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The 20th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards, with Circle X Theater Company, the cast of Naked Boys Singing!, Chris Wells, Karen Finley, Pasadena Shakespeare Company and more, will be held at the Los Angeles Theater Center, 514 S. Spring Street, downtown, on Monday, April 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.); reception to follow. The posting of nominees can be found online at laweekly.com. Admission for all nominees plus one guest is free; for all others, $12. All queries and RSVPs can be made on the Awards hot line: (323) 993-3693. Please make checks payable to L.A. Weekly c/o Lisa Yu, 6715 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Checks must be received by April 4.
The following individuals and stage productions have been nominated by the Weekly's 11 permanent theater critics for recognition in the 20th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards, honoring artistic excellence in L.A.-area theaters of 99 seats or less, in productions opening between January 1 and December 31, 1998. The awards ceremony will be held in April, co-hosted by Circle X Theater Company and Chris Wells, at a location to be announced in the near future. Presenters include Julia Campbell, Amanda Carlin, Bart DeLorenzo, Caryn Morse Desai, Shashin Desai, David Dukes, Sheldon Epps, Tom Fitzpatrick, Phyllis Frelich, Pamela Gordon, Anna Gunn, Bonnie Hellman, Mark Henderson, Byron Jennings, Gregory Itzin, Lynn Manning, Ian McShane, Andrew J. Robinson, Spencer Scott, Robert Shrock, Joe Stern, Leslie Tamaribuchi, Lisa Wolpe, Tracy Young and Laura Zucker, with performances by Karen Finley, the cast of Naked Boys Singing! and more. The awards for Play Writing come with a money award generously donated by A.S.K. Theater Projects. There is no charge for admission to the awards ceremony for nominees and one guest; tickets for all others are $12. Reservations can be made by calling the Awards hot line at (323) 993-3693. Please leave your name and a contact number. All queries left on the hot line will be answered within a day or two. Further details on the location and time of the awards ceremony will appear regularly on the Weekly's theater page over the next several weeks, as well as on the New Theater Reviews page of the paper's Calendar section, and will be posted both on the phone hot line and online at laweekly.com.
–Steven Leigh Morris
PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Ecstasy, Roadworks Productions at the Odyssey Theater
Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Texarkana Waltz, Circle X Theater Company at the Los Angeles Playhouse
Yield of the Long Bond, Matrix Theater
REVIVAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR (OF A 20TH-CENTURY WORK)
The Dock Brief, Fremont Center Theater
Indiscretions, Pacific Resident Theater
Melody Jones, Theatre/Theater
MUSICAL OF THE YEAR
The Beggar's Opera, Pasadena Shake-speare Company
Falsettos, St. Genesius Theater
Naked Boys Singing!, Celebration Theater
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Rae Creevey
LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Taylor Gilbert, White People, Road Theater Company
Pamela Gordon, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Carol Hickey, The Nature of the Beast, Ventura Court Theater
Vanessa Hopkins, George Sand: An Erotic Odyssey in Seven Tableaux, City Garage
Page Leong, Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, Actors' Gang/Cornerstone Theater Company
Trace Turville, The Duchess of Malfi, Pilgrimage Theater/Theater of NOTE
Laura Wernette, An Ideal Husband, Colony Studio Theater
LEADING MALE PERFORMANCE
Rory Baker, The Masseur, Highways
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Tim DeKay, Burning Blue, Court Theater
Dan Gerrity, Melody Jones, Theatre/ Theater
Ben Savage, Unexpected Tenderness, Marilyn Monroe Theater
Jack Stehlin, The Job, The Hudson Guild
SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORM-ANCE
Ames Ingham, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Veralynn Jones, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company at Gascon Center Theater
Katy Selverstone, Indiscretions, Pacific Resident Theater
SUPPORTING MALE PERFORM-ANCE
Peter Carlin, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Robert Pike Daniel, The Enchanted Cottage, Actors Co-op
André Marrero, The Duchess of Malfi, Pilgrimage Theater/Theater of NOTE
Jonothan Carter Schall, The Toilet, The Complex
Jimmy Shaw, Melody Jones, Theatre/ Theater
ONE-ACT PERFORMANCE
Tony Forkush, Ransomed Soul, Theater of NOTE
Robert Gevrekian, Hello Out There, Alianza Theater Ensemble at Theater of NOTE
Katharine Gibson, Ransomed Soul, Theater of NOTE
Richard Werner, Middle Savage, Theater of NOTE
COMEDY PERFORMANCE, MALE
Tony Abatemarco, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Tiffany Theater
Nathan D. Baker, A Table for a King, Highways
Andy Daley, Coyote Woman, Cast Theater
John O'Connell, The Dock Brief, Fremont Center Theater
