Denver Center production cleans up at annual awards ceremony
The Denver Center Theater Company production of “Oklahoma!” was the big winner at Monday night’s Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards ceremony, snagging top honors for Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction (Chris Coleman) and Outstanding Ensemble Performance, among others.
But other theatre companies did well also, with the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College walking away with Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company. The FAC’s production of the gun-violence dramedy “Church and State” garnered an Outstanding Production of a Play award as well as the top actor award for Brian Landis Folkins.
Hundreds of Colorado theatre folks turned out for the awards ceremony, held again this year at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The production, directed by Betty Hart and Robert Michael, featured a variety of performances from the past year’s productions as well as presentation of the Theatre Person of the Year to Beki Pineda, an “In Memoriam” video put together by DCPA’s John Moore, and a special award for Excellence in Children’s Theatre presented to Denver Children’s Theatre, which closed its doors last May.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company
Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Production of a Play
“Church & State”, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College, Directed by Nathan Halvorson
Outstanding Production of a Musical
“Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company, Directed by Chris Coleman, Musical Direction by Darius Frowner
Outstanding Direction of a Play (tie)
Rebecca Martinez, “Anna In The Tropics”, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Christy Montour-Larson, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Chris Coleman, “Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction
Eric Alsford, “Ragtime”, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Actor in a Play (tie)
Brian Landis Folkins, “Church & State”, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Owen O’Farrell, “Of Mice and Men”, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Elise Santora, “Anna in the Tropics”, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Antoine L. Smith, “Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Mary Louise Lee, “Caroline, or Change”, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Kevin Hart, “Lend Me a Tenor”, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Brittany Dye, “Equus”, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Rennie Anthony Magee, “Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Bre Jackson, “Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
“Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography
Dominique Kelley, “Oklahoma!”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play or Musical
“Paper Cut”, by Andrew Rosendorf, Directed by Pesha Rudnick, Produced by Local Theater Company
Outstanding Costume Design Tier 1 (tie)
Kevin Brainerd, “Ragtime”, Theatre Aspen
Jeff Cone, “Anna Karenina”, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2
Madeline Miles & Colin Tugwell, “Equus”, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 1
Paul Black, “Ragtime”, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2
Sean Jeffries, “Equus”, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 1
Caitlin Ayer, “You Can’t Take It With You”, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 2
Brian Miller, “The Waverly Gallery”, Bas Bleu Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design Tier 1
Jason Ducat, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Sound Design Tier 2
Peter Anthony, “Frankenstein”, OpenStage Theatre & Company
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