Prior to 2008

Awards in the Academy of the Arts for Theatre

Peter Pan--The Masterpiece from the MACY (Music and Commendation for Youth) Organization--1995

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Childress Award from the MACY Organization--1996

Best Musical in Orange County from the Orange County Department of Education 1997

On The Twentieth Century (Summer Musical Theatre Workshop Project)—1998

#2 Musical in Orange County from the Orange County Department of Education-1998                                              

The Academy of the Arts was featured in the fall of 1996 by the Orange County

Register as the number one program in Fine Arts in the County

The King and I

The Masterpiece Award from the MACY Organization--1997

Best Musical in Orange County from the Orange County Department of  Education--1998

The Sound of Music

The Macy Award from the MACY Organization1998

#2 Musical in Orange County from the Orange County Department of Education--1999

Chapman University Shakespeare Festival

#1 Female Monologue for Lindsay Kay Hagood, as Margaret in Henry VI, 2--1999

#1 Scene in Tournament for A Midsummer Night’s Dream--2000

#1 Male Monologue for Lorenzo Caunan, as Hotspur in Henry IV, 1 and       

#1 Scene at the Tournament for Much Ado About Nothing--2001

Tournament Commendation for ensemble of Love’s Labour’s Lost—2002.         

# 1 Male Monolog for Brian Kelly, as King Richard, in Richard II--2003

# 1Male Monolog for Brian Pugach, as Mark Antony, in Julius Caesar—2004

# 1 Scene at the Tournament for A Midsummer Night’s Dream—2005

Special Tournament Commendation for ensemble of The Merchant of Venice—2006

#1 Female Monolohgue  for Cassandra Negrete, as Emelia, in Othello—2006

#1 Male Monolog for Aaron Schwartz, as Shylock, in The Merchant of Venice—2007

#1 Male Monolog for Michael Saqr, as Richard of Gloucester, in Henry VI.2—2008

#1 Female Monolog for Kellie Spill, as Katharina, in The Taming of The Shrew—2008

#1 Scene at the Tournament for A Midsummer Night’s Dream—2008
 

The Dining Room (Fall Production 1998)

#1 Drama in Orange County from the Orange County Department of Education--1999        

Flower Drum Song--The Masterpiece Award from the MACY Organization--1999

#1 Musical in Orange County from Orange County Department of Education--2000

A Little Night Music (Summer Musical Theatre Workshop--1999)

A fine production, but not submitted for any awards

Light Up the Sky (Fall Production 1999)

#1 Comedy in Orange County from Orange County Department of  Education—2000

Fiddler On the Roof--The Masterpiece Award from the MACY Organization--2000

Steel Magnolias and Among Friends (Fall Productions 2000)

CETA (California Educational Theatre Association) High Achievement Awards for Acting, Lighting, Set Design

#1 Comedy in Orange County from Orange County Department of Education—2001

Among Friends--#2 Drama in Orange County form Orange County of Education-2001   

The Shadow Box--CETA Scenefest (CETA Festival-January 2001)

Best Actress for Tina Schaefer

Carousel--The Masterpiece Award from MACY Organization--2001

Into the Woods (Summer Opera Workshop--2001)

A fine production.  Sold out final performances. Not submitted for any awards.

Love’s Labour’s Lost (Fall Production--2001)

Highest Achievement in Orange County from Orange County Department of  Education—2002

42nd Street--The Masterpiece Award from the MACY Organization-2002

Nine (Summer Opera Workshop—2002)

A fine production.  Sold out performances.  Not submitted for any Awards

Arcadia (Fall Production—2002)

Highest Achievement in Orange County from Orange County Department of Education—2003

Orange County Department of Education Music and Arts Administrators Educator of the Year Awards--2001-2002

Scott Hedgecock for Vocal Music

Genni Klein for Theatre Arts

Phi Delta Kappa (CSUF Chapter) Educator of the Year--2001-2002

Genni Klein

Me and My Girl—(Spring Musical—2003)The Sweepstakes Award from the MACY Organization—2003

The Women—(Fall Production—2003)  

A very popular production.  Sold out performances. Not submitted for any awards.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood—(Spring Musical—2004)

The Commedia Del Arte Award  from the MACY Organization—2004

Much Ado About Nothing—(Fall Production—2004)

Submitted to Cappies.  Commendations and Nominations, but no awards given.  

