We congratulate the following winners of the 2016 Drammy Awards:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Cassi Q. Kohl
H.M.S. Pinafore
Mock’s Crest Productions
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Rodolfo Ortega
Blue Door
Profile Theatre
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Kai Tomizawa
Junie B. Jones: The Musical
Oregon Children’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: PROPERTIES DESIGN
Kaye Blankenship
In the Next Room, or the vibrator play
Profile Theatre
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Don Crossley
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Oregon Children’s Theatre
ARTSLANDIA AWARD
The Artslandia Award was presented to Imago Theatre.
BEST PIT ENSEMBLE
Tiempo Libre
Cuba Libre
Artists Repertory Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
David Bodin
Twelfth Night
Portland Shakespeare Project
AND
Gavin Hoffman
Great Expectations
Portland Center Stage
PATA SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
The following Spotlight awards were presented by Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA):
-Other: Kate E. Ortolano
-Crew: The Crew of The Skin of Our Teeth at Artists Repertory Theatre
-Stage Manager: Karen Hill
-Stage Manager: D Westerholm
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Ernie Lijoi, Kevin Laursen, Lawrence Rush
Under the Influence
Fuse Theatre Ensemble
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
James Sharinghousen
Oklahoma!
Broadway Rose Theatre Company
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Jessica Wallenfels
H.M.S. Pinafore
Mock’s Crest Productions
PORTLAND CIVIC THEATRE GUILD AWARDS
The following awards were presented by the Portland Civic Theatre Guild:
The Mary Brand Award: $2000 to Rex Putnam High School Theatre Department Children’s Theatre Program to bring theatre to elementary school audiences that otherwise could not afford to attend.
The Leslie O. Fulton Fellowship: $5000 to John Ellingson for travel to England to study at the Beverly Puppet Festival in July, following which he will connect and interact with several prominent puppet companies in England.
The Portland Civic Theatre $4000 Award in support of theatre to CoHo Theatre to pay for the creation and installation of an exterior sign marking the building and increasing the visibility of the theatre.
The Portland Civic Theatre $6000 Award in support of theatre to Shaking the Tree to upgrade their lighting and sound equipment.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: SCENIC ARTIST
Mindy Barker
The Drunken City
Theatre Vertigo
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alison Heryer
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jamie Rea
A Doll’s House
Shaking the Tree
AGE AND GENDER EQUITY AWARDS
Age & Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) presented the following awards:
$10,000 to Profile Theatre
$20,000 to CoHo Productions
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
Tony Cisek
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
Rick Lewis
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Beth Harper
BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Noah Dunham
How to Stop Dying
Action/Adventure Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Brian Demar Jones
Under the Influence
Fuse Theatre Ensemble
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Beth Thompson
Orlando
Profile Theatre
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: PRODUCER
Adriana Baer & Samantha Van der Merwe
Passion Play
Profile Theatre & Shaking the Tree
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Chris Coleman
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: SOLO PERFORMANCE
Matthew Kerrigan
The Dissenter’s Handbook
Shaking the Tree
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Matthew B. Zrebski
Orlando
Profile Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Malia Tippets
Heathers: The Musical
Staged! & triangle productions!
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Gavin Hoffman
The Understudy
Artists Repertory Theatre
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The Set-Up
Cygnet Productions
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Orlando
Profile Theatre
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Portland Center Stage
