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WHS PERFORMING ARTS CLUB 2026 LENAEA PARTICIPANTS:

LENAEA CA HIGH SCHOOL
THEATRE FESTIVAL & COMPETITION
Folsom Lake College

PAC members competed in a variety of drama categories at the Lenaea Theatre Festival in Folsom last February.  The three-day event included over 1,618 students from 87 high schools throughout Northern California, the Bay Area, and Nevada with approximately 457 additional students and community attendees. It featured over 605 student performances of monologues, duo scenes, one-act plays, and musical solos, plus about 20 workshops presented by theatre professionals. Below is the list of WHS PAC's 2026 Lenaea Festival participants:

COSTUME DESIGN:
Chloe Cepe '27 (Gold Medal)
Hadestown (Musical) by Anais Mitchell

ORIGINAL PLAYS:
Aerin Contreras '26 (Silver Medal)
The Incompetent Bomb Squad

MONOLOGUES:
Lily Del Real '28 (Bronze Medal)
I Did It  by Lily Del Real
Darren Lai '26 (Bronze Medal)
F.O.B. by David Henry Hwang
Aifa Brielle Mamauag '27 (Bronze Medal)
Agnes of God by John Pielmeir
Aadya Jaiswal '29
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

DUO SCENES:
Darren Lai '26 & Ahana Mirani '28 (Bronze Medal)
Tough Choices for a New Century by Jane Anderson

Aifa Brielle Mamauag '27 & Anna Velyka '28
My Cup Ranneth Over by Robert Patrick

MUSICAL THEATRE:
Chloe Cepe '27 ("For Better or Worse" - Great Gatsby)
Aadya Jaiswal '29 ("That's All")
Anna Velyka '28 ("Ballad of Jane Doe" - Ride the Cyclone)

ONE ACT:
Test Shenanigans written & directed by Aerin Contreras '26

Alisa: Chloe Cepe '27
Kane: Jayce Roberts '28
Rosalie: Anna Velyka '28
Mary: Aifa Brielle Mamauag '27
Maeve: Lily Mae Del Real '28
Sam: Darren Lai '26 Alex: Aadya Jaiswal '29
Ms. Conner: Ahana Mirani '28
June: Maya Toor '28
Parker: Waverly Soo Hoo '27

Stage Manager: Janna Valmeo '27
Crew: Maxine Ballesteros '27
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2025 PARTICIPANTS:
ONE ACT: The Bride is Dead by Anna Davis '24, Karina Sapkota '24, Nitika Sathiya '24, Sachin Toor'25 '(Silver)
Directed by Amelia Means '25  (Outstanding Direction)
CAST & CREW:
Link Ayala '25, Maxine Ballesteros '27, Alistair Bautista '25, Chloe Cepe '27, Aerin Contreras '26, Lily Grace Davis '26, Lily Del Real '28, Johanna Klopfenstein '25 (Outstanding Performance), Aifa Brielle Mamauag '27, Sara Piper-Frisina '25, Yazil Ramirez '25, Emily Sisson '25, Waverly Soo Hoo '27, Maya Toor '29, Sachin Toor '25, Janna Valmeo '27
MONOLOGUES:
Johanna Klopfenstein '25 (Respondent's Choice) - Silver
Sara Piper-Frisina '25
Yazil Ramirez '25
Hailey Vittoria '25
DUO SCENES:
Lily Grace Davis '26 & Amelia Means '25 (Command Performance) - Gold
Johanna Klopfenstein '25 & Hailey Vittoria '25 (Respondent's Choice) - Silver
MUSICAL THEATRE:
Lily Grace Davis '26
Sara Piper-Frisina '26
Hailey Vittoria '26 (Respondent's Choice)
ORIGINAL PLAY:
Aerin Contreras '26 (Silver)
Sachin Toor '25 (Bronze)
TECH OLYMPICS:
Link Ayala '25
Alistair Bautista '25
Maxine Ballesteros'27
Chloe Cepe '27
Lily Del Real '28
Waverly Soo Hoo '27
Janna Valmeo '27

