The 2008 MITF Award winners were announced on Friday, September 5th at 8pm
at The Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker St.
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CATEGORY |
WINNERS & NOMINEES |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Commercial Division Production |
And the winner is.... OPA! produced by Double Play Connections and Wild Bird Productions; Book by Mari Carras and Laurel Ollstein; Lyrics by Mari Carras and Nicholas Kitsopoulas; Music by Nicholas Carras and Nicholas Kitsopoulos; Directed by Spiro Venloudos; Choreography by Wendy Waring; Musical Direction by Micah Young; Scenic Design by Anne Allen Goelz; Costume design by Holly Cain; Lighting Design by Dan Weingarten; Sound Design by Bridget O'Connor; Asst. Choreography by Margaret Liston; Asst. Musical Direction by Tim Rosser; Stage Managed by Lori Lundquist; Performed by Demetrios Bonaroa, Joseph Callari, Michael Dionissiou, Carolee Goodgold, Abigail Hardin, Jan Leslie Harding, Michael Alan Jacobs, Deborah Litwak, Costa Nicolas, Patrick Riviere, Eric Ruben, Louis Michael Sacco, and Natasha Tabandera. |
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Exit Cuckoo produced by Lotus Productions; Written by Lisa Ramirez; Directed by May Adrales; Scenic Design by Ji-Youn Chang and Lauren Rockman; Lighting Design by Ji-Youn Chang; Costume Design by Lauren Rockman; Sound Design by Greg Hennigan; Stage Managed by Jen Caster; Performed by Lisa Ramirez. Love, Incorporated produced by Tzipora Kaplan in association with Katherine Heberling; Book, Music and Lyrics by Marc Castle; Musical Direction, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Philip Kirchman; Directed by Igor Goldin; Scenic/Props Design by Tony Zimbardi; Lighting Design by Rebecca Makus; Costume Design by Hunter Kaczorowski; Sound Design by Quentin Chiappetta; Stage Managed by Nick Tochelli; Performed by Jennifer Blood, Jonathan Rayson, Hollis Scarborough, and Tally Sessions. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical |
And the winner is.... Love, Incorporated produced by Tzipora Kaplan in association with Katherine Heberling. Book, Music and Lyrics by Marc Castle; Musical Direction, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Philip Kirchman; Directed by Igor Goldin; Scenic/Props Design by Tony Zimbardi; Lighting Design by Rebecca Makus; Costume Design by Hunter Kaczorowski; Sound Design by Quentin Chiappetta; Stage Managed by Nick Tochelli; Performed by Jennifer Blood, Jonathan Rayson, Hollis Scarborough, and Tally Sessions. |
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Cleopatra produced by Crystal Theater in association with Mariner Pezza; Book, Music and Lyrics by Cheryl E. Kemeny; Direction by Cheryl E. Kemeny and Char Fromentin; Musical Direction by Cheryl E. Kemeny; Choreography by Char Fromentin; Scenic Design by Mariner Pezza; Lighting Design by Michelle Maher; Costumes Designed by Cheryl Kemeny, Debra Poruban, Elizabeth Lyons and Alexandrea Kemeny; Mask design and construction by Colleen Hallinger; Belly Dancing by Debbie Vingo; Stage Managed by Debra Poruban; Performed by Cidalia Alves, Kyle Brenn, Daniel Hague, Gregory Kisken, Samantha Kulish, Jessica Labbadia, Melissa Labbadia, Laura Piacenza, Joseph Santaniello, Matthew Surapine, Jennifer Van Buskirk, and David Vogel. Eighty-1 Written and Directed by Mary Stewart David; Composed by Clive Chang; Musical Staging by Kate Loprest; Musical Direction by Mark Evans; Lighting Design by Faith Faulkner; Performed by Daniel Lincoln, Nicole Weiss, Brayden Hayde, Jen Anaya, David Albiero, and John Anthony Lopez. OPA! produced by Double Play Connections and Wild Bird Productions; Book by Mari Carras and Laurel Ollstein; Lyrics by Mari Carras and Nicholas Kitsopoulas; Music by Nicholas Carras and Nicholas Kitsopoulos; Directed by Spiro Venloudos; Choreography by Wendy Waring; Musical Direction by Micah Young; Scenic Design by Anne Allen Goelz; Costume design by Holly Cain; Lighting Design by Dan Weingarten; Sound Design by Bridget O'Connor; Asst. Choreography by Margaret Liston; Asst. Musical Direction by Tim Rosser; Stage Managed by Lori Lundquist; Performed by Demetrios Bonaroa, Joseph Callari, Michael Dionissiou, Carolee Goodgold, Abigail Hardin, Jan Leslie Harding, Michael Alan Jacobs, Deborah Litwak, Costa Nicolas, Patrick Riviere, Eric Ruben, Louis Michael Sacco, and Natasha Tabandera. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Short Play, One-Act, or Monologue |
And the winner is.... The Claw of Schwa from the Directors Reality produced by Small Pond Entertainment; Written by Zach Udko; Directed by Michael Schwartz; Performed by Lija Fisher, Ari Brand and Maggie Surovell. |
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The Proposal from Flies in the Snuffbox produced by Tonic Productions in association with Carolyn Stone and Melissa Condren; Written by Anton Chekhov; Directed and Translated by Dustin Condren; Stage Managed by Emily Schreiber; Performed by Thomas Debacker; Chance Mullen and Letitia Lange.
