2009 Column Award winners announced

by John Garcia of John Garcia's The Column

The Dallas/Fort Worth Theater community has spoken. They have chosen the following as the BEST in theater for the 2008-09 season. Your peers have honored you with this award, so congratulations to you all on behalf of the Board of Directors and myself. Make sure to go to the official Column website to see all of the pictures of the winners.

The 2009 COLUMN AWARD WINNERS ARE...............

Best Play – Non-Equity: Topdog / Underdog, Upstart Productions

Best Play – Equity: Bent, Uptown Players

Best Musical – Non-Equity: NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Musical – Equity: The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Best Sound Design Play – Non-Equity: Kyle McClaran, Murder on the Nile, Garland Civic Theatre

Best Sound Design Play – Equity: Heath Gage, The Pillowman, Kitchen Dog Theater

Best Sound Design Musical – Non-Equity: Jeff D. Sones, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Sound Design Musical – Equity: Ryan Rumery, The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Best Costume Design Play – Non-Equity: Suzi Cranford, The Facts Of Life, Uptown Players

Best Costume Design Play – Equity: Bruce R. Coleman, Trysts in Toledo, Theatre Three

Best Costume Design Musical – Non-Equity: Ryan Matthieu Smith, Sweeney Todd, Onstage in Bedford

Best Costume Design Musical – Equity: Barbara Cox, A Year With Frog and Toad, Dallas Children's Theater

Best Lighting Design Play – Non-Equity: Ana F. Petit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Grapevine's Runway Theatre

Best Lighting Design Play – Equity: Laura McMeley, Doubt, A Parable, WaterTower Theatre

Best Lighting Design Musical – Non-Equity: Sam Nance, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Lighting Design Musical – Equity: Sam Nance, The Light in the Piazza, Theatre Three

Best Scenic Design Play – Non-Equity: Dennis Canright, The Facts of Life, Uptown Players

Best Scenic Design Play – Equity: Bruce R. Coleman, Bent, Uptown Players

Best Scenic Design Musical – Non-Equity: Paul Fiorella, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Scenic Design Musical – Equity: Beowulf Borritt, The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Best Stage Manager Play – Non-Equity: Jodi Kopaniky, Murder on the Nile, Garland Civic Theatre

Best Stage Manager Play – Equity: Cory Boulieris, Bent, Uptown Players

Best Stage Manager Musical – Non-Equity: Stacey Street, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Stage Manager Musical – Equity: K. Doug Miller, The Light in the Piazza, Theatre Three

Outstanding New Work By a Local Playwright: Bruce R. Coleman, Whatever Happened to Pixie DeCosta, Theatre Too

Chita Rivera Dance Award – Female: Jennifer Laws, Damn Yankees, Garland Summer Musicals

Chita Rivera Dance Award – Male: Darius-Anthony Robinson, Footloose, Garland Civic Theatre

Best Choreography of a Musical – Non-Equity: Michael Serrecchia, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Choreography of a Musical – Equity: Nan Gammon, Zanna Don't, Uptown Players

Best Musical Director – Non Equity: Scott A. Eckert, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Musical Director – Equity: Jeff Crouse, Damn Yankees, Garland Summer Musicals

Best Director of a Play – Non-Equity: Andi Allen, The Facts Of Life, Uptown Players

Best Director of a Play – Equity: Bruce R. Coleman, Bent, Uptown Players

Best Director of a Musical – Non-Equity: Michael Serrecchia, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Director of a Musical – Equity: Kevin Moriarty, The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Best Featured Actress in a Play – Non-Equity: Laura Warner, Steel Magnolias, Repertory Company Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play – Non-Equity: Andrew Phifer, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-5, Risk Theater Initiative

Best Featured Actress in a Play – Equity: M. Denise Lee, Doubt, A Parable, WaterTower Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play – Equity: Clayton Younkin, Bent, Uptown Players

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity: Deborah Dennard, Sweeney Todd, OnStage in Bedford

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity: Chris Edwards, La Cage Aux Folles, Onstage in Bedford

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Equity (Tie):

• Melissa Farmer, Zanna Don't!, Uptown Players
• Delynda Moravec, Damn Yankees, Garland Summer Musicals

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Equity: Darius-Anthony Robinson, A Year With Frog & Toad, Dallas Children's Theater

Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Non-Equity: Jennifer Sipes, Crimes of the Heart, Garland Civic Theatre

Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Non-Equity: Chad Peterson, The Facts of Life, Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Equity: Natalie King, Legends, Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Equity: Gary Floyd, Crimes of the Heart, Theatre Three

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity: Sarah Geist, Sweeney Todd, OnStage In Bedford

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity (Tie):

• Drew Kelly, All Shook Up!, Garland Civic Theatre
• Tyler Martin, Sweeney Todd, OnStage in Bedford

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Equity: Lindsey Holloway, Zanna Don't!, Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical – Equity: Gregory Lush, The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Best Actress in a Play – Non-Equity: Catherine Dubord, Proof, ICT Mainstage

Best Actor in a Play – Non-Equity: Chris Robinson, The Facts Of Life, Uptown Players

Best Actress in a Play – Equity: Jessica Wiggers, A Streetcar Named Desire, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

Best Actor in a Play – Equity: Regan Adair, Doubt, A Parable, WaterTower Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity: Sara Shelby-Martin, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity: Donald Fowler, NINE, ICT Mainstage

Best Actress in a Musical – Equity: Wendy Welch, The Light In The Piazza, Theatre Three

Best Actor in a Musical – Equity: Cedric Neal, The Who's Tommy, Dallas Theater Center

Kathleen Freeman Award: Brittany Stene

Ben Brettell Youth Award (5 individual awards):

• Erich de la Torre
• Taylor Scorse
• Sam Swenson
• Brett Thiele
• Caleb White

Rudy Seppy Volunteer Award (3 individual awards):

• Robin Stephens – ICT Mainstage
• Judy Bauman Blalock – Grapevine's Runway Theatre
• Jake Correll – McKinney Repertory Theatre

TOTAL AWARDS FOR THEATER COMPANIES::

• Uptown Players – 14
• ICT Mainstage – 12
• Dallas Theater Center – 6
• Garland Civic Theatre – 5
• Theatre Three – 5
• OnStage in Bedford – 5
• WaterTower Theatre – 3
• Garland Summer Musicals – 3
• Dallas Children's Theater – 2
• Grapevine's Runway Theatre - 2
• Repertory Company Theatre – 1
• Risk Theater Initiative – 1
• Contemporary Theatre Dallas – 1
• McKinney Repertory Theatre – 1
• Upstart Productions – 1
• Kitchen Dog Theater – 1
• Theatre Too - 1