The 2011-12 DayTony Recipients
Awards of Excellence
Acting in a Leading Role (Play)
John Bukowski, “Harvey” (BCT)
Juliet Howard-Welch, “A Streetcar Named Desire” (XACT)
Charles Larkowski, “Souvenir” (DTG)
Chris Hahn, “The Crucible” (SCC)
Josh Katawick, “Much Ado About Nothing” (CSCC)
David Shough, “Wittenberg” (DTG)
Katrina Kittle, “Going to St. Ives” (DTG)
Chris Hahn and Josh Smith, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” (SCC)
Jared Mola, “Much Ado About Nothing” (XACT)
Acting in a Leading Role (Musical)
Jonathan Berry, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Destre Inlow, Jenna Burnette and Tabitha Carroll, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (SCC)
Josh Lurie, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (TCT)
Ellen Finch, “Nunsense” (DP)
Natalie Sanders, “Children of Eden” (PS)
Haley Justice, Jimmy Straley and Troy Berry, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Mike Embree, “Bare” (PS)
Acting in a Supporting Role (Play)
Samantha Sumler, “And Then There Were None” (CU)
Tametha Divvleeon, “The Crucible” (SCC)
Tony Copper, “Run For Your Wife” (XACT)
Acting in Supporting Role (Musical)
Freda McKinney, “The Sound of Music” (ELC)
Bobby Mitchum, “Children of Eden” (PS)
Katie Blackburn, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Design
Robin Fairnet, “Souvenir”
Kathleen Hotmer, “The Crucible” (SCC)
Patrick Hayes, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged” (SCC)
Linda Sellers, “Chicago” (BCT)
Robert L. Clements, “The Crucible” (CU)
John Falkenbach, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Darrell Anderson, “Eleemosynary” (UD)
Geoffrey D. Moss, “A Streetcar Named Desire” (XACT)
Robert L. Clements and Donald N.C. Jones, “And Then There Were None” (CU)
Fred Blumenthal and K.L. Storer, “Wittenberg” (DTG)
Dan Hunt, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Blake Senseman, “Dividing the Estate” (DTG)
K.L. Storer, “Souvenir” (DTG)
Direction
Annette Looper, “Chicago” (BCT)
Greg Smith, “The Oldest Profession” and “Going to St. Ives” (DTG)
Chris Harmon and Dr. James Tipps, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Tony Dallas, “Eleemosynary” (UD)
Geoffrey D. Moss and Thomas Kushmaul Jr., “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Stephen Skiles, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” (SCC)
Ensemble
The cast of “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT), “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (SCC), “Wittenberg” (DTG), “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Guest Performance
Marcia Nowick, “Eleemosynary” (UD)
Marianna Harris, “Going to St. Ives” (DTG)
Robb Willoughby, “The Laramie Project” (SCC)
Awards of Merit
Acting in a Leading Role (Play)
Terry Larson, “Harvey” (BCT)
Patty Bell and Ellen Finch, “The Oldest Profession” (DTG)
Renee Franck-Reed, “Souvenir” (DTG)
Anna Zavodney and Josiah Smith, “And Then There Were None” (CU)
Patrick Hayes, “The Crucible” (SCC)
Craig Smith, “Abie’s Irish Rose” (DP)
Amy Diederich and Barbara Jorgensen, “Lost in Yonkers” (DTG)
Grace Pilet, “The Crucible” (CU)
Rebecca Hale, “Eleemosynary” (UD)
Charles Larkowski, “Wittenberg” (DTG)
Kevin Erman, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” (SCC)
Jenny McClain, Dave Nickel and Libby Scancarello, “Ravenscroft” (TCT)
Acting in a Leading Role (Musical)
Zach King and Nicole Dine, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (SCC)
Angela Umstead, Don Kuchta and Jo Grandel, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (TCT)
Sherri Sutter and Amy Askins, “Nunsense” (DP)
Brennan Paulin, Stephanie Jabre, Kate Hunt and Emily Smith, “Urinetown” (UD)
Jeff Sams and Scott Knisley, “The Story of My Life” (DTG)
Tina de Alderete, “Chicago” (BCT)
Acting in a Supporting Role (Play)
Lindsay McGee, “The Crucible” (CU)
Greg Smith and Jeff Sams, “Dividing the Estate” (DTG)
John Dunn, “The Laramie Project” (SCC)
Acting in a Supporting Role (Musical)
Erin Ulman, “The Sound of Music” (ELC)
Darren Brown and Bethany Locklear, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Darren Brown, “Scrooge!” (DP)
David Schopmeyer and Leah Schultz, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Joan Harrah, “The Sound of Music” (DP)
Bobby Mitchum, “Chicago” (BCT)
Design
Donald N.C Jones, David Dion and Keriann Aronott, “And Then There Were None” (CU)
Carol Finley, “Lost in Yonkers” (DTG)
Greg Smith, “Nunsense” (DP)
