Congratulations to all of the Winners for the 8th annual NH Theatre Awards

Thank you to all of our 2009 participating Theatre Companies, individuals, and volunteers who helped make this year something to be truly proud of!

Special Award Winners

Francis Grover Cleveland
Lifetime Achievement Award

George F. Piehl
Children's and Youth Theatre
Award

Clint Klose
Clint Klose
New Hampshire Magazine
"Vision and Tenacity" Award

Autumn Allen

PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNITY
Best Production - Drama/Comedy
Heartbreak House - Peterborough Players

Best Production - Musical
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre

Best Director - Drama/Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Neil Pankhurst

Best Director - Musical
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
Jacques Stewart

Best Musical Director
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
Colin Keating

Best Choreographer
The Producers - Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
Clay James and Jacklyn Kappus

Best Lighting Designer
Around the World in 80 Days - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Matthew Guminski

Best Sound Designer
Around the World in 80 Days - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Neil Pankhurst

Best Costume Designer
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
Rien Schlect

Best Scenic Designer
Heartbreak House - Peterborough Players
Charles Morgan

Best Original Playwright
The Pact - Yellow Taxi Productions
Jeannette Angell

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
Burn This - Yellow Taxi Productions
Casey Preston as Pale

Best Actor - Musical
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
William Thomas Evans as Sweeney

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
Heartbreak House - Peterborough Players
Pamela Bob as Ellie Dunn

Best Actress - Musical
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
Kirsti Carnahan as Mrs. Lovett

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
Heartbreak House - Peterborough Players
Jack Koenig as Hector Hushabye

Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Sweeney Todd - Weathervane Theatre
Edward M. Barker as The Beadle

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
Heartbreak House - Peterborough Players
Dee Nelson as Mrs. Hesione Husabye

Best Supporting Actress - Musical
On the Town - Papermill Theatre / NCCA
Kyla Schoer as Hildy


General Excellence
Advice to the Players
Best Production - Drama/Comedy
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - M & M Productions

Best Production - Musical
Anything Goes - Actorsingers

Best Director - Drama/Comedy
Taming of the Shrew - Actors' Circle Theatre
Deborah Shakespeare Thurber

Best Director - Musical
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Dana Bissett Siegal

Best Musical Director
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Jared Holland

Best Choreographer
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Martha Daniels Holland

Best Lighting Designer
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Craig Brennan

Best Sound Designer
Judy's Scary Little Christmas - Music and Drama Company
Dan Richards

Best Costume Designer
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Mary Selvoski

Best Scenic Designer
subUrbia - Ghostlight Theater Co.
Tom Morgan

Best Original Playwright
History of the Roses - Garrison Players
Lowell Williams

Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
Facing East - M&D Productions
Kevin O'Neil as Alex

Best Actor - Musical
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Ron Bourque as Bill Crocker

Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - M & M Productions
Mari Keegan as Martha

Best Actress - Musical
The King and I - Manchester Community Theatre Players
Cathy McKay as Anna

Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
Taming of the Shrew - Actors' Circle Theatre
Scott Gardner as Grumio

Best Supporting Actor - Musical
The Full Monty - Community Players of Concord, NH
Marc Willis as Malcolm MacGregor

Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - M & M Productions
Meredith Borgioli as Honey

Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Anything Goes - Actorsingers
Laura Prior as Hope Harcourt

General Excellence
Stagecoach Productions