Editor’s Note: To correct two errors in the original post: It is twelve nominations, not awards (yet!); the award ceremony will take place on June 12, not June 5 as originally posted. The Bedford Citizen regrets its errors.
Theatre at the Mount/Mount Wachusett Community College has announced its 16th annual TAMYS, recognizing exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theatre in area high schools.
Bedford High School’s Performing Arts Department staged a pair of musicals during the 2021/2022 school year: The Drowsy Chaperone in the autumn, and Mama Mia in the spring. Choral and theater director Katrina Faulstich confirmed the nominations.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 12,
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION, Large School Division
• The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST ACTOR
• Connor McClung (Man in Chair) – The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Heather Anderson (Tanya) – Mamma Mia
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
• Ben Couvee (Adolpho) – The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST DANCE ENSEMBLE, Large School Division
• The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
• The Drowsy Chaperone
• Mamma Mia
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER, Large School Division
• Toledo Surprise – The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST STAGE CREW (Large School Division)
• The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST COSTUMES, HAIR, AND MAKE-UP, Large School Division
• Mamma Mia
BEST HOUSE EXPERIENCE, Large School Division
• The Drowsy Chaperone
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE CHORUS MEMBER
• Bedford High School – Kai Etringer, The Drowsy Chaperone
• Bedford High School – Christina Kolak, Mamma Mia
About the Awards
The TAMY awards publicly acknowledge the outstanding effort Massachusetts schools make to strive for excellence in the performing arts. The program recognizes the extraordinary amount of work, creativity, and devotion that faculty and students pour into their high school theatrical productions. The awards celebrate the entire art of musical theatre: casts and crews, directors and designers, and the great musical theatre works that inspire such devotion.