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TFT is knee-deep in Ovation nominations
TFT snags directing, writing, acting nods at 20th annual local theater nominations
Bruins have been nominated for several of the top prizes in contention at the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, the only peer-judged theater awards in Los Angeles. Labeled the “highest-profile contest for local theater” by the Los Angeles Times, the Ovation Awards are presented by members of the local theater community who join the trade organization LA Stage.
Bruins nominated for Ovation Awards in this 20th anniversary year:
Director of a Play:
Alumna Shirley Jo Finney MFA '73
"Stick Fly"
The Matrix Theater Company
Playwriting for an Original Play:
Alumnus Matt Almos
"Land of the Tigers"
Lead Actor in a Musical:
Will Collyer '01 as Josh
"BIG: The Musical"
Westcoast Ensemble
Scenic Design - Intimate Theater:
Will Pellegrini '96
"Who Lives?"
Renal Support Network
Production of a Musical - Intimate Theater:
Troubadour Theater Company: "Life Could Be a Dream"
Bruins in the cast include current students Doug Carpenter and Jessica Antony, Ray Bolger Musical Theater alumnus Ryan Castellino '08 and alums Jessica Keenan Wynn '09 and James Blashaw '07.
TFT also salutes its creative partners at the Geffen Playhouse for their many nominations:
Playwriting for an Original Play
Donald Margulies
“Time Stands Still”
Geffen Playhouse
Lead Actor in a Musical
Hershey Felder as Ludwig van Beethoven, etc.
“Beethoven As I Knew Him”
Geffen Playhouse
Lead Actor in a Musical
Jake Broder as Louis Prima
“Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara”
Geffen Playhouse
Lead Actor in a Play
Chris Pine as Stephen Bellamy
“Farragut North”
Geffen Playhouse
Lead Actress in a Musical
Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely Smith
“Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara”
Geffen Playhouse
Lighting Design – Large Theater
Paul Gallo
“Farragut North”
Geffen Playhouse
Lighting Design – Large Theater
Anne Militello
“Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara”
Geffen Playhouse
Scenic Design – Large Theater
Michael Ganio
“By the Waters of Babylon”
Geffen Playhouse
Scenic Design – Large Theater
John Lee Beatty
“Time Stands Still”
Geffen Playhouse
Sound Design – Large Theater
Erik Carstensen
“Beethoven as I Knew Him”
Geffen Playhouse
Sound Design – Large Theater
Lindsay Jones
“Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara”
Geffen Playhouse