NH Theatre Awards

Winners of the 9th Annual NH Theatre Awards (2010)

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

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