LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY

ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 30, 2016

AND PRESENTATION OF

OTAS AWARDS JUNE 30, 2016

 

On Thursday, June 30, 2016, 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 63^rd season of plays and its 45^th annual OTAS Awards. Emcee for the evening was Alan Shearman, a frequent Lakewood stage director and past OTAS award winner and director of Lakewood’s 2015/16 season production of Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and the Invisible Bride of Death.

Artists recognized during the evening included:

 

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL

Pam Mahon as Aldonza in Man of La Mancha

BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL

Leif Norby as Cervantes/Quixote in Man of La Mancha

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – MUSICAL

Malia Tippets as Antonia in Man of La Mancha

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – MUSICAL

Joey Côté as Sancho in Man of La Mancha

 

BEST ACTRESS – PLAY

Kelly Stewart as Rosemary Fenton in Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

BEST ACTOR – PLAY

Spencer Conway as Bullshot Crummond in Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – PLAY

Stephanie Heuston as Lenya VonBruno in Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – PLAY

Burl Ross as Rashid/Aunt Charlotte in Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Sara Mishler Martins for Anything Goes

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Margaret Louise Chapman for Man of La Mancha

 

BEST SET DESIGN

Glenn Gauer for Man of La Mancha

 

BEST LIGHT DESIGN

Kurt Herman for Man of La Mancha

 

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION

Alan D. Lytle for Man of La Mancha

 

BEST DIRECTOR MUSICAL

Greg Tamblyn for Man of La Mancha

 

BEST DIRECTOR PLAY

Alan Shearman for Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

BEST MUSICAL

Man of La Mancha

        

BEST PLAY

Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death

 

The Betty Kingsbury Heritage Award for exemplary service to the theatre went to the Kurt Herman and Jeanne Denton for their outstanding service to the theatre.

 

A special Audience Award went to the stage crews of Golden Boy and Bullshot Crummond: The Evil Eye of Jabar and The Invisible Bride of Death for their agility in managing quick set changes.

 

In the business/annual meeting on June 30, 2016, President Don Irving recognized and thanked retiring board members John Bradshaw, Tina Cauthorn, Gail Pemble and Bridget Smith for their many years of service to Lakewood. In official business, the non-profit organization elected Don Plumb as President and Jeanne Denton as Treasurer for one-year terms. Members elected to serve three-year board terms were Fred Breuer, Linda Brown, Joann Frankel, Cyndie Glazer, Ken Hick, Steve Jurney, Jeff Kantor, and Skip O’Neill.  For a two-year term, Joanne Kantor was elected and for a one-year term Jan Coulton and Aaron Nigel Smith were elected.

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The OTAS Story

The OTAS Awards are given each year to honor those involved in productions at Lakewood Theatre Company. They originated in 1971.

Nominees for the OTAS 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.