6th Annual CALlie Award Nominations Announced!

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:

• Ben Graul – Damn Yankees
• Gregory Jack – Damn Yankees
• Warren Jensen - Aida
• Bradley Mackay – Death of a Salesman

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:

• Grace Carlson – Death of a Salesman
• Cindy Manwill – Damn Yankees
• Malia Morley – Aida
• Hailey Unice – J.B.

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:

• Eli Gerber – Moments
• Ben Graul – Aida
• Bradley Mackay – Aida
• Sam Spainhower – Death of a Salesman
• Jacob Viramontes – Death of a Salesman

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:

• Katie Maxwell – Damn Yankees
• Malia Morley – Moments
• Krista Spainhower – Death of a Salesman
• Jaclyn Thompson – Moments
• Hailey Unice – King Henry VI, Part One (Shakespeare Ensemble Scene)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE MEMBER:

• Ryan Humphrey – Damn Yankees
• Sherridan Jefferies – Aida
• Sarah Larsson – Damn Yankees
• Gabriel Valle – Aida
• Jacob Virgin – Aida

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE CREW:

• Matthew Bergdorf, Jordan Burns, Trevin Conder, Ariana Hatch, Jesus Hernandez, Caleb Larsen, Joshua Lewis, Colleen Moreno, Christian Murphy, Leah Sorenson, Helen Tsan – Crew, Moments
• Jordan Burns, Helen Tsan, Skyler VanLeeuwen – Stage Management, Damn Yankees
• Abraham Daye, Ariana Hatch, Caleb Larsen, Joshua Lewis, Jaren Paul, Helen Tsan, Skyler VanLeeuwen, Dallas Wright – Backstage Team, Aida
• Tanner Pike, Alex Sletten & Jesus Hernandez – Stage Management, Aida

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN:

• Madeline Ashton – Set Painting, Death of a Salesman
• Christian Murphy – Sound, Aida
• Tanner Pike – Lighting, Death of a Salesman
• Jack Vawdrey – Projections, Moments

FRUIT BASKET AWARDS
To be voted on by the student body

Evil-est Performance

• Bridger Freeman as Nickles – J.B.
• Eli Gerber and Cory Goates as Cardinals Campeius and Wolsey – Henry VIII from Shakespeare Team
• Ben Graul as Applegate – Damn Yankees
• Warren Jensen as The Wolf/Prince – “Into the Woods” from Moments
• Bradley Mackay as Zoser - Aida

Most Revealing Performance (for performing in a substantial lack of clothing)

• Bridger Freeman, Eli Gerber, Bradley Mackay and Jared Scheid as Showering Baseball Players – Damn Yankees
• Gregory Jack as Joe Hardy – Damn Yankees
• Bradley Mackay as J.B. – J.B.
• Cindy Manwill as Lola – Damn Yankees
• Sam Spainhower and Andrew Swain as Guiderius and Arviragus – Cymbeline from Region/State Team

Best On-Stage Couple

• Grace Carlson and Bradley Mackay – Death of a Salesman
• Rachel Croft and Bridger Freeman – Damn Yankees
• Gregory Jack and Cindy Manwill – Damn Yankees
• Warren Jensen and Malia Morley – Aida
• Bradley Mackay and Hailey Unice – J.B.

Best Team Award

• The Circus Performers – J.B.
• Eli Gerber and Sam Spainhower – Death of a Salesman
• Malia Morley and Krista Spainhower – Damn Yankees
• The Washington Senators – Damn Yankees
• Zoser’s Henchmen – Aida

Favorite Production Number

• Another Pyramid - Aida
• Brotherhood of Man – Moments
• The Dance of the Robe - Aida
• Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO – Damn Yankees
• Six Months Out of Every Year – Damn Yankees

Most Memorable Theatrical Moment

• The death of Talbot and his son – Henry VI, Part 1 (Shakespeare ensemble scene)
• The end of “The Gods Love Nubia” - Aida
• The absent fathers section - Moments
• Biff walks in on Willy and The Woman in the hotel room – Death of a Salesman
• Joe Hardy emerges from the house for the first time and finishes “Goodbye Old Girl” – Damn Yankees

Rookie of the Year (for a sophomore in a significant role)

