These Theater Program Saints Earned Their HALOS

Congratulations to our many talented students who helped Canterbury receive an extraordinary 20 nominations out of 44 categories in the 2022 HALO High School Theater Awards! Presented by Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury for the past 19 years, the prestigious Halo Awards program honors students from 80+ Connecticut high schools for excellence in theater.

This year’s nominations were for cast and crew members from the fall production of Radium Girls and this spring’s Cyrano de Burger Shack, each co-directed by Sarah Armstrong and Keiko Mathewson. Winners will be announced at a gala event in early June. Take a well-deserved bow, Saints, and best of luck on the red carpet!

The Canterbury nominees are:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Beckett Reynolds ’23 as Edward Markley/Dr. Von Sochocky in Radium Girls

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Irene Chen ’24 as Raymond Berry in Radium Girls 

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
Qixiu “Neil” Yao ’22 as Jean Paul in Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Rahee “Ren” Kim ’25 & Fiona Mulheren ’23 for Radium Girls 

BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Marjan Faqiri ’25 & Emerson Lilly ’25 for Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Cate Bonnell ’25 & Katherine Datlow ’24 for Radium Girls 

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Ella Caraluzzi ’24 & Madison Lang ’24 for Radium Girls 

BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Marjan Faqiri ’25, Zhe “Andrew” Ji ’23, Andrew Martin ’23, Fiona Mulheren ’23, & Beckett Reynolds ’23 for Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
Laurie Etienne ’24, Colleen Gallagher ’24, & Rahee “Ren” Kim ’25 for Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST RUNNING CREW:
Laurie Etienne ’24, Marjan Faqiri ’25, Colleen Gallagher ’24, Emerson Lilly ’25, & Ziyi “Owen” Wang ’24 for Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Fiona Mulheren ’23 (Stage Manager), Mia McFadden ’24 & Ziyi “Owen” Wang ’24 (Assistant Stage Managers) for Radium Girls 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Andrew Martin ’23 as Tom Kreider in Radium Girls 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Ruari Bamrick ’24 as Kathryn Schaub in Radium Girls 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Bryce Stone ’23 as Christian in Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
Andrew Martin ’23 & Bryce Stone ’23 as Cyrano & Christian in Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
Qixiu “Neil” Yao ’22 as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
Isabella Carioscia ’22 as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
Ava Faruol ’24 as Roxanne in Cyrano de Burger Shack 

BEST PLAY:
Radium Girls 

BEST MUSICAL:
Cyrano de Burger Shack