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that brought out hilarity of Shakespeare's characters and writing.
Congratulations also to Pali students Mia Canter and Devon Baur for their 3 rd place
Disguises scene. Actors in this scene included Dylan Palladino and Igor Schvartser in
addition to the two directors. Working Class, awarded 4 th place, was directed by Jesse
Roth and included actors Jeremy Warfel, Carmen Rosales, Tucker Best and Jesse Roth.
Honorable Mentions went to Neda Dallal for her monologue entry and Romantic
Couples directed by Missy Jamieson with actors Austin Williams, Riley Kershaw,
Romi Messer, and Lucy Pogoriler.
In addition to C-Division festival, freshman actors worked with upperclassmen
directors to compete in B division. The Large Group Drama scene Julius Caesar earned
a 1 st place trophy for directors Jazmine Rivera-Hackley and Menasha McNeal. Actors
included Rachel Kermani, Leor Tehrani, Maddy Price, Niki Bina, and Ashley Nobel.
The Romantic Couples scene earned a 3 rd place trophy for director Casey Swanson and
actors Ryan Cronin, Caitlin Blake, Perry Rubin, and Mary McGowan. Working Class,
directed by Shelby Walker, earned a 5 th place award. The scene included actors
MollyAnn Davis, Sky Young, Chynna Wyrgatsch, and Sophie Hall. Disguises, directed
by Katie Takakjian, featured actors Nura Ferdowsi and Julia Levitan. The large group
Comedy of Errors scene directed by Lisette Piette, received 5 th place and featured
actors Helia Bidad, Katie Strachan, Nia Wahl, Sanam Enyati, Bailey Higgins, and
Maddie Travis. Anastasia Rivera-Hackley and Alex Cogbill both received Honorable
Mentions for their monologues and were directed by Sarah Etaat and Mila Feldsher.
Large group theme collage also received an Honorable Mention. The award went to
directors Neda Dallal and Kiona Parker with actors DJ Smith, Rinako Matzuzawa,
Sarah Freedland, Rebecca Yadegari, Maayan Kraus, and Melissa Pinion.
These award-winning scenes were invited to perform in the 47 th Annual Salute to the
Winners on Sunday, May 2 at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, in West Hollywood. It has
been a stunning year for the Pali Drama department with numerous other critical
accolades. The California Educational Theater Association (CETA) previously
awarded Pali's fall production of The Diviners, which ran in December, second place
from among all fall high school productions in Los Angeles County. Lexi Rubaum and
Katie Lantz received technical scholarships at the CETA festival and Sean Pinto was
awarded Best Actor for his performance at the festival.
Pali's next production will be its spring musical, City of Angels. The production will
run June 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12.
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