LEON RABIN AWARDS
November 8, 2004, Patti Granville Center for the Performing Arts
* Denotes Winner

The Following Award Is Presented to the Production Company

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
WAITING FOR GODOT - Risk Theater Initiative
BRILLIANT TRACES - Act 1 Productions
OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
*LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players
ALL MY SONS - Classical Acting Company
DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
*HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Kitchen Dog Theater
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Uptown Players
THE LIFE - Uptown Players
OPAL - Lyric Stage
THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
THE SPITFIRE GRILL - WaterTower Theatre

The Following Awards Are Presented to the Individual Artists

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR MUSICAL
BAPTIZED TO THE BONE - Dave Johnson - WaterTower Theatre
A FLEA IN HER EAR - Greg Leaming (translation) - Classical Acting Company
*LESSON TWO: HAMLET - Scott A. Eckert - Pocket Sandwich Theatre
PERMANENT COLLECTION - Thomas Gibbons - Kitchen Dog Theater

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Marianne Galloway - WAITING FOR GODOT - Risk Theater Initiative
Natalie Gaupp - BRILLIANT TRACES - Act 1 Productions
Ellen Locy - OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
*Doug Miller - LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players
Rene’ Moreno - ALL MY SONS - Classical Acting Company
Scott Osborne - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Bruce Coleman - THE LIFE - Uptown Players
Cheryl Denson - THE PAJAMA GAME - Lyric Stage
Greg Ganakas - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ - Dallas Theatre Center
*Doug Miller - PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Tina Parker - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Kitchen Dog Theater
Lynne Taylor-Corbett - OPAL - Lyric Stage

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN - PLAY
Robin Armstrong - THE FROG PRINCE - Theatre Britain
Mary Therese D’Avignon - THE ISLAND OF THE SKOG - Dallas Children’s Theater
Rhonda Gorman - A FLEA IN HER EAR - Classical Acting Company
Leila Heise - THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE - Dallas Children’s Theater
*Patrick Johnson - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
Kristine Koury - ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE - Our Endeavors Theater Collective

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billie Boston - OPAL- Lyric Stage
*Bill Bullard/Suzi Shankle - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Uptown Players
Bruce Coleman - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
Clare Henkel - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ - Dallas Theatre Center
Michael Robinson - GUYS AND DOLLS - Garland Summer Musicals

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY
Tristan Decker - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
Marcus Doshi - HAMLET - Dallas Theatre Center
Mike Garner - ALL MY SONS - Classical Acting Company
J. Morgan Rowe-Morris - THE DANUBE - Kitchen Dog Theater
*Julie Simmons - LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players
David Yates - BRILLIANT TRACES - Act 1 Productions

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
Linda Blasé - HANS BRINKER OR THE SILVER SKATES - Dallas Children’s Theater
Kirk Bookman - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ - Dallas Theatre Center
*Jason Foster - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - WaterTower Theatre
Suzanne Lavender - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Kitchen Dog Theater
Julie Simmons - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
Susan A. White - OPAL- Lyric Stage

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN - PLAY
Darryl Clement - THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR - Theatre Britain
Chase Corker - OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
Rodney Dobbs - THE DINING ROOM - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Jennifer Owen - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Classical Acting Company
Russell Parkman - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
* Keith Redmon/Andy Redmon - LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN - MUSICAL
Bruce Coleman - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
*Clare Floyd Devries - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - WaterTower Theatre
Scott Kirkham - PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Andy Redmon - THE LIFE - Uptown Players
Walt Spangler - OPAL- Lyric Stage
Randel Wright - THE PAJAMA GAME- Lyric Stage

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Sue Birch/Christopher George - THE FROG PRINCE - Theatre Britain
John Flores - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
*Virgil Justice - LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players
Marco Salinas - FRANKENSTEIN - Dallas Children’s Theater
Randy Tallman - OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
Jason Waggoner - ALL MY SONS - Classical Acting Company

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruce Coleman - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
Joseph Jones - ANYTHING GOES - Garland Summer Musicals
Gary Minyard - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
*Paula Morelan - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Uptown Players
Nancy Schaeffer - GO, DOG. GO! - Dallas Children’s Theater
Tom Schall - HAMLET - Dallas Theatre Center

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTOR
*Scott A. Eckert - THE LIFE - Uptown Players
Gary Floyd - PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - Uptown Players
Mark A. Mullino - SWING! - Plano Repertory Theatre
Ricky Pope - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
Buddy Shanahan - CHICAGO - Plano Repertory Theatre
Adam C. Wright - SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD - Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - PLAY
Emily Gray - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Classical Acting Company
Elly Lindsay – KINDERTRANSPORT - Echo Theatre
*Lydia Mackay - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
Melanie A. Mason - BRILLIANT TRACES - Act 1 Productions
Jennifer Pasion - SYLVIA - Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre
Susan Sargeant - MARRIAGE PLAY - WingSpan Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - MUSICAL
Jennifer Green - SPITFIRE GRILL - WaterTower Theatre
Julie Johnson - OPAL - Lyric Stage
* Linda Leonard - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Uptown Players
Ashley Puckett Gonzales- VIOLET - Plano Repertory Theatre
Kelly Rypkema - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT Mainstage
Jenny Thurman - PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - PLAY
David W. Brown - BRILLIANT TRACES - Act 1 Productions
Tim Demsky - LESSON TWO: HAMLET - Pocket Sandwich Theatre
Matthew Gray - A FLEA IN HER EAR - Classical Acting Company
Jason Butler Harner - HAMLET - Dallas Theatre Center
* Bob Hess - BAPTIZED TO THE BONE - WaterTower Theatre
Jeffrey Schmidt - DAINTY SHAPES AND HAIRY APES - Our Endeavors Theater Collective

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – MUSICAL
Bradley Campbell - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre
Mark Frie - SWING! - Plano Repertory Theatre
Ron Gonzalez - DESPERATE MEASURES - Lyric Stage
Markus Lloyd - VIOLET - Plano Repertory Theatre
Ken Prymus - AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ - Dallas Theatre Center
* Joey Steakley - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Kitchen Dog Theater

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Emily Gray - KINDERTRANSPORT - Echo Theatre
Pam Myers Morgan - OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
Clara Peretz - OFF THE MAP - Echo Theatre
Elise Reynard - THE DINING ROOM - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Jacquai Wade - PERMANENT COLLECTION - Kitchen Dog Theater
* Wendy Welch - THE DINING ROOM - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Deborah Brown - OPAL - Lyric Stage
*M. Denise Lee - THE LIFE - Uptown Players
Emily Lockhart - ANYTHING GOES - Garland Summer Musicals
Morgan Shaw - THE PAJAMA GAME - Uptown Players
Julie Stirman - OPAL - Lyric Stage
Stephanie Young - THE LIFE - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - PLAY
*Regan Adair - LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! - Uptown Players
Joseph Jammer - A SOLDIER’S PLAY - Soul Repertory Theatre
Erik Knapp - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TULSA LOVECHILD - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Tom Lenaghen - THE DINING ROOM - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Mark Shum - THE FROG PRINCE - Theatre Britain
Ashley Smith - A FLEA IN HER EAR - Classical Acting Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Patrick Amos - THE LIFE - Uptown Players
*Gary Floyd - PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Doug Jackson - THE PAJAMA GAME - Lyric Stage
Michael Newberry - VIOLET- Plano Repertory Theatre
Randy Pearlman - ANYTHING GOES - Garland Summer Musicals
Marco Salinas - THE SECRET GARDEN - ICT