The Teenys Gala...Career Path to Success
June 2, 2024 at Brentwood High School, 2 Sixth Avenue, Brentwood, NY
2024 marks the 16th year of The Teenys Gala...Career Path to Success.
It all began in 2008 - Islip Arts Council's version of the Tony Awards for the Township's high school theater students. The objective is to recognize outstanding talent and encourage students to continue their education and pursue careers in performing arts and theater.
Get ready to see this year's talented theater performers from Town of Islip high schools as they take to the Red Carpet on June 2, 2024. The Red Carpet is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm and the show starts at 7pm at Brentwood High School.
The funds contributed through donations and sponsorships are applied to scholarship awards and the administration of this innovative student presentation. Please use the links below to donate to this wonderful program for our talented youth.
THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES ARE...
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Josue Ramos as Johnny Cade / Brentwood / The Outsiders
Angelo Vargas as Peter/Kistunov / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Jake Morris as Cherdyakov/Kuryatin/Army / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Alyson Diaz-Montiel as Ponyboy Curtis / Brentwood / The Outsiders
Aidyn Mendoza as Dallas Winston / Brentwood / The Outsiders
James Talbot as Glenn / Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Scarlet (Syd) Reilly as Sandra / Sayville / The Play That Goes Wrong
Stevie Rosenfeld as Writer / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Victoria Acquavita as Writer / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Sophia LoMonaco as Snow Queen (Ellie) / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Tara Murphy as Writer / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Harper DeVerna as Brook/Dawn / Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
Nadia Moosa as Holly / Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
Arlyssa Rosario as Cherry Valance / Brentwood / The Outsiders
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Elliot Tafla as General / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Salvatore Moccia as Husband / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Jacob Solomon as Auditioner/Man / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Nick Cook-Coleman as Dusty / Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
Grady Davis as Cliff / Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
Tyler J. Hilms as French Prince / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Alexa Oliveto as Wife / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Kayla Krause as Mistress/Woman / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Harper DeVerna as Annie / Sayville / The Play That Goes Wrong
Jordan Reilly as Wife/Woman / Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Lorelai Mucciolo as Other Princess 3 / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Alexandra Totillo as Snow White / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
FEATURED ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Aidan Sanders as Blood Packet Guy / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Pablo Guevara as Randy / Brentwood / The Outsiders
Jose Rosario as Bob / Brentwood / The Outsiders
Anderson Ross as Smeagol / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Charlie Roman as Steve / West Islip / Almost, Maine
Nicholas Lindstrom as Animated Snowman / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Thea Baker as Rhonda / West Islip / Almost, Maine
Amanda Bolen as Narrator 2 / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Venti Ammenwerth as Narrator 1 / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Kaitlyn McCall as Dwarf 1 / East Islip / Game of Tiaras
ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA:
Brentwood / The Outsiders
West Islip / Almost, Maine
East Islip / Game of Tiaras
Hauppauge / The Good Doctor
Sayville / The Play That Goes Wrong
Sayville / Bethel Park Falls
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Jackson Mendolia as William Barfee / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jeronnie McDougald as Cain/Japheth / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Jackson Mendolia as Adam/Noah / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Chauncey Hyman as Abel/Ham / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Isaiah Baston as Father / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Isaiah Baston as Leaf Coneybear / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Nicholas Locurto as Dmitry / West Islip / Anastasia