A Telephone Call from Those Whistling Lads
produced by Timespace Productions in assocaication with Paul Cassali;
Written by Dorothy Parker; Adapted for the Stage by Maureen Van Trease;
Directed by Bricken Sparacino; Scenic and Costume Design by Helen
Muller; Lighting Design by Diana Kesselschmidt; Sound Design by Michael
Lanning; Stage Managed by Livia Tabor Hill; Performed by Annalyse McCoy,
Natalie Wilder, Hannah Wolfe and Maureen Van Trease. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Solo Show |
And the winner is.... Sacred is the New Profane produced by The Distillery and Cheryl Harnest; Written by Cheryl Harnest; Directed by Jeremy Bloom, Costume design by Tilly Grimes; Lighting and Sound Design by Ellen RosenberG; Performed by Cheryl Harnest. |
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon produced by Fine Feather Friends; Written by Sara Jeanne Asselin; Directed by Melissa Firlit; Adapted from the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Stage Managed by Sara Forde; Assistant Stage Managed by Annie Ford; Mainly Performed by Sara Jeanne Asselin. Exit Cuckoo produced by Lotus Productions, Written by Lisa Ramirez; Directed by May Adrales; Scenic Design by Ji-Youn Chang and Lauren Rockman; Lighting Design by Ji-Youn Chang; Costume Design by Lauren Rockman; Sound Design by Greg Hennigan; Stage Managed by Jen Caster; Performed by Lisa Ramirez. Mother May I? produced by Joey Productions LLC; written by Joy Gabriel; directed by Bricken Sparacino; Lighting design by Stephen Cannela; Performed by Joy Gabriel. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Revival |
And the winner is.... Flies in the Snuffbox produced by Tonic Productions in association with Carolyn Stone and Melissa Condren; Written by Anton Chekhov; Directed and Translated by Dustin Condren; Stage Managed by Emily Schreiber; Performed by Daryl Brown, Thomas Debacker; Rick Delaney, Rhett Henckel, Letitia Lange, Victoria Levin, and Chance Mullen. |
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A Shot in the Dark produced by Wildcat Theatricals; Adapted by Harry Kurnitz from the play L’Idiote by Marcel Achard; Directed by Rick Joyce; Lighting and Sound Design by Daniel Haley, Costume Coordination by Laura Brody; Stage Managed by Dan Boulos; Performed by Charles Borland, Ashlee Fife, Dan Guller, John Kinsella, Monica McCarthy, Lisa Riegel and Morgan Sills. Intimate Exchanges produced by Next Stage Theatre Company in association with Love Arm'd Productions; Written by Alan Aychbourn; Directed by Ann Garner; Lighting Design by Kris Nuttall; Sound Design by Sally Hardwick; Publicity by David Green; Graphic Design by Brian Howe; Stage Managed by Nicky Wilkins and Alexa Garner; Performed by Andrew Ellison and Kay Francksen Quake produced by On the Square Productions in association with Jackie La Vanway and Rachel McPhee; Written by Melanie Marnich; Directed by Miguel Rosales; Lighting Design by Matt Lausi, Costume Design by Anna Marquqredt; Sound Design by Jackie La Vanway; Stage Managed by Jenni Swan; Performed by Eric Fleming, Adam Gutbezahl, Jackie Lavanway, Micheal Lutton. Rachel McPhee, and Kristy Powers |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a New Comedy Play |
And the winner is.... Prince Trevor Amongst The Elephants produced by Cross-Eyed Bear Productions; Written and Directed by Duncan Pflaster; Costume Design by David Withrow; Lighting Design by Kevin B. Ploth; Original Music Composition by Adam Rabin; Fight Choreography by Chris C. Cariker; Performed by Eric C. Bailey, Christopher C. Cariker, Patricia Comstock, Jon Crefeld, Keith Patrick Dunn, Carols Rafael Fernandez. Paula Galloway, Clara Barton Green, Jason Alan Griffen, Kelly Nichols, Luke Strandquist and Jess Cassidy White. |
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10-Speed Revolution produced by Direct Current and Walking Shadow Productions; Written by John Heimbuch; Directed by Nathan Lemoine; Designed by Gib Patterson with the Ensemble; Performed by Alex Demers; Jordan Kamp; Bonnie Sherman and Nathan Lemoine. Kidnapping Laura Linney produced by MU Productions; written by Philip Mutz; Directed by Nadia Wahhab; Scenic Design by Philip Mutz; Lighting Design by Scott Needham; Sound Design by Ben Horner; Stage Managed by Ashley Kosier; Performed by Chris Critelli, Philip Mutz, Alley Scott and Raisa Ellington. The Higher Education of Khalid Amir produced by Good Works Productions; Written by Monica Baur; Directed by Craig J. George; Scenic Design by Andis Gjoni, Costume