2000
PRODUCTION
In Flagrante Gothicto, McCadden Place Theatre (Circle X)
Metamorphoses, Mark Taper Forum
Tonight at 8:30, Pacific Resident Theatre
DIRECTION
Jillian Armenante, In Flagrante Gothicto
Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Deborah Lurie, bare (Hudson Theatre)
Mary Van Arsdel, Tonight at 8:30
WRITING
Alice Dodd & Jillian Armenante, In Flagrante Gothicto
Ronald Harwood, Taking Sides (Odyssey Theatre)
Ed Simpson, Additional Particulars (Third Stage Theatre)
MUSICAL SCORE
Jon Hartmere Jr. (l) & Damon Intrabartolo (m), bare
LEAD PERFORMANCE
Kirk Baily, Additional Particulars
Kathleen Chalfant, Wit (Geffen Playhouse)
David Dukes, Waiting for Godot (Matrix Theatre)
Lesley Fera, Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Pacific Resident Theatre)
Travis Michael Holder, Nasty Little Secrets (Theatre, Theater)
Gregory Itzin, Waiting for Godot
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jitney (Mark Taper Forum)
Jill Hill, Skin of Our Teeth (A Noise Within)
Leslie Jordan, Southern Baptist Sissies (Zephyr Theatre)
Ann Walker, Southern Baptist Sissies
SCENIC DESIGN
David Gallo , Jitney
Daniel Ostling, Metamorphoses
LIGHTING DESIGN
T.J.Gerckens, Metamorphoses
Donald Holder, The Lion King (Pantages Theatre)
COSTUME DESIGN
Julie Taymor & Michael Curry, The Lion King (Mask & Puppet Design)
Julie Taymor, The Lion King (Costume Design)
SOUND DESIGN
Andre Pluss & Ben Sussman, Metamorphoses
Casey Stone, bare
CHOREOGRAPHY
Onalee Hunter, bare
THE MARGARET HARFORD AWARD
International City Theatre
THE ANGSTROM AWARD
D Martyn Bookwalter
THE TED SCHMITT AWARD
Alice Dodd & Jillian Armenante, In Flagrante Gothicto
THE BOB Z AWARD
John Iacovelli
THE NATALIE SCHAFER AWARD
Carolyn Hennesy
THE POLLY WARFIELD AWARD
Deaf West
2001
PRODUCTION
Big River, Deaf West Theatre
Orson’s Shadow, Black Dahlia Theatre
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Greenway Court Theatre
DIRECTION
Jeff Calhoun, Big River
Rick Sparks, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Steven Landau, Big River
WRITING
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo, South Coast Repertory
Austin Pendleton, Orson’s Shadow
ADAPTATION
Mark Savage, Pinafore! Celebration Theatre
Rick Sparks & Gary Carter, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
MUSICAL SCORE
Richard Rodgers & Stephen Sondheim, Do I Hear a Waltz?, Pasadena Playhouse
LEAD PERFORMANCE
Gretchen German, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Robert Machray, Orson’s Shadow
Maria O’Brien, Mrs. Feuerstein, 2100 Square Feet
Douglas Sills, Much Ado About Nothing, South Coast Repertory
Jeff Sugarman, Orson’s Shadow
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Central Avenue, Fountain Theatre
Kevin Earley, 1776, Freud Playhouse
Leslie Hicks, A Little Night Music, Interact Theatre
Gregory Itzin, The Birthday Party
Eileen T’Kaye, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
SCENIC DESIGN
Ray Klausen, Big River
LIGHTING DESIGN
Kathi O’Donohue, The Night of the Iguana, Fountain Theatre
Robert L. Smith, A Mislaid Heaven, The Road Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN
Gregg Barnes, Flower Drum Song, Mark Taper Forum
Shon LeBlanc, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
SOUND DESIGN
John Epperson, Lypsinka! The Boxed Set, Tiffany Theaters
CHOREOGRAPHY
Jeff Calhoun, Big River
Art Manke, Much Ado About Nothing
MAKEUP/HAIR/WIG DESIGN
