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June 25, 2018 · 1:51 pm

2017-2018 Orchid Awards for Mariemont Players Inc.

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  • Excellence in Lobby Display Tom Peters
  • Excellence in Producing Zachery DeCarlos Riggins
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance Will Graber
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance Julia Beitz
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance Aimee Ward
  • Excellence in Ensemble Tom Peters and Cast

THE WISDOM OF EVE

  • Excellence in Direction Dee Anne Bryll
  • Excellence in Costume Design Chris Cullen
  • Excellence in Light Design Elizabeth Boland
  • Excellence in Set Décor Dan Dermody
  • Excellence in Set Construction Art Kibby & Bill Pauly
  • Excellence in Producing Tom Storey
  • Excellence in Program Teresa Johns
  • Eve Excellence in House Steve Winslow
  • Excellence in Acting Linda Callahan
  • Eve Excellence in Acting Katey Blood

THE SILVER WHISTLE

  • Excellence in Producing Dan Maloney
  • Excellence in Set Design Dan Dermody
  • Excellence in Set Décor Dan Dermody, ArtKibby, Joyce Kibby Vicki Rafferty, Steve Farley
  • Excellence in Set Construction Bill Pauly and Crew
  • Excellence in Properties Vicki Rafferty and Art Kibby
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Art Kibby
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Jan Costello
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Dava Lynn
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Chessie Vigran
  • Excellence in Ensemble Allan Karol and Cast

BECKY’S NEW CAR

  • Excellence in Program Teresa Johns
  • Excellence in Program Art Teresa Johns
  • Excellence in Direction Tom Peters
  • Excellence in Ensemble Tom Peters and Cast
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Traci Taylor
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Lon Nease
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Scott Unes
  • Excellence in Overall Performance Quality Tom Peters and Cast
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Jay Dallas Benson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Linda Callahan

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

  • Excellence in Direction Jerry Wiesenhahn
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Jay Dallas Benson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Eric Day
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Ryan Naish
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Patricia N. Mullins
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Eric Thomas
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play/Sound Execution Patrick Kramer
  • Excellence in Stage Management Jay Gossett
  • Excellence in Costume Design Sharon Shelton, Kristen Vincenty and Pam Kaesemeyer
  • Excellence in Ensemble Jerry Wiesenhahn and Cast
  • Excellence in Special Effects (Projections) Jeff Surber
  • Excellence in Lobby Display Kristen Vincenty

THE OUTGOING TIDE

  • Excellence in Program Art Teresa Johns
  • Excellence in Set Design Dan Dermody
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Harold Murphy
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Michael Ireland
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play Barbara Karol
  • Excellence in Direction Dan Maloney
  • Excellence in Set Décor Dan Dermody
  • Excellence in Set Construction Bill Pauly, Art Kibby, John Nixon, Tim Carney
  • Excellence in Light Design Dan Maloney
  • Excellence in Light Execution Aimee Ward and Elizabeth Wyan

2017-2018 Orchid & OCTAfest Convention Awards

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June 25, 2018 · 11:56 am

2017-2018 Orchid Awards for CenterStage Players of Ohio

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  • Excellence in Ensemble – John Vanderplough and Cast
  • Excellence in Katie Tekulve
  • Excellence in Acting – Rae Krull
  • Excellence in Set Design – John Vanderplough
  • Excellence in Acting – Nick Brown
  • Excellence in Acting – Kevin Noll
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Excellence in Chris Lee

CONEY ISLAND CHIRSTMAS

  • Excellence in Sound Design – John Scheiding
  • Excellence in Acting – Olivia Joy Reese
  • Excellence in Acting – Chessie Vigran
  • Excellence in Acting – Joel Lind
  • Excellence in Acting – Cathy Judge
  • Excellence in Acting – Rich Schmaltz
  • Excellence in Victoria Corvarrubias
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Fred Hunt and Cast
  • Excellence in Directing – Excellence in Fred Hunt
  • Excellence in Program Art – Katie Tekulve
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – Jen Baldwin
  • Excellence in Dialect Coach – Joel Lind
  • Excellence in Light Design – Chris Lee

