Fairfax: Cappie Nominations are Announced

Fairfax High gets 18 and Paul VI, 4.

The 2915-2016 Cappie nominations for high school theater were released Monday, with Fairfax High receiving 18 nods and Paul VI High, 4. Fairfax performed the musical, “The Wedding Singer,” and Paul VI put on the play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

The awards will be presented Sunday, June 12, at 7 p.m., at the annual Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Below are the specific nominations each school received:

Paul VI

Creativity: Sonya Chinje, for composing

Featured Actor: Tommy Kelleher

Comic Actor in a Play: JJ Cummings

Supporting Actor in a Play: Bobby Kelleher

Fairfax

Marketing and Publicity: Nour Halabi, Chryne Lillo, Lauren McGrail, Parker Stephens

Special Effects/Technology: Jonah Hurley, Aren Tifft

Lighting: Jonah Hurley, Jonathan Pepin

Costumes: Sydney Bronaugh, Emma Dabolt, Riley Mead, Neva Sedlak

Choreography: Lila Johnson, Katie Tomney

Stage Management and Stage Crew: Kira Kerr, Riley Mead, Grace Weaver

Ensemble in a Musical: Table Nine/Losers

Featured Actress: Renee Rozell

Female Dancer: Katie Tomney

Male Dancer: Michael Sulpizio

Comic Actress in a Musical: Emily Dillard

Supporting Actress in a Musical: Molly Berry

Supporting Actor in a Musical: Zion Jang

Lead Actress in a Musical: Rachel Cahoon

Lead Actor in a Musical: Elijah King

Critics Team

Song: “Saturday Night”

Musical: “The Wedding Singer”