CAPPIES
The Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program," is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers like The Washington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala. In July and August, many of the top award honorees from around the U.S. and Canada are invited to participate in the Cappies International Theater, where they perform shows at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
West Potomac's Cappies Shows
2017 - Billy Elliot
Marketing and Publicity - Lily Vita, Emily Lyon and WPHS Marketing Crew
Lighting - Jessica Steadman, Kayla Claussen, Aubrey Blount & Sam Davidson - WINNER
Stage Management and Crew - Emily Lyon, Elaina Phalen & the Blackmorph Suit Crew
Special Effects - Ella Moore, Logan Claussen & Will Schless - WINNER
Costumes - Kaylie Kopicki, Becca Roberts, Lorna Ryan, Valentina Selnick
Orchestra - Refried Beans
Choreography - Natalie Edwards
Ensemble - Miners
Male Dancer - Josh Stein
Supporting Actor in a Musical - Jonathan Barger - WINNER
Song - Solidarity - WINNER
Musical - WINNER
2016 - Starlight Express
Marketing and Publicity - Liam Armstrong, Delaney Claussen & Lily Vita
Special Effects and Technology - Samantha Kendrick
Hair and Make-up - Kaylie Kopicki and WPHS Make-up Crew
Lighting - Kayla Claussen, Hope Kyota, Jessica Steadman, and WPHS Crew
Costumes - Jordan McCray, Helen Kitrosser, Kaylie Kopicki & Quinn Burgard - WINNER
Male Vocalist - David Jarzen - WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Musical - Frankie Mananzan
Supporting Actor in a Musical - Julian Worth
Best Song - Light at the End of the Tunnel
2015 - The Addams Family
David Jarzen - Lead Actor
Nikki Amico - Lead Actress
Frankie Mananzan - Supporting Actress
Emma Norville - Comic Actress - WINNER
Lizzy Rader - Female Dancer
Sam Rainey - Featured Actor
Ensemble in a Musical - Dancing Ancestors
Orchestra
Stage Crew
Props
Make-up Design
Set Design, Ella Moore, Natalie Jurkowski, Elaina Phalen - WINNER
Marketing and Publicity
Critics Team
2014 - Spamalot
Musical - WINNER
Song - You Won't Succeed on Broadway - WINNER
Peter Serle - Lead Actor in a Musical
Anjum Choudhury - Lead Actress in a Musical
Eddie Perez - Supporting Actor in a Musical - WINNER
David Jarzen - Supporting Actor in a Musical
Peter Serle - Male Vocalist
Nikki Amico - Female Dancer
Dan Evans - Featured Actor
Nikki Amico - Featured Actress - WINNER
Kaila Anderson - Choreography - WINNER
Orchestra - WINNER
Set Crew - Sam Poole, Alyssa Denton, Katelyn McConville and the Black Morphsuit Crew
Margaret Gorguissian and the WPHS props crew - Props
Lesya Melnychenko and Becky Lehner - Costumes - WINNER
Natalie Jurkowski, Ella Moore and the WPHS set crew - Set Design - WINNER
Sarah Bowman, Katie Kamara and Joe Slattery - Lighting Design
Gracie Denton, Jordan McCray, Ben Roberts and Peter Serle - Marketing - WINNER
Critics Team
2013 - Young Frankenstein the Musical
Best Musical
Together Again - Song
Ben Roberts - Lead Actor in a musical - WINNER
David Jarzen - Supporting Actor in a musical - WINNER
Katie Carbone - Female Vocalist
Orchestra
2012 - Inherit the Wind
Comic Actor in a play - Toby Mananzan
2011 - Bye Bye Birdie
Amanda Aleves - Female Dancer
Burke Solo - Male Dancer
Connor Chilton - Comic Actor in a Musical
2010 - Sideway Stories from the Wayside School
Emily Woods - Lead Actress in a play
The Wayside School Kids - Ensemble in a play
2009 - Footloose
John Rice - Featured Actor in a Musical
2008 - Guys and Dools
Rebecca Walker - Female Dancer - WINNER
Hunter Link - Male Dancer
Graham Jenkins - Comic Actor in a Musical
Paul Disselkoen - Lead Actor in a Musical
Song - Luck Be A Lady - WINNER
2007 - 42nd Street
2006 - The Boyfriend
2005 - All My Murders
2004 - Les Miserables
Orchestra - WINNER
2003 - Titanic
2002 - The Lion in the Winter
2001 - Man of La Mancha
Song - WINNER
Orchestra - WINNER
2000 - Pride and Prejudice
Costume Design - WINNER