Monday, June 21, 2010

The Spokies: nominations for 2009-10

The 2010 SPOKIES
Covering what Bobo managed to see in the June 2009-May 2010 season.
Winners announced in the June 24 Inlander and at inlander.com.
Admiration, kudos and applause to all.
Please write in with corrections and comments.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Tralen Doler for The Producers, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre
Troy Nickerson and Jillian Wylie for The Pirates of Penzance, Spokane Civic Theatre
Troy Nickerson and Jillian Wylie for Curtains, Civic
Michael Wasileski for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CdA Summer

LIGHTING DESIGN
Bryan Durbin for Amadeus, Lake City Playhouse
John Gallegos for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CdA Summer
Peter Hardie for Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Joel Williamson for Miss Saigon, CdA Summer Theatre

SET DESIGN
David Baker for The Pirates of Penzance, Civic
David Baker for The Spitfire Grill, Civic Studio
Peter Hardie for Annie Get Your Gun, Civic
Peter Hardie for Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Don McLaughlin for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, EWU

COSTUME DESIGN
Judith McGiveney for Miss Saigon, CdA Summer Theatre
Jan Wanless for Annie Get Your Gun, Civic
Jan Wanless for The Pirates of Penzance, Civic

FEATURED ACTOR, PLAY
Andrew Garcia as Mason Marzac in Take Me Out (staged reading), Gonzaga
David Gigler as Remnar Soady in Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Todd Kehne as Jimmer Negamanee in Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Patrick Treadway as Yvan in Art, Interplayers

FEATURED ACTOR, MUSICAL
Lance Edwin Babbitt as Christopher Belling in Curtains, Civic
Patrick Treadway as Franz Liebkind in The Producers, CdA Summer Theatre
Steven Dahlke as Carmen Ghia in The Producers, CdA
Jerry Christakos as Hennesy/The Captain in Dames at Sea, CdA Summer Theatre
Doug Dawson as the Major-General in The Pirates of Penzance, Civic
Brian Gunn as Sheriff Joe Sutter in The Spitfire Grill, Civic Studio
Patrick McHenry-Kroetch as Aaron Fox in Curtains, Civic
Henry McNulty as Molokov in Chess (concert version), Civic
Gary Pierce as Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun, Civic

FEATURED ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Liberty Harris as Shelby in The Spitfire Grill, Civic Studio
Maureen Kumakura as Georgia Hendricks in Curtains, Civic
Yvonne Same as Gigi in Miss Saigon, CdA Summer Theatre
Ellen Travolta as Mona Kent in Dames at Sea, CdA Summer Theatre

FEATURED ACTRESS, PLAY
Wendy Carroll as Clairee in Steel Magnolias, Civic
Sarah Denison in multiple roles, String of Pearls, Civic
Kathie Doyle-Lipe as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Civic
Tami Rotchford in multiple roles, String of Pearls, Civic
Kate Vita in multiple roles, String of Pearls, Civic

LEADING ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Krystle Armstrong as the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CdA Summer Theatre
Andrea Dawson as Florence in Chess (concert version), Civic
Tami Knoell as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Civic
Manuela Peters as Percy in The Spitfire Grill, Civic Studio
Mia Yoshida as Kim in Miss Saigon, CdA Summer Theatre
Darcy Wright as Ruby in Dames at Sea, CdA Summer Theatre

LEADING ACTOR, PLAY
Damon Abdallah as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, Lake City Playhouse
Dan Anderson as Arthur in Psychopathia Sexualis, Interplayers
Jack Bannon as Marc in Art, Interplayers
Wes Deitrick as Albert Soady in Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Jamie Flanery as Ray in Blackbird, West Central Community Center
Bill Forant as Greg in Sylvia, Civic Studio
Reed McColm as the Librarian in Underneath the Lintel, Interplayers
Damon C. Mentzer in multiple roles, A Tuna Christmas, Civic
Aaron Murphy as Father Flynn in Doubt, Interplayers
Dave Rideout as John Haddock in Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Civic Studio
Roger Welch as Serge in Art, Interplayers

LEADING ACTOR, MUSICAL
Steven Booth as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CdA Summer Theatre
Jerry Christakos as Roger De Bris in The Producers, CdA Summer Theatre
Patrick McHenry-Kroetch as Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun, Civic
Russell Seaton as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, Civic
Matthew Wade as Leopold Bloom in The Producers, CdA Summer Theatre
Andrew Ware Lewis as Lt. Frank Cioffi in Curtains, Civic
[ Bobo regrets that he did not see Mike Hynes in both halves of the title role in Jekyll & Hyde at Lake City Playhouse ]

LEADING ACTRESS, PLAY
Beth Carey in the title role in Sylvia, Civic Studio
Nancy Gasper as Artie in Eleemosynary, Interplayers
Bethany Hart as Shelby in Steel Magnolias, Civic
Emily Hiller as Una in Blackbird, West Central Community Center
Caryn Hoaglund-Trevett as Lucille in Psychopathia Sexualis, Interplayers
Ann Russell Whiteman as Sister Aloysius in Doubt, Interplayers

DIRECTION, PLAY
Maria A. Caprile, Eleemosynary, Interplayers
Kevin Connell, Take Me Out (staged reading), Gonzaga
Troy Nickerson, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Roger Welch, Doubt, Interplayers

DIRECTION, MUSICAL
Tralen Doler for The Producers, CdA Summer
Yvonne A.K. Johnson for The Pirates of Penzance, Civic
Kirk Mouser for Miss Saigon, CdA Summer
Troy Nickerson for Curtains, Civic
Roger Welch for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, CdA Summer Theatre