Design by Irma Escobar; Lighting and Sound Design by Elliot Lanes; Stage Managed by Elliot Lanes; Assistant Directed by Sara Lyons; Assistant Stage Managed by Laverne Bowan; Performed by Joan Barber, Amir Darvish, Amanda Duarte, Alexander Elisa, John Fico, Norm Golden, and Tyler Hollinger. Writer’s Block produced by 81st Street Productions; Written by Shaun Gunning; Directed by Michael Kimmel; Scenic and Lighting Design by Erich Bussing; Costume Design by Kate Gunning; Sound Design by Nehemiah Luckett; Assistant Sound Design by Jim Bauer; Performed by Kate Dulcich, Lauren Gleason, Kevin Gunning, Shaun Gunning, Alan Jestice, Josh LaCasse, Jack Marshall, Steve Orlinkowski, and Sara White. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a New Drama Play |
And the winner is.... Bubby’s Shadow produced by White Rabbit Theatre and Mo Pula Productions; Written by Andrew Rothkin; Directed by Ramona Pula; Scenic Design by Yveyi, Costume Design by Isabelle Fields, Lighting Design by Duane Pagano, Sound Design by Alan Kanevsky; Stage Managed by Krista Sarubbi, Assistant Directed by Amada Anderson; Props Design by Anna Umansky, Production Assistance by Nick Santasier, Program Design by Ron Idra; Performed by Noura Jost, Yury Lomakin, Natasha Malinsky, Eric Percival, Stewart Schneck, Caroline Samaan and Randi Sobol. |
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Couldn't Say Written by Christopher Wall; Directed by Lisa Rothe; Scenic Design by Eliza Brown; Lighting Design by Melissa Mizell; Costume Design by Christina Bullard; Sound Design by Daniel Kluger; Stage Managed by Sid King; Performed by Brent Langdon and Elizabeth Rich. Childhood Montana Written and Directed by Mira Gibson; Scenic Design by Mira Gibson and Michelle Crouse; Lighting Design by Tanya Engeleit; Costume Design by Michelle Crouse; Sound Design by Eric Gorman; Stage Managed and Assistant Directed by Michelle Crouse; Performed by David Ballog, Amber Bogdewiecz, Jill Leithauser, and Jamie Watson. Penang produced by Dana Monagan; Written by James L. Larocca; Directed by Donya K. Washington; Lighting Design by Alex Moore; Sound Design by David Schulder; Performed by Brett Davidson, Ben Hersey, Gloria Lai, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, Leigh Walker Montayne, Dave Powers and Peter Sabri. The Wendy Complex produced by The Vagabond Theater Ensemble; Written and Directed by Jeremy Bloom; Scenic Design by Steph Tucci; Lighting Design by Brian Tovar; Costume Design by Erin Schultz; Original Music by Renee Dunaway/Jetsetter; Stage Managed by Candace Potempa; Assistant Stage Managed by Melissa Schleier; Performed by Meredith Forlenza, Atley Loughridge, Sarah Ann Masse, Dillon Porter, Kevin Reed, and Sarah Billington Stevens. |
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Staged Reading |
And the winner is.... Raggedy Ann & Andy: Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo; Book and Direction by Jenny Greeman and Elliot Lanes |
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Alice: Music and Lyrics by William Wade, Book by Frank Blocker, Musical Direction by Bryan Wade, Staging by Jamibeth Margolis Gentleman's Wish: Written by Lawson Caldwell Daughters of the Mock: written by Judi Ann Mason, Directed by Passion |
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Outstanding Direction |
And the winner is.... Maura Farver for Sympathetic Division Lisa Rothe for Couldn't Say |
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Nadine Friedman for The Ghost Dancers Ann Garner for Intimate Exchanges Nathan Lemoine for 10-Speed Revolution Ramona Pula for Bubby’s Shadow |
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| Outstanding Choreography |
And the winner is.... Jeremy Bloom for the physical movement choreography of The Wendy Complex Merete Muenter for the Dance Choreography of They Walk Among Us |
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Igor Goldin for the musical staging of Love, Incorporated Kate Loprest for the musical staging of Eighty-1 Wendy Waring for the Dance Choreography of OPA! |
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Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a Musical |
And the winner is.... Monica Bauer for The Higher Education of Khalid Amir Duncan Pflaster for Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants |
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Mira Gibson for Childhood Montana Stacey Lane for A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once Philip Mutz for Kidnapping Laura Linney Andrew Rothkin for Bubby’s Shadow |
