Wayne Bryan, Bob Curtright Honored by the Mary Jane Teall Awards Committee

The Mary Jane Teall Awards presented it’s annual awards celebration Monday September 24, 2012 for the 2011-2012 theatre season at Mosley Street Melodrama.

Wayne Bryan was inducted into the Mary Jane Teall Hall of Fame for his 25-year anniversary at Music Theatre of Wichita; Ed & Danette Baker received the Educator of the Year Award (both are professors at Wichita State University); Gene Stucky received the Volunteer of the Year Award for his work at Center Theatre at the Wichita Center for the Arts; Special Merit awards were presented to Nick Barton (for his video work for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at Center Theatre), Mark Peters (pianist, BILLW AND DR. BOB at Center Theatre), Dr. Grant & Janet Rine (for their support of Wichita theatre), and Bob Curtright (for his dedication to promotion of the performing arts); and Bruce Winant was awarded the Guest Artist award for his performance as Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Music Theatre of Wichita.

The mission of the Mary Jane Teall Awards is to create a theatre organization that shall honor the memory of one of Wichita’s pioneer theatre artists, Mary Jane Teall.  The goal of the awards is to promote a mutual respect and camaraderie among the theatrical community and to recognize individuals and theatre groups.  The spirit of Mary Jane Teall’s desire for excellence and love of the art shall be the guiding force for the awards.

Individual and Production Award honorees were as follows:

DRAMA

Lead Male Drama

Mark Anderson as Howie   RABBIT HOLE

Kenneth Mitchell as Lucien  THE BOYS NEXT DOOR

Lead Female Drama

Deb Campbell as B  THREE TALL WOMEN

Kay Carroll as A  THREE TALL WOMEN

Supporting Male Drama

Andrew Fayette as Edmund KING LEAR

Gary Luke Foiles as Glouster KING LEAR

Supporting Female Drama

Deb Campbell as Nat   RABBIT HOLE

Vonda Schuster as Regan  KING LEAR

COMEDY

Lead Male Comedy

Kenneth Mitchell as Richard Hannay  THE 39 STEPS

Curtis Proctor-Artz  as David O Selznick  MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS

Lead Female Comedy

Briley Meek as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela THE 39 STEPS

Mary Lou Phipps Winfrey as Elsa von Grossenknueten  THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940

Supporting Male Comedy

Clint McCorkle as Clown 2 THE 39 STEPS

Glenn Williams as Max  HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Supporting Female Comedy

Crystal Meek as Helsa Wenzel  THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940

Vonda Schuster as Stephano  THE TEMPEST

MUSICAL REVUE

Lead Male Musical Revue

Michael Criss various roles  ALL I REALLY NEED/KINDERGARTEN

Scott Noah as Max Von Max  DIRTY SQUARE DANCING

Lead Female Musical Revue

Crystal Meek as Carrie Ann/Rachel Ray/Sarah Palin/Joan Rivers  THE LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW

Christi Moore  STREAKIN’

Supporting Male Musical Revue 

Scott Noah as Baron Von Rippedone  GOOD NIGHT, GRACIE

Monte Wheeler as Uncle Jess/Roscoe/Dr. Feelgood   THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE

Supporting Female Musical Revue

Lorrie Beck as Stand Up Comic  THE LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW

Patty Reeder as Effie McTavish MICHELLE’S CLUB HOUSE

MUSICAL

Lead Male Musical

Matthew Elliott as Sheriff Joe Sutter  SPITFIRE GRILL

Monte Wheeler as Ash  EVIL DEAD

Lead Female Musical

Angie Geer as Cheryl  EVIL DEAD

Deanne Zogleman as Eve/Mama Noah  CHILDREN OF EDEN

Supporting Male Musical

Timothy W. Robu as Drake  HONK!

Kyle Vespestad  as Scotty/Jake  EVIL DEAD

Supporting Female Musical

Christi Moore as Annie  EVIL DEAD

Karen Robu as Roz Keith  9 TO 5

ENSEMBLE

CHILDREN OF EDEN

MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS

DIRECTOR

Matt May  SPITFIRE GRILL

Crystal Meek & Mark Schuster  THE 39 STEPS

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Rich Bruhn  EVIL DEAD

Rich Bruhn JUKEBOX!  DUELING DIVAS

CHOREOGRAPHER

Amy Baker  HONK!

