The Hays High School Theatre’s fall semester production of The Addams Family has drawn three nominations in the Tony Awards-styled Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards (GAHSMTA) competition at the Long Center in Austin. The troupe, directed by Catherine Crafton, pulled the Central Texas nominations for Best Ensemble, Trent Tyson for Best Actor in a Lead Role, and Taylor Cooper for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The event was sponsored by Austin’s Long Center, the College of Fine Arts at University of Texas, and Austin’s Zach Theatre. Judges for the competition attended the Hays production, as well as those of the other nominees’ productions, on their home stages over the current school year.

Twenty-eight Austin-area high schools took part in this year’s GAHSMTA competition. The HHS ensemble is nominated along with ensembles from Cedar Ridge, Dripping Springs, Hendrickson, Bowie, McCallum, St. Andrew’s, and Vista Ridge high schools. Trent Tyson is competing with fellow nominees from Crockett, Dripping Springs, Hendrickson, Bowie, LBJ/LASA, Marble Falls, McNeil, and St. Stephen’s high schools. Taylor Cooper is vying with nominees from Anderson, Cedar Creek, Cedar Park, Cedar Ridge, Hendrickson, Bowie, St. Stephen’s and Vista Ridge high schools.

All nominees will attend an April 13 red carpet ceremony at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.