Wellsville NY based theatre group earns kudos from TANYS
By Andrew Harris
Small town, local theatre is alive and well!! After three days of performances at the Grace United Mission Center in Wellsville, the awards have arrived for the Starlight Theatre group.
The awards by the Theatre Association of NYS are a great indication of how well done this production was. The word on the street today was proof positive that this was a performance to remember. My conversation this morning on Main Street Alfred:
Lisa: Did you see the “Into the Woods” show this weekend by chance ? I hear it was unbelievable and I had no idea about it!!”
Me: I didn’t make it but isn’t it amazing that Wellsville has a theatre group like this ! Small town theatre is such a lost art. Sorry you missed the show, you should read the Wellsville Sun more often !
The Starlight Theatre announced the ten different winners:
We are thrilled to announce our production of “Into the Woods” has won 10 awards from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS)!
Meritorious Achievement in Direction to Heidi N. Lawton
Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Performance to the Cast
Meritorious Achievement in Technical Design and Execution to Jamie O’Kelly, Diane Willard and Angela Tinder
Excellence in Sound Design and Execution to Peter Mangels
Excellence in Musical Performance to Cyril Bodnar and the Orchestra
Excellence in Vocal Direction to Eric Van Druff
Excellence in Vocal Performance to Emma Elliott
Excellence in Vocal Performance to Heidi N. Lawton
Excellence in Vocal Performance to Chiara Iantorno
Excellence in Vocal Performance to Ryan Keib
Keep track of what the Starlight has coming up by following them on Facebook. These folks have produced lots of great shows and I expect that to continue, luckily for Wellsville!
