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17th ANNUAL FOUNDATION AWARDS 2008-2009
Nominees and Winners*
(*listed in red)

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PLAYS

BEST PLAY
A Christmas Carol - Community Theatre Guild
Doubt - Community Theatre Guild
Moon Over the Brewery - Community Theatre Guild
• Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Community Theatre Guild
The Shadowbox - 4th Street Theater

BEST DIRECTOR
• Andy Urschel/Justin Treasure, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Community Theatre Guild
Donna Blanchard, A Christmas Carol, Community Theatre Guild
Eric Brant, Camping with Henry & Tom, Community Theatre Guild
Jayma Kay Emerson, On Golden Pond, Marian Theatre Guild
Jim Thorp/Kevin Doler, The Shadowbox, 4th Street Theater


SET DESIGN
Charlie Remmers or Charlie Remmers/Deb Johansen, Women of Lockerbie, Genesius Guild
Eric Brant, Camping with Henry & Tom, Community Theatre Guild
Jeff DeBoer, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Community Theatre Guild
Kevin Doler, The Sisters Rosensweig, Fourth Street Theatre
• Kevin Doler/Sally Tollefson, The Shadowbox, Fourth Street Theatre
Martin A. Dybel, On Golden Pond, Marian Theatre Guild

COSTUMES
JoBeth Cruz, Camping with Henry & Tom, Community Theatre Guild
Martha Sullens, The Sisters Rosensweig, 4th Street Theater
• Stephanie Naumoff, A Christmas Carol, Community Theatre Guild

LIGHTING
Marcia Burbage, Camping with Henry & Tom, Community Theatre Guild
Marcia Burbage, Moon Over the Brewery, Community Theatre Guild

Marcia Burbage & Craig Kozora, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Community Theatre Guild
• Marcia Burbage & Craig Kozora, A Christmas Carol, Community Theatre Guild
Marcia Burbage (&Rachel Rettew?), Doubt, Community Theatre Guild

PRINCIPAL ACTRESS
Carly Blane as Amanda Moon, Over the Brewery, Community Theatre Guild
Donna Rettew as Olive Allison, Women of Lockerbie, Genesius Guild
Kay Wagman as Ethel Thayer, On Golden Pond, Marian Theatre Guild
• Lisa Formosa-Parmagiano as Sister Aloysius, Doubt, Community Theatre Guild
Mary DeBoer as Gorgeous Teitelbaum, The Sisters Rosensweig, 4th Street Theater

FEATURED ACTRESS
Kathie Rosdil as Felicity, The Shadow Box, 4th Street Theater
Kyrie Anderson as Sister James, Doubt Community Theatre Guild
Mary DeBoer as Mrs. Muller, Doubt, Community Theatre Guild
Ruth Best as Woman, Women of Lockerbie, Genesius Guild
• Stephanie Rice as Agnes, The Shadow Box, 4th Street Theater

PRINCIPAL ACTOR
Don Taylor as Jerry, At Home at the Zoo, Hammond Community Theatre
Don Taylor as Norman Thayer, Jr., On Golden Pond, Marian Theatre Guild
• Jim Henry as Adam, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Community Theatre Guild
Jim Thorp as Henry Ford, Camping with Henry and Tom, Community Theatre Guild
Karl Berner as Edward, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Community Theatre Guild

FEATURED ACTOR
John Wotkun as Floyd Spinner, Love, Sex & IRS, Hammond Community Theatre
Matthew Kennedy as Nick Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream, Crown Point Community Theatre
Nathan O'Brien as Mark, The Shadow Box, 4th Street Theater
Scot MacDonald as Warren Zimmerman, Moon Over the Brewery, Community Theatre Guild
• Trevor Bruss as Randolph, Moon Over the Brewery, Community Theatre Guild

CAMEO
Cristina Schmal as Emily Jeurgens, A Matter of Life or Death, Hammond Community Theatre
• Ed Griffith as Norva,l Dearly Departed, Hammond Community Theatre
KeriAnne Valuckis as Connie, Love, Sex & IRS, Hammond Community Theatre

VIEWERS' CHOICE
• Best Ensemble - the cast, A Christmas Carol, Community Theatre Guild
Best Ensemble - the cast, Camping with Henry and Tom Community Theatre Guild
Moon Painting Series by Claire Merrill, Moon Over the Brewery Community Theatre Guild
Sound Design - Karl Berner, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Community Theatre Guild
Sound Design - Karl Berner, A Christmas Carol Community Theatre Guild





