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	2008 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards - Final Nominees Representing print and electronic media, 23 members of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announces the Final Nominees for 37 Drama awards and 38 Musical awards from 257 nominated actors, designers, productions, and more reviewed in 2008. Over 400 productions were seen in 2008 by Circle critics reviewing theatre from San Jose to Santa Rosa, San Francisco to Concord. This year, Actors' Equity Association (AEA), representing over 900 actors and stage managers in the Bay Area, is proud to sponsor this year's Critics Circle Awards. “We both share a common goal to support professional Equity theatres in the Bay Area,” announced David Lotz, AEA’s National Communications Director, “in order to improve the livelihood of the artists who work in those theatres. We are pleased to join the SFBATCC in honoring the achievements of our members and all artists in this incredibly talented community.” The 2008 Final Nominees who are AEA members, theatres, and candidates are herein designated. Also this year, the SFBATCC inaugurated the three-part separation of award categories between Theatres with (1) Over 300 Seats; (2) Between 100-300; and (3) 99 Seats or Less. As such, theatre companies of similar sizes will compete and receive recognition for their outstanding work. 2008 FINAL NOMINEES * Actors’ Equity Association active member Actors’ Equity Association theatre # Actors’ Equity Association candidate TOURING PRODUCTIONS A Chorus Line---Best of Broadway Curvy Widow---Post Street Theatre Drowsy Chaperone, The---Best of Broadway Spring Awakening---Best of Broadway Tuna Does Vegas---Pearl Productions & Best of Broadway THEATRES OVER 300 DRAMA ENTIRE PRODUCTION An Ideal Husband---California Shakespeare Theater Arabian Nights, The---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre & Arizona Theatre Company Speed the Plow---American Conservatory Theater Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Jessi Campbell---Speed the Plow---American Conservatory Theater Laurie Metcalf---Quality of Life---American Conservatory Theater Pamela Reed---Curse of the Starving Class---American Conservatory Theater Sofia Jean Gomez---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Stacy Ross---An Ideal Husband---California Shakespeare Theater PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE* Aldo Billingslea---Radio Golf---TheatreWorks Dan Hiatt---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater David Hirshfield---Amadeus---Marin Shakespeare Company Dominique Serrand---Figaro---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Mark Anderson Phillips---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Annie Purcell---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater C. Kelly Wright---Radio Golf---TheatreWorks Dominique Lozano---Pericles, Prince of Tyre---California Shakespeare Theater Nicole Lowrence---Curse of the Starving Class---American Conservatory Theater Phoebe Moyer---The Foreigner---San Jose Repertory Theatre [PM’s husband/critic C.Brousse excluded himself from voting] SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE Andrew Polk---Speed the Plow---American Conservatory Theater Andy Murray---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater Gregory Wallace---‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore---American Conservatory Theater Jud Williford---Curse of the Starving Class---American Conservatory Theater Ken Ruta---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre DIRECTOR* David Ira Goldstein---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company Dominique Serrand---Figaro---Berkeley Repertory Theatre & Theatre de la Jeune Lune Jonathan Moscone---An Ideal Husband---California Shakespeare Theater Mary Zimmerman---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Timothy Near---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater SET DESIGN Daniel Ostling---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Eric Flatmo---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater Kent Dorsey---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre & Arizona Company Loy Arcenas---Curse of the Starving Class---American Conservatory Theater Walt Spangler---‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore---American Conservatory Theater SOUND DESIGN Andre Pleuss & The Lookingglass Ensemble---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Jake Rodriquez---Speed the Plow---American Conservatory Theater Jeff Mockus---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater Steve Schoenbeck---The Foreigner---San Jose Repertory Theatre Zach Humes---Figaro---Berkeley Repertory Theatre & Theatre de la Jeune Lune LIGHTING DESIGN Alexander V. Nichols---Yellowjackets---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Dawn Chiang---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre & Arizona Theatre Company Japhy Weideman---Curse of the Starving Class---American Conservatory Theater TJ Gerckens---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre York Kennedy---Uncle Vanya---California Shakespeare Theater COSTUME DESIGN Anna Oliver---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre Beaver Bauer---The Government Inspector---American Conservatory Theater Connie Strayer---Radio