7th Annual WATCH Awards Winners
By Michael & Laura Clark • Mar 4th, 2007 • Category: ShowBizRadioThe 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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Michael & Laura Clark started ShowBizRadio in August 2005 because they love live theater. They each have both performed in and worked behind the scenes in DC area productions, as well as earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College.