Teeny Awards
CELEBRATING HIGH SCHOOL THEATER IN ISLIP TOWN
Awards Gala Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Bay Shore School, Bay Shore, NY
Red Carpet from 5-6pm / Awards Ceremony Begins at 6pm
2019 marks the 11th year of The Teeny Awards...Career Path to Success. This program is Islip Arts Council's High School student recognition program designed to reward performing arts students for their talents. We strive to encourage them to continue their education and pursue careers in performing arts and theater. The Gala is modeled after the Tony Awards.
The mission of the Teeny Awards is to recognize and celebrate the talented theater students in Islip Township, encourage them to pursue their dreams, and to stimulate local interest while developing an understanding of the value of theater education in a well-rounded school curriculum.
The Teeny Awards reflect a commitment by the Islip Arts Council to recognize the high school theater experience as an opportunity for young people to prepare themselves for the world beyond school walls.
2019 TEENY AWARDS PERFORMANCE NOMINEES & WINNERS:
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Winner: Katie Spina as Julia / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
Amber Gidden as Teacher / Sayville / Peter and the Starcatcher
Angelina Mercurio as Kelina / Hauppauge / Fools
FEATURED ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Lorenzo Kortright as Bert / Central Islip / It’s a Wonderful Life
Winner: Connor Barnes as Bellhop / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Evesha Harry as Kate / Brentwood / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Taylor D’Agostino as Kate / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Daniella LoCascio as Blanche / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Winner: Karina Gallagher as Maggie / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
Rene Kozlowski as Lenya Zubritsky / Hauppauge / Fools
Rose Recce as Sophia Zubritsky / Hauppauge / Fools
ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Yashaun Harris as George Bailey / Central Islip / It’s a Wonderful Life
Nicholas Fandaros as Stanley / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Winner: Luke Rosario as Eugene / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Winner: Andrew Timminsas Max / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
James Lombardi as Dr. Zubritsky / Hauppauge / Fools
Alex Pittarias Stache / Sayville / Peter and the Starcatcher
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Isabella Kerr as Laurie / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brooke Miranda as Nora / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Winner: Alex Bertolini as Maria / East Islip Lend Me a Tenor
Jenni Profera as Diana / East Islip Lend Me a Tenor
Danielle Gerardi as Snetsky / Hauppauge / Fools
Gigi Manta as Yencha / Hauppauge / Fools
Elizabeth Campbell as Prentiss / Sayville / Peter and the Starcatcher
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA
Gospel Excel as Uncle Billy / Central Islip / It’s a Wonderful Life
Stephan Mills as Henry Potter / Central Islip / It’s a Wonderful Life
Sean Brandow as Jack / Connetquot / Brighton Beach Memoirs
Winner: Luke Ferrari as Tito / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
Kieran Tohill as Saunders / East Islip / Lend Me a Tenor
Aidan DeVerna as Smee / Sayville / Peter and the Starcatcher
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Miklayla Hicks as Blanket Woman/Season’s Soloist / Bay Shore / RENT
Kyanie Louis as Mary Sunshine / Bay Shore / Chicago
Winner: Christy Jean as Carla / Brentwood / In the Heights
Alex Bertolini as Gigi / East Islip / Miss Saigon
Gigi Manta as Arianne / Hauppauge / Twelfth Night
Emily Pandal as Maye / Hauppauge / Twelfth Night
Rachel Nettuno as Flotsam / Islip / The Little Mermaid 1
Katy Zurbaran as Jetsam / Islip / The Little Mermaid 1
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Will Logan as Fred Casely / Bay Shore / Chicago
Scott Wysocki as Gordon-Mr. Jefferson-Seasons Soloist / Bay Shore / RENT
Winner: Jayden Brown as Piragua Guy / Brentwood / In the Heights
Richard Ortiz as Graffiti Pete / Brentwood / In the Heights
Luca Iallonardi as Sebastian / Hauppauge / Twelfth Night
Zack Center as Scuttle / Islip / The Little Mermaid 1
Ryan DelGenio as Scuttle / Islip / The Little Mermaid 2
Joe Leo as Rodger / Islip / Grease
Frank Neri as Chef Louis / Islip / The Little Mermaid
ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Alisa Barsch as Princess Puffer / Bayport-Blue Point / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Daphne Sparacio as Rosa Bud / Bayport-Blue Point / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Adrianna Romeo as Roxie Hart / Bay Shore / Chicago
Kaylee Frias as Abuela Claudia / Brentwood / In the Heights
Winner: Marilyn Parada as Nina / Brentwood / In the Heights
Ariana Vargas as Vanessa / Brentwood / In the Heights
Anna Grottola as Belle / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Tori Tiernan as Kim / East Islip / Miss Saigon
Allie Morrissey as Ariel / Islip / The Little Mermaid 1
Winner: Julianna Rezza as Belle / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Connor Teague as Mayor Sapsea / Bayport-Blue Point / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Lukas Veracek as John Jasper / Bayport-Blue Point / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
David Tucciarone as Billy Flynn / Bay Shore / Chicago
Winner: Samuel M. De La Cruz as Usnavi / Brentwood / In the Heights
Winner: Justin Velez as Benny / Brentwood / In the Heights
Giovanni Santiago as The Beast / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Luke Ferrari as Chris / East Islip / Miss Saigon