BEST ENSEMBLE
Art, Interplayers
Doubt, Interplayers
Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
String of Pearls, Civic Studio
Sylvia, Civic Studio

BEST TOURING MUSICAL
Avenue Q
The Lion King
Little House on the Prairie: The Musical


BEST LOCAL MUSICAL
Curtains, Civic
The Pirates of Penzance, Civic
Miss Saigon, CdA Summer Theatre

BEST DRAMA
Art, Interplayers
Blackbird, West Central Community Center
Doubt, Interplayers
String of Pearls, Civic Studio

BEST COMEDY
Escanaba in da Moonlight, Civic
Psychopathia Sexualis, Interplayers
Sylvia, Civic Studio

17 comments:

  1. Wow, you have a weird concept of good design.

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  2. Thank you for this, Michael! You have made an entire community of actors, directors, and designers happy with this post. Difficult to do in your position, but thanks for the recognition you've provided to so many of us.

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  3. I thought EWU's set design for "Romeo and Juliet" was way more impressive than "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."

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  4. ART us a comedy, Bobo. It may have serious themes but it's intended as a comedy. If it came off as a drama to you, well, that's either a misguided production or a confused critic.

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  5. How come no coverage of Patty Duke's three day event?

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  6. I didn't attend the Patty Duke interviews, but there was a preview in print in the June 3 issue of The Inlander.

    Despite its many jokes, I definitely feel that Art leans more toward the dramatic. I think the conflict of ego vs. friendship is a very serious theme. But I see what you mean, and wouldn't want to be dogmatic. This is sort of a Stanislavski-vs.-Chekhov-on-The-Cherry-Orchard thing. Mixed moods are hard to pull off and harder to define.

    I didn't see the EWU R&J. I know that they were very excited about that set's beauty. I didn't make it out there.

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  7. How can you nominate an actor for an In Concert Performance in the same category as musical performers who have spent months preparing a role?An In Concert Performance consists of about five rehearsals and it is not necessary to be off book .If anything what is accomplished is an entertaining night giving the audience a park and bark performance of the show .This may be something to rethink in the future Bobo.I enjoy going to an In Concert but in no way find it comparable to a complete production .The performers are as engaged with their scripts as they are with the other actors on stage.

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  8. 2010 Spokies
    94 nominations in 19 categories

    Nominations by show:

    Eight:
    Escanaba in da Moonlight

    Seven each:
    The Pirates of Penzance and Curtains

    Six each:
    The Producers and Miss Saigon

    Five each:
    Joseph/Dreamcoat and Art and Annie Get Your Gun and String of Pearls and Doubt

    Four each:
    The Spitfire Grill and Sylvia

    Three each:
    Dames at Sea, Steel Magnolias, Psychopathia Sexualis and Blackbird

    Two each:
    Chess, Take Me Out, Amadeus, Eleemosynary

    One each:
    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Underneath the Lintel, A Tuna Christmas, and Lips Together, Teeth Apart

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    2010 Spokies
    Nominations by theater:

    Spokane Civic Theatre, 48
    CdA Summer Theatre, 19
    Interplayers, 16
    West Central Community Center, 3
    Best of Broadway Spokane, 3
    Lake City Playhouse, 2
    Gonzaga, 2
    EWU, 1

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  9. 2010 Spokies

    Winners by production:

    The Pirates of Penzance, 5
    Escanaba in da Moonlight, 3
    String of Pearls, 2

    One each:
    Miss Saigon, The Producers, Dames at Sea, Doubt, The Lion King, Eleemosynary, Curtains, Chess, Blackbird

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    2010 Spokies
    Winners by theater:

    Spokane Civic Theatre, 12
    CdA Summer Theatre, 3
    Interplayers, 2
    West Central Community Center, 1
    Best of Broadway Spokane, 1

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  10. *Chess* had a great deal of blocking (scenes in the aisles, across a chess board, strolling out from behind the chorus, on the downstage-right stairs, etc.), some costuming, and quite a few lighting cues. On the continuum of unstaged to fully staged, it was well toward the fully staged end of the spectrum. You can play the apples-and-oranges game all you want -- these two performances are not comparable, so one should be disqualified; no fair, no fair -- but listeners have imaginations, and I know when I feel that I've witnessed an emotionally moving and talented performance, even if the staging is merely minimal.

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  11. Good call on String of Pearls for best ensemble, Bobo. I couldn't agree more!

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  12. Thanks you, Bobo. Agreed on most of these, esp. String of Pearls ensemble. However, why no honorable mentions for Ignite's excellent reader's theater productions or actors? These plays involve many rehearsals and lots of work from great community actors.

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  13. Thank you for recognizing good work, Michael. For the record, Blackbird was an independent production, not the West Central Community Center. Thank you! Sandy H.

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  14. Those who have participated in "in concerts" know that it may be only 5 GROUP rehearsals, but that just means that the vocalists (especially leads) have to do more work on their own to be ready for the "rehearsals". There is still character work, learning back story, memorizing major solos, interpretive study (since there is less dialog to carry the story). Please don't scoff until you've tried it!

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  15. I have a good deal of respect for the In Concerts and enjoy them a great deal but I would have to agree with the other blogger having participated in the process myself, the final product is not as fully realized as a complete production but after all it's not supposed to be ,It's a concert .Their's always that feeling of if I only had the rehearsal time to explore this character for the actual production what might I have accomplished then .So I would have to say in my opinion they should not be included in these awards .I think Ms. Dawson should have been more appropriately chosen for "Pirates of Penzance".

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  16. Oh come on it is still no where near the work and the time one does spend for a full on production!

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  17. Maybe we should ask ourselves WWTTD (What would the Tonys do?) They would not, nor have they ever, included staged readings in their consideration.

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