Critics Circle

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
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