Mrs. Shields is very excited
to announce that our three virtual 2020 and 2021 productions have earned
the cast and crew fourteen Foxy award
nominations this year. Our production of Now What? received three nominations for Outstanding Production of a Virtual
Play, Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble
in a Virtual Play, and Outstanding
Performance for an Actress in a Virtual Play for Yvellisse
Vargas (Class of 2020) for the role of Alice.
Our virtual production Holiday
Show received 5 nominations for Outstanding Production of a Virtual Play,
Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble in a Virtual Play, two Outstanding Performance for an Actress in a
Virtual Play nominations for Seniors Kayla Velazquez, for the
role of Teenager and Alyssa Anglade,
for the role of the protester, and
nomination for the prestigious Peter Filichia Award for Pushing the Envelope in Academic Theatre.
Our production of Little Women, The Broadway Show received 6 nominations for Outstanding
Production of a Virtual Musical, Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble
in a Virtual Musical, two nominations for Outstanding Performance for an Actress in a
Virtual Musical nominations for Seniors Kayla Velazquez for the
role of Jo March, and Ivellisses Segovia
for the role of Amy March, and two nominations for Outstanding Performance for an Actor in a
Virtual Musical nominations for Senior Arbaz Khan, for the role
of Professor Bhaer and Junior Mathew
Segovia, for the role of Laurie.
The Foxy Awards will be announced on May
17th, at the Theatre Night Awards virtual ceremony hosted by
Montclair State University, an incredibly memorable event, attended by high
schools from across the entire state, which were nominated from the initial 70
or more participating high schools.
This program has been established in 2009 by Montclair State University
Theatre and Dance Department professor Susan Kerner and Mahwah High School
teacher JoAnne Fox. They conceived the event to provide a balance for the
popularity of the high school musical and its celebration at well-established
awards ceremonies in New Jersey and the region.
This competition is open to all secondary schools in the state of NJ,
and only to straight play productions. The event is a positive educationally
based community building experience. Students are able to share their
work with other students and to be recognized outside their own high
schools. This outside recognition has direct benefits for students and
teachers in districts throughout the state.