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Darien’s Theatre 308 Members Win Six Statewide Competition Awards for ‘Our Town’ and ‘Chicago’
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Theatre 308, Darien High School’s premiere acting and performance arts club, yet again won numerous awards at two statewide theater awards programs.
— an announcement from Theatre 308
For the third year in a row, 308 participated in the Halo Awards, a prestigious award ceremony that honors high school students’ achievements in all aspects of theater. Over 60 high schools from across the State of Connecticut participated this year. Both 308’s fall drama Our Town and the spring musical Chicago received a total of 14 nominations in their categories for both onstage and off-stage achievements. At the Halos senior Evelyn Sload took home “Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Classical Play” for her performance in Our Town. Senior Grady Allen won “Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Classical Musical” for his role as Billy Flynn in Chicago.