2020 perry - njact · 2020. 10. 25. · awards the new jersey. association of community theatres...

A W A R D S

THE NEW JERSEY

ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY THEATRES

PRESENTS

T H E 4 7 T H A N N U A L

COMMUNITY THEATRE AWARDS

October 25, 20 20

PerryT H E 2 0 2 0

S P E C I A L T H A N K S

John & Diana Maurer, Hunter Maurer, Brian Remo & the Entire Staff and Volunteers of the Union County Performing Arts Center especially Heather McLeod & Jacob Fishman, Webb Print, Lori Hyman and

the entire Staff of the Holiday Inn in Clark & Edyta Kuciapa

N E W J E R S E Y A S S O C I AT I O N O F C O M M U N I T Y T H E AT E R S B O A R D M E M B E R S

President ............................................................................... PATRICK STAREGA

Vice President ................................................................................PJ CAMPACCI

Treasurer ..........................................................................................RITA GRECO

Secretary .........................................................................................AMY LEVINE

Reviewer Liaison ....................................................................... DONNA SERIO

Vice President of Development ..................................................... LORI FABIAN

Director of Social Media & Correspondence ....................ELIZABETH RZASA

Technical Media Specialist ................................................STEPHEN SESERKO

Member At Large ....................................................................ALISSA VALIENTE

T H E N O T R E A DY T O B R E A K Q U A R A N T I N E B A N DConductor/Electric Bass Guitar ................................................ TONY GRECO

Piano ...............................................................................RICHARD CORRITORE

Keyboards ...........................................................................BRUCE DE LA CRUZ

Guitars .....................................................................................ED HELMSTETTER

Percussion ....................................................................................GALEN WORK

2 0 2 0 P E R R Y AWA R D S S TA F F Host ....................................................................................... PATRICK STAREGA

Co-Host .........................................................................HOWARD WHITMORE

Miss Perry ..............................................................................ELIZABETH RZASA

NJACT/Perry Awards Announcer ........................................ LESLIE WILLIAMS

Music Director ..............................................................................TONY GRECO

Live Broadcast Supervisor .........................................................JOHN MAURER

Recorded Media Supervisor ...............................................STEPHEN SESERKO

Videographers .....JOHN MAURER, DIANA MAURER & HUNTER MAURER

Stage Manager ......................................................................BRIANNA GUELL

Production Stage Manager ........................................... DENNIS TOLENTINO

Program .................................................................................... EDYTA KUCIAPA

Envelope Printing ................................................ KEN WEBB OF WEBB PRINT

4 THE 2020 PERRY AWARDS

My Dear Friends,

As I sat down to write this year’s letter, I wasn’t sure of exactly what I wanted to say. Most of the positive thoughts have been covered in Facebook memes, so what could I add to the conversation? I reread the past two years’ letters and in 2018 I spoke about COMMITMENT, INTENTION & SIMPLICITY, while in 2019 I waxed poetic on INSPIRATION.

I have already written letters to you all about PERSEVERANCE & INGENUITY and have asked others to speak this evening about the challenges of continuing to bring theater to the masses (albeit socially-distant masses) in these “challenging times.”

So I lit a candle and sat down and that is when it came to me. You see, this is no ordinary candle. It is a Homeworx Candle by Harry Slatkin (the one luxury item I allow myself) and his fragrances calm me in such a way that everything becomes clearer in my mind. So there you have it: CLARITY & CALM.

I am hoping you have taken advantage of this situation, not to bemoan what has been lost, but to let yourself be immersed by what has been found. The calmness of a Friday night where you do not have to run to the theater, the clarity of looking out the window on a beautiful Summer morning not being exhausted from days upon days in the theater making sure the set was built, the clarity and calmness of feeling that slight shift in priorities when you have more than a few rushed minutes to walk your dog or call your Mom or watch your child color a picture - is clearly worth the trade in my opinion.

So that is my wish for you all this year: CLARITY & CALM. And once we are able to return to the hustle of our normal routines, I pray we do not forget the benefit and joy of simply lighting a candle, taking a deep breath, and remembering that the greatest and most long lasting pleasures are found in our moments of CLARITY & CALM.

