2015-2016 ENCORE AWARD WINNERS & NOMINATIONS (WINNERS IN RED)

PLAYS

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) John Kastner,producer FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions Craig Underwood, producer HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Mary Zurfas, producer BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST DIRECTOR OF A COMEDY Doug Davis ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Hendricks Civic Theatre Doug Davis FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions Marsha Grant 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players Lauren Johnson ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Pamela Kingsley THE NERD Main Street Productions Connie Murello-Todd THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Kristen Wilson BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMA Glenn L. Dobbs HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Brent A. Wooldridge DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Brent A. Wooldridge THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY James Benjamin DOG SEES GOD Buck Creek Players Trever Brown THE NERD Main Street Productions Aaron Cleveland THE ROBIN HOOD CAPER Epilogue Players Greg Dunn THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry David Hoffman THE ODD COUPLE Carmel Community Players Brian Jeffries HAROLD AND MAUDE Main Street Productions Craig A.J. Kemp 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players Johnny Mullens BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre Carey Nigh SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players Tony Record ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA Matt Anderson HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Ken Ganza INHERIT THE WIND Hendricks Civic Theatre Nolan Hardaway DOCTOR CERBERUS StageWorthy Productions Jay Hemphill DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Mark Kamish THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Carey Shea HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Amanda Bell STEEL MAGNOLIAS Center Stage Comm.Theatre Chris Cox THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Shelby County Players Amanda Duchemin ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Hendricks Civic Theatre Sabrina Duprey TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carmel Community Players Julie Dutcher ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Hendricks Civic Theatre Laura Larimer 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players Mary Ann Matthews HAROLD AND MAUDE Main Street Productions Kim Nylin ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Madison Surface CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Brenna Whitaker THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Kristen Wilson ANY BODY HOME? Center Stage Comm.Theatre Tiffany D. Wilson THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Shelby County Players

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Susan Boilek Smith THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Sarah M. Froehlke DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Devan Mathias HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Allison Reddick CRIMES OF THE HEART Epilogue Players

BEST MAJOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY Larry Adams BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre Luke Carr ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Paul Haskin THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Anthony Johnson TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carmel Community Players Jason Plake THE NERD Main Street Productions Steve Pollard ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Scott Prill THE NERD Main Street Productions Matt Roberts ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Kevin Van Horn THE SECOND TIME AROUND Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST MAJOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA Ken Ganza DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Jay Hemphill THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Kyle Martin THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Benjamin Mathis HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre John Mortell HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Tom Weingartner HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre

BEST MAJOR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) Kelly BeDell THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Kimberly Biberstein THE ROBIN HOOD CAPER Epilogue Players Abby Carr ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Carrie Hatfield SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players Dana Lesh THE NERD Main Street Productions Beth Nahre THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Shelby County Players Jennifer Nicholson CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Talor Poore BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre Kristen Wilson THE SECOND TIME AROUND Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY Kerron McGowan DOG SEES GOD Buck Creek Players Michael Patrick Smiley ANY BODY HOME? Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA Chris Burton HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Dan Flahive DOCTOR CERBERUS StageWorthy Productions Zac Taylor DOCTOR CERBERUS StageWorthy Productions

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Patricia Dorwin THE ROBIN HOOD CAPERS Epilogue Players Pamela Kingsley THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Kyrsten Lyster NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS Epilogue Players Susan Rardin THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Barb Weaver THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Karen Webster BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Talor Poore CRIMES OF THE HEART Epilogue Players Susan Yeaw INHERIT THE WIND Hendricks Civic Theatre

BEST CAMEO IN A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) Brandi Davis HAROLD AND MAUDE Main Street Productions Judy Lombardo 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players Gerard Seig CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) The cast: Jean Adams, Tanya FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions Haas, Jill Whelan, Kristen Wilson & Elizabeth Wysong Berg The Cousins : Barb Weaver, THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Lisa Warner, Nancy Lafferty The Gilbreth Children: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Madison Surface, MaryClare Burch, Andrea Rexrode, Kyle Bradburn, Maddux Morrison, Emma Rose Allenson, Joel Gaar, Ian Gamble, Carter Wolf

BEST PERFORMER UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) (TIE) Kyle Bradburn CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry MaryClare Burch CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Sabrina Duprey TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carmel Community Players Emma Kivett THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Cora Parker SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players Madison Surface CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry

BEST SET DESIGN OF A COMEDY Tom Doughty ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Cheryl Fesmire and THE ODD COUPLE Carmel Community Players John Sampson David Melton CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Lindy Meyer THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Shelby County Players Kendell Roberts and THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Dana Roberts Dave Tucker TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carmel Community Players Lea Viney NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS Epilogue Players Kirby Volz SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players David Wines and BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre Kristen Wilson

