Chaminade University was recognized for their outstanding productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Beyond Therapy at the 2017-2018 Season Po’okela Awards. These two productions brought home a combined total of 14 awards for the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts.
This year’s awards included:
• Excellence in Service Awards (Claire Paul)
• Excellence in Theatrical Design Awards – Costume Design (Sister Grace Capellas, O.S.F., for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Excellence in Theatrical Design Awards – Hair, Wig, Makeup Design (Lisa Ponce De Leon for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Excellence in Theatrical Design Awards – Lighting Design (Christopher Patrinos for Beyond Therapy and Jonah Bobilin for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet)
• Excellence in Theatrical Design Awards – Sound Design and Engineering (Claire Paul for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Excellence in Performance Awards – Featured Female in a Play (Liz Stone for Beyond Therapy)
• Excellence in Performance Awards – Featured Male in a Musical (Gabriel Giasolli for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and David Bachler for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Excellence in Performance Awards – Featured Female in a Musical (Riley Noland for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Suzanne Green for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Directorial Excellence Awards – Musical Director (Tim Carney for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Directorial Excellence Awards – Director of a Musical (Brother Gary Morris for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Overall Production Excellence Awards – Overall Production of a Musical (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Since 1984 The Po’okela Awards have recognized excellence in local theater. Awards in excellence are given in 23 different theater arts categories including producing, directing, performing, design, and technical theater.