Peace Be With You All,

Patrick J. Starega

President, New Jersey Association of Community Theaters

L E T T E R F R O M T H E President

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Opening Number

YOU CAN’T STOP TONIGHTORIGINAL MUSIC & LYRICS BY

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz,

Howard Ashman, Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman

TONIGHT’S LYRICS BY Brian Remo

ARRANGED BY Bruce de la Cruz

VIDEOGRAPHY & EDITING: Stephen Seserko

VOCAL RECORDING: Jacob Fishman

FEATURING: Howard M. Whitmore, Shannen Doyle, Kyrus Keenan Westcott, Michael Mags, Brian Remo & Patrick Starega. Special appearance by Mush Remo.

OPENING NUMBER RECORDED ORCHESTRA:

CONDUCTOR/ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR .................. Tony Greco

PIANO ........... Bruce de la Cruz

GUITAR ............. Ed Helmstetter

PERCUSSION .......Galen Work

TRUMPET ..Michael Lamparello

TRUMPET ..............Victor Roque

REEDS ....................Richie Peters

REEDS .............Mike Jedwabnik

TROMBONE .......Glen Lebitsch


Sarah Black ...........................................................THE CHRISTMAS BUS Somerset Valley Players

Ava Chrusciel .................................................. DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Summit Playhouse

Sophia Flower ............................................................ WAIT UNTIL DARK Old Library Theatre Company

Maya Lerner .......................................................... JERSEY VOICES 2019 Chatham Community Players

Morgan McNulty ........................................................ AGNES OF GOD The Road Company

Danielle Pecchioli .............................................PETS & THEIR HUMANS First Avenue Playhouse

Ivana Ragusa ................................................................ALMOST, MAINE St. Anne’s Stages

O U T S T A N D I N G

Youth ActressI N A P L A Y

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Anthony DeSilva ................................................ON THE WATERFRONT Main Street Theatre Company

Logan Guvenel .......................................................... LOST IN YONKERS Chatham Community Players

Nathan Kossoy ........................9th ANNUAL ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Old Library Theatre Company

Braden Mellina ......................................................... LOST IN YONKERS Chatham Community Players

Will Nissen ...................................................... DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Summit Playhouse

Stephen Russo ...................................................PETS & THEIR HUMANS First Avenue Playhouse

Dominick Wierzbicki ............................................THE CHRISTMAS BUS Somerset Valley Players

Alexander Wolfe .................................................. JERSEY VOICES 2019 Chatham Community Players


Youth ActorI N A P L A Y


Monica DiMauro, Brian Garrison, Philip Hopf ..... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Richard Hennessy ............................................................. THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players

Robert Herko, Don Schlachter ................................ LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Allan Seward ....................................................... THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Jenny Steel ................................................................................. SEMINAR Circle Players

Kevin Ohlweiler, Steve Moger ................................... IT’S ONLY A PLAY Studio Players

Ed Whitman ..................................................... THE RUNNER STUMBLES Westfield Community Players


Lighting DesignO F A P L A Y

OCTOBER 25, 2020 9

Tyler Daddario ...................................................................MAMMA MIA Off Broad Street Players

Nicholas Marmo ................................................... THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group

Jeff McRum ....THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Kevin Ohlweiler .........................................................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players

Omaira Parrilla-Dunne, Ed Doyle, Ed Santiago ............ALL SHOOK UP Haddonfield Plays & Players

Corey Rubel ..................................................................................... PIPPIN Villagers Theatre

Daniel Schulze ...................................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre


Lighting DesignO F A M U S I C A L


Shannen Rivers ............................................................................PLAY ON Somerset Valley Players

Michele Roth .................................................................. 33 VARIATIONS Bergen County Players


Stage ManagementO F A P L A Y

N O M I N A T I O N

C O M M I T T E E M E M B E R

O F T H E Y E A R

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Molly Eisert ..............................................................................WORKING The Strollers

Kathleen Rose Gallardo ....................................................MAMMA MIA Phoenix Productions

Rob Langer ..........................................................................URINETOWN Somerset Valley Players

Dawn Noonan .................................................................BYE BYE BIRDIE Playhouse 22

Linda Valenti ...............................................LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE St. Philip’s Players


Stage ManagementO F A M U S I C A L

m u s i c a l p e r f o r m a n c e # 1

F U N H O M E • Villagers Theatre

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Jeanine Tesori & Lisa KronPRODUCERS: Emily Russoniello & Alex Stefaniak

