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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Thomas Hase
Outstanding Lighting Design
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
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Don't Make Me Pull This Show Over: Dispatches From the Frontlines of Parenting
Charlie Clark, a. Beth Harris, Jessica Hendy, Allen Kendall & Kate Wilford
Outstanding Musical Ensemble
David Kreppel
Outstanding Orchestrations
Presented by Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
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Good News
Aubrey Berg
Outstanding Direction
Steve Goers
Outstanding Musical Director/Arranger/Accompanist
Patti James
Outstanding Choreography
Joe Moeller
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music |
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A Little Night Music
Outstanding Alternative Production 2009
Alan Patrick Kenny
Outstanding Music Direction & Arrangements
Presented by New Stage Collective
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Peter Pan
Brooke Rucidlo
Outstanding Non-Equity Performance
Presented by Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
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The Foreigner
Raymond McAnally
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Paul Shortt
Outstanding Set Design
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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Timon of Athens
Nick Rose
Outstanding Performance
Presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company |
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Blackbird
Joy Farmer-Clary
Equity Lead Performance
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
Outstanding Musical 2009
Andrew Palermo
Outstanding Choreography/Direction
Lauren Sprague
Outstanding Performance
Cast
Outstanding Ensemble
Reba Senske
Outstanding Costumes
Roger Grodsky
Outstanding Musical Direction
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music
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Working
Ken Jones
Outstanding Direction
Presented by Northern Kentucky University Theatre & Dance |
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Gem of the Ocean
Brian Mehring, design; Shannon Rae Lutz, properties
Equity Design
Presented by Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
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Travels of Angelica
Heather Wood
Equity Outstanding Supporting Performance
Joseph P. Tilford, set design
Thomas C. Hase, lighting design
Susan Tsu, illustrator
John Boesche, projection design
Outstanding Scenic Design
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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Batboy: The Musical
Lisa Mindelle
Supporting Actress
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music
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Twelfth Night
Jeremy Dubin
Outstanding Direction
Presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Jamey Strawn
Outstanding Musical Direction
Presented by Commonwealth Theatre Company |
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The Women
Hannah Dowdy, Katie Kershaw, Samantha Wright, Julie Wacksman & Lauren Helton
Collegiate Principal Ensemble
Mark Hardy
Outstanding Direction
Presented by Northern Kentucky University Theatre & Dance |
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Love Song
Outstanding Play 2009
Joseph Parks
Equity Lead Performance
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
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Once On This Island
Jane Green & Ruby Streate
Choreography
Presented by Northern Kentucky University Theatre & Dance |
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On the Verge, or The Geography of Yearning
Michael Carr, Kendall Karg, Britany Middleton & Alison Vodnoy
Collegiate Ensemble Performance
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music
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The Seafarer
Adrian Sparks
Equity Lead Performance
Presented by Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati |
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Guys and Dolls
Lesley Hitch
Non-Equity Musical Supporting Performance
Presented by Covedale Center for the Performing Arts |
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Death of a Salesman
Kate Wilford
Equity Supporting Performance
Presented by New Edgecliff Theatre |
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Durango
Thom Sesma
Equity Lead Performance
Kevin Judge
Outstanding Set Design
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
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Amadeus
Bruce Cromer
Outstanding Performance
Presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company |
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Jitney
Lyle Benjamin & Dan Dermody
Non-Equity scenic design
Presented by Queen City Off-Broadway |
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In Rehearsal
Alison Vodnoy
Solo performance & solo script
Presented by Cincinnati Fringe Festival |
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Don't Make Me Pull This Show Over: Dispatches From the Frontlines of Parenting
Charlie Clark, Jessica Hendy, Michael Shawn Starks, Gina Valentine & Kate Wilford
Outstanding Ensemble Vocal Performance
Presented by Cincinnati Fringe Festival |
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Rising Stars 2008-2009 Season |
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2009 Rising Star:
Alison Vodnoy
Alison
is both a playwright and a performer, and winner of multiple Acclaims for her one-woman 2008 Cincinnati Fringe show, “In Rehearsal” and as part of the student ensemble of CCM’s “On the Verge.”