Golf---TheatreWorks Mara Blumenfeld---The Arabian Nights---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Raquel M. Barreto---Pericles, Prince of Tyre---California Shakespeare Company SPECIALTIES (Fight choreographer, video, musical directors, original score) Andre Pleuss & The Lookingglass Ensemble (original music)---The Arabian Nights???Berkeley Repertory Theatre Billie Cox (original score)---The Winter's Tale---Marin Shakespeare Company Magigan Shive (voice/singing, composer)---‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore---American Conservatory Theater Marcus Shelby (musical director, original score)---Sonny’s Blues---Word for Word in association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Robert Carlson (original score)---Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde---San Jose Repertory Theatre & Arizona Theatre Company ORIGINAL SCRIPT Carrie Fisher---Wishful Drinking---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Itamar Moses---Yellowjackets---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Michael Gene Sullivan---Red State---SF Mime Troupe SOLO PERFORMANCE Danny Hoch---Taking Over---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Mark Nadler---Russian On the Side---Joe Watson (Executive Producer) at Marines Memorial Theatre Roger Rees---What You Will---American Conservatory Theater ENSEMBLE ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore---American Conservatory Theater Arabian Nights, The---Berkeley Repertory Theatre Figaro---Berkeley Repertory Theatre & Theatre de la Jeune Lune Pericles---California Shakespeare Theater Sonny’s Blues---Word for Word Performing Arts Company in association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre MUSICALS ENTIRE PRODUCTION Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Insignificant Others---ISO Productions Will Rogers Follies, The---Diablo Light Opera PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE** Beth Glover---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks C. Kelly Wright---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Christina Martin---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera Pearl Sun---Long Story Short---TheatreWorks PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE Ben Jones---Thoroughly Modern Millie---Broadway by the Bay Shane Partlow---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE* Allison Blackwell---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Dale D. Soules---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Terry Darcy D'Emidio---42nd Street---Contra Costa Musical Theatre SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE Julian Hornik---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Paul Myrvold---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Ron Pickett---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera DIRECTOR* Gloria Trombley---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera Company Kent Nicholson---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Robert Kelley---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Tracy Brigden---Long Story Short---TheatreWorks MUSICAL DIRECTOR Cheryl Yee Glass---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera William Liberatore---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks William Liberatore---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks SET DESIGN J.B. Wilson---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks J.B. Wilson---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Joe Ragey---The Pajama Game---Foothill Music Theatre SOUND DESIGN [no nominees] LIGHTING DESIGN Michael Palumbo---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera Pamela Grey---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Pamela Grey---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks COSTUME DESIGN Cathleen Edwards---Grey Gardens---TheatreWorks Fumiko Bielefeldt---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks SPECIALTIES (Fight choreographer, video, musical directors, original score) Pjay Phillips (choreographer)---Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Renee DeWeese (choreographer)---42nd Street---Contra Costa Musical Theatre Sheri Stockdale (choreographer)---The Will Rogers Follies---Diablo Light Opera ORIGINAL SCRIPT [no nominees] SOLO PERFORMANCE Nilaja Sun---No Child---Berkeley Repertory Theatre ENSEMBLE* Caroline, or Change---TheatreWorks Insignificant Others---ISO Productions Thoroughly Modern Millie---Broadway by the Bay THEATRES 100 – 300 SEATS DRAMA ENTIRE PRODUCTION A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company Best Man, The---Aurora Theatre Company Bug---SF Playhouse Cocktail Hour, The---Ross Valley Players Coronado---SF Playhouse Seafarer, The---Marin Theatre Company PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE** Bronwen Shears---Boston Marriage---6th Street Playhouse Carrie Paff---A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company Danielle Cain---Boston Marriage---6th Street Playhouse Stacy Ross---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company Susi Damilano---Bug---SF Playhouse PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE* Andy Murray---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company Chad Deverman---The Busy World is Hushed---Aurora Theatre Company Edward McCloud---True