2006 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. Winners are in boldface. (soon)
2006 FINALISTS
DRAMA
ENTIRE PRODUCTION:
Brooklyn Boy, TheatreWorks
Killer Joe, Sankowich/FireMused Productions
Kiss of the Spider Woman, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Little Foxes, The, American Conservatory Theater
Master Builder, The, Aurora Theatre
Miser, The, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Salome, Aurora Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Ivonne Coll, Mother Courage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Lauren Grace, Master Builder, Aurora Theatre
Phoebe Moyer, The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue, TheatreWorks
Rita Moreno, Glass Menagerie, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Susi Damilano, Reckless, SF Playhouse
Vilma Silva, Anna in the Tropics, TheatreWorks
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE
Eric Lochtefeld, Glass Menagerie, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Francis Jue, M. Butterfly, TheatreWorks
James Carpenter, Master Builder, Aurora Theatre
Javier Galito-Cava, Kiss of the Spider Woman, New Conservatory Theatre Center
L. Peter Callender, World Music, TheatreFirst
Ron Campbell, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Steven Epp, The Miser, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Amy Resnick, Brooklyn Boy, TheatreWorks
Delia MacDougall, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Julia Brothers, Salome, Aurora Theatre
Maureen McVerry, The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue, TheatreWorks
Nancy Carlin, The Immigrant, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Sue Trigg, Noises Off, Willows Theater
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Anthony Fusco, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Dan Hiatt, The Immigrant, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Danny Scheie, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Danny Scheie, Restoration Comedy, California Shakespeare Theater
Darren Bridgett, Alice in Wonderland, Marin Shakespeare Company
Nick Sholley, Long Christmas Ride Home, Magic Theatre
DIRECTOR:
Barbara Damashek, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Center REPertory
Dominique Serrand, The Miser, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Jonathan Moscone, As You Like It, California Shakespeare Theater
Louis Parnell, Reckless, SF Playhouse
Mark Jackson, Salome, Aurora Theatre
Tracy Ward, Hunter Gatherers, Killing My Lobster
SET DESIGN:
Bill English, Roulette, SF Playhouse
Donald Eastman, The Rivals, American Conservatory Theater
Kate Edmunds, M. Butterfly, TheatreWorks
Robert Blackman, The Little Foxes, American Conservatory Theater
Steve Coleman, Old Wicked Songs, Marin Theatre Company
Steve Coleman, Sly Fox, Ross Valley Players
SOUND DESIGN:
Billie Cox, King Lear, Marin Shakespeare Company
Dave Malloy, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Donald Remedios, The Miser, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Jeff Mockus, Old Wicked Songs, Marin Theatre Company
Tim Gray, Tartuffe, Marin Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN:
Alexander V. Nichols, Mother Courage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Alexander V. Nichols, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, American Conservatory Theater
Joe Retsky, Mystery Play, SF Playhouse
Matt Frey, Glass Menagerie, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Nancy Schertler, The Rivals, American Conservatory Theater
Russell H. Champa, The Little Foxes, American Conservatory Theater
COSTUME DESIGN:
Anna R. Oliver, Restoration Comedy, California Shakespeare Theater
Beaver Bauer, The Rivals, American Conservatory Theater
David Zinn, Mother Courage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Fumiko Bielefeldt, M. Butterfly, TheatreWorks
Lydia Tanji, Merry Wives of Windsor, California Shakespeare Theater
Sonya Berlovitz, The Miser, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT:
Brad Erickson, The War at Home, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Carey Perloff, Luminescence Dating, American Conservatory Theater/Magic Theatre
Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford, All Wear Bowlers, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCORE:
Gina Leishman, As You Like It, California Shakespeare Theater
Gina Leishman, Mother Courage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Peter Golub, Glass Menagerie, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION:
Chris Black, Salome, Aurora Theatre
David Maier, Zorro in Hell, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Joe Goode / Lunatique Fantastique, The Long Christmas Ride Home, Magic Theatre
Richard Lane, King Lear, Marin Shakespeare Company
SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Ron Severdia, A Christmas Carol, Humbug Theater
Tim Miller, 101 Beds, New Conservatory Theatre Center
W. Allen Taylor, Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins, The Marsh Berkeley
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE:
Immigrant, The, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Little Foxes, The, American Conservatory Theater
Marriage of Figaro, The, Center REPertory
Mother Courage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Rivals, The, American Conservatory Theater
Salome, Aurora Theatre
MUSICALS
ENTIRE PRODUCTION:
Love, Janis, Columbia Artists
Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Putting It Together, SF Playhouse
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Broadway by the Bay