DIRECTOR: Richard Butler


Phillip Blandino .......................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Joe DiVico.......................................................................... THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players

Robert Herko, Frank Bergson .................................. LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Brent Kowalenko ......................................................STEEL MAGNOLIAS Somerset Valley Players

Tim Larsen, Rick Essig ........................................... THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Tim Larsen, Steven Bell, Jim Lupfer ................................ 33 VARIATIONS Bergen County Players

Peyton Thomas ............................................................. IT’S ONLY A PLAY Studio Players


Sound DesignO F A P L A Y

OCTOBER 25, 2020 13

Matthew DiFabio ............................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Matthew DiFabio ..................................... THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Jordan Kenney ...........................................LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE St. Philip’s Players

Evan Paine ........................................................CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Pennington Players

Evan Paine .................................................................... CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Sean Pedrick ......................................................................MAMMA MIA Off Broad Street Players

Daniel Schulze ...................................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre


Sound DesignO F A M U S I C A L


Carol Fisher .......................................................... THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Matt Lafargue ............................................................................ SEMINAR Circle Players

Erin Miller ......................................................................ALMOST, MAINE St. Anne Stages

Chase Newhart................................................................. THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players

Rob Nonni, Lona Nonni .......................................... LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Diane L. Parker ................................................DEATH OF A SALESMAN Somerset Valley Players

Michelle Samarel ......................................................................... HARVEY Dover Little Theatre

LouJ Stalsworth ...........................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions


DirectionO F A P L A Y

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P R E S E N T A T I O N O F T H E 2 0 2 0

David P. McMenemie A W A R D

Christie Leigh Carver .................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions

Stephanie DiPilla ...................................................... LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Heidi Dugan ............................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Denise Hickson......................................................... LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Sarah Pharaon .................................................................. THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players

Kate Lyn Reiter ................................................A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2 Chester Theatre Group

Sari Ruskin .........................................................................LEGALLY GRAY Somerset Valley Players


Supporting ActressI N A P L A Y

Bill Barry ..................................................................... COMPLETE GAME Studio Players

Kevern Cameron ............................................A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2 Chester Theatre Group

John Dowgin ........................................................ THE EXPLORERS CLUB Circle Players

Dennis Farrelly ......................................................TWELVE ANGRY MEN Forte Dramatic Productions

Daniel Gleason ..........................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions

Jim Simpson ........................................ MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Nutley Little Theatre

Jason Wade ............................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players


Supporting ActorI N A P L A Y


C R A Z Y F O R Y O U • M&M Stage Productions

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY George & Ira GershwinPRODUCERS: Mike Almstedt & Mike Dilorio • DIRECTOR: Mike Dilorio

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Carmen Delia Bryant .................................................... IN THE HEIGHTS Cumberland Players

Cindy Chait ....................................THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Playhouse 22

Jillian Hanna...........................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

Crystal Huau ....................................................CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Pennington Players

April Johnson ....................................................................ALL SHOOK UP Haddonfield Plays & Players

Cassandra Lindeblad .....................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Jessica Magdosco ..................................................................COMPANY Capital Productions


Supporting ActressI N A M U S I C A L


Chris Boerner ............................................................... CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Michael Dooley .................................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre

Stephen Kalogeras ............................................... THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group

Sean Lynch-Littlejohn ......................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Denny Mugica ....................................................... CHILDREN OF EDEN Mystic Vision Players

Aidan Stallworth-Glitz .......................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre

Mark Zebro .....................................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre


Supporting ActorI N A M U S I C A L

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Laura Carey, Carrie Joy Miller, Michael A. Muller, Victor Nieves ..............................................PLAY ON Somerset Valley Players

Jill Katz ......................................................................... CALENDAR GIRLS Pennington Players

Barbra Murtha, Rich Ciero, Karen Markle ........ THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Kate Pinner, Andrew Devlin, Jenna Moschella, Haley Schmalbach ....................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions

Shannen Rivers, Holly J. Kowalenko, Edye Hayden ...........................................................STEEL MAGNOLIAS Somerset Valley Players

Marina Tu ...............................................REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Center Players

