Hutchison Earns Seven Nominations in High School Musical Theatre Awards
Hutchison's production of Once on This Island received seven nominations in the Orpheum Theatre Group's annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Modeled after the Tony Awards®, the High School Musical Theatre Awards recognizes achievements in all areas of high school musical theatre. Each submitted musical goes through a judging process where community judges attend the high school productions. The judges are arts professionals within the Memphis community specializing in performance, directing, sound and lighting design, costume design, and music orchestration and direction. The winners of the awards will be announced on May 24 at The Orpheum Theatre.
Here is a full list of the nominations that Hutchison received:
Outstanding Chorepgraphy
Outstanding Lighting
Outstanding Set
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Outstanding Student Stage Management Award - Olivia Trippeer
Outstanding Featured Dancer - Emma Day as Storyteller
Outstanding Featured Actress - Suraya Buffong as Ton Ton Julian
Click here to read more about Hutchison's fine arts department and the inspiration behind choosing Once on This Island for our fall musical.
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