Quad C Theatre announces winners from awards ceremony

by Shawn Parikh

The Quad C Theatre program held their 15th annual awards ceremony on May 14 to honor their season of productions. Voters included students, faculty members, and season subscribers. Here is the long list of who won:

• Outstanding Production: How I Learned to Drive
• Outstanding Direction: Gail Cronauer & Dennis Sloan for Orpheus Descending
• Outstanding ALT Series Production and Outstanding Direction of an ALT Series: Dan Schmoker & Pierce Purselley for Kvetch
• Leading Actress: Gretchen Schmoker for Leading Orpheus Descending
• Leading Actor: James Chandler for How I Learned to Drive
• Outstanding Supporting Actress: Colleen O'Connor for Orpheus Descending
• Outstanding Supporting Actor: Michael Salimitar for Two Rooms
• Outstanding Cameo Actress: Cory Boulieris for Don't Rock the Jukebox
• Outstanding Cameo Actor: Matthew Johnson for Orpheus Descending
• Leading Actor Performance in an ALT Series: Ryan Maffei for Kvetch
• Leading Actress Performance in an ALT Series: Elizabeth Robinson for Burn This
• Supporting Actor in an ALT Series Production: Ryan Maffei for Burn This
• Supporting Actress in an ALT Series Production: Bianca Baidoo for Kvetch
• Outstanding Community Actor & Actress: Richard Sharkey and Lisa Lemley for Two Rooms
• Outstanding Scenic Design: Craig "Yo" Erickson for Orpheus Descending
• Outstanding Lighting Design: Craig "Yo" Erickson for Don't Rock the Jukebox
• Outstanding Sound Design: Andrew Duckworth
• Outstanding Costume Design: Christina Dickson for A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Outstanding Stage Management: Brittany Noll for Don't Rock the Jukebox
• Outstanding Running Crew: Don't Rock the Jukebox
• Outstanding Graphic Design: Brad Baker & Justin A.P. Jones for Orpheus Descending
• Quad C Theatre Hall-of-Fame Inductees: Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), Felicia Marie Wilems Lee, and Wendy Brantley
• Wendy Gayle Brantley Memorial Scholarship: Candice McEnturff
• Felicia Marie Wilems Lee Memorial Scholarship: Joshua Dennis
• Special Contribution Award: Scene Shop Assistants
• Special Citation Awards: author/performers of Vicious Cycle
• Outstanding Theatre Student: Dan Schmoker
• Most Improved Theatre Student: Corey Cleary-Stoner
• The Backstage Award: Stacy's Furniture for their continued support of the Theatre Department
• Adam Hurst Spirit of Quad C Award: Matthew Johnson