West---Double E Productions and The Loading Zone Gabriel Marin---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company Paul Whitworth---Shining City---SF Playhouse SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE FEMALE Christine Macomber---The Cocktail Hour---Ross Valley Players Deb Fink---The Best Man---Aurora Theatre Company Emilie Talbot---The Best Man---Aurora Theatre Company Stacy Ross---Coronado---SF Playhouse Velina Brown---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse Zehra Berkman---Bug---SF Playhouse SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE MALE Alex Ross---Shadowlands---Ross Valley Players Andrew Hurteau---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company Howard Swain---The Scene---SF Playhouse Julian Lopez-Morillas---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company Warren David Keith---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company DIRECTOR Barbara Oliver---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company Jasson Minadakis---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company Jon Tracy---Bug---SF Playhouse Mary Ann Rodgers---The Cocktail Hour---Ross Valley Players Phoebe Moyer---Brooklyn Boy---Ross Valley Players [PM’s husband/critic C.Brousse excluded himself from voting] SET DESIGN Bill English---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse Bill English---Bug---SF Playhouse J.B. Wilson---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company John Iacovelli---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company Robert Mark Morgan---A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company SOUND DESIGN Chris Houston---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse Chris Houston---The Best Man---Aurora Theatre Company Cliff Caruthers---Bug---SF Playhouse Sara Huddleston---Evie's Waltz---Magic Theatre LIGHTING DESIGN Joan Arhelger---A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company Jon Tracy---Bug---SF Playhouse Kurt Landisman---said Said---Marin Theatre Company Kurt Landisman---The Busy World is Hushed---Aurora Theatre Company Kurt Landisman---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company COSTUME DESIGN Anna R. Oliver---The Devil's Disciple---Aurora Theatre Company Cassandra Carpenter---The Best Man---Aurora Theatre Company Laura Hazlett---A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company Michele Wynne---The Seafarer---Marin Theatre Company Valera Coble---Shining City---SF Playhouse SPECIALTIES (Fight choreographer, video, musical directors, original score) Chris Houston (music composer)---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse.... Chris Houston (original score)---A Streetcar Named Desire---Marin Theatre Company Kimberly Richards and Tom Segal (choreographers)---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse ORIGINAL SCRIPT Aaron Loeb---Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party---SF Playhouse Diana Son---Satellites---Aurora Theatre Company Kenneth Lin---said Said---Marin Theatre Company SOLO PERFORMANCE [no nominees] ENSEMBLE Best Man, The---Aurora Theatre Company Coronado---SF Playhouse Death of a Salesman---6th Street Playhouse Endgame---Cutting Ball Theater More Stories by Tobias Woolf---Word for Word Performing Arts Company Seafarer, The---Marin Theatre Company MUSICALS ENTIRE PRODUCTION Cabaret---SF Playhouse Coverlettess Cover Christmas, The---Aurora Theatre Company Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Musical of Musicals, The---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Rocky Horror Show, The---Ray of Light at Victoria Theatre Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE** Lauren English#---Cabaret---SF Playhouse Milissa Carey---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Stephanie Rhoads---Ben Franklin in Paris---42nd Street Moon Tracy Camp#---Little Shop of Horrors---Willows Theatre Company PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE Jackson Davis---Ben Franklin in Paris---42nd Street Moon Mark Farrell---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Price Adam Troche, Jr.---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Ricardo Rust---Little Shop of Horrors---Willows Theatre Company SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE* Karen Grassle---Cabaret---SF Playhouse Mary Gannon-Graham---Always Patsy Cline---6th Street Playhouse and Cinnabar Theater Rebecca Pingree---The Rocky Horror Show---Ray of Light Sarah Kathleen Farrell---The Rocky Horror Show---Ray of Light SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE* Andrew Willis-Woodward#---Ben Franklin in Paris---42nd Street Moon Louis Parnell---Cabaret---SF Playhouse Michael Van Why---Little Shop of Horrors---6th Street Playhouse Shaun Carroll---Little Shop of Horrors---Willows Theatre Company DIRECTOR Bill English---Cabaret---SF Playhouse F. Allen Sawyer---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Kent Nicholson---Jacques Brell Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Mindy Cooper---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek MUSICAL DIRECTOR Brandon Adams---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek G. Scott Lacy---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Martin Rojas-Dietrich---Cabaret---SF Playhouse Randy Craig---The Coverlettes Cover Christmas---Aurora Theatre Steve