Urinetown, Foothill Music Theatre
Vanities, TheatreWorks
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE:
Charlotte Cohn, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Jessica Raaum, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE:
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Noel Anthony, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Rick Williams, 1776, Willows Theatre
Robert Brewer, Urinetown, Foothill Music Theatre
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE:
Tiffany Marie Austin, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Jessica Lynn Carroll, Urinetown, Foothill Music Theatre
Mary-Pat Green, Putting It Together, SF Playhouse
Maureen McVerry, Pardon My English, 42nd Street Moon
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE:
Aaron J. Albano, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Post Street Theatre
David Settler, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Justin Weatherby, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Broadway by the Bay
Paul Araquistain, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Stanley Bahorek, 25th Putnam County Annual Spelling Bee, Post Street Theatre
DIRECTOR:
Alex Perez, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Carey Perloff, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Dianna Shuster, Putting It Together, SF Playhouse
Evan Pappas, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Broadway by the Bay
Jay Manley, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Catherine Snider, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
Catherine Snider, Urinetown, Foothill Music Theatre
Constantine Kitsopoulos, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Mark Hanson, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Stew, Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
SET DESIGN:
Joe Ragey, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
Walt Spangler, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
SOUND DESIGN:
Jeff Curtis, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
LIGHTING DESIGN:
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Michael Ramsaur, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
COSTUME DESIGN:
Candice Donnelly, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Janis Bergmann, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Berle Davis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Broadway by the Bay
John Carraffa, Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Robyn Tribuzi, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Tyler Risk, Annie Get Your Gun, Foothill Music Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Morris Bobrow, Shopping! The Musical, AWAT Productions
Jay Kuo, Insignificant Others, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCORE
David Kirshenbaum, Vanities, TheatreWorks
Morris Bobrow, Shopping! The Musical, AWAT Productions
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE:
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Post Street Theatre
Happy End, American Conservatory Theater
Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay
Passing Strange, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Putting It Together, SF Playhouse
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Broadway by the Bay
TOURING PRODUCTIONS:
Doubt, Carol Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions
Hairspray, American Musical Theatre of San Jose
Jersey Boys, Best of Broadway
Light in the Piazza, Best of Broadway
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Best of Broadway
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE SPECIAL AWARDS
In addition to the 56 outstanding performances for Bay Area Productions in 2006, the 21 members of the Critic Circle voted for three special awards. The prestigious Paine Knickerbocker Award named for the former theatre critic of the S.F. Chronicle is presented
annually to the person or organization that has made a continuing contribution to Bay Area theatre. There was a tie vote between the New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) and A Traveling Jewish Theatre (ATJT). For 25+ years, NCTC's three-theatre venue features an annual Pride Season (featuring works by renowned playwrights as well as local writers, many of which are world premieres), youth and adult theatre classes, Youth Conservatory Satellite Programs (takes theatre to high schools throughout Bay Area), and more. Founded in 1978, ATJT has produced 25 original works (many performed experimentally with guest companies from other cultural/ethnic backgrounds), performed in over 60 cities worldwide, and fostered young artists with Outreach programs.
The Barbara Bladen Porter award, named for the former arts Critic of the San Mateo Times, is presented to Kim Taylor, one of the most respected publicists in the Bay Area (15+ years).
Special awards were also presented in a tie between Ross Valley Players (RVP) and Cal Performances. Said to be one of the oldest Bay Area community theatre (100 years old), RVP survives without subsidies, produces works with community talent, and recently began "RAW," readings of new plays by local writers. Currently celebrating their centennial (100 years ago they showcased Sarah Bernhardt), Cal Performances brings to the Bay Area the best in world artists, featuring classical music, jazz, dance (versions of King Arthur, Anna Karenina, and The Seagull) and theatre, including Kabuki (Japan), Commedia del arte (Italy), Shakespeare (England), Samuel Beckett (Ireland) and a Russian version of Twelfth Night .
For further information: Richard Connema 415-929-0165
