2015 Elly Award Nominations Are Announced!

More than 430 Elly nominees for the 2014-15 season were announced at an informal nomination reception on Sunday, August 2, 2015 beginning at 7pm. More than 100 actors, directors, technicians, and producers were on hand to listen excitedly for their names to be called. This year's theme is How Sweet It Is and featured an assortment of brightly colored candies displayed in decorative candy jars.

During the 2014-15 season 240 shows were submitted by 76 theatres! Fifty-eight (58) theatres and 127 productions received nominations. The six (6) community theatres receiving the most nominations included: Roseville Theatre Arts Academy -Roseville (42); Sutter Street Theatre - Folsom (31); Big Idea Theatre - Sacramento (23); St. Mary's High School - Stockton (17); Christian Brothers High School - Sacramento (17); and The Acting Company - Yuba City (16). The Youth Production receiving the most nominations was How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Christian Brothers High School with 11 nominations. The Adult Production receiving the most nominations was Death of A Salesman - San Joaquin Delta College, also with 11 nominations. Please refer to the 2015 Elly Award Nomination List and 2015 Elly Nomination Statistics attachments for additional information.

Elly Award nominations include Lead and Supporting Actor and Actress, Director, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Set Design, Sound Design, Overall Production plus Musical Direction and Choreography, if applicable. The nominations are announced for productions in the following categories: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Original Scripts, Adapted Scripts and Young People's Scripts (new); Education- Musicals, Education- Plays, Young People's-Musicals and Young People's- Plays.

Named for the late Eleanor McClatchy, a devoted patron of the arts and former publisher of the Sacramento Bee, the Elly Awards celebrate excellence and the outstanding achievements of community theaters and artists in the greater Sacramento area. Created 33 years ago by local community actors, the Elly Awards have grown from a local Sacramento tradition to now include theatres within a 70-mile radius!

In honor of the 33rd annual Elly Awards, SARTA will be hosting two ceremonies this September! The Youth Elly Award ceremony will be on Sunday, September 13 at 7pm at Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center in Elk Grove. The Adult Elly Award ceremony will be on Sunday, September 27 at 7pm at the Elks Lodge No. 6 in Sacramento (Pocket). For more information, please visit www.sarta.com or call 916-443-8229. SARTA is a 501©3 non-profit theatre arts service organization.

Theaters receiving the most nominations

Roseville Theatre Arts Academy (42) (36 Youth Programs, 6 Adult Programs)

Sutter Street Theatre (31) (28 Youth Programs, 3 Adult Programs)

Big Idea Theatre (23) (9 Youth Programs, 14 Adult Programs)

St. Mary's High School (17) (All Youth Programs)

Christian Brothers High School (17) (All Youth Programs)

The Acting Company (16) (12 Youth Programs, 4 Adult Programs)

Productions receiving the most nominations: Youth Programs

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,Christian Brothers High School (11)

Beauty and the Beast,Folsom High School (10)

Hairspray Jr.,McLaughlin Theatre Company (10)

Urinetown The Musical,Roseville Theatre Arts Academy (10)

Productions receiving the most nominations: Adult Programs

Death Of A Salesman, San Joaquin Delta College (11)

In The Heights, Green Valley Theatre Company (9)

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Community Asian Theatre Of The Sierra (8)

The Sound of Music, Stockton Civic Theatre (7)

Nominee	Production	Producing Theatre	Award	Category
FreeFall Stage	Little Women	FreeFall Stage	Production Of Script	Adapted Scripts
Deanne Eldridge	Little Women	FreeFall Stage	Script	Adapted Scripts
FreeFall Stage	The Gift of the Magi	FreeFall Stage	Production Of Script	Adapted Scripts
Deanne Eldridge, Tana Aivaz Colburn	The Gift of the Magi	FreeFall Stage	Script	Adapted Scripts
FreeFall Stage	The Canterville Ghost	FreeFall Stage	Production Of Script	Adapted Scripts
Tana Aivaz Colburn	The Canterville Ghost	FreeFall Stage	Script	Adapted Scripts
Alex Quinonez, Amanda Smith	Cloud 9	Big Idea Theatre	Costume Design	Comedy
Jill Kelly	Peter Pan	Sierra Stages	Costume Design	Comedy
Mary Ann Carrigg	Johnny Danger	Lake Wildwood Theatre	Costume Design	Comedy
Susan McCandless	Tartuffe	Main Street Theatre Works	Costume Design	Comedy
Timothy Nutter	Hay Fever	The Art Theater of Davis	Costume Design	Comedy
Alvis LeGate	Brighton Beach Memoirs	LeGacy Presents	Direction	Comedy
Benjamin T. Ismail	Language Archives	Big Idea Theatre	Direction	Comedy
Jon Jackson	Lend Me A Tenor	Roseville Theatre Arts Academy	Direction	Comedy
Judy Blake	Calendar Girls	Quest Theaterworks	Direction	Comedy
Maggie Upton	The Third Date	California Stage Company	Direction	Comedy
Julie Anchor	Tartuffe	Main Street Theatre Works	Leading Female	Comedy
Lee Marie Kelly	The Lyons	Resurrection Theatre	Leading Female	Comedy
Sue Legate-Halford	Brighton Beach Memoirs	LeGacy Presents	Leading Female	Comedy
Tara Henry	The Exit Interview	Big Idea Theatre	Leading Female	Comedy
Taryn Colburn	Pygmalion	FreeFall Stage	Leading Female	Comedy
Anthony Raddigan	Lend Me A Tenor	Roseville Theatre Arts Academy	Leading Male	Comedy
Eason Donner	Language Archives	Big Idea Theatre	Leading Male	Comedy
Jouni Kirjola	The Exit Interview	Big Idea Theatre	Leading Male	Comedy
Matthew Hobgood	Leading Ladies	Community Theatre of Linden	Leading Male	Comedy
Paj Crank	Chemical Imbalance	Main Street Theatre Works	Leading Male	Comedy
Chris Kramer	Cloud Nine	The Falcon's Eye Theatre	Lighting Design	Comedy
Donald McKay, Erin Beatie	Peter Pan	Sierra Stages	Lighting Design	Comedy
Les Solomon	Brighton Beach Memoirs	LeGacy Presents	Lighting Design	Comedy
Nic Candito	Language Archives	Big Idea Theatre	Lighting Design	Comedy
Ritchey Garrison	Wrong For Each Other	Blue Mountain Theater	Lighting Design	Comedy
Big Idea Theatre	Language Archives	Big Idea Theatre	Overall Production	Comedy
California Stage Company	The Third Date	California Stage Company	Overall Production	Comedy
Resurrection Theatre	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress	Resurrection Theatre	Overall Production	Comedy
Rocklin Community Theatre	Moon Over Buffalo	Rocklin Community Theatre	Overall Production	Comedy
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy	Lend Me A Tenor	Roseville Theatre Arts Academy	Overall Production	Comedy
Alicia Kot, Ian Wallace	Cloud Nine	The Falcon's Eye Theatre	Set Design	Comedy
Brian Watson	Language Archives	Big Idea Theatre	Set Design	Comedy

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