Jacob Solomon as Captain Hook / Hauppauge / Peter Pan
Ryan Kelpie as Damian Hubbard / East Islip / Mean Girls
Kevin Hernandez-Verdesoto as Emilio Estefan / Brentwood / On Your Feet
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Molli Marchese as Marcy Park / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Marina Alberto as Rona Lisa Peretti / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Addison Fried as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Seraphina Ptaszynski as Anita / Sachem / West Side Story
Giordana La Femina as Anya / West Islip / Anastasia
Krista Flynn as Eve/MamaNoah / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Krista Flynn as Olive Ostrovsky / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jordan Reilly as Peter Pan / Hauppauge / Peter Pan
Dori Ahlgrim as Sophie / Sayville / Mama Mia
Arlyssa Rosario as Gloria Estefan / Brentwood / On Your Feet
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Chauncy Hyman as Mitch Mahoney / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Omar Guediri as Vice Principal Douglas Panch / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Tyler Hilms as Kevin G / East Islip / Mean Girls
Brendan Kroupa as Aaron Samuels / East Islip / Mean Girls
Jeronnie McDougald as Chip Tolentino / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Nicholas Friedlanderi as Vlad / West Islip / Anastasia
Gavin Pollock as Gleb / West Islip / Anastasia
Jake Morris as Smee / Hauppauge / Peter Pan
Shiloh Bowen as Shem/Storyteller 4 / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Avery Vivinetto as Mr. Darling / Hauppauge / Peter Pan
Jose Rosario as Phil/Soldier 1 / Brentwood / On Your Feet
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Mandy Nicoloci as Dowager Empress / West Islip / Anastasia
Mmesoma Wright as Gloria Fajardo / Brentwood / On Your Feet
Caitlyn Salus as Countess Lily / West Islip / Anastasia
Brooke Lubin as Gretchen Wieners / East Islip / Mean Girls
Lucy Carnese as Mayzie LaBird / St. John the Baptist / Seussical
Allison Orellana as Yonah/Storyteller 10 / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Olivia Davis as Joy / Bayport-Blue Point / Cinderella
Katie Edwards as Grace / Bayport-Blue Point / Cinderella
Taylor Space as Fairy Godmother / Bayport-Blue Point / Cinderella
Haley Hendershot as Fairy Godmother / Bayport-Blue Point / Cinderella
Emily Weaver as Rosie / Connetquot / Mama Mia
Maia Ludwig as Tanya / Sayville / Mama Mia
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Aidan Sanders as Mr. Duvall / East Islip / Mean Girls
Trevor Munoz as Lionel / Bayport-Blue Point / Cinderella
Charlie Roman as Count Ipolitov/Count Leopold / West Islip / Anastasia
Shiloh Bowen as Carl Dad / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Kyle Unger as Dan Dad / Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Robert De Persio, III as Baby John / Sachem / West Side Story
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Hanna Ross as Ms. Norbury / East Islip / Mean Girls
Rosemary Connolly as Mrs. George / East Islip / Mean Girls
Aurora Portillo as Consuelo / Brentwood / On Your Feet
Susana Landaverde as Rebecca / Brentwood / On Your Feet
Marina Alberto as Aphra/Storyteller 1 / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Molli Marchese as Aysha/Storyteller 2 / Bay Shore / Children of Eden
ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL:
Brentwood / On Your Feet
Bay Shore / Children of Eden
Bay Shore / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
West Islip / Anastasia
East Islip / Mean Girls
Sayville / Mama Mia
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE:
COMEDY OR DRAMA:
DIRECTOR: Rachel Ferzola / Brentwood
STUDENT: Jamier Hubbard / Crew Manager / The Outsiders
DIRECTOR: Bethany Affelt / East Islip
STUDENT: Brendan Kroupa / Acting / Game of Tiaras
DIRECTOR: Ruthie Pincus / Hauppauge
STUDENT: Stevie Rosenfeld / Assistant to the Director / The Good Doctor
DIRECTOR: Douglas Shaw / Sayville
STUDENT: Nadia Moosa / Acting / Bethel Park Falls
STUDENT: Syd Reilly / Acting / The Play That Goes Wrong
DIRECTOR: Melissa Senatore / West Islip
STUDENT: Caitlyn Salus / Acting / Almost, Maine
MUSICAL:
DIRECTOR: Jim Redding / Bayport-Blue Point
STUDENT: Alexandra Vlachos / Acting / Cinderella
DIRECTOR: Christopher Bilella / Bay Shore
