We are pleased to announce that HARP's production of Les Miserables: School Edition was named "Best Production" at Saturday, May 24th's ACT Isaac Awards Program. In addition to Best Production individual award winners included: Arwen Hartman- Winner Best Featured Actor Alice Haslam- Winner Best Supporting Actor in a female role Nora Stanke-Runner Up Best Lead Actor in a female role Ben Gervinski- Runner Up Best Supporting Actor in a male role Jack Peterson- Best Lead Actor in a male role Gideon Karn- MVP Congratulations to the Cast, Crew, Pit and Directors of "Les Miserables: School Edition" (fb)

(FROM STEPHANIE EVERETT) I’m incredibly proud and thrilled to announce that HARP has been awarded “Best Production” at the ACT Isaac Awards for their amazing fall production of “Les Miserables: Student Edition.” We are so excited as well for for our student winners tonight: Arwen Hartman: Winner, Best Featured Actor Alice Haslam: Winner, Best Supporting Actor in a female role. Ben Gervinski: Runner Up, Best Supporting Actor in a male role. Nora Stanek: Runner Up, Best Lead Actor in a Female role. Jack Peterson: Winner, Best Lead Actor in a male role. Gideon Karn: MVP Congrats to our other Nominees: Rachel Daras- student design and Alaina Stump- student choreography. Congratulations to our entire cast and crew for their outstanding performance tonight and an amazing production in November. Your dedication, commitment and heartfelt connections will never fade from my memory!! I want to thank our incredible production team that worked to prepare our students: My incredible co-director, Holly Mercer, you are so much fun to work with and you have amazing organizational skills that I can’t even comprehend!! You have helped me in so many ways- I have been blessed to work side by side with you these past 2 years. I wish you all the best as you take the reins with HARP and I can’t wait to see what heights you’ll take our drama program to in the future! What an incredible journey we’ve had!!! Geoffrey McKain, music director- You did such an incredible job to bring our cast together as a musical ensemble. Thank you so much for your expertise and dedication!! I’ve really enjoyed working with you and getting to know you these past years!! Scott Sheehan, pit director- Thank you for the heart and passion you brought to every performance. The pit was amazing and complemented our singers to perfection. You have been such an incredible friend, colleague, coach, lunch buddy- everything- for these many years!! I cannot thank you enough for how you’ve supported me in EVERYTHING in life and at school!! Melissa Mastos Baser- choreographer - Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you’ve spent over the years with our shows! You are a true friend and I thank you for everything. Terri Benton-Monahan- Our amazing Costumer- Thank you for your incredible costume design, attention to details and tireless commitment to each of the many shows you’ve costumed. You not only costume the show, but patiently bandage fingers, ice bumps and help backstage when anything goes awry. You are my dear friend and I’m so happy we could share this successful night together!!! Thank you for EVERYTHING !! Joe Krupka-Our set specialist- Thank you for our amazing collaborations over the years!! You have truly brought these shows to life! Thank you to our incredibly supportive principal, Dr. Maureen Letcher, the entire administration, our school board and our amazing faculty and staff at HAHS for all of their support of our arts programs and HARP productions. I want to thank everyone at Altoona Community Theatre for everything they do for local theatre and the arts!! They are an incredible organization and they truly create educational opportunities for our local students that are life changing. Thank you for creating this amazing honors program along with the incredible corporate sponsors of the Isaac Awards: Reliance Bank and the Benzel Family!! I am truly humbled and honored by the recognition of our students and production. (fb)