Cappies Gala

The Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program," is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers like The Washington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala. In July and August, many of the top award honorees from around the U.S. and Canada are invited to participate in the Cappies International Theater, where they perform shows at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Baccalaureate Cappies award

Every year, my high school was involved with the Cappies. My senior year, our fall play from the year before was nominated for best stage crew. I was the Stage manager for The Man Who Came to Dinner. We won! The sucky thing was that I didn't even go up and receive the award. I was at the Baccalaureate Mass/Dinner/Awards for my high school. We left early just so we could get to the gala in time. Well it was farther away than we thought and we were late. My friend and I changed out of one dress into another formal dress in the car on the way there. We went to the bathroom when we got there and my friend told me that I had won the award. I was literally 5 minutes late. Apparently, two other nominees from my school went up for me and got the award.