Please note that the listings below are NOT nominations. The following names are the choices the critics made on Cappies show night. These names will be the names on the ballot from which the top five nominees will be selected.

2022-2023 Season Critics Choices for Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play


Macy Best, Annandale High School, Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts
Ainsley McNatt, Colgan High School, Eurydice
Olivia Van Hoey, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, Eurydice
Mary Ulses, James Madison High School, Much Ado About Nothing
Lake Rusch, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Dracula
Sarah Hilton, Langley High School, The Man Who Came to Dinner
Abby Fred, Meridian High School, The Love Doctor
JJ Dunn, Mount Vernon High School, She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition
Gwen Ihde, Oakton High School, Wendy & Peter Pan
Mia Morgan, The New School of Northern VA, The Glass Menagerie
Alyce Visioli, W. T. Woodson High School, One Man, Two Guvnors
Natalie Kattas, Westfield High School, The Play That Goes Wrong (High School Edition)
Tara Aleknavage, Woodbridge Senior High School, Peter and the Starcatcher

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