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Performing Arts Shines Bright at 
the Annual New Works Festival

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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.  

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Shaya '27 and Naomi '27
Best Screenplay


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

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Grace '26, Best Script

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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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