The 33rd Annual Ostrander Awards honoring excellence in Memphis theater will take place at the Orpheum Theatre Sunday, August 21st. Cocktails start at 6 p.m. The awards, hosted by Sister Myotis, begin promptly at 7. Tickets are $10.
The Ostranders are produced in partnership with Memphis magazine and ArtsMemphis. This season’s show sponsors are Dorothy O. Kirsch and Dr. Thomas Ratliff.
Eugart Yerian Lifetime Achievement Honorees: Jim and JoLynn Palmer
Community and Professional Division
Set Design
Justin Asher and Andy Saunders — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Bryce Cutler — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Melanie Mul — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Jack Yates — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Jack Yates — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Lighting
Jeremy Allen Fisher — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Jeremy Allen Fisher — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Zo Haynes — Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
John Horan — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
John Horan — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Costumes
Austin Conlee — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Amie Eoff — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Rebecca Y. Powell — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Rebecca Y. Powell — Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
Rebecca Y. Powell — The Matchmaker, Playhouse on the Square
Music Direction
Gary Beard — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Thomas Bergstig — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Thomas Bergstig — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Jeffery B. Brewer — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Jason Eschhofen — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Sound Design
Zach Badreddine — Carrie the Musical, The Circuit Playhouse
Matt Cantelon — All The Way, Playhouse on the Square
Jason Eschhofen — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Jeremy Allen Fisher — Wait Until Dark, Theatre Memphis
David Newsome and Amanda Davis — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Choreography
Geoffrey Goldberg — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Patdro Harris — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Ellen Inghram — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Jared Thomas Johnson and Christi Hall — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Jordan Nichols and Travis Bradley – Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Jessica “Jai” Johnson — Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Michelle Miklosey — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Maggie Robinson — Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
Kim Sanders — The Other Place, The Circuit Playhouse
Morgan Watson — In the Red and Brown Water, Hattiloo Theatre
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Delvyn Brown — All the Way, Playhouse on the Square
David Foster — Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
Marc Gill — Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Shadeed A. Salim — Radio Golf, Hattiloo Theatre
Christopher Tracy — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Leading Actress in a Drama
Jillian Barron — Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Sarah Brown — Lettice & Lovage, New Moon Theatre Company
Natalie Jones — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Kim Justis — The Other Place, The Circuit Playhouse
Karen Mason Riss — Mothers & Sons, The Next Stage at Theatre Memphis
Leading Actor in a Drama
George Dudley — All the Way, Playhouse on the Square
John Moore — I Hate Hamlet, Germantown Community Theatre
Jordan Nichols — Buyer & Cellar, The Circuit Playhouse
Gregory Szatkowski — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Bertram Williams — Free Man of Color, Hattiloo Theatre
Supporting Actress in a Musical
Lorraine Cotten — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Jeanna Juleson — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Carla McDonald — Carrie the Musical, The Circuit Playhouse
Kim Sanders — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Montanez Shepherd — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Gia Welch — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Supporting Actor in a Musical
Justin Asher — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Jarrad Baker — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Curtis C. Jackson — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Seth Judice — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Clark Richard Reeves — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Leading Actress in a Musical
Susannah Corrington — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Meredith Koch — Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Germantown Community Theatre
Claire D. Kolheim — Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
Maggie Robinson — Carrie the Musical, The Circuit Playhouse
Nikisha Williams — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Leading Actor in a Musical
Lee Hudson Gilliland — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Jared Graham — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Philip Andrew Himebook — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Nathan McHenry — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
CJ Sagadia — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Small Ensemble
Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Mothers & Sons, The Next Stage at Theatre Memphis
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Germantown Community Theatre
The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), The Next Stage at Theatre Memphis
The Other Place, The Circuit Playhouse
Large Ensemble
All the Way, Playhouse on the Square
In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
Featured Role/Cameo
Jillian Barron — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Evie Bennett and Anna Lunati — Into the Woods, Theatre Memphis
Travis Bradley — Billy Elliot, Playhouse on the Square
Jaukeem Balcom, Daniel Gonzalez, and Ryan Patrick Jones — Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
L. Simeon Johnson — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Best Original Script
Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Short/Stories, Voices of the South
Best Production of an Original Script
Byhalia, MS, POTS@TheWorks
Short/Stories, Voices of the South
Direction of a Drama
Justin Asher — A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Stephen Hancock — All the Way, Playhouse on the Square
Robert Hetherington — Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
Jeffrey W. Posson — The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), The Next Stage at Theatre Memphis
Anne Dauber Scarbrough — Buyer & Cellar, The Circuit Playhouse
Direction of a Musical
Lorraine Cotten — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
Patdro Harris — In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Dave Landis — Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
Jordan Nichols — Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Cecelia Wingate — The Producers, Theatre Memphis
Best Production of a Drama
All the Way, Playhouse on the Square
A Streetcar Named Desire, Germantown Community Theatre
Buyer & Cellar, The Circuit Playhouse
Peter and the Starcatcher, The Circuit Playhouse
The Other Place, The Circuit Playhouse
Best Musical Production
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Germantown Community Theatre
In the Heights, Hattiloo Theatre
Memphis, Playhouse on the Square
Sister Act, Playhouse on the Square
The Producers, Theatre Memphis
