The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony for the 2008/2009 theatre season took place Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, home of the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities.
Along with French Stewart, Megan Hilty, Vicki Lewis, James Roday and Gregory Itzin, other presenters included Beth Grant, Davis Gaines, Del Shores, Jim O'Neill and Karyl Lee Burns (Rubicon Theatre Artistic Directors), Matt Walker (Troubadour Theatre Company Artistic Director), Sam Anderson, Oanh Nguyen (Chance Theatre Artistic Director), Ameenah Kaplan, Stephen Sachs and Deborah Lawlor (Fountain Theatre Artistic Directors), Erika Miller, Kelly Todd, Deidrie Henry, Randall Arney (Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director), Joe Spano and Alan Mandell.
Awards were given in 28 categories, including the brand new Best Season category. Center Theatre Group's Sherwood Award was also presented. In addition, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Ovation Awards, there was a special recognition of the individuals who helped found the program in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s paired with an introduction of the first group of Fellows in the new Ovation Fellows program.
Photo credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging


Oanh Nguyen and French Stewart

Vanessa Clair Smith and Jake Broder

Wren Brown and Malcom Darrell

Andrew Carlberg and Sharon Lawrence

Terence McFarland and Michael A. Gin

Hugo Armstrong

Matt Walker

Kevin King

Oanh Nguyen

Chad Borden (L) and Director Nick DeGreccucio

Tasha Ames

Beth Grant and Del Shores

Oanh Nguyen

French Stewart and Vanessa Claire Smith

Deboara Lawlor, Simon Levy, and Lisa Pelikan

Steve Glaudini and Sarah Cornell

Hugo Armstrong

Chalk Repertory Theatre

The Troubadour Theatre Company

Vanessa Clair Smith and Jake Broder

Wren Brown

Davis Gaines

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