FUHS is one of the top awarded programs in Orange County. In addition to our awards in the OC we are also recognized at a state and national level for excellence in high school theatre.
2014/2015 Awards
Orange County Cappies
Arcadia Eckmayer . . . Best Supporting Actress in a Play . . . Mother Courage and Her Children
Valerie Williams . . . Best Leading Actress in a Play . . . Mother Courage and Her Children
MACY Awards
Annie Get Your Gun . . . SHOW OF SHOWS AWARD
Summer Wagner. . . Comedienne of the Year
Andrew Hatfield . . . $1000 Scholarship
Summer Wagner . . . $1000 Scholarship
Josiah Haugen. . . Highest Achievement
Summer Wagner . . . Highest Achievement
Andrew Hatfield . . . Outstanding Achievement
Zachary Bane . . . Outstanding Achievement
Grace Weatrowski . . Achievement
Adam Ritter . . . Special Recognition
Jaemil Llamas . . . Special Recognition
Sarah Ritter . . . Special Recognition
Alex Gotch . . . Special Recognition
Caroline Bilger . . . Special Recognition
Janine Lutfi . . . Special Recognition
Alexa Hillman . . . Special Recognition
Michael Laverde . . . Bright Spot
Daniel Chaderjain . . . Bright Spot
Elizabeth Gimple . . . Bright Spot
Noah Martinez . . . Bright Spot
John Raitt Awards for Youth
Nominations:
Valerie Williams…Actress of the Year
Daniel Chaderjain…Cameo of the Year
Michael Laverde- Dance of the Year-Male
Katya Beener…Stage Manager of the Year
McKenna Vargas…Stage Manager of the Year
FUHS Academy of the Arts Orchestra…Student Orchestra of the Year
Michele Stevens…Choreography
Beverly Shirk and Sonia Mendez…Costumes
FUHS Tech Theatre…Crew/Technical Execution
Michael Despars…Director of the Year
Annie Get Your Gun… Musical Comedy of the Year
CAPPIES Nominations
Mother Courage and Her Children
Lighting in a Play . . . Patrick Lines & Laura Bilger
Sets in a Play . . . Lynda Osborn
Special Effects/Technology . . . Delaney Echavarria
Stage Crew in a Play . . . Katya Beener & McKenna Vargas
Supporting Actress in a Play . . . Arcadia Eckmayer as Kattrin
Lead Actress in a Play . . . Valerie Williams as Mother Courage
Annie Get Your Gun
Sound in a Musical . . . Sophia Veasey
Sets in a Musical . . . Katya Beener & McKenna Vargas
Costumes in a Musical . . . Sonia Mendez
Makeup in a Musical . . . Caroline Bilger, Sheila Hernandez, Savannah Higginbotham, & Maddy Wilson
Props in a Musical . . . Zuleyma Oropeza, AJ Castro, & Kendall Wenderlich
Orchestra . . . FUHS Academy of the Arts Orchestra
Lead Actress in a Musical . . . Summer Wagner as Annie Oakley
Best Musical . . . Annie Get Your Gun
Commendee. . . Mykaela Sterris
Commendee . . . Andrew Hatfield
Commendee . . . Bri Murphy
Commendee . . . Patrick Lines
National Youth Arts
Awards:
Outstanding Production: Annie Get Your Gun
Lead Actor in a Musical: Andrew Hatfield as Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun
Lead Actress in a Musical: Summer Wagner as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Josiah Haugen as Buffalo Bill in Annie Get Your Gun
Ensemble: Annie Get Your Gun
Set Design: Katya Beener and McKenna Vargas for Annie Get Your Gun
Direction: Michael Despars for Annie Get Your Gun
Nominations:
Lead Actress in a Play: Valerie Williams as Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Alexa Hillman as Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun
Costume Design: Bev Shirk for Annie Get Your Gun
Youth Orchestra: Annie Get Your Gun
California State Thespian Festival
Elected Student State Board Officers Patrick Lines and Mckenna Vargas
Playworks Zachary Bane
Director's Recognition Zachary Bane
Individual Events
2nd Place Group Musical Zachary Bane, Lindsey Biggy, Laura Bilger, Arcadia Eckmayer, Josiah Haugen and Patrick Lines
3rd Place Duet Musical Josiah Haugen, Valerie Williams
3rd Place Monologue Arcadia Eckmayer
3rd Place Scene Fest Mother Courage and Her Children
Finalists:
Duet Musical Alexa, Hillman, Michael Laverde
Monologue Mykaela Sterris
Monologue Summer Wagner
Solo Musical Mykaela Sterris
Solo Musical Valerie Williams
Duet Acting Andrew Hatfield, Summer Wagner
Accomplished Ratings: These students qualified to compete at the National/International Thespian Festival
Costume Design Lynda Osborn
Costume Design Fifi Rodriguez
Duet Acting Zachary bane
Duet Acting Patrick Lines
Duet Acting Caroline Bilger
Duet Acting Laura Bilger
Duet Acting Mykaela Sterris
Duet Acting Summer Wagner
Duet Acting Andrew Hatfield
Duet Acting Alexa Hillman
Duet Acting Michael Laverde
Duet Musical Alexa Hillman
Duet Musical Michael Laverde
Duet Musical Josiah Haugen
Duet Musical Valerie Williams
Group Musical Zachary Bane
Group Musical Lindsey Biggy
Group Musical Laura Bilger
Group Musical Arcadia Eckmayer
Group Musical Josiah Haugen
Group Musical Patrick Lines
Makeup Design Madeline Wilson
Monologue Arcadia Eckmayer
Monologue Summer Wagner
Monologue Mckenna Vargas
Solo Musical Lindsey Biggy
Solo Musical Valerie Williams
Solo Musical Mykaela Sterris
California State Thespians
Mykaela Sterris California Youth in Theatre Day Scholarship
Andrew Hatfield California Youth in Theatre Day Scholarship
Chapman Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding Ensemble IB Theatre Titus Andronicus
Dir. Patrick Lines & Andrew Hatfield
Outstanding Monologue Mykaela Sterris Queen Anne from Henry VIII
OC Varsity Arts Theatre Artist of the Year
TOP 10 FINALIST Summer Wagner
WINNER Summer Wagner
CETA High School Theatre Festival
Artistic Merit Award Mother Courage and Her Children
Summer Wagner $500 Scholarship
Summer Wagner California Youth in Theatre Day Scholarship
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT FOR Mother Courage and Her Children
Adam Ritter
AJ Castro
Alec Murdock
Alexa Hillman
Andrew Hatfield
Arcadia Eckmayer
Arcadia Eckmayer
Beverly Shirk
Fifi Rodriguez
Jose Navarro
Joshia Haugen
Katya Beener
Stage Crew
Kendall Wenderlich
Kyle Castillo
Lynda Osborn
Madeline Wilson
McKenna Vargas
Michael Laverde
Mykaela Sterris
Nicole Wormley
Nilza Soto
Noah Martinez
Patrick Lines
Patrick Lines
Sarah Ritter
Sonia Mendez
Beverly Shirk
Dani Curtis
Summer Wagner
Valerie Williams
Zachary Bane
2014 DTASC Fall Festival
Kimberly Duck and Andrea Moreno, . .3rd Place. . . Peter Pan Costume Design
Michael Laverde. . .Honorable Mention. . .Audition Monologues
