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Essex Resident Wins Best Actress at Maryland Thespian Festival
Jemicy Upper School student Nicholle D'Anna earns award for her role in Proof
Essex resident Nicholle D’Anna, a junior at Jemicy School in Owings Mills, earned the award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Catherine in Proof this month at the Maryland State Thespian Festival.
D'Anna, along with 12 other talented students from Jemicy’s International Thespian Society Troupe #8269 under the direction of Jemicy’s Upper School theatre arts teacher Sean Elias made history – not only by attending the Maryland State Thespian Festival for the first time, but also for the impressive accolades and recognition they received.
During this two-day theatre competition, more than 700 high school students from across the state competed in individual events, took workshops, observed one-act performances, and enjoyed other festival-wide events.
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Jemicy’s first Festival attendees racked up an amazing list of distinctions – sweeping the board with awards (Outstanding Production, Outstanding Physical Work, Best Actor, Best Actress), recognition, most represented school, earning 3 of 5 spots for this Closing Ceremony; and 8 students qualifying for Nationals at the weeklong International Thespian Festival in June at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Proof, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, is a passionate, intelligent story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.
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The students will perform the full version of Proof on Friday and Saturday, February 10 & 11 at 8 p.m. at Jemicy’s Tomlinson Theater.
About Jemicy School
Jemicy School, founded in 1973, provides a highly individualized, flexible, and challenging education for above-average to gifted college-bound students with dyslexia or other related language-based learning differences. A recognized leader in the field of education, Jemicy is the first school in the country to be accredited by the International Dyslexia Association. Jemicy educates students between the ages of six and eighteen on two campuses. The Lower and Middle School and the Upper School are each based in Owings Mills, Maryland just a short distance from one another. For more information, please visit www.jemicyschool.org.