Most Recent Awards Received by our Theatre Arts Program!
2025 Macy Awards
Bright Spot: Felipe Gomes (Randy Dexter); Alison Bauchat (Jessica Crenshaw); Jesse Lu (Detective O’Farrell)
Achievement: Brooklyn Akahoshi (Carmen Bernstein); Peter Cooke (Oscar Shapiro); Branden Ninh (Daryl Grady); Amicus Carrasco (Bobby Pepper); Nelah Yamashita (Chrissy Belling); Ellie Pan (Niki Harris)
Outstanding: Jay Shin (Lt. Frank Cioffi); Rylan Flanigan (Aaron Fox); Golsa Khamsehnia (Georgia Hendricks)
2025 OC Cappies Gala
Nominees:
Best Special Effects in a Musical, Curtains
Best Orchestra, Curtains
Best Cameo Actress in a Play, Alison Bauchat (Puffs)
Best Male Vocalist, Rylan Flanigan (Curtains)
2024 Role About
1st Place, Playwriting: Kayla Henderson. “Haunting Hour”
2nd Place, Production Design. “Scenic Design Team”
2024 OC Cappies Gala
Nominees:
Best Featured Actor in a Play, David Sloan (Trap)
Best Lighting in a Play, Eowyn Gutierrez, Jad Cera, Vivian Chang, Jasmine Davis, Manpria Sandhu (Trap)
Best Projection in a Play (Trap)
Best Marketing & Publicity in a Play: Chloe Urianton, Jason Wu Chen, Zoya Khan (Trap)
Best Vocalist in a Male Role, Dylan Chung (High School Musical)
2024 CETA Awards: Trap
Certificates of Merit: Kate Abalos, Gauri Agarwal, Eliana Aguilar, Maitri Allani, Danny An, Trevin Andrews, Aniruddha Babu, Ivan Bascos, Amicus Carrasco, Oksana Catiller, Jad Cera, Ethan Chan, Vivian Chang, Sofia Chaves, Peter Cooke, Jenny Cui, Jasmine Davis, Cori Dudley, Deniz Ertan, Gavin Fiske, Nithila Francis, Wyn Gutierrez, Ashley Ji, Golsa Khamsehnia, Zoya Khan, Tyler Kim, Thomas Lam, Hau Le, Jewelia Libejas, Kody Lin, Kady Lin, Isabella Lugo, Rory Miller, Sanika Nihalani, Justin Pham, Malcolm Razo, Manpria Sandhu, Samantha Sanford, Sophia Schneider, Jay Shin, David Sloan, Ashley Sue, Chloe Urianton, Tara Vatandoust, Jason Wu Chen, Nelah Yamashita, Richard Zhu
2023 Role About Theatre Festival
1st Place: Scenic Design. Cara Lin & Anjani Shaw for their theoretical set design for Mean Girls the musical.
2023 OC Cappies Gala
1st Place: Ensemble in a Play. The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nominees:
Sophomore Critic, Jay Shin
Supporting Actor in a Play, Jay Shin (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Comic Actor in a Play, David Sloan (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Props in a Play (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Stage Crew in a Play (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Costumes in a Play (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Featured Actor in a Musical, David Sloan (Peter Pan)
Comic Actor in a Musical, Jay Shin (Peter Pan)
Comic Actress in a Musical, Maddie Miller (Peter Pan)
Female Vocalist in a Musical, Rory Miller (Peter Pan)
Orchestra, PHS Pit (Peter Pan)
2023 CETA Awards
Certificate of Merit (Trap, Fall Play): Samantha Sanford, Golsa Khamsehnia, Nelah Yamashita, Rory Miller, Ethan Chan, Tyler Kim, Jay Shin, David Sloan, Kody Lin, Isabella Lugo, Kate Abalos, Jason Wu Chen, Tara Vatandoust, Nithila Francis, Deniz Ertan, Peter Cooke, Eliana Aguilar, Sofia Chaves, Hau Le, Jewelia Libejas, Kady Lin, Sanika Nihalani, Trevin Andrews, Aniruddha Babu, Jad Cera, Vivian Chang, Jasmine Davis, Wyn Gutierrez, Manpria Sandhu, Amicus Carrasco, Cori Dudley, Justin Pham, Gauri Agarwal, Jenny Cui, Maitri Allani, Sophia Schneider, Ivan Bascos, Thomas Lam, Jason Wu Chen, Ashley Ji, Zoya Khan, Chloe Urianton, Danny An, Richard Zhu, Oksana Catiller, Gavin Fiske, Malcolm Razo, Ashley Sue
2022 OC Cappies Gala
Nominees:
Props in a Play (Almost, Maine)
Featured Actress in a Play, Clara Ferriera-Lopes (Almost, Maine)
Male Vocalist in a Musical, Jamaal Walker (Honk!)
2022 Artist of the Year
Acting: Zara Shirwany, senior; Seif Abaskhairon, junior; Jia Narielwala, junior;
Musical Theater: Jamaal Walker, senior; Clarissa Roman, junior; Val Estrada, junior
Technical Theater: Kori Martinez, junior; Aiza Khalil, junior
2022 CETA Awards
3rd Place, Recorded SceneWorks: Zara Shirwany & Kristen Fong
Certificate of Merit (Murder on the Menu, Advanced Theater Play): Yahya Idriss, Hannan Al-N-Dee Al Apache, Paris Suttle, Sissy Nguyen, Clarissa Roman, Spencer Rydman, Tessalynn Trieu, Seif Abaskhairon, SJ, Kiara Knight Ama Loukili, Jia Narielwala
2021 CETA Awards
Certificates of Merit (Recorded SceneWorks): Clara Ferreira Lopes, Nicholas Nieto, Sohrob Shahmirzadi, Maria Pantoja Gastelum, Zara Shirwany, Arnav Sharma
2020 OC Cappies Gala
Nominees:
Junior Critic, Raksha Rajeshmohan
Cameo Actor in a Play, Aiden Stringer (Iliad, Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less).
2020 Macy Awards
Cinderella Performers:
Bright Spot: Tabitha Bradley, Nora Nyquist, Maria Pantoja Gastelum, Joshua Sloan, Jamaal Walker
Special Recognition: Kate Dang
Achievement: McCoy Cariaso, Aliyah Davis, Nishad Francis, Hannah Siekmann
Outstanding Achievement: Rachel Abalos, Ian Pham Aros, Stella Park, Raksha Rajeshmohan, Paris Suttle
2020 CETA Awards
Certificates of Merit (Iliad, Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less): Jamaal Walker, Paris Suttle, Aidan Stringer, Sohrob Shahmirzadi, Nicholas Sanchez, Raksha Rajeshmohan, Ashley Jane Pagador, Maria Pantoja Gastelum, Ainsley Johnston, Val Estrada, McCoy Cariaso, Kate Brooks, Anar Bhatt, Samir Behera, Ian Aros, Stage Crew, Set Design, Set Build Leads, Prop Design, Prop Crew, Mic Crew, Lighting Design, House Crew, Costume Design, Costume Crew