2011 Austin Creative Alliance Special Honoree
Outstanding Contribution to Austin Theatre
Latifah Taormina
Latifah Taormina, 2011 Outstanding Contribution to Austin Theatre
PLAYS FOR YOUTH
Outstanding Production of a Play for Youth
A Year With Frog and Toad Summer Stock Austin
Outstanding Direction of a Play for Youth
Rudy Ramirez The Physicists
Outstanding Performer in a Play for Youth
David Meissner (Momo, Henry, Man, Watch Seller, Jean-Paul) The Adventures of Iris and Momo
MUSIC THEATRE
Outstanding Production of Music Theatre
I’ve Never Been So Happy Rude Mechanicals and Center Theatre Group
Outstanding Direction of Music Theatre
Thomas Graves and Lana Lesley I’ve Never Been So Happy
Outstanding Lead Actor in Music Theatre
Andrew Cannata (Austin) I Love You Because
Outstanding Lead Actress in Music Theatre
Haley Smith (Marcy) I Love You Because
Outstanding Featured Actor in Music Theatre
Brian Coughlin (Edna Turnblad) Hairspray
Outstanding Featured Actress in Music Theatre
Janis Stinson (Motormouth Maybelle) Hairspray
COMEDIES
Outstanding Production of a Comedy
The Dudleys!: A Family Game TUTTO Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Comedy
Gary Jaffe The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Shelby Davenport (Jack Tanner) Man and Superman
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Lauren Lane (Barbara Fordham) August: Osage County
Outstanding Featured
Actor in a Comedy
Michael Stuart (Charlie Aiken) August: Osage County
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Comedy
Chris Humphrey (Nanna) MilkMilkLemonade
DRAMAS
Outstanding Production of a Drama
Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show Trouble Puppet Theater Company
Outstanding Direction of a Drama
Connor Hopkins Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Justin Scalise (Hamlet) Hamlet [Scottish Rite Theatre and Black Swan Events]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Babs George (Martha) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Drama
Travis Dean (Baylor) A Lie o
f the Mind
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Drama
Rebecca Robinson (Beth) A Lie of the Mind
GENERAL CATEGORIES
Outstanding Set Design
Ia Ensterä Here Comes Gosling!
Outstanding Light Design
Natalie George Baal
Outstanding Sound Design
Leegrid Stevens The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Costume Design
Susan Branch Towne Hairspray
Outstanding Music Direction
Chris Humphrey The Elementals: AIR
Outstanding Dance Choreography
Melinda Rebman and Zenobia Taylor The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Fight Choreography
Travis Dean Hunter Gatherers
Outstanding Original Script
Leegrid Stevens The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Original Score
Leegrid Stevens The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Media Design
Dan Monceaux, Angela Hill, David Bengali, Jordan Rein, Josh Lampman, David Mauro, Camilo Munar and Jake Witlen The Dudleys!: A Family Game
Outstanding Puppetry
Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show Trouble Puppet Theater Company
Outstanding Cast Performance
The Dudleys!: A Family Game TUTTO Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Roderick Sanford and Joshua Denning (Tom Collins and Angel Dumont Schunard) RENT
Outstanding Young Performer
Joshua Michael Braun (Newton) The Physicists
Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Work in Improvisational Theatre
Confidence Men The Institution Theater
Special Certificates
Biography of Physical Sensation – Rubber Repertory, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Rude Mechanicals and Fusebox Festival
I’ve Never Been So Happy: A Western Musical & Transmedia Shindig – Rude Mechanicals
