State Drama Festival winners announced

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The winners of the State Drama Festival, held Friday and Saturday, have been announced. Twelve schools competed in the Division I finals at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport and six schools competed in the Division I finals held at Winthrop High School.

“Pals,” performed by Hermon High School, and “Tattercoats,” performed by Lawrence High School in Fairfield, were named the winners in Division I.

Lawrence and Falmouth High School will represent Maine at the New England Drama Festival, to be held April 22-24 at Lawrence in Fairfield. Hermon and the alternate, Yarmouth High School’s production of “Cleveland,” did not register for the event in time to participate.

Messalonskee High School’s production of “Under Milkwood” won Division II and “The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note,” performed by Lisbon High School, was named the runner-up.

Students awarded All Festival Cast in Division I

Chris Reynolds, Westbrook; Carrisa Carey, Westbrook; Abby Levis, South Portland; Ryan Gato, South Portland; Emily Akeley, South Portland; Jake Newcomb, Rockland; Maggie Machaiek, Rockland; Krystal Willey, Caribou; Micaela O’Shaughnessy, Caribou; Shawn Ayotte, Caribou; Kate Caulfield, Yarmouth; Abby Coulter, Yarmouth; George Eisenhauer, Camden Hills; Leah Shrier, Camden Hills; Sam Lipman, Camden Hills; Ashlee Lucas, Lawrence; Mike Rogers, Lawrence; Liz Andrews, Lawrence; Julien Demassey, Bonny Eagle; Zach La Fave, Hermon; Mark Noyes, Hermon; Tay Sandberg, Hermon; Zachery Hart, Waterville; Sam Duplessis, Waterville; Cary Noyes, Madison; Ford Hunter, Falmouth; Darren Mastropaolo, Falmouth.

Special commendations awarded in Division I

Ensemble Acting: Nate Foster, Alex Kopack, Chris Reynolds, Justin Sawyer, “Boys Next Door,” Westbrook;

Ensemble Acting: entire Cast of “Feiffer’s People,” Caribou High School.

Set Design: Annie Marcotte, “Variations on Friar John’s Failure,” Rockland.

Lighting and Sound: Alex Mora, Peter Lord, Andrew Allegretta, “Cleveland,” Yarmouth.

Ensemble Choreography: Cheerleader Ensemble, “Cleveland,” Yarmouth.

Production Design: “Ubu Roi,” Camden Hills High School.

Video Design: Brandon Koons, “Ubu Roi,” Waterville.

Lighting Design: Todd LaBelle, “Tattercoats,” Lawrence.

Ensemble Acting and Choreography: The Fairies in “Tattercoats,” Lawrence.

Make Up and Hair Design: MaryBeth Bolte, Ashley Deane, “Shh…,” Bonny Eagle.

Original Script: “Shh…,” Bonny Eagle.

Visual reinforcement (lighting and set design): Samantha Lindsey, Libby Lindsey, “Pals,” Hermon.

Set and Lighting Design and Execution: “The Good Doctor,” Falmouth High School.

Students awarded All Festival Cast in Division II

Dan Kekac, Central; Meagan Mailman, Central; Brittney Rouse, David Caron, Sheridan Ellis, Messalonskee; Chris Gallot, Morgan Mosher, Noble; Jon Charette, Jen Russell-Bickford, Lisbon; Sara Daniels, Sonja Pooler, Schenck; Adam Vachon, Mel Gillis, Gray-New Gloucester.

Special commendations awarded in Division II

Best Comic Costuming and Best Offstage Crash: Schenck.

Best Dramatic Ensemble: Messalonskee.

Best Use of Live Music: Sheridan Ellis, Messalonskee.

Most Creative Set: Noble.

Best Sound Design: Ryan Salinger, Noble.

Best Ensemble Portrayal of a Social Issue: Lisbon.

Best Creative Use of Lighting: Dominique Mathieu, Lisbon.

Best Make-up Design: Amanda Parechanain, Gray-New Gloucester.

Best Costume Design, Cast and Crew: Gray-New Gloucester.

Best Farcical Ensemble: Central.

Best Use of Mime: Andrea LaFlamme, Central.