Another day, another award ceremony. The Seattle Theater Writers Critics’ Circle reveal their winners’ slate for the second annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards.
A Special Award of Recognition went to Ms. Kathy Hsieh for Excellence in Playwriting for her ten plus years on the long-running serial, Sex in Seattle, whose final episode bowed in 2012. The rest of the list follows. Enjoy.
Excellence in Production of a Play
(Large Budget): The Pitmen Painters — ACT Theatre
(Small Budget): Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
Excellence in Production of a Musical
(Large Budget): The Producers — Village Theatre
(Small Budget): Spring Awakening — Balagan Theatre
Excellence in Direction of a Play
(Large Budget): Allison Narver — Or, — Seattle Repertory Theatre
(Small Budget): Desdemona Chiang — Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
Excellence in Direction of a Musical
(Large Budget): Steve Tomkins — The Producers — Village Theatre
(Small Budget): Eric Ankrim — Spring Awakening — Balagan Theatre
Excellence in Performance as a Lead Male Actor
(Large Budget): David Hogan — The Art of Racing in the Rain — Book-It Repertory
(Small Budget): Richard N. Sloniker — Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
Excellence in Performance as a Lead Female Actor
(Large Budget): Jennifer Lee Taylor — Pygmalion — Seattle Shakespeare Company
(Small Budget): Mary Ewald — Happy Days — New City Theater
Excellence in Performance as a Supporting Male Actor — any non-lead
(Large Budget): Nick DeSantis — The Producers — Village Theatre
(Small Budget): Dumi — Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
Excellence in Performance as a Supporting Female Actor — any non-lead
(Large Budget): Jeanne Paulsen — Pygmalion — Seattle Shakespeare Company
(Small Budget): Nike Imoru — Titus Andronicus — upstart crow
Excellence in Performance as an Ensemble
(Large Budget): Or, — Seattle Repertory Theatre (Kirsten Potter, Basil Harris, Montana von Fliss)
(Small Budget): Kittens in a Cage — Annex Theatre (Francesca Mondelli, Katie Driscoll, Lisa Viertel, Laurel Ryan, Tracy Leigh, Erin Pike, Erin Stewart)
Excellence in Set Design
(Large Budget): Scott Bradley — Clybourne Park — Seattle Repertory Theatre
(Small Budget): Deanna Zibello — Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
Excellence in Costume Design
(Large Budget): Catherine Hunt — Or, — Seattle Repertory Theatre
(Small Budget): Katie Hegarty — The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls — WET
Excellence in Lighting Design
(Large Budget): L.B. Morse — Hedda Gabler — Intiman Theatre
(Small Budget): Amiya Brown — The Skriker — Janice Findley Productions
Excellence in Sound Design
(Large Budget): Evan Mosher — The Bells — Strawberry Theatre Workshop
(Small Budget): Michael White Hayes — Team of Heroes: Behind Closed Doors — Annex Theatre
Excellence in Musical Direction
(Large Budget): Jmichael — Pullman Porter Blues — Seattle Repertory Theatre
(Small Budget): Kimberly Dare — Spring Awakening — Balagan Theatre
Excellence in Choreography or Movement
(Large Budget): Kristin Bohr Holland — The Producers — Village Theatre
(Small Budget): Pat Graney — The Skriker — Janice Findley Productions
Excellence in Local Playwriting
S.P. Miskowski — Emerald City — Live Girls! Theater
Excellence in Local Composing
Christian “Lil Kriz” Beeber — Jesus Hopped the A Train — Azeotrope
