Performing Arts Shines Bright at 
the Annual New Works Festival

Holy Names Academy presented our annual New Works Festival on February 5-7, 2026, in the school auditorium. New Works is an annual celebration of short works for theatre and film in which all the original creations are student-written, student-directed, student-cast, and student-acted.

This year's festival featured eight student-directed productions, including both short films and stage plays. The student writers, directors, actors, and production crews have a unique opportunity to develop original work and bring it to the stage or screen. 

Congratulations to the Theatre & Film Department and all the student artists for their dedication and hard work! See the full list of "Best of Fest" award winners below.  


Shaya '27 and Naomi '27
Best Screenplay


Katelyn '27 and Preslee '27
Best Director of a Film


Grace '26, Best Script

BEST OF FEST AWARDS

(S) = Stage Production    (F) = Film Production

(F) PEOPLE’S CHOICE FILM:

HOME BEFORE TEN
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY NAOMI BREMER & SHAYA YANEFSKI

FEATURING: ELLIE DAVIS, PEYTON PICH, SELENE QUINTERO-RODRIGUEZ

(S) PEOPLE’S CHOICE PLAY:

HORRIFICALLY ROMANTIC
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GRACE MACLEOD

FEATURING: AVERY RILEY, CALLUM MACLEOD (O’DEA), GRACE MACLEOD, LILY HARRIS-CAMPF, MEGAN HELMS

(F) BEST SCREEN ACTOR: 

PEYTON PICH
RAGEBAIT

(S) BEST STAGE ACTOR:

MEGAN HELMS
HORRIFICALLY ROMANTIC

(F) BEST SCREENPLAY:

NAOMI BREMER AND SHAYA YANEFSKI
HOME BEFORE TEN

(S) BEST SCRIPT:

GRACE MACLEOD
FATE OF A FAIRYTALE

(F)BEST DIRECTOR OF A FILM:
KATELYN BALTAXE AND PRESLEE KAPLAN
I’M GOING TO REGRET THIS FOREVER

(S) BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY:

GRACE MACLEOD
FATE OF A FAIRYTALE

(F) BEST OF FEST FILM:

HOME BEFORE TEN
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY NAOMI BREMER & SHAYA YANEFSKI

(S) BEST OF FEST PLAY:

FATE OF A FAIRYTALE
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GRACE MACLEOD

FEATURING: AUDREY WILLIAMS, CAITLIN HELMS, CARINA OLSEN, ELLIE DAVIS, GRACE MACLEOD, AND MEGAN HELMS

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