The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is pleased to honor the following designers for their work in 2014:
CHOREOGRAPHY
Michael J. Bobbitt forĀ Carrie the Musical at The Studio Theatre
Debbie Clark, Nancy Newell, andĀ Anna Bartels-Newton forĀ Hairspray at Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolĀ
Philip Lee Clark forĀ Little Shop of Horrors at West Potomac High School
Ben Cunis forĀ Inherit the Wind at American University
Christopher DāAmboise and Ben Cunis forĀ Colossal at Olney Theatre Center
Erich DiCenzo forĀ 9 to 5: The Musical at Fairfax High School
Rachel Leigh DolanĀ forĀ HairĀ at The Keegan Theatre
Parker Esse for Fiddler on the RoofĀ at Arena Stage
Kristina Friedgen forĀ West Side Story at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Matthew Gardiner forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Billy Griffis forĀ Twelfth NightĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
Pauline Grossman forĀ GodspellĀ at The Catholic University of America
Jenny Male forĀ Spring Awakening at Montgomery College
Mark Minnick forĀ Mary Poppins at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Mark Minnick forĀ Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Christopher Noffke forĀ GypsyĀ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Rachael Schindler forĀ Spamalot at Act Two @ Levine’s Pre-Professional Program
Stefan Sittig forĀ Urinetown: The MusicalĀ at The George Washington University
Bobby Smith for Avenue QĀ at Olney Theatre Center
Ricky Stakem forĀ Hairspray at Magruder Hugh School
Susan Stroman forĀ Little Dancer at The Kennedy Center
Christen Svingos forĀ Memphis at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Irina Tsikurishvili forĀ Beauty and the BeastĀ at Synetic Theater
Irina Tsikurishvili for Twelfth NightĀ at Synetic Theater
Tara Jeanne Vallee for Disney’s The Little MemaidĀ at Olney Theatre Center
Anthony Van Laast for Side Show at The Kennedy CenterĀ
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COSTUME DESIGN
Reema F. Al-Bawardy forĀ Urinetown: The MusicalĀ at The George Washington University
Flo Arnold forĀ Hairspray at Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolĀ Ā
David Burdick forĀ Amadeus at CENTERSTAGE
Eleanor Dicks forĀ CarouselĀ at The Catholic University of America
Candice Donnelly for Private LivesĀ atĀ Ā Shakespeare Theatre Company
Todd Douglas forĀ The Rocky Horror Show at Spotlighters
Laurel Dunayer forĀ The Mystery of Edwin Drood at George Mason University
Kathy Dunlap forĀ Into the WoodsĀ at NextStop Theatre Company
Wendy Eck forĀ Brother Hal atĀ Lumina Studio Theatre
Wendy Eck and Dianne Dumais forĀ Twelfth NightĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
CS Ferguson forĀ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Rockville Little Theatre
Kathleen Geldard forĀ The Understudy at Everyman Theatre
Mariah Hale forĀ Richard III at Folger Theatre
Heidi Leigh Hanson forĀ Fetch Clay, Make Man at Round House Theatre
Tim Hatley forĀ Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Frank Labovitz forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Gaye Law forĀ GypsyĀ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Gaye Law forĀ Spamalot at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Pei Lee forĀ Disney’s The Little MemaidĀ at Olney Theatre Center
William Ivey Long forĀ Little Dancer at The Kennedy Center
Ken MacDonald for The Shoplifters at Arena Stage
Shannon Maddox forĀ It’s A Wonderful Life atĀ Arts Collective@HCC
Shannon Maddox forĀ RagtimeĀ at Arts Collective@HCC
Kristina Martin forĀ Sylvia at NextStop Theatre Company
Lawrence B. Munsey and Janine Sunday for Shrek at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Barbara Tucker Parker forĀ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at American University
Robert Perdziola forĀ The Importance of Being Earnest at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Kendra Rai forĀ Beauty and the BeastĀ at Synetic Theater