Joanne Vinciguerra .................................................. LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre


PropertiesI N A P L A Y


Judi Chandler .......................................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Jenn Kopesky, Renee McCleery, Ed Doyle ........................ALL SHOOK UP Haddonfield Plays & Players

Katelyn DeGennaro ........................................................... IN THE HEIGHTS Defining Moments Theatre Company

Heather Parton .................................................................. CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Lou Ann Salkin .......................................... SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Eccentric Theater Company

Lisa Sudfield ............................................................................... FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

Alecia Hurst Walton....................................................................... NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players


PropertiesI N A M U S I C A L

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Matthew Allegretta, Jody Laufer, John Donovan ............ALMOST, MAINE St. Anne Stages

Frank Bergson ............................................................... LEND ME A TENOR Readington Community Theatre

Michael Blandino, Jason Smith, Kelly Torres Williams ....................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Mike DiLalo ...............................ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST Playhouse 22

Bernice Garfield-Szita ................................REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Circle Players

Roy Pancirov ........................................................................... THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players

Michael Smith, Ellyn Essig ........................................ THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players


Scenic DesignO F A P L A Y

Christopher Harrison Parkhurst Abbott ............................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre

Mike Almstedt, Thomas Coppolecchia, Shawn Simmons ...................................................................... SCROOGE M&M Stage Productions

Mike Almstedt .............................................................. CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Marc Chandler, Ed Whitman, Charlie Urbanowicz .............. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Paula Farrar .............................................................. INTO THE WOODS The Road Company

Brandon Feumolt .............................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Alecia Hurst Walton...................................................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players


Scenic DesignO F A M U S I C A L

Community Theater O F T H E Y E A R 2 0 2 0

OCTOBER 25, 2020 23

Logan Caplan .................................................................................SHREK Axelrod’s Rising Stars Youth Productions

Melissa Gaeta ........................................A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM The Park Players Theatre Company

Elizabeth Grant ................................................................ALL SHOOK UP Aspire Performing Arts Company

Allison Paterno ........................................................THE DESCENDANTS Aspire Performing Arts Company

Hannah Repole .....................................................................CINDERELLA Brick Children’s Community Theatre

Tori Tarleton ....WONDERLAND: ALICE’S ROCK & ROLL ADVENTURE Porch Light Productions

Charlotte Ward Taylor ................................................................MATILDA The Road Company


Youth ActressI N A M U S I C A L


M A M M A M I A • Off Broad Street Players

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus PRODUCERS: Tyler Daddario & Jason D. Smith

DIRECTOR: John T. Stephan


Mason Corey ..............................................................................MATILDA The Road Company

Carter Jones ............................................................THE DESCENDANTS Aspire Performing Arts Company

Noah Lytle ..................................................................... IN THE HEIGHTS Defining Moments Theatre Company

Connor McGorty .......................................................... WONDERLAND: ALICE’S ROCK & ROLL ADVENTURE Porch Light Productions

Justin Roth .................................................................... THE FULL MONTY Old Library Theatre Company

Luke Surretsky .............................................................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players

Aman Tolia ......................................................................................SHREK Axelrod’s Rising Stars Youth Productions


Youth ActorI N A M U S I C A L

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Laura Ghaffour ............................................................. CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Tyron Howard ........................................................ CHILDREN OF EDEN Mystic Vision Players

Achilles Inverso .............................................. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER The Road Company

Michael Kidney ...............................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Michael Scannelli ......................................................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players

Phillip Solomon ..................................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre

Joseph Tudor ................................................................................... PIPPIN Villagers Theatre


Choreography



N E W S I E S • Gas Lamp PlayersMUSIC AND LYRICS BY Alan Menken & Jack Feldman

PRODUCER: Meredith EatonDIRECTOR: Stephen Buntrock

E N T R ’ A C T E 1

Intermission

N J A C T 2 0 2 0

lifetime AchievementA W A R D

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E N T R ’ A C T E 2


C H E S S • Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Tim RicePRODUCER: Liz Howard

DIRECTOR: Edgar Hildago

A F E W W O R D S A B O U T T H E F U T U R E O F T H E N J A C T

Hall of Fame


Elizabeth Blandino ..................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Lily Boyle ........................................................A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2 Chester Theatre Group

