Los Al Drama Rocks Awards Season!

Over the past two weeks, Los Al Drama has been attending the awards results of the adjudications that have occurred for both the Fall Play, Anatomy of Gray, and the Spring Musical, Guys and Dolls.

On Saturday, May 20th, the Guys and Dolls cast attended the JRAY's (John Raitt Awards for Youth).  They were asked to perform a medley from Guys and Dolls, and received the following accolades (out of the 28 schools being adjudicated)

Nominations:
Best Sound/Audio- Korey Jentes, Faith Lee, Kira Petersen, Lauren Scott
Best Ensemble- Guys and Dolls
Student Orchestra
Featured Actor- Christian D'Alessandro
Supporting Actress- Rylee Burchett

WINS:
Student Choreography- Summer Jennings
Showstopper- Crapshooters Ballet

On Sunday, May 21st, Los Al Drama attended the OC Cappies (a student critics program that reviews over 60+ Orange County High School theatre productions)

They received the following nominations, putting them in the top 5 in Orange County:
Marketing and Publicity in a Play- Kaitlyn "Sugi" Sugihara
Marketing and Publicity in a Musical- Kaitlyn "Sugi" Sugihara
Choreography in a Musical- Summer Jennings
Stage Management in a Play- Angelica Alvarez
Lighting Design for a Play- Joe Rios
Featured Actress in a Play- Cambryelle Getter
Supporting Actress in a Musical- Rylee Burchett
Song- Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat

Cappies Commendations for outstanding theatrical work:
Micaela Erickson
Brooke Harris
Shelby Marsh
Alexis Turner

On Sunday, May 28th, the cast of Guys and Dolls attended the MACY Awards (Music and Arts Commendation for Youth) at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts. Over 30 schools had 57 shows adjudicated.  Los Al was asked, for the first time, to perform a medley from Guys and Dolls, an honor bestowed on only 23 out of 57 productions.  The following awards were won:

Special Recognition: Cambryelle Getter, Cole Schneider, Kaitlyn "Sugi" Sugihara, Owen Marubayashi

Achievement in a Musical: Kayhan Bakian, Louis Cogan

Outstanding Achievement in a Musical: Christian D'Alessandro, Connor Franzen, Danny Bird, Melanie Tanaka, Micaela Erickson​

Highest Achievement in a Musical: Rylee Burchett