BEST SET DESIGN OF A DRAMA Tom Beasley INHERIT THE WIND Hendricks Civic Theatre Barney Boyd CLIFFHANGER Buck Creek Players

BEST SET DECORATION OF A COMEDY Gordon Ayres STEEL MAGNOLIAS Center Stage Comm.Theatre Doug Davis ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Hendricks Civic Theatre Doug Davis and FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions John Kastner Doug Davis and THE SECOND TIME AROUND Center Stage Comm.Theatre Joyce Pendleton Sandy Fisher SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players Lauren Johnson ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre David Melton and CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Jan Borcherding Dana Roberts THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Ron Roessler 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players

BEST SET DECORATION OF A DRAMA Dan Denniston CLIFFHANGER Buck Creek Players Ron Roessler DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Lea Viney and Kathy Stokes CRIMES OF THE HEART Epilogue Players

BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) Kathie Criss BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre Marilyn Dearmin CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN The Belfry Marilyn Dearmin, Barb Martin THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry & Norma Floyd Norma Floyd THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR The Belfry Chris Grady ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Hendricks Civic Theatre Linda Grow THE LION IN WINTER Carmel Community Players Cathie Morgan TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Carmel Community Players Mary Zurfas and THE SECOND TIME AROUND Center Stage Comm.Theatre Kristen Wilson

BEST STAGE MANAGER OF A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) Kelly Haas FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A COMEDY Marsha Grant 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players David Melton THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Kirk Ostby BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A DRAMA Jeff Kern DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players Donald Stikeleather HAMLET Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre

BEST SOUND DESIGN FOR A COMEDY (TIE) John Kastner FIVE TELLERS DANCING IN THE RAIN StageWorthy Productions Geoff Lynch THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry Bill Mack THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Shelby County Players Bill Mack SEE HOW THEY RUN Shelby County Players Kirk Ostby BOEING, BOEING Center Stage Comm.Theatre David P. Sterne & Kirk Ostby STEEL MAGNOLIAS Center Stage Comm.Theatre

BEST SOUND DESIGN FOR A DRAMA John Kastner DOCTOR CERBERUS StageWorthy Productions Duane Mercier DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players

BEST LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR FOR A COMEDY Ralph Grant 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Epilogue Players David Melton THE BUTLER DID IT The Belfry

BEST LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR FOR A DRAMA Kate Hinman THE NIGHTINGALE Main Street Productions Allison Quinn DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players

BEST SOUND BOARD OPERATOR FOR A PLAY (COMBINED CATEGORY) Becky Buchanan-Schwanke THE ROBIN HOOD CAPER Epilogue Players Ryan Conkin DOCTOR CERBERUS StageWorthy Productions Allison Quinn DIAL M FOR MURDER Epilogue Players

MUSICALS

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Addison D. Ahrendts NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Amy Douglas AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Jeff Farley GYPSY Footlite Musicals Lynne B. Robinson ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL William Cooper THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Bob Harbin BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Carlo Nepomuceno NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Paula Phelan NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals D. Scott Robinson ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Tim Spradlin GYPSY Footlite Musicals Ed Trout and AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Kathleen Horrigan Craig Underwood JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Clayton Abbott NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Rich Baker GYPSY Footlite Musicals Phil Criswell AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Todd Dillon THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Jeff Fuller BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Luke McConnell ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Mark Meyer ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Daniel Shock A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry Johnnie Taylor JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Russell Watson NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Susan Boilek Smith GYPSY Footlite Musicals Lauren Bowers NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Claire Cassidy BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Anna Dewey LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Emily Schaab AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Georgeanna Teipen THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Georgeanna Teipen NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Cathy Tolzmann ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Tiffany D. Wilson I DO, I DO Shelby County Players

BEST MAJOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Tom Bartley NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Damon Clevenger AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Ian Cruz BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Daniel Draves ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Andre Grocox SCROOGE THE MUSICAL Buck Creek Players Rob Lawson A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry Jake McDuffee ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Kyle Mottinger NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Evan Wallace BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals John Parks Whitaker LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry

BEST MAJOR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Leigh Alexovich NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Susan Boilek Smith LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Nathalie Cruz AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Elise Annette Delap GYPSY Footlite Musicals Stacia Ann Hulen ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Lauren Laski THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Elissa Maudlin LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Sharmaine Ruth NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Ellen Turner LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Trenton Baker ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Ryan England AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Jeff Fuller NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Darrin Gowan LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Daniel Hellman NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Bradley Kieper NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Steven Linville ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Matt Rohrer JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Mark Tumey A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry Mark Tumey LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry

