2008 IT Awards Nominees
The event was sponsored by Back Stage, United Stages, Kyden Machines, Yuengling Beer, GuS Soda, and Kampfirefilms PR.
The 2008 IT Awards Nominees were announced July 21, 2008 at a standing room only event.
Here are the nominees:
Outstanding Ensemble
Tanya Calamoneri, Heather Harpham, Lisa Ramirez, Cassie Terman
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Jessica Burr, Zenzele Cooper, Dave Edson, Jason Griffin, Anna Kepe, Eunjee Lee, Celli Pitt, Matthew Sincell, Darrell Stokes, Laura Wickens
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Michael Crane, Andrew Guilarte, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Rock Kohli, Ramiz Monsef, Gita Reddy, David Sajadi
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Tatiana Gomberg, Emily Hartford, Ned Massey
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Joe Basile, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Eevin Hartsough, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Rob Neill, Joey Rizzolo, Justin Tolley, Jenny Williams
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists
Outstanding Solo Performance
Dana Berger Washing Machine, Fist In The Pocket Theater in association with The Chocolate Factory
Andrea Caban You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
Taylor Mac The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center
Petronia Paley On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre
Jonathan Pereira American Cake, Prickly Pear Productions in association with the FRIGID Festival
Melle Powers Whence Came Ye Scarlett O'Hara O'Hanrahan?, 53 Hysterics in association with the FRIGID Festival
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Tom Bain The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, The Amoralists Theatre Company
Jason Griffin Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Greg T. Parente Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company
Rob Sheridan The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company
Matthew Sincell Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Paco Tolson Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Britney Burgess Professional Skepticism, Zootopia Theatre Company
Megan Byrne No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
Kaylin Lee Clinton The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Catherine Correa The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Tatiana Gomberg The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Erica Terpening Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company
Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role
Michael DiGioia Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon
Alex Draper No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
Peter Judd You Can't Take It With You, T. Schreiber Studio
Cameron J. Oro The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination The Stolen Chair Theatre Company
Maximilian Osinski Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Bobby Steggert Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players
Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role
Abby Baum Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Stephanie Barton-Farcas Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon
Laura Heidinger Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players
Lauren Kelston Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Kira Sternbach Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts
Kristen Vaughan Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Julie Atlas Muz The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Barbara Charlene The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination The Stolen Chair Theatre Company
Kelly Hayes Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Patrick Hogan & Robert O'Neill EchoLake, Embodiment Productions
Anabella Lenzu & Qui Nguyen (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center
Qui Nguyen Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Outstanding Director
Edward Elefterion The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
David Gow Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Emma Griffin Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center
Richard Romagnoli No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
Robert Ross Parker Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Damen Scranton Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Brown (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center
Deborah Constantine Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions
Kevin Hardy The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Kerrie Lovercheck Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Philip Sandstrom EchoLake, Embodiment Productions
Benjamin C. Tevelow Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Outstanding Costume Design
Rebecca Cunningham What I Did Last Summer, Retro Productions
Leon Dobkowski The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Jessica Sofia Mitrani & Ildiko Nemeth The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Mioko Mochizuki Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Bobby Pearce The Chaos Theories, Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company and MILJam Productions
Jessica Wegener Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Outstanding Set Design
Sean Breault Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Jack Cunningham & Rebecca Cunningham Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Michael Kramer Proof, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Michael Kramer Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Travis McHale The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions
Tim McMath Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players
Matt Ward Mary Trilogy, Mir Productions
Outstanding Sound Design
Amy Altadonna Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Dan Bianchi The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre
Dan Bianchi The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
Miguel Frasconi Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Damen Scranton Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Patrick Shearer Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Outstanding Original Music
Dan Bianchi The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre
Dan Bianchi The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
Mark Bruckner Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions
Larry Lees The Magic of Mrs. Crowling, Royal Circus in association with Horse Trade
Pete Mills The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company
Mitun Sinha The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Min Xiao-Fen On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre
Outstanding Full-Length Script
Bekah Brunstetter You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project
Qui Nguyen Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Matthew Opatrny Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
David Pumo Auntie Mayhem, Gato Flaco Productions and Wings Theatre Company
James Scruggs (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center
Stanton Wood The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Outstanding Short Script
Andrea Caban You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
Bronwen Denton-Davis Pealing Figs, Mind The Gap Theatre
Daniel Gallant Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts
Philip Gawthorne Modern Life is Rubbish, Mind The Gap Theatre
Nancy Harris Girl in a Bath, Mind The Gap Theatre
Aliza Shane The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre
C. Denby Swanson Potato Feast, The Drilling Company
Outstanding Performance Art Production
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Conjur Woman, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Honor, Prospect Theater Company
The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions
The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players
Outstanding Production of a Play
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre Company
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project



