The drama department has received 13 nominations for this year’s Isaac Awards — the most nominations out of all participating schools. The nominations include the prestigious Best Production category for the school’s performance of “The Secret Garden.”
The Isaac Awards recognize excellence in high school musical theater productions across the region. Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on Saturday, May 23 at the Mishler Theatre.
The drama department earned nominations in a wide range of categories, highlighting the talent and dedication of both performers and crew members.
Isaac Award Nominations:
- Best Lead Actor in a Male Role — Owen Carmel as Archibald
- Best Lead Actor in a Female Role — Lila Eamigh as Mary
- Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role — Logan Schaffer as Neville
- Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role — Gregory Wenzel as Dickon
- Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role — Gabrielle Beldin as Lily
- Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role — Camille Krug as Martha
- Best Ensemble — The Dreamers Ensemble
- Best Dance or Dancer(s) — “Prologue”
- Best Musical Number — “How Could I Ever Know”
- Achievement in Student Choreography — Emma Lang, Lillian Goodman, and Aubrey Huber for “Prologue”
- Achievement in Student Design — Owen Carmel for Costume Design
- Best Student Crew
- Best Production
Students shared their excitement and gratitude following the announcement.
“I am so honored and excited to be nominated,” Gregory Wenzel said. “I have done theater for many years, but this year I found my favorite role yet in this show. I put so much effort into perfecting this character because I wanted it to be as good as I could make it. I am so glad that I have been nominated as it feels like my hard work has been recognized and I am extremely grateful for that.”
Camille Krug also reflected on receiving her first individual Isaac nomination.
“I am so honored to be nominated for this award,” Krug said. “I have never had an individual Isaac nomination before, and it is a great accomplishment for me as an actor as I have always hoped I would be good enough to get a nomination. Though I was obviously very happy with my performance, it’s nice to know it was appreciated by and recognized by someone who watches so many shows each year.”
Freshman Lila Eamigh expressed excitement about being nominated for Best Lead Actress.
“I feel so incredibly excited because I got nominated for best lead as a freshman,” Eamigh said. “I feel so honored and proud that I am able to represent AAHS drama in this way.”
With nominations recognizing acting, choreography, design, musical performances, and technical work, The Drama department’s success reflects the hard work and passion of the entire cast and crew. The school community now looks ahead to the May 23 ceremony to see how many awards the production will bring home.
“It’s really exciting,” Director Ben Cossitor said. “You know, we put on a good show and we know we know we put on a good show. We put all our effort into it and we do our best but it is nice to be validated for it. That really means a lot. Everybody is excited and we can’t wait to go to the Isaac ceremony in a couple weeks and find out the results.
