Qualters Middle School Drama Receives 14 Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild Nominations

On May 23, the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild announced their nominations for the upcoming MET Awards co-sponsored with Broadway in Boston. Among those nominated were 14 from Mansfield's Qualters Middle School for their performance of Bye Bye Birdie.

This award honors the work of high school and middle school musicals across the state of Massachusetts. 

An awards ceremony will be held on June 11 at the Paramount Theatre in Boston for all nominees. Out of 50 schools entering, Qualters Middle School’s production of Bye Bye Birdie took home more nominations than any other middle school production.

The following groups and individuals nominated from Mansfield for Bye Bye Birdie include:

Best Supporting Actress: Jillian Hobacia

Best Supporting Actress: Sam Eddy

Best Supporting Actor: Nick Levine

Best Featured Actor: Will Ferarri

Best Leading Actress: Nicole Mackie

Best Leading Actor: Will Garvin

Best Specialty Ensemble: The Happy Tap Dancers – Maya Blogett, FrancescaFerarra, Kirsten Volkart, and Regan Calusdian

The production of Bye Bye Birdie was also nominated for:

Best Music Direction 

Best Choreography

Best Coral Ensemble

Best Stage Direction

Best Stage Management

Best Technical Design

Best Production

What is the MET Musical Awards? 
Through the generous support of BROADWAY IN BOSTON, the METG announces a new education project to reach those students and teachers who enjoy the experience of singing and dancing their way through a full scale musical theater production.
 This new program will offer both middle and high school members a season-long opportunity to bring experienced adjudicators into their theaters where they will receive professional feedback on their hard work creating musical theater productions. The participating students and teachers will benefit from the educational expertise, vital to improving their program. A MET MUSICAL AWARDS ceremony in June 2013 will then recognize student excellence across several performance, design, and production categories.

Theater teachers and directors Jessica Strunin and Patrick McCrossan are very excited about these honors and they thank Qualters Middle School’s staff, administration, students and parents for their continued support in QMS Drama and in keeping the arts alive in Mansfield!

For more information on upcoming auditions and performances, please check out our website:www.qmsdrama.com