ACT ANNOUNCES 2022 ISAACS AWARD NOMINATIONS

Altoona Community Theatre is pleased to announce the area high schools and individual students nominated for this season’s ISAAC AWARDS.

ACT’s 2022 ISAACS will be presented LIVE Saturday and Sunday, May 28 & 29 in the Historic Mishler Theatre, following two years of virtual celebrations caused by the COVID pandemic. The Mission of the ISAAC AWARDS is to encourage & support excellence in high school musical theatre in our region through an annual awards and scholarship event that recognizes student achievement.

This is the 17th year for THE ISAACS, the popularity of which has grown so large that ACT has expanded the event to two nights to accommodate the number of schools wishing to participate. Each night has its independent winners, meaning there will be two equal winners announced for each category over the weekend.

Each year THE ISAACS distributes more than $50,000 in college scholarships to students participating in their high school musicals, underwritten by Title Sponsor Reliance Bank and others, including Penn State Altoona, Mount Aloysius College, Juniata College and Saint Francis University. The Steven C. Helsel Legacy Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who has been actively involved in some capacity with ACT. In addition, Benzels (a long-time sponsor) presents each of the 19 schools in the ISAACS with $500 for their upcoming production budgets.

The 2022 ISAACS will feature 19 schools from a six-county area. During the year, two panels of judges from ACT views the schools’ musicals and determines the nominations in a variety of production and individual categories, the winners of which will be announced onstage at the Mishler between musical numbers from each school’s entry.

The schools and individual students for this year’s ISAACS nominations are:

2022 Saturday Night Isaac Award Nominations

Lead Actor in a Male Role

Brayden Jacoby/Joseph/Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
Ryan Longstreth/Jack Kelly/Newsies/Altoona High
Nick Smith/Gomez Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
Grace Ansley/Pippin/Pippin/Grier
Baret Monahan/Harold Hill/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

Lead Actor in a Female Role

Grace Kozak/Delores Van Cartier/Sister Act/Glendale
Dung Cao (Alexis)/Leading Player/Pippin/Grier
Madeline Cartwright/Elle Woods/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
Allison Moriconi/Morticia Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
Marissa Foor/Donna/Mamma Mia/Everett

Supporting Actor in a Female Role

Ava Adams/Gertrude McFuzz/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
Alayna Przybys/Wednesday Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
MacKenzie Duvall/Rosie/Mamma Mia/Everett
Hannah Nieman/Fastrada/Pippin/Grier
Orphie Hartman/Zaneeta Shin/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

Supporting Actor in a Male Role

William Secriskey/Crutchie/Newsies/Altoona High
Ben Kennedy/Davey/Newsies/Altoona High
Noah Detwiler/Eddie/Sister Act/Glendale
Blane Davidson/Horton the Elephant/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
Kyle Duvall/Harry Bright/Mamma Mia/Everett

Best Featured Actor

Caitlyn McConnell/Sour Kangaroo/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
Lauren Sauka/Berthe/Pippin/Grier
Sarabeth Lloyd/Sister Mary Robert/Sister Act/Glendale
Elizabeth Slogosky/Kiki/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
Colten Danel/Levi/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills

Best Dance/Dancer

Tango de Amor/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
King of New York/Newsies/Altoona High
One More Angel in Heaven/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
Isabella Casanave/Solla Sollew Dancer/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
Glory/Pippin/Grier

Best Ensemble

The Newsies/Newsies/Altoona High
The Nuns/Sister Act/Glendale
Barbershop Quartet/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg
The Brothers/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
Dance Ensemble/Pippin/Grier

Best Musical or Production Number

Raise Your Voice/Sister Act/Glendale
Seize the Day/Newsies/Altoona
What You Want/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
With You/Pippin/Grier
The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle

Best Production

Newsies/Altoona High
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
Pippin/Grier
Sister Act/Glendale
The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

Achievement in Design

Danielle Mueller/Set Painting/Newsies/Altoona High
Siara Helsel/Choreography/ Newsies/Altoona High
Allison Moriconi and Colleen Barnett/Choreography/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
Bella Conteras and Leticia Gonzalez Martinez/Choreography/Pippin/Grier
Bailey Luken/Lighting Design/Legally Blonde Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
Vanessa Harper/Choreography/ Legally Blonde Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
Samantha Heilmann/Set Painting & Lighting/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
Run Crew/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills

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