THEATER: Local High School Isaac Awards

The Isaacs were presented by the Altoona Community Theatre (ACT) at the historic Mishler Theatre on May 29, 2011. The Isaacs, the high school equivalent of Broadway’s Tony Award, are awarded each year to encourage and support excellence in high school musical theatre. The program was established in 2005 by ACT and involves 13 area high schools.

Our local winners were:

•  Best Production, The Pajama Game, State College High School

•  Best Featured Dance, Runner-Up, “Hernado’s Hideaway”, The Pajama Game, State College High School.

•  Best Actress in a leading role, Ashley Lope as Babe,  The Pajama Game, State College High School.

•  Best Musical Number, “Once a Year Day”,  The Pajama Game, State College High School.

•  Best Actress or Actor in a Featured Role, Runner-up, Elise Mortensen as Gladys,  The Pajama Game, State College High School

•  Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Richard Spicer as Lumiere, Beauty and The Beast, Bald Eagle Area High School.

The winner in each category made a Tony-worthy acceptance speech and received a $500 scholarship for any field of study at any accredited post-secondary institution.

The Gazette would like to extend congratulations to each of our local winners and runners-up. Thank you, also, to all of you who support high school drama.

For the complete list of schools involved and all the winners, go to ACT's website:  http://www.altoonacommunitytheatre.com/