Dramafest 2011

This year marked the 56th Annual Dramafest, or Drama Festival of Student-Directed One-Act Plays! Plays directed by students in the Drama 6/7 class were performed every afternoon all week long between 11/14-11/18, culminating in Friday evening's "Best-of-Fest"!

Best of Fest 2011

1st Place (tied) The Auschwitz Quintet
1st Place (tied) Why Do We Laugh?
2nd Place The Sandbox

Other Dramafest 2011 Performances (in order of performance)

H.R.	In the Beginning	The Happy Journey
Dear Papa	Dead Rats	The Clod
	Down to Mole Town

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The Annual Student Directed One Act Play Festival 56TH DRAMA FEST "TEDDY" AWARDS (2011)
BEST DIRECTOR: Sam Gelband-The Auschwitz Quintet
BEST PERFORMER FOR FRIDAY: Ben Briggs-The Auschwitz Quintet
BEST ACTOR: Ben Briggs, Alexander Hume, Erik Strandoo
BEST ACTRESS: Gillian Friedman, Ella Mora, Sophia Truzzi
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Leo Garibaldi, Theo Henderson, Evan Pengra-Sult, Adam Westerman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sage Bradley, Lucy Givens, Madie Polyak, Ani Schroeter
BEST SET:

• 1ST PLACE: The Clod-Brett Rodenhizer AND The Sandbox-Alex Franke
• 2ND PLACE: The Auschwitz Quintet-Andrew McAferty
• 3RD PLACE: In the Beginning-Ian Howard

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS:

• 1ST PLACE: The Clod-Maddie Daviss
• 2ND PLACE: Why Do We Laugh-Domini Larussa
• 3RD PLACE: HR-Kai Daly

BEST COSTUMED SHOW: The Clod-Maddie Daviss
BEST SET DRESSING: The Clod-Maddie Daviss
BEST LIGHT DESIGN: Why Do We Laugh-Nash Esselstyn
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Dead Rats-Linden Warner
BEST USE OF PROPS: Dead Rats-William Lavely
BEST TRANSITIONAL MOMENTS: Why Do We Laugh-Domini Larussa
BEST PHYSICALIZATION: Doug McCulloch- Dead Rats
BEST STAGE PICTURES: Why Do We Laugh, the knock-knock jokes, Domini Larussa
BEST PROJECTION AND ARTICULATION: Cast of The Sandbox
BEST SCRIPT SELECTION: The Clod-Maddie Daviss
ADDITIONAL RISK AND CHALLENGE AWARD: Down to Mole Town-Josh Wagner Smith
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING: Why Do We Laugh-Domini Larussa
BEST OPENING MOMENT: Dead Rats-William Lavely
BRAVE CHOICES: Cast of Dead Rats
BEST COMEDIC ENTRANCE: Down to Mole Town-Mac Jaffe, Angela Ferrier, HR-Madie Polyak
BEST DRAMATIC ENTRANCE: Auschwitz Quintet-Evan Pengra-Sult, The Clod-Theo Henderson
MOST CHALLENGING SCRIPT SELECTION: Dead Rats-William Lavely
BEST ACTORS INSTINCT: Sofia Truzzi-Dead Rats
BEST AGE MAKE UP: Liz Roberts for Father (Happy Journey), 65-Andrew (Why Do We Laugh), Mary (Clod), and Grandma (The Sandbox)
USE OF SILINCE/STILLNESS: Auschwitz Quintet-Sam Gelband
ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY DYNAMIC: 3 Sisters from Dear Papa-Iris Wood
EFFECTIVE USE OF MIME: Happy Journey-Ella Stern