A black promotional graphic celebrates “Dearborn Area Theatre Award Nominations” in large white cursive lettering across the top. Beneath the title are two wide cast photos from theatre productions displayed side by side with blue and purple stage lighting. The left photo shows a large group of students posing on stage for the production “Alice By Heart,” while the right photo shows another large cast photo for “Catch Me If You Can.” The remainder of the graphic contains extensive white text in two columns listing award nominations, honorees, and productions associated with Crestwood theatre students and staff. The left column includes the following categories and nominees: “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT - FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL” with Sharon Adjanohoun – Catch Me If You Can, Robin Kovach – Alice By Heart, Rokaya Martin – Catch Me If You Can, and Navien Nasser – Alice By Heart. “OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN” lists Xylona Appleton for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES DESIGN” lists Gilda Cameron for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN” lists Jake Woldanski for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN” lists Sean Mason & Matt Woldanski for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION” lists Vanessa Elzein Lai for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE - MUSICAL” lists Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING STUDENT DIRECTION OF A SCENE” includes Sharon Adjanohoun – “Sorority,” Ali Boussi – “Arab Dad Parent Teacher Conference,” Hannah Hamka – “Cynthia and Ariana Interview,” Navien Nasser – “Bad Haircut,” and Brenden Young – “Van Down By the River.” “OUTSTANDING STUDENT DIRECTION - MUSICAL NUMBER OR MONOLOGUE” includes Sharon Adjanohoun – “I Can’t Lose You,” Ali Boussi – “Shameless Plug,” Hana Nasser – “Gypsy Monologue,” and Yanjie Zhu – “Sunset Boulevard.” “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF A LEADING ACTRESS – MUSICAL” lists Sharon Adjanohoun for Alice By Heart. “OUTSTANDING ONE ACT” lists EVERY BRILLIANT THING with Cayla Kolbusz – Producer. The right column includes the following categories and nominees: “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT - FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL” with Allie Fayz – Alice By Heart, Allie Fayz – Catch Me If You Can, Henry Martin – Catch Me If You Can, and Yanjie Zhu – Alice By Heart. “OUTSTANDING MAKEUP DESIGN” lists Grim Lacy & Delaney Singleton for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “GYPSY ROBE HONOREES” lists Sophia Beydoun – Catch Me If You Can and Rokaya Martin – Alice By Heart. “OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN” lists Nick Gladkowski for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY” lists Mina Haidi for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can. “2026 OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS” includes Rawan Aldallal – Asst Stage Manager – Alice by Heart and Catch Me If You Can, Norma Dabaja – Assistant Stage Manager – Alice by Heart, Norma Dabaja – Stage Manager – Catch Me If You Can, Youssra Najdi – Assistant Stage Manager – Catch Me If You Can, Eoua Ramos – House Manager – Alice by Heart and Catch Me If You Can, Eoua Ramos – Lobby Design – Alice by Heart and Catch Me If You Can, Kajana Selim – Stage Manager – Alice by Heart, and Hannah Hamka – Publicity/Marketing – Alice by Heart, Catch Me If You Can. “OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A ONE ACT - PLAY” lists Cayla Kolbusz for Every Brilliant Thing. “OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL” lists Cayla Kolbusz for Alice By Heart and Catch Me If You Can, followed by CHS. “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF A LEADING ACTRESS in a ONE ACT PLAY” lists Hana Nasser – Every Brilliant Thing. “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF A LEADING ACTOR in a ONE ACT PLAY” lists Yanjie Zhu – Every Brilliant Thing. “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF A LEADING ACTOR - MUSICAL” lists Ali Boussi – Catch Me If You Can – CHS, Ali Boussi – Alice By Heart – CHS, and Yanjie Zhu – Catch Me If You Can – CHS. “OUTSTANDING MUSICAL” lists ALICE BY HEART – Cayla Kolbusz – Producer and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN – Cayla Kolbusz – Producer.

May 12, 2026

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Crestwood School District

The Crestwood Theatre program has received 53 nominations for the Dearborn Area Theatre Awards this year, after finishing a successful season. This is the most nominations Crestwood has received in one year! The awards are a part of DATA, the Dearborn Area Theatre Association, which comprises theatre programs from Annapolis, Dearborn, Divine Child, Edsel Ford, and Crestwood. Congrats on a great season and good luck at the awards!