Linda Wise Award Show Winners
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
Vanessa Outlaw as Izzy in Rabbit Hole
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (2 Awards- Tie)
Matt Tryall in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Charles Swartout in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Overall Sound Design
Trini Otero for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Overall Prop Design
Willa Kerr, Patty Maguire, & Jay Tryall for Outstanding Achievement in Prop Design for Rabbit Hole
Best Overall Costume Design
Jane Kroessing for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for Lost in Yonkers
Best Overall Lighting Design
Tyson White for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Overall Scenic Design
Rich LeCates and Jay Tryall for the Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design for Rabbit Hole
Best Performance by a Guest Artist in a NDP Event (2 Awards)
Kim Fratesi and Connor Pledger performing "Falling Slowly" from Once at the Sixth Annual Linda Wise Awards
Best Performance by a Leading Actress
Amy LeCates as Becca in Rabbit Hole
Best Performance by a Leading Actor
Nat Martin as Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy
NDP Staff Awards (2 Awards)
Patty Maguire for Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management for Rabbit Hole
Angie Short for Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management for Driving Miss Daisy
Best Performance by a Junior Actor
Devin Bacon as Jason in Rabbit Hole
PLAQUE (AT THEATRE) WITH PURPLE RIBBON SPINNING MEDAL
The Paula Vaughn Volunteer of the Year Award
Cyndi Evans
The Victor Smith Achievement in Technical Theatre Award
Tyson White
The Judge Clarence R. Vaughn Theatre Appreciation Award
Amy Johnson
The Cynthia Evans Theatre in the Community Award
Tom Johnson
The Linda Wise Excellence in Theatre Award
Bobbie Elzey
YELLOW RIBBON SPINNING MEDAL
NDP Favorite Male Performer
Andrew Fish as Arty in Lost in Yonkers
NDP Favorite Female Performer
Amy LeCates as Becca in Rabbit Hole
NDP Favorite Director
Jay Tryall for Rabbit Hole
NDP Favorite Show
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Performance by a Newcomer
Matt Tryall as Man 3 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
The Nancy Florman Director's Award
Jay Tryall for Rabbit Hole
Performance of the Year
Vanessa Outlaw as Izzy in Rabbit Hole
Best Ensemble
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Show
Driving Miss Daisy
Well-deserved recognition, live musical performances and comedic ribbing collided at The New Depot Player's annual Wise Awards at Center Street Arts Feb. 8.
"Rabbit Hole" was the evening's big collective winner taking home 10 awards, including Vanessa Outlaw for Performance of the Year, Jay Tryall for the Nancy Florman Director's Award and Best Performances for Supporting Actor Charles Swartout and Junior Actor Devin Bacon. The gifted, versatile Amy LeCates who won Best Lead Actress for "Rabbit Hole" and directed the year's Best Ensemble and Favorite Show, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." "I Love You..." scored Best Newcomer and co-Lead Supporting Actor for Matt Tryall.
Perennial hosts, Vince and Cyndi Evans, The Paula Vaughn Volunteer of the Year, quipped of their more "seasoned" take on the matter, "I love you, you're adequate, I can live with that."
"Driving Miss Daisy" won the Best Show award, newly christened The Ron Carley Show of the Year award, for the namesake's long and continuous support of the local arts. Nat Martin, who played "Hoke," took home Best Performance for a Lead Actor. His co-star Bobbie Elzey, who played "Daisy," was presented The Linda Wise Excellence in Theatre Award.
"Driving..." Director Cathe Hall-Payne summed it up in her acceptance speech, "When faced with a decision as to what to do on a night out, please pick live theater or a concert or a symphony or an art exhibit. Faced with the choice of a movie or the arts please pick the arts. The arts need you and you need the arts."
For a complete listing of winners, visit www.rockdalenews.com.
For NDP's 2014 productions, visit www.newdepotplayers.com. First up is Neil Simon's "Odd Couple" (the female version), directed by Hall-Payne, opening Feb. 27.
