Friday, May 25, 2012
The awards gala on Saturday included performances highlighting musicals and plays during the 2011-12 school year.
High school theater performers and critics converged on the theater at Missouri Baptist University for the annual Cappies Award Gala on Saturday. The Tony-Awards-style gala awarded trophies for best performances in musicals and plays during the 2011-12 school year. Here are the winners of this year's Cappies Awards: Cappies Winners Marketing and Publicity Winner(s): Emma Rechenberg, Parkway Central High School, The Diary of Anne Frank Sound Winner(s): Heidi Rose, Corie Zimmerling, Austin Snider, Kaitlyn Snider, Francis Howell High School, Distracted Lighting Winner(s): Rachel Drury, Michael Carter, Chad Meece, Francis Howell High School, Distracted Sets Winner(s): Nick Bible, Sarah Davidson, Parkway Central High School, The…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Northwest High School also picks up some nominations for its production of 'Annie'
Rockwood Summit High School's student production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying garnered two armloads of nominations for the Cappies Awards -- the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards on Broadway. The list came out Tuesday with nominees from high school plays and musicals throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles county areas. The awards will be announced at the annual Cappies gala at 6 p.m. May 19, at the Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Missouri Baptist University. Rockwood Summit's How to Succeed . . . production earned a total of 14 nominations, including Lead Actor in a Musical, Marketing and Publicity, Costumes, Make-up, Orchestra, Creativity, Ensemble in a Musical, …
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Students who were winners in the annual Cappies Awards for theater students and student critics Sunday night, were asked to keep their acceptance speeches brief.
Intriguing. That's the single word to describe the one-word acceptance speeches required Sunday night at the annual Cappies awards. In many cases, brevity was the soul of wit. The Cappies, short for the Critics and Awards Program, trains high school theater and journalism students as critics. The student critics attend shows at other schools and write theater reviews, which then are published in local news outlets. At Sunday night's Cappies Awards Gala, the award winners stepped up to the stage to receive their accolades. The one-word speeches were a novelty that kept the show moving along. It also provided inventive students an opportunity to mystify the audience with their cryptic one liners. Here's a selection of the one-word speeches …
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Cappies, short for the Critics and Awards Program, trains high school theater and journalism students as critics.
Singers and dancers and actors and actresses are among the nominees for the annual Cappies Awards to be presented at a gala ceremony Saturday at Missouri Baptist University. The Cappies are awarded to Theater Arts and Journalism students for acting, theatre production and review writing. Several students from Northwest and Rockwood Summit high schools are among the nominees in a variety of categories. Northwest produced two plays this season including The Wizard of Oz and The High Schoolers Guide to the Galaxy. Rockwood Summit students produced Plaza Suite and The Wedding Singer. The Cappie awards are given in every category from Best Actor and Actress in a Musical to Best Set, Props and Stage Crew. The Cappies, short for the Critics and…
