All the numbers have been crunched, checked, and double-checked, and we are happy to announce that on July 1, 2019, Drammy Awards will be presented for:
Lifetime Achievement (Stan Foote)
Special Achievement (30 Years of triangle! Productions)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical, Youth Ensemble, Solo Performance, 2018-2019 Season of Work, Dance Ensemble, and Violence Design,
with additional presentations from Portland Civic Theatre Guild, PATA, and Advance Gender Equity in the Arts
And the finalists for the 2018-2019 Drammy Awards are…
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY | ||
Jeff George | Made to Dance in Burning Buildings | Shaking the Tree |
Patdro Harris | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Anita Menon | Tenali: The Royal Trickster | Northwest Children’s Theatre |
Kate Mura | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN | ||
Jenny Ampersand | Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Mary Eggers & Suvarna Menon | Tenali: The Royal Trickster | Northwest Children’s Theatre |
Elyse Grimaldi | ______ the Wolf | Shaking the Tree |
Carrie Anne Huneycutt | La Segua | Milagro Theatre |
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL | ||
Patdro Harris | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Isaac Lamb | Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose |
Sharon Maroney | Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose |
Rusty Tennant | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY | ||
Paul Angelo | Girl in the Red Corner | defunkt Theatre |
Lou Bellamy | Fences | Portland Playhouse |
Marcella Crowson & Douglas Irvin | Jason & the Argonauts | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
Rebecca Lingafelter | Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL | ||
Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble | |
Crowns | Portland Playhouse | |
Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose | |
Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose | |
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY | ||
Fences | Portland Playhouse | |
Girl in the Red Corner | defunkt Theatre | |
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre | |
John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre | |
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY | ||
Nick Ferrucci | John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Heath Koerschgen | Jason & the Argonauts | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
Erika LaVonn | Fences | Portland Playhouse |
Jennifer Lin | John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Allen Nause | Inherit the Wind | Lakewood Theatre |
Lester Purry | Fences | Portland Playhouse |
Jen Rowe | The Secretaries | Profile Theatre |
James Sharinghousen | Jason & the Argonauts | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
Steve Coker | Urinetown: The Musical | Stumptown Stages |
Gwendolyn Duffy | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
Marilyn Keller | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Ernie Lijoi | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
Dru Rutledge | Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose |
Joellen Sweeney | Elephant & Piggie: We are in a Play! | Northwest Children’s Theatre |
Jessica Tidd | Pippin | Lakewood Theatre |
Benjamin Tissell | Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose |
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN | ||
Paul Ansell & James Mapes | Jason & the Argonauts | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
David Castaneda | Mamma Mia! | Broadway Rose |
Carl Faber | Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose |
Jeanette Oi-Suh Yew | In the Wake | Profile Theatre |
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION | ||
Jeffrey Childs | Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose |
Matt Insley | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
Chika Kaba Ma’atunde | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Eric Nordin | Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose |
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPT | ||
Alebrijes! | Georgina Escobar | Milagro Theatre |
The Delays | Sara Jean Accuardi | Theatre Vertigo |
Tether: ADHD + BDSM | Sara Fay Goldman | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
Unde+ec+able | Rusty Tennant | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
OUTSTANDING PIT ENSEMBLE | ||
Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble | |
Crowns | Portland Playhouse | |
Pippin | Lakewood Theatre | |
Tenali: The Royal Trickster | Northwest Children’s Theatre | |
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL | ||
Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble | |
Crowns | Portland Playhouse | |
Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose | |
Ordinary Days | Broadway Rose | |
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY | ||
Fences | Portland Playhouse | |
Girl in the Red Corner | defunkt Theatre | |
John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre | |
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre | |
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN | ||
Jenny Ampersand | Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Brian Boyd | Mamma Mia! | Broadway Rose |
Rusty Tennant | Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train | CoHo Productions with Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project |
Max Ward | Girl in the Red Corner | defunkt Theatre |
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN | ||
Cameron McFee | Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train | CoHo Productions with Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project |
Richard Moore | Good Kids | Oregon Children’s Theatre Young Professionals Company |
Jen Raynak | Pontypool | CoHo Productions with Christy Bigelow, Gavin Hoffman & Pat Moran |
Mark Valadez | John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY | ||
London Bauman | The Delays | Theatre Vertigo |
Bobby Bermea | Fences | Portland Playhouse |
Jean-Luc Boucherot | ______ the Wolf | Shaking the Tree |
Diane Kondrat | Girl in the Red Corner | defunkt Theatre |
Diane Kondrat | John | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Dana Millican | Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train | CoHo Productions with Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project |
Alex Ramirez de Cruz | Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Third Rail Repertory Theatre |
Matthew Sepeda | Alebrijes! | Milagro Theatre |
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
Stephanie Heuston | Pippin | Lakewood Theatre |
Laura McCullough | Nunsense | Broadway Rose |
Dan Murphy | Nunsense | Broadway Rose |
André Neal | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Emily Sahler | Guys & Dolls | Broadway Rose |
Shalanda Sims | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
Michael J. Teufel | Cabaret | Fuse Theatre Ensemble |
Julana Torres | Crowns | Portland Playhouse |
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER | ||
Kobi Flowers | The No Play | PassinArt |
Martin Hernandez | Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
Asher Ross | Shiver | Oregon Children’s Theatre Young Professionals Company |
Sophia Takla | Ella Enchanted | Oregon Children’s Theatre |
I see neither Portland Center Stage nor Artists’ Rep are nominees for anything–are they not eligible?
Hello! Portland Center Stage and Artists Repertory Theatre opted out of being included in the Drammy Awards starting with the 2016-2017 season.