2007 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards
SPECIAL AWARDS
Paine Knickerbocker Award -- Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Barbara Bladen Porter Award -- James Carpenter, actor
Gene Price Award -- David Hyry, publicist
THEATRES OVER 99 SEATS
DRAMA
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, American Repertory Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Theatre for a New Audience
The Pillowman, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Rene Augesen, The Rainmaker, American Conservatory Theater
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE
James Carpenter, The Birthday Party, Aurora Theatre
Ken Ruta, Trying, TheatreWorks
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Joan Mankin, Bosoms and Neglect, Aurora Theatre
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Ken Ruta, The Circle, American Conservatory Theater
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Moscone, Long Day's Journey into Night, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Robert Wilson, Our Town, Ross Valley Players
Tom Ross, The Birthday Party, Aurora Theatre
SET DESIGN
Annie Smart, Man and Superman, California Shakespeare Theater
Robert Broadfoot, BOT, Magic Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
Odabiah Eaves, Heartbreak House, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Don Darnutzer, The Rainmaker, American Conservatory Theater
Lap-Chi Chu, Long Day's Journey into Night, San Jose Repertory Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN
Anna R. Oliver, Man and Superman, California Shakespeare Theater
Candice Donnelly, The Circle, American Conservatory Theater
ORIGINAL SCORE
Andre Pleuss & Ben Sussman, After the Quake, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION
Dave Maier, The Pillowman, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Josh Kornbluth, Citizen Josh, Jonathan Reinis Productions, Z Space Studio
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mike Daisey, Great Men of Genius, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ENSEMBLE
Angel Face, Word for Word
King Lear, California Shakespeare Theater
Our Town, Ross Valley Players
MUSICALS
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
Bingo, a Winning New Musical, Center Repertory Company
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Carol Woods, Blues in the Night, Arline Cone
Nina Josephs, One Touch of Venus, 42nd Street Moon
Susan Himes-Powers, Show Boat, Broadway by the Bay
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE
Maurice Hines, Blues in the Night, Arline Cone
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Freda Payne, Blues in the Night, Arline Cone
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Travis Poelle, Emma, TheatreWorks
DIRECTOR
Marc Jacobs, Show Boat, Broadway by the Bay
MUSIC DIRECTOR
William Liberatore, Emma, TheatreWorks
CHOREOGRAPHY
Mary Beth Cavanaugh, Emma, TheatreWorks
COSTUME DESIGN
Fumiko Bielefeldt, Emma, TheatreWorks
SET DESIGN
Douglas D. Smith, Blues in the Night, Arline Cone
LIGHTING DESIGN
Steven B. Mannshart, Emma, TheatreWorks
SOUND DESIGN
Andrew F. Holtz, The Secret Garden, Willows Theatre Company
Ian Hunter, Bricktop, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Paul Gordon, Emma, TheatreWorks
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Blues in the Night, Arline Cone
Emma, TheatreWorks
Merrily We Roll Along, TheatreWorks
TOURING
Jersey Boys (Second cast), Dodgers Theatricals
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THEATRES 99 SEATS AND UNDER
DRAMA
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
Based on a Totally True Story, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Enchanted April, Porchlight Theatre Company
Nathan the Wise, TheatreFIRST
PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Barbara Michelson Harder, A Streetcar Named Desire, Off Broadway West Theatre Company
Susi Damilano, Six Degrees of Separation, SF Playhouse
PERFORMANCE, MALE
Carl Lumbly, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, SF Playhouse
DIRECTOR
Adriana Baer, Woyzeck, The Cutting Ball Theater
John Dixon, Based on a Totally True Story, New Conservatory Theatre Center
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Aaron Loeb, First Person Shooter, SF Playhouse
SOLO PERFORMANCE
John O'Keefe, Song of Myself, The Marsh
ENSEMBLE
Anna Bella Eema, Crowded Fire
Nathan the Wise, TheatreFIRST
MUSICALS
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
Pippin, Foothill Music Theatre
Wilde Boys, New Conservatory Theatre Center
PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Connie Champagne, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, New Conservatory Theatre Center
PERFORMANCE, MALE
Louis Parnell, Man of La Mancha, SF Playhouse
Rudy Guerrero, Pippin, Foothill Music Theatre
DIRECTOR
Jay Manley, Pippin, Foothill Music Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Joe Duffy, Pippin, Foothill Music Theatre
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
David Dobrusky, Man of La Mancha, SF Playhouse
Joe Collins, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Richard "Scrumbly" Koldewyn, Wilde Boys, New Conservatory Theatre Center
ENSEMBLE
Pippin, Foothill Music Theatre
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
For further information: Richard Connema (415) 929-0165