The New Depot Players celebrated the brightest and most memorable theatrical performances of 2014 that made us laugh, cry and cheer out loud at the eighth annual Linda Wise Awards held Feb. 7 at the Depot/Welcome Center in Olde Town Conyers, hosted by Vince Evans and Cyndi Evans. For NDP’s 2015 slate, visit www.newdepotplayers.com.
And the winners were:
Best Performance by a Leading Actor
Jay Tryall as Ray-Bud Turpin in “Dearly Departed”
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
Rick Bryant as Norval, Reverend Hooker, and Clyde in “Dearly Departed”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical
Jenni Caruso as Reverend Mother in “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
Best Performance by a Leading Actress
Patty Maguire as Madame Arcati in “Blithe Spirit”
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
Gina Hay Bryan as Delightful Turpin in “Dearly Departed”
Best Performance by a Junior Actor
Sam Clark as Charlie Bradley in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Best Performance by a Junior Actress
McKenzie Johnson as Beth Bradley in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Isabelle Rogers as Imogene Herdman in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Best Performance by a Newcomer
Jenni Caruso as Reverend Mother in “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
Performance of the Year
Jay Tryall as Ray-Bud Turpin in “Dearly Departed”
Best Overall Prop/Dressing Design
Willa Kerr, Cyndi Evans, & Gina Hay Bryan for Outstanding Achievement in Props/Dressing Design for “Blithe Spirit”
Best Overall Sound Design
Jay Tryall for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design for “Blithe Spirit”
Best Overall Costume Design
Gina Hay Bryan for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for “Blithe Spirit”
Best Overall Lighting Design
Tyson White for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design for “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
Best Overall Scenic Design
Dan Marshall & Rick Caruso for Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design for “Blithe Spirit”
The Nancy Florman Director’s Award
Gina Hay Bryan for “Blithe Spirit”
Best Ensemble
“Dearly Departed”
The Ron Carley Show of the Year
Nunsense; “The Mega Musical”
The New Depot Players Favorite Actor
Jay Tryall as Ray-Bud Turpin in “Dearly Departed”
The New Depot Players Favorite Actress
Jenni Caruso as Reverend Mother in “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
The New Depot Players Favorite Director Award
Bonnie Marshall for “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
The New Depot Players Favorite Show Award
“Dearly Departed”
The New Depot Players Favorite Guest Artist Award
Brandon Rose as Sister Julia Child in “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
The Paula Vaughn Volunteer of the Year Award
Brandon & Lenae Rose
The Clarence R. Vaughn Award for Theatre Appreciation
Cyndi Evans
The Victor Smith Award for Achievement in Technical Theatre
Dan Marshall & Rick Caruso
The Cynthia M. Evans Awards for Theatre in the Community
Vince Evans
The Linda Wise Award for Excellence in Theatre
Bonnie Marshall
Staff Awards
Patty Maguire for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for “Nunsense; The Mega Musical”
Lisa Mashburn for Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management for “Blithe Spirit”
