2003 Elly Awards Nominees and Recipients

Drama Comedy Education Musical Original Works Young People's Theater COMEDY Costume Design: Comedy Gail Russell, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre Harvey Jordan, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company Nicole Sivell, Much Ado about Nothing, City Theatre at Sacramento City College Nicole Sivell, The Birds, City Theatre at Sacramento City College Pam Edwards and Susan McCandless, Tartuffe, Main Street Theatre Works , *Elly Award Recipient* Direction: Comedy Harvey Jordan, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company , *Elly Award Recipient* James Wheatley, T Bone n Weasel, Celebration Arts Robert Parsons, This is Our Youth, Solano College Theatre Vada Russell, Tartuffe, Main Street Theatre Works Warren David Keith, Art, Solano College Theatre Leading Actor - Female: Comedy Beth Barnard, Born Yesterday, Volcano Theatre Company Boots Martin, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Hazel Johnson, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre Susan Madden, The Queen of Bingo, Thistle Dew Theatrical Productions Susan McCandless, Tartuffe, Main Street Theatre Works Leading Actor - Male: Comedy Brian Herndon, Art, Solano College Theatre D. W. Landingham, A Tribute to Abbott and Costello, Kiley's Dinner Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* David Leonard, Art, Solano College Theatre James Ellison, T Bone n Weasel, Celebration Arts Zac Jaffee, This is Our Youth, Solano College Theatre Lighting Design: Comedy Harvey Jordan, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company Jackie Hill, This is Our Youth, Solano College Theatre Kathryn Burleson, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre Ron Dumonchelle, T Bone n Weasel, Celebration Arts Sally Slocum, The Illusion, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS , *Elly Award Recipient* Tom Durante, Art, Solano College Theatre Overall Production: Comedy American Blues Theatre Company, A Midsummer Night's Dream , *Elly Award Recipient* American River Theatre, Arsenic and Old Lace Kiley's Dinner Theatre, A Tribute to Abbott and Costello Solano College Theatre, Art Solano College Theatre, This is Our Youth Set Design: Comedy Bob Rice, Visiting Mr. Green, T Street Players Darcia Tipton, Art, Solano College Theatre Darcia Tipton, This is Our Youth, Solano College Theatre Donald Zastoupil, The Lone Star Love Potion, Woodland Opera House Donald Zastoupil, The Sunshine Boys, Woodland Opera House Kathryn Burleson, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Supporting Actor - Female: Comedy Annie Erwin, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company , *Elly Award Recipient* Katie Valdivia, The Illusion, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Kristin Mager, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company Sharon Malone, Tartuffe, Main Street Theatre Works Terri Richichi, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company Suppporting Actor - Male: Comedy David Hesseltine, A Tribute to Abbott and Costello, Kiley's Dinner Theatre David Liebergot, Arsenic and Old Lace, American River Theatre J.G. Gonsalves, T Bone n Weasel, Celebration Arts , *Elly Award Recipient* Mark Ortiz, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Blues Theatre Company Matt Monaco, Bullshot Crummond, The Acting Company DRAMA Costume Design: Drama Catherine Ione, Love Suicides at Sonezaki, Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra Gail Russell, Darker Face of the Earth, American River Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Kari Fitch, Amadeus, Solano College Theatre Meredith Davis, Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Pat Otto, Cyrano de Bergerac, Little Bus Players Direction: Drama Aram Kouyoumdjian, The Play about the Baby, Vista Players Eric Sydnor, Book of Days, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Maggie Upton, A Shayna Maidel, Thistle Dew Theatrical Productions Michael Gene Sullivan, I Am a Man, Solano College Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Peter Mohrmann, Closer, Synergy Stage Susan McCandless, Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Leading Actor - Female: Drama Eileen Townsend, Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Jan Adhers, The Play about the Baby, Vista Players Jessica Mayhew, A Shayna Maidel, Thistle Dew Theatrical Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* Megan Biolchini, Closer, Synergy Stage Meleva Barbula Steiert, Book of Days, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Leading Actor - Male: Drama Allen Pontes, Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Bill Voorhees, Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Dan Harlan, Waiting for Godot, The Actors Workshop Ed Claudio, Waiting for Godot, The Actors Workshop L. Peter Callender, I Am a Man, Solano College Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Lighting Design: Drama Chris Christensen and Chris Goetzke, Love Suicides at Sonezaki, Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra Jackie Hill, The Laramie Project, Solano College Theatre Julie McKinney, Book of Days, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Kathryn Burleson, Darker Face of the Earth, American River Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Ken