44 Receive Valley Theatre League Awards

NORTH HOLLYWOOD — Members of the Valley Theatre League made some actors and other artists very happy Wednesday night, presenting their second annual Artistic Director Achievement Awards.

Following a cocktail reception honoring the nominees, 44 recipients received awards in numerous categories during an awards presentation at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with TV and radio personality Tom Hatten serving as host.

Celebrity presenters from Lea Thompson, Betty Garrett and Walter Koenig to Patrick Cassidy and Tom Troupe handed out the symbols of respect and recognition to performers and technicians for work accomplished on San Fernando Valley-area stages between September, 1994, and August, 1995.

The winners:

Production/Original Play: “The Ring,” Chandler Studio

Production/Revival Play: “Merlin,” Road Theatre Company

Production/Original Musical: “In the Name of God,” NoHo Actors Studio

Production/Revival Musical: “Working,” Theatre West

Production/One Person Play or Musical: “Intimate Views . . . A Concert,” Fran Montano, Actors Workout Studio

Production/Evening of One-Act Plays: “Series One--An Artists Circle Production of Three Original One-Acts,” Actors Workout Studio

Lead Actor/Play: Joe Garcia, “The Puppetmaster of Lodz,” Actors Alley

Lead Actress/Play: Tammy Kaitz, “The Baby Dance,” American Renegade Theatre, and Janet Woods, “The Baby Dance”

Lead Actor/Musical: Todd Fourrnier, “Godspell,” Gene Bua Theatre

Lead Actress/Musical: Mari Miranda, “Kiss Me, Kate,” Woodland Hills Community Theatre

Supporting Actor/Play: Robert Bardy, “The Ring,” Chandler Studios; and Tom Troupe, “Round Trip,” Cynthia Baer Productions at Ventura Court Theatre

Supporting Actress/Play: Carol Keis, “The Killing of Sister George,” Actors Alley

Supporting Actor/Musical: Craig Hunt, “Godspell”

Supporting Actress/Musical: Shandi Sinnamon, “Mud Pies and White Dresses,” Group Repertory Theatre

Ensemble Cast/Original Play: “The Triumph of Maeve,” Theatre East

Ensemble Cast/Revival Play: “Merlin”

Director/Original Play: Michael Holmes, “The Ring”

Director/Revival Play: Brad Hills, “Merlin”

Director/Musical: Ellen Rooney, “Working”

Choreography: Shirley Martin, “Merlin”

Musical Direction: David Coleman, “In the Name of God”

Author/Original Drama: Michael Holmes, “The Ring”

Author/Original Comedy: Oliver Hailey, “Round Trip”

Book/Music/Lyrics/Original Musical: Melanie McQueen and David Coleman, “In the Name of God”

Set Design: David Cox and Clancy Halsey, “Martin’s Place,” American Renegade Theatre

Lighting Design: Lawrence Oberman, “Sixty-Four Solos,” Two Roads Theatre

Costume Design: Don Nelson, “Kiss Me, Kate”

Sound Design: William Golay, “Merlin,” and Andrew Parks, “The Dresser,” Theatre West

Stage Management: Ellen Gordon, “Merlin”

Production/Children’s Show Performed by Adults: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” Serendipity Theatre Company.

Production/Children’s Show Performed by Kids: “Courage,” Alliance Repertory Company

Director/Children’s Show: Shilind McCall, “The Stinky Cheese Man and the Littles,” Actors Workout Studio

Author/Original Children’s Play: The Kids in Residence at Mid-Valley Youth Center Foster Home, “Courage”

Book/Music/Lyrics/Original Children’s Musical: J.D. Jordan and Denys Gawronski, “Black Beauty,” Serendipity Theatre Company, and Lloyd Schwartz and Ben Lanzarone, “Little Red Riding Hood,” Theatre West

Actor/Children’s Show: Jose Payo, “Round Table,” Synthaxis Theatre Company

Actress/Children’s Show: Kelly Ryan, “Round Table”