Ann Lowe ......................................................... DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Summit Players

Maureen Mulvihill, Kimberly Olson Bunker, Karen Markle ....................................................... THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Kate Pinner .................................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions

Michelle Samarel ......................................................................... HARVEY Dover Little Theatre

Emily Ton, Christy Hall ........................................ THE EXPLORERS’ CLUB Circle Players

Joanne Vinciguerra, Cynthia Okamoto ................ LEND ME A TENOR, Readington Community Theatre


Costume DesignO F A P L A Y

OCTOBER 25, 2020 29

Annmarie Matseur .........................THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Playhouse 22

Zachary Mazouat, Renee Celeste .................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Renee McCleery ..............................................................ALL SHOOK UP Haddonfield Plays & Players

Louisa Murey ................................................................ CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Shannon Sheridan, John Rattacasa ..............................MARY POPPINS Off Broad Street Players


Yasenia Wagner ........................................................... IN THE HEIGHTS Cumberland Players


Costume DesignO F A M U S I C A L


Jack Bender .....................................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Jack Bender ........................................................... THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group

Kyle Buchanan .......................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

Kristy Graves ..............................................................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players

AJ Meeker ...............................................................................COMPANY Capital Productions

Ruslan Odintsov ....................................................... INTO THE WOODS The Road Company

Georgianna Pappas ............................ SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Eccentric Theater Company

June Thomas Fraser ................................................ CHILDREN OF EDEN Mystic Vision Players


Musical Direction

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Stephen Buntrock, Kristy Graves ..............................................NEWSIES Gas Lamp Players

Mike DiIorio ................................................................. CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Edgar Hidalgo ................................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Reegan McKenzie ............................... SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Eccentric Theater Company

Corey Rubel ..................................................................................... PIPPIN Villagers Theatre


Alan Van Antwerp ................................................ THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group


DirectionO F A M U S I C A L


Samantha Ambler .................................................ANGELS IN BOSTON Thirst-e Productions

Elisabeth Erdmann ............................................... THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Haley Huxley ..............................................................................PLAY ON Somerset Valley Players

Carrie Joy Miller .........................................................................PLAY ON Somerset Valley Players

Carey Walden ........................... VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

Sandra Ward ..................................................DEATH OF A SALESMAN Somerset Valley Players

Marguerite Wurtz ............................................................. THE HUMANS Chatham Community Players


Featured ActressI N A P L A Y

Charles Acosta ............................................................ CALENDAR GIRLS Pennington Players

Kyle Allen Devich ................................................................ RABBIT HOLE Cumberland Players

John Fischer ..........................................................TWELVE ANGRY MEN Forte Dramatic Productions

Eric Holzer ............................................................ THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Patrick McAndrew ................................................SIGNIFICANT OTHER Nutley Little Theatre

Ron Mulligan ...................................... MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Nutley Little Theatre

Pete Sauer ..................................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions


Featured ActorI N A P L A Y


A L L S H O O K U P • Haddonfield Plays & Players

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY The Elvis Presley SongbookPRODUCER: Sue Stein

DIRECTORS: Ed Doyle, Ed “Rico” Santiago


9TH ANNUAL ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL .. Old Library Theatre Company

AUTHORS: Jim Moss, Teri Foltz, Zac Thompson, Mike Sockol, Cassidy Byron, Nate Briggs, Jim GeoghanPRODUCER: Linda Wielkotz DIRECTORS: Angela Dallesandro, Emma Himmelhoch, Jeanine Conrad, Lisa Dascoli, Elizabeth Fahsbender, Ed Bialkin, Sheryl Heffernan

ANGELS IN BOSTON ............................................. Thirst-e Productions

AUTHOR: Frank Van SyckelPRODUCERS: Samantha Ambler, Frank Van SyckelDIRECTOR: Stephen Hirsekorn

JERSEY VOICES 2019 ...............................Chatham Community Players

AUTHORS: Amanda Sage Comerford, Fred Dennehy, Jacki Jacobi, Elenor Kennedy, Lauri MacMillan, Steven Ruskin, PRODUCERS: Bob Denmark, Jessica PhelanDIRECTORS: Karen Thornton, John AC Kennedy, Julie Anne Nolan, Arnold Buchaine, Roseanne Ruggerio

