Congratulations to all of the Winners for the 9th annual NH Theatre Awards


Special Award Winners


Francis Grover Cleveland
Lifetime Achievement Award

Betty Thomson
Children's and Youth Theatre
Award

Karen Braz
NH Magazine "Matty" Award
for Vision and Tenacity

Alex Ray

Professional Winners and Top 3 Finalists


Best Production - Drama/Comedy
Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players
Finalist Scotland Road - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Crossing Delancey - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Production - Musical
The Pirates of Penzance - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Mystery of Edwin Drood - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

Best Director - Drama/Comedy
Gus Kaikkonen - Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players
Finalist Bryan Halperin - Scotland Road - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Gus Kaikkonen - Tartuffe - Peterborough Players

Best Director - Musical
Carol Dunne - The Pirates of Penzance - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Kate Arecchi - Mystery of Edwin Drood - Papermill Theatre / NCCA
Finalist Nathaniel Shaw - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Music Director
Joel Mercier - The Pirates of Penzance - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Todd Lindamood - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Joel Mercier - Hairspray - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Choreographer
Keith Coughlin - The Pirates of Penzance - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Nathaniel Shaw - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Gregory Daniels - Hairspray - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Lighting Designer
John Eckert - Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players
Finalist Victoria Miller - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Matthew Guminski - Crossing Delancey - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Sound Designer
Kyle Yackoski - Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players
Finalist Neil Pankhurst - Scotland Road - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Phil Zychowski - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Costume Designer
Amanda Helland - The Pirates of Penzance - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Sam Fleming - Tartuffe - Peterborough Players
Finalist Shana Goldberger - Hair - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Scenic Designer
Charles Morgan - Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players
Finalist Melissa Shakun - Crossing Delancey - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist David Towlun - Scotland Road - Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Best Original Playwright
Mark St. Germain - Freud's Last Session - Peterborough Players

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
Ian Peakes as C.S. Lewis in "Freud's Last Session" - Peterborough Players
Finalist Ian Peakes as Tartuffe in "Tartuffe" - Peterborough Players
Finalist Robert Bates as Polonius in "Hamlet" - Advice To The Players

Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Tom Ford as Major-General Stanley in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Tony Lawson as Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Evan Smith as Hud in "Hair" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
Donna Goldfarb as Bubbie in "Crossing Delancey" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Bryn Jameson as Dr. Halbrech in "Scotland Road" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Candace Clift as Dromio of Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors" - Advice To The Players

Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Debra Buckley as Ruth in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Liz Clark Golson as Jeannie in "Hair" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Jenna Sisson as Edith in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
George Morfogen as Sigmund Freud in "Freud's Last Session" - Peterborough Players
Finalist Richard Brundage as John in "Scotland Road" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist David Haugen as Orgon in "Tartuffe" - Peterborough Players

Best Actor - Musical
Bruce Landry as Frederic in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Patrick Roberts as Claude in "Hair" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Finalist Jesse Havea as Berger in "Hair" - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
Jill Palmer as The Woman in "Scotland Road" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Megan Emery Gaffney as Izzy in "Crossing Delancey" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Finalist Lisa Bostnar as Elmire in "Tartuffe" - Peterborough Players

Best Actress - Musical
Serena Brook as Mabel in "The Pirates of Penzance" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Shelby Bartelstein as Tracy in "Hairspray" - New London Barn Playhouse
Finalist Kathleen Wrinn as Edwin Drood/ Alice Nutting in "Mystery of Edwin Drood" - Papermill Theatre / NCCA

General Excellence
North Country Center for the Arts / Papermill Theatre

Youth Winners and Top 3 Finalists


Best Production - Youth
Little Women - Moco Arts
Tie
The Wedding Singer - Peacock Players
Finalist 13 - Peacock Players

Best Supporting Actor - Youth
Andrew Barret Cox as George in "The Wedding Singer" - Peacock Players
Finalist Max Carmel as Laurie in "Little Women" - Moco Arts
Finalist Matt Osborne as Pat Patton in "Dick Tracy" - Andy's Summer Playhouse

Best Supporting Actress - Youth
Alyssa Dumas as Holly in "The Wedding Singer" - Peacock Players
Finalist Samantha Migneault as Lucy in "13" - Peacock Players
Finalist Andrea Pickering as Bird/Mother Frog in "A Year With Frog & Toad" - Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts

Best Actor - Youth
Daniel Schwartzberg as Evan in "13" - Peacock Players
Finalist Bryce McAllister as Toad in "A Year With Frog & Toad" - Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts
Finalist Mike Morrissey as Robbie Hart in "The Wedding Singer" - Peacock Players

Best Actress - Youth
Leila Teitelman as Josephine in "Little Women" - Moco Arts
Finalist Danielle Lussier as Julia Sullivan in "The Wedding Singer" - Peacock Players
Finalist Marisa Bingham as Patrice in "13" - Peacock Players

General Excellence
Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts

Community Winners and Top 3 Finalists


Best Production - Drama/Comedy
The Laramie Project - Winni Players
Finalist A Streetcar Named Desire - M&D Productions
Finalist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Ghostlight Theater Co.