F. William Parker, The Dock Brief, Fremont Center Theater
COMEDY PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Thea Constantine, Coyote Woman, Cast Theater
Kathleen Garrett, Indiscretions, Pacific Resident Theater
Laurel Green, Coyote Woman, Cast Theater
Susan Tyrell, A Table for a King, Highways
PLAY WRITING
Larry Atlas, Yield of the Long Bond, Matrix Theater
Shem Bitterman, The Job, Hudson Theater Guild
Glen Berger, Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
Jake Jay Clark, Solace, Hudson Theater
Robert Joseph/Bill Poore, The Masseur, Highways
Peter J. Nieves/Jason Stella, The Toilet, The Complex
ONE-ACT PLAY WRITING
Christopher Kelley, Ransomed Soul, Theater of NOTE
Dennis Miles, Middle Savage, Theater of NOTE
DIRECTION
Deborah Barylski, Solace, Hudson Theater
Bart DeLorenzo, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Christine Devereux, Dear Mrs. Baker, Eclectic Company Theater
Denise Gillman, The Duchess of Malfi, Pilgrimage Theater/Theater of NOTE
Ron Link, Melody Jones, Theatre/ Theater
Frederique Michel, George Sand: An Erotic Odyssey in Seven Tableaux, City Garage
Bill Rauch and Tracy Young, Medea/ Macbeth/Cinderella, Actors' Gang/ Corner-stone Theater Company
COMEDY DIRECTION
Jillian Armenante, Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
Daniel O'Conner, Indiscretions, Pacific Resident Theater
Randee Trabitz, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Tiffany Theater
Lisa Wolpe, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company at Gascon Center Theater
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ENSEMBLE
Dear Mrs. Baker, Eclectic Company Theater
George Sand: An Erotic Odyssey in Seven Tableaux , City Garage
The Job, Hudson Theater Guild
Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, Actors' Gang/Cornerstone Theater Company
One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Solace, Hudson Theater
Yield of the Long Bond, Matrix Theater
COMEDY ENSEMBLE
Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company at Gascon Center Theater
Oh Sister, My Sister!, Tamarind Theater
Tallulah, St. Genesius Theater
SOLO PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Kathrine Bates, Evil Legacy, Globe Playhouse
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa, Old Man River, Theater West
Iona Morris, For You, 2100 Square Feet
Ann Randolph, Ann Randolph Miss America, Theater at the Improv
Heather Woodbury, What Ever, 2100 Square Feet
SOLO PERFORMANCE, MALE
Geoffrey C. Ewing, Ali, Odyssey Theater Ensemble
Brendan Hughes, Glamorous Assassin, Glaxa Studios
Doug Motel, Shiva Arms, Coast Playhouse
Jimmy Tingle, Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense, Coast Playhouse
Christopher Titus, Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, Hudson Theater
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
The Last Tycoon, Fountain Theater
The Mystery of Irma Vep, Tiffany Theater
Romeo and Juliet: Circus Verona, Deaf West Theater Company at Odyssey Theater
Tainted Blood, Road Theater Company at the Lankershim Arts Center
COSTUME DESIGN
C. Juliette Blasor/Denise Blasor, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Odyssey Theater Ensemble
M.E. Dunn, Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Circle X Theater Company at the Lost Studio
Ashley Hayes/Cheryl Jennings, Backstreet, Santa Monica Playhouse
Shon LeBlanc, An Ideal Husband, Colony Studio Theater
Moira Moore, Tainted Blood, Road Theater Company at the Lankershim Arts Center
Maro Parian, Romeo and Juliet: Circus Verona, Deaf West Theater at the Odyssey Theater
LIGHTING DESIGN
Ken Booth, Melody Jones, Theatre/ Theater
Charles A. Duncombe Jr., George Sand: An Erotic Odyssey in Seven Tableaux, City Garage
Jonathan Klein, Hello Out There, Alianza Theater Ensemble at Theater of NOTE
Philip Mooers, The Duchess of Malfi, Pilgrimage Theater/Theater of NOTE
Rand Ryan, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
Rand Ryan, Romeo and Juliet: Circus Verona, Deaf West Theater at the Odyssey Theater
SET DESIGN
Elina Katsioula, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company at the Gascon Center Theater
André Marrero, Hello Out There, Alianza Theater Ensemble at Theater of NOTE
Daniel Nyiri, The Inspector General, Actors' Gang
Vicki Profit, Indiscretions, Pacific Resident Theater
Deborah Raymond/Dorian Vernacchio, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Tiffany Theater
SOUND DESIGN
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Adam Kroloff, Xenogenesis, Eclectic Company Theater
Martin Royer, Homesteaders, Big Dog Little Dog Productions at the Hollywood Athletic Club
John Zalewski, One Flea Spare, Evidence Room at the Ivy Substation
ORIGINAL MUSIC
John Ballinger, Lone Wolf Rhapsody, Wolfskill Theater at the Los Angeles Theater Center
David Bickford, The Duchess of Malfi, Pilgrimage Theater/Theater of NOTE
Sean Paxton, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Odyssey Theater Ensemble
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