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Local Productions Take Home Three Freddys

Two students and Wilson Area High School go home with honors

The State Theatre Center for the Arts 2011 Freddy Awards was a spectacle to behold with singing and dance performances in Easton tonight.

Students from several area high schools were nominated for the 21 category awards and two Easton area students and Wilson Area High School went home with honors.

Going home with the Freddy for Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Ensemble Member was Lauren Albers of Notre Dame High School as “Grandma Rosie” in “The Wedding Singer”.

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Winning in the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role category was Abdul Sesay, Jr. of Wilson Area High School as “William Barfee” in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.

Winning in the category for Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School was Wilson Area High School for their performance of  “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.

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Started in 2003 by the State Theatre Center for the Arts, the annual awards show features performances from high school students from throughout Lehigh, Northampton counties, PA and Warren County, NJ.

The award is named after J “Fred” Osterstock who managed the theatre from 1936 until his death in 1957.

Here’s a breakdown of the nominations for this year’s Freddy Awards:

Total nominations by school

Easton Area High School, 4; Notre Dame High School, 6; Wilson Area High School, 3; Phillipsburg High School, 3

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra 

Phillipsburg High School for “Bye Bye Birdie”

Outstanding Use of Costuming 

Notre Dame High School for “The Wedding Singer”

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Ensemble Member

Lauren Albers (Notre Dame High School) as “Grandma Rosie” in “The Wedding Singer”

Aimee Meissner (Phillipsburg High School) as “Ursula Merkle” for “Bye Bye Birdie”

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Courtney Schaming (Easton Area High School) as “Penny Pingleton” in “Hairspray”

Masia Ravare (Easton Area High School) as “Motormouth Maybelle” in “Hairspray”

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Cory Lopes (Easton Area High School) as “Corny Collins” in “Hairspray”

Abdul Sesay, Jr. (Wilson Area High School) as “William Barfee” in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

The Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance (The Vic Kumma Award is named after Vic Kumma, a Freddy Awards coordinator, house manager and director of volunteers. Kumma died in 2008 from cancer.)

Masia Ravare (Easton Area High School) “I Know Where I’ve Been” in “Hairspray”

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Josh Varese (Notre Dame High School) as “George” in “The Wedding Singer”

Matt Thomas (Phillipsburg High School) as “Conrad Birdie” in “Bye Bye Birdie”

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress 

Jessica Lilley (Wilson Area High School) as “Marcy Park” in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 

Tyler Fernandez (Notre Dame High School) as “Robbie Hart” in “The Wedding Singer”

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 

Anne Marie Wentzel (Notre Dame High School) as “Julia Sullivan” in “The Wedding Singer”

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School 

Notre Dame High School for “The Wedding Singer”

Wilson Area High School for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 


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