Ananya Yadati

• Won Best Supporting Actress - Dazzle Awards (2024)
• Made it to the top 10 of Shining Star Cle 2022 and 2024 and performed in Playhouse Square
• Earned highest rating of 1 at the Ohio Music Education Association’s Solo and Ensemble Contest (2023-2025)
• Awarded with Excellence in Vocal Arts Award, the highest honor from the Hathaway Brown Vocal Arts Department
• Awarded 2024 CS Music All-State Singer - Classical
• Voice lessons for 8+ years

Ananya is very passionate about singing and has been pursuing it from a very young age. She won the Dazzle award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Glinda in The Wiz. At the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest in 2023, 2024, and 2025, she scored the highest rating of 1 for her exemplary vocal performance of a classical piece. Her contributions to the Hathaway Brown Vocal Arts department are valued, and she recently received the Excellence in Performing Arts award from the school. She also made the top 10 out of 150 in the Shining Star Cle vocal competition in 2022 and 2024.

Ananya seeks to make the most out of any opportunity that comes her way, and she is committed to playing piano, participating in debate, and learning STEM subjects in addition to singing. Ananya is part of the Speech and Debate club and competes representing her school as well as coaches middle school debaters. In the summer, she enjoys researching in a chemical engineering lab at Case Western and has a job as an instructor at Mathnasium, a math tutoring program.