There was a packed house at Memphis Botanic Gardens for the 26th Annual Ostrander Awards hosted by Sister Myotis Crenshaw.
Click on for a full list of the winners, Ostrander night musical performances, and a look back at some of the best productions of the season.
COMMUNITY OSTRANDER AWARDS 2008-09
The Cast of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from Chris Davis on Vimeo.
SET DESIGN
*Christopher McCollum Cyrano Theatre Memphis
COSTUMES
*Andre Bruce Ward Cyrano Theatre Memphis
LIGHTING
*Ken Friedhoff Oklahoma Theatre Memphis
PROPS
*Christopher McCollum Bad Dates NextStage at Theatre Memphis
SET DRESSING
*Christopher McCollum Bad Dates NextStage
SOUND DESIGN
*Steven Gary Oklahoma Theatre Memphis
MUSIC DIRECTION
*Renee Kemper The Light in the Piazza Playhouse
CHOREOGRAPHY AND FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
*Jesus Manuel Pacheco & Scott Ferguson Altar Boyz Circuit
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Lydia Hart Curtains Theatre Memphis
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
*Alvaro Francisco Rent Playhouse
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Carla McDonald The Light in the Piazza Playhouse
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
*Mike Detroit 1776 Circuit
*Jesus Manuel Pacheco The Light in the Piazza Playhouse
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
*Bob Hetherington 1776 Circuit
MUSICAL PRODUCTION
*1776 Circuit
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
*Ann Marie Caskey Our Town Theatre Memphis
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
*Ron Gephart Third Circuit
LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
*Kim Justis Bad Dates NextStage
LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
*Jerre Dye Cyrano Theatre Memphis
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA
*Ann Marie Hall Bad Dates NextStage
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
*Third Circuit
ENSEMBLE ACTING
*Cast of Altar Boyz Circuit
CAMEO ROLE
*Bill Short The Play’s the Thing Germantown
SPECIAL AWARDS
Excellence as a Performing Understudy in The Light in the Piazza Alvaro Francisco
Excellent Italian Accents in The Light in the Piazza Mariangela Romano-Schardt
BACKSTAGE AWARD
*Elsie Yeates and Patsy Kiefer Theatre Memphis
BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
*Steve Swift, Latrelle Bright, Jerre Dye Present Present Voices of the South
BEST PRODUCTION OF A NEW PLAY
*Guided Tour Playwright’s Forum
LARRY RILEY RISING STAR AWARD
Alvaro Francisco
EUGART YERIAN AWARD FOR LIFETIME SERVICE TO MEMPHIS THEATRE
Josie Helming
COLLEGE DIVISION
COLLEGE OSTRANDER NOMINATIONS 2009
SET DESIGN
*David Nofsinger Eurydice U of M
COSTUMES
*Joyce Bamman Eurydice U of M
LIGHTING DESIGN
*John McFadden Cyrano U of M
SET DRESSING/PROPS
*Morgan Yeates The African Company Presents Richard III U of M
MAKEUP
*Jason Blank Eurydice U of M
SOUND DESIGN
*Eric Sefton The Skin of Our Teeth Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTRESS/DRAMA
*Shannon King Fat Pig Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTOR/DRAMA
*Sean Christian Taylor Eurydice U of M
LEADING ACTRESS/DRAMA
*Jane Kilgore The Skin of Our Teeth Rhodes College
LEADING ACTOR/DRAMA
*Darius Frye Talk Radio U of M
ENSEMBLE ACTING
*Cast of The African Company Presents Richard III U of M
CAMEO
*Dylan Atkins Talk Radio U of M
SPECIAL AWARD FOR SMALL ENSEMBLE ACTING
*Claire Hayner, Doug Johnson, Liz Sharpe as The Stones Eurydice U of M
DIRECTION
*Bob Hetherington Cyrano U of M
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
*The Skin of Our Teeth Rhodes College