Stefferud, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Main Street Theatre Works Overall Production: Drama Main Street Theatre Works, Amadeus Solano College Theatre, I Am a Man Synergy Stage, Closer Thistle Dew Theatrical Productions, A Shayna Maidel , *Elly Award Recipient* Vista Players, The Play about the Baby Set Design: Drama Andrea Bechert, Amadeus, Solano College Theatre David Minkoff, Love Suicides at Sonezaki, Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra, *Elly Award Recipient (tie)* Kathryn Burleson, Darker Face of the Earth, American River Theatre, *Elly Award Recipient (tie)* Paul Strother and Victoria Strother, Hurly Burly, The Actors Workshop Susan McCandless, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Main Street Theatre Works, *Elly Award Recipient (tie)* Supporting Actor - Female: Drama Barbara Roberts, Jar the Floor, Celebration Arts Beth Edwards, Hurly Burly, The Actors Workshop Christine Nicholson, Closer, Synergy Stage Heather Robinson, Book of Days, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Kate Mines, The Laramie Project, Solano College Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Megan Biolchini, The Play about the Baby, Vista Players Supporting Actor - Male: Drama Blair Leatherwood, Closer, Synergy Stage , *Elly Award Recipient* Daniel Carlton, The Laramie Project, Solano College Theatre Daryl Petrig, Book of Days, Alumni Theatre Project at CSUS Ed Gyles Jr., Amadeus, Main Street Theatre Works Richard Hochwarth, Ten Little Indians, Mother Lode Performing Arts Company Victor Lawhorn, I Am a Man, Solano College Theatre EDUCATION Choreography: Education Debbie Norris, Once Upon a Mattress, Oakridge High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Janet Parker, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Woodland High School Pamela Lourentzos, Bye Bye Birdie, St. Francis High School Ron Cisneros, The Pirates of Penzance, Natomas Charter School Taleen Drolet, The Bourgeois Gentleman, Sheldon High School Costume Design: Education Anne DeMeritt, Tammy Smith, Valerie Strain and Gail Ernstam, Les Miserables, The FCS Players Ashley Stewart and Greg Hansen, The Bourgeois Gentleman, Sheldon High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Dee Dee Healy, Once Upon a Mattress, Oakridge High School Julie Cionco, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School Nanette Davis and Susan Dunn, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Direction: Education Adrienne Dritz-Mars and Jennifer Vaughn, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School Craig Howard, The Bourgeois Gentleman, Sheldon High School Janet Parker, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Woodland High School John Healy, Once Upon a Mattress, Oakridge High School Rick Gott, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School , *Elly Award Recipient* Leading Actor - Female: Education Allesandra Cionco, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School Elizabeth Aguilar, The Boys Next Door, Natomas High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Laura Hall, Honk, El Dorado High School Melody Davi, Once Upon a Mattress, Folsom High School Natalie Lawson, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School Leading Actor - Male: Education Bryce Erikson, Honk, El Dorado High School Eddie Lopez, God's Country, Sheldon High School John Burgdorf, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Nate Emond, Once Upon a Mattress, Oakridge High School Sean Covell, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Woodland High School, *Elly Award Recipient* Lighting Design: Education Brian Fauska, God's Country, Sheldon High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Emily Perkins, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Kristen Wallace, The Bourgeois Gentleman, Sheldon High School Matthew Greene, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School Paul DeMeritt and Matthew Timosyzk, A Christmas Carol, The FCS Players Musical Direction: Education Adrienne Dritz-Mars and Jennifer Vaughn, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Aida Horan, Bye Bye Birdie, St. Francis High School James Chavez-Glica, The Pirates of Penzance, Natomas Charter School John Abigana, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Woodland High School Lorna Peepall and Patti Weber, Honk, El Dorado High School Overall Production: Education Natomas Charter School, The Crucible , *Elly Award Recipient* Oakridge High School, Once Upon a Mattress Sheldon High School, God's Country The FCS Players, A Christmas Carol Woodland High School, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Set Design: Education Bethany Day, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Woodland High School David Greenetz, Leslie Greenetz and Paul DeMeritt, Les Miserables, The FCS Players Jason Bramham, God's Country, Sheldon High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Jason Bramham, The Bourgeois Gentleman, Sheldon High School Rick Gott, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Supporting Actor - Female: Education Casey McDonald, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Jenna Wrublik, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Kate Sullivan-Gibbens, Bye Bye Birdie, St. Francis