SHORT PLAYS BY JERSEY PLAYWRIGHTS .Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center

AUTHORS: Lawrence Paone, Benjamin V. Marshall, Steven Patrick, Catherine LaMoreauxPRODUCERS: Catherine LaMoreaux, Anna PaoneDIRECTORS: Noah Stanzione, Shauni Ramai, Matthew Holbert, Catherine LaMoreaux

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN

Original Play

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A TIME & A PLACE .................................................... New Vision Players BOOK: Mike HaberMUSIC & LYRICS: Drew VillafuertePRODUCERS: Mike Haber, Ken HaberDIRECTOR: Mike Haber

THE DOLL: A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS ........ Village Playbox ProductionBOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS: Rob Kristie PRODUCER: Steve AllenDIRECTORS: Rob Kristie, John Blackwell

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN

Original Musical


Nicolette Barr ....................................................................MAMMA MIA, Off Broad Street Players

Dorothy Dobkowski ...................................LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE St. Philip’s Players

Carol Fisher ..................................................................................... PIPPIN Bergen County Players

Caitlin Geisser ....................................................................MAMMA MIA Off Broad Street Players

Krystina Matos .......................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

Mary O’Connor-Kelley ......................................SPRING AWAKENING KhyLand Productions

Jojo Parks ........................................THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Playhouse 22


Featured ActressI N A M U S I C A L

Justin Luckenbaugh .............................................SPRING AWAKENING KhyLand Productions

Ben Menahem ........................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

PJ Muniz ........................................................................ IN THE HEIGHTS Cumberland Players

Skie Ocasio ................................................LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE St. Philip’s Players

John Rattacasa ................................................................................9 TO 5 Off Broad Street Players

Patrick J. Starega .................................................SPRING AWAKENING KhyLand Productions

Robert Stevens .............................................................. IN THE HEIGHTS Defining Moments Theatre Company


Featured ActorI N A M U S I C A L


M A M M A M I A • Villagers Theatre

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Benny Andersson & Björn UlvaeusPRODUCERS: Devin Massih & Crystal Huau

DIRECTOR: Phillip Solomon


Debbie Badal ............................................................................... HARVEY Dover Little Theatre

Tracey Fama .............................................................STEEL MAGNOLIAS Somerset Valley Players

Sarah Henley .................................................A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2 Chester Theatre Group

Mary Lawrence .....................................................ANGELS IN BOSTON Thirst-e Productions

Marian McCabe .................................................. THE LION IN WINTER Bergen County Players

Melanie Staff-Parsons ................................................ CALENDAR GIRLS Pennington Players

Carol Thompson .........................................................................TARTUFFE PinnWorth Productions

Erin Wurtz ..................................... THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS Yardley Players Theatre Company


Lead ActressI N A P L A Y

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Maxwell C. Blackriver .............................................................. DRACULA Lord Stirling Theater Company

Harvard Fraser .........................................................................AMADEUS Players Guild of Leonia

Philip Hopf .................................. VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE Cumberland Players

William Kamps .....................................................TWELVE ANGRY MEN Forte Dramatic Productions

Malik Abdul Khaaliq ......................................DEATH OF A SALESMAN Somerset Valley Players

Chad Anthony Miller ................................................... IT’S ONLY A PLAY Studio Players

Richard Purcell......................................................TWELVE ANGRY MEN Forte Dramatic Productions

Mike Sockol .............................................................................. SEMINAR Circle Players


Lead ActorI N A P L A Y


Rosanne Christie ............................THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Playhouse 22

Autumn Hitt .................................................................... THE WILD PARTY Old Library Theatre Company

Lindsay Maron ...................................................................MAMMA MIA Villagers Theatre

Sky Spiegel Monroe ............................................. THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group

Jesse Principale ......................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre

Jenna Ravenda................................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Elizabeth Rzasa ..............................THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Playhouse 22


Lead ActressI N A M U S I C A L

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Sean Eugene Lough ........................................................................CHESS Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre

Alexander Nathan ....................................................... CRAZY FOR YOU M&M Stage Productions

Christopher Patti ..................................................................URINETOWN Somerset Valley Players

Brian Petty ...........................................................SPRING AWAKENING KhyLand Productions