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Outstanding Music & Lyrics |
And the winner is.... Mari Carras, Nicholas Carras and Nicholas Kitsopoulos for Opa! |
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Cheryl E. Kemeny for Cleopatra Marc Castle for Love Incorporated Mary Stewart David and Clive Chang for Eighty-1 |
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Outstanding Scenic Design |
And the winner is.... Steph Tucci for The Wendy Complex |
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Anne Allen Goelz for OPA! Eliza Brown for Couldn't Say Mira Gibson and Michelle Crouse for Childhood Montana Ji-Youn Chan and Lauren Rockman for Exit Cuckoo Tony Zimbradi for Love Incorporated |
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Outstanding Lighting Design |
And the winner is.... Brian Tovar for The Wendy Complex |
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Rebecca M. K. Makus for Love, Incorporated Melissa Mizell for Couldn't Say Duane Pagano for Bubby’s Shadow Gib Patterson with the ensemble for 10-Speed Revolution Alex Moore for Penang |
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Outstanding Costume Design |
And the winner is.... Katie Gunning for Writer’s Block Cheryl E. Kemeny, Debra Poruban, Elizabeth Lyons and Alexandrea Kemeny for Cleopatra |
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Holly Cain for OPA! Irma Escobar for The Higher Education of Khalid Amir Isabelle Fields for My Life as a Bald Soprano David Withrow for Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants |
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Outstanding Sound Design |
And the winner is.... Nathan Lemoine for 10-Speed Revolution |
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Renee Dunaway/Jetsetter for The Wendy Complex Alan Kanevsky for Bubby’s Shadow Oscar A. Mendoza, Xavier Paez, and Rodrigo Riera for Striptease into The Trip To Bahia Blanca David Schulder for Penang Ben Travick-Smith for The Ghost Dancers |
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play |
And the winner is.... Carlos Rafael Fernandez for the role of Prince Trevor in Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants Eric Percival for the role of Jonny in Bubby's Shadow |
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Alex Demers for the role of Jake in 10-Speed Revolution Andrew Ellison for the roles of Toby/Lionel in Intimate Exchanges Amir Darvish for the role of Khalid Amir in The Higher Education of Khalid Amir Brent Langdon for the role of Ethan in Couldn't Say Morgan Sills for the role of Paul Sevigne in A Shot in the Dark |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play |
And the winner is.... Heidi J. Dallin for the role of Hillary Clinton in Hillary and Monica |
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Kate Deluch for the role of Paula in Writer’s Block Kay Francksen for the roles of Sylvie/Celia in Intimate Exchanges Linda S. Nelson for the role of Abby in A Thousand Variations On a Lie Told Once Kelly Nichols for the roles of Bluebella/Thalia/Sarah in Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants Elizabeth Rich for the role of Liz in Couldn't Say Alley Scott for the role of Carla in Kidnapping Laura Linney |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play |
And the winner is.... Larry Floyd for the role of Jack Washington in Jump Jim Crow |
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David Ballog for the role of Bill Mason in Childhood Montana Chris Critelli for the role of Steve in Kidnapping Laura Linney V. Orion Delwaterman for the role of Ephraim in Yom Kippur Doug Rossi for the role of Norman Frodick in Daguerreotypes Peter Sabri for the role of Captain DeLuca in Penang Ron Stetson for the role of George in Sympathetic Division |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play |
And the winners Are... Jenn Boehm for the role of Buffalo Calf in The Ghost Dancers Jill Leithauser for the role of Owen in Childhood Montana |
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Amanda Durate for the role of Juanita Juarez in The Higher Education of Khalid Amir Bonnie Jourdan for the role of Sister Angelina in Eugenio Atley Loughridge for the role of Wendy in The Wendy Complex Kirsta Peterson for the role of Touchstone in As You Like It Kira Sternbach for the role of Cynthia in Gerald’s Method |
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
