2011 award winners. (Click on photo to enlarge)
Footlight Players held its fifth annual awards banquet on July 23, 2011, at Pottawattomie Country Club in Michigan City, IN.
Co-chairpeople Diana Hirsch and Kathy Chase along with committee members Bill Wild and Bobby Komendera put together a very enjoyable evening.
The crowd enjoyed music, dinner and a silent auction, then President Jan Rice turned the microphone over to Mike McCalment, the evening’s emcee. Twenty-one awards were handed out.
Christopher Whybrew
The Critics’ Choice Award for best production of the season went to the “Dixie Swim Club,” as chosen by Michigan City News-Dispatch entertainment editor Andrew Talleckson.
The prestigious President’s Award went to Christopher Whybrew, who also collected three Hidden Talent Awards for his work on the sets of “Hollywood Arms,” “The Murder Room” and “A Tuna Christmas.” He was also selected to receive the group’s Hall of Fame Award for all of his talent and hard work that has enhanced Footlight Players theatrical endeavors.
Here is a complete list of winners:
Hall of Fame –Christopher Whybrew
Hidden Talent (Hollywood Arms) – Rachel Best
Hidden Talent (The Murder Room, A Tuna Christmas, and Dixie Swim Club) –Christopher Whybrew
Hidden Talent (Nunsense and Forever Plaid) – Andrew Vendl
Best Hair Design –Ernie Ritchie
Best Sound Design – Ryan Sweeney
Best Lighting Design – Jim Snyder
Best Set Design – Bill Wild and Bonnie Quigley
Best Costume Design –cast and crew of A Tuna Christmas
Best Choreographer –Mary Kay Streele
Best Musical Director – Sharon Stefankiewicz
Best Director – Ernie Richie
Best Newcomer – Isha Leon
Best Featured Actress – Kathy Chase
Best Featured Actor – Nathan O’Brien
Best Lead Actress – Vickie Cash
Best Lead Actor (tie) – Bobby Komendera and Mike McCalment
Critic’s Choice award –The Dixie Swim Club
President’s Award –Christopher Whybrew