Sarah Ballenger and Geoffrey D. Moss, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Jackie Chamberlain and Geri Nichols, “Ravenscroft” (TCT)
Geoffrey D. Moss and Susan Robert, “Much Ado About Nothing” (XACT)
John Falkenbach, “Harvey” (BCT)
Gina Neuerer, “Almost, Maine” and “The Laramie Project” (SCC)
Joe Kelzer and Stephen Skiles, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” (SCC)
Chris Harmon, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Terry Stump, “The Laramie Project” (SCC)
Darrell Anderson, “Eleemosynary” (UD)
Donald N.C. Jones, “The Star-Spangled Girl” (CU)
Bob Mills and Nick Vanderpool, “Going to St. Ives” (DTG)
Linda Sellers and Nick Vanderpool, “Wittenberg” (DTG)
K.L. Storer and Nick Vanderpool, “The Story of My Life” (DTG)
Direction
Annette Looper, “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT)
Kristin Sutter, Greg Smith and Nancy Perrin, “Nunsense” (DP)
Katie Kerry, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC)
Saul Caplan, “Souvenir” and “Wittenberg” (DTG)
Donald N.C. Jones, “And Then There Were None” (CU)
Scott Stoney, “The Laramie Project” (SCC)
Dr. David Sievers, “Urinetown” (UD)
Renee Franck-Reed, “The Story of My Life” (DTG)
Ensemble
The cast of “The Oldest Profession” (DTG), “Abie’s Irish Rose” (DP), “Eleemosynary” (UD), “Nunsense” (DP), “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” (SCC), “Ravenscroft” (TCT), “Chicago” (BCT)
Special Recognition Awards
Chris Harmon (special effects for “Evil Dead: The Musical” BCT)
Craig Smith (master carpenter for “Wittenberg” DTG)
Patti Celek and Gion DeFrancesco (projections for “The Laramie Project” SCC)
Nearly 130 theater enthusiasts gathered Saturday, August 11 at the Ponitz Center of Sinclair Community College for the ninth annual DayTony Awards and 11th annual Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame induction.
Emceed by Hall of Fame member Greg Smith, the gala saluted the achievements of actors, directors and designers from Dayton’s 2011-12 season with medallions of excellence or merit as voted on by 11 participating theaters: Beavercreek Community Theatre (BCT), Cedarville University (CU), Clark State Community College (CSCC), Dayton Playhouse (DP), Dayton Theatre Guild (DTG), Epiphany Lutheran Church (ELC), Playhouse South (PS), Sinclair Community College (SCC), Troy Civic Theatre (TCT), University of Dayton (UD), and Xenia Area Community Theatre (XACT).
By the numbers, the season encompassed 44 productions, 32 categories, 220 respondents, 715 nominations and 2,000 people involved as cast, crew, orchestra members and front of house staff.
Six shows were deemed Outstanding Overall Production: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (CSCC) “Eleemosynary” (UD), “Evil Dead: The Musical” (BCT), “Souvenir” (DTG), “The Story of My Life” (DTG) and “Wittenberg” (DTG).
As expected among such a wide field of contenders, there were worthy artists and productions overlooked: “Lost in Yonkers” (DTG) and “The Laramie Project” (SCC) for Outstanding Overall; directors Gina Kleesattel (“Urinetown,” UD), Fran Pesch (“Lost in Yonkers), Stephen Skiles (“The Crucible,” SCC) and Carrie Thurston (“Children of Eden,” PS); the ensembles of “Lost in Yonkers” and “The Laramie Project”; the orchestra of “A Grand Night for Singing,” DP; and actors Joel Daniel and Philip Stock (“Lost in Yonkers”), Cassandra Engber (“A Streetcar Named Desire,” XACT), Margaret Foley (“Bus Stop,” DP), Franklin Johnson (“Dividing the Estate,” DTG), Katie Kerry (“Chicago,” BCT), Tina McPhearson (“Nunsense,” DP), Kes-lina Luoma (“The Crucible,” SCC), Jared Mola (“Wittenberg,” DTG), Marcia Nowik (“The Oldest Profession,” DTG), and David Shough (“The Sound of Music,” DP) for individual recognition.
Longtime scenic designer Bruce Brown, the recipient of a 2002 Montgomery County/Culture Works Individual Artist Award who has designed over 120 shows locally since his 1997 DTG debut “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” was warmly inducted into the Hall of Fame by 2011 inductee Carol Finley.
“Wherever Bruce works he brings a creativity and know-how,” she said. “He is a master teacher with a loyal following. His designs always raise the production values of his shows.”
“Theater changed my life,” said Brown, who plans to retire next year. “It has been a real blessing to push my ability to design for different spaces, directors, casts and crews. I love collaboration, and have enjoyed working all around the Miami Valley.”
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