And the winner is.... Ben Hersey for the role of Jimmy Chen in Penang Charles J. Roby for the role of Frank in Zen and The Art of Doing Nothing |
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Keith Patrick Dunn for the role of King Soignee/Morty Fugit in Prince Trevor Amongst The Elephants Keith Foster for the roles of Child/Jennie/Friend/John in By The Light of the Silvery Moon Adam Gutbezahl for the roles of Brian/Nice Guy/Auto Repair Man in Quake DR Mann Hanson for the role of Custer in The Ghost Dancers Jeff Pierce for the roles of Secret Service Agent/Bill Clinton in Hillary and Monica |
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
And the winner is.... Randi Sobol for the role of Bubby in Bubby’s Shadow Maria Portman Kelly for the role of Mary in Out of Control |
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Paula Galloway for the role of Lynetta in Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants Najaterry Gonzalez for the role of Olimpia in Conduct of Life Lauren Gleason for the roles of Pat/Actress #1/Mom in Writer’s Block Anne Schroeder for the role of the Waitress/Muse in They Walk Among Us Vanessa Shaw for the role of Betty Currie in Hillary and Monica |
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical |
And the winner is.... Jonathan Rayson for the role of Casey in Love, Incorporated |
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Joseph Callari for the role of Costa in OPA! Daniel Lincoln for the role of Phileas Fogg in Eighty-1 Kyle Minshew for the role of The Mirror in My Life As a Bald Soprano Matthew Surapine for the role of Caesar, Quintus Delius in Cleopatra |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical |
And the winner is.... Cidalia Alves for the role of Mardian in Cleopatra |
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Jennifer Blood for the role of Faith Stillman in Love, Incorporated Carolee Goodgold for the role of Sophia in OPA! Melissa Labbadia for the role of Cleopatra in Cleopatra Nicole Weiss for the role of Fixey Fix in Eighty-1 |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical |
And the winner is.... Tally Sessions for the role of Landon/Bragg/Various in Love, Incorporated |
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Brayden Hayde for the role of JP Passepartout in Eighty-1 Costa Nicolas for the role of Panayiotis/Young Costa in OPA! Patrick Riviere for the role of Manos in OPA! Eric Ruben for the role of the Priest in OPA! |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical |
And the winner is.... Jenn Anaya for the role of Princess Aleysha in Eighty-1 Jane Leslie Harding for the role of Xenia/Young Xenia in OPA! |
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Abigail Hardin for the role of Eleni in OPA! Hollis Scarborough for the role of Aura/Jen in Love, Incorporated Jennifer Van Buskirk for the role of Soothsayer/Ponthinus/Fulvia in Cleopatra |
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| Outstanding Actor in a One-Act |
And the winner is.... Ari Brand for the role of Ethan in The Claw of Schwa from The Directors Reality |
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Ethan Angelica for the roles of Eddie Parker/Delivery Boy/Harold Ross in Those Whistling Lads Rick Delaney for the role of Niukhin in On the Harmfulness of Tobacco from Flies in the Snuffbox Rhett Henckel for the role of Smirnov in The Bear from Flies in the Snuffbox Chance Mullen for the role of Lomov in The Proposal from Flies in The Snuffbox Jeff Stevens for the role of Michael in Mondays at Eight from The Directors Reality |
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| Outstanding Actress in a One-Act |
And the winner is.... Barbara Mundy for the role of Woman in Striptease from Striptease into The Trip to Bahia Blanca |
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Julie Cotton for the role of Cecilia in Mondays at Eight from The Directors Reality Lija Fisher for the role of Barbara in The Claw of Schwa from The Directors Reality Letetia Lange for the role of Natalya in The Proposal from Flies in the Snuffbox Maggie Surovell for the role of Chorus in The Claw of the Schwa from The Directors Reality Hannah Wolfe for the roles of She/Helen/A Woman of 1928 in Those Whistling Lads |
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Outstanding Performance in a Solo Show |
And the winner is.... Lisa Ramirez for Exit Cuckoo |
