Pinecrest High School Theatre Arts Director Adam Faw was honored with the 2024 North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) Herman Middleton Distinguished Service Award.
He was presented with the award just before the Pinecrest Players took the stage to kick off their spring musical, Mamma Mia, at Robert E. Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School on Feb. 28.
The NCTC Herman Middleton Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary service to NCTC and the North Carolina theatre community.
“We were thrilled to be at Pinecrest High School on Friday night to present the 2024 Herman Middleton Distinguished Service Award to Adam Faw,” said NCTC on its social media page. “Adam has served in almost every imaginable capacity with NCTC, in addition to being a dedicated teacher, and we’re proud to recognize his impact on the NC theatre community.”
Each year, the NCTC Board of Directors presents the NCTC Awards to companies, schools and individuals that have exhibited leadership roles in their community, as well as artistic, professional or educational excellence. The board of directors is a group of statewide volunteers representing the theatre industry and serving on behalf of some of the state’s most prominent organizations and schools.
“The NCTC Herman Middleton Distinguished Service Award is one of NCTC’s highest honors,” said NCTC Executive Director Angie Hays in a media release. “Adam’s dedicated support of the North Carolina Theatre industry includes serving on the NCTC Board of Directors, hosting NCTC Play Festivals, fundraising to support NCTC programs, presenting at theatre conferences, recruiting new members, and advocating for public funding for the arts with elected officials. Adam’s volunteer efforts have been in addition to his outstanding work as an arts educator.
“In his 21 years as the theatre teacher at Pinecrest High School, Adam’s productions have won dozens of awards, advanced to the NCTC State High School Play Festival multiple times, and earned the Distinguished Play Award at the State Festival in 2009. In 2014, Adam received the NCTC K12 Theatre Arts Educator Award, and the NCTC Board of Directors is proud to honor him a second time for his service to the statewide theatre field.”
Feature photo: Left to right: NCTC representatives, Adam Faw, Kate Faw, Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair, and Pinecrest High School Principal Stefanie Phillips. Photo via NCTC.
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