NH Theatre Awards

Winners of the 10th Annual Theatre Awards

Congratulations to all of the Winners for the 10th annual NH Theatre Awards

Special Award Recipients

Francis Grover Cleveland
Lifetime Achievement Award

Mary Selvoski

Children's and Youth Theatre
Award

Toby Tarnow

"Matty" Award
for Vision and Tenacity

Bill Hallager

Professional Winners and Top 3 Finalists

Best Production - Drama/Comedy

Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Finalist Ancestral Voices - Peterborough Players

Finalist Animals Out of Paper - Hampstead Stage Company

Best Production - Musical

The Drowsy Chaperone - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Rent - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Finalist A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Director - Drama/Comedy

Gus Kaikkonen - Ancestral Voices - Peterborough Players

Finalist Bryan Halperin - Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Finalist Gus Kaikkonen - Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Best Director - Musical

B.T. McNicholl - The Drowsy Chaperone - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Kevin P. Hill - Rent - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Finalist Carol Dunne - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy

Christopher Reynolds as Suresh in "Animals Out of Paper" - Hampstead Stage Company

Finalist Kraig Swartz as Eddie in "Ancestral Voices" - Peterborough Players

Finalist Richard Brundage as Louis in "Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Actor - Musical

Tom Ford as Pseudolus in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Tom Ford as The Man in the Chair in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Richard Sabellico as Edna in "Hairspray" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy

Karen Peakes as Isabella in "Measure for Measure" - Peterborough Players

Finalist Amanda Pawlik as Ilana in "Animals Out of Paper" - Hampstead Stage Company

Finalist Dale Hodges as Grandmother/Mrs. Mitchell in "Ancestral Voices" - Peterborough Players

Best Actress - Musical

Anne Torsiglieri as The Drowsy Chaperone in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Amber Coartney as Tracy in "Hairspray" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Finalist Jessie Hooker as Woman 1 in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy

Alex Jacobs as Andy in "Animals Out of Paper" - Hampstead Stage Company

Finalist Ryan Farley as Angelo in "Measure for Measure" - Peterborough Players

Finalist Dan Lendzian as Player 2 in "Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Supporting Actor - Musical

Mervin Marvey as Angel in "Rent" - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Finalist Andrew S. Freitas as Mark in "Rent" - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Finalist Jason Moody as Robert in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy

Sevanne Martin as Jane in "Ancestral Voices" - Peterborough Players

Finalist Bridget Beirne as Mistress Overdone in "Measure for Measure" - Peterborough Players

Finalist Sasha Castroverde as Player 1 in "Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Supporting Actress - Musical

Jennifer Mallard as Heidi in "Title of Show" - Not Your Mom's Musical Theater

Finalist Chloe Tiso as Janet in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Clare Eisentrout as Philia in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Music Director

Joel Mercier - The Drowsy Chaperone - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Joel Mercier - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Jane Volke - Rent - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Best Choreographer

Sarah Case & Keith Coughlin - The Drowsy Chaperone - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Kevin P. Hill - Rent - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Finalist Nathaniel Shaw - Hairspray - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Costume Designer

Lara de Bruijn - Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Finalist Valerie Bart - The Drowsy Chaperone - New London Barn Playhouse

Finalist Lesley Pankhurst - Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Scenic Designer

Charles Morgan - Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Finalist Gus Kaikkonen - Ancestral Voices - Peterborough Players

Finalist Angie D. Hansen - Animals Out of Paper - Hampstead Stage Company

Best Sound Designer

Kevin Frazier - Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Finalist The Company - Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Finalist Neil Pankhurst, Kyle Nickerson, Mike Nickerson - The Tempest - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Lighting Designer

John Eckert - Measure for Measure - Peterborough Players

Tie
Matthew Guminski - Shipwrecked! - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Finalist Matthew Guminski - The Tempest - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Youth Winners and Top 3 Finalists

Best Production - Youth

The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Seussical - Peacock Players

Finalist Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. - MoCo Arts

Best Actor - Youth

Taylor Morrow as Quincy in "The Dinosaur Musical" - Peacock Players

Finalist Ben Kace as Peter Pan in "Peter Pan" - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (KAT Company)

Finalist Max Carmel as Jimmy Smith in "Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr." - MoCo Arts

Best Actress - Youth

Emily Trubey as Elephant Child in "Just So" - Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts

Finalist Tamar Teitelman as Millie Dillmonut in "Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr." - MoCo Arts

Finalist Kat Mail as Eleanor in "The Dinosaur Musical" - Peacock Players

Best Supporting Actor - Youth

Nathan Schwartzberg as Mayor of Whoville in "Seussical" - Peacock Players

Finalist Alex Giggey as Captain Reginald Van Cleef in "The Dinosaur Musical" - Peacock Players

Finalist Jordan Glickman as Parsee/Jaguar in "Just So" - Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts

