Civic Theatre proudly announces winners of the Northeast Indiana Playwright Contest!
Posted Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 10:00am
Arts United Center, Ian Rolland Gallery

In addressing the creative writing needs of the communities we serve, the Civic Theatre has established a playwright festival encouraging emerging and professional playwrights to submit their unproduced and unpublished one act or full-length plays to be presented as a reading or production at our “Civic Off-Main” location in June 4-6, 2010. When the imagination is free to explore, not knowing any boundaries, and without intimidation, self-esteem and confidence matures in developing one’s craft. Being a playwright requires soul searching, risk taking, courage, research, readings, feedback, and lots of rewriting that will hopefully lead to a fully staged production. The Civic Theatre continues to foster the creative potential that is within us as actors, dancers, singers and now as playwrights.

The winners are:
• 1st place: The Ladies in Cabin 10 by Nancy Carlson
• 2nd place: Papillons by Ruth (Tyndall) Baker
• 3rd place: Asleep in the Arms of God by Jay Duffer
• Honorable Mention: The Door by Chad Kennerk
                             Profanity by Chris Colcord

The winning play will be produced as part of the first NORTHEAST INDIANA PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL, June 4-6 at the Allen County Public Library Auditorium. The second and third-place plays will have stage readings at the Festival. Click here to download the NORTHEAST INDIANA PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL brochure.

• Outstanding leading performance in a musical:
  • Male: Todd Frymier as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein
    
  • Female: Jessica Butler as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie
    
  
  
• Outstanding leading performance in a play:
  • Male: Michael Nelaborige as Eylot Chas in Private Lives
  • Female: Nancy Kartholl as Amanda Prynne Private Lives
  
  
• Outstanding supporting performance in a musical:
  • Male: Robert Phillips as Harold Nichols in The Full Monty
    
  • Female: Maggie Kole Hunter as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie
    
  
  
• Outstanding supporting performance in a play:
  • Male: Reuben Albaugh as Waiters, Priest and Lawrence in Christopher Durang One Acts: 5 Comedies in One
  • Female: Kate Black as Mrs. Sorken, Sara and Amanda in Christopher Durang One Acts: 5 Comedies in One
  
  
• Outstanding ensemble performance in a musical:
  • Male: Billy Dawson in Frankenstein
    
  • Female: Amy Baxter and Annie Robinson (tie) in Frankenstein
    
  
  
• Outstanding ensemble performance in a play:
  • Female: Abigail Hobbs as Louise, the French Maid in Private Lives
  
  
• Outstanding juvenile performance:
  • Ethan Burke as Nathan Lukowski in The Full Monty
  
  
• Outstanding dancer:
  • Male: Brandon York in Thoroughly Modern Millie
  • Female: Heather Closson in Thoroughly Modern Millie
  
  
• Excellence in Technical Theatre:
  • Emilie Crabb
  
  
• Excellence in Volunteerism Award:
  • The Glander Family: Randall, Anne and Rebecca
  
  
• 2008-2009 Master Technician certificate recipients:
  • New Technicians- Carolina Cantillan, Kathleen Christian, Hope Daubenmire, Jeremy Prentice, Brogan Stillman, Diana Roney, Ryan Wamsley, Bill Westerman, Ruth Weigmann, Ellen Semlin
  • Special Recognition- Reuban Albaugh, Mary Alberding, Judy Ball, Kate Ball, Sara Black, Anthony Bradburn, Emilie Crabb, Brittany Crow, Nan Durant, Carla Escosa, Fran Firestine, Beth Fisher, Rebecca Glander, Julia Goodall, Andrew Gross, Jeremy Harmyer, Scott Hartman, Sarah Hathaway, Kirby Hobbs, Trudy Horst, Fred Krauskopf, Abigail Liechty, Heather Macon, Jane Mehling, Miriam Morgan, Chris Nelson, Ashley Owens, Dawn Prentice, Brandon Porter, Del Proctor, Wayne Schaltenbrandt, Amanda Simpkins, Greg Steiber, Ricky Talarico, Clarence Tennis III, Dave Thompson, Hadley Todoran, James Valez, Joyce VanRy, Brian Wagner, Chris Wegenka, Grant Wegenka, Peg Wegenka, Mary Westerman, and Bill Wunderlin
    
  
  
• Staff Support Volunteers Certificate Recipients:
  • House Managers: Margaret Ankenbruck, Diane Breese, Nancy & Dan Brown, Mike & Nan Durant, Bill Forsythe, Ann & Randy Glander, Nancy Gille, Marge Havens, Ron & Maryellen Hays, Carol Kline, Bob & Jo Koch, and Madeline & Ron Smith
  
  
  • Usher Captains: Hilde Bachert, Barb Bontempo, Al & Gail Fennig, Delphine Frey, Pat Gennette, Virginia Harwood, Joanne Henry, Ed and Paulene Hurley, Doreen Jump, Roxanne Kelker, Marjorie Mathias, New Haven High School Drama Club, Mary Osborn, Marjorie Runkle, Sandy Young, and Verna Zink
  
  
  • Box Office/Will Call: Got Mail? Group, Bonnie Anderson, Karen Avery, Sue Beck, ClarAnn Bengs, Ginny Brecount, Cyndy Elick, Terry Putman, Becky Reed, Sharon Johnson-Smith, Diana Spindler, and Delight Springer