Two members of the Prep Players theatre group won a Halo Award for their performance in Fairfield Prep's spring musical, "Something Rotten."

Richard Herrera '23 and Sophia Papp won the award for Best Performance by a Couple or a Dynamic Duo in a Musical. The pair played Nigel Bottom & Portia in Something Rotten.

Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury announced the award in May. Prep was nominated for 21 awards, which are all listed below.

View a recording of 'Something Rotten' performance here.

View a Photo Gallery of the Performance

Prep Players Halo Nominations in 2023

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Mark Chen as Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Nostradamus in Something Rotten

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tim Wong as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

Fairfield College Preparatory School: Katie Linford as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tomas Galloza as Shakespeare in Something Rotten

BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Della Jackson for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Something Rotten

BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tim Wong for Something Rotten

BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Mark Chen for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST ORCHESTRA:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten

BEST DANCING:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sam Alvarez, Richard Herrera, AJ Dunn, Kevin Murphy, Lenny Rosenard, Mark Chen, and Charles Wen as Nick, Nigel and the Troupe in The Black Death in Something Rotten

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Kevin Murphy as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sophia Papp as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Richard Herrera as Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: AJ Dunn & Katie Linford as Demetrius & Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Richard Herrera & Sophia Papp as Nigel Bottom & Portia in Something Rotten

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Eileen O’Connor as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sam Alvarez as Nick Bottom in Something Rotten

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten