Congratulations for all of the winners for the 7th annual NH Theater Awards.

Thank you to all of our participating Theatre Companies, individuals, and volunteers who helped make this year something to be truly proud of!

Special Awards

Lifetime Acheivement Award
Ernest Thompson

Vision and Tenacity Award
Andy's Summer Playhouse

Children's and Youth Theatre Award
Caroline Nesbitt

Professional General Excellence
North Country Center for the Arts

Community General Excellence
Garrison Players
Professional Community

Best Lighting Design
Matthew Guminski
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Lighting Design
Rick Brooks
Sweeney Todd
StageCoach Productions

Best Sound Design
Jose Docen
Doubt: A Parable
Peterborough Players

Best Sound Design
Michael O'Keefe
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers

Best Scenic Design
Tina Newhauser
Doubt: A Parable
Peterborough Players

Best Scenic Design
Neil Pankhurst
Caucasian Chalk Circle
Winni Players

Best Costumes (Tie)
Lesley Pankhurst
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse


Lisa Liebetrau
Doubt: A Parable
Peterborough Players

Best Costumes (Tie)
Donna Salviati & Kevin St. Pierre
Seascape
Bedford Off Broadway


Jessica Pribble
The Wizard of Oz
Kearsarge Arts Theatre

Best Choreography
Andrew Glant-Linden
Fiddler on the Roof
Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.

Best Choreography
Valerie Psoinos
Peter Pan
Peacock Players

Best Music Direction
Heather MacRobie
Falsettos
Second Stage

Best Music Direction
Michele Henderson
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers

Best Supporting Actor
(Drama/Comedy)

Casey Unterman
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Supporting Actor
(Drama/Comedy)

Larry Pizza
Dinner With Friends
Nashua Theatre Guild

Best Supporting Actor
(Musical)

Kevin Smith Kirkwood
RENT
Weathervane Theatre

Best Supporting Actor
(Musical)

Josh Dennis
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers

Best Supporting Actress
(Drama/Comedy)

Alison Weisgall
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Supporting Actress
(Drama/Comedy)

Mari Keegan
Dinner With Friends
Nashua Theatre Guild

Best Supporting Actress
(Musical)

Megan Thomas
Cabaret
Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.

Best Supporting Actress (Tie)
(Musical)

Shawna O'Brien
Sweeney Todd
StageCoach Productions

Hannah Forsley
Mulan Jr.
RB Productions

Best Actor
(Drama/Comedy)

Adam Kee
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Actor
(Drama/Comedy)

Len Deming
All My Sons
Milford Area Players

Best Actor
(Musical)

George Piehl
Fiddler on the Roof
Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.

Best Actor
(Musical)

Kai demello-Folsom
The Wizard of Oz
Kearsarge Arts Theatre

Best Actress
(Drama/Comedy)

Carolyn Kirsch
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Actress
(Drama/Comedy)

Mari Keegan
All My Sons
Milford Area Players

Best Actress
(Musical)

Rachel Alexa Norman
Babes In Arms
Barnstormers

Best Actress
(Musical)

Lanea Ritrovato
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers

Best Director
(Drama/Comedy)

Neil Pankhurst
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Director
(Drama/Comedy)

Deborah Shaw
All My Sons
Milford Area Players

Best Director
(Musical)

Jacques Stewart
RENT
Weathervane

Best Director
(Musical)

Brett Mallard
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers

Best Original Script
Clean Alternatives
by Brian Dykstra
Yellow Taxi Productions

Best Original Script
The House of the Seven Gables
by David Preece
Music and Drama Company

Best Play
The Glass Menagerie
Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Play
All My Sons
Milford Area Players

Best Musical
RENT
Weathervane


Best Musical
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
ActorSingers