CCM Drama chair Richard Hess says, “Alison is an electric performer, and from the moment she auditioned for our program five years ago I knew she was something special. Her work in Cincinnati has been varied and constant, and I’m so proud of her growth as an artist.” |
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2009 Rising Star:
Rachel Perin
Rachel
has been a stand-out actor and dancer throughout her NKU career. She is a veteran of dance concerts, outreach tours, the Comedy Improvisation Touring Troupe and is the go-to dance captain for many NKU musicals, including “Once on This Island” and “Working” which she also helped choreograph.
Theatre and Dance department chair Ken Jones says Rachel is “a wonderful young actor, and a gifted choreographer. She is fun and funny. Her imagination is strong, and she excels at taking chances with her art.” |
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Most Valuable Players 2008-2009 Season |
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2009 MVP:
JIM STUMP
Jim is Cincinnati’s theatre volunteer-in-chief. From fall curtain-up parties to Equity auditions, from planning meetings to street fairs, to sending out thousands of e-mails each year on behalf of Cincinnati theatre, Jim is always there, tirelessly and generously making the case for Cincinnati theater in private and in public.
And when he hasn’t been busy promoting Cincinnati theatre offstage, Jim is a very fine actor who has also appeared on most stages in Cincinnati. This month Jim steps down as the longtime president of the League of Cincinnati Theatres. |
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2009 MVP:
CATHY SPRINGIELD
Cathy
has never stopped MVP’ing. She was one of the first people to suggest a League of Cincinnati Theatres. Five years ago, she achieved a career-long dream when she opened the theatre in the Gallagher Student Center at Xavier University, but she was not content to stop there. Why not a Shakespeare summer camp? Why not find a way to give some employment to area theater artists? Why not a production of Angels in America to cap this Xavier Players season? Why not a residency by playwright Naomi Wallace?
And why not a theater major for Xavier?
That’s the long-time dream that Cathy is still dreaming, and this season she took significant steps to make it a reality, debuting a partnership with Madcap Puppets that intensifies next season and that will hopefully in the not-distant future give Xavier one of a handful of national university degree programs in theater for young people. |
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Trailblazer 2008-2009 Season |
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2009 TRAILBLAZER:
Richard Hess, CCM Drama Department Chair
Ask about Richard Hess and the same words come up: “Vision.” “Passion.” “Dedication.” The chair of Drama at CCM, Hess fosters relationships, sends students beyond CCM and helps to populate Cincinnati’s independent theater scene and promote creation of new work. As CCM Drama alum Richard Oberacker puts it, “Richard is one of the most fearless artists Cincinnati has right now. And I don’t mean just what he puts onstage. He has risked much and sacrificed even more to make CCM Drama what it is today. There are new works being created, and the students are not only encouraged to develop their own projects, but in many cases required to do so. He teaches by example, and he understands that he can’t produce graduates who are willing to take bold risks if he isn’t doing so.”
On campus, Hess had added a senior showcase in New York and Los Angeles, and annual Dolly Awards to applaud a job well done in the drama department. Off-campus, CCM drama students and alums have been an essential part of Cincinnati Fringe, with 20-25 percent of the work every year having a CCM drama connection.
According to his students, Richard Hess “has a huge heart, a wonderful sensibility, and a passion for storytelling and for what art can and should do.”
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Theatre Educator Award 2008-2009 Season |
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2009 Emily Himonidis, St. Henry High School
“My teacher rocks my socks,” Kaitlin Staverman wrote, applauding Emily Himondis for always reminding students that “it is not the leads the make a show great; it’s also the cast that backs them up.” Himonidis, Staverman continues, “includes everyone, especially the students who don’t feel like they fit in any place else and often they don’t.” Over the past four years, Himonidis has adopted three children from Guatemala, “but she gives up hundreds of hours with them to be at play practice.” “She’s made a difference in my life by helping me to break out of my shell. She taught me that it’s okay to be yourself and to make sure you have fun in whatever you do.” |