Stephen Ratliff, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
THE MARGARET HARFORD AWARD
South Coast Repertory
THE ANGSTROM AWARD
Kim Killingsworth
THE TED SCHMITT AWARD
Amy Freed, The Beard of Avon
THE BOB Z AWARD
Dwight Richard Odle
THE NATALIE SCHAFER AWARD
Beth Kennedy
THE POLLY WARFIELD AWARD
Pacific Resident Theatre
2002
PRODUCTION
Major Barbara, South Coast Repertory
Napoli Milionaria, Other Side of the Hill Prods./The Road Theatre Company
DIRECTION
Martin Benson, Major Barbara
Roger Mathey, Trainspotting, Theatre/Theater
Ken Sawyer, The Woman in Black, Other Side of the Hill Prods./The Road Theatre Company
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Tom Griffin, Side Show, The Colony Theatre Company
WRITING
John O’Keefe, Times Like These, Padua Playwrights Productions/2100 Square Feet Theatre
ADAPTATION
Joan Holden, Nickel and Dimed, The Mark Taper Forum
MUSICAL SCORE
Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu, The Big Voice, Blue Sphere Alliance in association with AppleArts Productions and BonusRound Productions/The Lex Theatre and The Zephyr Theatre
LEAD PERFORMANCE
Michael Genovese, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Blank Theatre Company Presents a San Diego Repertory Theatre Production/2nd Stage Theatre
Eddie Jones, Death of a Salesman, Interact Theatre Company
Eddie Karr, The Visible Horse, Gregg Henry and Linda Bernstein Rubin for Appian Way Productions/The Court Theatre
Carol Lawrence, Amy’s View, International City Theatre
Barry Lynch, The Weir, Theatre Banshee/Gene Bua Theatre and Celtic Arts Center
Marty Maguire, A Night in November, Celtic Arts Center and Garry Marshall/Celtic Arts Center and The Falcon Theatre
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
John Marzilli, The Grapes of Wrath, West Coast Ensemble
Alfred Molina, The Cherry Orchard, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Circus Theatricals/The Odyssey Theatre
Camille Saviola, The House of Bernarda Alba, Mark Taper Forum and Center Theatre Group/The Mark Taper Forum
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
The cast of Direct From Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys, The Fountain Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN
Ralph Funicello, Major Barbara
Don Llewellyn, Master Harold… and the Boys, International City Theatre
Desma Murphy, The Woman in Black
LIGHTING DESIGN
Robert L. Smith, The Woman in Black
Frederick Wenzlaff, La Gioconda, The Collective and Stages Theatre Center, Stages Theatre Center
COSTUME DESIGN
Robert Velasquez, Red Thread
Shigeru Yaji, Major Barbara
SOUND DESIGN
DE3 of Polyrhythmic & The Collective, La Gioconda
David B. Marling and Ken Sawyer, The Woman in Black
CHOREOGRAPHY
Randy Schulman and The Collective, La Gioconda
Tim Storms and Matt Emery, Red Thread (fight choreography)
THE MARGARET HARFORD AWARD for sustained excellence in theater:
Murray Mednick
THE ANGSTROM AWARD for lifetime achievement in stage lighting:
No award
THE TED SCHMITT AWARD for world premiere of an outstanding play:
Funded by the Boston Court Theatre:
Robert Fieldsteel for Crazy Drunk
THE BOB Z AWARD for lifetime achievement in set design
Funded by the Fountain Theatre:
Bradley Kaye
THE NATALIE SCHAFER AWARD for an emerging comic actress
Funded by the Natalie Schafer Trust:
Gigi Bermingham
THE POLLY WARFIELD AWARD for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater
Funded by an anonymous donor:
The Colony Theatre Company