BEST MINOR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Sarah Marone NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Zarah Miller AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL The cast AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals The cast FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Carmel Community Players The Gimmick Girls GYPSY Footlite Musicals (Ashley Bennett, Eryn Bowser and Sarah Marone)

BEST PERFORMER UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN A MUSICAL Ali Boice A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry Keilyn Bryant BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Grant Craig THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Elissa Maudlin LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Camden Zetty THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre

BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL William Cooper and THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Rachel Shelton Marilyn Dearmin, Norma LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Floyd and Tamara Rulon Norma Floyd and A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry Tamara Rulon Karen Frye Knotts NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Linda Rowand ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Rachel Shelton BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Craig Underwood JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre

BEST SET DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Aaron B. Bailey ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Aaron B. Bailey SCROOGE THE MUSICAL Buck Creek Players Bill Fitch and NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Carlo Nepomuceno Noell Krughoff HONK! JR. Shelby County Players Bill Phelan NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Will Tople BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals Ed Trout AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals

BEST SET DECORATION OF A MUSICAL Aaron B. Bailey ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Amber Hudson and HONK! JR. Shelby County Players Austin Bruner

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL Corbyn Capshaw GYPSY Footlite Musicals Logan Graham NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Joanne Johnson ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players

BEST LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR FOR A MUSICAL Joey Hoffmeister ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Logan Graham NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP FOR A MUSICAL (TIE) Drew Bryson NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Jeff Farley GYPSY Footlite Musicals Daniel Klingler ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players

BEST MALE SINGER Clayton Abbott NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Phil Criswell AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Todd Dillon THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Scott Fleshood SCROOGE THE MUSICAL Buck Creek Players Darrin Gowan LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Daniel Hellman NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Bradley Kieper NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Luke McConnell ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Kyle Mottinger NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Johnnie Taylor JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Russell Watson NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players John Parks Whitaker A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Belfry John Parks Whitaker LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry

BEST FEMALE SINGER Leigh Alexovich NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals April Armstrong JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Susan Boilek Smith GYPSY Footlite Musicals Lauren Bowers NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals Nathalie Cruz AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Anna Dewey LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Caitlin Hannon THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Stacia Ann Hulen ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Sharmaine Ruth NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Emily Schaab AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Georgeanna Teipen THE KING AND I Hendricks Civic Theatre Georgeanna Teipen NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Tiffany D. Wilson I DO, I DO Shelby County Players

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals

BEST VOCAL DIRECTION Betsy Bullis LITTLE WOMEN The Belfry Levi Burke NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Michael Davis AVENUE Q Footlite Musicals Jerico Hughes JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECH. DREAMCOAT Wayne Twnshp. Comm. Theatre Matthew Konrad Tippel and ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players Jill Stewart

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION Levi Burke GYPSY Footlite Musicals Levi Burke NEXT TO NORMAL Carmel Community Players Matthew Konrad Tippel ASSASSINS Buck Creek Players

BEST STAGE MANAGER OF A MUSICAL Gary Nelson NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals

BEST MALE DANCER Thomas Whitcomb BABES IN TOYLAND Footlite Musicals

BEST CAMEO IN A MUSICAL Marie Beason NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Footlite Musicals

E. EDWARD GREEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Carla Crandall

JEAN CONES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Junior recipient: Keilyn Bryant

Senior recipients: Travis Johnson

Grant Craig

Brayton Lipperd

RISING STAR WINNERS

- ALADDIN (The Belfry): Gabriel Palm Elissa Maudlin

- BACK TO THE 80’S (Carmel Community Players): Dakota Tucker Kelly Haas

- BUGSY MALONE, JR. (Buck Creek Players): Jackson Bell Sydney McQueary

- DEAR EDWINA, JR. (Wayne Township Comm. Theatre): Tyler Futrell Laura Schultz

- JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Footlite Musicals): Chris Jones Haley Burgh Thomas Whitcomb

- JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Hendricks Civic Theatre): Travis Johnson Samantha Shelton Kameron Stevens

JUDGES SPECIALS Assassins Gun Design /Special Effects Buck Creek Players created by David Schlatter Avenue Q Video by Zach Rosing Footlite Musicals Doctor Cerberus Video montages mixing reality StageWorthy into fictional tv show used Productions throughout the show created by John Kastner Inherit The Wind Lobby and Parking Area Hendricks Civic displays of protest signs Theatre enhancing the themes of the play