Chris Bishop for The Black Box
Best Sound Design And/Or Execution:
● Jack Kravec & Cole Edwards for A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
● Patrick O'Brien, Will Russell, Campbell Greenberg, Joey Cerulli & Chris Bishop for The Black Box
Best Props Design And/Or Management:
● Julia DiCarlo & Nina Bigelow for The Black Box
Best Stage Management:
● Lindsey Jarrett, Avery Wadehra (SMs) for The Black Box
Best Video Production:
● Anastasia Wei for The Black Box
Best Chorus:
● Wooster School: The Black Box
Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Play:
● Ben Greco as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
● Alli Byrne as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Performance By A Cast In An Ensemble Musical:
● Wooster School: The Black Box
Best Male Standout Performance In An Ensemble Musical:
● Will Russell as Trey/Leo in The Black Box
Best Female Standout Performance In An Ensemble Musical:
● Tori Ingulli as Mia in The Black Box
Best Performance By A Leading Actor In A Play:
● Will Thaler as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Performance By A Leading Actress In A Play:
● Alex Ancona as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Classical Play:
● Wooster School: A Midsummer Night’s Podcast
Best Musical Revue:
● Wooster School: The Black Box
More information about the Halo Awards
Seven Angels Theatre, Greater Waterbury’s only Equity Professional Theatre, is preparing for our 18th Annual High School HALO Awards! The HALOS is the biggest High School Theatre Award Program in Connecticut, honoring student participation in all areas of high school theatre throughout the state.
The HALOS recognizes the contributions of students, and ONLY students, to their high school theatre programs. It is also the only program to recognize ALL aspects of theatre: not just musicals but plays, technical theatre, design and more.
In 2003, Seven Angels Theatre, a non-profit Equity regional theatre in Waterbury, joined with 12 high schools in the Greater Waterbury area to establish this program. Last season, the program included 62 schools divided into two divisions, primarily along geographical lines. Once you register the program, the HALO Awards Committee will send a theatre representative to each production your school registers. That adjudicator submits an evaluation.
Teachers/Directors are asked to submit a Production Detail Form that allows you to share pertinent information that might not be visible to the naked eye. Lastly, we request a simple DVD of each production as a reference only so that other judges can view the show and compare their own observations to the primary evaluation. At the end of the school year, the volunteer judges meet to share their observations and produce a slate of nominees in each category. These professional volunteers are committed to unbiased recognition of the many aspects that go into a production. They work hard to make sure that all talent is recognized and all schools are acknowledged and honored.