This has been one hell of a great year for Memphis theater and the 27th edition of The Ostrander Awards (mandatory Facebook page here) are looming large on the horizon. This year the annual ceremony honoring excellence in regional theater will held on Sunday, August 29th, from 6-11pm in Hardin Hall at the Memphis Botanic Garden. There will be cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from 6-7 followed by the awards ceremony at 7, followed by an after party with music and dancing, followed by antics that will be giggled about in gossip circles for the next 365 days at least.
This year’s nominations all seem fairly obvious, although there is at least one name missing from the list below that has me absolutely stunned. Can anybody else guess who that may be? Hint: He was in a show that received several nominations and he could have been nominated for either best leading or supporting actor depending on how the judges wanted to call it. I’ll go into greater detail about this in a later post. Meanwhile, talk among yourselves. Tell me who you think was left out, and who you think should go home with an Ozzie.
