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24th Annual ‘Teeny Awards’ Ceremony
Westhampton Beach High School on June 14 at 3pm
Red Carpet 1-3pm
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Theater students from 21 East End High Schools are awarded for their performances
during the 2025-2026 season in this Tony Awards-inspired tradition.
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East End Arts & Humanities Council, Inc. (EEAC) presents the 24th Annual Teeny Awards on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at Westhampton Beach High School, with its red carpet event beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The 2026 Teeny Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Teeny Awards Student Council (TASC) and produced by Kasia Klimiuk and Anita Boyer, boasts performances by high school theater students and esteemed presenters consisting of leaders in theater and the arts as well as the local community. The ceremony is open to the public, and anyone who loves theatrical productions is encouraged to attend. Tickets range from $15 to $35 and include a ceremony playbill.
The 2026 participating schools include: Comsewogue High School, East Hampton High School, Eastport-South Manor High School, Greenport High School, Hampton Bays High School, Longwood High School, Mattituck High School, Miller Place High School, Mount Sinai High School, Newfield High School, Patchogue-Medford High School, Pierson High
School, Riverhead High School, Rocky Point High School, Ross School, Sachem High School North, Shelter Island High School, Southampton High School, Southold High School, Westhampton Beach High School, and William Floyd High School.
The Teeny Awards is a high school theater recognition program founded and run by East End Arts
since 2002 to advocate for performing arts.
“The Teeny Awards highlight and celebrate the performing arts programs in our schools, which not only teach students how to perform on the stage and manage responsibilities behind the scenes, but also cultivate empowered community leaders, foster creativity, build confidence, and demonstrate the importance of being a part of an ensemble or team,” notes Teeny Awards Coordinator Kasia Klimiuk, now in the seventh year of this role. A committee of volunteer judges attend performances during the fall and spring semesters to determine the nominations and winners. The Teeny Awards Student Council (TASC), now in its fourth year, helps produce the ceremony and is composed of students from participating high schools and is led by newly appointed Teeny Awards Artistic Director, Anita Boyer.
The 2025 award categories include: Lead Role in a Play; Supporting Role in a Play; The Mary Ann Mortorano Lead Role in a Musical Award; Supporting Role in a Musical; Outstanding Student Choreography; Outstanding Performer in a Play; Outstanding Performer in a Musical; Outstanding Playbill or Poster Design; and Judges’ Choice. A full list of Nominees can be found on the EEAC website.
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The East End Arts & Humanities Council is committed to building and enriching the community through the arts by way of creating a vibrant arts community on the East End that enhances individual and professional artistic development, stimulates community enrichment, economic development, and cultural tourism while encouraging a wide range of artistic expression through education, exhibition and performance, and collaboration across the community.
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