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Awards & Accolades

2025-2026

JOHN RAITT AWARDS (JRAYs)

Something Rotten

  • Best Supporting Actress "Portia" =  Ella Klug

  • Best Social Media Campaign: Benny Spangler and Kai Batovsky

  • Outstanding Ensemble Member: Nicholas Collins

  • Matthew Schwartz Scholarship Winner: Sierra Sanchez

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association)

Women of Lockerbie

  • 4th Place Overall

  • CETA Select for Festival of Scenes Performance

  • Festival of Scenes Audience Favorite winner 

  • Director Award: Hailey Johnston, Allison Sutton

  • Technical Theater Design Scholarship: Katelyn Fulton & Kira Tseng

  • BIPOC Scholarship: Samantha Cho

DTASC FESTIVAL (Drama Teachers Association of Southern California)

  • 3rd Place Based of a True Story "The Witches of Salem" - Ella Klug, Kai Batovsky, Giovanna Wynne

  • Honorable Mention (Top 10)

    • Benny Spangler - Monologue Category​

    • Literary Adaptation "Anne of Green Gables" - Elise Ernst, Brooke Haun, Lauren Mayerle, Arisa Sesto

2024-2025

JOHN RAITT AWARDS (JRAYs)

Hadestown 

  • Outstanding Female Vocalist: "The Fates" = Kiera Miller, Samantha Pressey, Ella Klug

  • Best Graphic Design/Social Media: Nicholas Collins

  • Best Ensemble

  • Broadway Artist Alliance Scholarship Winner: Benny Spangler

  • K. Lee Peck Scholarship Recipient: Victoria Vasquez

  • Best Director: Ms. Melissa Staab

JERRY HERMAN AWARDS

Matilda

Best Costume Design

 

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association)

The Play That Goes Wrong

  • 2nd Place Overall Area 1: Los Angeles County

  • Adjudicator Award: Benny Spangler, Kiera Miller, Allison Sutton, Victoria Vasquez, Katelyn Fulton

  • Director Award: Alaka'i Jellings & Elli Baluyut

 

ROLE ABOUT FESTIVAL

- 1st Place TV/Film Scene Category

"The Starving Games" - Amelia Leto, Allison Sutton, Tiffany Meyer, Brensan Blair

2023-2024

JOHN RAITT AWARDS (JRAYs)

Sweeney Todd

  • Best Actress in a Comedic Role: Bella Sardana

  • Broadway Artist Alliance Best Actor  Winner: Finn McGonigle

 

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association)

Lost Girl

  • Adjudicator Award: Scarlett Kindt & Taylor Holmes

  • Director Award: Abby Cox & Adison Miller

DTASC (Drama Teacher's Association of Southern California)

- Honorable Mention: Diego DiPasquo, Monologue Category

2022-2023

JOHN RAITT AWARDS (JRAYs)

Les Misérables 

  • Best Actor in a Leading Dramatic Role: Thatcher Horrocks

  • Best Student Orchestra

  • Special Achievement Award: Projection Art Design, Alice Swindell

  • Broadway Artist Alliance Scholarship Winner: Thatcher Horrocks

  • Scholarship Winner: Eva Lopez Quintana

 

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association)

She Kills Monsters

  • Adjudicator Award: Maya Patel

  • Director Award: Aurora Dietz & Clio Philp

  • 2nd Stage Scene Competition, Best Supporting Actor = Kate Turner

DTASC (Drama Teacher's Association of Southern California)

- Honorable Mention: Large Open Drama & Large Open Comedy Category

2021-2022

JOHN RAITT AWARDS (JRAYs)

Mamma Mia

  • Best Actress in a Leading Comedic Role: Jasmina Guerra

  • Best Supporting Actress: Katy Cloutier

  • Broadway Artist Alliance Scholarship Winner: Katy Cloutier

  • Scholarship Winners: Ava Berry, Jasmina Guerra

 

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association)

Anatomy of Gray

  • Adjudicator Award: Lilianna Kruk & Julia Silkes

  • Director Award: Bodie Beaumont-Gould, Kayla Garcia

  • Technical Theater Scholarship Recipient: Ava Berry

DTASC (Drama Teacher's Association of Southern California)

- 2nd Place Overall Sweepstakes

- 2nd Place Large Open Comedy "How to Survive High School Without Really Trying"

- 4th Place Large Open Drama "Women of Lockerbie"

- 5th Place Playwrights of Color "Anonymous"

- Honorable Mention: Same Script Category

2020-2021

DTASC

2nd Place: Small Group Comedy "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress"

 

CETA

  • 2nd Place: Student Original Category "AP Couple's Therapy"

2019-2020

NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS

The Drowsy Chaperone:

  • Lead Performance in a Musical: Brianna Baker as Janet

  • Lead Performance in a Musical: Victoria Bruckner as Woman in Chair

  • Supporting Performance in a Musical: Julia Thau as Chaperone

  • Featured Performance in a Musical: Ava Encinas as Mrs. Tottendale

  • Ensemble: The Drowsy Chaperone

The Crucible:

  • Lead Performance in a Play: Ashley Lopresto as Abigail Williams 

  • Lead Performance in a Play: Jason Young as John Proctor

  • Direction: Melissa Staab

 

DTASC

  • 1st Place "Large Open Comedy" Category

  • Mario Lomeli Scholarship: Brianna Baker

CETA

The Crucible

  • Adjudicator Award: Kayla Louie, Skyler Gabriel, Cindy Meyer, Blake Van den Eikhof

  • 1st Place Technical Theatre Scholarship: Blake Van den Eikhof

2018-2019

DTASC

  • 1st Place "Student Original" Category

 

CETA

In Any Language  

  • Adjudicator Award: Tina Zarro – Costumes

 

NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS

In Any Language

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role: Max Gorman for Aldo Carmenelli

Into the Woods

  • Best Ensemble

  • Best Supporting Actress: Cindy Meyer for the Witch

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role: Beck Hokanson for the Baker

2017-2018

JRAY 

  • Winner for Best Crew & Technical Execution “Crazy for You”

 

NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS

Crazy for You

  • Best Production

  • Best Choreography

  • Best Youth Orchestra

  • Lead Actress: Maegan Hood as Polly Baker

DTASC

  • Honorary Mention for Drama Category

  • Honorary Mention for Monologue Category - Brianna Baker

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