MUSICALS

Best Costumes/Costume Design in a Musical
Kim Duha, Anything Goes, Marian Theatre Guild
JoBeth Cruz, Cabaret, 4th Street Theater
Kevin Bellamy, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Stanlee Hodsden, Jerry's Girls, Portage Community Theatre
• JoBeth Cruz, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Kevin Bellamy, Penny Serenade, Towle Community Theater
JoBeth Cruz, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Lights/Lighting Design in a Musical
• Andy Vanderbye, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Aaron Porter, Grease, Memorial Theatre Company
Aaron Porter, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Aaron Porter, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
Marcia Burbage, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Sets/Scenic Design in a Musical
Jeff Casey,Kevin Bellamy, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Zachary Gipson Grease Memorial Theatre Company
• Jeff DeBoer,Neal Case, Zachary Gipson, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Jeff DeBoer,Neal Case,
Zachary Gipson, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
Mel McColley, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Director - Musical
Craig Golbesky, Best Little Whorehouse, Dunes Summer Theatre
• John D. Glover, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
John E. Buranosky, Gutenberg, Towle Community Theater
Justin Treasure,Kathleen Dominiak, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
JoBeth Cruz,Piper Bakrevski, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Choreography
• Larry Payne, Best Little Whorehouse, Dunes Summer Theatre
Rebecca Peluso, Grease, Memorial Theatre Company
Kathleen Dominiak, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Kathleen Dominiak, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
Riley Wimes Jr,Kathleen Dominiak, Swing, Memorial Theatre Company

Best Musical/Orchestral Director
Allison Hendrix, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Jim Mollin, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
• Jeff Otto, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
David Markley, Ragtime, Memorial Theatre Company
• Jeff Otto, Swing, Memorial Theatre Company
Sharon Shepard, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Vocal Director
• Allison Hendrix, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Jeff Otto, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
David Markley,Chris Stalbaum, Ragtime, Memorial Theatre Company
Patti Shaffner, Swing, Memorial Theatre Company
David Markley, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Memorial Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Darren Serhal as Melvin P. Thorpe, Best Little Whorehouse, Dunes Summer Theatre
Matthew Douglas as Herr Schultz, Cabaret, 4th Street Theater
Steven P. Spanopolous as
Homer Collins, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Justin Treasure as Ozzie, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
• Darren Serhal as Luther Billi, s South Pacific, Genesius Guild

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Christine Marilyn Parry as Shy, Best Little Whorehouse, Dunes Summer Theatre
Jenna Rose Underwood as Rizzo, Grease, Memorial Theatre Company
Stephanie Naumoff as Hildy, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
LuAnne Pezel as Madame Dilly, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
• Judi Serhal as Bloody Mary, South Pacific, Genesius Guild

CAMEO
• Martha Sass as Old Woman, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company

Viewers Choice - Musical
Sound Design - Matt Valuckis, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
• Best Ensemble, Jerry's Girls, Portage Community Theatre
Scenic Painter & Set Decorator -
Zach Gipson & Faith Jones, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Best Ensemble, On the Town, Memorial Theatre Company
Special Effect - The Shower, South Pacific, Genesius Guild
Best Female Vocalist -
Rebecca Schneider, Swing Memorial, Theatre Company

Best Principal Actor in a Musical
Kevin Bellamy as Floyd Collins, Floyd Collins, Towle Community Theater
Bill Danko as Bud Davenport, Gutenberg, Towle Community Theater
Dan Cobbler as Coalhouse Walker, Ragtime, Memorial Theatre Company
• Edward J. MacLennan as Emile de Becque, South Pacific, Genesius Guild
Dan Cobbler as Agis, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Principal Actress in a Musical
Linda J. Wilczynski as
Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes, Marian Theatre Guild
Sheree Wheeler-Gudeman as
Miss Mona, Best Little Whorehouse, Dunes Summer Theatre
Kristen DeBoer as Esther Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis, Memorial Theatre Company
Mary Kay Steele as Mother, Ragtime, Memorial Theatre Company
• Keri Burman as Princess Leonide, Triumph of Love, Community Theatre Guild

Best Musical
• Floyd Collins - Towle Community Theater
Gutenberg - Towle Community Theater
Jerry's Girls - Portage Community Theatre
On the Town - Memorial Theatre Company
Triumph of Love - Community Theatre Guild

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Martin Dybel

PROJECT C.A.S.T. AWARD
Highland Parks

D.J. & ROSE NIDETZ SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
TBA


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2008/2009 VIEWING MEMBERS
PLAYS
Tim Brown
Matt Byerly*
Becky Fox*
Ed Griffith*
Larry Hinken*
Stephanie Naumoff*
LuAnne Pezel
Maggie Reister
Steve Rohe
Kathie Rosdil
Martha Sass*



 
MUSICALS
Matt Byerly*
Trevor Bruss
Jeff DeBoer
Kristen DeBoer
Becky Fox*
Ed Griffith*
Larry Hinken*
Jerald Jascoviak
Stephanie Naumoff*
Martha Sass*
Judi Serhal
Darren Serhal
Tim Slatton

 

* VIEWS BOTH




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