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2026 OC Cappies Virtual Program

Welcome to the Virtual Program for the 2026 OC Cappies Gala!

Special Thanks to:

Jaclyn Stickel & the Fullerton Union Drama Boosters

Jim Thomas

Scott Fitzpatrick

K.C. Harris

Sara Haddadin

John Zechiel

Samantha Sanford & Portola High School

University High School

Fullerton Union Tech Crew

Cheryl Des Palmes

Cambria Graff

Cristen Rasmussen

Chelsey Everhart

Audrey Moore

Alana Bliss

 

OC Cappies Steering Committee:

Ranae Bettger

Lisa Goins

Kennedy Kemmerer

Elise Ybarra

Footloose

 Musical Nominee from Tesoro High School

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Supporting Actor in a Musical

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Logan Booth

as Will Bloom

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Julian Fisher

as Moonface Martin

Laguna Hills

Anything Goes

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Ryan Nouri

as Hades

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Sam Doshi O'Neill

as Officer Lockstock

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

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Liam O'Rourke

Jud Fry

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

Supporting Actress in a Musical

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Saffryn Adams

as Wednesday Addams

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

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Mia Gasca

as Hope Harcourt

Laguna Hills

Anything Goes

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Lilia Palda

as Hermes

Hadestown

Santa Margarita Catholic

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Avery Santore

as Rizzo

Grease

San Clemente

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Myrra Uppuluri

as Ado Annie

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

Supporting Actor in a Play

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Tristan Fordham

as Miklos Hammerschmidt

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

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Kyle Monson

as Templeton

Orange Lutheran

Charlotte's Web

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Joesph Mulrooney

as Narrator

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Mason Potter

as Jay Gatsby

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

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Mac Ullem

as Piggy

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

Supporting Actress in a Play

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Ella Corbridge

as Sandy

San Clemente

The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery

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Mia Gasca

as Leanne

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Neka Jazaeri

as Myrrha

Aliso Niguel

Metamorphoses

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Raquel Radillo

as Puck

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Drea

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Sienna Sleichter

as Mary Davis

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

Macbeth

Play Nominee from San Juan Hills High School

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Props in a Musical

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Nina Arnold, CVHS Props

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

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Cori Dudley, Genevie Nguyen, Malcolm Razo

Portola

Spongebob the Musical

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Rachel Stube, Props Crew

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperone

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Brielle Surgener, SMCHS Prop Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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EDHS Prop Team

El Dorado

Once Upon a Mattress

Props in a Play

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Amelia Blanchi, Dylan Welsh, Kiralani Weiss, Parker Hambrock

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Emily Pham, Mark Pascua, IHS Props Crew

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Kori Sandford

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

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Rachel Stube, Props Team

Trabuco Hills

She Kills Monsters

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EDHS Prop Team

El Dorado

Failure: A Love Story

Special FX & Technology in a Play

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Isabel Calvo

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Zoe Campbell

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Uni FX & Projection Crew

University

Romeo and Juliet

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IHS Special Effects

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Malcolm Razo, Nathan Sue

Portola

Night of the Living Dead

Special FX & Technology in a Musical

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Uni FX Crew

University

Dreamland

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Star Draeger, Yuki Fujisawa, Elizabeth Kennedy, Nathan Sue

Portola

Spongebob the Musical

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Diego McNamara-Cruz, Sunny Del Rosso

San Clemente

Grease

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Patrick Tate

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Daniel Missaghianardakani

Nolan Dewees

Aliso Niguel

9 to 5

Sets in a Musical

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Sam Chavez, Alyce Pope, Crew

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperone

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IHS Set Crew

Irvine

Seussical: The Musical

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Jacqueline Reinhart-Morin, SMCHS Shop Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Gio Roman

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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Myah Sturgell, Wren Gritchen

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

Sets in a Play

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Elizabeth Boyer, Isabella Berkman

Santa Margarita

The Outsiders

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Alyssa Brown, Nadine Alzarkhani, IHS Set Crew

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Elijah Chaplow, CDMHS Set Crew

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

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Uni Set Crew

University

Romeo and Juliet

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Caitlyn Willoughby, Titan Stagecraft

