Yorktown Wins Four CAPPIES

Last night, the Kennedy Center hosted the 2025 Cappies National Capital Area (NCA) Gala, a prestigious event celebrating the achievements of high school theatre students and their productions, as chosen by student critics across the Greater Washington DC area.

We are proud to share that our multi-talented Yorktown Theatre Arts and Yorktown Orchestra departments received multiple honors for their outstanding work on Anything Goes.

Congratulations to those earning a 2025 Cappies NCA Award!

• Matthew Aslaksen (Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Music)

• Francesca Klesius (Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical)

• The Yorktown Pit Orchestra; and

• Bella Houston (Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical)

Cappies NCA has 46 participating schools from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. This is a highly competitive award program, with a slim 1-in-46 chance of earning a nomination in an award category--the first hurdle in the award process.

What a thrill that Yorktown garnered 10 nominations in this year's program!

• Hair and Makeup: Mary Frances Dempsey, Cassidy Greenwalt, Peyton Olsen, Vivi Parsons

• Costumes: Cassidy Greenwalt, Peyton Olsen, Vivi Parsons

• Orchestra: Yorktown Pit Orchestra

• Ensemble in a Musical: Reno and her Angels

• Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Francesca Klesuis

• Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Matthew Aslaksen

• Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Drew Wright

• Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Bella Houston

• Song: Anything Goes

• Musical: Anything Goes

There were many highlights during the evening. Yorktown performed it's award-nominated title number “Anything Goes” on the Kennedy Center stage for all gathered.

Check out (and follow!) Yorktown Theatre Art's Instagram account for additional photos and highlights from the award program and more.

Learn more about the Cappies NCA program by visiting its website.

Thank you to our great Yorktown Community: our theatre arts, orchestra and choral arts directors: Alani Kravitz, Joe Witkowski and Jocelyn Mullins; our amazing crew and actors; parents, friends and supporters. We are grateful for your encouragement and generous spirit.