Sound on Stage 2024-25 Theatre Season Award Nominees

Professional

Nominees for Plays

Achievement in Sound Design in a Play

Mark Chenovick - Holmes and Watson (SecondStory Rep)

Robertson Witmer - The Effect (ArtsWest)

Meghan Roche - Dial “M” for Murder (Village Theatre)

M.L. Doog - The Skin of Our Teeth (Seattle Rep)

Vincent Olivieri - Mother Russia (Seattle Rep)

 

Achievement in Lighting Design in a Play

Connie Yun - Dial “M” for Murder (Village Theatre)

Trevor Cushman - Covenant (ArtsWest)

Ahren Buhmann - Twelfth Night (ACT/Seattle Shakespeare)

Anna Shih - Athena (ArtsWest)

Trevor Cushman - The Effect (ArtsWest)

 

Achievement in Costume Design in a Play

Cathy Hunt - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

Ivania Stack - Dial “M” for Murder (Village Theatre)

Moumita Bhattacharya - House of Joy (Pratidhwani)

Danielle Nieves - Twelfth Night (ACT/Seattle Shakespeare)

Melanie Ransom - Pride and Prejudice (Harlequin Productions)

 

Achievement in Scenic Design in a Play

Julia Hayes Welch - POTUS (ACT Contemporary Theatre)

Carey Wong - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

Parmida Ziaei - The Effect (ArtsWest)

Matthew Smucker - Blues for an Alabama Sky (Seattle Rep)

Parmida Ziaei - Golden (ACT Contemporary Theatre)

 

Performance by an Ensemble in a Play (Director)

POTUS - ACT Contemporary Theatre (Jillian Fillinger)

Blithe Spirit - Seattle Rep (Allison Narver)

Dial “M” for Murder - Village Theatre (Adam Immerwahr)

House of Joy - Pratidhwani (Agastya Kohli, Moumita Bhattacharya)

Twelfth Night - ACT/Seattle Shakespeare (Annie Lareau)

Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play

Tadd Morgan - Christmas at Pemberley (SecondStory Rep)

Angela DiMarco - Dial “M” for Murder (Village Theatre)

Yusef Seevers - Blues for an Alabama Sky (Seattle Rep)

Varun Kainth - House of Joy (Pratidhwani)

Cassi Q. Kohl - Twelfth Night (ACT/Seattle Shakespeare)

 

Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Donovan Mahannah - Love’s Labor’s Lost (Seattle Shakespeare)

Anne Allgood - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

Julie Briskman - Mother Russia (Seattle Rep)

Marlette Buchanan - A Raisin in the Sun (Taproot Theatre)

Richard Nguyen Sloniker - Dial “M” for Murder (Village Theatre)

 

Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play

Carlos Lacámara - The Skin of our Teeth (Seattle Rep)

Gin Hammond - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

Geoffery Simmons - The Winter’s Tale (Key City Public Theatre)

Simone Alene - Hungry (Sound Theatre Company)

Tyson Prince Jenkins - Love’s Labor’s Lost (Seattle Shakespeare)

 

Direction of a Play

Dámaso Rodriguez - The Skin of Our Teeth (Seattle Rep)

Tyrone Phillips - Golden (ACT Contemporary Theatre)

Matthew Wright - The Effect (ArtsWest)

Valerie Curtis-Newton - Blues for an Alabama Sky (Seattle Rep)

Allison Narver - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

 

Best Play

Blithe Spirit - Seattle Rep

Dial “M” for Murder” - Village Theatre

Golden - ACT Contemporary Theatre

The Effect - ArtsWest

Blues for an Alabama Sky - Seattle Rep

 

General Nominees

Achievement in Stage Management

Bret Torbeck - The Skin of Our Teeth (Seattle Rep)

Jamie J. Kranz - POTUS (ACT Contemporary Theatre)

Jeffrey K. Hanson - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre)

Miranda Mikolaizik - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Jamie J. Kranz - Blithe Spirit (Seattle Rep)

 