Kendra Rai for Twelfth NightĀ at Synetic Theater
Reggie Ray forĀ The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon SkinĀ at Howard UniversityĀ
Reggie Ray for Two Trains Running at Round House Theatre
Deb Sivigny for Yellow Face at Theater J
Chelsey Schuller forĀ HairĀ at The Keegan Theatre
Robbie Snow forĀ The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Robbie Snow and Courtney Fonnesbeck forĀ RumorsĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Beth Starnes,Ā Carrie Dare, and Linda Swann for Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Linda Swann forĀ Hello, Dolly!Ā at 2nd Star Productions
Paul Tazewell forĀ Side Show at The Kennedy CenterĀ
Rameja Thompson forĀ The WizĀ at Creative and Performing Arts Center
Ann Hould-Ward for Henry IV Part I and Henry IV Parts II at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Peter Zakutansky forĀ Les MisĆ©rablesĀ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Peter Zakutansky forĀ SeussicalĀ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
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HAIR/WIG DESIGN
Paul Huntler (Wig Design) forĀ Henry IV Part I and Henry IV Parts II at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Samantha Hunter (Wig Design) forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Anne Nesmith (Wig Design) forĀ Mother Courage and Her ChildrenĀ at Arena Stage.
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jason Arnold forĀ Inherit the Wind at American University
Laurie Bautista and Simonne Vincent forĀ West Side Story at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Ken Billington forĀ Little Dancer at The Kennedy Center
Colin K. Bills forĀ Colossal at Olney Theatre Center
Colin K. Bills forĀ Moth at The Studio Theatre
Aaron Black forĀ Next to Normal at CENTERSTAGE
Harold F. Burgess III forĀ By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at Everyman Theatre
Anthony Cantrel forĀ Spamalot at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Jane Chan for Take Me OutĀ at 1st Stage
Andrew Cissna forĀ Sex With Strangers at Signature Theatre
Andrew Cissna forĀ Yentl at Theater J
Dan Covey forĀ Yellow Face at Theater J
Franklin C. Coleman forĀ Into the WoodsĀ at NextStop Theatre Company
Franklin C. Coleman forĀ ProofĀ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Brittany Diliberto forĀ Beauty and the BeastĀ at Synetic Theater
Julie H. Duro forĀ Disney’s The Little MemaidĀ at Olney Theatre Center
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer forĀ Side Show at The Kennedy CenterĀ
Coleen M. Foley for Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Chip Gertzog forĀ RumorsĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Jimmy Gertzog and Jason Hamrick forĀ The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Andrew Griffin for Avenue Q at Olney Theatre Center
Carl F. Gudenius forĀ Urinetown: The MusicalĀ at The George Washington University
Jay A. Herzog forĀ The UnderstudyĀ at Everyman Theatre
David A. Hopkins for Mary Poppins at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
David A. Hopkins for Memphis at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Jim Hunter forĀ Richard III at Folger Theatre
Jim Hunter forĀ Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre
Lynn Joslin for It’s A Wonderful Life at Arts Collective @HCC
Lynn Joslin forĀ Les MisĆ©rablesĀ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Lynn Joslin forĀ RagtimeĀ at Arts Collective@HCC
Lynn Joslin for ShrekĀ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Marianne Meadows forĀ Elling at The Washington Stage GuildĀ
Nancy Owen forĀ Charles Dickensā Christmas Carol at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Jennifer Schriever forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Scott Selman forĀ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Act Two @ Levine
Scott Selman forĀ ParadeĀ atĀ Act Two@Levineās Pre-Professional Program
