2011 Award Recipients Announced
9/20/2011
The 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, September 19th at Cooper Union's Great Hall. Indie Theatre artists showed up and showed out. A fantastic opening number was performed by The Passion Crest Violators Fictional Cheerleading Squad, Christopher Borg, Nicole Hill, Andrew Boyd and Ryan Kasperzak.
Host Harrison Greenbaum kicked off the evening with a great monologue that had the audience cheering and laughing. There was a top notch line-up of presenters all there to honor the Off-Off-Broadway community.
Directed by Tom Wojtunik, Script contributions by Matt Freeman.
2011 Recipients
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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE |
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 Photo by Marc Goldberg |
Deanna McGovern |
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An Impending Rupture of the Belly, The Godlight Theatre Company |
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Presented by Jay O. Sanders |
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OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE |
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 Photo by Marc Goldberg |
David Darrow |
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The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company |
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Presented by Jay O. Sanders |
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OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Cormac Bluestone |
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Pipeline Theatre Company |
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Presented by Richard Maltby, Jr. |
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OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Christine O'Grady |
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The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players |
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Presented by Julie Atlas Muz |
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OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Nat Cassidy |
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I Am Providence from Things At The Doorstep: An Evening of Horror Based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Manhattan Theatre Source, Greg Oliver Bodine and Nat Cassidy |
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Presented by Basil Twist |
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OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT |
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 Photo by Marc Goldberg |
Isaac Oliver |
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Come Here from The Spring Fling, F*It Club |
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Presented by David Henry Hwang |
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OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Jonathan Blitstein |
| Keep Your Baggage With You (at all times), Artists Empire |
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Presented by David Henry Hwang |
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OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Aldo Perez |
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Radio Purgatory, Theater THE |
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Presented by John Gromada |
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OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Ryan J. Moller |
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The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players |
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Presented by Sally Lesser |
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OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN |
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Kevin Judge |
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The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company |
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Presented by Derek McLane |
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OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Duane Pagano |
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The Navigator, Workshop Theater Company |
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Presented by Ken Billington |
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OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE DESIGN |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Kae Burke |
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Aerial & Circus Rigging Design, Circus of Circus, The House of Yes |
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Presented by Richard Foreman |
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OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGER |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Laura Schlachtmeyer |
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Things at the Doorstep, Manhattan Theatre Source, Greg Oliver Bodine |
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Presented by Rob Neill, Greg Oliver Bodine & Nat Cassidy |
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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE |
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 Photo by Marc Goldberg |
Kristen Vaughan |
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Benefactors, Retro Productions |
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Presented by John Glover |
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OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE |
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 Photo by Marc Goldberg |
Nick Paglino |
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An Impending Rupture of the Belly, Godlight Theatre Company |
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Presented by John Glover |
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Leslie Kincaid Burby |
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The Navigator, Workshop Theater Company |
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Presented by Susan Stroman |
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OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Whitney Branan, Jennifer DiDonato, Tauren Hagans, Robert Anthony Jones, Edward Juvier, Lorinne Lampert, Aaron J. Libby, Jake Mendes, Trey Mitchell, Jan-Peter Pedross, Colin Pritchard, Megan Rosenblatt, Chloe Sabin, Dawn Trautman, Craig Treubert, Tyler Wallach, Eric Weaver |
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The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players |
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Presented by Robert Zuckerman |
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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Locker #4173b |
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New York Neo-Futurists |
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Presented by Kevin Cunningham |
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OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
The Drowsy Chaperone |
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The Gallery Players |
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Presented by Jeanine Tesori |
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OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
Balm in Gilead |
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T. Schreiber Studio |
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Presented by John Patrick Shanley |
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HONORARY AWARDSLearn more about the 2011 Honorary Award Recipients
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ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
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Robert Patrick |
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Presented by Shirley Knight |
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ELLEN STEWART AWARD |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
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Horse Trade Theater Group |
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Presented by Mia Yoo |
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CAFFé CINO FELLOWSHIP AWARD |
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 Photo by David Fletcher |
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FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE |
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Presented by Cat Parker & Katie Rosin |
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RELATED LINKS
- Watch the full web broadcast of the ceremony with blog commentary by Aaron Riccio and Doug Strassler
- 'Balm in Gilead' and 'Drowsy Chaperone' Win Top Innovative Theatre Awards by Suzy Evans in Backstage 9/20/11
- Photo Flash & Recipient Announcement by TheatreMania
- The Pillar(s) of Our Community by Micheline Auger at TheaterSpeak on 9/20/11
- Read about the 2011 Honorary Award recipients in this article by Doug Strassler.
- Talking with Robert Patrick by Scott C. Morgan in Windy City Times 9/14/11
- Robert Patrick, Off-Off Pioneer, Honored by Andy Humm for Chelsea Now 9/15/11
- Program credits for the 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Awards Ceremony
- Check out a list of all of the 2011 Nominees
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