2015 Theater Award winners

So much great theater! Over 3,400 people voted in thes year’s theater awards, which also featured more categories than ever before. The presentation, held at the gracious, spacious and audacious Fête lounge in Olneyville, included not only lots of statuettes, but live performances, delicious bird parts courtesy of Sweet Daddy’s Chicken and FoodinRI, and an inspiring moment that gathered over 20 local theater artistic directors and stage managers including Gamm’s Tony Estrella, 2nd Story‘s Ed Shea, Theater By the Sea’s Kevin Hill and owner Bill Hanney, OSTC’s Amiee Turner and more.

For us, it’s not about who wins, it’s about bringing the talented, driven makers of theater together as a community to celebrate the amazing accomplishments fostered in RI. But nevertheless, there are winners – so here they are! Congratulations to all, and thank you, voters, for taking part!

OVERALL

Improv / Audience Participation
Bit Players
Youth Production
Seussical: The Musical – Academy Players
Overall Production
Next to Normal – Wilbury
Drama
The Glass Menagerie – Trinity Rep
Comedy
When the Cat’s Away – The Newport Playhouse
Musical Number
“One Normal Night” – The Addams Family – Academy Players
Musical
The Addams Family – Academy Players
Male in a Musical
Jake Farnum, Horton the Elephant – Seussical: The Musical – Academy Players
Female in a Musical
Sarah Pothier, Cinderella – Into the Woods – Ocean State Theatre Co.
Supporting Male in Musical
John Sheppard, Uncle Fester – The Addams Family – Academy Players
Supporting Female in Musical
Megan Mahoney, Mabel – FAME – Academy Players
Summer Stock Production
Henry IV – The RI Shakespeare Theater
Overall Direction
Chelsea Morgan – Seussical: The Musical – Academy Players
Musical Direction
Alex Tirrell – Title of Show – Academy Players
Choreography
Dante Sciarra – The Addams Family – Academy Players
Best Projection
Adam O’Brien
Concessions
Theater By The Sea

College / University

Male Performance
Neil Jeronimo, Jesus – Godspell – RIC
Female Performance
Erika Rethorn, Kate Monster – Avenue Q – URI
Direction
Bob Colonna – The Little Foxes – RIC
Production
Avenue Q – URI
Set Design
Godspell – Robert Ferland – RIC
Costume Design
Avenue Q – David T. Howard – URI
Sound Design
Michael Hyde – Avenue Q – URI
Lighting Design
Matthew Borah – Dead Man’s Cell Phone – RIC

Dance

Production of the Year
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – The State Ballet of RI
Principal Dancer of the Year
Emily O’Heir – The State Ballet of RI

Professional Theater

Male Lead
Fred Sullivan Jr, Ebenezer Scrooge – A Christmas Carol – Trinity Rep
Female Lead
Lara Hakeem, Vanda Jordan – Venus in Fur – 2nd Story Theatre
Supporting Male
Fred Sullivan Jr, The Doctor / Tourist – Middletown – Trinity Rep
Supporting Female
Valerie Remillard Myette, Mrs Pearce – My Fair Lady – Ocean State Theatre Co.
Direction
Fred Sullivan Jr – House of Blue Leaves – The Gamm
Production
My Fair Lady – Ocean State Theatre Co.
New Work (original script)
Morality Play – The Gamm
Set Design
Dial M for Murder – Katryne Hecht – Ocean State Theatre Co.
Costumes
Guys & Dolls – Brian Horton – Ocean State Theatre Co.
Sound Design
Max Ponticelli – Enron – 2nd Story Theatre
Lighting Design
Trevor Elliott – Enron – 2nd Story Theatre

Semi-Professional

Male Lead
Jim Killavey, George Roper – When the Cat’s Away – Newport Playhouse
Female Lead
Tammy Brown, Orlando – Orlando – Epic Theatre Co.
Supporting Male
Alan Hawkridge, King Midas – Metamorphoses – OUT LOUD Theatre
Supporting Female
Julia Bartoletti, Natalie Goodman – Next to Normal – Wilbury
Direction
Wendy Overly – Next to Normal – Wilbury
Production
Next To Normal – Wilbury
Best New Work – Semi-Pro & Community (original script)
Leaving RI – Kevin Broccoli – Epic Theater Co.
Set Design
Lysistrata – Christopher Simpson – CTC
Costume Design
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – Meg Donnelly – Wilbury
Sound Design
Terry Shea – Richard III – Counter Productions
Lighting Design
Gerritt Turner – Next To Normal – Wilbury

Community

Male Lead
Alex Duckworth, Sky Masterson – Guys And Dolls – The Players (Barker)
Female Lead
Alison Kelly, Christine Colgate – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Academy Players
Supporting Male
Zach Searle, Andre Thibault – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Academy Players
Supporting Female
Chelsea Morgan, Wednesday Addams – The Addams Family – Academy Players
Direction
Patricia Hawkridge – Lost In Yonkers – RI Stage Ensemble
Production of the Year
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Community Players
Set Design
Seussical: The Musical – Rita Maron – Academy Players
Costume
Seussical: The Musical – Rita Maron – Academy Players
Lighting Design
Ruth Fagan – Almost, Maine – Players at the Barker Playhouse
Sound Design
Jeanne Smith – The Foreigner – Attleboro Community Theatre