2024 PARTICIPANTS:
ONE ACT: Roasline Wrecked it All by Stephen Kaplan  (Silver)
Directed by Anna Davis '24 (Outstanding Direction)
CAST:
Avery Arellano, Lily Davis, Alan Jamison, Johanna Klopfenstein (Outstanding Performance), Eli McInerney, Amelia Means, Sarah Piper-Norwitt, Yazil Ramirez, Sachin Toor, Hailey Vittoria & Harper Woodrow

MONOLOGUES:
Avery Arellano '26
Anna Davis '24
Lily Davis '26
Olivia Mou '24

DUO SCENES:
**Johanna Klopfenstein '25 & Hailey Vittoria (Assassins)   (Gold) & Command Performance**
Alan Jamison' 26 & Eli McInerney '24 (Speed the Plow by David Mamet) (Gold)
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MUSICAL THEATRE:
Lily Davis '26
Yazil Ramirez '25
Hailey Vittoria '25

ORIGINAL PLAY:
Anna Davis '24 (Silver )
Olivia Mou '24

TECH OLYMPICS:
Karina Sapkota '24

2023 PARTICIPANTS:
ONE ACT: The World Ends in an Hour by Anna Davis '24  (Silver - Original)
Directed by Amanda Behrens '24

ONE ACT: Triangle by Laurie Brooks (Bronze)
Directed by Isabella Ip '23

MONOLOGUES:
Chioma Chioma-Ozukwe '23
Anna Davis '24 (Silver & Responder's Choice)
Gabriel Lew '23 (Gold - Original)
Hailey Vittoria '25

DUO SCENES:
**Meri Dolbakyan '23 & Anish Korlimarla '23 (Proof by David Auburn)**
Amanda Behrens ' 24 & Gabriel Lew '23 (Angels in America by Tony Kushner)

SONGS:
Chioma Chioma-Ozukwe '23
Olivia Mou '24
Ahyan Zamen '24 (Gold)

ORIGINAL PLAY:
Olivia Mou '24

TECH OLYMPICS:
Karina Sapkota '24

2022 PARTICIPANTS:
ONE ACT: Tracks by Peter Tarsi MONOLOGUES:
Directed by Leilani Letke '22 Anish Korlimarla '23 (Responder's Choice)
CAST: Kaitlyn Lagrimas '22 (Bronze - Original)
Amanda Behrens '24 Meri Dolbakyan '23
Chioma Chioma-Ozukwe '23 Charles Monk '23
Anna Davis '24
Meri Dolbakyan '23
Johanna Klopfenstein '25 TWO PERSON SCENES:
Anish Korlimarla '23   Amanda Behrens '24 & Anna Davis '24
Gabriel Lew '23
Wilhelm Scholz '22   SONGS:
Hailey Vittoria '25    Chioma Chioma-Ozukwe '23
Jade Wesener '22       Olivia Mou '24

2021 PARTICIPANTS: 2020 ONE ACT CATEGORY:
ORIGINAL ONE ACT (BRONZE AWARD)   Bang, Bang You're Dead! (SILVER)
Heteromania  by Gabriel Lew '23 By William Mastrosimone / Directed by Melissa Graff '21

MONOLOGUES: COMMAND PERFORMANCE: Gabriel Lew '23
Alissa Freitas'21   GOLD AWARD: Original Monologue Gabriel Lew '23
Anish Korlimarla'23
Leilani Letke '22   SILVER AWARD DUO SCENES:
Jade Wesener '22 (SILVER AWARD) Sara Lowe '21 & Alicia Murphy '21   "Annette & Gina"- Parallel Lives  By Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy
MUSICAL THEATRE:
Chioma Chioma-Ozukwe '23

SET DESIGN:
Sara Lowe '21

COSTUME DESIGN:
Amanda Behrens '24