High School Kelly Daniells, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Melanie Kunnmann, The Diviners, Woodcreek High School Suppporting Actor - Male: Education Bryn Orr, Honk, El Dorado High School Dustin Bronson, The Crucible, Natomas Charter School Mitch Lewis, Les Miserables, Woodcreek High School , *Elly Award Recipient* Phil Kreyche, They Came for Our Brains, Theatre at Granite Bay Ryan Schmall, A Christmas Carol, The FCS Players MUSICAL Choreography: Musical Elaine Gosine, Ain't Misbehavin, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre Gino Platina, The Pajama Game, Runaway Stage Productions Gino Platina, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* Phoenix Vaughn, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Ron Cisneros, A Chorus Line, Davis Musical Theatre Company Sheri Stockdale, The Will Rogers Follies, Solano College Theatre Costume Design: Musical Cass Carpenter, The Will Rogers Follies, Solano College Theatre John Lawton-Haehl, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre, *Elly Award Recipient (tie)* Lillian Baxter, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Lillian Baxter, My Fair Lady, Runaway Stage Productions Lillian Baxter, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions, *Elly Award Recipient (tie)* Direction: Musical Bob Baxter, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* George Maguire, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre Ken Sonkin, The Will Rogers Follies, Solano College Theatre Luther Hanson, Woody Gutherie's American Song, City Theatre at Sacramento City College Wendy Silverthorn, Fiddler on the Roof, Imagination Theatre Leading Actor - Female: Musical Amber Moore, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Jennifer Belt, Little Me, Fair Oaks Theatre Festival , *Elly Award Recipient* Kitty Kean, The King and I, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre Laura Pedersen-Schulz, The Will Rogers Follies, Solano College Theatre Phoenix Vaughn, The Pajama Game, Runaway Stage Productions Leading Actor - Male: Musical Andrew Hasagawa, The King and I, Woodland Opera House Bob Baxter, The Pajama Game, Runaway Stage Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* Dan Slausen, Little Me, Fair Oaks Theatre Festival David Holmes, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Davis Musical Theatre Company Jonathan Rhys Williams, The Will Rogers Follies, Solano College Theatre Lanny Langston, Fiddler on the Roof, Imagination Theatre Lighting Design: Musical Ken Benedict, Ain't Misbehavin, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre Louis Hudson, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Louis Hudson, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions Peter Wolfe, Fiddler on the Roof, Imagination Theatre Steven Mannshardt, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Musical Direction: Musical David Hirsch and Fred Webber, Ain't Misbehavin, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Diane Ford, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions Jerri Myers, Fiddler on the Roof, Imagination Theatre Jesse Valerio, Woody Gutherie's American Song, City Theatre at Sacramento City College Joseph Anderson, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre Overall Production: Musical Garbeau's Dinner Theatre, Ain't Misbehavin Imagination Theatre, Fiddler on the Roof Runaway Stage Productions, The Wiz , *Elly Award Recipient* Solano College Theatre, The Sound of Music Solano College Theatre, The Will Rogers Follies Set Design: Musical Andrea Bechert, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Bob Baxter and Dave Hushbeck, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions Dave Hushbeck and Louis Hudson, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Kathryn Burleson, Oliver!, American River Theatre Peter Wolfe, Fiddler on the Roof, Imagination Theatre Suppporting Actor - Female: Musical Anna Carminito, The Sound of Music, Solano College Theatre Deane Calvin, Little Me, Fair Oaks Theatre Festival Kelly Daniells, Quilters, Woodland Opera House Nikkema Taylor, Ain't Misbehavin, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Orlana Klip, Woody Gutherie's American Song, City Theatre at Sacramento City College Regina Pickett, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions Suppporting Actor - Male: Musical Bob Baxter, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Runaway Stage Productions Brad Rupp, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions Jamie Tvrdik, Oklahoma, Runaway Stage Productions Noah Hayes, Ain't Misbehavin, Garbeau's Dinner Theatre Vincent Green, The Wiz, Runaway Stage Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* ORIGINAL WORKS Adapted Script: Original Works John Lee, Cyrano de Bergerac, Little Bus Players Melissa Craib, Rumplestiltskin, Imagination Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Original Script: Original Works Alan Rollins, If You Could Read My Mind Now, Chris Harada Productions David Matthew Barnes, Better Places to Go, DNPAC Productions , *Elly Award Recipient* John Lee, Santa in Space! Episode 4: The Search for Santa, Little Bus Players Matthew Burlingame, Paperclip Messiah, Lambda Players Rob Chase and Thomas Amo, Don't Touch that Dial, Smiler's Comedy Playhouse YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATER Costume Design: Young People's Theatre Bobbi Stephenson, Bugsy Malone, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient* Bobbi Stephenson, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Bobbi Stephenson, Peter Pan, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Cyd Meitler, Bye Bye Birdie, El Dorado Musical Theatre Cyd Meitler, Guys and Dolls Jr., El Dorado Musical Theatre Direction: Young People's Theatre Barbara Gallotto, Guys and Dolls Jr., El Dorado Musical Theatre Becky Reilly, Cinderella - Hammerstein Cast, El Dorado Musical Theatre Debbie Norris, Li'l Abner, El Dorado Musical Theatre Debbie Norris and Becky Reilly, Bye Bye Birdie, El Dorado Musical Theatre Stuart Rosenthal, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient* Leading Actor - Female (Adult): Young People's Theatre Analise Marie Langford, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players Andrea Eve Thorpe, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players Christina Chavez-Nelson, A Peanut's Holiday Celebration, Kiley's Dinner Theatre Gayel Clayton, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Acting Company Jessica Stein, Cinderella, Imagination Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Leading Actor - Male (Adult): Young People's Theatre J. Scott Browning, Alice in Wonderland, Garbeau's Acorn and Oak Theatre John Drew, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players , *Elly Award Recipient* John Lee, Santa in Space! Episode 4: The Search for Santa, Little Bus Players Mark Garbe, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players Mike Kiley, A Peanut's Holiday Celebration, Kiley's Dinner Theatre Leading Actor - Female (Child): Young People's Theatre Aubin Wise, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Brittany McKenzie, Cinderella - Hammerstein Cast, El Dorado Musical Theatre Megan Zumpano, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient* Sarah Reilly, Bye Bye Birdie, El Dorado Musical Theatre Sarah Reilly, Li'l Abner, El Dorado Musical Theatre Leading Actor - Male (Child): Young People's Theatre Adam Kreamer, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Harbor Theatrical Group David Day, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient* James Robertson, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Scott Rivers, Bye Bye Birdie, El Dorado Musical Theatre Spencer Borup, Cinderella - Hammerstein Cast, El Dorado Musical Theatre Spencer Borup, Guys and Dolls Jr., El Dorado Musical Theatre Lighting Design: Young People's Theatre Alicia McNeil and Phil Kan, Bye Bye Birdie, El Dorado Musical Theatre Charles Cosens, Foot Loose, River City Theatre Company David Leonard, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient* Jackie Hill, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory John Norris, Guys and Dolls Jr., El Dorado Musical Theatre Steve Isaacson, Jack and the Beanstalk, Davis Musical Theatre Company Overall Production: Young People's Theatre El Dorado Musical Theatre, Bye Bye Birdie El Dorado Musical Theatre, Cinderella - Hammerstein Cast El Dorado Musical Theatre, Guys and Dolls Jr. El Dorado Musical Theatre, Li'l Abner Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory, Once On This Island , *Elly Award Recipient* Set Design: Young People's Theatre Randy Titchenal and Stuart Rosenthal, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Debbie Norris, Li'l Abner, El Dorado Musical Theatre JoAnne Stegall, Peter Pan, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Matt Heskett, Peter Pan, River City Theatre Company , *Elly Award Recipient* Peter Wolfe, Cinderella, Imagination Theatre Supporting Actor - Female (Adult) : Young People's Theatre Anna-Marie Trout, The Ransom of Red Chief, T Street Players Christine Samson, Golliwhoppers, Garbeau's Acorn and Oak Theatre Jerri Myers, Cinderella, Imagination Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Jessica Quinn, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players Katy Malone, Golliwhoppers, Garbeau's Acorn and Oak Theatre Suppporting Actor - Male (Adult): Young People's Theatre Bob Baxter, Little Mermaid, Runaway Stage Productions John Lee, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players , *Elly Award Recipient* John Montagna, The Ransom of Red Chief, T Street Players Ray Fisher, Little Mermaid, Runaway Stage Productions Troy Thomas, The Blues Brothers Grimm: 2002!, Little Bus Players Suppporting Actor - Female (Child): Young People's Theatre Amanda Prow, Snoopy, Mother Lode Performing Arts Company Carly Abney, Cinderella - Rogers Cast, El Dorado Musical Theatre Carly Abney, Li'l Abner, El Dorado Musical Theatre , *Elly Award Recipient* Elysabeth Forrest, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Erin Duffy, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Suppporting Actor - Male (Child): Young People's Theatre Aaron Sheff, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory Brian Farmer, Guys and Dolls Jr., El Dorado Musical Theatre Brit Abney, Li'l Abner, El Dorado Musical Theatre Graham Drake Maurer, Rumplestiltskin, Imagination Theatre Jeremy Kreamer, Once On This Island, Harbor-Solano Youth Conservatory , *Elly Award Recipient*

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