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Seventh Annual TEENY AWARDS® Winners Presented at Gala Awards Ceremony at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center

Westhampton Beach, NY (June 8, 2009)—The Seventh Annual TEENY AWARDS© were presented Sunday, June 7th during a gala ceremony at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. Nominees, their families, and local celebrity presenters filed into the theatre decked out in their finest attire, the lobby abuzz with excitement. At the start of the show, each of the 56 nominees was recognized on stage; master of ceremonies David Brandenburg of Hamptons Shakespeare Festival continued the Tony-like event, complete with award presentations and musical numbers, with entertaining wit. THE TEENY AWARDS© is a student theatre arts recognition program of the East End Arts Council (EEAC) and the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC) patterned after the Tony Awards. Volunteer judges attend high school plays and select nominees in each of a variety of categories, culminating in this gala awards ceremony.

THE 2009 TEENY AWARDS® winners are:

 

Lead Actor in a Comedy

• Brian Stanco, Eastport/South Manor, Noises Off

Lead Actress in a Comedy

• Alice Shanklin, Shoreham-Wading River, Arsenic and Old Lace

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

• Joseph Sergio, Eastport/South Manor, Noises Off

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

• Maria Tavella, Eastport/South Manor, Noises Off

Lead Actor in a Drama

• Rob Tureski, Westhampton Beach, Lost in Yonkers

Lead Actress in a Drama

• Casey Sheren, Westhampton Beach, Lost in Yonkers

Supporting Actor in a Drama

• Christian Thienel, Westhampton Beach, Lost in Yonkers

Supporting Actress in a Drama

• Megan ‘Moggy’ Vinciguerra, Mattituck, Jane Eyre

Outstanding Performance in a Drama

• Megan Ross, Mattituck, Jane Eyre

Lead Actor in a Musical

• Colin Palmer, Riverhead, Les Miserables

Lead Actress in a Musical

• Kaitlin Farrel, Riverhead, Les Miserables

Supporting Actor in a Musical

• David Graham, Center Moriches, Footloose

Supporting Actress in a Musical

• Jessica Benitez, Riverhead, Pippin

Outstanding Performance in a Musical

• Laura Lynn Duffy, McGann-Mercy, The Boyfriend

Judges’ Choice Award

The ensemble work of the “Enchanteds” from Southold High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast:

• Jake Boergesson
• Sam Kortchmar
• Christina Stankewicz
• Gayle Gammon
• Ivy Croteau
• Jackie Solo

Stage Manager

• Jeanette Traslavina, East Hampton High School
• Rachel Dickhoff, McGann-Mercy High School
• Hannah Cook & Laura Rinaldi, Pierson High School
• Gabriel Galifianakis, Riverhead High School

Choreography

• Jessica Benitez, Riverhead, Pippin

Set Design

• Brian Niggles, East Hampton,Big

Lighting Design

• Andrew Kestler, Pierson, The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Playbill Cover/Poster Art

• Nicole Keane, Pierson, The Mystery of Edwin Drood