The NH Theater Awards celebrated another successful season of Youth, Community and Professional theater across the state with their yearly awards ceremony.
This year marked a change in venue, having been moved from the Palace Theatre in Manchester to the Stockbridge Theatre on the campus of the Pinkerton Academy in Derry. According to Mia Moravis, Press Coordinator for the NHTA, "...the awards ceremony went very well very few hitches, Scott H. Severance's writing and directing were spot on. The show was technically sound and vivacious. The original content was hilarious, the performances were impeccable, well-honed with great talent. The change of venue was very smooth sailing."
The New London Barn Playhouse turned out to be the big winner of the evening, taking home Best Production, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Musical Director, Best Choreographer and Best Scenic Designer categories under the musical banner.
The Peterborough Players also made a great showing by earning awards for their productions of Auld Lang Syne and The 39 Steps. Best Production, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Designer were presented to them in the play category.
Special awards were presented to:
Francis Grover Cleveland Lifetime Achievement: Bob Shea
Children's & Youth Theatre Award: Keith Wierich
"Matty" Award for Vision and Tenacity: Rob Dionne
"Matty" Award for Vision and Tenacity: Weathervane Theatre
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Best Production - Drama/Comedy
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Best Production - Musical
Ragtime - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Young Frankenstein - Weathervane Theatre
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Best Director - Drama/Comedy
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Best Director - Musical
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Finalist Kevin P Hill - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Jacques Stewart - Young Frankenstein - Weathervane Theatre
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Best Actor - Drama/Comedy
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Best Actor - Musical
Bradley Gibson as Coalhouse in "Ragtime" - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Phil Tayler as Berger in "Hair" - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Andrew Garret Karl as Claude in "Hair" - New London Barn Playhouse
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Best Actress - Drama/Comedy
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Finalist Rebecca Turner as Louise in "Epic Proportions" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
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Best Actress - Musical
Sara Schoch as Mother in "Ragtime" - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Katherine McDonough as Julia Sullivan in "The Wedding Singer" - NCCA Papermill Theatre |
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Finalist Alaina Mills as Elizabeth in "Young Frankenstein" - Weathervane Theatre
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Best Supporting Actor - Drama/Comedy
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Finalist Shabazz Green as Various in "Epic Proportions" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
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Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Raymond Sage as Tateh in "Ragtime" - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Jesse Carrey Beaver as Freddy Benson in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Ethan Paulini as Igor in "Young Frankenstein" - Weathervane Theatre |
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Best Supporting Actress - Drama/Comedy
Tonya Free as Various in "Epic Proportions" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
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Finalist Cathy McKay as Reba Freitag in "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" - Winnipesaukee Playhouse |
Finalist Christine Titus as Nerissa in "The Merchant of Venice" - Advice To The Players |
Best Supporting Actress - Musical
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Finalist Logan Troyer as Muriel in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Kara Tripoli as Jolene in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - NCCA Papermill Theatre |
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Best Music Director
Joel Mercier - Ragtime - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Paul Loman - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Colin Keating - Young Frankenstein - Weathervane Theatre
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Best Choreographer
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Finalist Kevin P Hill - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Finalist Gregory Daniels - Hair - New London Barn Playhouse
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Best Costume Designer
Allison Crutchfield - Ragtime - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Lesley Pankhurst - Epic Proportions - Winnipesaukee Playhouse
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Jordan Janota - Ragtime - New London Barn Playhouse
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Finalist Matthew Kizer - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Best Sound Designer
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Finalist Daniel Brunk - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Best Lighting Designer
Daniel Brunk - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - NCCA Papermill Theatre
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Photo Courtesy of Jemi Broussard.
