Three Saints Bring Home Halos

The enthusiasm was high and the cheers loud as three of our Saints were big winners at the 2023 Halo Awards ceremony held June 1 at the Palace Theater in Watertown, Connecticut. Nearly 90 Connecticut high school theater programs attended the event, the largest of its kind in the state.

Congratulations to our standout students who earned their Halos:

BEST PROGRAM ART:
Han “Alisa” Cui ’24 for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Beckett Reynolds ’23 as Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD:
Fiona Mulheren ’23, Stage Manager for both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Little Women, for going “above and beyond the requirements of her position to support and elevate the production.”

Performing Arts Department Chair and Co-Director of Theater Sarah Armstrong was excited for her students and delighted to share the experience with them. “The Halos are such an amazing opportunity for creative students around the state to come together and celebrate their shared passion for music and theater,” she said. “The atmosphere is buzzing with the incredible love and energy pouring from these talented young students! It is one of my most-anticipated evenings of the entire school year.”

Overall, Canterbury received an impressive 17 nominations in the prestigious Halo Awards program, which honors high schools throughout Connecticut for excellence in theater.

The nominees were:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Bryce Stone ’23 as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Grace Nowak ’23 as Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Eliza Agredano ’24 as Marmee in Little Women

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
Bryce Stone ’23 as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Ella Caraluzzi ’24 & Madison Lang ’24 for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
Laurie Etienne ’24 & Fiona Mulheren ’23 for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
• Fiona Mulheren ’23 (Stage Manager) for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Little Women
• Fiona Mulheren ’23 (Production Stage Manager) for Little Women

BEST PROGRAM ART:
Han “Alisa” Cui ’24 for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST CHORUS:
Little Women

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Beckett Reynolds ’23 as Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Ruari Bamrick ’24 as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Beckett Reynolds ’23 as Professor Bhaer in Little Women

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
Anne Melich ’23 & Beckett Reynolds ’23 as Jo March & Professor Bhaer in Little Women

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• Sylvia Pinheiro ’24 as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Anne Melich ’23 as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bravo, Saints!