At Center Moriches High School, Hosted by Walker Vreeland, WBAZ
(Long Island, NY) East End Arts is pleased to announce that the 13th Annual Teeny Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Center Moriches High School. The Teeny Awards, conceived from the idea of the Antoinette Perry Awards – The Tony Awards – for Broadway shows, has been celebrating excellence in high school theatre across the East End of Long Island since 2002. Through the Teeny Awards program, East End Arts strives to raise the bar on theatre education by encouraging increased attendance and community pride at school productions, much like school sports programs. Behind-the-scenes coordination takes place throughout the school year, as volunteer judges attend all high school theatrical performances on the East End to determine the best for nomination, and in June, the winners are announced at the Teeny Awards Gala Ceremony. At the Ceremony, the public is invited to relive some great performances from this year’s shows from the 16 participating high schools in the region, and celebrate the best of the best in East End high school theatre! The awards are presented by esteemed community members, theatre professionals, and arts supporters, and will be hosted by radio personality, broadcaster, host and interviewer, Walker Vreeland.On Sunday, June 7, 2015, the Red Carpet will begin at 1:30 PM in the auditorium lobby, and the Ceremony will commence at 3:00 PM. Center Moriches High School is located at 311 Frowein Rd, Center Moriches NY.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/events/teeny-ceremony.html. Adult tickets are $20 in advance (must purchase by 3:00 PM on Friday, June 5),and $25 at the door; student tickets are $10 in advance, and $12 at the door.
The award nominees were announced on Friday, May 8 on WPPB 88.3 FM with Bonnie Grice on her morning radio show, as well as on WBAZ 102.5 FM with Walker Vreeland on his afternoon radio show. For the complete list of nominees, visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/teeny-2015-nominees.html.
“We have some really fun surprises for the students and the audience this year,” said Anita Boyer, Teeny Awards Coordinator. “The faculty and staff at Center Moriches has been so welcoming and accommodating and we are honored to be presenting the ceremony at their theatre! And as for having Walker Vreeland emcee, I could not be happier,” Anita continued. “He has gone above and beyond to make this a ceremony for the books! He is so passionate about the program and is thrilled to be able to host and is even bringing WBAZ 102.5 FM to broadcast LIVE from the red carpet!”
The Teeny Awards recognizes student talent with judging categories such as Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress in the categories of Plays and Musical. Individual awards also go for design categories including Program Art and Choreography and recognition is given for set design, stage managing, lighting and sound design and student direction. The coveted “Judges’ Choice” award goes to an exemplary performance or performer and has sometimes gone to an entire cast or play, but it can also go to an individual.
The 13th Annual Teeny Awards is made possible by the support of our sponsors. East End Arts extends its thanks to lead sponsor Suffolk County National Bank, with additional support from Macy’s, Empire National Bank, as well as, Mary Ann & Joseph Martorano, Sea Tow, Tanger Outlet Center, and Bridgehampton National Bank, Dr. Joseph Duva, and media sponsors WPPB 88.3 FM, WBAZ 102.5 FM, and myLITV.com.
For more information about the Teeny Awards, contact Anita Boyer atteenyawards@eastendarts.org, or visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/events/teeny-ceremony.html.
East End Arts, established in 1972, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit arts organization, and operates a School of the Arts, an Art Gallery, and presents a variety of events and programs to promote the arts year-round.Proceeds from all events, sales, classes, donations, and memberships benefit the mission of bringing the arts to everyone and inspiring communities through service, advocacy and education.
