21st Annual Shakespeare Awards – Announcement
MacGuffin’s 21st Annual Shakespeare Awards for Excellence in Acting
All are welcome to attend our annual Shakespeare Awards! Each January MacGuffin celebrates the acting achievements of our amazingly talented actors. Actors who’ve participated in our productions in 2019 have been considered for nominations. Essentially, it’s our version of the Tony Awards. It’s a wonderful evening of celebration and remembrances. This season we’ll be honoring 12 seniors, the largest graduating class we’ve ever had at MacGuffin. The details for the ceremony are spelled out below including the award nominations.
Date of Ceremony: Saturday, January 11, 2020
Time: 7-10 PM
Place: Friends Select School, the free parking lot is on the corner of Race and 16th Streets. Come up Race Street. Go in that back entrance. Follow the hallway straight until it ends and then make a left and go all the way down almost to the doors. The theatre is on your right.
Dress: ladies in evening dresses, gentlemen in suits
A reception will follow in the lobby with desserts and drinks.
Admission: Adults $20, Students $15 – tickets may be purchased HERE.
Shakespeare Awards Nominations 2019
Best Cameo
Addie Krause – Little Women
Zoe Palmer – Little Women
William Perez – Little Women
Natalie Vollmer – Little Women
Best Character Development
Gigi Buella – The Lion King
Jakob Kleeman – Little Women
Mira LeVine – Urinetown
Olivia McKenna – The Lion King
Best Comedic Performance
Max Borgenicht – Urinetown
Gwen Kapusinski – Shrek
Mira LeVine – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Maria Perez – Shrek
Meryl Streep Acting Award
Sophie Borgenicht
Lily Cohen
Max Mester
Niamh Williams
Best Comedy Improv Performance
Rachel Burnett
Brenden Dahl
Henry McCullough
Ellie McKeown
Rafi Mills
Lex Meisel
Best Cabaret Performance
Meredith Drasnin
Sophia Johnson
Jakob Kleeman
Ava Lazin
Rising Star Award
Isabel Attenberg
Isabella Silverman
Caroline Vollmer
Vivienne Young
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Brenden Dahl – Hamlet
Elena Eisenstadt – Hamlet
Ava Lazin – Hamlet
Mira LeVine – Hamlet
Niamh Williams – Via Dolorosa
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Film
Mollie Kenney – Little Women
Jakob Kleeman – The Sound of Music
Isabella Martorano – The Sound of Music
Roya Reese – Little Women
Niamh Williams – Little Women
The Hitchcock Award for Youth Leadership
Sonia Borish
Matilda Ghosh-Poulshock
Olivia McKenna
Elijah Teel
Best Emerging Performer
This award honors a youth and a teen who show great promise in acting
Best Performance in a Play
Sophie Borgenicht – Hamlet
Lily Cohen – Hamlet
Molly McQuoid – Hamlet
Max Mester – Hamlet
Best Performance in a Musical or Film
Meredith Drasnin – Little Women
Elena Eisenstadt – Urinetown
Sophia Johnson – Shrek
Ava Lazin – The Sound of Music
Gabriel Riccardi – Shrek
Senior Recognition and Farewell
Sophie Borgenicht, Rachel Burnett, Lily Cohen, Brenden Dahl, Jakob Kleeman, Ava Lazin, Max Mester, Henry McCullough, Ellie McKeown, Lex Meisel, Rafi Mills, William Perez
The MacGuffin Award for Lifetime Achievement
Sophie Borgenicht
Best Ensemble
Click, Clack Moo
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Hamlet
The Lion King
Shrek
Urinetown
Via Dolorosa
The Audition
The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
Little Women
The Sound of Music