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Valley Regional Musical Program Recognized at Connecticut High School Music Theatre Awards

Valley Regional High School’s (VRHS) Drama Program continued its tradition of performance excellence with the Valley Regional Musical Production (VRMP) of Band Geeks receiving two notable awards including the brand new Future of Theater Award and the Outstanding Graphic Design Award at the Connecticut High School Music Theater Awards (CHSMTA) gala held recently at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.

VRMP thanks to the following people and companies that supported its Outstanding Graphics Design Award: A.C. Proctor of Essex Printing assisted with posters and programs; Whelen Engineering assisted with printing of programs; Casey O’Brien of Gull Associates Old Lyme assisted with costuming; Tiffany Hopkins assisted with projection images; Luther Moen, Ingrid Walsh, and projection students Garrett Boland, Tesla Lowrey, and Roman Daniels assisted with side projection panel adjustments; and Chris LeQuire and Brad Pitman of VHRS assisted in creating newscast footage that tied the whole thing together to the end.

Additionally, CHSMTA nominated VRMP’s Band Geeks for three prominent awards: Leading Actress-Maggie Walsh as Laura, Outstanding Sound, and Outstanding Chorus.

One hundred and twenty-one students from VRHS were involved in cast, crew, and pit to produce the newly released musical. The involvement of students represents 20 percent of the entire school population, along with countless volunteer hours of the parents, teachers, and community direct commitment to this longstanding tradition of producing excellence in musicals in the Region 4 School District. As always, the five performance date and times of the musical were sold out early.

As a surprise to all, Band Geeks creators Tommy Newman and Gordon Greenberg drove in from New York City along with original Goodspeed Producers to view the final dress rehearsal in March.

The students attended the black-tie gala at the Palace Theater in Waterbury and performed “Lost in the Brass” one last time. VRHS was amongst 20 other Connecticut high schools involved.