2013 OTAS AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE
Pictured: Top Row (left to right) Margaret Louise Chapman, Greg Tamblyn, Jeff Gorham, Chris Berreth, Brandon Weaver, Lisa Knox. Bottom Row: (left to right): Rani Lightle, Alex Mitchell, Heather Taylor, Barbara Irvin, Joe Theissen.
On Sunday, June 30, 2013, Lakewood Theatre Company/Lakewood Center for the Arts held its annual meeting and OTAS (Oregon Theatrical Awards Society) presentation at the Lakewood Center to celebrate the closing of its 60th season of plays and its 42nd annual OTAS Awards. Emcee for the evening was Alan Shearman, a frequent Lakewood stage director and past OTAS award winner.
Artists recognized during the evening included:
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL
Stephanie K. Leppert as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL
Joe Theissen as Albert/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – MUSICAL
Barbara Irvin as Bloody Mary in South Pacific
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – MUSICAL
Kevin Cook as Jacob/Claudia in La Cage aux Folles
BEST ACTRESS – PLAY
Pam Mahon as Claire in Rumors
BEST ACTOR – PLAY
Jeff Gorham as Lenny in Rumors and Leif Norby as Marc in ‘ART’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – PLAY
Rani Lightle as Cookie in Rumors
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – PLAY
Brian Williams as Glenn in Rumors
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Alan D. Lytle for La Cage aux Folles
COSTUME DESIGN
Margaret Louise Chapman for La Cage aux Folles
BEST SET DESIGN
Chris Whitten for South Pacific and Glenn Gauer for La Cage aux Folles
BEST LIGHT DESIGN
Drew Flint for La Cage aux Folles
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Cherie Price for La Cage aux Folles
BEST DIRECTOR MUSICAL
Greg Tamblyn for La Cage aux Folles
BEST DIRECTOR PLAY
Joe Theissen for Rumors
BEST MUSICAL
La Cage aux Folles
BEST PLAY
Rumors
JUDGES AWARDS
Lisa Knox, Brandon Weaver and Alan King
BETTY KINGSBURY HERITAGE AWARD (for exemplary service to the theatre)
Chris Berreth
SPECIAL AWARDS (in recognition of outstanding service)
Marcus Storey, sound technician
Heather Taylor, stage manager and crew
Mark Daniels, Assistant Stage Manager and crew
Alex Mitchell, spotlight and crew
Trevon Jensen, crew
In the business/annual meeting earlier on June 28th, President Fred Baldwin recognized and thanked retiring board members Linda Kerl and Lorri Kehoe for their many years of service to Lakewood.
In official business, the non-profit organization elected Michelle Dorman as President and Don Irving as Treasurer for one-year terms. Members elected to serve three-year board terms were Fred Breuer, Linda Brown, Michelle Dorman, Joann Frankel, Cyndie Glazer, Jeff Kantor, Ramzan Magomedov and Gail Pemble. For a two-year terms, Michael C. Dotten and Bridget Smith were elected and for a one-year term Barbara Kehoe was elected.
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The O.T.A.S. Story
The O.T.A.S. Awards are given each year to honor those involved in productions at Lakewood Theatre Company. They originated in 1971.
Nominees for the O.T.A.S. Awards (Oregon Theatrical Awards Society) are judged by a panel of judges who attend all Lakewood Theatre Company shows. Performers are judged on role conception, vocal/physical interplay and performance impact on the audience. Directors are judged on conception and interpretation of the play, use of performers as groups and overall impact. All Lakewood Theatre Company members receive ballots. Ballots are tabulated by Jerry R. Woods, Attorney at Law.