Kyle Vespestad  JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS

SCENIC DESIGN

Gregory R. Crane, Monte Wheeler & Mark Leslie  EVIL DEAD

Jessica & Chris Fisher  THE 39 STEPS

COSTUME DESIGN

Jessica Fisher  THE  39 STEPS

Christy Railsback & Saucie Maynard  CALL THE DOCTOR

LIGHTING DESIGN

Will Johnson  THE 39 STEPS

David Neville  FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

PROPERTIES DESIGN

Louise Brinegar  SPITFIRE GRILL

Casey Eubank & Crystal Meek  THE 39 STEPS

SOUND DESIGN 

David Muehl  SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Mark & Dan Schuster  THE 39 STEPS

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE DRAMA:

1.      The Boys the Next Door: Wichita Community Theatre

2.      Rabbit Hole: Wichita Center for the Arts

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE COMEDY:

1.      Moonlight & Magnolias: Wichita Community Theatre

2.      The 39 Steps: Wichita Community Theatre

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE MUSICAL REVUE:

1.      All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Kechi Playhouse

2. 2.    Streakin’!: Cabaret Old Town
   

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE MUSICAL

1.      Evil Dead: The Musical: Cabaret Old Town

2.      Legally Blonde: The Musical: Music Theatre of Wichita

AUDIENCE FAVORITE PRODUCTION:

Cabaret Old Town:

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL                                    

Crown Uptown Theatre:                                             

A CHORUS LINE                                           

Guild Hall Players:

CHILDREN OF EDEN

Kechi Playhouse:

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Mosley Street Melodrama:

THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE OR THE HAZZARDS OF GOING DOWN SOUTH… OF WICHITA

Music Theatre of Wichita:

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Theatre on Consignment:

THREE TALL WOMEN

Wichita Center for the Arts:

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Wichita Community Theatre:

THE  39 STEPS

Wichita Shakespeare Company:

THE TEMPEST

2012 MARY JANE TEALL AWARD NOMINATIONS

 

The Mary Jane Teall Awards Organization is pleased to announce nominees for 2011-2012 season.

The mission of the Mary Jane Teall Awards is to create a theatre organization that shall honor the memory of one of Wichita’s pioneer theatre artists, Mary Jane Teall. The goal of the awards is to promote a mutual respect and camaraderie among the theatrical community and to recognize individuals and theatre groups. The spirit of Mary Jane Teall’s desire for excellence and love of the art shall be the guiding force for the awards.

Wayne Bryan be inducted into the Mary Jane Teall Hall of Fame; Ed & Danette Baker will receive the Educator of the Year Award; Gene Stucky will receive the Volunteer of the Year Award for his work at Center Theatre at the Wichita Center for the Arts; Special Merit awards will be presented to Nick Barton (for his video work for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at Center Theatre), Mark Peters (pianist, BILLW AND DR. BOB at Center Theatre), Dr. Grant & Janet Rine (for their support of Wichita theatre), and Bob Curtright (for his dedication to promotion of the performing arts); and Bruce Winant will be awarded the Guest Artist award for his performance as Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Music Theatre of Wichita.

This year’s awards will be presented on Monday September 24 at Mosley Street Melodrama. Doors open at 6:30pm and the awards begin at 7:00pm. Ticket price is $10.00.

Award nominees are as follows:

DRAMA
Lead Male Drama
Mark Anderson as Howie RABBIT HOLE
Jeffrey Faus as Arnold THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
J.R. Hurst as Dr. Bob BILL W. & Dr. BOB
Matt May as Tom THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Kenneth Mitchell as Lucien THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Rob Summers as Stuart ROAD TO ROUEN

Lead Female Drama
Deb Campbell as B THREE TALL WOMEN
Kay Carroll as A THREE TALL WOMEN
Rachel Chinn as Becca RABBIT HOLE
Sanda Moore Coleman as Amanda THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Terri Ingram as Mary MARY’S SONS
Beth Wise as Solange ROAD TO ROUEN

Supporting Male Drama
Randy Ervin as Narrator THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Jeffrey Faus as Kent KING LEAR
Rob Summers as various roles BILL W. & DR. BOB
Jared Wise as Jason RABBIT HOLE
Andrew Fayette as Edmund KING LEAR
Gary Luke Foiles as Glouster KING LEAR

