About Cortland Repertory Theatre
Nominations for the 2007 Pavilion Awards
Cortland Repertory Theatre has announced the nominees for their fifth annual “Pavilion Awards” which recognize outstanding achievement in local high school theatre. This year, CRT welcomes First Niagara Bank is the new Corporate Sponsor of this program, allowing for many categories within the musical and non-musical genres. For the first time, Groton High School was included in the competition with their spring production of “Cinderella”. Also Cortland and Dryden submitted non-musical plays joining Homer and Tully. Musicals were also represented from Cortland, Dryden, Homer, McGraw and Tully high schools. The nominees are as followings:
Musical: Grease! (Cortland), State Fair (Dryden), Cinderella (Groton), The Music Man (Homer), Little Shop of Horrors (McGraw) and Fiddler on the Roof (Tully).
Play: The Curious Savage (Cortland), Ladies, Sigh No More (Dryden), The Man Who Came to Dinner (Homer), and Macbeth (Tully).
Ensemble (musical): Grease! (Cortland), State Fair (Dryden), Cinderella (Groton), The Music Man (Homer), Little Shop of Horrors (McGraw) and Fiddler on the Roof (Tully).
Ensemble (play): The Curious Savage (Cortland), Ladies, Sigh No More (Dryden), The Man Who Came to Dinner (Homer), and Macbeth (Tully).
Leading Actor in a Musical: Tim Fuchs (Dryden), Kurt Sears (Homer), Patrick Leach (McGraw), and Joseph Ralbovsky (Tully).
Leading Actress in a Musical: Mackenzie Adriance (Dryden), Kelly Noble (Homer), Katherine Niver (McGraw) and Lilly Dickerson (Tully).
Leading Actor in a Play: Nathan Keep (Homer), Daniel Weber, Jr. (Homer), Joseph Ralbovsky (Tully) and Galen Velonis (Tully).
Leading Actress in a Play: Rebecca Lang (Cortland), Lindsay Becker (Dryden), Emily Hopkins (Homer) and Laura Fishlock (Tully).
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Ryan McHugh (Dryden), Nate Hudson (Homer), Jon Copora (Homer) and Gelen Velonis (Tully).
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Aisling Halpin (Cortland), Lizz Hudler (Dryden), Shelby Warmbrodt (Groton) and Emily Hopkins (Homer).
Supporting Actor in a Play: Thomas Russell (Cortland), Doug Robbins (Cortland), Tim Fuchs (Dryden) and Jeffrey Kerr (Tully).
Supporting Actress in a Play: Danica Ostrander (Cortland), Skye Wilson (Cortland), Chelsea Gordon (Dryden), Emily Ross (Dryden) and Mackenzie Adriance (Dryden).
Featured Actor in a Musical: Doug Robbins (Cortland), Paul Novak (Cortland), Steven Good (Groton), Michael Norris (Homer), Alan Smith and Ethan Phelps (as one nomination) (McGraw) and Jeffrey Kerr (Tully).
Featured Actress in a Musical: Sandra Quints (Groton), Erin Patch (McGraw), Kailee Williams (McGraw), Bethani Rahrle (Tully), and Bethany Harris (Tully)
Featured Actor in a Play: Kyle Tomlinson (Cortland), David Russell (Cortland), Andy DeRado (Cortland), and Kyle Nauseef (Homer).
Featured Actress in a Play: Aisling Halpin (Cortland), Maddy Forester (Cortland), Rachael Stack (Cortland) and Cassidy Barry (Homer).
Technical Achievement: Rick Nelson (Homer), Amie Whitlock (Homer), Brandon Whittaker (Cortland), Patty Bucaro (Tully) and Alicia Soos (Tully).
Theatre-As-Education Award: “Fiddler on the Roof” (Tully)
Student Written One-Act Play: “Don’t Download Movies, Please” by Per-Gulbrand Braathen, “A Victim of Circumstance” by Andy Derado, “A Nose for News” by Liz Graham, and “This Story Peaks First, and Then Ends in an Anticlimax” by Laura Van Winkle. All nominees are from Cortland High.
Also the students themselves will pick a “Most Valuable Player” from each production. This award is chosen for the person involved in the production who went above and beyond the call of duty for their show. This recognition is voted on and chosen by the cast and crews themselves; no outside judges are involved.
For the productions and acting awards, volunteer judges attend the productions. All are involved with Central New York theatre in some way, whether as a performer, technician, within the educational system or as an avid theatre-goer. In each category, the nominees who received the most votes have been selected as finalists. In the event that a judge is unable to attend a performance, the total number of points each nominee receives is divided by the number of judges attending to determine ranking. Factors such as the size of the role, number of songs, time on stage, etc. determine the category in which each actor is placed
“The focus of these awards is to build a sense of a theatre community in Central New York” CRT Producing Director Kerby Thompson explains. “We are emphatic about steering away from making this a ‘cut-throat’ competition, and more about celebrating the wonderful high school theatre that is being presented in our area. These students have been involved in something they will remember for the rest of the lives, and this award ceremony should be a fun way to end this school year.” Thompson notes that with three new productions this year, competition got a little stiffer. “Our judges were certainly challenged this year.” he says. “But the main goal is accomplished. It’s encouraging to see so many students attending productions at others school to support their friends.”
The Pavilion Award Ceremony will be held on June 3rd at 7:00 pm at the Little York Pavilion, home to CRT. The awards will be presented on the set for CRT’s first show “Almost Heaven: the Songs of John Denver”, and the cast will perform a musical number from that show. Each school will also perform at the ceremony, and presenters will include actors, performing interns and staff of CRT. The CRT Board of Directors will host a reception afterwards. Call 756-2627 for more information.