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GUNNERYarts Gabby Lescadre ’18, Wins Halo Award for Best Standout Performance in an Ensemble Play
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n May 31st, the 13th Annual Seven Angels Theater Halo Awards were presented at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. More than 5,000 theatrical students and their mentors from 64 regional schools, both public and independent, came dressed-to-the-nines to walk the red carpet and cheer for themselves and their schoolmates and perform numbers and scenes from the more 88 productions represented in the nominations that were awarded over two nights. Forty awards and several recognitions for each evening elicited deafening screams of delight and prolonged applause from the glittering crowd during the 3½-hour event. The Gunnery contingent consisted of faculty, parents, 22 performers, and student supporters including four seniors who had graduated the day before: Sam Joslin, Lena Mak, Sean Dowd and Zoë Cameron. The Gunnery community was delighted when an award was presented to one of our own, Gabrielle Lescadre ’18 for the Best Standout Performance in an Ensemble Play. Gabby’s parents were present to join in on the celebration. Director of Dramatic Arts Elizabeth Hawley Dayton ’08 said of her group, “I want to say how incredibly proud I am of the students who participated in the fall play and winter musical this year, and I want to thank all the people who have supported us in our efforts.” The Dramatic Society was chosen to present at the ceremony and performed the Finale from Shrek: The Musical. Tim
The cast of Shrek
Cervera ’17 provided the musical accompaniment for the performance. In addition to Lescadre’s award for a standout performance, The Gunnery thespians received five nominations from the Halo Awards committee for their two productions: the fall play And Then There Were None and the spring musical Shrek: The Musical.
• Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast: And Then There Were None • Best Comic Male Performance in a Musical: Timothy Cervera ’17 as Thelonius in Shrek the Musical
• Best Sound Design: Zoë Cameron ’16 for And Then There Were None
• Best Incidental or Original Music in a Play: Zoë Cameron for And Then There Were None
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Contemporary Musical: Gabby Lescadre as Princess Fiona in Shrek. A special award, the Gypsy award is given to a member of the chorus (usually) “who is known in part for his/her dedication, professionalism, and seasoned performing career.” Samuel Joslin ’16 was The Gunnery’s representative to this elite group who follow a robe made from squares sewn by someone from each production.