Dreams, Saints, Fences
Congratulations Memphis Theater people — especially this season’s nominees! Ostrander season, 2018 has officially begun.
Tickets are available at this link. Additional details can be found here. Thanks as always to Memphis magazine and ArtsMemphis for making things happen. And your nominees are…
College Division
Set Design
The Wild Party – Brian Ruggaber, University of Memphis
The Secret in the Wings, University of Memphis – Andy Bleiler
Violet – Montana Pugh, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes in collaboration with the U of M
Costume Design
The Secret in the Wings – Becca Bailey
Nine – Jennifer Ammons, University of Memphis
The Servant of Two Masters – jennifer ammons
Lighting Design
The Secret in the Wings – Nicholas F. Jackson
Nine – Anthony Pellecchia
Violet – Emily Murphy
Music Direction
Nine – Jason Eschhofen
Violet – Tracy Thomas
The Wild Party – Jacob Allen
Choreography
The Wild Party – Jill Guyton Nee
Nine – Jill Guyton Nee
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress – Hiawartha Jackson, Southwest
The Servant of Two Masters – Jasmine Robertson
Cabs, Ogres, Fun
Leading Actress in a Drama
The Servant of Two Masters, Jordan Hartwell
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Jhona C. Gipson
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Rashidah Gardner
Supporting Actor in a Drama
The Servant of Two Masters – Toby Davis
The Servant of Two Masters – Tyler Vernon
The Secret in the Wings – Kyle Buchanan
Leading Actor in a Drama
Theophilus North – Ryan Gilliam, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
The Servant of Two Masters – Blake Currie
Supporting Actress in a Musical
Nine – Brittni Taylor Rhodes
Violet – Destiny Freeman
The Wild Party – Emily Collins
Leading Actress in a Musical
The Wild Party, Kennedy Staiger
Nine, Ellie Boisseau
Violet, Jenny Wilson
Supporting Actor in a Musical
Violet – Jason McCloud
Nine – Nathan Morton
The Wild Party – Christian Boyd
Leading Actor in a Musical
Violet – Deon’ta White
The Wild Party – Jacob Clanton
Nine – Tyler Vernon
Featured/Cameo Role
Violet – Jaylon Jazz McCraven
The Secret in the Wings – Blake Curry
The Secret in the Wings – Levarius Goods
Excellence in Direction of a Drama
The Servant of Two Masters – Danica Horton
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress – Thomas King
Excellence in Direction of a Musical
Nine – Stephen Hancock
Violet – Karissa Coady
The Wild Party – Mark Schnitzler
Best Production
Violet
Nine
The Servant of Two Masters
Community and Professional Division
Excellence in Set Design
Ekundayo Bandele, Jitney, Hattiloo
J. David Galloway, Eurydice, New Moon
Jack Yates, Drowsy Chaperone, Theatre Memphis
Jack Yates, Shrek, Theatre Memphis
Tim McMath, Fun Home, Playhouse on the Square
Dragons, Gods*, Modernity
Excellence in Costume Design
Amie Eoff, Drowsy Chaperone
Amie Eoff, Shrek
Kathleen Kovarik, Dreamgirls, Playhouse on the Square
Lindsay Schmeling, Perfect Arrangement, Circuit Playhouse
Patricia Smith, Jitney
Excellence in Props Design
Aubanita Kirk, Perfect Arrangement
Betty Dilley, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Germantown Community Theatre
Jack Yates, August: Osage County, Theatre Memphis
Jack Yates, Shrek
Katharine Hughen, 9 to 5, Playhouse on the Square
Excellence in Hair/Wig/Makeup Design
April Rose Korpitz, Eurydice
Buddy Hart, Drowsy Chaperone
Buddy Hart and Rence Phillips, 42nd Street, Theatre Memphis
Buddy Hart, Rence Phillips, Charles McGowan, Shrek
Lindsay Schmeling, Perfect Arrangement
Excellence in Sound Design
Carter McHann, Crib, POTS@TheWorks
Carter McHann, Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf, Circuit Playhouse
Eric Sefton, Shrek
Joe Johnson, Eurydice
Zachary Badreddine, Jitney
Excellence in Lighting Design
Jeremy Allen Fisher, Drowsy Chaperone
