Wooster School Theatre Receives 16 HALO Nominations!

Wooster School is participating in the 22nd Annual Halo Awards, which are being held on May 27 - 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 16 nominations for its productions of Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea and Urinetown, including "Best Contemporary Play" and "Best Contemporary Musical." This year the cast of Urinetown will be performing "It's a Privilege to Pee" from Urinetown during the awards ceremony.

Tickets to the event are now on sale, and can be purchased using the Halo 2025 Guest Ticket site. The Wooster School scheduled award date is Tuesday May 27, 2025.

Wooster School’s Nominations

• Best Performance In A Comic Female Role In A Play:
  • Marley Dixon as Bessie in Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Costume Design And/Or Execution:
  • Ellie Brower for Urinetown
• Best Scenic Design And/Or Execution:
  • Christos Chiotis, Jack Weinberg & Hannah Rogell for Urinetown
• Best Props Design:
  • Todd Muralles & Jack Weinberg for Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Special Effects:
  • Rudy Kiernan for Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea and Urinetown
• Best Program Art:
  • Hannah Rogell for Urinetown
• Best Featured Dancer:
  • Jack Rand in Urinetown
• Best Specialty Ensemble:
  • Marley Dixon, Kayla Feder, Natalie Mettler, Arthur Jaccard, Aubrey Benmosche, Damercy Artau, Elena Kraus & Avery Gingold for Cop Son in Urinetown
• Best Performance By A Couple Or Dynamic Duo In A Play:
  • Jack Rand & Carly Stern as Edvard & Ina in Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Performance By A Couple Or Dynamic Duo In A Musical:
  • Marley Dixon & Kayla Feder as Officers Lockstock & Barrel in Urinetown
• Best Performance By A Cast In An Ensemble Production
  • Wooster School: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Standout Performance In A Female Role In An Ensemble Production:
  • Amelie Simard as Rain Cloud in Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Performance In A Leading Male Role In A Contemporary Musical:
  • Grayson Aspen as Bobby Strong in Urinetown
• Best Performance In A Leading Female Role In A Contemporary Musical:
  • Amelie Simard as Hope Caldwell in Urinetown
• Best Contemporary Play:
  • Wooster School: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
• Best Contemporary Musical:
  • Wooster School: Urinetown

The Cast and Crew of Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea

The Cast and Crew of Urinetown

More information about the Halo Awards

Seven Angels Theatre, Greater Waterbury’s only Equity Professional Theatre, is preparing for our 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.

Learn More About Halo Awards Presented by Seven Angels Theatre