Sanders---Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company SET DESIGN Aiyana Trotter---Little Shop of Horrors---Willows Theatre Company Kate Boyd---Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Kuo-Hao---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Robert Broadfoot---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek SOUND DESIGN Will McCandless---Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company LIGHTING DESIGN Dustin Snyder---The Rocky Horror Show---Ray of Light John Kelly---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Kate Boyd---Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Kurt Landisman---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Robert Anderson---Little Shop of Horrors---Willows Theatre Company COSTUME DESIGN Callie Floor---Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Cassandra Carpenter---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Jeffrey Lalonde---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center Valera Coble---Cabaret---SF Playhouse SPECIALTIES (Fight choreographer, video, musical directors, original score) Barbara Bernardo---Cabaret---SF Playhouse Cassie Beck---Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Cate Caplin (choreography)---The Rocky Horror Show---Ray of Light Mindy Cooper---The Musical of Musicals---Center Repertory Company of Walnut Creek Stephanie Temple (choreography)---Zanna, Don't!---New Conservatory Theatre Center ORIGINAL SCRIPT [no nominees] SOLO PERFORMANCE [no nominees] ENSEMBLE Always Pasty Cline---Cinnabar Theater Cabaret---SF Playhouse Coverlettes Cover Christmas, The---Aurora Theatre Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris---Marin Theatre Company Zanna Don’t---New Conservatory Theatre Center THEATRES UNDER 99 SEATS DRAMA ENTIRE PRODUCTION Dead Mother or Shirley Not All in Vain---Thick Description Endgame---Cutting Ball Theater Ladies of the Camellias, The---Off Broadway West Theatre Company Macbeth---Shotgun Players Taming of the Shrew, The---Off Broadway West Theatre Company Victims of Duty---Cutting Ball Theater PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Deinise Elia---9 Parts of Desire---6th St. Playhouse Emily Jordan---Mrs. Warren’s Profession---Shotgun Players Felicia Benefield---Victims of Duty---Cutting Ball Theater Joyce Henderson---Ladies of the Camellias---Off Broadway West Theatre Company Tara Blau---The Glass Menagerie---Cinnabar Theatre & 6th Street Studio PERFORMANCE, MALE Craig Marker---Macbeth---Shotgun Players Dann Howard---Friends Are Forever---New Conservatory Theatre Center David Sinaiko---Victims of Duty---Cutting Ball Theater Liam Vincent---Dead Mother or Shirley Not All in Vain---Thick Description DIRECTOR Joyce Henderson---The Ladies of the Camellias---Off Broadway West Joyce Henderson---The Taming of the Shrew---Off Broadway West Theatre Company Mike Ward---Blessing Her Heart as part of Marin Fringe Fall 2008 (Program One)???Dominican University Rob Melrose---Victims of Duty---Cutting Ball Theater ORIGINAL SCRIPT Susan Jackson---Blessing Her Heart as part of Marin Fringe Fall2008 (Program One)???Dominican University SOLO PERFORMANCE Andrew Nance---I Am My Own Wife---New Conservatory Theatre Center Dan Hoyle---Tings Dey Happen---The Marsh Deinise Ella---9 Parts of Desire---6th St. Playhouse Diana Brown---Blessing Her Heart as part of Marin Fringe Fall 2008 (Program One)???Dominican University Katya Smirnoff-Skyy---From Russia with Love---New Conservatory Theatre Center ENSEMBLE Dead Mother or Shirley Not in Vain---Thick Description Ladies of the Camellias---Off Broadway West Theatre Company Wrapping Paper Caper, The---Lunatique Fantastique MUSICALS ENTIRE PRODUCTION Beowulf, A Thousand Years of Baggage---Shotgun Player Into This House---Playhouse West Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Center Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Alexandra Creighton---Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players Lynda DiVito---Into This House---Playhouse West PERFORMANCE, MALE Jason Craig---Beowulf, A Thousand Years of Baggage---Shotgun Players Richardo Rust---Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Center Sean Owens---Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players William Giammona---Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Center DIRECTOR Dennis Lickteig---Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Company (Walker Theatre) Lois Grandi---Into This House---Playhouse West Maya Gurantz---Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players MUSICAL DIRECTOR Dave Dobrusky---Into This House---Playhouse West Rona Siddiqui---A New Brain---Custom Made Theatre Company Scrumbly Koldewyn---I Feel a Thong Coming On---New Conservatory Tim Hanson---Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre) SPECIALTIES (Fight choreographer, video, musical directors, original score) Chris Jeffries (original score)---Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players Lisa Clark (set designer)---Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players Stephen Brown (original musical script)---Future Me---TheatreFIRST ENSEMBLE Beowulf, A Thousand Years of Baggage---Shotgun Players Thrill Me---New Conservatory Theatre Center Vera Wilde---Shotgun Players @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS For further information Richard Connema (415) 929-0165