SECRET LIFE OF GIRLS

  • Excellence in Acting – June Daly
  • Excellence in Acting – Nora Daly
  • Excellence in Acting – Kiki Hellerman
  • Excellence in Acting – Claudia Covarrubias
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Karen Vanover and Cast
  • Excellence in Program Art – Katie Tekluve
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Chris Lee
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Chris Lee

TRIBES

  • Excellence in Program – Rebecca Coots
  • Excellence in Acting – Emma Kreiner
  • Excellence in Acting – Alan Kootsher
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Richard Zenk and Cast
  • Excellence in Light Execution – Chris Lee

TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY 

  • Excellence in Program Art – Katie Tekulve
  • Excellence in Set Decor – Koben Hinman
  • Excellence in Set Design – Burt McCollom
  • Excellence in Light Design – Greg Smith
  • Excellence in Acting – Kiya Fix
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Kent Smith

2017-2018 Orchid & OCTAfest Convention Awards

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June 25, 2018 · 10:14 am

2017-2018 Orchid & OCTAfest Convention Awards

Updated 7/9/18 at 10:15am

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  • SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY THEATRE AWARD – Dan Maloney
  • ART ROUSE AWARD – Kathy Beiting
  • MARIO PITOCCO AWARD – Glenna Knapp
  • ROGER GROOMS AWARD – Rebecca McLaughlin
  • PRESIDENT’S AWARD – Amanda Emmons Shumate

 

EXCERPTS INVITED TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHWEST REGION AT STATE

  • AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS – Mariemont Players
  • JEKYLL AND HYDE – Footlighters Inc.
  • TRIBES – CenterStage Players
  • THE GIRLS OF MILLER COURT – The Drama Workshop (Alternate)

 

EXCERPT AWARDS

ANGEL STREET
Sunset Players

  • Merit in Acting – Erica Brady as Nancy
  • Merit in Acting – Jeff Carter as Inspector Rough
  • Merit in Costumes – Amanda Borchers
  • Excellence in Acting – Carrie Mees at Bella Manningham

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Mariemont Players

  • Merit in Acting – Patricia Mullins as Actor 4
  • Merit in Acting – Eric Thomas as Phileas Fogg
  • Merit in Costuming – Pam Kaesemeyer
  • Merit in Costuming – Sharon Shelton
  • Merit in Costuming – Kristen Vincenty
  • Merit in Costuming – Mary Kay Wiesenhahn
  • Excellence in Acting – Ryan Naish as Actor 2
  • Excellence in Acting – Jay Dallas Benson as Actor 3
  • Excellence in Foley Execution – Patrick Kramer
  • Excellence in Props – Pam Kaesemeyer
  • Excellence in Use of Props – The cast of AROUND THE WORLD
  • Outstanding in Acting – Eric Day as Actor 1
  • Outstanding in Directing – Jerry Wiesenhahn
  • Outstanding in Ensemble – The cast of AROUND THE WORLD

BINGO! The Winning Musical
The Village Players of Fort Thomas

  • Merit in Acting – Laurie Brinkman as Honey
  • Merit in Acting – John Langley as Sam
  • Merit in Acting – Cathy Lutts as Minnie
  • Merit in Directing – Peggy Kenney
  • Merit in Vocal Performance – Julie Theobald as Bernice
  • Merit in Vocal Performance – Megan Williams as Alison
  • Excellence in Acting – Amy Waldfogle as Vern
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The cast of BINGO!

