New Faces Honors

New Faces Honors for Excellence in Solo Performance – acknowledges thirty (30) students for their dedication and excellence in their craft of acting, dancing, or singing.

New Faces | 2024 features 30 students who have been selected by a panel of CSA casting directors (out of over 100 student audition videos) to participate in a two-hour masterclass in their chosen discipline. This year’s performance coaches include Celeste Simone (Voice), Maura Malloy (Acting), and Phil Colgan (Dance).

2024 New Faces in a Solo Performance Honors

Acting

Catinca Balasov

Hunter College High School

William Benowitz

W.T. Clarke High School

Myli Bruno

Rye Neck High School

Kiyari Garcia

Talent Unlimited High School

Marin Gilmartin

Southampton High School

Tela Kopacz

Nyack High School

Olivia Magoloff

Wantagh High School

Sarah Rubinfeld

W.T. Clarke High School

Angela Tin

William A. Shine Great Neck South HS

Devin Williams

Farmingdale High School

Dance

Alyssa Alexander

Wantagh High School

Grace Bellia

Wantagh High School

Nicole Cui

Hunter College High School

Kayla Cuhna

W.T. Clarke High School

Lana Goldsmith

John L. Miller Great Neck North HS

Thea Hwang

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

Scott McKiernan

Cardinal Spellman High School

Lianna Menegalli

Wantagh High School

Geanne Rae Reyes

Cardinal Spellman High School

Sabina Sadiq

Hunter College High School

Voice

Haylie Christiano

Nyack High School

Valentina Ferrante

Rye Neck High School

Michelle Harris

William A. Shine Great Neck South HS

Hana Jang

Hunter College High School

Nara Lee

William A. Shine Great Neck South HS

Reilly Mackay

Chaminade High School

Patrick Ruhle

Chaminade High School

Trey Schloss

Nyack High School

Ani Vasquez

Talent Unlimited High School

Rachel You

William A. Shine Great Neck South HS