The Fourth Annual RTCC Awards (2011)

The 4th Annual RTCC Awards was held at

the Historic Empire Theatre

on Sunday, October 16th, 2011

and was hosted by NBC 12 anchorwoman

Heather Sullivan.

The Fourth Annual "Artsies" marked some significant and exciting changes for the awards. Financial backing to cover all basic costs for the the event was provided by the Carpenter Foundation. The Best Ensemble Award was renamed in honor of local theater mentor and leader Ernie McClintock. A People's Choice award was instituted, decided by the votes of people attending the event. A special award for achievement in Puppetry was given to Terry Snyder. And the Richmond Divas -- local singing and acting legends Cathley Motley-Fitch, Desiree Roots Centeio, and Debra Wagoner -- delivered a rousing special performance. It was a magical night capped off by a surprising tie between "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "[title of show]" for Best Musical. See the complete list of award recipients below.

The event was sponsored by:

All event proceeds went to support The Theatre Artist Fund of Greater Richmond, administered by:

The nominees were...

..back to top..

Best Musical
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Barksdale Theatre)
Godspell (Cadence Theatre Company)
Once on This Island (Swift Creek Mill Theatre)
This Beautiful City (Richmond Triangle Players)
[title of show] (Richmond Triangle Players)

Best Direction (Musical)
Justin Amellio, [title of show]
Patti D'Beck, White Christmas (Barksdale Theatre/Theatre IV)
John Knapp, This Beautiful City
Chase Kniffen, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tom Width, Once on This Island

Best Actor (Musical)
Daniel Cimo, [title of show]
Chris Hester, [title of show]
Jeff McCarthy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Durron Tyre, Once on This Island
Scott Wichmann, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Actress (Musical)
Rachel Abrams, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lanaya Burnette, [title of show]
Georgia Rogers Farmer, [title of show]
Michelle Lookadoo, White Christmas
Kris Roberts, Once on This Island

Best Supporting Actor (Musical)
Andrew Hamm, This Beautiful City
James Opher, Once on This Island
Joe Pabst, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Matt Shofner, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Firehouse Theatre Project)
Eric Williams, Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming (Barksdale Theatre)

Best Supporting Actress (Musical)
Lanaya Burnette, This Beautiful City
Kathy Halenda, White Christmas
Tarnee Kendell-Hudson, This Beautiful City
Nicole Oberlietner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Debra Wagoner, Nunsense (Barksdale Theatre)

Best Musical Direction
Sandy Dacus, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Paul Deiss, Once on This Island
Leilani Mork, White Christmas
Kim Fox, This Beautiful City
Drew Perkins, Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming

Best Choreography
Patti D'Beck, White Christmas
Leslie Owens-Harrington, Godspell
Leslie Owens-Harrington, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Leslie Owens-Harrington, Once on This Island
Willie Hinton, LaWanda Raines &
Eugene Fleming, Langston Is My Man (African American Repertory Theatre)

Best Play
Jitney (African American Repertory Theatre/Sycamore Rouge)
King Lear (Richmond Shakespeare)
Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Henley Street Theatre Company/Richmond Triangle Players)
Legacy of Light (Barksdale Theatre)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Firehouse Theatre Project)

Best Direction – Play
James Alexander Bond, King Lear
John Moon, Shipwrecked (Barksdale Theatre)
Derome Scott Smith, Jitney
Rusty Wilson, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Bo Wilson, Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Best Actor – Play
Larry Cook, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
David Clark, Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Joe Inscoe, Shipwrecked
Billy Christopher Maupin, Something Intangible (Firehouse Theatre Project)
Alan Sader, King Lear

Best Actress – Play
Molly Hood, Oleanna (Cadence Theatre Company)
Tamara Johnson, Legacy of Light
Jennie Meharg, Arcadia (Richmond Shakespeare)
Laine Satterfield, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Aly Wepplo, Wait Until Dark (Swift Creek Mill Theatre Company)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Play
Ronnie Brown, Last Days of Judas Iscariot
J. Ron Fleming, Jitney
Charley Raintree, King Lear
Adrian Rieder, King Lear
Foster Solomon, King Lear