CAMELOT
Cincinnati Music Theatre

  • Merit in Acting – Chuck Ingram as Pellinore
  • Excellence in Direction – Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Vocal Direction – Kathy Kramer
  • Excellence in Vocal Ensemble – The cast of CAMELOT
  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Rick Kramer as King Arthur
  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Sarah Viola as Guinevere
  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Dave Wilson as Lancelot

DON’T DRINK THE WATER 
Loveland Stage Company

  • Merit in Acting – Morgan Carter as Susan Hollander
  • Merit in Acting – Alex Ross as Axel Magee
  • Merit in Costuming – Carissa Sloan
  • Merit in Directing – John Sloan
  • Excellence in Acting – Micheal Kiser as Father Drobney
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The cast of DON’T DRINK THE WATER 
  • Outstanding in Acting – Cathy Alter as Marion Hollander
  • Outstanding in Acting – Joel Lind as Walter Hollander

FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS
Tri-County Players

  • Merit in Acting – Allie Webber as Meredith
  • Merit in Ensemble – The Cast of FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS

THE GIRLS OF MILLER COURT 
The Drama Workshop

  • Merit in Acting – Russ McGee as Gaoler
  • Merit in Sound Design – Jason Cox
  • Excellence in Direction – jef brown
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Girls Ensemble
  • Outstanding in Acting – Burt McCollom as James Archer
  • Outstanding in Lighting Design – Wayne Kirsch
  • Outstanding in Original Script – Jack Williams

JAKE’S WOMEN
Stagecrafters Inc.

  • Excellence in Acting – Darren Lee as Jake
  • Excellence in Acting – Kaitrin McCoy as Molly
  • Excellence in Acting – Liz Koch as Julie
  • Excellence in Directing – Michael L. Morehead
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of JAKE’S WOMEN

JEKYLL AND HYDE
Footlighters Inc.

  • Merit in Choreography – Kate Stark
  • Merit in Costuming – Amanda Borchers & Josh Newman
  • Merit in Musical Theatre Performance – Taylor Isabel Winkleski as Emma
  • Merit in Sound Design – Forrest Goodwin
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of JEKYLL AND HYDE
  • Excellence in Vocal Performance – The Vocal Quartet
  • Outstanding in Direction – Amanda Emmons Shumate
  • Outstanding in Musical Direction – Alan Masters
  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Emily Martin as Lucy
  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Shawn Toadvine as Jekyll/Hyde
  • Outstanding in Orchestral Performance
  • Outstanding in String Performance – Gene Waldron

MOON OVER BUFFALO
Milford Theatre Guilde

  • Merit in Acting – Karson McCall as Rosalind
  • Merit in Acting – Stephen Beck as Howard
  • Merit in Costuming – Linda Roll

STEEL MAGNOLIAS
INNOVAtheatre

  • Merit in Acting – Lindsey Morgensen-Cardoza as Shelby

TRIBES
CenterStage Players of Ohio

  • Merit in Acting – Victoria Kirby-Schnarber
  • Merit in Directing – Richard Zenk
  • Merit in Sound Design – Chris Lee
  • Excellence in Acting – Alan Kootsher
  • Excellence in Acting – Kathie Labanz
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Cast of TRIBES
  • Outstanding in Acting – Emma Kreiner
  • Outstanding in Acting – Ben Wright

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED 
Beechmont Players Inc.

  • Merit in Acting – Bryce Wilson as Gerald Forbes
  • Merit in Acting – Mark Metzner as Albert Parker
  • Merit in Set Design – Gary Fruhwirth, Steve Phelan & Cathy Roesener
  • Excellence in Wig Design -Jim Percival
  • Outstanding in Costuming – Linda Roll

 

ORCHID AWARDS

The Orchid Awards are presented at the end of each season determined by an adjudication system of providing three judges per production for each of the ACT of Greater Cincinnati member groups. Orchid awards for the 2017-2018 Season:

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June 18, 2018 · 10:59 am

The Passing of Jackie Demaline

From the Cincinnati Enquirer

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Jackie Demaline. Photo by Cara Owsley, The Enquirer.

