The CAPA Marquee Awards Presented by American Electric Power Foundation gives participating schools and students the opportunity to win awards for artistic excellence in several categories.

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Our nominees for 2024 are:

NATIONAL STUDENT REPORTER
Sponsored by WBNS-10TV

• Lauren Hardy, Olentangy Liberty High School
• Gigi O’Dorisio, Bishop Watterson High School

OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORCHESTRA
Sponsored by The DiMarco Family Fund of The Columbus Foundation

• Bexley High School, Xanadu
• Bishop Watterson High School, Les Misérables (School Edition)
• Dublin Coffman High School, Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Grove City High School, Shrek The Musical
• Worthington Kilbourne High School, Into the Woods

BACKSTAGE EXCELLENCE
Sponsored by ImprovEdge

• Stage Crew, Olentangy Liberty High School, Anything Goes
• Lighting Crew, Olentangy Orange High School, Sister Act
• Stage Management Team, Upper Arlington High School, Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Student Design Team, Westerville South High School, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Props & Costume Management Crew, Whetstone High School, Little Shop of Horrors

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGNER
Sponsored by The Pam and Jack Beeler Family Fund of The Columbus Foundation

• Aubrielle Behary, Westerville South High School, Costume Design, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Josh Brown, Upper Arlington High School, Sound Design, Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Deven Licón-Conner, Whetstone High School, Props Design, Little Shop of Horrors
• Betty Solomon, Licking Heights High School, Costume Design, The Wedding Singer
• Corinne Stevens, Upper Arlington High School, Costume Design, Mean Girls (School Edition)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXECUTION
Sponsored by Mary Beth and Luke McCormick

• Bexley High School, Xanadu, Stage Manager: Ruth Gravelle
• Fairfield Union High School, Mamma Mia!, Stage Manager: Carter McCrady
• New Albany High School, Mean Girls (School Edition), Stage Manager: Adeline Billups
• Olentangy High School, Catch Me If You Can, Stage Manager: Elena Achtman
• Whetstone High School, Little Shop of Horrors, Stage Manager: Lia Anderson

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Huntington

• Izzy Carleton, Bexley High School, Calliope in Xanadu
• Kamryn Dansby, Pickerington High School North, Dragon in Shrek The Musical
• Gianna Dziewiatkowski, Bishop Watterson High School, Gavroche in Les Misérables (School Edition)
• Sammie Ross, Bexley High School, Melpomene in Xanadu
• Kaylee Vance, Licking Heights High School, Grandma Rosie in The Wedding Singer

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by Johnson Investment Counsel

• Ethan Bevington, Worthington Kilbourne High School, Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into the Woods
• Gage Freshour, Whetstone High School, Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors
• Lucas Gleim, Licking Heights High School, Sammy in The Wedding Singer
• Gus Nusken, Bexley High School, Danny in Xanadu
• Johnny Redman, Olentangy High School, Roger Strong in Catch Me If You Can

OUTSTANDING DANCE EXECUTION
Sponsored by Kimball Midwest

• Eastmoor Academy High School, The Wiz
• Grove City High School, Shrek The Musical
• Licking Heights High School, The Wedding Singer
• Olentangy High School, Catch Me If You Can
• Westerville South High School, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, N.A.

• Bishop Watterson High School, Les Misérables (School Edition)
• Grove City High School, Shrek The Musical
• New Albany High School, Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Olentangy High School, Catch Me If You Can
• Whetstone High School, Little Shop of Horrors

BEST DIRECTION
Sponsored by Denison University

• Andrew Martin, Pickerington High School Central, The SpongeBob Musical
• Stefanie McConnell, Grove City High School, Shrek The Musical
• Christopher Ray, Whetstone High School, Little Shop of Horrors
• Rebecca Rhinehart, Bexley High School, Xanadu
• Johanna Whetstone, Licking Heights High School, The Wedding Singer

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by White Castle

• Caira Fisher-Rogers, Olentangy Orange High School, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act
• Allie Gomez, Upper Arlington High School, Cady Heron in Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Gwen Goodney, Bexley High School, Clio/Kira in Xanadu
• Mia Kadar, Dublin Coffman High School, Regina George in Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Kayla Servilla, Olentangy Berlin High School, Rusty in Footloose

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by Danbert, Inc.

• Preston Hudson, Pickerington High School Central, SpongeBob SquarePants in The SpongeBob Musical
• Colin McNair, Bishop Watterson High School, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (School Edition)
• Andy Norbuta, Olentangy High School, Frank Abagnale, Jr. in Catch Me If You Can
• Jakob Robinson, Bexley High School, Sonny in Xanadu
• Christian Strong, Pickerington High School North, Shrek in Shrek The Musical

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION

• Bishop Watterson High School, Les Misérables (School Edition)
• Eastmoor Academy High School, The Wiz
• Licking Heights High School, The Wedding Singer
• Upper Arlington High School, Mean Girls (School Edition)
• Whetstone High School, Little Shop of Horrors