Luke Rohling (LHS ’19) (above) received awards in two categories: Lead Actor in a Musical and Male Critic.
Loveland, Ohio – After being nominated for 21 Cappies for the fall production of The Drowsy Chaperone, Loveland High School (LHS) students brought home six awards from the annual Cappies Gala at the Aronoff Center on May 23:
Orchestra – The Drowsy Orchestra
Ensemble in a Musical – “The Gangsters” – Andrew Hoffmann and Aidan McCracken
Featured Actor in a Musical – Myles Lamson
Lead Actor in a Musical – Luke Rohling
Song – Toledo Surprise
Male Critic – Luke Rohling
The Cappies of Greater Cincinnati recognizes the hard work and talent of the local high school theater community, including young writers, performers, and technical crews. Students who participate in the Cappies program are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, and write and publish reviews. At the conclusion of the program, student critics vote to give awards to their fellow students for outstanding productions, group and individual performances, as well as achievements in various technical categories.
The cast of 27, including several new faces to LSC as well as a number of Orchid Award winners, take the audience back to the 1970’s with the story of three coworkers who’ve had enough of being overlooked and chased around their boss’s desk because they are women. They hatch a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss, Mr. Hart. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company and making it the best place to work inside or outside of Consolidated Industries.