Jackie Demaline, who covered theater and the arts for The Enquirer for 20 years, a tough critic but a passionate believer in the arts, died on Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice after a four-year struggle with cancer. She was 68.

She was the theater critic during a time that the Cincinnati theater scene was growing, with a flowering of new companies and theaters. “Jackie could take a lot of credit for that,” said Ed Stern, who was producing artistic director of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park during Demaline’s tenure at the newspaper.

It was with a tough love that Demaline supported the theater scene. She could be a fierce and biting critic, often causing affront in directors and actors. “We were at odds several times,” said Stern. “But the thing that was clear and became more and more evident was that she had a genuine zest for the theater. She wanted it to do well in Cincinnati, wanted it to grow. Her reviews were never vindictive, though written with a critical eye. I had to acknowledge that what she was doing was constructive.”

D. Lynn Meyers was another theater director who was sometimes at odds with Demaline’s reviews. “But even when she hated a play, she came at it with an absolute respect for the art form. We in the theater world respected her for that,”  said Meyers “She was always an advocate for the artist, and she was a very fierce advocate of Ensemble (Theater Cincinnati), at keeping it open in its Over-the-Rhine home during times when everyone thought we should close.” She was a tireless theater-goer, said Meyers. “She would go to productions in basements and out-of-the-way places, at odd hours.”

She could love a play as enthusiastically as she could find faults. In an interview in 1998, she explained how she evaluated theater. “The most important questions I ask myself during a theater experience,” she said, “are: Does it move me? Excite me? Stimulate me? Provoke me? Tell me something I didn’t know before, about myself or the world I live in? Does it hold up a mirror at an angle I’ve never tried so that things I do know suddenly have new revelations? Make me laugh? Make me cry? Make me mad? Make me uncomfortable? Make me think?”

John Kiesewetter, who worked with Demaline at The Enquirer, said “Jackie was passionate about theater and the arts, and how a major city newspaper should cover them with the same commitment and scrutiny given to politics, city government or sports teams. She believed that the arts changed lives, and mattered to everyone.”

Demaline was born in Cleveland and was brought up by theater-loving parents. A production of “The Music Man” made a huge impression on her as a child, fostering her love for theater. She attended Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and spent time as an entertainment writer and editor at Sun Newspapers in suburban Cleveland, the Savannah (Georgia) News-Press, and the Albany Times-Union before coming to Cincinnati in 1994 as an arts writer at large. She left the paper in 2013 and continued to write for publications in Cincinnati.

Among the projects that Demaline initiated was a series of seminars with Playhouse in the Park on critical writing for high school students. She also spearheaded The Enquirer’s Acclaim awards for local productions, produced weekly “Backstage” shows for WVXU-FM. She initiated the Cincinnati Enquirer Cabaret Series to benefit the League of Cincinnati Theaters and the Women’s Art Salon series. She also volunteered her time to the Cappie Awards for high schools and Orchid Awards for community theaters.

She arranged for her estate to go to a fund to support budding playwrights in Cincinnati, the Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition or PLAY/write! to be held at Ensemble Theater and administered by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

“We have all learned from her tenacity in these last years of her life,” said Meyers. ‘She was a strong woman in how she approached life and was the same in approaching death.”

There are no family survivors, and there will be no memorial service.

Memorial donations may be made to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, designated for the Jackie Demaline Fund,  200 W. Fourth St. Cincinnati, OH 45202, www.gcfdn.org.

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June 11, 2018 · 11:37 am

The Passing of Ellie Shepherd

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Ellie Shepherd.

From Mariemont Players Facebook page:

Longtime Mariemont Players and Village Players member Ellie Shepherd passed away on Sunday, June 3rd. Our love goes to her and her devoted husband Bill Hartnett.

Arrangements haven’t been announced, but we wanted people to know. Please don’t bother Bill, but keep both of them in your heart and prayers.

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