Klyph Stanford forĀ The AdmissionĀ at Theater J
Eve Vawter forĀ Brother HalĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
Eve Vawter forĀ Twelfth NightĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
Allan Sean Weeks forĀ HairĀ at The Keegan Theatre
Robert Wierzel for As You Like It at Shakespeare Theatre Company
PROJECTION DESIGN
Brandon Babbit forĀ Catch Me If You Can atĀ Walt Whitman High School
Benjamin Burke forĀ Spamalot at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Kate FreerĀ forĀ The Shoplifters at Arena Stage
Robbie Hayes forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Riki K. for It’s A Wonderful Life atĀ Arts Collective@HCC
Riki K. forĀ RagtimeĀ at Arts Collective@HCC
JJ Kaczynski forĀ Avenue Q at Olney Theatre Center
Caite Hevner Kemp forĀ Fetch Clay, Make Man at Round House Theatre
Patrick Lord for Judgement at Nuremberg at The American Century Theater
Jared Mezzocchi forĀ The Intelligent Homosexualās Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the ScripturesĀ at Theater J
Klyph Stanford forĀ The AdmissionĀ at Theater J
Erik Trester for Tribes at The Studio Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN
Brian Barker for Spamalot at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Colin K. Bills forĀ Moth at The Studio Theatre
Beowulf Boritt forĀ Little Dancer at The Kennedy Center
J. Branson forĀ Hairspray at Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolĀ Ā
Marielle Burt forĀ Catch Me If You Can at McLean High School
Tony Cisek for Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre
Tony Cisek for Richard III at Folger Theatre
Tony Cisek for Two Trains Running at Round House Theatre
Dan Conway for Elmer Gantry at Signature Theatre
Daniel Conway for Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
John Coscia forĀ RumorsĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
John Coscia for The House of Blue LeavesĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Andrea DāAmato, Brian Sentman, and Diedre Nicholson Lamb forĀ Charles Dickensā Christmas Carol at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
John Downing and Bill Glickbarg forĀ Murder on the Nile at Aldersgate Church Community Theatre
Daniel Ettinger for By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at Everyman Theatre
Daniel Ettinger forĀ The Understudy at Everyman Theatre
James Fouchard forĀ Disney’s The Little MemaidĀ at Olney Theatre Center
Ryan Haase and Alexander Fox for Vanishing Point, A New Musical at Stillpointe Theatre Initiative
Ryan Haase,Ā Nolan Cartwright, Jeanine Vreat, Danielle Robinette, and Mitchel Brower for Caroline, or Change at Stillpointe Theater Initiative
Jeff Harrison for It’s A Wonderful LifeĀ at Arts Collective@HCC
Jeff Harrison forĀ RagtimeĀ at Arts Collective@HCC
Robbie Hayes forĀ Yentl at Theater J
Simon Higlett for The Importance of Being Earnest at Shakespeare Theatre Company
David A. Hopkins for Shrek at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Natalie Jurkowski and Ella Moore forĀ Monty Python’s SpamalotĀ at West Potomac High School
Natalie Jurkowski and Ella Moore forĀ Little Shop of Horrors at West Potomac High School
Misha Kachman for Colossal at Olney Theatre Center
Kristofer Kauff forĀ Superior Donuts at The Colonial Players
Matthew Keenan forĀ HairĀ at The Keegan Theatre
Kirk Kristlibas forĀ Absurdities: An Evening of Ionesco at The George Washington University
Kirk Kristlibas forĀ Elling at The Washington Stage GuildĀ
Kirk Kristlibas for Urinetown: The MusicalĀ at The George Washington University
James Kronzer for The Nutcracker at Round House Theatre
Kevin Kuchar forĀ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Act Two @ Levine
Patrick Lord for Judgement at Nuremberg at The American Century Theater
Timothy R. Mackabee forĀ Amadeus at CENTERSTAGE
Timothy R. Mackabee for DeathtrapĀ at Everyman Theatre
Ken MacDonald for The Shoplifters at Arena Stage
JD Madsen for One Man, Two Guvnors at 1st Stage.