Mark Piltz .............................................................. THE WHO’S TOMMY Chester Theatre Group

Mark Regan, Jr. ...............................................................................SHREK Axelrod’s Rising Stars Youth Productions

Jonathan Wells .......................................................................FUN HOME Villagers Theatre


Lead ActorI N A M U S I C A L


DEATH OF A SALESMAN ................................Somerset Valley Players PRODUCER: Emily M. WindusDIRECTOR: Diane L. Parker

THE HUMANS ..........................................Chatham Community Players

PRODUCER: Steffi Denmark DIRECTOR: Chase Newhart

LEND ME A TENOR ..............................Readington Community Theatre

PRODUCER: Rob Nonni DIRECTORS: Rob Nonni & Lona Nonni

THE LION IN WINTER ....................................... Bergen County Players

PRODUCER: Rhea Smith DIRECTOR: Carol Fisher

PLAY ON ............................................................Somerset Valley PlayersPRODUCERS: Kyle Hamilton & Michael A. Muller DIRECTOR: Michael A. Muller

SEMINAR ............................................................................Circle PlayersPRODUCER: Faith Dowgin DIRECTOR: Matt Lafargue

TARTUFFE .............................................................PinnWorth ProductionsPRODUCERS: LouJ Stalsworth & Kate Pinner DIRECTOR: LouJ Stalsworth


ProductionO F A P L A Y

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ALL SHOOK UP ......................................... Haddonfield Plays & Players PRODUCER: Sue Stein DIRECTORS: Ed Doyle, Ed “Rico” Santiago

CHESS .................................................. Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre PRODUCER: Liz Howard DIRECTOR: Edgar Hidalgo

CRAZY FOR YOU .............................................M&M Stage Productions PRODUCERS: Mike Almstedt, Mike DiIorio DIRECTOR: Mike DiIorio

FUN HOME ....................................................................Villagers TheatrePRODUCERS: Emily Russoniello, Alex Stefaniak DIRECTOR: Richard Butler

MAMMA MIA ...................................................Off Broad Street Players PRODUCERS: Tyler Daddario, Jason D. Smith DIRECTOR: John T. Stephan

MAMMA MIA ................................................................Villagers Theatre PRODUCERS: Devin Massih, Crystal Huau DIRECTOR: Phillip Solomon

NEWSIES ..................................................................... Gas Lamp Players PRODUCER: Meredith Eaton DIRECTOR: Stephen Buntrock


ProductionO F A M U S I C A L

Thirst E Productions wants to say Thank You!!

Thank you...To the amazing cast and crew of

Angels In Boston

To the great audiences

And to the Perry Award Committee for their 3 nominations

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play MARY LAWRENCE

Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlaySAMANATHA AMBLER

Outstanding Production of an Original PlayANGELS IN BOSTON

Thirst E Productions Author: Frank Van Syckel

Director: Stephen Hirsekorn

Do Original Shows!!!!!!

I am so proud of you Carter.

We love you.

Mom & Ky

Thank you to Aspire Performing Arts

for being so wonderful!

9 PERRY AWARD NOMINATIONS

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO NJACT

FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THIS

YEAR'S AWARDS CEREMONY COULD

TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY. BRAVO!

THANK YOU

V I S I T W W W . R C T N J . O R G T O L E A R N M O R E A B O U T O U R T H E A T R E

CONGRATULATIONS

AND BEST OF LUCK

TO ALL OF THE

2020 NOMINEES!

From ”the Herdman with the Ham”

To the “creative Nobel Prize winning orphan”

You are always our favoriteOutstanding Youth Actress in a Play

Sarah Black

Love,Mom, Dad, the Brothers, Grammy, Freepa & the Aunts & Uncles

Thanks to Somerset Valley Players for all the opportunities!

Congratulations to my friend the Writer, his Production Crew and his Cast for their

2020 PERRY AWARD nomination. As one audience critic acclaimed….

“This story should be a HALLMARK Movie!”

It is the pleasure of the

NJACT Board and the Staff

for the 2020 Perry Awards

to wish you all a very

Happy & SafeHoliday Season!

The New Jersey Association of

Community Theaters is greatly looking

forward to the return of LIVE THEATER

to our Great State!

Please follow NJACT Perry Awards

on Social Media

www.njact.org

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