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Best Play
 The Irish Curse, Clifton Players
The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Tribes, Ensemble Theatre
The Whale, Clifton Players
Honorable Mentions:
4000 Miles, Playhouse in the Park
Bull, Know Theatre
Clybourne Park, Playhouse in the Park
The Complete History of Comedy, Abridged, Playhouse in the Park
Fly, Playhouse in the Park
Gruesome Playground Injuries, Miami University
Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony Theatre Company
Seminar, Falcon Theatre
Best Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, CCM
Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Les Miserables, CCM
Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Spamalot, NKU
Honorable Mentions:
Carrie, CCM
Pinkalicious the Musical, Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Director of a Play
Michael Evan Haney, Tribes, Ensemble Theatre
Ricardo Khan, Fly, Playhouse in the Park
D. Lynn Meyers, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Brian Isaac Phillips, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
KJ Sanchez, Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Honorable Mentions:
Henry Cepluch, Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony Theatre Company
Timothy Douglas, The North Pool, Playhouse in the Park
Buz Davis, The Whale, Clifton Players
Drew Fracher, Of Mice and Men, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Kimberly Faith Hickman, The Twentieth Century Way, Know Theatre
D. Lynn Meyers, Metamorphoses, CCM
Brian Isaac Phillips, The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company/Xavier
Greg Proccacino, Other People’s Money, New Edgecliff Theatre
Cathy Springfield, The Irish Curse, Clifton Players
Ted Weil, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, Falcon Theatre
Director of a Musical
Aubrey Berg, Les Miserables, CCM
Ed Cohen, Dee Ann Bryll, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Vince DeGeorge, 20th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, CCM
Diane Lala, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Ken Jones, Spamalot, NKU
Choreography
 David Baum, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Marcia Milagrom Dodge, Cabaret, Playhouse in the Park
Roderick Justice, Spamalot, NKU
Diane Lala/Patti James, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Costume Design
Kathie Brookfield, Annie, Jr., Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Ronnie Chamberlain, As You Like It, NKU
Ronnie Chamberlain, Spamalot, NKU
Reba Senske, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Dean Walz, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Angela Wendt, Cabaret, Playhouse in the Park
Honorable Mentions:
Kathie Brookfield, Willie Wonka, Jr., Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Heidi Jo Scheimer, Twelfth Night, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Noelle Wedig, Pluto, The Know Theatre
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Lighting Design
Andrew Hungerford, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Andrew Hungerford, Two Noble Kinsmen, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Brian C. Mehring, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Terry Powell, Spamalot, NKU
Wes Richter, Metamorphoses, CCM
Denny Thomas, The Story of My Life, Mad Anthony Theatre
Music Direction
Steve Goers, Les Miserables, CCM
Ryan Sigurdson, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Damon Stevens, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Jamie Strawn, Spamalot, NKU
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Scenic Design
David O. Centers, Annie Jr., Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
David O. Centers, Pinkalicious the Musical, Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Tony Cisek, Clybourne Park, Playhouse in the Park
Dana Hall, Metamorphoses, CCM
Mark Halpin, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Brian C. Mehring, Tribes, Ensemble Theatre
Brian C. Mehring, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Honorable Mentions
Beowulf Boritt, Fly, Playhouse in the Park
Brett Bowling, A Christmas Carol, Covedale Theatre
David O. Centers, Willy Wonka, Jr., Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Sarabeth Hall, Carrie, CCM
Mark Halpin, Bibi, Diogenes Theatre
Andrew Hungerford, Pluto, Know Theatre
Misha Kachman, Venus in Fur, Playhouse in the Park
Brian C. Mehring, Other Desert Cities, Ensemble Theatre
Mary Slocum, Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony Theatre Company
Mary Slocum, The Story of My Life, Mad Anthony Theatre Company
Sound Design
Doug Borntrager, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
David Levy, Bibi, Diogenes Theatre
Fitz Patton, Tribes, Ensemble Theatre
Matthew Tibbs, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Zach Williamson, Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Fight Direction
Drew Fracher, Fight Choreography, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
K. Jenny jones/Andrew Dylan Ray, Fight Choreography, Living Dead in Denmark, CCM
Melissa Bennett Murphy, Fight Choreography, Dracula, Covedale
Special Contribution Awards
Clint Allen, Projection Design, Fly, Playhouse in the Park
