The Suzi Bass Awards

TYA – Outstanding Design

Catching the Moon: A Young Girl’s Baseball Dream
Synchronicity Theatre
Alisha Monique, costume design; Maliya McCall, lighting design; Courtney Loner, properties design; Alexander Whittenburg^ & Gavin Mosier, scenic design; Johnathan “JT” Taylor, sound design

Frederick
Synchronicity Theatre
Ricky Greenwell, costume design; Maliya McCall, lighting design; Benton Reed, projection design; Sedona Boncore, properties design; Derrick Vanmeter, scenic design; Donovan Lewis, sound design

The Hobbit
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Anne Carole Butler and Clint Horne, costume design; Greg Hanthorn, Jr., lighting design; Kenneth Wigley, Sarah Beth Hester, and Rachel Frawley, props and puppet design and construction; Jeff Watkins, scenic design; Michael Hoke, sound design

Spookhouse Annie
Center for Puppetry Arts
Cricket Bradford, lighting design; Jason Hines, puppet and scenic design; Dolph Amick, sound design

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Center for Puppetry Arts
Jennifer Schottstaedt, costume design; David Reingold^, lighting design; Jason Hines, puppet design; Kat Conley^, scenic design; Andrew Lynch, sound design

TYA – Outstanding Direction

Catching the Moon: A Young Girl’s Baseball Dream
Synchronicity Theatre
Charity Purvis Jordan, director; Javar La’Trail Parker*, music director; Angela Harris, choreographer

Frederick
Synchronicity Theatre
Julie Skrzypek, director; LeRell Ross, music director; Angie Knudson, choreographer

The Hobbit
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Adam King and Kevin Roost, directors; Adam King, music director; Kevin Roost, fight choreographer; Kati Grace Kirby, intimacy choreographer; Sarah Beth Hester, puppet direction

Spookhouse Annie
Center for Puppetry Arts
Jason Hines, Director

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Center for Puppetry Arts
Jason Hines, director; Imani Quinones, music director

Musical – Ensemble

Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits
Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Tabitha Cheyenne, Josh Hudson, Lyndsay Ricketson*, Leo Thomasian

Girl from the North Country
Actor’s Express with Oglethorpe University Theatre
Arden Adams, Robin Bloodworth*, Mac Chambers, Robert Bryan Davis, Riley Given, Pamela Gold*, Charles Green, Jill Hames, Peter Hardy, Brandon Hembree, Anny Jules*, Evan Kupersmith, Eloa Noir, Neveah Riddle, Russell Scott, Brandon L. Smith*, Justis Star

The Pin-Up Girls Christmas Spectacular!
ART Station
Branden Hembree, JoAnna Johnson, Avani Lesane, Erin North

Ring of Fire
Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Skyler Brown, Daniel Burns, Chris Damiano*, Juliet Yi Rou Devette, Ruth Mehari, Niles Levi Rivers

Musical – Featured Performer

Avis LaShawn Adams as Fairy Godmother
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
True Colors Theatre Company

Candy McLellan Davison* as Addapearle
The Wiz
Aurora Theatre

Clinton Harris* as Thought 2
A Strange Loop
Actor’s Express

Felicia Hernandez as Abuela Claudia
In the Heights
Aurora Theatre

Victor Jackson as Lionel
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
True Colors Theatre Company

Mia Pinero* as Hodel
Fiddler on the Roof
Alliance Theatre

Oliver Prose* as Perchik
Fiddler on the Roof
Alliance Theatre

Lilliangina Quiñones as Daniela
In the Heights
Aurora Theatre

Brad Raymond* as The Wiz
The Wiz
Aurora Theatre

Brandon L. Smith as Topher
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
True Colors Theatre Company

Musical – Principal Performer

Russell Alexander II as Scarecrow
The Wiz
Aurora Theatre

Fracena Byrd as Mahalia
Mahalia, a Gospel Musical
Impact Theatre Atlanta

Catherine Campbell as Alice Murphy
Bright Star
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

Karen Cassady as Bev
Gutenberg! the Musical!
Dad’s Garage

Itzik Cohen as Tevye
Fiddler on the Roof
Alliance Theatre

Lawrence Flowers* as Tinman
The Wiz
Aurora Theatre

Lauren Horgan as Vanessa
In the Heights
Aurora Theatre

Jai’len Josey as Cinderella
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
True Colors Theatre Company

Diego Klock-Perez* as Usnavi
In the Heights
Aurora Theatre

Isa Martinez* as Nina Rosario
In the Heights
Aurora Theatre

Play – Ensemble

Bleeding Hearts
Theatrical Outfit
Josh Adams*, Veronika Duerr*, Christopher Hampton*, Tony Larkin*, Tess Malis Kincaid*

Covenant
Alliance Theatre
Brittany Deneen*, Alaysia Renay Duncan*, Deidrie Henry*, Jemarcus Kilgore, Jade Payton*

Emma
Atlanta Shakespeare Company and Belle Esprit
Nick Faircloth, Sarah Hack, Claire F. Martin, Amanda Lindsey McDonald, Keithen Neville, Luke Robbins, Kevin Roost, Daniela Santiago, Golbanoo Setayesh

The Taming of the Shrew
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Katie Causey, Kelly Criss, Destiny Danielle , Allie Ficken, Jaclyn Hofmann Faircloth, Sam Lancaster, Rivka Levin, Brittney McClendon, Tiffany Porter, Mary Ruth Ralston, Gabrielle Story, Tyra Watkins, Wanyu Yang

Venus
Actor’s Express
Suehyla El-Attar Young*, Kate Donadio MacQueen*

Play – Featured Performer

Tyren Duncan as Don Pedro
Much Ado About Nothing
Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Tyren Duncan as Apemantus
Timon of Athens
Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Tyren Duncan as Aaron
The Venetians
Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Adam King as Iago/Caliban
The Venetians
Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Enoch King* as Reuben/The Ex/Others
Dog Mom
Horizon Theatre

Aliya Kraar as Jessica
The Venetians
Atlanta Shakespeare Company

Brian Kurlander* as Gregory Solomon
The Price
Theatrical Outfit and The Breman

Louis Kyper as Swing/Multiple Roles
Dog Mom
Horizon Theatre

Matt Mercurio as Jim
The Glass Menagerie
Theatrical Outfit

Arizsia Staton* as Nell/Others
Dog Mom
Horizon Theatre