Best Production - Musical
A Year with Frog and Toad - Winni Players
Finalist Little Women, the Musical - StageCoach Productions
Finalist A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH

Best Director - Drama/Comedy
Rick Morten - The Laramie Project - Winni Players
Finalist Deborah Shaw - Crossing Delancey - Manchester Community Theatre Players
Finalist Richard Russo - A Streetcar Named Desire - M&D Productions

Best Director - Musical
Bryan Halperin - A Year with Frog and Toad - Winni Players
Finalist Caitlin Lowans - Little Women, the Musical - StageCoach Productions
Finalist Keith Weirich - The Wedding Singer - Peacock Players

Best Music Director
Judy Hayward - Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida - ActorSingers
Finalist Jed Holland - A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH
Finalist Judy Hayward - Into The Woods - StageCoach Productions

Best Choreographer
Valerie Psoinos - The Wedding Singer - Peacock Players
Finalist Cathy Defregger - A Year with Frog and Toad - Winni Players
Finalist Shaina Schwartz - 13 - Peacock Players

Best Lighting Designer
Neil Pankhurst - A Year with Frog and Toad - Winni Players
Finalist Craig Brennan - Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida - ActorSingers
Finalist Wally Pineault - A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH

Best Sound Designer
Nat Ward - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Ghostlight Theater Co.
Finalist Clint Klose - A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH
Finalist Ken Martin - A Streetcar Named Desire - M&D Productions

Best Costume Designer
Elizabeth Montmagny - The Mikado - North Country Community Theatre
Finalist Elizabeth Vigil - A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH
Finalist Maggie Mahony - Into The Woods - StageCoach Productions

Best Scenic Designer
Dan Daly - A Year with Frog and Toad - Winni Players
Finalist David Ramsey - Dancing at Lughnasa - Majestic Theatre
Finalist Deborah Jasien - A Streetcar Named Desire - M&D Productions

Best Original Playwright
Joel Mercier - A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story - Community Players of Concord, NH
Finalist David Preece - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Ghostlight Theater Co.

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
Ken Chapman as Various in "The Laramie Project" - Winni Players
Tie
Mike Zuccola as Saturninus in "Titus Andronicus" - Ghostlight Theater Co.
Finalist Chris Kelly as Algernon Moncrieff in "The Importance of Being Earnest" - Actors' Circle Theatre

Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Zachary Spiegel as Billy Kopecki in "Big, the Musical" - Community Players of Concord, NH
Finalist Matt Finch as Snail in "A Year with Frog and Toad" - Winni Players
Finalist Tony Clements as Mereb in "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" - ActorSingers

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
Jennie Leonard as Various in "The Laramie Project" - Winni Players
Finalist Katie Dunn as Various in "The Laramie Project" - Winni Players
Finalist Heather Hamilton as Stella Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" - M&D Productions

Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Jessica Williams as Amneris in "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" - ActorSingers
Finalist Elizabeth Montmagny as Yum Yum in "The Mikado" - North Country Community Theatre
Finalist Rachel Cerullo as Nickie in "Sweet Charity" - ActorSingers

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
Devon Scalisi as Lord Henry in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - Ghostlight Theater Co.
Finalist Mark Morrison as Tupolski in "The Pillowman" - Ghostlight Theater Co.
Finalist Joe Metcalfe as Dorian Gray in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - Ghostlight Theater Co.

Best Actor - Musical
Rodney Martell as Toad in "A Year with Frog and Toad" - Winni Players
Finalist Matt McGonagle as Frog in "A Year with Frog and Toad" - Winni Players
Finalist Michael Spaziani as Cinderella's Prince in "Into The Woods" - StageCoach Productions

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
Tinka Darling as Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" - Garrison Players
Finalist Donna Goldfarb as Bubbie in "Crossing Delancey" - Manchester Community Theatre Players
Finalist Laurie Torosian as Izzy in "Crossing Delancey" - Manchester Community Theatre Players

Best Actress - Musical
Ashley Hughes as Jo March in "Little Women, the Musical" - StageCoach Productions
Finalist Laura Prior as Aida in "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" - ActorSingers
Finalist Paula Demers as Susan Lawrence in "Big, the Musical" - Community Players of Concord, NH

General Excellence
Actors' Circle Theatre