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Sara Jeanne Asselin for By the Light of the Silvery Moon Joy Gabriel for Mother May I? Cheryl Harnest for Sacred is the New Profane Cornelius Jones Jr. for Flagboy |
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| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-Acts |
And the winner is.... Kidnapping Laura Linney -- Chris Critelli, Philip Mutz, Alley Scott, Raisa Ellington |
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Those Whistling Lads -- Ethan Angelica, Justin Herfel, Annalyse McCoy, Glen B. Stoops, Natalie Wilder, Hannah Wolfe, Maureen Van Trease
A Shot in the Dark -- Charles
Borland, Ashlee Fife, Dan Guller, John Kinsella, Monica McCarthy, Lisa
Riegel , Morgan Sills Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants -- Eric C. Bailey, Christopher C. Cariker, Patricia Comstock, Jon Crefeld, Keith Patrick Dunn, Carols Rafael Fernandez. Paula Galloway, Clara Barton Green, Jason Alan Griffen, Kelly Nichols, Luke Strandquist, Jess Cassidy White |
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Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical |
And the winner is.... OPA! -- Demetrios Bonaroa, Joseph Callari, Michael Dionissiou, Carolee Goodgold, Abigail Hardin, Jan Leslie Harding, Michael Alan Jacobs, Deborah Litwak, Costa Nicolas, Patrick Riviere, Eric Ruben, Louis Michael Sacco, Natasha Tabandera |
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Cleopatra -- Cidalia Alves, Kyle Brenn, Daniel Hague, Gregory Kisken, Samantha Kulish, Jessica Labbadia, Melissa Labbadia, Laura Piacenza, Joseph Santaniello, Matthew Surapine, Jennifer Van Buskirk, David Vogel Love, Incorporated -- Jennifer Blood, Jonathan Rayson, Hollis Scarborough, Tally Sessions Eighty-1 -- Daniel Lincoln, Nicole Weiss, Brayden Hayde, Jen Anaya, David Albiero, John Anthony Lopez |
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| Outstanding Postcard |
And the winner is.... The Wendy Complex |
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon Cleopatra The Ghost Dancers They Walk Among Us |
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| Outstanding Program |
And the winner is.... Cleopatra |
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Bubby’s Shadow Prince Trevor Amongst The Elephants Sympathetic Division Truth Is |
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| SPECIAL CASH AWARDS | |
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CATEGORY |
WINNERS |
| Congeniality Award | Writer’s Block -- produced by 81st Street Productions |
| Commercial Division Producers Award |
OPA! -- produced by Double Play Connections, LLC & Wild Bird Productions, Inc. |
| June Havoc Theatre Producers Award |
Cleopatra -- produced by Crystal Theatre |
| Main Stage Theater Producers Award |
Yom Kippur -- produced by Dancing on the Moon Productions |
| Dorothy Strelsin Theatre Producers Award |
Files in the Snuffbox -- produced by Tonic Productions and Practice Theatre |
| Where Eagles Dare Producers Award |
The Director's Reality -- produced by Small Pond Entertainment |
| Stage Left Theatre Producers Award |
Entwine -- produced by Husky Dog Productions and Eileen Trilli |
ANY PAID STAFF MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL CAN VOTE. This includes Artistic Directors, Box Office Staff, Concessions workers, Venue Managers, Managing Director, Marketing Director, etc...
The voters are ranked by how many productions they've seen. They are then
allotted points based on their ranking. Someone who has seen every production in
the festival might get 9 points for their 1rst choice and 6 points for their 2nd
choice whereas someone who has only seen half the shows might get 6 points for
their 1rst choice and 3 points for their 2nd choice.
The voters first list their top four in each category. I tally the points and
create a list of nominees. There are usually 3-5 nominees for each category.
The nominees are announced in August via email. The date for the awards ceremony is released at that time.
The list of nominees is then emailed to the voters. They then re-vote, ranking their top 3 in each category. I then tally that, taking into consideration who has seen which shows. Sometimes there are ties.
The winners are announced at the awards ceremony in September.
Also, please be aware that the nominations and winners are selected by the entire staff. John Chatterton and the Artistic Directors have just as much say as the box office staff and concession workers. There are a lot of voters and they all see things differently and vote based on their own parameters.