Supporting Female Drama
Deb Campbell as Nat RABBIT HOLE
Liz Willis Henry as Anne Smith BILL W. & DR. BOB
Vonda Schuster as Regan KING LEAR
Aubree Summers as Izzy RABBIT HOLE
Beth Wise as Lois Wilson BILL W. & DR. BOB

COMEDY
Lead Male Comedy
Delno Ebie as Joe HEAVEN CAN WAIT
Larry Hartley as Victor Fleming MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
Kenneth Mitchell as Richard Hannay THE 39 STEPS
Shaun Michael Morse as Shylock THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Curtis Proctor-Artz as David O Selznick MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
David Weills as Ben Hecht MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS

Lead Female Comedy
Tanya Anderson as Rain THE PENETRATION PLAY
Danette Baker as Portia THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Briley Meek as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela THE 39 STEPS
Mary Lou Phipps Winfrey as Elsa von Grossenknueten THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
Beth Wise as Ellen Holmes READING THE OBITS

Supporting Male Comedy
Mark Anderson as Gratiano THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Clint McCorkle as Clown 2 THE 39 STEPS
Dan Schuster as Caliban THE TEMPEST
Mark Schuster as Trinculo THE TEMPEST
Benjamin Smith as Clown 1 THE 39 STEPS
Glenn Williams as Max HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Supporting Female Comedy
Crystal Meek as Helsa Wenzel THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
Teri Mott as Ruth ROUND & ROUND THE GARDEN
Vonda Schuster as Stephano THE TEMPEST
Diane Tinker as Nerissa THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Zoe Burgess as Simone READING THE OBITS
Molly Tully as Samantha Holmes READING THE OBITS

MUSICAL REVUE
Lead Male Musical Revue
Michael Criss various roles ALL I REALLY NEED/KINDERGARTEN
Steve Hitchcock Jr. as Bo Duke THE DUKES OF HAYSVILE
Nathan Houseman as Luke Duke THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE
Nathan Houseman as Tony EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE STORY
Scott Noah as Max Von Max DIRTY SQUARE DANCING
Kyle Vespestad various roles STREAKIN’

Lead Female Musical Revue
Kaye Brownlee JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Angela Geer JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Crystal Meek as Carrie Ann/Rachel Ray/Sarah Palin/Joan Rivers THE LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW
Christi Moore JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Christi Moore STREAKIN’
Patty Reeder as Gracie GOOD NIGHT, GRACIE

Supporting Male Musical Revue
Craig Green as Clint Eastborough THE DEVIL WORE WRANGLERS
Craig Green as Bernie EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE STORY
Scott Noah as Baron Von Rippedone GOOD NIGHT, GRACIE
David Weills as Gordon Ramsey/Edgar Allen Poe/Hannukah Harry THE LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW
Monte Wheeler as Uncle Jess/Roscoe/Dr. Feelgood THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE

Supporting Female Musical Revue
Lorrie Beck as Stand Up Comic THE LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW
Cynthia Atchison Guillen as Derby THE DEVIL WORE WRANGLERS
Jenny Mitchell as Frau Hilda Heidelhernia GOOD NIGHT, GRACIE
Jenny Mitchell as Skyler R2D2 THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE
Patty Reeder as Effie McTavish MICHELLE’S CLUB HOUSE
Barb Schoenhofer as Barbboobybobbybalderbash GOOD NIGHT, GRACIE

MUSICAL
Lead Male Musical
Matthew Elliott as Sheriff Joe Sutter SPITFIRE GRILL
Randy Ervin as Father CHILDREN OF EDEN
Matt May as Cain/Japheth CHILDREN OF EDEN
Gilbert Pearce as Adam/Noah CHILDREN OF EDEN
Kyle Vespestad as Abbott Costello MONKY BUSINESS
Monte Wheeler as Ash EVIL DEAD

Lead Female Musical
Angie Geer as Cheryl EVIL DEAD
Sarah Gale McQuery as Yonah CHILDREN OF EDEN
Karen Robu as Golde FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Sarah Strole as Percy Talbott SPITFIRE GRILL
Jennie Thompson as Toinette CALL THE DOCTOR
Deanne Zogleman as Eve/Mama Noah CHILDREN OF EDEN

Supporting Male Musical
Josh Atkins as Richie A CHORUS LINE
Jacob January as Bobby A CHORUS LINE
John Keckeisen as Dick 9 to 5
Timothy W. Robu as Lazar Wolf FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Timothy W. Robu as Drake HONK!
Kyle Vespestad as Scotty/Jake EVIL DEAD