STUDENT: Amber Marquez / Dance Captain / Children of Eden
STUDENT: John Brownyard / Lighting Technician / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
DIRECTOR: Rachel Ferzola / Brentwood
STUDENT: Isabella Asare / Stage Manager / On Your Feet
DIRECTOR: Brad Drinkwater / Connetquot
STUDENT: Abigail Thomas / Acting/Understudy / Mama Mia
DIRECTOR: Bethany Affelt / East Islip
STUDENT: Sophia LoMonaco / Acting / Mean Girls
DIRECTOR: Ruthie Pincus / Hauppauge
STUDENT: Sweta Jha / Stage Manager / Peter Pan
DIRECTOR: Michael DePersio / Sachem East
STUDENT: Patrick Cahill / Student Director / A Chorus Line
STUDENT: Keira Muino / Scdenic Designer / West Side Story
DIRECTOR: Denise Baio / Sayville
STUDENT: Grady Davis / Acting / Mamma Mia
DIRECTOR: Alyse Arpino / St. John the Baptist
STUDENT: Emily Horn / Acting / Seussical
DIRECTOR: Ryan Jensen / West Islip
STUDENT: Mandy Nicolosi / Acting / Anastasia
PIT ORCHESTRA AWARDS:
CONDUCTOR: David Johnson / Bayport-Blue Point
STUDENT REP: Cynthia Torre / Cinderella
CONDUCTOR: Christina Mendolia / Bay Shore
STUDENT REP: Maximo Flores / Children of Eden
CONDUCTOR: Kelly Hillard / Brentwood
STUDENT REP: Elijah Diaz / On Your Feet
CONDUCTOR: Christopher Neske / East Islip
STUDENT REP: Jack Wodicka / Mean Girls
CONDUCTOR: Gerard Giglio / Sachem East
STUDENT REP: Mason Vaughn / West Side Story
CONDUCTOR: Kerri VanBoxel / Sayville
STUDENT REP: Dario James / Mamma Mia
CONDUCTOR: Eric Albinder / West Islip
STUDENT REP: Sophia Biondo / Anastasia
STUDENT THEATER RECOGNITION:
Bayport-Blue Point
Robin Jones / Art Design - Playbill Cover / Cinderella
Emma Novak / Art Design - Poster Design / Cinderella
Sophia Maiorano / Student Director / Cinderella
Kaiden Logan / Lighting / Cinderella
Charley Armstrong / Lighting / Cinderella
Jillian Kaler / Sound / Cinderella
Jenny Lin / Sound / Cinderella
Christina Lin / Sound / Cinderella
Alexandria Davis / Stage Manager / Cinderella
Briana Dunne / Stage Manager / Cinderella
Kristin Tvetter / Dance Captain / Cinderella
Cynthia Torre / Musician / Cinderella
Bay Shore
Zephyr Chuaprasert / Art Design / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Rachna Singh / Crew Chief / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee/Children of Eden
Angelina Montoya / Art Design / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Joseph Nunez / Lighting / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Cydnie Charles / Lighting/ The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Jennifer Salmeron / Sound/Special Effects / On Your Feet
Gabriella Reyes / Sound/Special Effects / On Your Feet
Osiel Maldonado Fuentes / Sound/Special Effects / The Outsiders
Alejandra Diaz / Assistant Crew Manager / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Elijah Diaz / Musician / On Your Feet
Shalini Ramdath / Costuming / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
David Zarate / Costuming / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Daralise Hunte / Crew Leader / The Outsiders/On Your Feet
Connetquot
Katherine Maraviglia / Art Design / Mamma Mia
Ma'Kaila Marks / Assistant Stage Manager / Mamma Mia
Elizabeth Cadieux / Scenic Design / Mamma Mia
Victoria Eller / Lighting / Mamma Mia
Vincent Maraviglia / Sound/Special Effects / Mamma Mia
RJ Catalano / Stage Manager / Mamma Mia
Gabrielle Roppelt / Choreographer / Mamma Mia
Michael Patanjo / Musician / Mamma Mia
Jasper Moran / Set/Prop Construction & Design / Mamma Mia
Jonathan Le / Set/Prop Construction & Design / Mamma Mia
East Islip
Jayda Brown / Director's Assistant / Game of Tiaras
Emily Farrell / Sound/Special Effects / Game of Tiaras
Isabella LeRoux / Scenery Design / Mean Girls
Lucas Antunes / Scenic Design / Mean Girls
Aine O'Boyle / Lighting / Mean Girls
Ian Schneider / Stage Manager / Mean Girls
Brooke Lubin / Choreographer / Mean Girls
Alexander Firneno / Stagehand / Mean Girls
Sachem East
Jenny Sejarto / Lighting / A Chorus Line/West Side Story
Lucie Johnson / Sound/Special Effects / A Chorus Line/West Side Story
Jason Pressman / Stage Manager / A Chorus Line/West Side Story
Cadence DePersio / Choreographer / A Chorus Line
Keira Muino / Scenic Design / West Side Story
Lilyana Pittaro / Stage Manager / Choreographer
Sayville
Michael LaTerza / Lighting / Mamma Mia
Vincent Pasquale / Stage Manager / Mamma Mia
St. John the Baptist
Kylie McDonald / Dance Captain / Seussical
West Islip
Thea Baker / Assistant Director / Almost, Maine
Thea Baker / Stage Manager / Anastasia
Sophia Biondo / Sophia Biondo / Anastasia
Logan Coppola / Construction Crew Chief / Anastasia
