Nominations for the 2025 Shakespeare Awards

Nominees for MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company’s 27th Annual Shakespeare Awards

All are welcome to attend our annual Shakespeare Awards! Each year MacGuffin celebrates the acting achievements of our amazingly talented actors. Actors who’ve participated in our productions in 2025 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 celebrating 9 seniors: .Caspian Aicher-Roberts, Alice Allsopp, Ariella Eisenstadt, Meital Frankel, Alex Jacoby, Pria Lipkin, Olivia McKenna, Zoe Palmer, Elijah Teel The details for the ceremony are spelled out below.

The ceremony will feature musical performances and video clips from our 2025 productions. The awards will be handed out by MacGuffin alumni, teachers, and board members.

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Ceremony Information
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 7 PM
Location: MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company in the Swing, 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor (purple door)
Dessert Reception just across the hall at 2nd Stage
Dress: Fancy awards attire – be creative and fun.
Admission: $25 for Adults and Students, General Admission (includes the reception)

Productions in 2025
Twelfth Night
More Than Anything
Mean Girls
The Little Mermaid
Annie
Winnie The Pooh
Seussical
James and The Giant Peach
Frog and Toad
Jungle Book
Neverland
Lion King
Us and Them

Best Cameo
Adele Coover – Twelfth Night
Alice Hayes – Mean Girls
Serena Krouk – More Than Anything
Celia Parks – More Than Anything

Best Comedic Performance
Alice Allsopp – Twelfth Night
Shane Cunniff – Twelfth Night
Tate Pitcher – More Than Anything
Elijah Teel – More Than Anything

Meryl Streep Acting Award
Alice Allsopp
Ariella Eisenstadt
Alice Hayes
Olivia McKenna

Best Comedy Improv Performance
Meital Frankel
Alex Jacoby
Elijah Teel
Amos Wolfe

Best Cabaret Performance
Serena Krouk
Pria Lipkin
Zoe Palmer
Isabella Silverman

Rising Star Award
Sophia Mammalis
Lenny Novosel
Adalene Rohlfing
Samantha Shuster
Simone Zyborowicz

Phoenix Award for Leadership in After School Program
Charlee Brantz
Claire Dorsey
Olive Englebert
Mina Iqbal
Maya Swartz

Best Character Development
Alice Allsopp – Twelfth Night
Phoebe Bonin – Twelfth Night
Meital Frankel – Twelfth Night
Ione Spengler – More Than Anything

Best Supporting Performance in a Play or Film
Alice Allsopp – Twelfth Night
Shane Cunniff – Twelfth Night
Zoe Palmer – Twelfth Night
Elijah Teel – Twelfth Night

Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Addie Krause – Mean Girls
Serena Krouk – Mean Girls
Grace Moody – Mean Girls
Daniella Panarey – More Than Anything

NEW Best Youth Camp Performance
Michael Bocchino – The Little Mermaid
Lily DeVore – Annie
Zavi Segal – Frog & Toad
Ruby Strauss – The Lion King

The Hitchcock Award for Youth Leadership
Olive Engelbert
Sydney Giacobbe
Scarlett McCaffrey
Isaac Trooskin

Best Emerging Performer (1 youth and 1 teen winner)

Best Performance in a Play or Film – 2 winners
Shane Cunniff – Twelfth Night
Ariella Eisenstadt – Twelfth Night
Meital Frankel – Twelfth Night
Isabella Silverman – Twelfth Night

Best Performance in a Musical – 2 winners
Shane Cunniff – More Than Anything
Maxwell Davis – More Than Anything
Grace Moody – More Than Anything
Isabella Silverman – Mean Girls
Vivienne Young – More Than Anything

Senior Recognition and Farewell
Caspian Aicher-Roberts, Alice Allsopp, Ariella Eisenstadt, Meital Frankel, Alex Jacoby, Pria Lipkin, Olivia McKenna, Zoe Palmer, Elijah Teel

MacGuffin Award to Kristin McKenna