Supporting Female Musical
Veronica Page Laflin as the Snake CHILDREN OF EDEN
Christi Moore as Annie EVIL DEAD
Karen Robu as Roz Keith 9 to 5
Dani Young as Margaret 9 to 5
Deanne Zogleman as Hannah Ferguson SPITFIRE GRILL

ENSEMBLE
BILL W. & DR. BOB
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
CHILDREN OF EDEN
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
RABBIT HOLE
READING THE OBITS

DIRECTOR
J.R. Hurst THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Matt May SPITFIRE GRILL
Crystal Meek & Mark Schuster THE 39 STEPS
Phil Speary CHILDREN OF EDEN
Don Wineke RABBIT HOLE
Mary Lou Phipps Winfrey READING THE OBITS

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Rich Bruhn EVIL DEAD
Rich Bruhn JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
David Burks CHILDREN OF EDEN (Vocal)
Jesse Warkentin A CHORUS LINE
Jesse Warkentin YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

CHOREOGRAPHER
Amy Baker HONK!
Steve Hitchcock Jr. & Jenny Mitchell THE DUKES OF HAYSVILLE
Gigi Gans Royle A CHORUS LINE
Kyle Vespestad JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Deanne Zogleman & Veronica Page Laflin CHILDREN OF EDEN

SCENIC DESIGN
Gregory R. Crane, Monte Wheeler & Mark Leslie EVIL DEAD
Gregory R. Crane THE WIZARD OF OZ
Jessica & Chris Fisher THE 39 STEPS
Jack Walker SPITFIRE GRILL
Mark Anderson MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
Mark Anderson KING LEAR

COSTUME DESIGN
Jessica Fisher THE 39 STEPS
Christy Railsback & Saucie Maynard CALL THE DOCTOR
Joni Simonsen THE WIZARD OF OZ
Jane Tanner THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Monte Wheeler JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Monte Wheeler STREAKIN’

LIGHTING DESIGN
Dan Harmon A CHORUS LINE
Dan Harmon THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Dan Harmon SPITFIRE GRILL
Will Johnson THE 39 STEPS
Ben Juhnke CHILDREN OF EDEN
David Neville FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

PROPERTIES DESIGN
Louise Brinegar THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Louise Brinegar SPITFIRE GRILL
Casey Eubank & Crystal Meek THE 39 STEPS
Beth Wise THE ROAD TO ROUEN
Beth Wise ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
Crystal Meek MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS

SOUND DESIGN
Jordan Dinkel JUKEBOX! DUELING DIVAS
Misty Maynard THE WOMAN IN BLACK
David Muehl SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Mark Schuster RABBIT HOLE
Mark & Dan Schuster THE 39 STEPS
Phil Speary & Mike Tribue THE GLASS MENAGERIE

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE DRAMA:
1. Bill W. & Dr. Bob: Wichita Center for the Arts
2. The Boys the Next Door: Wichita Community Theatre
3. Rabbit Hole: Wichita Community Theatre
4. The Road to Rouen: Wichita Center for the Arts
5. Three Tall Women: Theatre on Consignment

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE COMEDY:
1. Heaven Can Wait: Guild Hall Players
2. The Merchant of Venice: Wichita Center for the Arts
3. Moonlight & Magnolias: Wichita Community Theatre
4. The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940: Wichita Community Theatre
5. Reading the Obits: Wichita Community Theatre
6. The 39 Steps: Wichita Community Theatre

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE MUSICAL REVUE:
1. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Kechi Playhouse
2. Dirty Square Dancing: Mosley Street Melodrama
3. Jukebox! Dueling Divas: Cabaret Old Town
4. Streakin’!: Cabaret Old Town
5. The Devil Wore Wranglers: Mosley Street Melodrama
6. The Last Christmas Show (This Time We’re Serious): Wichita Community Theatre

OUTSTANDING CITY WIDE MUSICAL:
1. Children of Eden: Guild Hall Players
2. A Chorus Line: Crown Uptown
3. Evil Dead: The Musical: Cabaret Old Town
4. Legally Blonde: The Musical: Music Theatre of Wichita
5. Spitfire Grill: Guild Hall Players
6. The Wizard of Oz: Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre

2012 Special Merit Award

Honoree Bob Curtright

2012 Hall of Fame Inductee Wayne Bryan

2012 Educators of the Year

Ed and Danette Baker

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