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafor

Big Fish

Musical Nominee from Corona del MarHigh School

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Male Dancer

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Riley Dow

as Ren McCormack

Costa Mesa

Footloose

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Jayden Harville

as Will Parker

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Cassius Millett

as Russian Vocalist

JSerra

Fiddler on the Roof

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Jacob Thompson

as Bert

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Jack Zorn

as Newsie Ancestor

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Female Dancer

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Rhiannon Carlson

as Courtesan Ancestor

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Rio Gomez

as Featured Dancer

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Eliana Seven Merrit

as Poor Ensemble

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

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Paige Minton

as Cha Cha DiGregorio

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Grease

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Summer Rice

as Ensemble

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

Choreography in a Play

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Andromeda Bruschke

Fullerton Union

A Midsumnmer Night's Dream

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Rhiannon Carlson, Stella Oelschlager

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

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Rebecca Medhi-Tash, Willow Boyd

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

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Eliana Seven Merritt

Laguna Beach

Emma

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Paige Minton

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

Choreography in a Musical

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Willow Boyd

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Rhiannon Carlson

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Rio Gomez

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Leah Hauke

JSerra

Fiddler on the Roof

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Tessa Moore

El Dorado

Once Upon a Mattress

Puff

Play Nominee from Laguna Hills High School

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Sound in a Musical

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Mariah Baquedano

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Talon Clark, SMCHS Sound Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Dylan Davis, Evolut Shueh

Portola

Spongebob the Musical

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Elora Mahn

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Kenya Rosales, Nikki Nejati, CVHS Sound

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Sound in a Play

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Talon Clark, SMCHS Sound Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

The Outsiders

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Mason Haydon, Kaitlin McCormick

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Alex Hernandez

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Brooklyn Holloman, Marina Miyata

Aliso Niguel

Metamorphoses

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Aminah Sesay, Brody Reyes

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

Lights in a Musical

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Alice Farnstrom

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Luke Lehman

Santa Margarita

Hadestown

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Pablo Orozco, Joy Pelletier, George Yang

Irvine

Seussical: The Musical

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Gavin Shams, SMES  Light Crew

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Grease

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CDMHS Lighting Team

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

Lights in a Play

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Izzy Bassett, Ethan Cavotta

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Jackson Cravens, Joshua Gagnon

Aliso Niguel

Metamorphoses

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Emily Palmer

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

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Nathan Rodriguez, Mia Contreras, FUHS Tech Crew

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Gavin Shams, Keagan Pichardo

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

Marketing & Publicity in a Musical

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AJ Buechler, Claire Marano

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Bella Dragonetti, Casey Toggenburger

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Skylar Foster, Blessindia Denurwenda

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Mallory Keller, Sam Doshi O'Neill, Tatum Brennan, Marina Strombom

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

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Avery Santore, Kai Wells

San Clemente

Grease

Marketing & Publicity in a Play

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Parker Bittner, Brynn Thiret, SJHHS Marketing Team

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Brooklynn Calder, Simone Zijlstra

Tesoro

The Girl with the White Pinafore

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Avery Santore, Lila Davey, Audrey Molyneux

