2006 CAT AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

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1 M E D I A R E L E A S E For Immediate Release until August 27 th, 2006 Tuesday, July 18 th, 2006 Contact: Simon Mallett, Publicity Coordinator Phone: (403) publicity@calgary-acts.com 2006 CAT AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Calgary, AB - Nominations for the 2006 CAT Awards, celebrating the best of community theatre in Calgary, were announced at the Community Arts Centre on July 17th, productions from 14 companies are nominated for the 21 awards to be presented at this year s ceremony. The CAT Awards are presented annually by Calgary-ACTS, Calgary s Alliance of Community Theatres. Calgary-ACTS is a not-for-profit society, consisting of over 30 member companies and focused on promoting community theatre in Calgary, informing members and the public of arts-related events, and providing a network of communication, support and resource sharing for its members. Calgary-ACTS was founded in 2000 and this year s ceremony will mark the third annual presentation of the CAT Awards. This year s nominees represent the diversity and quality that Calgarians have come to expect from local community theatre organizations. The awards, which are divided between musicals and plays, celebrate the contributions and talents that local theatre artists and enthusiasts provide to residents of the Calgary area, with nominations selected through a combination of public input and show adjudications. Top Nominees (Musicals) Disney s Beauty and the Beast (StoryBook Theatre) 14 nominations Evita & Leader of the Pack (Front Row Centre) 11 nominations each All three productions among nominees for Outstanding Production of a Musical Top Nominees (Plays) A Line in the Sand (Downstage) & The Graduate (echo37 Theatre Fellowship) 6 nominations each Lend Me a Tenor (Morpheus Theatre) 5 nominations All three productions among nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play Front Row Centre is the top-nominated musical-producing company with a total of 30 nominations, while Downstage is tops among play-producing companies with 13 nominations. StoryBook Theatre, which produces both musicals and plays, received a total of 20 nominations. In addition to the production-related awards, which recognize achievement in acting, directing, design, writing, choreography and more, a special juried award, The Sandy Singer Award, will be presented at the 2006 CAT Awards, recognizing Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre. The recipients of the 2006 CAT Awards will be announced at the gala ceremony on Saturday, August 26th, 2006 at 7:30 pm in the Martha Cohen Theatre in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets to the event are $15 and are on sale now through the Calgary-ACTS web site at or by calling the Storybook Theatre Box Office at For more information about the awards, to learn about sponsorship opportunities or to find out more about community theatre in Calgary as well as Calgary-ACTS member companies, please visit For publicity information or to set up interviews, please contact Publicity Coordinator Simon Mallett at (403) or by at publicity@calgary-acts.com. Page 1 of 5

2 2006 CAT AWARD NOMINEES Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play Troy Greenwood - Prometheus Bound - Downstage Joe-Norman Shaw - A Line in the Sand - Downstage Bill Watson - Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play Donna Barnfield - The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Kathy Macovichuk - Lend me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre Stephanie Morris - The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Carla Mueller - Taking Sides - Workshop Theatre Julie Orton - Prometheus Bound - Downstage Outstanding Costume Design Faith Casement with Frank MacLeod, Rachel Millard, Roberta Fernandes, Christine Horne, Lynn Rowley, and Darren Snopek - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Frank MacLeod - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Frank MacLeod with Dianne Eberhardt and Angie Yzerman Hair - Front Row Centre Players Frank MacLeod with Rachel Millard, Roberta Fernandes, Neil Marshall, and Mayhem - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Frank MacLeod, Jenifer Pope, Donna Graham, Maureen Mosher, Collette Seders; Faith Casement - The Peacock Season - Morpheus Theatre Outstanding Lighting Design Paul Hilton - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Paul Hilton - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Paul Hilton - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Ian Martens - Eve - Broad Minds Productions & Cappuccino Musical Theatre David Smith - Prometheus Bound - Downstage Outstanding Scenic Design Bill Brown & Alana Gowdy - Taking Sides - Workshop Theatre Bill Brown with Deb Miall - HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury - Morpheus Theatre Anton degroot, Simon Mallett, Ian Martens, Derek Paulich, and David Smith pppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Scott Mushens Arthur - From Boy to King - StoryBook Theatre George Palmer - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre JP Thibodeau - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Angela Woodard with Bill Brown, Laurier Dubeau, & Jacquie Uhrich - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Page 2 of 5