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Play
Debra Clinton, The Winter’s Tale (Henley Street Theatre Company/Richmond Shakespeare)
Maggie Horan, Legacy of Light
Susan Sanford, Boeing-Boeing (Barksdale Theatre)
Amy Sproul, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jill Bari Steinberg, Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Best Ensemble Acting
Jitney
Nunsense
Pirates of the Chemotherapy (I Am She Productions)
Quilters (Swift Creek Mill Theatre Company)
This Beautiful City

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
J. Theresa Bush, Legacy of Light
Rebecca Cairns/Ann Hoskins, King Lear
Maura Cravey, Once on This Island
Sue Griffin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Shannon Bohn McCalister, Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Andrew Bonniwell, The Winter’s Tale
Joe Doran, Once on This Island
Joe Doran, Quilters
Lynne Hartman, Legacy of Light
Lynne Hartman, Shipwrecked

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design
Brian C. Barker, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Phil Hayes, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ron Keller, White Christmas
Betsy Muller, Legacy of Light
Tom Width, Once on This Island

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Paul Deiss, Quilters
Derek Dumais, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Derek Dumais, White Christmas
Kim Fox, Shannon Marie & Zachary Townsend, Godspell
Rusty Wilson, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Outstanding Achievement in Puppetry
Terry Snyder

Liz Marks Memorial Award for Ongoing Contribution to Richmond Area Theater
Michael Gooding
Don Warren & Jay McCullough

And the awards went to...

..back to top..

Best Play
Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Henley Street Theatre Company/Richmond Triangle Players)

Best Musical (tie)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Barksdale Theatre)
[title of show] (Richmond Triangle Players)

Best Direction – Play
Rusty Wilson, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Direction - Musical
Chase Kniffen, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Actor – Play
Alan Sader, King Lear

Best Actress – Play
Laine Satterfield, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Actor - Musical
Scott Wichmann, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Actress - Musical
Rachel Abrams, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Play
J. Ron Fleming, Jitney

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Play
Maggie Horan, Legacy of Light

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Andrew Hamm, This Beautiful City

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Musical
Kathy Halenda, White Christmas

Best Musical Direction
Sandy Dacus, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Choreography
Leslie Owens-Harrington, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Ernie McClintock Award for Best Ensemble Acting
Jitney

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
J. Theresa Bush, Legacy of Light

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Lynne Hartman, Legacy of Light

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design
Brian C. Barker, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Derek Dumais, White Christmas

Outstanding Achievement in Puppetry
Terry Snyder

Liz Marks Memorial Award for Ongoing Contribution to Richmond Area Theater
Michael Gooding
Don Warren & Jay McCullough

Presenters

..back to top..
Juan Conde and Antonio Tillman presented:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Musical
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Play

Melissa Chase and John Bryan presented:
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design

The Richmond Divas (Cathy Motley-Fitch, Desiree Roots Centeio and Debra Wagoner) presented:
Best Musical Direction
Best Choreography

Gene Cox and Mason (102.1) presented:
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

David Janeski to presented:
Outstanding Achievement in Puppetry

Susan Sanford and John Hagadorn presented:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Play

Julinda Lewis and dl hopkins presented:
Best Ensemble

Joe Inscoe and Durron Tyre presented:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Play

John Knapp and Nancy McMahon presented:
The Liz Marks Memorial Award
Honorees: Michael Gooding, Don Warren and Jay McCullough

Jason Marks and Kelly Kennedy presented:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Musical
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Play

Jason Roop and Jack Lauterback to present:
The People's Choice Award

Susan Greenbaum and Chris Mooney presented:
Best Director - Musical
Best Director - Play

Heather Sullivan, Anne Holton, and Tim Kaine (with a special appearance by Annella Kaine) presented:
Best Musical
Best Play

Songs performed

..back to top..
SONG: “Take Me There” from This Beautiful City
Performed by

SONG: “I’m a Woman” Performed by The Richmond Divas ()

SONG: “Why We Tell the Story” from Once on this Island
Performed by

SONG: “By My Side” from Godspell
Performed by T'Arah Craig and Aly Wepplo with Daniel Cimo, Chris Hester, Lisa Kotula, Carolyn Meade, Rachel Nahrwold, Russell Rowland, Brian Vaughn and Ingrid Young

SONG: “Nine People’s Favorite Thing” from [title of show]
Performed by
SONG: “Love is My Legs” from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Performed by Rachel Abrams and Scott Wichmann with Ali Thibodeau, Maggie Horan, and Matt Shofner