Kieran Tohill as The Engineer / East Islip / Miss Saigon
Brandon Larson as Prince Eric / Islip / The Little Mermaid
Will Brennan as The Beast / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
Jack DeNicola as Gaston / St John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Mikayla Hicks as Mama Morton / Bay Shore / Chicago
Winner: Emerese Noel as Daniela / Brentwood / In the Heights
Jasmine Almonte as Lorrell Robinson / Central Islip / Dreamgirls
Brooke Miranda as Babbette / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle Perticone as Mrs. Potts / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Karina Gallagher as Ellen / East Islip /Miss Saigon
Winner: Katie Dolce as Feste / Hauppauge / Twelfth Night
Rene Kozlowski as Maria / Hauppauge /Twelfth Night
Winner: Toni Castronova as Rizzo / Islip / Grease 2
Tyler Cirulnick as Ursula / Islip / The Little Mermaid 1
Noelle Richard as Ursula / Islip / The Little Mermaid 2
Kat Motlensk as Mrs. Potts / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Samuel Lent as Reverend Crisparkle / Bayport-Blue Point / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dylan Chong as Amos Hart / Bay Shore / Chicago
Edgar Romero as Sonny / Brentwood / In the Heights
Nicholas Miller as Cosgworth / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Jake Peralta as Lefou / Connetquot / Beauty and the Beast
Andrew Timmins as John / East Islip / Miss Saigon
Nick D’Auria as Sebastian / Islip / The Little Mermaid
Matthew Mahr as King Triton / Islip / The Little Mermaid
Winner: Nick D’Auria as Kenickie / Islip / Grease
Shaun Gibbons as Moonface Martin / Sayville / Anything Goes
Eddie David as Lefou / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
Brendan Ferraro as Lumiere / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
Fernando Gomez as Cogsworth / St. John The Baptist / Beauty and the Beast
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF A MUSICAL
"RENT" Bay Shore
"Chicago" Bay Shore
Winner: "In the Heights" Brentwood
"Beauty and the Beast" Connetquot
"Miss Saigon" East Islip
"Grease" Islip
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF A COMEDY/DRAMA
"It’s a Wonderful Life" Central Islip
"Brighton Beach Memoirs" Connetquot
Winner: "Lend Me a Tenor" East Islip
"Fools" Hauppauge
"Peter and the Starcatcher" Sayville
STUDENT THEATER RECOGNITION
ART DESIGN
Nicolette Borutto, Chicago, Bay Shore
Stephanie McDonough, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bayport-Blue Point
Sean Kearns, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bayport-Blue Point
Aliyah Soriano, In the Heights, Brentwood
Aleasa Julian, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Lauren Florenz, Lend Me a Tenor & Miss Saigon, East Islip
Jade Kirdahy, Fools & Twelfth Night, Hauppauge
Alexander Pittari, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sayville
Marilyn Theagene, Beauty and the Beast, St. John The Baptist
LIGHTING, SOUND & SPECIAL EFFECTS
Jeremy Burd, RENT , Bay Shore
Dennison DeNatalie, Chicago, Bay Shore
Kyle Dell Aquila, In the Heights, Brentwood
Krystal Morales, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Isaiah Silver, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Tori Tiernan, Lend Me a Tenor, East Islip
James Rindos, The Little Mermaid & Grease, Islip
Valerie Buonasera, The Little Mermaid & Grease, Islip
Nicholas Cameron, Peter and the Starcatcher Sayville
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & CREW CHIEF
Desiree Otero, It’s a Wonderful Life, Central Islip
Elisa Gomez, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Valerie Buonasera, The Little Mermaid & Grease, Islip
Carley Lovito, Beauty and the Beast, St. John The Baptist
Megan Gagnon, Beauty and the Beast, St. John The Baptist
MEDIA
Adlin Telus, In the Heights, Brentwood
Luke Ferrari, Lend Me a Tenor & Miss Saigon, East Islip
Alex Rivera, The Little Mermaid, Islip
Erin Quinn, Grease, Islip
DANCE CAPTAIN & CHOREOGRAPHY
Kaitlyn Elmendorf, RENT & Chicago, Bay Shore
Tatiana Padro, Chicago, Bay Shore
Jordan Pickens, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Rachel Finz, The Little Mermaid & Grease, Islip
STAGE MANAGER
Mallory Vannoni, RENT & Chicago, Bay Shore
Anna Kearns, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bayport-Blue Point
Christopher Minardi, In the Heights, Brentwood
Sarah Schneider, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Emily DaSilva, Lend Me a Tenor, East Islip
Timothy Meier, Miss Saigon, East Islip
Gabriella Cavallaro, Twelfth Night, Hauppauge
Lillian Schwiekert, Anything Goes, Sayville
Nicholas Cameron, Anything Goes, Sayville
Elina McAteer, Beauty and the Beast, St. John The Baptist
PIT ORCHESTRA
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Bayport-Bluepoint
"RENT" Bay Shore
"Chicago" Bay Shore
"In the Heights" Brentwood
"Dreamgirls" Central Islip
"Beauty and the Beast" Connetquot
"Miss Saigon" East Islip
"Twelfth Night" Hauppauge
"Anything Goes" Sayville
DIRECTORS' CHOICE
Spencer Asofsky, RENT, Bay Shore
Jordan Arthur, In the Heights, Brentwood
Adanna Rivera, It’s a Wonderful Life, Central Islip
Valarie Belizaire, Dreamgirls, Central Islip
Gabrielle Cascio, Beauty and the Beast, Connetquot
Diana Danielsson, Beauty and the Beast, Connetquot
Emily DaSilva, Lend Me a Tenor, East Islip
Tori Tiernan, Miss Saigon, East Islip
Gigi Manta, Fools & Twelfth Night, Hauppauge
Gabriella Cavallaro, Twelfth Night, Hauppauge
Brandon Larson, The Little Mermaid, Islip
Marisa Esposito, Grease, Islip
Alexander Pittari, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sayville
Cameryn Surdi, Anything Goes, Sayville
Julianna Rezza, Beauty and the Beast, St. John The Baptist
