NH Theatre Awards

 

7th Annual NH Theatre Awards Top 10 Community Finalists

(listed alphabetically by Production Name)

Best Production - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers
Godspell - M&D Productions
Nunsense - Garrison Players
Peter Pan - Peacock Players
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers
She Loves Me - Manchester Community Theatre Players
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre
The Wizard of Oz - New Thalian Players

Best Production - Drama/Comedy
12 Angry Men - Winni Players
All My Sons - Milford Area Players
Bash:Latter Day Plays - M&D Productions
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild
Lost in Yonkers - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley
Seascape - Bedford Off Broadway
The Fall of The House of Usher - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players

Director - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Brett Mallard)
Godspell - M&D Productions (Ken Martin)
Nunsense - Garrison Players (Michael Tobin)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Keith Weirich)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Marc Murai)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Caitlin Lowans)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Timothy L'Ecuyer)
The Secret Garden - Community Players of Concord, NH (Betsey S. Cox-Buteau)
The Wizard of Oz - New Thalian Players (Dan Barth)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Trish Lindberg)

Director - Drama/Comedy
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Neil Pankhurst)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Deborah Shaw)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (Neil Pankhurst)
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild (Kevin Riley)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Deborah Shaw)
Lost in Yonkers - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (Mary Bastoni-Rebmann)
Much Ado About Nothing - Actors' Circle Theatre (Mariah Sefel)
Romeo & Juliet - Ghostlight Theater Co. (Robert Haas)
Seascape - Bedford Off Broadway (Tim Stanley)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Mary Ruth Lynn)

Musical Director
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Michele Henderson)
Godspell - M&D Productions (Tracy Gardner)
Little Shop of Horrors - Music and Drama Company (Blake Leister )
Nunsense - Garrison Players (Kathy Fink)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Jeffrey Prescott)
Peter Pan - Actors' Circle Theatre (Meegan Gagnon)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Judy Hayward)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Judy Hayward)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Judy Hayward)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Adam Boroskas)

Choreographer
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Dee Kerry)
Godspell - M&D Productions (Michelle Cruz)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Amherst PTA (Aimee Chester)
Little Shop of Horrors - Music and Drama Company (Donna Metzger)
Mulan Jr. - RB Productions (Corey McShane)
Nunsense - Garrison Players (Michael J. Tobin & Linette Miles)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Valerie Psoinos)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Matha Daniels Holland)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Michael David Stoddard)
The Wizard of Oz - New Thalian Players (Jessica Scalese)

Lighting Designer
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Heather Crocker)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Paul Sandin)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (Heather Crocker)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Dennis Schneider)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Craig Brennan)
Godspell - M&D Productions (Harrison Gill)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Norm St. Germain)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Craig Brennan and Rick Brooks)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Rick Brooks)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Craig Brennan)

Sound Designer
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Neil Pankhurst)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Aaron Duarte)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Michael O'Keefe)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Aaron Duarte & Bob Foster)
Little Shop of Horrors - Music and Drama Company (Steve Devino)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Dan Richards)
The Fall of The House of Usher - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (Mary Bastoni-Rebmann)
The Laramie Project - Peacock Players (Steve Devino)
The Odd Couple - Community Players of Concord, NH (Erik Hodges)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Steve Devino)

Costume Designer
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Lesley Pankhurst)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Val Verge)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Nickole Ricketson & Val Verge)
Mulan Jr. - RB Productions (Cheryl Lampron/Chris Richards)
Seascape - Bedford Off Broadway (Donna Salviati & Kevin St. Pierre (Deluxe Expressions of Nashua))
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Jennifer LaFrance & Lizzette Estrada)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Barbara Rowe)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Val Verge)
The Secret Garden - Community Players of Concord, NH (Dale Gregory and Mary Walker)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Jessica Pribble)

Scenic Designer
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Neil Pankhurst)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Deborah Shaw)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (Neil Pankhurst)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (John McAllister)
Lost in Yonkers - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (Mark DeLancey)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Keith Weirich & Dan Koehler)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Caitlin Lowans)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Francois Lamothe)
The Secret Garden - Community Players of Concord, NH (Betsey S. Cox-Buteau and Kevin Belval)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Jason Ardizzone-West)

Original Playwright
The House of the Seven Gables - Music and Drama Company (David Preece)

Best Actor - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Jeff Prescott as Beast)
Godspell - M&D Productions (Rafe Matregrano as Jesus)
Little Shop of Horrors - Music and Drama Company (Michael Wright as Seymour)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Taylor Morrow as Peter Pan)
Peter Pan - Actors' Circle Theatre (Don Wilmeth as Captain Hook)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Zach Bencal as Horton)
She Loves Me - Manchester Community Theatre Players (Marc Murai as Georg Nowak)
The Music Man - Manchester Community Theatre Players (Kevin Roberge as Harold Hill)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Stuart Harmon as Archibald Craven)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Kai demello-Folsom as Scarecrow)