San Clemente

The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery

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LBHS Marketing Team 

Laguna Beach

Emma

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Beckman Marketing Team

Beckman

Never After Happily

Into the Woods

Song Nominee from Orange Lutheran

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Comic Actor in a Play

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Derek Becker

as Voldy

Costa Mesa

Puffs

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Logan Booth

as Dogberry

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

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Landon Jackson

as Max

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Ryan Proud

as Mr. Sipos

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

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Alejandro Thompson

as Bottom

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Drea

Comic Actress in a Play

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Isabella Blodgett

as Pandora

Capistrano Valley

The Iliad, the Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less

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Gabby Miller

as Misty

San Clemente

The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery

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Fae Munoz

as Peter Quince

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Bella Ruppe

as Harry

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Marina Strombom

as Mr. Elton

Laguna Beach

Emma

Comic Actor in a Musical

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Zacharia Alweheiby

as  Willard Hewitt

Tesoro

Footloose

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Alex Ariza

as Adolpho

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperone

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Jaden Carbonel

as Ali Hakim

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Aidan Mathewson

as King S

El Dorado

Once Upon a Mattre

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Lucas Miller

as Lord Farquaad 

Capistrano Valley Christian

Shrek

Comic Actress in a Musical

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Isabella Blodgett

as Alice Beineke

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

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Ava Gange-Brown

as Wendy Jo

Tesoro

Footloose

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Francesca Low

as Little Red

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

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Aubrey Mariano

as Gangster #1

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperone

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Claire McNamer

as Johnny Giovanni 

Newport Harbor

Hello! My Baby

The Play That Goes Wrong

Play from Irvine High School

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Female Vocalist

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Abigail B

as Old Sandra 

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Magnolia Breslin

as Ariel Moore

Costa Mesa

Footloose

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Sienna Ganem

as Teen Angel

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Grease

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Zoe McLaughlin

as Mary Poppins

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

Newport Harbor High School - Gabby Posse - Lissa Slay.jpg

Gabby Posse

as Betty Gold

Newport Harbor

Hello! My Baby

Male Vocalist

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Joseph Calvo

as Orpheus

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Luke Donaldson

as Bobby Strong

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

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Nicholas Earnhart

as Mickey McKee

Newport Harbor

Hello! My Baby

Mission Viejo Tristan Fordham - Christopher Hixson.jpg

Tristan Fordham

as Curly

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Jake Norton

as Doody

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Grease

Orchestra

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The Coots Combo

Newport Harbor

Hello! My Baby

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MVHS Pit Orchestra

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Uni Pit Orchestra

University

Dreamland

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SJHHS Orchestra

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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IHS Orchestra

Irvine

Seussical: The Musical

The Addams Family

Musical and Song Nominee from Capistrano Valley High School

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Ensemble in a Play

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Coven

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Children Ensemble

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

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The Hunters

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

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Puffs

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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The Watch

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

Ensemble in a Musical

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The Ancestors

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

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Fates

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Barbershop Quartet

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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Chimey Sweeps

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Townspeople

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

Creativty

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Jack Arrow

for Composition

Newport Harbor

Failure: A Love Story

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Aissa Carvalho

for Artistic Sign Language

University

Dreamland

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Piper Gubman

for Lyric Writing

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Freja Harrison

for Music Composition

Aliso Niguel

Metamorphoses

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Abigail Hauke

for Directing

J Serra Catholic

Clue

Intermission

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A Special Thank You to all the Advisors, Mentors, and Show Directors that made this season possible

Aliso Niguel

Jeremy Golden

Sophia Hoiseth

Beckman

Antonio Moon

Capistrano Valley

Emily Tucker

Katherine Fleener

Capistrano Valley Christian

Kristen Ruth

Corona del Mar

Elise Ybarra

Costa Mesa

Cristen Rasmussen

Sarah Portwood

Dana Hills

Nathan Longdon

El Dorado

Kathleen Switzer

Estancia

Ashley Atilano

Amber Reyes

Fullerton Union

Jaclyn Stickel

Irvine

Chelsea Skoien

Shreshta Aiyar

Laguna Beach

Meghan Minguez-Marshall

Alana Bliss

Laguna Hills

Aimee Gallager

Los Alamitos

Stacy Castiglione

Mater Dei

Madison Leal

Mission Viejo

Alyssa Gauss

Chris Hixson

Newport Harbor

    Lissa Slay

Orange Lutheran

Chelsey Everhart

Portola

Samantha Sanford

San Clemente

Kirsti McCleary

Ella Wyatt

San Juan Hills

Thara Knudsen

Cambria Graff

Santa Margarita Catholic

Mckenna Sulick

Kennedy Kremmerer

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Katie DeShan

Cori Samskey

Tesoro

Cheryl Des Palmes

Trabuco Hills

Audrey Moore

Taylor Finnerty

University

Ranae Bettger

                                                        

The Music Man

Musical and Song Nominee from San Juan Hills

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Featured Actress in a Play

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Meadow McGee

as Nadine Davis-Williams

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

Fullerton  Zoe McLaughlin - Jaclyn Stickel.jpg

Zoe McLaughlin

as Titania

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Drea

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Sam Doshi O'Neill

as Mrs. Weston

Laguna Beach

Emma

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Olivia Thimons

as Roger

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

Trabuco Feat. Actress Play Claire Vincent - THHS - Taylor Finnerty.jpg

Claire Vincent

as Vera

Trabuco Hills

She Kills Monsters

Featured Actor in a Play

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Westin Bulac

as Flute

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Joseph Clavo

as Sodapop

Santa Margarita Catholic

The Outsiders

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Jaden Carbonel

as Arpad Novack

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

Beckman Feat. Actor Play.JPG

Andrew Dove

as Godfather

Beckman

Never After Happily

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Julian Fisher

as Cedric

Laguna Hills

Puffs

Featured Actress in a Musical

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Tatum Brennan

as Mr. McQueen

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

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Kaia Miyasaki

as Marty

San Clemente

Grease

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Jillian Mooney

as Fate 2

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Natalia Palma

as Jenny Hill

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Hailey Poirer

as Grandma Addams

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Featured Actor in a Musical

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Rylan Flanigan

as Sheldon J. Plankton

Portola

Spongebob the Musical

Laguna Hills Ben-Fuller - Aimee Gallagher.jpg

Benjamin Fuller

as Captain

Laguna Hills

Anything Goes

San Clemente Feat. Musical Kirsti McCleary.jpeg

Andrew Pollock

as Vince Fontaine

San Clemente

Grease

OLU Zeke Southall Chelsey Everhart.JPG

Zeke Southall

as The Wolf

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

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Alejandro Thompon

as Robertson Ay

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

Parfumerie

Play from Mission Viejo

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Hair & Make-up in a Play

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Kenny Althaqeb, Leyli Danandeh, Crew

