Everybody did such a great job . . .thank you for coming! Thank You for making our Festival as special as we hoped it would be.
We'll publish a fuller list in a few days (after we catch up with sleep) but for now, here are the top award winners:
Outstanding Scenic Design – Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design – Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design – Jon & Jen, The Poteet Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design – Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Backstage Achievement Award– Catfish Moon, Starkville Community Theatre
Outstanding Achievement Award for Musical Direction – Jon & Jen, The Poteet Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble Award– Catfish Moon, Starkville Community Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role:
David Nixon for Hold Me! – SHAPE Performing Arts Centre
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role:
Lauren Antista for Nine – Theatre A La Carte
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor:
Brian T. Schultz for How to Talk Minnesotan – Aberdeen Community Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress:
Krista Vowell for Catfish Moon – Starkville Community Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor:
Jeremy Magourik for Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World – Chino Community Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress:
Cassandra E. Nwokah for Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Direction:
Dana Vagg for Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Production – Third Place:
Jon & Jen, The Poteet Theatre
Outstanding Production – Second Place:
Intimate Apparel, South Bend Civic Theatre
Outstanding Production – First Place:
Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World – Chino Community Theatre
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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After experiencing the adjudication at State and Regional Levels I was extremely disappointed at Nationals, except for Morrie. Morrie as the adjudicators at State and Regional’s was able to give notes of the good and the parts that could be improved upon. This allowed me to be involved with his reasoning and thus gain understanding of where he was coming from. By the time the Awards were announced I was in such a state of shock that I still can’t shake it. Who are these masked people? At the previous competitions we were allowed to experience the play as the adjudicators experienced them. There were no surprises; we were made a part of. After the 3rd play and adjudication session following I only stayed for those sessions out of respect. I just wish that respect would have been a two way street and not have someone stand there to give me a re-telling from scene to scene as to what I just saw. I never experienced that at State and Regional. By the time the results were announced at State and Regional’s I understood why and thus agreed or at least trusted their choices. Not in this National Awards though. I mean I knew it might get dicey considering what I heard (actually…what I did not hear except from Morrie) from the adjudicators. I just was not prepared and still feel shocked with the choices made.
I guess I was in hopes of not witnessing either politics or memory loss when so many placed their art, dedication, and hard work to be judged by incompetence. As it stands now though, I feel duped as if someone just pulled the wool over my eyes, plugs in my ears with my heart in a cinch. As with the State and Regional Competitions, I felt a part of, I felt like I was allowed into the inner sanctums of the adjudicators thus involved in their final selections. As an individual and as a group we had an understanding if not in agreement with their choices which then gave us the feeling of being involved and valid for just being a part of the Fest without any investment of “our production”.
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