Sold out three out of four performances.

Bravo! On With the Show Award—Grant of $1000—Spring 2005

Awarded to Stefany Vargas

Three day trip to NewYork to work with Broadway choreographers and teachers         

Evita—(Spring Musical Production—2004)

The Masterpiece Award from the MACY Organization.  Best

Actress—Emily Mackey.  $500.00 Scholarship for Brian Pugach

Best Musical Award from the Cappies—2004

Outstanding Actress for Emily Mackey from the Cappies

Outstanding Supporting Actor for Jacob Morales from the Cappies

Blithe Spirit—(Fall Production—2005)

Adjudicated by the Cappies

Outstanding Comic Actress in a Play for KC Marie Pandell

A Little Night Music/Into the Woods—Celebrating Sondheim—(Spring Musicals—2006)

Night Music submitted to Cappies

Female Vocalist—Olivia Hernandez

Into the Woods submitted to MACY

Best Supporting Actress—Olivia Hernandez

Lend Me A Tenor—(Fall Production—2006)

Adjudicated by the Cappies

Comic Actress in a Play—Stephanie Burgos as Maria Morelli

Cameo Actor in a Play—Brandon Goode as The Bellhop

Special Award, Beyond the Beyond from MACY

Little Women, the Broadway Musical—(Spring Musical—2007)

MACY

Supporting Actress of the Year—Amanda Ramont as Marmie

Female Vocalist—Olivia Hernandez as Jo

Scholarship—Dane Morris    

Outstanding Ensemble

Masterpiece Award

Cappies

Featured Actress in a Play—Juliette Reid, as Beth

Female Vocalist—Olivia Hernandez, as Jo

Stage Crew—Sarah LeVario, KC Marie Pandell, Lindsey Loumakis, Jess Nelson, Linette Zavaletta

Best Musical—Little Women

Orange County Department of Education Music and Arts Administrators Educator of the Year Awards—2006-2007

Scott Hedgecock for Music

Karen Nowicki for Dance

The Sisters Rosensweig—(Fall Production—2007)

Adjudicated by the Cappies

Lead Actress in a Play—Olivia Hernandez, as Sara Goode

On The Twentieth Century—(Spring Musical—2008)

MACY

Group Outstanding Achievement—The Ensemble

Individual Highest Achievement—Jake Rude, as Oscar Jaffe, Kellie Spill, as Mildred Plotka/Lily Garland

Scholarship for Jake Rude

Cappies

Lead Actress in a Musical—Olivia Hernandez, as Mildred Plotka/Lily Garland                                  

Ohhh, Shakespeare! (Special Project Spring 2002 for IB Theatre Arts, Selected Academy of the Arts Students, and Page to Stage Students)

Selection of Scenes and Monologues featuring Shakespeare’s Lords, Ladies, Villains and Vixens.  A very successful evening, according to our audience.  Just completed its sixth year May 29, 2008  

Repeated with different scenes and monologues in May of 2003, 2004, and 2005, 2006, and 2008.  Proceeds go to fund future Shakespeare Studies Projects

UCI ARTSBridge Scholarship—Awarded  to Fullerton Academy of the Arts in Theatre—Fall/Spring 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Railroad Days Performance Commendation—1999

ComedyIMPROV Team Performance Commendation--1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

ComedyIMPROV 101

Kraft Grant—2004  

Team Cabaret Spotlighted Performances and Invitations--1999

Invited to perform at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre

Performed at the Cinegrill in Hollywood

Performed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Founders’ Hall

Workshops and Special Performances ongoing (See Lauren Shoemaker, Scott Hedgecock, or Tim MacDougall for further information.  

The Academy of the Arts was Finalist for SSP Grant from the State of California in 1999, 2000, and received the Grant 2001

The Academy of the Arts received the Golden Bell Award in 1999

All students who have tested in the International Baccalaureate Program in Theatre Arts except one have passed, most with scores of 5 and 6 out of 7.  


Drama Club/Thespians was named the #2 Club of the Year by ASB in 1999