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (John Piquado as #3)
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (David Bownes as #8)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Len Deming as Joe Keller)
Bash:Latter Day Plays - M&D Productions (Brian Chamberlain as Man)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (David Bownes as Azdak)
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild (Craig Ciampa as Gabe)
Lost in Yonkers - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (David Fulton as Arty Kurnitz)
Much Ado About Nothing - Actors' Circle Theatre (Peter Eisenstadter as Benedick)
The Odd Couple - M and M Productions (Neal Blaiklock as Oscar Madison)
The Odd Couple - M and M Productions (Eric Skoglund as Felix Ungar)

Best Actress - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Lanea Ritrovato as Belle)
Mulan Jr. - RB Productions (Sarah Blaisdell as Mulan)
Nunsense - Garrison Players (Linette Miles as Sister Amnesia)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Rachel Fairbanks as Wendy Darling)
Peter Pan - Actors' Circle Theatre (Ashley Hughes as Peter Pan)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Renee Lawrence as Gertrude)
She Loves Me - Manchester Community Theatre Players (Sarah Murai as Amalia Balash)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (MaryEllen Stafford as Mrs. Lovett)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Ariana Casasanto as Dorothy)
The Wizard of Oz - New Thalian Players (Alyssa Dumas as Dorothy)

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Mari Keegan as Kate Keller)
Bash:Latter Day Plays - M&D Productions (Heather Hamilton as Woman)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (Elizabeth Stockbridge as Grusha)
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild (Marie Papp as Karen)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Laurie Torosian as Lottie)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Cherry Lynn Zinger as Rose)
Much Ado About Nothing - Actors' Circle Theatre (Wendy Almeida as Beatrice)
The Fall of The House of Usher - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (Rae McCarey as Madeline Usher)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Carol Davenport as Aurelia)
Wonder of the World - Milford Area Players (Mari Keegan as Lois)

Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Josh Dennis as Gaston)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Julian Smith as Cogsworth)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Stephan Stansfield as Smee)
Seussical Jr - RB Productions (Zach Speigel as Jojo)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (John-Michael Breen as Tobias)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Jeff Bowden as Judge Turpin)
The Secret Garden - StageCoach Productions (Josh Dennis as Dickon)
The Secret Garden - Community Players of Concord, NH (Steve Lajoie as Neville)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Kyle Trumble as Tin Man)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Mervin Marvey as Lion)

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
12 Angry Men - Winni Players (Ken Martin as #10)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Ryan Hagen as Chris Keller)
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Mitch Fortier as George Deever)
Bash:Latter Day Plays - M&D Productions (Ryan Sturgis as John)
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild (Larry Pizza as Tom)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Neal Blaiklock as Mellersh)
Lost in Yonkers - Resort Players of Mount Washington Valley (Dennis O'Neil as Louie Kurnitz)
Seascape - Bedford Off Broadway (Scott Katrycz as Leslie)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Todd Seeley as Ragpicker)
The Rainmaker - Bedford Off Broadway (John Decareau as Jim)

Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - ActorSingers (Rachel Scott as Babette)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Amherst PTA (Michelle Emmond as Narrator)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Amherst PTA (Cathy McKay as Narrator)
Mulan Jr. - RB Productions (Hannah Forsley as Mushu)
Peter Pan - Peacock Players (Ellise Lesser as Nana/Crocodile)
Seussical the Musical - ActorSingers (Elizabeth Armano as Mayzie)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Shawna O'Brien as Beggar Woman)
Sweeney Todd - StageCoach Productions (Katie Weiss as Johanna)
The Wizard of Oz - Kearsarge Arts Theatre (Sarah Metcalf as Glinda)
The Wizard of Oz - New Thalian Players (Rachel Cerullo as Wicked Witch / Gultch)

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
All My Sons - Milford Area Players (Kristin McGregor as Ann Deever)
Bash:Latter Day Plays - M&D Productions (Rae McCorey as Sue)
Caucasian Chalk Circle - Winni Players (Mo Demers as Singer)
Dinner With Friends - Nashua Theatre Guild (Mari Keegan as Beth)
Enchanted April - Nashua Theatre Guild (Maria Barry as Constanza)
Much Ado About Nothing - Actors' Circle Theatre (Kimberly Miller as Hero)
Seascape - Bedford Off Broadway (Cheri Birch as Sarah)
The Laramie Project - Peacock Players (Kaleigh Heinhold as Romaine Patterson, Zackie Salmon, & Amanda Gronich)
The Madwoman of Chaillot - Garrison Players (Tinka Finley as Joshephine)
You Can't Take It With You - Village Players (Jackie Witham as Alice Sycamore)

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