The 2014 Marlowe Awards
It's a
humbling task to attempt to choose the best performances and the best technical
achievements of the Denver Theatre Community in 2014.
Getting a production
from page to stage is a daunting task. The collaborative nature of every
endeavor to produce a play requires a network of artists, many of whom are
unseen and unsung. This reviewer would like to express gratitude to each and
all who helped make this past year the artistic triumph that it was.
Since
there was so much outstanding work done this past year, this reviewer has
listed the top three in each category.
L-R: Emily Patton-Davies and Emma Messenger
Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Emma Messenger, The
Beauty Queen of Linnane, The Edge Theatre Company
Haley Johnson,
Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
Deborah Curtis, The
Road to Mecca, Miners Alley Playhouse
Ben Cowhick
Kevin Hart
Outstanding Actor in
a Drama
Cajardo Lindsey, The
Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Ben Cowhick, Good
Television, Ashton and Abster Productions
Kevin Hart, M
Butterfly, Theatre Esprit Asia
Outstanding Actress
in a Supporting Role Drama
Emily Patton Davies,
Beauty Queen of Linnane, The Edge Theatre Company
Kelly Uhlenhopp,
Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
Miriam BC Tobin, A
Few Good Men, Spotlight Theatre Company
Outstanding Actor in
a Supporting Role Drama
Sam Gregory, Hamlet,
The Denver Center Theatre Company
Geoffrey Kent, Henry
IV, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Paul Borrillo,
Painted Bread, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Deborah Persoff and Jose Zuniga
Outstanding Actress
in a Comedy
Deborah Persoff, Harold
and Maude, Vintage Theatre Productions
Dee Covington, Good
People, Curious Theatre Company
Patti Yaconis, The
Graduate, The Edge Theatre Company
Outstanding Actor in
a Comedy
Michael McNeill, Good
People, Curious Theatre Company
Jose Zuniga, Harold and
Maude, Vintage Theatre Productions
Chandler Darby, The
Graduate, The Edge Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress
in a Musical
Beth Malone, The
Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Denver Center Theatre Company
Julia Jackson, She Loves Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Jennifer DeDominici,
Guys and Dolls, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Actor in a
Musical
Wayne Kennedy,
Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
Steven Day, Spamalot,
Aurora Fox Arts Center
David Hess, Guys and Dolls, Lone Tree Arts Center
LuAnn Buckstein
Outstanding Actress
in a Supporting Role Comedy
LuAnn Buckstein,
Death by Design, Spark Theater Company
Betty Hart, Good
People, Curious Theatre Company
Sallie Diamond, Six
Characters in Search of an Author, Germinal Stage Denver
Outstanding Actor in
a Supporting Role Comedy
Christian Mast,
Orphans, The Edge Theatre Company
Tupper Cullum,
Sylvia, Ashton/Abster Productions
Todd Black, Boeing,
Boeing, Spotlight Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress
in a Supporting Role Musical
Arlene Rapal, Miss
Saigon, Vintage Theatre Productions
Melissa Swift–Sawyer,
Memphis, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Barb Reeves, Fiddler
on the Roof, BDT Stage
Outstanding Actor in
a Supporting Role Musical
Scott Severtson,
Shrek, the Musical, BDT Stage
Steven Day, She Loves
Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Matt LaFontaine,
Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
Outstanding Director
Drama
Craig Bond, Streetcar
Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
Michael Stricker, The
Beauty Queen of Linnane, The Edge Theatre Company
Bernie Cardell,
Twelve Angry Men, Cherry Creek Theatre
Pamela Clifton
Outstanding Director
Comedy
Pamela Clifton,
Harold and Maude, Vintage Theatre Productions
Ed Baierlein, Six
Characters in Search of an Author, Germinal Stage Denver
Len Matheo, Parallel
Lives, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Director
Musical
Michael Duran,
Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
Matt Peters, Swing,
Town Hall Arts Center
Brenda Billings, The
Fantasticks, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding
Production of a Play Drama
The Whipping Man,
Curious Theatre Company
The Beauty Queen of
Linnane, The Edge Theatre
Henry IV, Colorado
Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding
production of a Play Comedy
Sylvia, Ashton and
Abster Productions
The Good People,
Curious Theatre Company
I Hate Hamlet, Colorado
Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding
production of a Musical
Fiddler on the Roof, BDT
Stage
She Loves Me, Arvada
Center for the Arts and Humanities
The Fantasticks, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding
Choreography
Kathleen Marshall,
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Denver Center Theatre Company
Matt Peters, Swing,
Town Hall Arts Center
Alicia King Dunfee,
Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
CSF's "The Tempest" with lighting by Shannon McKinney and scenic design by Kent Homchick
Outstanding Lighting
Shannon McKinney, The
Tempest, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Brett Maughan, Fiddler
on the Roof, BDT Stage
Seth Alison, Spring
Awakening, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Sound
Craig Breitenbach,
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Denver Center Theatre Company
Wayne Kennedy, Shrek
the Musical , BDT Stage
Jason Ducat, The
Tempest, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding Scenic
Design
Amy Campion, Fiddler
on the Roof, BDT Stage
Kent Homchick, The
Tempest, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Brian Mallgrave, She
Loves Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Music
Direction
Neal Dunfee, Fiddler
on the Roof, BDT Stage
Mitch Samu, The
Fantasticks, Miners Alley Playhouse
David Nehls, She
Loves Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costumes
Paul Tazewell, The
Unsinkable Molly Brown, Denver Center Theater Company
Clare Henkel, The
Tempest, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Liz Jasperse, She
Loves Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Ensemble
Forbidden Broadway,
Denver Center For the Performing Arts
Swing, Town Hall Arts
Center
Parallel Lives, Miners
Alley Playhouse
Best Touring Company
Pippin, Denver Center
for the Performing Arts
Michael Mayes and Jennifer Rivera in Dead Man Walking
Best Production of an
Opera
Dead Man Walking,
Central City Opera
Best Opera Diva
Jennifer Rivera, Dead
Man Walking, Central City Opera
Best Opera Artist
Male
Michael Mayes, Dead
Man Walking, Central City Opera
Best Supporting Opera
Diva
Maria Zifchak, Dead Man
Walking, Central City Opera
Best Supporting Opera
Artist Male,
Adam Klein, Carmen,
Opera Colorado
Best Director of an
opera,
Ken Cazan, Dead Man
Walking, Central City Opera
Best conductor of an
Opera
John Baril, Dead Man
Walking, Central City Opera
Best Lighting Design
of an Opera
David Martin Jacques,
Dead Man Walking, Central City Opera
Best Scenic Design of
an opera
Alan E. Muraoka, Dead
Man Walking, Central City Opera
