New York Innovative Theatre Awards - List of Nominees for 2005

The New York "IT" Awards (sponsored by Backstage) takes place September 19th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Below is a list of this year's nominees:

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
David Abeles
The Pursuit of Persephone
Prospect Theatre Company
 
Tate Ellington
The Shape of Things
Rising Sun Performance Company
 
Kevin Smith Kirkwood
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Troy Lavallee
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Andrew Rannells
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Gene Silvers
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
 
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
 Jennifer Byrne
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Boo Killebrew
The Astronomer's Triangle
Collaboration Town, A Theatre Company
 
Maria McConvile
Honor part II
Drilling Company NY
 
Ellen Reilly
Tonylust! The Broadway Bloodbath of 2006
Emerging Artists Theatre
 
Carolyn Goelzer
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
Beth Manspeizer
Seal Sings Its Song
woken'glacier
 
 
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
 Christopher Betz
Masquerade
Ten Grand and a Burger
 
Dan Domingues
Masquerade
Ten Grand and a Burger
 
Will Ellis
The Fall
Looking Glass Theatre
 
Philip Emeott
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 
Michael Gnat
Honor part II
Drilling Company NY
 
Nicky Paraiso
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
Howard Parke
The House of Blue Leaves
T. Schreiber Studio
 
Joshua Spafford
On the Origins of Darwin
Inverse Theatre
 
 
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Heather Benton
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Vanessa Daniels
The Fall
Looking Glass Theatre
 
Beth Glover
The Fall
Looking Glass Theatre
 
Christine Goodman
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 
Susan O'Connor
Snake In Fridge
Themantics Group
 
Sara Thigpen
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Angela Forrest
Profile of a Saint
LaMaMa E.T.C.
 
Nicky Paraiso
Nicky Paraiso's House Boy
LaMaMa E.T.C. in Association with
Ma-Yi Productions
 
James Scruggs
Disposable Men
HERE
 
 
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
all wear bowlers
HERE
 
Elektra
LaMaMa
 
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
The Shape of Things
Rising Sun Performance Company
 
 
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Paul Bargetto
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Christopher Borg
Tonylust! The Broadway Bloodbath of 2006
Emerging Artists Theatre
 
Tim Errickson
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 
Michael Parva
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Wlodzimierz Staniewski
Elektra
LaMaMa E.T.C. and Double Edge Theatre
Present Gardzienice
 
Ellen Stewart
Perseus
LaMaMa E.T.C. and the Great Jones Repertory Company
 
 
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
Alan Estevez
Keanu Reeves Saves the Universe
Amnesia Wars Productions
 
Renouard Gee, Maureen Fleming, Juliana Lau,
Federico Restrepo, Chris Wild and Cypher Zero
Perseus
LaMaMa E.T.C. and the Great Jones
Repertory Company
 
Jennifer L. Mudge
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Qui Nguyen
A Beginners Guide to Deicide
Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
 
Katherine Profeta
Conquest of the Universe
Salt Theatre
 
Federico Restrepo
Bokan, The Bad Hearted
LaMaMa E.T.C. in Association with Loco 7
 
 
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Michael Allen
Masquerade
Ten Grand and a Burger
 
Shoko Kambara
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
Mimi Lien
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
John McDermott
The House of Blue Leaves
T. Schreiber Studio
 
Mark Nayden
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Theodora Skipitares
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
Jen Varbalow
Hazard County
Themantics Group
 
 
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Chris Brown
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
David Castaneda
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Peter Ksander
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
Daniel Ordower
Hazard County
Themantics Group
 
Sabrina Ana Peric
The Blind
The Vortex Theatre Company
 
Bill Sheehan
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Carrie Wood
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 
 
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Oana Botez-Ban
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Amelia Dombrowski
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
Marija Djordjevic
Mushroom in Her Hands
The Milk Can Theatre
 
Rob Eggers
Othello
Palehorse Productions
 
Denise Grebert & Federico Restrepo
Bokan, The Bad Hearted
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Loco 7
 
Theodora Skipitares & Cecilia Schiller
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
 
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Chris Bailey
The House of Blue Leaves
T. Schreiber Studio
 
Lucien Ban
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Dan Bianchi
War of the Worlds
RadioTheatre
 
Joel Bravo
The Blind
The Vortex Theatre Company
 
Quentin Chiappetta
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Tim Schellenbaum
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
 
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Lucien Ban
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Peter Bufano
From the Gutter to the Glitter
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
 
Quentin Chiappetta
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Baron Vaughn & Jessica Avellone
The Astronomer's Triangle
Collaboration Town, A Theatre Company
 
Maciej Rychly
Elektra
LaMaMa E.T.C. and Double Edge Theatre
Present Gardzienice
 
Elizabeth Sawados, Michael Sirotta,
Heather Pauuwe, Carlos Valdez & Yukio Tsuji
Perseus
LaMaMa E.T.C. and The Great Jones
Repertory Company
 
 
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
P. Seth Bauer
Honor part II - First Time Out of Bounds
Drilling Company NY
 
Linda Eisenstein
Eisenstein's Monster
TOSOS II
 
Renee Flemings
Honor part II - Legend
Drilling Company NY
 
Gregory Fletcher
Roast Beef & the Rare Kiss
EATfest: Spring 2005
Emerging Artists Theatre
 
Edward Manning
Honor part II - Titus Lucretius Carus
Drilling Company NY
 
S.W. Senek
Twelve Rounds
EATfest: Spring 2005
Emerging Artists Theatre
 
 
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT
Kelly McAllister
Burning the Old Man
Boomerang Theatre Company
 
Jordan Seavey and
the Members of Collaboration Town
The Astronomer's Triangle
Collaboration Town, A Theatre Company
 
Dan Gordon
Murder in the First
Invictus Theatre Company
 
Wlodzimierz Staniewski
Elektra
LaMaMa E.T.C. and Double Edge Theatre
Present Gardzienice
 
Kenneth Nowell
The Fall
Looking Glass Theatre
 
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
 
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION
all wear bowlers
HERE
 
Bokan, The Bad Hearted
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Loco 7
 
Disposable Men
HERE
 
From the Gutter to the Glitter
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
 
Nicky Paraiso's House Boy
LaMaMa E.T.C. in Association with
Ma-Yi Productions
 
Nobody's Lunch
The Civilians
 
 
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
A Little of What You Fancy
Theatre Ten Ten
 
Belize
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with The Talking Band
 
It's Karate Kid! The Musical
4 Corners Project
 
Peace
The Milk Can Theatre
 
The Pursuit of Persephone
Prospect Theatre Company
 
Titus X
Fugly Productions
 
 
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
The Astronomer's Triangle
Collaboration Town, A Theatre Company
 
Serenade & Philosopher Fox
East River Commedia
 
Elektra
LaMaMa E.T.C. and Double Edge Theatre
Present Gardzienice
 
Iphigenia
LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with
Sky Saver Productions
 
Pulling the Lever
Rising Circle Theatre Collective
 
Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery
Vital Theatre Company