Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum announces annual awards

by Shawn Parikh

Every fall, the seven Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum members assemble to reward the best in local theater in a variety of categories. No single winners are usually announced, but a list of the best in each category is compiled. So here is a list of those recognized for the 2006-2007 season in alphabetical order (If there is a link on the name, check out my interview with them this past season):

Outstanding Directors:

• Jaime Castañeda, Sonnets for an Old Century (FireStarter Productions) and This Is How It Goes (Amphibian Stage Productions)
• Cheryl Denson, Social Security (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas) and Hair (Uptown Players)
• Marianne Galloway, Lawrence & Holloman (Second Thought Theatre)
• Aaron Ginsburg, Mr. Marmalade (Kitchen Dog Theater)
• René Moreno, The Gnadiges Fraulein (WingSpan Theatre Company) and Democracy (Theatre Three)
• Tina Parker, End Times (Kitchen Dog Theater)
• Jerry Russell, Stones in His Pockets (Stage West)

Outstanding Actresses:

• Pam Covington, The Miracle Worker (Dallas Children's Theater)
• Gail Cronauer, Master Class (Lyric Stage)
• Jenny Ledel, The Glory of Living (Second Thought Theatre) and Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Dallas)
• Sue Loncar, LuAnn Hampton Laverty Oberlander (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas)
• Liz Mikel, Caroline, or Change (Theatre Three)
• Tina Parker, Mr. Marmalade (Kitchen Dog Theater)
• Cara Statham-Serber, The Great American Trailer Park Musical (WaterTower Theatre) and Valley of the Dolls (Uptown Players)
• Sally Vahle, End Times (Kitchen Dog Theater).

Outstanding Actors

• B.J. Cleveland, Valhalla (Uptown Players)
• Nye Cooper, Dim All the Lights (Theatre Quorum), Social Security and LuAnn Hampton Laverty Oberlander (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas)
• James Crawford, Shadowlands (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (WaterTower Theatre)
• John S. Davies, Democracy (Theatre Three)
• Cameron McElyea, Die, Mommie, Die! (Uptown Players) and The Immigrant (Stage West)
• Cedric Neal, tick, tick... BOOM! (Uptown Players) and A Brief History of White Music (WaterTower Theatre)
• Dean Nolen, The Winner (Lyric Stage)
• Jeff Swearingen, The Boxer (Bootstraps Comedy Theater) and The Gnadiges Fraulein (WingSpan Theatre Company)
• Steven Walters, Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Dallas)

Ensemble Acting

• Every Trick in the Book (Classical Acting Company)
• From Door to Door (Circle Theatre)
• The Odd Couple and Vieux Carré (Theatre Three)

Creative Contribution

• Christopher Barreca - Scenic design, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Dallas Theater Center)
• Coy Covington - Hair, make-up and costume designs (with Suzi Shankle) and Chris Robinson - Multimedia design, Valley of the Dolls (Uptown Players)
• Clare Floyd DeVries - Set design, Emily Young - Sound design, Laura McMeley - Lighting design and Christina Vela - Costume design for End Times (Kitchen Dog Theater)
• Terry Dobson - Musical direction, The Big Bang (Theatre Three)
• B. Wolf - Original musical score, The Boxer (Bootstraps Comedy Theater)
• Aaron Patrick Turner - Costume design, Every Trick in the Book (Classical Acting Company)
• James McQuillen - Musical direction, The Winner (Lyric Stage)
• Randel Wright - Scenic designs, The Gnadiges Fraulein (WingSpan Theatre Company) and LuAnn Hampton Laverty Oberlander (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas)

Touring Productions

• Fences, Dallas Theater Center
• Sweet Charity, Dallas Summer Musicals

Outstanding New Plays

• The Boxer by Matt Lyle (Bootstraps Comedy Theater)
• End Times by Allison Moore (Kitchen Dog Theater)
• Heaven Forbid(s)! by Marco Rodriguez (Martice Enterprises)

Special Citation: To Lyric Stage and its founding producer, Steven Jones, in recognition of their current 15th season, and for staging world-premiere musicals and lavish revivals of seldom-performed American classics.

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