Jeremy Allen Fisher, Shrek
Mandy Kay Heath, Eurydice
Justin Gibson, Once
Zo Haynes, Fun Home
Excellence in Music Direction
Jeffrey Brewer, Drowsy Chaperone
Jeffrey Brewer, Shrek
Nathan McHenry, Dreamgirls
Nathan McHenry, Fun Home
Nathan McHenry, Once
Excellence in Choreography
Christi Hall, 42nd Street
Ellen Inghram & Jared Johnson, Falsettos, Next Stage, Theatre Memphis
Kim Sanders, Fun Home
Travis Bradley & Jordan Nichols, Drowsy Chaperone
Travis Bradley & Jordan Nichols, Shrek
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Erin Shelton, All Saints in the Old Colony POTS@TheWorks
Jessica “Jai” Johnson, Ruined, Hattiloo
Kell Christie, Othello, New Moon
Kim Sanders, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Circuit Playhouse
Kim Sanders, Perfect Arrangement
Best Leading Actress in a Drama
Anne Marie Caskey, August: Osage County, Theatre Memphis
Jamie Boller, Shakespeare in Love, Playhouse on the Square
Jessica “Jai” Johnson, Fences, Theatre Memphis
Maya Geri Robinson, Ruined
Morgan Watson, Sunset Baby, Hattiloo
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Bailey Dumlao, Lost in Yonkers Germantown Community Theatre
Benjamin Greene, Fences
Bertram Williams, Ruined
John Maness, All Saints in the Old Colony
Justin Raynard Hicks, Fences
Tommy “TC” Sharpe, Jitney
Best Leading Actor in a Drama
Greg Boller, All Saints in the Old Colony
John Maness, Othello
John Maness, The Flick, Circuit Playhouse
Lawrence Blackwell, Jitney
Marques Brown, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Annie Freres, Drowsy Chaperone
Brooke Papritz, Fun Home
Carla McDonald, Fun Home
Heather Zurowski, Fun Home
Sarah Johnson, Fun Home
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Breyannah Tillman, Dreamgirls
Emily Chateau, Falsettos
Gia Welch, Drowsy Chaperone
Lizzie Hinton, Once
Lynden Lewis Jones, Shrek
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Cordell Turner, Dreamgirls
Jimmy Hoxie, First Date
Joshua Pearce, Falsettos
Kevar Maffitt, Shrek
Napoleon Douglas, Dreamgirls
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Justin Asher, Shrek
Stephen Huff, Fun Home
Jason Spitzer, Drowsy Chaperone
Conor Finnerty-Esmonde, Once
Cary Vaughn, Falsettos
Best Featured Performer in a Drama
Ann Marie Hall, Shakespeare in Love
Greg Fletcher, August: Osage County
Jamel “JS” Tate, Jitney
Jason Spitzer, Shakespeare in Love
The Stones, Eurydice
Best Featured Performer in a Musical
Annie Freres, Shrek
Breyannah Tillman, Drowsy Chaperone
James Dale Green, Once
Jason Eschhofen, First Date, Germantown Community Theatre
Tamara Wright, 9 to 5
Ensemble
All Saints in the Old Colony
Falsettos
Fun Home
Jitney
Perfect Arrangement
Myths, Sports, Sunsets, Chaperones
Excellence in Direction of a Drama
Dr. Shondrika Moss-Bouldin, Ruined
Jamie Boller, Eurydice
Jeff Posson, All Saints in the Old Colony
Steve Broadnax, Jitney
Tony Isbell, Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf, Circuit Playhouse
Best Production of a Drama
All Saints in the Old Colony
Eurydice
Jitney
Perfect Arrangement
Ruined
Excellence in Direction of a Musical
Cecelia Wingate, Shrek
Dave Landis, Fun Home
Jerry Chipman, Falsettos
Jordan Nichols, Dreamgirls
Jordan Nichols, Once
Travis Bradley & Jordan Nichols, Drowsy Chaperone
Best Production of a Musical
Drowsy Chaperone
Falsettos
Fun Home
Once
Shrek
Dreamgirls
Best Original Script
Some Day for a Crown
All Saints in the Old Colony
Crib
Best Production of an Original Script
Some Day for a Crown
All Saints in the Old Colony
Crib
Once, Perfect, Flicks, and more Flicks
* Totally not nominated for anything. But look at that set! Check those lights! And remember, to check back with Intermission Impossible for Ostrander-related features including memorials, an interview with lifetime achievement honoree Tony Isbell, as well as picks, pans, and “Who got robbed?!?!