Last night, the Omaha Theatre Arts Guild held its annual awards show to celebrate the best and brightest of the Omaha theatre season at the Scott Conference Center.
And the winners are:
Outstanding drama
“Our Town,” Blue Barn Theatre
Outstanding comedy
“Calendar Girls,” SNAP Productions
Outstanding musical
“Cabaret,” Creighton University Theatre
Outstanding director, comedy or drama
Susan Clement-Toberer, “Our Town.” Blue Barn
Outstanding director, musical
Amy Lane, “Cabaret”, Creighton University Theatre
Outstanding lead actress, comedy or drama
Moira Mangiameli, “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike,” SNAP
Outstanding lead actor, comedy or drama
Daniel Dorner, “An Iliad,” Brigit St. Brigit
Outstanding lead actress, musical
Melanie Walters, “Spamalot,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Outstanding lead actor, musical
Dave Wingert, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Playhouse
Outstanding supporting actress, comedy or drama
Julie Huff, “Our Town.” Blue Barn
Outstanding supporting actor, comedy or drama
Kevin Barratt, “I Hate Hamlet,” Playhouse
Outstanding supporting actress, musical
Judy Radcliff, “Cabaret”, Creighton University Theatre
Outstanding supporting actor, musical
Mathias Jeske, “Spamalot”, Omaha Playhouse
Outstanding featured actress, comedy or drama
Stephanie Anderson, “Calendar Girls”, SNAP Productions
Outstanding featured actor, comedy or drama
Dennis Collins, “Our Town”, Blue Barn
Outstanding featured actress, musical
Jodi Vaccaro, “Mary Poppins,” The Rose Theater
Outstanding featured actor, musical
Chris Ebke, “Hands on a Hardbody,” Playhouse
Outstanding youth actress
Emma Johnson, “The Secret Garden,” The Rose
Outstanding youth actor
Danny Denenberg, “A Christmas Story,” The Rose
Outstanding music director
Stephen Sheftz, “Cabaret”, Creighton University Theatre
Outstanding choreographer
Melanie Walters, “Spamalot”, Omaha Playhouse
Outstanding sound design
Tim Burkhart & John Gibilisco, “Spamalot”, Omaha Playhouse
Outstanding props design
Amy Reiner, “American Buffalo,” Blue Barn
Outstanding set design
Matthew D. Hamel, “Cabaret”, Creighton University Theatre
Outstanding costume design
Lydia Dawson, “Spamalot”, Omaha Playhouse
Outstanding lighting design
Carol Wiser, “Our Town”, Blue Barn
Backstage achievement awards
Tim Sorenson and Denise Putnam
Bob Roberts board recognition awards
Joe Basque and CU@theART
Honorary TAG award
Bob Fischbach
Outstanding ensemble
Photo shoot, “Calendar Girls”, SNAP Productions
Outstanding special event
“Prince Max’s Trewly Awful Trip to the Desolat Interior,” Great Plains Theatre Conference
Scholarships
Max Hauze
Katie Pohlman
Theatre educator award
Jerry Gray
Outstanding new script
“The Other Sewing Circle” by Marie Amthor Schuett, Shelterbelt Theatre
Norman & Louise Filbert lifetime achievement award
Kevin Lawler
Chris' Corner 