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2016-17 Theatre Arts Guild Awards Nominees

Here is a full list of the nominees. Congratulations to all!

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in a FEATURED ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Pamela Chase as Annie Cannon – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
2.  Julie Fitzgerald Ryan as Officer Randy Osteen – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Mary Kelly as Lady Boyle – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Connie Lee as Stephanie Crawford – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Judy Radcliff as Williamina Fleming – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
6.  Ruth Rath as Mrs. Dubose – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a FEATURED ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Kevin Barratt as Mr. Gilmer – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Jeremy Estill as Luther Flynn – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Ted Lane as Dogberry – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre
4.  Anthony Schik as Arthur Radley (Boo) – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Christopher Scott as Marshall Johnson – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in a FEATURED ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  Marguerite Bennett as Sister Mary Martin-Of-Tours – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Jana Coburn as Waitress #1 – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Melissa King as Babette – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Katie Miller as Fraulein Kost/Kit Kat Girl – Cabaret, Chanticleer Theater
5.  Roni Shelley Perez as Cynthia – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a FEATURED ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  Ben Adams as Ricky Lee – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre
2.  Roderick Cotton as Miss Understanding – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  Joey Galda as Madame De La Grande Bouche – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Don Keelan-White as Bob – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre
5.  Kevin Olsen as Baker/Monsieur D’Arque/Silverware – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
6.  Randy Vest as Dr. Delmar Ditmar – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a YOUTH ACTRESS
1.  Sasha Belle Denenberg as Chip – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Chloe Irwin as Jean Louis Finch (Scout) – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Emma Johnson as Gracie Shinn – The Music Man – BLT, Bellevue Little Theatre
4.  Maddie Smith as Chip – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Avery Wolfe as Amaryllis – The Music Man – BLT, Bellevue Little Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a YOUTH ACTOR
1.  Daniel Denenberg as Jeremy Finch (Jem) – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Daniel Denenberg as Peter Pan – Peter Pan, The Rose Theater
3.  Jimmy Nguyen as Judah – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – PLV, Papillion LaVista Comm. Thea.
4.  Kian Roblin as Charles Baker Harris (Dill) – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  William Rodgers as Verges – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in SOUND DESIGN
1.  Tim Burkhart – Sound Designer – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Tim Burkhart & John Gibilisco – Sound Designer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  John Gibilisco – Sound Designer – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Craig Marsh – Sound Designer – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
5.  Craig Marsh – Sound Designer – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre
6.  Molly Welsh – Sound Designer – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in PROPERTIES DESIGN
1.  Darin Kuehler – Props Designer – Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Darin Kuehler – Props Designer – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Darin Kuehler – Props Designer – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Darin Kuehler – Props Designer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Amy Reiner – Props Designer – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in SET DESIGN
1.  Chris Ebke – Set Designer – Clue: The Musical, Bellevue Little Theatre
2.  Jim Othuse – Set Designer – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Jim Othuse – Set Designer – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Jim Othuse – Set Designer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Bill Van Deest – Set Designer – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in SUPPORTING ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Sarah Carlson-Brown as Margaret Leavitt – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
2.  Julie Fitzgerald Ryan as Maudie Atkinson – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Regina Palmer as Bunny (Bonita) – Detroit 67, SNAP! Productions
4.  Roni Shelley Perez as Jessica – Hand to God, SNAP! Productions
5.  Daena Schweiger as Emanuelle Giri – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Ben Beck as Actor 1 – Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Raydell Cordell III as Tom Robinson – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  John Hatcher as Bob Ewell – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Ablan Roblin as Jean Passepartout – Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Aaron Winston as Franco Wicks – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Achievement in COSTUME DESIGN
1.  Zach Kloppenborg – Costume Designer – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre
2.  Jennifer Pool – Costume Designer – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  Georgiann Regan, Travis Halsey, Amanda Fehlner – Costume Designer – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Georgiann Regan – Costume Designer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Georgiann Regan – Costume Designer – Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Achievement in LIGHTING DESIGN
1.  Darrin Golden – Lighting Designer – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
2.  Joshua Mullady – Lighting Designer – Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions
3.  Carol Wisner – Lighting Designer – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre
4.  Chris Wood – Lighting Designer – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Chris Wood – Lighting Designer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  Dawn Buller-Kirke as Mrs. Potts – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Sarah Ebke as Mrs. Peacock – Clue: The Musical, Bellevue Little Theatre
3.  Sara Planck as Willa – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre
4.  Samantha Quintana as Regina – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Laurel Rothamel as Chris Hargensen – Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  Joey Galda as Hertz Klinemann – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Bob Gilmore as Dennis Dupree – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Paul Hanson as Franz Klinemann – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Steve Krambeck as Lumiere – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Nick LeMay as Stacee Jaxx/Father – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
6.  Cork Ramer as Monsignor O’Hara – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Ensemble
1.  Act 2 Fight Scene – Ensemble – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Be Our Guest – Ensemble – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Don’t Stop Believin’ – Ensemble – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Raise Your Voice – Ensemble – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  The Destruction – Ensemble – Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions
6.  Wilkommen – Ensemble – Cabaret, Chanticleer Theater
7.You Belong to Me – Ensemble – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Achievement by a MUSICAL DIRECTOR
1.  Jim Boggess – Music Director – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Jim Boggess – Music Director – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Jim Boggess – Music Director – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Chris Ebke – Music Director – Clue: The Musical, Bellevue Little Theatre
5.  Doran Schmidt – Music Director – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
6.  Doran Schmidt – Music Director – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding Achievement by a CHOREOGRAPHER
1.  Jason DeLong – Choreographer – Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions
2.  Kimberly Faith Hickman – Choreographer – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Michelle Garrity – Choreographer – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Debbie Massey-Schneweis – Choreographer – Cabaret, Chanticleer Theater
5.  Melanie Walters – Choreographer – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Achievement in DIRECTING – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Susan Baer Collins – Director – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Susan Clement Toberer – Director – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  Susan Clement Toberer – Director – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, BLUEBARN Theatre
4.  Ablan Roblin – Director – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Roxanne Wach – Director – Hand to God, SNAP! Productions
6.  Suzanne Withem – Director – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in DIRECTING – MUSICAL
1.  Gary Bosanek – Director – Cabaret, Chanticleer Theater
2.  Susan Clement Toberer and Randall T. Stevens – Director – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  Kimberly Faith Hickman – Director – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Kimberly Faith Hickman – Director – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Jeff Horger – Director – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  MaryBeth Adams as Margery – Hand to God, SNAP! Productions
2.  Haley Haas as Henrietta Leavitt – Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  Kim Jubenville as Jeannette – The Quality of Life, SNAP! Productions
4.  Emma Rasmussen as Beatrice – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre
5.  Sydney Readman as Hallie Jackson – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE – COMEDY/DRAMA
1.  Kevin Barratt as Arthur Przybyszewski – Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Thomas Becker as Atticus Finch – To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek as Phileas Fogg – Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Beau Fisher as Benedick – Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre
5.  Nils Haaland as Arturo Ui – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, BLUEBARN Theatre
6.  Jon Roberson as Jason/Tyrone – Hand to God, SNAP! Productions