• Jordan Burns – Lighting Operator, Aida; Lighting Design, Moments; Stage Manager, Damn Yankees
• Monika Kowalski – Girl/Lion-tamer, J.B.
• Sam Spainhower – French Soldier/Coach, Henry VI, Part 1 (Shakespeare Team); Featured Dancer, Aida; Biff Loman, Death of a Salesman; Guiderius, Cymbeline (Region/State)
• Andrew Swain – Ensemble, Henry VI, Part 1 (Shakespeare Team); Arviragus, Cymbeline (Region/State); Lighting Assistant, Damn Yankees
• Helen Tsan – Backstage Crew, Aida; Mic Tech, Moments; Backstage Crew, Death of a Salesman; Assistant Stage Manager, Damn Yankees

What Took You So Long?! Award (for a senior making their stage debut this year)

• Jesus Hernandez – Assistant Stage Manager, Aida; Backstage Crew, Moments; Backstage Crew, Damn Yankees
• Michael Kershaw – Featured Dancer, Aida; Mr. Mayo/Wally Womper, Moments; Baseball Player, Damn Yankees
• Jared Scheid – Featured Dancer, Aida; Dick Scott, Moments; Baseball Player, Damn Yankees
• Jack Vawdrey – Arnold, The Boys Next Door (Region/State)

The following awards will be announced at the 6th Annual CALlie Awards on May 25. They do NOT have nominations:

• Beginning Theatre Student of the Year
• Advanced Theatre Student of the Year
• Stage Crew Walk of Fame
• Theatre Letter Recipients
• Spirit of the Performing Arts Award
• Lifetime Achievement Awards
• Husky Thespian Circle Scholarship Awards
• Jason Long Foundation Scholarship

State Champions!

After functioning as a Festival for 10 years, the UHSAA officially re-instated the State Theatre Competition this year.
The 4A State Theatre Competition was held April 12-14, 2012 at Timpview High School in Provo.
Over 250 pieces from 21 4A high schools from across the State competed for various trophies and medals.

It is our pleasure to announce that Hillcrest High School was awarded the 2012 1st Place Sweepstakes trophy and the Hillcrest theatre team members are now STATE CHAMPIONS!

All 23 Hillcrest pieces received a final Superior rating, and 21 of them received medals for scoring Straight Superiors from all judges. This is quite an accomplishment.
In addition to the 1st Place Sweepstakes Award, Hillcrest also received the Superior School Award and the following other medals:
---1st Place Contemporary Scene: Bradley Mackay & Malia Morley for The Fourposter
---2nd Place Classical Scene: Taylor Larsen & Hailey Unice for Pericles
---2nd Place Humorous Monologue: Marcela de Moraes for Tickles
---3rd Place Pantomime: Stevie Cooley & Krista Spainhower for Scary Movie
---3rd Place One-Act Play: Hillcrest High School for J.B.
An additional congratulations to Ben Graul, Jack Vawdrey, Grace Carlson, Eli Gerber, Jacob Virgin, Tyler Emeney, and Gregory Jack whose pieces were chosen as finalists and invited to compete in the final medals round for their respective categories.

Once again, congratulations to the entire team for achieving this truly special accomplishment.

Utah High School Musical Awards

Congratulations to Hillcrest's production of "Aida" which was named the overall Best Musical at the 2012 Utah High School Tony Awards.

Malia Morley was also named Best Leading Actress for her portrayal of the title character in "Aida." She will be flown to New York to compete at the National High School Musical Jimmy Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway on June 25.

Hillcrest's production of "Aida" was also awarded Best Lighting Design.

Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of "Aida."

Region Champions!

Congratulations to the Hillcrest Theatre Team who won 1st Place Sweepstakes at the Region 7 Theatre Meet last night!

Hillcrest qualified all 23 of its pieces for the State Meet in April which is an unprecedented accomplishment. Other awards won by Hillcrest include:

• 1st Place One-Act: “J.B.”
Outstanding Performance Award: Bradley Mackay
Outstanding Performance Award: Hailey Unice

• 1st Place Dramatic Monologue: Ben Graul

• 1st Place Humorous Monologue: Marcela de Moraes

• 1st Place Contemporary Scene: Bradley Mackay & Malia Morley

• 2nd Place Classical Scene: Linda Smith, Sam Spainhower & Andrew Swain

• 2nd Place Pantomime: Brytt Blatter

• 2nd Place Dramatic Monologue: Jacob Viramontes

• 3rd Place Musical Theatre: Allison Liljenquist

• 3rd Place Humorous Monologue: Becca Ashton

• 3rd Place Classical Scene: Tyler Emeney & Gregory Jack