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The 2009 Cappies Awards for the National Capital Area Cappies were awarded at a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday evening, June 7th. A full list of the nominees was released on May 11th. Laura and Mike Clark announced the Cappie Award for 2009 Critic Team.

Rising Critic

• Elisabeth Bloxam, Westfield

Returning Critic

• Sarah Marx, Homeschool

Graduating Critic

• Emily O’Connell, Bishop Ireton

Critic Team

• Bishop Ireton High School

Sound

• Claudia Brownlee, William Garay, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Our Town

Lighting

• William Madden, Washington International School, Alice

Sets

• John Darr, Rachel Martin, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You

Costumes

• Karly Hirst, Jessica Kiraly, Parker Williams, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Make-up

• Soo Min Lee, Hyun Joo Lee, Nam Le, Liz Lusk, The New School of Northern Virginia, The Bacchae

Props & Effects

• Alex Doak, Bill Miller, Falls Church High School, The Water Engine

Stage Crew

• Chantilly Stage Crew, Chantilly, Harvey

Orchestra

• RENT Band, Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Choreography

• Piper Hillman, Sarah Russell, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Creativity

• Jose Justiniano, musician, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Ensemble in a Play

• Benvolio and Mercutio, Bishop Ireton High School, Romeo and Juliet

Ensemble in a Musical

• Gunmen, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate

Cameo Actress

• Elizabeth Gambal, The Madeira School, Once Upon a Mattress

Cameo Actor

• Jose Justiniano, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Female Dancer

• Lily Maroni, Walt Whitman High School, Damn Yankees

Male Dancer

• Logan Hillman, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Female Vocalist

• Shelby Sykes, Winston Churchill High School, RENT: School Edition

Male Vocalist

• Michael Libonati, Flint Hill School, Kiss Me, Kate

Comic Actress in a Play

• Sarah Congress, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds

Comic Actor in a Play

• Erik DeLong, Stone Bridge High School, You Can’t Take It With You

Comic Actress in a Musical

• Malika Cherifi, Albert Einstein High School, Urinetown

Comic Actor in a Musical

• Alex Turner, South Lakes High School, Anything Goes

Featured Actress in a Play

• Natalie Walker, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, To Kill A Mockingbird

Featured Actor in a Play

• Andrew Ferguson, Bishop Ireton High School, Romeo and Juliet

Featured Actress in a Musical

• Ellen Chapin, George C. Marshall, Company

Featured Actor in a Musical

• Mattia D’Affuso, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast

Lead Actress in a Play

• Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood, The New School of Northern Virginia, The Bacchae

Lead Actor in a Play

• Conler Mandt, Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds

Lead Actress in a Musical

• Jessica Futran, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast

Lead Actor in a Musical

• Eric Fischer, Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof

Song

• Be Our Guest, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Beauty and the Beast

Play

• Hayfield Secondary School, Twilight of the Golds

Musical

• Robinson Secondary School, Fiddler On The Roof