County Prep Dance Awards and Year In Review

The County Prep Dance Program celebrated the end of the 2016-2017 school year with recognition from the arts and dance education community. Senior Tamir Rios was one of 5 dancers in the State of NJ to be given the Governor's Award in Dance Arts.  Tamir performed alongside other remarkable teen artists in the state Gala...

County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi Represents Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival

On May 31st, 2017, County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi represented Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival, which took place at Ocean County College.  At this festival, the highest award recipients from all New Jersey Counties were invited. All theatre awardees performed, received feedback and took workshops with theatre professionals. Matthew had officially received...

County Prep Theater Arts Performs Summer And Smoke by Tennessee Williams

      In just its fifth year, County Prep Theatre Arts class has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. The show was designed by our professional lighting designer, Mr. Lance Michel,...

County Prep Alumna Alexia Velazquez Won the Foxy Award for Outstanding Performance

Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our 2016 production of Ondine, by Jean Giraudoux, has brought home one Foxy award this year. Our production has received nominations for Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble of a Classic Play, and three Outstanding Performance Nominations for Senior Adam Hassan (Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor...

Awards for County Prep Theatre Arts Students

County Prep Theatre Arts News County Prep’s Matthew Riccardi won the Judge’s Award for his monologue from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet County Prep’s Theatre Arts’ production of Ondine has received four Foxy Final Nominations for Montclair State University Theatre Night Awards! On March 9th, at the Teen Arts Alliance competition at New Jersey City University,...

HCSTF Sponsors Winning Workshop for County Prep Dancers

March 10, 2017 (Jersey City, N.J.) – The County Prep Dance Program, led by Ms. Heather Warfel-Sandler, recently won Top Honors at the Hudson County Teen Arts Festival thanks in part to an HCSTF-sponsored collaboration with percussionist Ravish Momin, announced Silverio A. Vega, Development Coordinator of the HCST Foundation. Senior dancers Mia Stephens, Amanda Abdelaal,...

County Prep’s Improvisation Class Performs in the Third Annual Improv Show: County Prep Live

Only two weeks after our very successful run of The Fantasticks, County Prep theatre arts improvisers performed in our third annual improvisation event, County Prep Live. The show was loosely formatted after NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It was hosted by Matthew Riccardi, with special musical guest Kailyn Segovia and guest appearances by Theatre Arts alumnus...

County Prep’s Kyle Velazquez Wins 2nd Place in Musical Theatre Competition at Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Mrs. Shields proudly announces that Theatre Arts Junior Kyle Velazquez won Second place in the Upper High School Musical Theatre Category IV, at Columbia University on February 5, 2017. This contest took place as part of the NATS- NYC Student Vocal Auditions at Teacher’s College, Columbia University in New York City. Kyle sang “Oh, What...

County Prep Theater Arts Performs the Musical The Fantasticks

In just its fifth year, the after school Theater Arts credited course has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. This year in particular has been special due to having complete live accompaniment...

County Prep Theatre Arts Students Attend 3rd Annual Theatre Day

All of the Theatre Arts students from County Prep HS participated this year in the 3rd Annual Theatre Day. It was organized by the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists in partnership with Hoboken High School on Friday January 6th, 2017.  The students took part in a full day of theatre activities taught by professionals...

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