ON CUE
The electronic newsletter of the Association of Community Theatres of Greater Cincinnati
OCTA Conference 2013, Part I
Linda Roll, editor
llroll69@hotmail.com
This part of the Newsletter will concentrate on the activities over the Labor Day Weekend. This is for all of you who did not make it to Dayton and were curious as to how our theatres did.
Southwest had a great showing at the conference. Our three shows won numerous accolades from the judges and the audience members. Here are the results from Mondays award presentations:
For Eleemosynary
- Merit in Acting as Dorothea Westbrook Anne Wrider
- Outstanding in Acting as Echo Kaleigh Howland
For Spring Awakening
- Merit in Acting as Ilse Carrie Makin
- Excellence in Musical Directing Alan Masters
- Excellence in Acting as Wendla Emily Rowekamp
- Outstanding in Acting as Melchior Steffen Whorton
- Outstanding in Acting as Moritz Kevin Rutkowski
- Outstanding Dramatic Moment
- as the Father Brian Berendts
- Outstanding in Ensemble The Cast
- Outstanding in Musical Performance The Orchestra
- Outstanding in Sound Execution Eric Bardes
- Outstanding in Choreography Jules Shumate
- Outstanding in Directing Jen McGuire
- Outstanding in Directing Jered Ryan
For The Great American Trailer Park Musical
- Merit in Set Design Scott Baker
- Merit in Costuming Linda Roll
- Merit in Acting as Pippi Aubrey Wilson
- Merit in Choreography Jules Shumate
- Excellence in Ensemble as Trailer Park Gossips Amy Grace Curtis
- Excellence in Ensemble as Trailer Park Gossips Kendra Struthers
- Excellence in Ensemble as
- Trailer Park Gossips Pam Blessing
- Outstanding in Acting as Jeannie Emily Carroll
Congratulations to all of the winners and to the wonderful casts of all three shows.
Other awards presented over the weekend:
Technical Awards
- Outstanding in Light Design to Eric Bardes for Tuesdays With Morrie
- Excellence in Light Design to Steve Simon for The Passion of Dracula
- Excellence in Sound Design to Paul Simon for The Passion of Dracula
- Outstanding in Special Effects to Thomas Bergquist for The Passion of Dracula
There were no entries from our region in the Set Design or Costume Awards. There were only 2 entries for the season brochure competition which meant the board cancelled this competition. There were also no awards given out to any of our groups in the Newsletter Competition.
As your theatres begin your seasons, please look at these annual awards and see what is needed to enter them. These awards are for those people who do all of the technical work that supports each of our theatres. PLEASE make an effort to enter. The information usually does not change over the years, so go to the OCTA website and look over the rules to enter. www.ohiocommunitytheatre.org.
Peggy Kenney received the Dick Beal Outstanding Regional Rep Award.
In the costume contest at the banquet, the following were winners:
- Original Couple Pam Blessing& Peggy Kenney as Over The Rainbow
- Creative Single Ruth& Sean Shuster as The Twister
- Original Single Luka Ashley Carter as The Wicked Bitch of the Southwest
No SW OCTAfeud team made it to the final round of OCTAfeud despite a valiant effort from all of the groups who entered. There is always next year.
There will be more information on the OCTA conference as well as ACT news coming in a few days.
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