Sunday, August 30th, was a big night at the Orpheum for The Addams Family director Cecelia Wingate. Not only did her spooky musical lead the pack in Ostrander Awards, she also picked up an Ossie for best supporting actress for her work in Distance, a Voices of the South world premiere. Other big winners included Bad Jews and Vanya, and Sonia, and Masha, and Spike.
Winners in the college division included The Physicists, The Wedding Singer, Good Woman of Setzuan, and Thebes: Contending with Gods & Contemplating Sphinxes.
Sound Design: Gene Elliott — The Woman in Black, New Moon Theatre Company
Lighting: Jeremy Allen Fisher — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Set Design: Jack Yates — The Heiress, Theatre Memphis
Costumes: Paul McCrae — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Props: Bill Short — Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, New Moon
Hair/Wig/Make-Up: Paul McCrae, Buddy Hart, Caiden Britt, Ellen Inghram and Justin Asher — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Small Ensemble: Bad Jews, The Circuit Playhouse
Large Ensemble: Once on This Island, Hattiloo Theatre
Featured Role/Cameo: Marc Gill — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Best Original Script: Mountain View, POTS@TheWorks
Best Production of an Original Script: Distance, Voices of the South
Leading Actress in a Musical: Emily F. Chateau — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Leading Actor in a Musical: Robert Hanford — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Leah Beth Bolton — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Supporting Actor in a Musical: John M. Hemphill and John Maness — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Music Direction: Adam Laird — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Choreography: Jordan Nichols and Travis Bradley — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Don Perry
Sister Myotis
Direction of a Musical: Cecelia Wingate — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Best Musical Production: The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
Leading Actress in a Drama: Laura Stracko Franks — Bad Jews, The Circuit Playhouse
Leading Actor in a Drama: Devin Altizer — Tribes, The Circuit Playhouse
Supporting Actress in a Drama: Cecelia Wingate — Distance, Voices of the South
Supporting Actor in a Drama: Johnathan Williams — King Hedley II, Hattiloo Theatre
Direction of a Drama: Irene Crist — Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Playhouse on the Square
Best Production of a Drama: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Playhouse on the Square
Special Award: Ed Finney, Isaac Middleton, and McCheyne Post — Original Music & Musicians — Mountain View POTS@TheWorks
The Gypsy Award: Kim Sanders
The Behind the Scenes Award: Andrew Clarkson and The Jeniam Foundation
Janie McCrary Putting it Together Award: Ekundayo Bandele
The Larry Riley Rising Star Award: Chelsea Robinson
The Eugart Yerian Lifetime Achievement Award: Karin Barile, Playhouse on the Square
