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7th Annual WATCH Awards Winners

By • Mar 4th, 2007 • Category: ShowBizRadio

The Washington Area Theater Community Honors were announced this evening at a ceremony held at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. Full listing of winners follows the jump. The list of nominees is also available.

Winners for outstanding technical achievements.

Outstanding Set Design

  • John Merritt, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Set Construction

  • John Merritt, C.J. Gardiner & Mike Merritt, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Set Painting

  • Julianna Bogdan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing

  • Karen Kleyle, John Merritt & Rachel Wallace, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Properties

  • Sue Belmore, John Merritt & Joe Stine, Seussical – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Lighting Design

  • Ken & Patti Crowley, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Reston Community Players

Outstanding Sound Design

  • Joe Thompson, Dearly Departed – Bowie Community Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design

  • Eric Scerbo, Assassins – Kensington Arts Theatre

Outstanding Makeup Design

  • Sheila R. Hyman, Seussical – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Hair Design

  • Sheila R. Hyman, Seussical – Port Tobacco Players

Outstanding Special Effects (tie)

  • Keith Linville & John Merritt, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Port Tobacco Players
  • Russ Wyland, Bob Gray, Ken & Patti Crowley, Blithe Spirit – Little Theatre of Alexandria

Winners for outstanding performances by an actor or actress.

Outstanding cameo in a musical

  • Jennifer Diffell as “Fruma-Sarah”, Fiddler on the Roof – Arlington Players

Outstanding cameo in a play

  • Rose DeClerq as “Costanza”, Enchanted April – Vienna Theatre Company

Outstanding featured actor in a musical

  • Rodrigo J. Vega as “Sergeant of Police”, The Pirates of Penzance – Arlington Players

Outstanding featured actress in a musical

  • Liz Weber as “Jeanette Burmeister”, The Full Monty – Rockville Musical Theatre

Outstanding featured actor in a play

  • Terry Spann as “Willie Johnson”, Miss Evers’ Boys – Hard Bargain Players

Outstanding featured actress in a play

  • Karen Havener Handley as “B”, Three Tall Women – Elden Street Players

Outstanding lead actor in a musical

  • Andy Izquierdo as “Mickey”, Blood Brothers – Elden Street Players

Outstanding lead actress in a musical

  • Anita Miller as “Mrs. Johnstone”, Blood Brothers – Elden Street Players

Outstanding lead actor in a play

  • Darius Suziedelis as “Bobby Reyburn”, Coyote on a Fence – Silver Spring Stage

Outstanding lead actress in a play

  • Carla Scopeletis as “A”, Three Tall Women – Elden Street Players

Winners for outstanding achievement in overall production.

Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography

  • Tom Witherspoon, Noises Off – Arlington Players

Outstanding Choreography

  • Kay Casstevens, The Pirates of Penzance – Arlington Players

Outstanding Music Direction

  • Mark V. Deal, The Pirates of Penzance – Arlington Players

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

  • Gloria DuGan, Blood Brothers – Elden Street Players

Outstanding Direction of a Play

  • Rosemary Hartman, Three Tall Women – Elden Street Players

Outstanding Musical

  • Blood Brothers – Elden Street Players

Outstanding Play

  • Coyote on a Fence – Silver Spring Stage

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