The nominees for this year’s Memphis Theatre Awards, recently rechristened the Ostranders, are in. The awards will be given on Sunday, August 26th, at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Watch for my annual “picks and pans” in next week’s issue.
SET DESIGN
Zombie Prom — Tim McMath, Circuit Playhouse
Blithe Spirit — Michael Walker, Theatre Memphis
Far East — Michael Walker, Theatre Memphis
Stop Kiss — Tim McMath, Circuit Play- house
Side Man — Mark Guirguis, Playhouse on the Square
COSTUME DESIGN
Dreamgirls — Gregory Horton, Play- house on the Square and Memphis Black Repertory Theater
Zombie Prom — Elizabeth R. Payne, Cir- cuit Playhouse
Far East — Andre Bruce Ward, Theatre Memphis
Hay Fever — Rebecca Y. Powell, Play- house on the Square
Blithe Spirit — Andre Bruce Ward, The- atre Memphis
LIGHTING DESIGN
Far East — Melissa Schapira Hanson, Theatre Memphis
Love! Valour! Compassion! — Carin L. Edwards-Orr, Circuit Playhouse
Stop Kiss — Caroline Yacono, Circuit Playhouse
Blithe Spirit — Melissa Schapira Hanson, Theatre Memphis
Side Man — Michael J. Delorm, Play- house on the Square
MUSIC DIRECTION
John and Jen — Sean Pollock, Germantown Community Theatre
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change — Carla McDonald, Circuit Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN
A MUSICAL
Barbara Clinton — Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Theatre Memphis
Betsy Brow — You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Theatre Memphis
Topaza Watkins — Dreamgirls, Memphis Black Repertory Theatre and Play house on the Square
Renee Davis — Grease, Playhouse on the Square
Susan Boyle — Grease, Playhouse on the Square
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN
A MUSICAL
Kent Fleshman — Zombie Prom, Circuit Playhouse
David Shipley — You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Theatre Memphis
John Hemphill — The Fantasticks, Harrell Performing Arts Center
Ron Gordon — Annie Warbucks, Germantown Community Theatre
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Carla McDonald — I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Circuit Play- house
Sally Kroeker — Zombie Prom, Circuit Playhouse
Lar Jeanette Williams — Dreamgirls, Memphis Black Repertory Theatre
Madalyn Stanford — Annie Warbucks, Germantown Community Theatre
Kim Justis — I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change — Circuit Playhouse
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christopher Swan — I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Circuit Play- house
John David Macon III — Dreamgirls, Memphis Black Repertory Theatre
Jonathan Christian — John and Jen, Germantown Community Theatre
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Shaw — I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Circuit Playhouse
Michael Dugan — Zombie Prom, Cir- cuit Playhouse
MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Zombie Prom — Circuit Playhouse
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change — Circuit Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN
A DRAMA
Dorothy Blackwood — Bizet’s Locket, Playwrights’ Forum
Ruby O’Gray — The Trial of One Short Sighted Black Woman, Memphis Black Repertory Theatre
Blanche Tosh — The Exact Center of the Universe, Theatre Memphis
Janie Paris — Blithe Spirit, Theatre Mem- phis
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN
A DRAMA
Jason Craig — Side Man, Playhouse on the Square
Jack Kendall — Shadowlands, Germantown Community Theatre
Jeff Bailey — Pride’s Crossing, Little The- atre/Theatre Memphis
John Rone — The Moon is Blue, Germantown Community Theatre
Pete Montgomery — Improper Attention, Playwrights’ Forum
LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Marlene May — Amy’s View, Circuit Playhouse
Ann Dauber — Stop Kiss, Circuit Play- house
Sara K. Armstrong — Stop Kiss, Circuit Playhouse
Sara Morsey — Wit, Playhouse on the Square
Lisa McCormick — Side Man, Playhouse on the Square
LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Michael Detroit — Side Man, Playhouse on the Square
Tony Isbell — Blithe Spirit, Theatre Memphis
Michael Gravois — Love! Valour! Com- passion!, Circuit Playhouse
Randy Hartzog — Love! Valour! Compas- sion!, Circuit Playhouse
Ramone Cox — A Soldier’s Play, Theatre Memphis
Jeff Godsey — Love! Valour! Compassion!, Circuit Playhouse
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA
Robert Satterlee — Side Man, Playhouse on the Square
Dave Landis — Love! Valour! Compassion!, Circuit Playhouse
Ann Marie Hall — Stop Kiss, Circuit Play- house
Jerry Chipman — Far East, Theatre Memphis
Cookie Ewing — Amy’s View, Circuit Playhouse
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Side Man — Playhouse on the Square
Love! Valour! Compassion! — Circuit Play- house
Stop Kiss — Circuit Playhouse
Amy’s View — Circuit Playhouse
Blithe Spirit — Theatre Memphis
ENSEMBLE ACTING
Love! Valour! Compassion!
A Soldier’s Play
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Side Man
CAMEO ROLES
Barry Fuller — Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Theatre Memphis
Jo Malin — Wit, Playhouse on the Square
Guy Olivieri — Grease, Playhouse on the Square
THEATRE AWARDS 2001: COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION
SET DESIGN
Jason McDaniel — Sight Unseen, University of Memphis
Laura Canon — Iphigenia, McCoy The- atre/Rhodes College
Kim Yeager — All My Sons, University of Memphis
COSTUME DESIGN
Douglas Koertge — Sweeney Todd, Uni- versity of Memphis
David Jilg — Into the Woods, McCoy The- atre/Rhodes College
Sandra London — All My Sons, Univer- sity of Memphis
LIGHTING DESIGN
John McFadden — Sweeney Todd, Uni- versity of Memphis
John McFadden — Sight Unseen, Univer- sity of Memphis
Laura Canon — Iphigenia, McCoy The- atre/Rhodes College
MUSIC DIRECTION
Mark Ensley — Sweeney Todd, University of Memphis
Michael Meeks — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN
A MUSICAL
Katie Walsh — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
Amy-Lin Slezak — Sweeney Todd, Uni- versity of Memphis
Ashley Sewell — Canterbury Tales, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN
A MUSICAL
David Shipley — Sweeney Todd, Univer- sity of Memphis
Jonathan Russom — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
Brian Herrin — Sweeney Todd, Univer- sity of Memphis
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Susan Boyle — Sweeney Todd, University of Memphis
Ashley Sewell — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
Cequita Monique — Soul of a People, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Brad Damare — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
Darius Wallace — Soul of a People, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Sweeney Todd — University of Memphis
Into the Woods — McCoy Theatre/ Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN
A DRAMA
Julia Hinson — Charley’s Aunt, Univer- sity of Memphis
Samantha Butler — Charley’s Aunt, Uni- versity of Memphis
Tamra Patterson — Iphigenia, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN
A DRAMA
Kyle Hatley — Iphigenia, McCoy The- atre/Rhodes College
Dan Poor — All My Sons, University of Memphis
Bill Lewis — Sight Unseen, University of Memphis
LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kelly Morton — Sight Unseen, Univer- sity of Memphis
Jenny Hollingsworth — The Misanthrope, University of Memphis
Alice Berry — All My Sons, University of Memphis
LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Nate Eppler — Sight Unseen, University of Memphis
David Williams — Charley’s Aunt, University of Memphis
Dan Poor — Charley’s Aunt, University of Memphis
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA OR
MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Stephen Hancock — Sight Unseen, Uni- versity of Memphis
Bob Hetherington — Sweeney Todd, Uni- versity of Memphis
Barry Fuller — Into the Woods, McCoy Theatre/Rhodes College
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Sight Unseen — University of Memphis
All My Sons — University of Memphis