Portola

Night of the Living Dead

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Tatiana Brown, Emma Woods, Kameron Curtis, FUHS Tech Crew

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Addyson Fortes, Lauryn Harris

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Kaylee Garcia, RJ Miner, Scout Harrison

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

St, Margaret's Olivia Thimons, PLAY Lord of the Flies, Episcopal School - Jeannette Miller

Olivia Thimons, SMES Makeup Team

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Lord of the Flies

Hair & Make-up in a Musical

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Kaylee Garcia, Nikki Martin

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

Tesoro Feat. Actress Play Despalmes.jpeg

Meadow McGee

Tesoro

Footloose

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Brooke Mehta, SMCHS Hair and Makeup Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

OLU Callie Milstein Chelsey Everhart.JPG

Callie Milstein

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

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Sally Shubin, CVHS Hair and Makeup

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Costumes in a Play

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Kathryn Fitzgerald, FUHS Tech Crew

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Kasey Chu, Gianna Payne

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

Trabuco Hills Rose McPherson and Costume Team - Taylor Finnerty.jpeg

Rose McPherson, Costume Team

Trabuco Hills

She Kills Monsters

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Mia Pedroza, Kaleo Leite, Bella Ruppe, Ava Imsande

Laguna Hills

Puffs

Mission Viejo High School Costumes in a Play - Christopher Hixson.jpg

Sofia Gozzo, Madison Quirk

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

Costumes in a Musical

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Kasey Chu

Los Alamitos

The Addams Family

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Michaela Rosen, Andrew Barrientos CVHS Costumes

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Laguna Beach Meghan Marshall.HEIC

LBHS Costume Crew

Laguna Beach

Urinetown

Trabuco Hills Rose McPherson and Costume Team - Taylor Finnerty.jpeg

Rose McPherson, Abigail Mallari, Braylen Holdredge

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperon

SMCHS - Julia Plush - SMCHSEagles.jpg

Julia Plush, SMCHS Costume Crew

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

Hadestown

Song and Musical from Santa Margarita Catholic

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Cameo Actress in a Play

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Isabella Arbour

as Mary Alter

Dana Hills

The Triangle Factory Fire Project

Newport Harbor High School Sage Baranoski - Lissa Slay.jpg

Sage Baranoski

as The Dog

Newport Harbor

Failure: A Love Story

Fullerton Cameo Actress Play Jaclyn Stickel.png

Lucia Churchill

as Snout

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Ellie DIaz

as 1930s Radio Announcer

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

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Sara Phan

as Hunger

Aliso Niguel

Metamorphoses

Cameo Actor in a Play

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Vedant Atreya

as Cemetery Ghoul

Portola

Night of the Living Dead

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Maddoc Brown

as Grantland Rice

El Dorado

Failure: A Love Story

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Ethan Canda

as Neighbor

Estancia

Whisper All the Time

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Ben Hacker

as Watchman 2

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

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Kaleo Leite

as Bippy

Laguna Hills

Puffs

Cameo Actress in a Musical

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E Cadwell

as Marie

Newport Harbor

Hello! My Baby

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Gianna Carlile

as Fruma-Sarah

JSerra

Fiddler on the Roof

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Shylan Fernandez

as Alma

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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Emalia Probert

as Teen Angel

San Clemente

Grease

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Amelia Zuniga

as Oaken

Estancia

Frozen

Cameo Actor in a Musical

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Chase Cunningham

as Johnny Casino

St. Margaret's Episcopal

Grease

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Austen Deng

as Zachy Price

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Addison Lim

as Cowboy Bob

Tesoro

Footloose

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Max Macpherson

as Joe

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

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Drew Vander Wal

as Milky White

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

The Girl in the White Pinafore

Play from Tesoro

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Stage Management in a Play

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Quinn Cohen

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

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Abby Eagle, Cecilia Cowley

Santa Margarita Catholic

The Outsiders

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Tess Gibson

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Kate Luke

Laguna Hills

Puffs

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Samuel Ullman, Sophie Alpagut, Emma Iannacone

SM Team

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafor

Stage Management in a Musical

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Abby Eagle, Will Broomfield

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Emma Figueroa

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Mason Haydon, Maddan Cook, Enzo Norberg, Lukas Kane

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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Lucy Stecher, Naomi Peckham, Karina Montiel-Cruz, Sofia Acosta

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Maycie Thomson, Kelly Lance, Emma Cortez

Mission Viejo

Oklahoma!

