Locust Valley High School senior Abigail Maselli was selected as a Stage Management Fellow for the 2025 Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance from May 16-19.
Maselli, Locust Valley High School’s Class of 2025 salutatorian, will gain professional work experience as part of this year’s production team and will be awarded a one-year membership to the Stage Managers’ Association and access to this year’s Broadway Stage Management Symposium. Additionally, Maselli has been invited to partake in a virtual information session for Florida State University’s Stage Management program.
Maselli has worked as the student stage manager for Locust Valley Jesters’ shows throughout her high school years, learning from stage managers Nicole Stiegelbauer and Leigh Engels. She has been a dependable force for the drama department, helping to put on incredible high school productions of “Into the Woods,” “Chicago,” “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and “Once Upon a Mattress.” An accomplished film student, as well, Maselli has long been interested in assembling creative projects with her classmates.
“Abigail Maselli’s selection is a testament to her remarkable leadership, organization and passion for the performing arts,” Locust Valley Coordinator of Instructionsal Technology and the Fine and Applied Arts AnnMarie Buonaspina said. “We are so proud of her continued dedication behind the scenes and can’t wait to see the impact she’ll make as part of this prestigious production team.”
The Roger Rees Awards, presented by The Broadway Education Alliance, is a regional showcase and honors program designed to promote the value of arts education in schools and to celebrate emerging talent on stage, backstage and off stage.