Wooster School Theatre Receives 14 HALO Nominations!

Wooster School is participating in the 21st Annual Halo Awards, which are being held on May 28 - 30 at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury, CT.

Nearly 90 Connecticut high schools participated in this year’s Halo Awards, which recognize and celebrate student achievements in all aspects of theatre: acting, technical theatre, directing, and more. Wooster School was recognized with 14 nominations for its productions of ALL IN THE TIMING and GUYS AND DOLLS, including “Best Contemporary Play.” This year Violet Restivo ‘26 and Will Thaler ‘24 will be performing “Sue Me” from GUYS AND DOLLS during the awards ceremony.

Tickets to the event are now on sale, and can be purchased using the Halo 2024 Guest Ticket site. The Wooster School scheduled award date is Wednesday May 29, 2024.

Wooster School’s Nominations

• Best Comic Male Performance In A Play:
  • Joey Cerulli as Trotsky in All in the Timing
• Best Comic Female Performance In A Play:
  • Marley Dixon as Kafka/Al in All in the Timing
• Best Costume Design And/Or Execution:
  • Phoebe Sharma for All in the Timing and Guys and Dolls
• Best Sound Design And/Or Execution:
  • Christos Chiotis, Todd Muralles & Rudy Kiernan for All in the Timing
• Best Scenic Design And/Or Execution:
  • Hannah Rogell & Leiana Cuartero for Guys and Dolls
• Best Props Design:
  • Todd Muralles for All in the Timing
• Best Running Crew:
  • Run Crew for Guys and Dolls
• Best Featured Dancer(s):
  • Carly Rae Stern & Joshua Wood in Guys and Dolls
• Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Musical:
  • Will Thaler as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls
• Best Performance By A Couple Or Dynamic Duo In A Play:
  • Will Thaler & Brianna Straiton as Don & Dawn in All in the Timing
• Best Performance By A Cast In An Ensemble Production:
  • Wooster School: All in the Timing
• Best Male Standout Performance In An Ensemble Production:
  • Will Thaler as Don in All in the Timing
• Best Female Standout Performance In An Ensemble Production:
  • Violet Restivo as Betty in All in the Timing
• Best Contemporary Play:
  • Wooster School: All in the Timing

The Cast and Crew of All in The Timing

The Cast and Crew of Guys And Dolls

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.

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