Outstanding Performance by an ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  Gigi Hausman as Carrie White – Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions
2.  Leanne Hill Carlson as Belle – Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Leanne Hill Carlson as Sara – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Mallory Vallier as Sherrie – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Zhomontee Watson as Deloris Van Cartier – Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance by an ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE – MUSICAL
1.  David Ebke as Drew – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Thomas Gjere as Tom – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
3.  Adam Hogston as Lonny – Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  John E. Jones as Michael – Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Cork Ramer as Bernadette – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical, BLUEBARN Theatre

Outstanding NEW SCRIPT
1.  Becky Boesen & David von Kampen – Writer – Catherland, Shelterbelt Theatre
2.  Noah Diaz – Writer – The Motherhood Almanac, Shelterbelt Theatre
3.  Laura Leininger-Campbell & Marie Amthor Schuett – Writer – Shattering the Glass – L’Chaim, Shelterbelt Theatre
4.  Daena Schweiger & Kaitlyn McClincy – Writer – Shattering the Glass – Ladies Room Confidential, Shelterbelt Theatre
5.  Greg Taylor – Writer – Prancer, The Rose Theater

Outstanding COMEDY Production
1.  Around the World in 80 Days, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Hand to God, SNAP! Productions
3.  Leading Ladies, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Much Ado About Nothing, Bellevue Little Theatre
5.  Superior Donuts, Omaha Community Playhouse
6.  The Taming of the Shrew, Nebraska Shakespeare

Outstanding DRAMA Production
1.  Detroit 67, SNAP! Productions
2.  Silent Sky, BLUEBARN Theatre
3.  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  The Quality of Life, SNAP! Productions
5.  The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, BLUEBARN Theatre
6.  To Kill a Mockingbird, Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding MUSICAL Production
1.  Beauty and the Beast, Omaha Community Playhouse
2.  Carrie: The Musical, SNAP! Productions
3.  Murder Ballad, Omaha Community Playhouse
4.  Rock of Ages, Omaha Community Playhouse
5.  Sister Act, Omaha Community Playhouse