LEON RABIN AWARDS
November 7th, 2005 - The Black Academy of Arts & Letters
* Denotes Winner

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Matthew Johnston - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Richardson Theatre Center
Randy Pearlman - ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
*Carl Savering - PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre
Chad Gowen Spears - MARISOL - Risk Theater Initiative
Lee Trull - HAZARD COUNTY - Kitchen Dog Theater
Steven Walters - PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Chamblee Ferguson - A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE - WaterTower Theatre
*Brian Gonzales - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Ron Gonzalez - STATE FAIR - It’s About Time Productions
Brian Patrick Hathaway - FINIAN’S RAINBOW - Lyric Stage
James Wesley - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
*Nicole Case - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Gail Cronauer - FREEDOMLAND - Echo Theatre
Emily Gray – THE GIFT OF THE MAGI - Classical Acting Company
Shannon McGrann - PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre
Maria Khristy Millares - FAR EAST - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Molly Moroney - SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Kia Dawn Fulton - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
*Lindsey Holloway - CABARET - WaterTower Theatre
Emily Lockhart - THE WILD PARTY - Uptown Players
Pam Peadon - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – PLAY
*Bradley Campbell - THE DRAWER BOY - Plano Repertory Theatre
R Bruce Elliot - A COUNTRY LIFE - WaterTower Theatre
Chamblee Ferguson - THE HYPOCHONDRIAC - Classical Acting Company
David Goodwin - CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL - Kitchen Dog Theater
Barry Nash - BURIED CHILD - Kitchen Dog Theater
Sean T. Perez - JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN - Kitchen Dog Theater

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – MUSICAL
*Chamblee Ferguson - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players
Wendell L. Holden Jr. - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Paul Taylor - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
James Wesley - THE WILD PARTY - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE – PLAY
Emily Scott Banks - A COUNTRY LIFE - WaterTower Theatre
*Carrie Bourn - MOLLY SWEENEY - Act I Productions
Gigi Cervantes - LIVING OUT - WaterTower Theatre
Emily Gray - THE HYPOCHONDRIAC - Classical Acting Company
Rachael Lindley - MISERY - Richardson Theatre Center
Elizabeth Van Winkle - PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE – MUSICAL
Ashley Puckett Gonzales - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Garland Summer Musicals
Linda Leonard - STATE FAIR - It’s About Time Productions
Cara Statham Serber - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
*Jenny Thurman - A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE - WaterTower Theatre

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTOR
Larry Miller - CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals
Ricky Pope - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players
*Sheilah Vaughn Walker - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Adam C. Wright - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
T. A. Dodson - MARISOL - Risk Theater Initiative
*Jake Maudlin/Michael Turner - Jesus Hopped the A Train - Kitchen Dog Theater
Marco Salinas - ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
Lowell Sargeant - THE KATHY & MO SHOW: PARALLEL LIVES - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Jonathan Taylor - CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL - Kitchen Dog Theater
Jason Waggoner - PROOF- Plano Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN - PLAY
Darryl Clement - HAY FEVER - Theatre Britain
Jim Cox - TEN LITTLE INDIANS - Garland Civic Theatre
*Clare Floyd Devries - ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
Wade Giampa - THE DINNER PARTY - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Jennifer Owen - ROMEO AND JULIET - Classical Acting Company
Randel Wright - THE CHERRY ORCHARD - Classical Acting Company

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN - MUSICAL
Kelly Cox - CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals
Clare Floyd Devries - IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES - WaterTower Theatre
Wade Giampa - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Zak Herring - THE VELVETEEN RABBIT - Dallas Children’s Theater
Andy Redmon - THE WILD PARTY - Uptown Players
*Michael Sullivan - CABARET - WaterTower Theatre

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY
*Linda Blase - THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW - Dallas Children’s Theater
Tristan Decker - Richard III - Shakespeare Festival
Russell Dyer - THE CHERRY ORCHARD - Classical Acting Company
Jason Foster - ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
Scott Kirkham - ANGEL STREET - Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre
Laura McMeley - BURIED CHILD - Kitchen Dog Theater

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
*Jason Foster - CABARET- WaterTower Theatre
Laura McMeley - CAMELOT - Plano Repertory Theatre
Julie Simmons - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players
*Susan A. White - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – PLAY
Robin Armstrong - HAY FEVER - Theatre Britain
Leila Heise - FAR EAST - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Diane Kearney - THE CHERRY ORCHARD - Classical Acting Company
*Giva Taylor - RICHARD III - Shakespeare Festival

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
*Billie Boston - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Bill Bullard/Suzi Shankle - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE – Uptown Players
Ric Leal - CAMELOT -Plano Repertory Theatre
Michael Robinson - CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Antoinette Depietropolo - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
Deanna L. Dys - STATE FAIR - It’s About Time Productions
Joseph Jones - CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals
Sara Romersberger - THE WRESTLING SEASON - Dallas Children’s Theater
*Vickie Squires - THE WILD PARTY - Uptown Players

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Bruce Coleman - SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES - Uptown Players
Dan Day - JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN - Kitchen Dog Theater
Joel Ferrell - PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre
James Paul Lemons - ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
*Rene’ Moreno - THE DRAWER BOY - Plano Repertory Theatre
Tina Parker – CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL – Kitchen Dog Theater

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Antoinette Depietropolo - RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
David Fisher - THE WILD PARTY - Uptown Players
Bob Hess - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Terry Martin - AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES - WaterTower Theatre
*Doug Miller - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players
Buff Shurr - CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR MUSICAL
*A COUNTRY LIFE - Terry Martin - WaterTower Theatre
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI - Lee Trull - Classical Acting Company
HAZARD COUNTY - Allison Moore - Kitchen Dog Theater
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC - Eve Hartmann - Classical Acting Company
THE LAST ONE-NIGHTER ON THE DEATH TRAIL - OETC Ensemble - Our Endeavors Theater Collective
SNOW WHITE - Jacque Mellor - Theatre Britain

The Following Awards Are Presented to the Production Companies

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
A COUNTRY LIFE - WaterTower Theatre
THE DRAWER BOY - Plano Repertory Theatre
ENCHANTED APRIL - WaterTower Theatre
LIVING OUT - WaterTower Theatre
MISERY - Richardson Theatre Center
*PROOF - Plano Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
CABARET - WaterTower Theatre
CRAZY FOR YOU - Garland Summer Musicals
IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES - WaterTower Theatre
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Uptown Players
*RAGTIME - Lyric Stage
THE WILD PARTY – Uptown Players