Thursday, April 30, 2015

The New List of Nominees for Chicago's Non-Equity Jeff Awards


When the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee first announced their non-Equity nominees for excellence in Chicago theatre, the Hypocrites and their production of All Our Tragic, an adaptation of 32 Greek tragedies into one epic 12-hour work, showed up all over the lists. But then Hypocrites artistic director Sean Graney discovered that the company had been working under an Equity "CAT-N" contract during the important period, making All Our Tragic ineligible for the non-Equity part of the Jeff Awards. Graney self-reported and the nominations were rescinded, with other nominees taking the slots in some categories.

And that is why there is now a new list of non-Equity nominees for the 2015 Jeff Awards. Because All Our Tragic was so well-received, with some critics even touting it for the Pulitzer Prize, there are high hopes the production will now make an appearance when the Equity Jeff nominations are announced.

But in the meantime, these are the artists and productions vying for the non-Equity Jeffs, which will be handed out in a ceremony held at Park West, 322 West Armitage Avenue in Chicago, on Monday, June 8:

Production, Play
Exit Strategy, Jackalope Theatre Company
Men Should Weep, Griffin Theatre Company
Monstrous Regiment, Lifeline Theatre
Ruined, Eclipse Theatre Company
The Jungle, Oracle Productions

Production, Musical
Assassins, Kokandy Productions
Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
The Full Monty, Kokandy Productions
The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company

Production, Revue
A Kurt Weill Cabaret, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Always...Patsy Cline, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Director - Play
Gus Menary, Exit Strategy, Jackalope Theatre Company
Jonathan Berry, Balm in Gilead, Griffin Theatre Company
Matt Foss, The Jungle, Oracle Productions
Robin Witt, Men Should Weep, Griffin Theatre Company
Steve Scott, Intimate Apparel, Eclipse Theatre Company

Director, Musical or Revue
Brenda Didier, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Fred Anzevino, Always...Patsy Cline, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Linda Fortunato, Parade, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
Rachel Edwards Harvith, Assassins, Kokandy Productions
Scott Weinstein, Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company

Ensemble 
Assassins, Kokandy Productions
Balm in Gilead, Griffin Theatre Company
Exit Strategy, Jackalope Theatre Company
The Jungle, Oracle Productions
The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company

Actor in a Principal Role, Play 
Aaron Kirby, Geezers, Redtwist Theatre
Aaron Kirby, Red, Redtwist Theatre
Andre Teamer, Ruined, Eclipse Theatre Company
Joseph Wiens, Look Back in Anger, Redtwist Theatre
Kevin Cox, La Bete, Trap Door Theater
Michael Manocchio, Mike and Seth, the side project, the side project, the side project
Steve O'Connell, Dead Accounts, Step Up Productions

Actor in a Principal Role, Musical
Garrett Lutz, The Full Monty, Kokandy Productions
Jim DeSelm, Parade, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
Matthew Keffer, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Maxwell J. DeTogne, Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Sam Button-Harrison, The Book of Merman, Pride Films and Plays

Actress in a Principal Role, Play
Ashleigh Lathrop, Balm in Gilead, Griffin Theatre Company
Kelly Owens, Intimate Apparel, Eclipse Theatre Company
Kendra Thulin, The Vandal, Steep Theatre Company
Lori Myers, Men Should Weep, Griffin Theatre Company
Stephanie Chavara, Charles Ives, Take Me Home, Strawdog Theatre Company
TayLar, Ruined, Eclipse Theatre Company

Actress in a Principal Role, Musical or Revue
Callie Johnson, Carrie, Bailiwick Chicago
Christina Hall, Always...Patsy Cline, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Courtney Jones, The Next Thing, Signal Ensemble Theatre
Danni Smith, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Sarah Bockel, Parade, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble

Actor in a Supporting Role, Play
Jack Miggins, The Vandal, Steep Theatre Company
Matthew Klingler, All My Sons, Raven Theatre
Nate Whelden, Stupid Fucking Bird, Sideshow Theatre Company
Shane Kenyon, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, Steep Theatre Company
Will Casey, Vieux Carre, Raven Theatre

Actor in a Supporting Role, Musical
Donterrio Johnson, Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Eric Lindahl, Assassins, Kokandy Productions
Jason Richards, Assassins, Kokandy Productions
Justin Adair, Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company
Nick Graffagna, Ordinary Days, BoHo Theatre
Scott Danielson, The Full Monty, Kokandy Productions

Actress in a Supporting Role, Play
Annie Prichard, Another Bone, Redtwist Theatre
Cyd Blakewell, Balm in Gilead, Griffin Theatre Company
Ginneh Thomas, The Submission, Pride Films and Plays
Jen Short, All My Sons, Raven Theatre
JoAnn Montemurro, Vieux Carre, Raven Theatre

Actress in a Supporting Role, Musical or Revue
Caron Buinis, The Full Monty, Kokandy Productions
Courtney Jones, Ordinary Days, BoHo Theatre
Danni Smith, Always...Patsy Cline, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Danni Smith, Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Hannah Dawe, Ordinary Days, BoHo Theatre
Katherine I. Condit, Carrie, Bailiwick Chicago

New Work
Erik Gernand, A Place in the Woods, The Fine Print Theatre Company
Ike Holter, Exit Strategygy, Jackalope Theatre Company
Joe Zarrow, Principal Principle, Stage Left Theatre and Theatre Seven of Chicago
Ronan Marra and Jon Steinhagen, The Next Thing, Signal Ensemble Theatre

New Adaptation
Chris Hainsworth, Monstrous Regiment, Lifeline Theatre
Matt Foss, The Jungle, Oracle Productions

Choreography
Brenda Didier, Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Brenda Didier, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Daniel Spagnuolo, The Full Monty, Kokandy Productions
Steve Love, Caged Dames, Hell in a Handbag Productions

Music Direction
Aaron Benham, Always...Patsy Cline, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Aaron Benham, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Elizabeth Doran, Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company
Jeremy Ramey, A Kurt Weill Cabaret, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jeremy Ramey, Jesus Christ Superstar, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Original Music in a Play
James Sugg, Stupid Fucking Bird, Sideshow Theatre Company
John Szymanski, One Came Home, Lifeline Theatre
Nicholas Tonozzi, Circle-Machine, Oracle Productions
Nicholas Tonozzi and Sam Allyn, The Jungle, Oracle Productions

Scenic Design
Courtney O'Neill, Men Should Weep, Griffin Theatre Company
Dan Stratton, Balm in Gilead, Griffin Theatre Company
Jeffrey D. Kmiec, Dividing the Estate, Raven Theatre Ray Toler, Vieux Carre, Raven Theatre
Zachary Gipson, Caged Dames, Hell in a Handbag Productions

Lighting Design
Brian Hoehne, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago
Laura Wiley, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Idle Muse Theatre Company
Maya Michele Fein, A Kurt Weill Cabaret, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Sean Mallary, The Arsonists, Strawdog Theatre Company

Costume Design
Rachel Lambert, Intimate Apparel, Eclipse Theatre Company
Rachel Sypniewski, La Bete, Trap Door Theater
Rachel Sypniewski, Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company
Theresa Ham, The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago

Sound Design
Danny Rockett, Cookie Play, Trap Door Theater
Heath Hays, The Sweeter Option, Strawdog Theatre Company
Karli Blalock, Red, Redtwist Theatre
Sarah Espinoza, The Arsonists, Strawdog Theatre Company

Artistic Specialization
Musical Arrangements, Aaron Benham, A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Projection Design, Anthony Churchill, Ordinary Days, BoHo Theatre

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