Omar Edwards, Tap Improvographer, Fly, Playhouse in the Park
Kelly Yurko, Prosthetic Design, The Whale, Clifton Players
Ensemble in a Play
Clybourne Park, Playhouse in the Park
Fly, Playhouse in the Park
The Irish Curse, Clifton Players
Seminar, Falcon Theatre
Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
The Whale, Clifton Players
Honorable Mentions:
The 39 Steps, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Bull, Know Theatre
Complete History of Comedy, Abridged, Playhouse in the Park
A Delicate Ship, Playhouse in the Park
Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Shipwrecked, Playhouse in the Park
Twelfth Night, Cincinnati Shakespeare Comapny
Ensemble in a Musical
Les Miserables, CCM
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, CCM
Spamalot, NKU
Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Cabaret, Playhouse in the Park
Honorable Mentions
Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Bat Boy the Musical, Falcon
Small Group Performance in a Play
Billy Chace/Justin McCombs, The 39 Steps, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Matt Dentino/David Bogenschutz, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, Falcon
Lead Actor in a Play
Daniel Britt, Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony
Jim Hopkins, Of Mice and Men, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Ryan Knapper, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Miami University
Justin McCombs, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Brent Vimtrup, The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company/Xavier
Reggie Willis, The Whale, Clifton Players
Honorable Mentions
Wesley Carman, Pluto, Know Theatre
Billy Chace, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Dale Dymkoski, Tribes, Know Theatre
Kevin Crowley, Krisit, Clifton Players
Ted Deasy, The North Pool, Playhouse in the Park
Mike Dennis, Don’t Drink the Water, Showboat
Mike Dennis, Other People’s Money, New Edgecliff Theatre
Eli Gelb, The North Pool, Playhouse in the Park
Matthew Lewis Johnson, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Ian Kramer, Seminar, Falcon Theatre
Gavin Lawrence, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Justin McCombs, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Justin McCombs, Henry IV, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Michael McKeogh, The Twentieth Century Way, Know Theatre
Nathan Noerr, Harvey, The Carnegie Theatre
Jens Rasmussen, The Twentieth Century Way, Know Theatre
Gerardo Rodriquez, Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Michael Shooner, Seminar, Falcon Theatre
Arturo Sorio, Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Lead Actor in a Musical
Robert Breslin, Bat Boy The Musical, Falcon Theatre
Dan Doerger, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Matt Hill, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Jared Joplin, The Sound of Music, Carnegie Theatre
Colin Kessler, Les Miserables, CCM
Blain Krauss, Les Miserables, CCM
Lead Actress in a Play
Dale Hodges, Krisit, Clifton Players
Becka Eaton, Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony
Kelly Mengelkoch, Tribes, Ensemble Theatre
Rosemary Prinz, 4000 Miles, Playhouse in the Park
Torie Wiggins, The Mountaintop, ETC
Greta Wohlrabe, Venus in Fur, Playhouse in the Park
Honorable Mentions:
Meka Clifford, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Miami University
Christine Dye, Don’t Drink the Water, Showboat
Gabi Mayorga, Seven Spots on the Sun, Playhouse in the Park
Anna Stapleton, Living Dead in Denmark, CCM
Amy Warner, Other Desert Cities, Ensemble Theatre
Torie Wiggins, The Mountaintop, Ensemble Theatre
Lead Actress in a Musical
Brianna Barnes, Gypsy, Covedale
Leslie Goddard, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Allison Edwards, Annie Jr., Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Hannah Freeman, Carrie, CCM
Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Chicago, Carnegie Theatre
Honorable Mentions:
Sherry McCamley, Gypsy, Covedale
Ally Mellick, South Pacific, NKU
Emma Parks, Pinkalicious the Musical, Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Featured Actor in a Play
Bob Allen, Bus Stop, New Edgecliff Theatre
John Feltch, Pride and Prejudice, Playhouse in the Park
Mike King, Other People’s Money, New Edgecliff Theatre
Burt McCollum, Light Sensitive, Mad Anthony
Patrick Phillips, The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company/Xavier
Honorable Mentions:
Jim Hopkins, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Shaun Sutton, Boeing, Boeing, Carnegie Theatre/CCM
Featured Actor in a Musical
Michael Bath, Around the World in Eighty Days, Ensemble Theatre
Bradley Gorren, Spamalot, NKU
Hunter Henrickson, Spamalot, NKU
Matthew Paul Hill, Les Miserables, CCM
Featured Actress in a Play
Merritt Beischel, Seminar, Falcon Theatre
Deonna Bouye, Clybourne Park, Playhouse in the Park
Christine Dye, Bus Stop, New Edgecliff Theatre
Dale Hodges, Other Desert Cities, Ensemble Theatre
Miranda McGee, Two Noble Kinsmen, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Featured Actress in a Musical
Sara Bishop, Singin’ in the Rain, CCM
Jenny Hickman, Carrie, CCM
Mary Gordon Murray, Cabaret, Playhouse in the Park