Theatre Experience

Taproot Theatre

ArtsWest

5th Avenue Theatre

Key City Public Theatre

Seattle Rep

Original Production

Carmelita - Ana María Campoy (Key City Public Theatre)

Golden - Andrew Lee Creech (ACT Contemporary Theatre)

Mother Russia - Lauren Yee (Seattle Rep)

Wild Man of the Wynoochee - Jessica Walsh, Linda Dowdell (Key City Public Theatre)

Happy Christmas, Jeeves - Heidi McElrath, Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey

Nominees for Musicals

Achievement in Sound Design in a Musical

Robertson Witmer - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Taylor Thomas Marsh - Wild Man of the Wynoochee (Key City Public Theatre)

Haley Parcher - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Mark Chenovick - Be More Chill (SecondStory Rep)

Ken Travis - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue Theatre)

 

Achievement in Lighting Design in a Musical

Alberto Segarra - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Robert J. Aguilar - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Sherrie Mojgani - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Andrew D. Smith - The Last Five Years (ACT/5th Avenue)

Mark Chenovick - Ordinary Days (SecondStory Rep)

 

Achievement in Costume Design in a Musical

Pete Rush - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Danielle Nieves - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Esther Garcia - Sister Act (Taproot Theatre)

Melanie Taylor Burgess - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue Theatre)

Ricky German - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

 

Achievement in Scenic Design in a Musical

Mark Lund - Sister Act (Taproot Theatre)

Lex Liang - Legally Blonde, the Musical (Village Theatre)

Timothy R. Mackabee - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre)

Carey Wong - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Lee Savage - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue Theatre)

 

Achievement in Music Direction

Michael Nutting - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Matthew Smedal - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre)

Evan Barrett - Always…Patsy Cline (Taproot Theatre)

Beth G. Tankersley - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue Theatre)

R.J. Tancioco - The Last Five Years (ACT/5th Avenue)

 

Achievement in Choreography

Kathryn Van Meter - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Denis Jones - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre)

Lisa Shriver - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Nikki Long - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Jimmy Shields - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue Theatre)

 

Performance by an Ensemble in a Musical (Director)

Camelot - Village Theatre (Adam Immerwahr)

Legally Blonde, the Musical - 5th Avenue Theatre (Meredith McDonough)

Waitress - 5th Avenue Theatre (Lisa Shriver)

The Color Purple - Village Theatre (Timothy McCuen Piggee)

Bye Bye Birdie - 5th Avenue Theatre (Paige Price)

 

Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical

Danny Kam - Sister Act (Taproot Theatre)

Adam James King - Camelot (Village Theatre)

Kate Jaeger - Always…Patsy Cline (Taproot Theatre)

Shermona Mitchell - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Kennedy Kanagawa - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

 

Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Cy Paolantonio - Legally Blonde, the Musical (Village Theatre)

Anne Allgood - Sister Act (Taproot Theatre)

Danny Gardner - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre)

Yusef Seevers - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Max Lopuszynski - Ordinary Days (SecondStory Rep)

 

Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical

Casey Raiha - Wild Man of Wynoochee (Key City Public Theatre)

Cassi Q. Kohl - The Last Five Years (ACT/5th Avenue)

Kerstin Anderson - Waitress (5th Avenue Theatre)

Cayman Ilika - Always…Patsy Cline (Taproot Theatre)

Mariah Lyttle - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

 

Direction of a Musical

Brendan Chambers - Wild Man of Wynoochee (Key City Public Theatre)

Bretteney Beverly - Sister Act (Taproot Theatre)

Shermona Mitchell - The Last Five Years (ACT/5th Avenue)

Timothy McCuen Piggee - The Color Purple (Village Theatre)

Paige Price - Bye Bye Birdie (5th Avenue)

 

Best Musical

Camelot - Village Theatre

Bye Bye Birdie - 5th Avenue Theatre

Always…Patsy Cline - Taproot Theatre

The Last Five Years - ACT/5th Avenue

The Color Purple - Village Theatre