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Northwest Region​​
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Northwest had their regional on June 27, 2026 at:
Maumee Indoor Theatre
601 N. Conant Street
Maumee, Ohio 43537
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The list of award winners are as follows:
Love, Loss, and What I Wore ~ Waterville Playshop
The Cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore – Excellence in Ensemble
Mitch Antesky – Excellence in Special Art
Joe Barton – Merit in Set Design
Joe Barton – Merit in Directing
When the World Was Green, A Chef's Fable ~ Actors Collaborative Toledo **ALTERNATE**
Jeffrey J. Albright – Outstanding in Acting as Old Man
Rin Moran – Excellence in Acting as Interviewer
Joe Capucini – Merit in Directing
Bonnie & Clyde ~ Van Wert Civic Theatre **INVITEE**
Jerry Zimmerman – Outstanding in Directing
Amy Boley & Jerry Zimmerman – Excellence in Set Design
Kristin Lee – Excellence in Choreography
Terri Spencer – Excellence in Musical Direction
The Cast of Bonnie & Clyde – Outstanding in Ensemble
Taylor Hesseling – Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance as Preacher
Hannah Davis – Merit in Musical Theatre Performance as Blanche Barrow
Ashton Szabados – Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance as Clyde Barrow
Cheyenne Weber – Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance as Bonnie Parker
Nick Long – Excellence in Acting as Buck Barrow
Douglas Long Jr. -Merit in Acting as Ted Hinton
Cheyenne Weber & Hanna Davis – Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance Duet as Blanche & Bonnie
Spirit of Community Theatre winner:
Mitchell Antesky
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Grant Recipients:
Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Waterville Playshop
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Member groups in the Northwest region are:
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Meet Your Northwest Regional Reps
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Jill Reinstein, Lead Rep Northwest Region
Bio to come
Eve Barman, Regional Rep Northwest Region
Eve is a student at the University of Toledo studying technical theatre and design. In addition to being an OCTA regional representative they are a member of Issue Box Theatre’s board as well as Horizon Youth Theatre’s youth board. Eve enjoys stage managing, sound designing and acting, having worked on 40+ local shows in the last 3 years alone. In their free time outside of theatre they show horses, play tennis, crochet and run.
Emma Glover, Regional Rep Northwest Region
Bio to come
Lydia Schafer, Regional Rep Northwest Region
 Originally from Brazil, Lydia, a retired Assistant Professor of Pathology at MCO (UTMC), has been performing regularly for the past 15 years, in major comedic and dramatic roles at The Toledo Rep, Waterville Playshop, Village Players, 3B Productions and The Croswell Opera House. An awarded performer in the NW Ohio SE Michigan area, she has also done local commercials, audiobook/voiceover narration and has done featured roles in several films. Lydia grew up in the Toledo Ottawa Hills area where she and her husband of 40 years, Patrick, have raised their 2 children. They split time between Ohio and South Carolina to be close to their 5 grandchildren.