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ANNUAL FOUNDATION AWARDS  


16th ANNUAL FOUNDATION AWARDS 2007-2008

Nominees and Winners
(Winners listed in red after October 25th, 2008 GALA)

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PLAYS

BEST PLAY
• Brighton Beach Memoirs
—Community Theater Guild
• Death of a Salesman
—Fourth Street Theater
• Letters Home
—Community Theater Guild
• Proof
—Crown Point Community Theatre
• Sugar Bean Sisters
—L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild


BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
• Angie Lowe
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Jim Thorp
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Jim Thorp
Moon Over Buffalo —Genesius Guild
• Karl Berner and Kelly Hite
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theater Guild
• Traci Brant/Joni Pera
Letters Home —Community Theater Guild


SET DESIGN
• Charles Remmers
Moon Over Buffalo —Genesius Guild
• Kevin Doler
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Mel McColley and Fred Margison
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theater Guild
• Paul & Angie Lowe
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Rip Johnson and John Wotkun
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday —Hammond Community Theatre


VIEWERS' CHOICE
• Best Ensemble
All I Need to Know… — Genesius Guild
• Best Ensemble
Letters Home — Community Theater Guild
• Multi-Media presentation:Andy Urschel, Dave Tipold, Matt Byerly
Letters Home — Community Theater Guild
• Scenic Artist - Jennifer Lundin
Proof — Crown Point Community Theatre
• Sound Design - Terry Beauregard & Angie Lowe
Sugar Bean Sisters — L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild


PRINCIPAL ACTRESS
• Bonnie Johnson as Videllia Sparks
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Christina Hughes as Annie Sullivan
The Miracle Worker —Crown Point Community Theatre
• Cristina Schmal as Catherine
Proof —Crown Point Community Theatre
• Kathie Rosdil as Charlotte Hay
Moon Over Buffalo —Genesius Guild
• Linda Slankard as Fay Clementine Nettles
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild


FEATURED ACTRESS
• Jackie Verdeyen as The Reptile Woman
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Kay Wagman as Willie Mae Nettles
Sugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Kim Sgouroudis as Kate
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild
• Linda Slankard as Marion Hollander
Don't Drink the Water —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Mary DeBoer as Blanche
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild

COSTUMES
• Christine Wiegand and the cast
The Good Doctor —Hammond Community Theatre
• Kelsey Dougherty, Stephanie Naumoff, Patricia Schultz
Jungle Book —Community Theatre Guild
• Lisa Remmers
Moon Over Buffalo —Genesius Guild
• Martha Sullens
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Stephanie Naumoff
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild


BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
• Aaron PorterOur Town —Community Theatre Guild
• Keith PalazoloSugar Bean Sisters —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Kyle TechentinAll I Need to Know… —Genesius Guild
• Marcia BurbageLetters Home —Community Theatre Guild
• Marcia BurbageBrighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild



PRINCIPAL ACTOR
• Brendan Scannel as Eugene
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild
• Bruce Jung as Walter Hollander
Don't Drink the Water —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Eric McCann as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Proof —Crown Point Community Theatre
• Michael Little as Stage Manager
Our Town —Community Theatre Guild
• Steve Rohe as Willy Loman
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater


FEATURED ACTOR
• Andrew Elderkin as Biff Loman
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Gary J. Mion as Father Drobney
Don't Drink the Water —L'arc en Ciel Theater Guild
• Jordan A Chaddock as Hap Loman
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Larry Hinken as Charlie
Death of a Salesman —Fourth Street Theater
• Thomas Knoerzer as Stanley
Brighton Beach Memoirs —Community Theatre Guild


CAMEO
• Ken and Cathy Mertens as Geek Dancers
All I Need to Know… —Genesius Guild




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MUSICALS

BEST MUSICAL
Annie Get Your Gun
—Memorial Theatre Company
Assassins
—Community Theatre Guild
Fiddler on the Roof
—Memorial Theatre Company
Joseph
—Memorial Theatre Company
Pump Boys and Dinettes
—Dunes Summer Theatre


BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
• Bob Cooley, Sheree Wheeler-Gudeman
—Pump Boys and Dinettes —Dunes Summer Theatre
• Jeff Casey
—The Fix —Towle Community Theater
• Jordan Chaddock
—Annie Get Your Gun —Memorial Theatre Company
• Sally Selwan
—The Fantasticks —Towle Community Theater
• Andy Urschel
—Assassins —Community Theatre Guild

BEST MUSIC/ORCHESTRAL DIRECTOR
• Michael Barr
—Pippin Genesius Guild
• Trish Hales
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Jim Mollin
—Annie Get Your Gun Memorial Theatre Company
• Jim Mollin
—Fiddler on the Roof Memorial Theatre Company
• Jeff Otto
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF A MUSICAL
• Kathleen Dominiak
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company
• Dana Kurzawinski
—West Side Story Memorial Theatre Company
• Larry Payne
—Jesus Christ Superstar Dunes Summer Theatre
• Rebecca Peluso
—Annie Get Your Gun Memorial Theatre Company
• Steven Spanopoulos
—Fiddler on the Roof Memorial Theatre Company

