Ohio Community Theatre Association

CONFERENCE 2022 AWARDS

 

Dick Beal Outstanding Regional Rep Award – Deb Wentz

Outstanding Delegate Award – Beth Giller

Art Rouse Travel Award – Innovatheatre with 36 participants traveling 147 miles

Most Improved Patron Giving 2021 – East Region

Overall Leader Patron Giving 2021 – Northwest Region

President’s Award – John Masterson

Rising Star Award – Jill Henwood & Thom Ogilvie

Hall of Fame Inductees

Bob Welly – Northwest Region

Dave Myers – Southwest Region

René Saxton – Central Region

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AACT Robert E Gard Superior Volunteer Award:

Ron and Freida Houck

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AACT WINNER                         AACT ALTERNATE

Alabaster                                     The Tin Woman

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Set Design Awards

Outstanding in Set Design: Little Theatre Off Broadway – Bonnie & Clyde

Excellence in Set Design: Footlighters, Inc. – Something Rotten

Merit in Set Design: Oregon Community Theatre – Murder on the Orient Express

Merit in Set Design: Theatre 8:15 – Charlotte’s Web

Merit in Set Design: Little Theatre of Tuscarawas Co. – Disney’s The Little Mermaid

 

Costume Design Awards

Excellence in Individual Costume Design

• Fremont Community Theatre – The Wizard of OZ

• Cincinnati Music Theatre – Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Outstanding in Individual Costume Design

• Footlighters, Inc. – Something Rotten

• Little Theatre of Tuscarawas Co. – Disney’s The Little Mermaid

• Joyce Purk – Mamma Mia

Outstanding in Overall Costume Design

• Footlighters Inc. – Something Rotten

• Little Theatre of Tuscarawas Co. – Disney’s The Little Mermaid

• Joyce Purk – Mamma Mia

• Mid-Ohio Valley Players – The Heiress

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Web Design Awards

Mary Stone & Bellkiss Abril-Romman - ACT Cincinnati:

• Excellence in Navigation

• Excellence in Regional Representation

• Outstanding in Digital Media Use

• Outstanding in Graphic Design

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Newsletter Awards

Erica Beimesche, Editor The Footlighters, Inc. – The Libretto

• Excellence in Special Information: “Curtain Up,” “Have a Seat,” “A Note From Our President,” & “Birthday.”

• Excellence in OCTA News and Use of Graphics/Pictures

• Excellence in Layout, Writing, and Overall Quality

 

Peggy Kenney & Sharon Shelton, Editors The Village Players of Ft. Thomas – The Village Crier

• Excellence in Use of Graphics/Pictures and Layout

• Excellence in OCTA News

• Excellence in Special Information: “Spotlight,” and “Vintage Stories”

 

EXCERPT AWARDS

ALABASTER

• Excellence in Directing – Fran Martone

• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of Alabaster

• Excellence in Goat Costumes – Actors Collaborative Theatre

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

• Merit in Acting as Mr. Van Daan - Kris Krotzer

THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE

• Merit in Acting as Olive Allison – Cindy Miller

• Merit in Acting as Hattie – Sharon Rose Tyahur

• Merit in Acting as Bill Livingston – Darren Lee

THE TIN WOMAN

• Merit in Acting as Alice – Beth Shrake

BRIGHT STAR

• Excellence in Directing – Dennis Murphy

• Excellence in Sound Design – Jason Cox

• Excellence in Costumes – Dennis Murphy

• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of Bright Star

• Excellence in Orchestra – Linda Abbott, Marisa Banes, Paul Brehm, & Chris Taylor​

FREAKY FRIDAY

• Merit in Musical Performance as Katherine Blake – Max Fox

• Merit in Ensemble – The Cast of Freaky Friday

• Merit is Successful Promotion in Positive Body Image – The Cast of Freaky Friday

RADIUM GIRLS

• Merit in Acting as Grace Fryer – Noelle Warnement

THE OUTSIDER

• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of The Outsider

• Excellence in Directing – Douglas Berlon

THE HEIRESS

• Merit in Costumes – Jena Lane Blair

• Merit in Acting as Catherine Sloper – Vanessa Rake

• Merit in Acting as Dr. Austin Sloper – John “Mack” McHale

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

• Merit in Choreography – Brittany Kupresanin

• Merit in Costumes – Joe Barton

• Excellence in Acting as Aldolpho – Eric L. Hillenbrand

• Excellence in Acting as Janet Van de Graff – Nicole Navarre

• Merit in Acting as The Drowsy Chaperone – Lydia Schafer

• Merit in Live Sound Effects – Joe Barton

THE CEMETARY CLUB

• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of The Cemetery Club

• Excellence in Directing – Lori Demres & Jennifer Wertz

BONNIE & CLYDE

• Excellence in Acting as Emma Parker – Lynne Rouzer

• Merit in Acting as Clyde Barrow – Cory Velazco

• Merit in Musical Performance as Preacher – Lorenzo McKeever

ALL MY SONS

• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of All My Sons

• Excellence in Directing – Ian Fraser Ernsberger

• Merit in Set Design – Bruce Jacklin & Ian Fraser Ernsberger

 

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Coming 2023:

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