Stage Crew in a Play

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Tesoro Running Crew

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

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Uni Running Crew

University

Romeo and Juliet

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Catherine Eddy, Emily Sparks

Mater Dei

Pride and Prejudice

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IHS Running Crew

Irvine

The Play That Goes Wrong

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Berlin McCoy, CDMHS Running Crew

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

Stage Crew in a Musical

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Jackson Cravens, Nolan Dewees, Angie Donaldson, ANTC Running Crew

Aliso Niguel

9 to 5

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Tesoro Running Crew

Tesoro

Footloose

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Uni Running Crew

University

Dreamland

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SJHHS Running Crew

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

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Zoe Healey, Jasmine Java, Mya Reyes, FUHS Tech Crew

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Song Nominee from Fullerton Union High School

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Lead Actress in a Play

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Addy Engelken

as Amelia Davis

Tesoro

The Girl in the White Pinafore

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Shylan Fernandez

as Lady Macbeth

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Kayla McVicar

as Helena

Fullerton Union

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Faith Novak

as Charlotte

Orange Lutheran

Charlotte's Web

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Avery Santore

as Brett

San Clemente

The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery

Lead Actor in a Play

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Tobin Cooke

as Mortimer Mortimer

El Dorado

Failure: A Love Story

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Liam Herd

as Macbeth

San Juan Hills

Macbeth

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Liam O'Rourke

as George Horvath

Mission Viejo

Parfumerie

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Evan Pagan

as Nick Carroway

Los Alamitos

The Great Gatsby

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Ryan Trefz

as Benedick

Corona del Mar

Much Ado About Nothing

Lead Actress in a Musical

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Addy Engelken

as Ariel Moore

Tesoro

Footloose

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Rylan Ladewig

as Winnifred

El Dorado

Once Upon a Mattress

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Faith Novak

as The Witch

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

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Jasmine Ortiz

as Eurydice

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Mia Pedroza

as Reno Sweeney

Laguna Hills

Anything Goes

Lead Actor in a Musical

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Braden Berg

as Man in Chair

Trabuco Hills

The Drowsy Chaperon

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Cameron Firoozi

as Edward Bloom

Corona del Mar

Big Fish

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Isaiah Medina

as Ren McCormack

Tesoro

Footloose

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Joseph Mulrooney

as Billy Crocker

Laguna Hills

Anything Goes

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Gavin Saman

as Gomez Addams

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

Song

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When You're An Addams

Capistrano Valley

The Addams Family

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Your Fault

Orange Lutheran

Into the Woods

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Wait For Me

Santa Margarita Catholic

Hadestown

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Step in Time

Fullerton Union

Mary Poppins

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Seventy Six Trombones

San Juan Hills

The Music Man

Play

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The Play That Goes Wrong

Irvine

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Macbeth

San Juan Hills

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Parfumerie

Mission Viejo

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The Girl in the White Pinafore

Tesoro

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Puffs

Laguna Hills

Musical

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Hadestown

Santa Margaita

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The Addams Family

Capistrano Valley

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Big Fish

Corona del Mar

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Footloose

Tesoro

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The Music Man

San Juan Hills

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Freshman Critic

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Charli Caputo
San Juan Hills
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Eloise Enes
University
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Kate Jennison
Newport Harbor
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Audrey Liao
St. Margaret's Episcopal

Sophomore Critic

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Baran Ansari
University
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Ksenia Minina
University
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Pearla Seif
Tesoro
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Rebecca Supran
San Clemente
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Laila Vataha
Capistrano Valley Christian

Junior Critic

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Alicia Barris

Beckman

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Grayce Burke

University

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Maddie DaSilva

Capistrano Valley

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Isabella Dym

University

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Jocelyn Hambrock

Laguna Hills

Senior Critic

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Tatum Brennan

Laguna Beach

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Madeleine Cox

Corona del Mar

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Bethan Elliott

JSerra

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Addy Engelken

Tesoro

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Sydney Ingersoll

San Clemente

Critics Team

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Aliso Niguel

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Capistrano Valley

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San Clemente

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Tesoro

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University

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