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