Jason Spitzer, Cecelia Wingate, Kim Justis
Sunday was a big night at the Orpheum for 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 and Contemplating Sphinxes.
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There
Mary Poppins starts the show. Practically perfectly.
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 Ingram and Justin Asher — The Addams Family, Theatre Memphis
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There (2)
Hostess/Mostest = Sister Myotis.
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
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There (3)
Addams Family Traditions.
Music Direction: Adam Laird — Kiss Me, Kate, Playhouse on the Square
Choreography: Jordan Nichols and Travis Bradley — Kiss Me Kate, Playhouse on the Square
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
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There (4)
Character Assassins!
Special Award: Ed Finney, Isaac Middleton, and McCheyne Post — Original Music & Musicians — Mountain View POTS@TheWorks
Janie McCrary Putting it Together Award: Ekundayo Bandele
Ekundayo Bandele putting something together.
The Gypsy Award: Kim Sanders
The Behind the Scenes Award: Andrew Clarkson and The Jeniam Foundation.
The Larry Riley Rising Star Award: Chelsea Robinson
The Eugart Yerian Lifetime Achievement Award: Karin Barile, Playhouse on the Square
Glenda Mace, Karin Barile, Daniel Martin
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There (5)
Kiss Me Kate‘s Original Gangstas
Ostrander College Division Winners, 2015
Set Design: Brian Ruggaber — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Costumes: Clara Seigler — Thebes: Contending with Gods & Contemplating Sphinxes, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
Lighting: James Vitale — The Tragedy of Macbeth, University of Memphis
Props: Kathy Haaga — The Good Woman of Setzuan, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
Hair/Wig/Makeup: Janice Benning Lacek — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Sound Design: John McFadden — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Featured Role/Cameo: Drake Bailey and Marlon Finnie — The Tragedy of Macbeth, University of Memphis
Leading Actress in a Musical: Audrey Smith — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Leading Actor in a Musical: Sterling Church — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Casey Greer — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Supporting Actor in a Musical: Bradley Karel — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Cast of ‘The Physicists’
Music Direction: Zach Williams — The Good Woman of Setzuan, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
Choreography/Fight Choreography: Jill Guyton Nee — The Wedding Singer, University of Memphis
Leading Actress in a Drama: Sarah Brown — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Leading Actor in a Drama: David Couter — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Supporting Actress in a Drama: Katie Sloan — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Supporting Actor in a Drama: James Kevin Cochran — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Direction: Bob Hetherington — The Physicists, University of Memphis
Large Ensemble: The Good Woman of Setzuan, McCoy Theater, Rhodes College
Best Production: The Physicists, University of Memphis
Special Awards: Construction and Performance of Dragon — Thebes: Contending with Gods & Contemplating Sphinxes, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
Sean Roulier — Original Music, Thebes: Contending with Gods & Contemplating Sphinxes, McCoy Theatre, Rhodes College
The Witch Ensemble — The Tragedy of Macbeth, University of Memphis
The Ostrander Awards, 2015: Like You Were There (6)
Once (Again) On this Island
