The production of Elephant's Graveyard by Balagan Theatre leads the pack with seven nominations for the second annual Weisenheimer Awards, given by the crack staff at West Seattle Weisenheimer for excellence in theater. Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Equivocation, which also had a run at the Seattle Rep, and the GreenStage production of The Comedy of Errors, are right behind Elephant's Graveyard with six Wisey nominations each.The Wisey nomination committee added a new category this year, Best Clown, in recognition of the number of truly great clown performances during 2009. Nominations come from among the 81 productions Weisenheimer and my Sweetie, the official scorer, attended during 2009.
Wisey winners will be announced over the next few weeks. The nominees are:
BEST PLAY
End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Seattle Public Theatre. Directed by Carol Roscoe. Shana Bestock, artistic director.
Sweetie review
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Seattle Shakespeare Company. Directed by John Langs. Stephanie Shine, artistic director.
Weisenheimer review
Equivocation by Bill Cain
Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Directed by Bill Rauch. Bill Rauch, artistic director.
Weisenheimer review and Sweetie review
Elephant's Graveyard by George Brant
Balagan Theatre. Directed by Jason Harber. Jake Groshong, executive director, Lisa Confehr, managing director.
Weisenheimer review
Opus by Michael Hollinger
Seattle Repertory Theatre. Directed by Braden Abraham. Jerry Manning, producing artistic director.
Weisenheimer review
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
GreenStage. Directed by Ryan Higgins. Ken Holmes, producing artistic director.
Weisenheimer review
BEST ACTOR
Charles Leggett, The Merchant of Venice, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Michael Winters, The Tempest, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Jonathan Haugen, Equivocation, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Brandon Whitehead, A Confederacy of Dunces, Book-It Repertory Theatre
Allen Fitzpatrick, Opus, Seattle Repertory Theatre
Mark Fullerton, Mr. Jibbers, 14/48
BEST ACTRESS
Carolyn Marie Monroe, End Days, Seattle Public Theatre
Terri Weagant, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Balagan Theatre
Anne Allgood, Rock 'n' Roll, ACT
Robin Goodrin Nordli, Macbeth, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Tracy Hyland, Just Drink It, 14/48
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael D. Blum, The Comedy of Errors, GreenStage
Kevin Kenerly, Macbeth, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
John Tufts, Equivocation, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Evan Woltz, The Full Monty, Balagan Theatre
Peter Dylan O'Connor, The Tempest, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Todd Jefferson Moore, Opus, Seattle Rep
Ray Tagavilla, Elephant's Graveyard, Balagan Theatre
Seanjohn Walsh, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Balagan Theatre; general fabulousness, 14/48
Patrick Bentley, The Comedy of Errors, GreenStage
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
LaChrista Borgers, The Best Daddy, Balagan Theatre
Kjerstine Rose Anderson, The Servant of Two Masters, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Hana Lass, The Tempest, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Nicole Vernon, Titus Andronicus, GreenStage
Allison Strickland, Elephant's Graveyard, Balagan Theatre
Ellen McLain, A Confederacy of Dunces, Book-It
BEST DIRECTOR
Ryan Higgins, The Comedy of Errors, GreenStage
Bill Rauch, Equivocation, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Jake Groshong, The Full Monty, Balagan Theatre
Jason Harber, Elephant's Graveyard, Balagan Theatre
Tyrone Brown, Mr. Jibbers, 14/48
Brian Faker, Just Drink It, 14/48
Sam Hagen, The Only Leg He's Got, Death/Sex I, Balagan Theatre
Terri Weagant, The Best Daddy, Death/Sex I, Balagan Theatre
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BEST WRITER WISEY
Michael Hollinger, Opus
Bill Cain, Equivocation
George Brant, Elephant's Graveyard
Erin Stewart, Mr. Jibbers
Darian Lindle, Great Expectations!
Deborah Zoe Laufer, End Days
Shel Silverstein, The Best Daddy
Vincent Delaney, Six Months In
BEST CLOWN
Chris Ensweiler, The Servant of Two Masters, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Chris Bell, Elephant's Graveyard, Balagan Theatre
Mark Bedard, The Servant of Two Masters, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Orion Protonentis, Titus Andronicus, GreenStage
Kerry Ryan, The Tempest and The Servant of Two Masters, Seattle Shakespeare Company
Fanny Tragic, Schmorgasborg, Balagan Theatre
Matt Hornbeck, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Theater Schmeater
Armando Duran, All's Well That Ends Well, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
BEST SET
A Comedy of Errors, GreenStage. Ryan Higgins, director. Laura Garcia, properties designer.
Equivocation, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Christopher Acebo, scenic designer.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Balagan Theatre. Ed Cook III, technical director. Jen Butler, set designer. Terri Weagant, shopping cart builder.
Sunday in the Park with George, 5th Avenue Theatre. Projection design, Timothy Byrd and the Knifedge Creative Network. David Farley, set design.
Don Quixote, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Lynn Jeffries, puppet designer.
BEST MUSIC
Elephant's Graveyard, Balagan Theatre. Jake Groshong, musical director.
The Full Monty, Balagan Theatre. Kimberly Dare, musical director.
Rock 'n' Roll, ACT. Kurt Beattie, director.
Gutenberg! The Musical! ArtsWest. Music direction by Kim Dare.
The 14/48 band. Alyssa Keene, lead singer.
BEST COSTUME
Titus Andronicus, GreenStage. Janessa Jayne Styck, costume designer.
The Comedy of Errors, GreenStage. Janessa Jayne Styck, costume designer.
The Servant of Two Masters, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Christal Weatherly, costume designer.
A Confederacy of Dunces, Book-It. Doris Black, costume designer.
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