BEST VOCAL DIRECTOR
• The Cast
—Pump Boys and Dinettes —Dunes Summer Theatre
• Trish Hales
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Jim Mollin
—Fiddler on the Roof —Memorial Theatre Company
• Jeff Otto
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company

BEST SET DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
• Eric Brant
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Jeff DeBoer
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company
• Martin A. Dybel
—Little Women Marian Theatre Guild
• Kevin Doler,Sally Tollefson
—Queen Lucia 4th Street Theater
• Matt Stefankiewicz,Kurt Gillins
—West Side Story Memorial Theatre Company
• Bob Cooley,Matt Stefankiewicz,
Sheree Wheeler-Gudeman
—Pump Boys and Dinettes Dunes Summer Theatre

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
• Marcia Burbage
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Jeff Casey
—The Fantasticks Towle Community Theater
• Aaron Porter
—Annie Get Your Gun Memorial Theatre Company
• Aaron Porter
—Fiddler on the Roof —Memorial Theatre Company
• Aaron Porter,Neal Case, Jordan Chaddock
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL
• Susan Amos,JoBeth Cruz
—Queen Lucia —4th Street Theater
• Jean Bernius,Lisa Remmers
The Music Man Genesius Guild
• Kim Duha
Little Women Marian Theatre Guild
• Stephanie Naumoff
—The Mikado Dunes Summer Theatre
• Martha Sass
—Fiddler on the Roof Memorial Theatre Company

BEST PRINCIPAL ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
• Tony Banks as Judas
—Jesus Christ Superstar Dunes Summer Theatre
• Kevin Bellamy as Grahame Chandler
—The Fix Towle Community Theater
• Karl Berner as Balladeer
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Jeff DeBoer as Tevye
—Fiddler on the Roof Memorial Theatre Company
• Allen Horner as Georgie Pillson
—Queen Lucia —4th Street Theater

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
• Steven Becker as John Wilkes Booth
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Buddy Goettsch as Jim
—Pump Boys and Dinettes Dunes Summer Theatre
• Jack Jaros as Henry
—The Fantasticks Towle Community Theater
• Darren Serhal as Jackson
—Pump Boys and Dinettes Dunes Summer Theatre
• Jason Utesch as Samuel Byck
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild

BEST PRINCIPAL ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
• Kyrie Anderson as Maria
—West Side Story Memorial Theatre Company
• Leslie A. Evans as Violet Chandler
—The Fix Towle Community Theater
• Leslie Ann Evans as Lucia Lucas
—Queen Lucia 4th Street Theater
• Michelle McKenzie-Voigt as Leading Player
—Pippin Genesius Guild
• Sheree Wheeler-Gudeman as Annie Oakley
—Annie Get Your Gun Memorial Theatre Company

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
• Taylor Garrison as Tina McCoy
—The Fix Towle Community Theater
• Vivianna Gonzalez as Anita
—West Side Story Memorial Theatre Company
• Gayle Faulkner Kosalko as Aunt March
—Little Women Marian Theatre Guild
• Stephanie Naumoff as Sara Jane Moore
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Christine Marilyn Parry as Dolly Tate
—Annie Get Your Gun Memorial Theatre Company
• Teri Sue Wines as Rhetta Cupp
—Pump Boys and Dinettes Dunes Summer Theatre

BEST CAMEO IN A MUSICAL
Craig Golbesky as King Herod
—Jesus Christ Superstar Dunes Summer Theatre

VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD IN A MUSCIAL
• Best Ensemble
—Assassins Community Theatre Guild
• Toy Machine Technology
—Babes in Toyland Memorial Theatre Company
• The Brothers
—Joseph Memorial Theatre Company
• The Quartet
—The Music Man Genesius Guild
• Best Ensemble
—Pump Boys and Dinettes Dunes Summer Theatre
 

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• Ed Griffith

PROJECT C.A.S.T. AWARD
• Genesius Guild

D.J. & ROSE NIDETZ SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
• Aaron Porter


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2007/2008 VIEWERS

PLAYS
Kim Bernstein
Matt Byerly*
Andrea Creasbaum
Ed Griffith*
KeriAnne Gura
Larry Hinken*
Stephanie Naumoff*
LuAnne Pezel*
Kathie Rosdil
Martha Sass*
Jim Thorp*
Justin Treasure

MUSICALS
Matt Byerly*
Bob Cooley
Jeff DeBoer
Kristen DeBoer
Becky Fox
Craig Golbesky
Ed Griffith*
Larry Hinken*
Sondra Hinken
Stephanie Naumoff*
LuAnne Pezel*
Elizabeth Remmers
Martha Sass*
Jim Thorp*
*VIEWS BOTH

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