3 Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical Brittany Jordan - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Amanda Lottermoser - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Stefanie Lyall - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Val Reilly - HMS Pinafore - Morpheus Theatre Nicole Smithanik - Trial by Jury - Morpheus Theatre Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical Bart Kwiatkowski - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Dave Gagnier - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Jomar Ferreras - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre David Hume - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Brian Unterschultz - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Chris Willott - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Outstanding Musical Direction Jevon Hills - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Jim Sarantis Evita - Front Row Centre Players Patrice Barnes - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Patrice Barnes - HONK! The Ugly Duckling Musical - StoryBook Theatre Wilma Rothbauer - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Outstanding Choreography Rebecca Foster - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Karen Iwanski-Doutre - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Krista Vander Neut - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Angela Woodard - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble Chorus - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Ensemble - Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre Chorus - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Chorus - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Chorus - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Ensemble - pppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Outstanding Sound Design or Composition Jeff Burnell - It's a Wonderful Life - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Andrea Katz - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Simon Mallett - A Line in the Sand - Downstage Simon Mallett - Prometheus Bound - Downstage George Smith and Stuart Bentley - The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre Page 3 of 5

4 Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation Heather Drage and Scott Henderson - Pages - Theatre Works Alberta Dan Gibbins - Pride and Prima Donnas - Scorpio Theatre Dan Gibbins - U-Boat of the Soul - Scorpio Theatre Nicholas Hanson & Jeremy Mason; Composed by Randy Ouston - Rumplestilskin - StoryBook Theatre Val Lieske and Erin Beaubier - Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre Outstanding Newcomer Sean Brandenburg - HMS Pinafore - Morpheus Theatre Jessica Jain - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Masud Khan - A Line in the Sand - Downstage Andrea O'Brien - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Alwyn Price - Closing Times - Liffey Players Katie Schoenberg - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Laurette Tabachnick - The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Aaron Conrad - Pride and Prima Donnas - Scorpio Theatre Rafal Drozdowski - Play It Again Sam - Workshop Theatre Allan Hardin - The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre Zander Laurie - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - StoryBook Theatre Kevin MacDonnell - A Line in the Sand - Downstage Scott Roberts - The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship JP Thibodeau - Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Jennifer Merio - The Peacock Season - Morpheus Theatre Barb Mitchell - The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Stephanie Morris - It's a Wonderful Life - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Annika Odegard - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - StoryBook Theatre Laurette Tabachnick - The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Play Sean Anderson - Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre Amanda Chapman - Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre Iam Coulter - The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Val Leiske and Karen Sudds - Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre Simon Mallett - A Line in the Sand - Downstage Simon Mallett - pppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Page 4 of 5

5 Outstanding Direction of a Musical Richard Michelle-Pentelbury - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Tarra Lois Riley - Into the Woods Cappuccino Musical Theatre Jeremy Walker - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Angela Woodard - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Crystal Balint - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Deanne Matley - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Andrea O'Brien - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Katie Schoenberg - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Kathryn Waters - Hair - Front Row Centre Players Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Brent Middleton - Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players JP Thibodeau - Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Levon Yon - Evita - Front Row Centre Players Jeremy Yurk - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Sandy Singer Award - Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre in Calgary Jeff Burnell Alana Gowdy Bill Torrie Outstanding Production of a Play A Line in the Sand - Downstage Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship Outstanding Production of a Musical Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre Evita - Front Row Centre Players Hair - Front Row Centre Players Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players Page 5 of 5