JD Madsen forĀ Sex With Strangers at Signature Theatre
Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden forĀ Les MisĆ©rablesĀ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden for SeussicalĀ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Derek McLane with James Kronzer for Diner at Signature Theatre
Allen Moyer for Blithe Spirit at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Brian OāConnor forĀ The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeĀ at Providence Players of Fairfax
Daniel Pinha for Beauty and the BeastĀ at Synetic Theater
Jim Porter forĀ Brother HalĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
Jim Porter forĀ Twelfth NightĀ at Lumina Studio Theatre
Ken Roos and Cathy Sledz forĀ Into the Woods at Woodrow Wilson High Schoolās Theatre Arts
Meghan Raham forĀ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at American University
David Rockwell forĀ Side Show at The Kennedy CenterĀ
Steven Royal forĀ EtiologyĀ at The Catholic University of America
Steven Royal forĀ Into the WoodsĀ at NextStop Theatre Company
Klyph Stanford forĀ Oedipus the KingĀ at The Catholic University
Luciana Stecconi for Yellow Face at Theater J
Mary-Anne Sullivan forĀ Blithe SpiritĀ at Prince William Little Theatre
Ruthmarie Tenorio for Take Me Out at 1st Stage
April Joy Tritchler forĀ The Me Nobody Knows at University of Maryland
Samina Vieth forĀ Inherit the Wind at American University
Caleb Wertenbaker forĀ Next to Normal at CENTERSTAGE
Jane B. Wingard forĀ Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Jane B. Wingard for Hello, Dolly!Ā at 2nd Star Productions
SOUND DESIGNĀ
Patrick Calhoun forĀ The Me Nobody Knows at University of Maryland
David Correia forĀ ProofĀ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Drew Dedrick forĀ Memphis at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Gracie Denton for Monty Python’s SpamalotĀ at West Potomac High School
Lane Elms forĀ Sunday in the Park with George at Signature Theatre
Frank DiSalvo Jr. forĀ Elling at The Washington Stage GuildĀ
James Bigbee Garver forĀ Moth at The Studio Theatre
Kai Harada forĀ Little Dancer at The Kennedy Center
Kevin Hill forĀ It’s A Wonderful Life atĀ Arts Collective@HCC
Daniel Kluger for The Wolfe TwinsĀ at The Studio Theatre
Eric Kritzler forĀ Into the WoodsĀ at NextStop Theatre Company
Neil McFadden for One Man, Two Guvnors at 1st Stage
Neil McFadden forĀ The Understudy at Everyman Theatre
Kenny Neal, Helen Tuliene West, and Erin Sullivan forĀ Inherit the Wind at American University
Matthew M. Nielson forĀ The Nutcracker at Round House Theatre
Matthew M. Neilson and Christopher Baine forĀ The Wonderful World of Dissocia at Theater Alliance
Jeff SchabdachĀ for RagtimeĀ atĀ Arts Collective@HCC
Scott Selman forĀ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Act Two @ Levine
Eric Shimelonis forĀ Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre
Eric Shimelonis forĀ Ordinary DaysĀ at Round House Theatre
Eric Shimelonis forĀ The Intelligent Homosexualās Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the ScripturesĀ at Theater J
Thomas Sowers forĀ Beauty and the BeastĀ at Synetic Theater
David Van Tieghem forĀ The Shoplifters at Arena Stage
LINKS
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Special Awards.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Plays in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014:Ā Best Plays in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts: Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Musical in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts: Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Musical in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Play in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Play in Community Theatres
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Director/Musical Director in a Musical in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: Best Director/Musical Director in a Musical in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: University Productions and Performances.
DCMetroTheaterArtsā Best of 2014: High School and Training Programs.
I am struck in seeing Reggie Ray’s name on the list.
Somehow he knows he has been given this honor.
A loss to our community and I will have a silent moment in his name.
There were a lot of tears flowing down my cheeks when I put his name on the list. I miss him too but his genius lives on forever.