Best Supporting Actress - Youth

Megan Dwinell as Gertrude McFuzz in "Seussical" - Peacock Players

Finalist Samantha Migneault as Mamma Lucredzia in "The Dinosaur Musical" - Peacock Players

Finalist Julie Sampson as Kolokolo Bird in "Just So" - Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts

Community Winners and Top 3 Finalists

Best Production - Drama/Comedy

August: Osage County - Milford Area Players

Finalist Talley's Folly - M&D Productions

Finalist The Good Doctor - M & M Productions

Best Production - Musical

The Drowsy Chaperone - Community Players of Concord, NH

Finalist A New Brain - New Thalian Players

Finalist The Sound of Music - Actorsingers

Best Director - Drama/Comedy

Vick Bennison - August: Osage County - Milford Area Players

Tie
Richard Russo - Talley's Folly - M&D Productions

Finalist Wallace Pineault - Almost. Maine - Community Players of Concord, NH

Best Director - Musical

Keith Weirich - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Joel Mercier - A New Brain - New Thalian Players

Finalist Keith Weirich - Seussical - Peacock Players

Best Original Playwright

Jared Mezzocchi - The Lost World - Andy's Summer Playhouse

Finalist Kerry Ryan - King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table - Andy's Summer Playhouse

Finalist Andrea Green/Janet Sclaroff - Skimmer and Budge - Manchester Community Theatre Players

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy

Ken Martin as Matt Friedman in "Talley's Folly" - M&D Productions

Finalist Mark Morrison as Marvin in "California Suite" - Bedford Off Broadway

Finalist Jim Rogato as Nick in "The Guys" - Winni Players

Best Actor - Musical

Marc Willis as Gordon Schwinn in "A New Brain" - New Thalian Players

Finalist Michael Coppola as Lawrence in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - StageCoach Productions

Finalist Russ Rattray as Man in Chair in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - Community Players of Concord, NH

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy

Barbara Webb as Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" - Milford Area Players

Finalist Mari Keegan as Barbara Fordham in "August: Osage County" - Milford Area Players

Finalist Heather Hamilton as Sally Talley in "Talley's Folly" - M&D Productions

Best Actress - Musical

Ashley Hughes as Marian Paroo in "The Music Man" - Amherst PTA

Finalist Sue Sartorelli as Mimi Schwinn in "A New Brain" - New Thalian Players

Finalist Vicktoria Hogan as Janet Vandegraff in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - Community Players of Concord, NH

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy

Neal Blaiklock as various in "The Good Doctor" - M & M Productions

Finalist Larry Pizza as Steve Heidebrecht in "August: Osage County" - Milford Area Players

Finalist Rich Hurley as Victor Fleming in "Moonlight & Magnolias" - Bedford Off Broadway

Best Supporting Actor - Musical

Daniel Schwartzberg as Mike Costa in "A Chorus Line" - StageCoach Productions

Finalist Paul Lussier as Freddy in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - StageCoach Productions

Finalist Nathan Barnes as Richard in "A New Brain" - New Thalian Players

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy

Deborah Shaw as Ivy Weston in "August: Osage County" - Milford Area Players

Finalist Mari Keegan as various in "The Good Doctor" - M & M Productions

Finalist Melissa Groff as various in "The Good Doctor" - M & M Productions

Best Supporting Actress - Musical

Candace Azotea as The Drowzy Chaperone in "The Drowsy Chaperone" - Community Players of Concord, NH

Finalist Rachel Cerullo as Muriel in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - StageCoach Productions

Finalist Anne Orio as Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music" - Actorsingers

Best Music Director

Judy Hayward - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Judy Hayward - The Drowsy Chaperone - Community Players of Concord, NH

Finalist Judy Hayward - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - StageCoach Productions

Best Choreographer

Kristen Leach - Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. - MoCo Arts

Finalist Bobby Fonacier - The Drowsy Chaperone - Community Players of Concord, NH

Finalist Beth Fenske - A New Brain - New Thalian Players

Best Costume Designer

Allison Szklarz - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Paula Troie - The Music Man - Amherst PTA

Finalist Allison Szklarz - The Good Doctor - M & M Productions

Best Scenic Designer

Deborah Jasien - Talley's Folly - M&D Productions

Finalist Tom Morgan and Paul Meltzer - August: Osage County - Milford Area Players

Finalist Keith Weirich & Dan Koehler - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Best Sound Designer

Rich Loomer - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Ken Martin and Richard Russo - Talley's Folly - M&D Productions

Finalist John Sauter - The Good Doctor - M & M Productions

Best Lighting Designer

Norm St. Germain, Jeremy Robarge & Keith Weirich - The Dinosaur Musical - Peacock Players

Finalist Mark DeLancey - Talley's Folly - M&D Productions

Finalist Craig Brennan - August: Osage County - Milford Area Players

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