'6969' & 'Rat Experiment' Among Winners of NY IT Awards

On September 24, 2007, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2007 award recipients at a spectacular evening hosted by Julie Halston. The awards were announced last evening at 7PM in FIT's Haft Auditorium located in Building C of FIT's campus on 27th Street (bwt 7/8 aves) to a standing room only crowd.

The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York IT Awards recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience. For more information visit www.nyitawards.com

The award recipients are as follows:

Outstanding Ensemble
Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell, Max Rosenak, Phillip Taratula and Daniel Walker Stowell
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Solo Performance
Mike Houston
The Ledge, eavesdrop

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Joe Plummer
As You Like It, poortom Productions

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Boo Killebrew
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
Max Rosenak
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Louise O'Connor
the silent concerto, Packawallop Productions, Inc.

Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Dan Safer
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Director
Daniel Talbott
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

Outstanding Lighting Design
Peter Hoerburger
The Present Perfect, The Operating Theater

Outstanding Costume Design
David Withrow
Bug Boy Blues, The Looking Glass Theatre

Outstanding Set Design
George Allison
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, T. Schreiber Studio

Outstanding Sound Design
Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Original Music
Leanne Darling
The Landlord, Toy Box Theatre Company

Outstanding Original Full Length Script
Saviana Stanescu
Waxing West, East Coast Artists

Outstanding Original Short Script
Daniel Reitz
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

Outstanding Production of a Performance Art Piece
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment
La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Urinetown The Musical
The Gallery Players

Outstanding Production of a Play
Bouffon Glass Menajoree
Ten Directions