The CAT Awards

2006 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2006 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 26th, 2006 at the Martha Cohen Theatre. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Peter Strand Rumpel (Guest emcee), the organizing committee and our sponsors.
Recipients are highlighted. Click on any Category, Production, Company or Artist to filter the results.

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play
Sponsored by echo37 Theatre Fellowship

• Troy Greenwood as Power / Hermes in Prometheus Bound - Downstage Performance Society
• Joe Norman-Shaw as Colonel in A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
• Bill Watson as Saunders in Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play
Sponsored by White’s Flowers

• Donna Barnfield as Mrs. Braddock in The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Kathy Macovichuk as Maria in Lend me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre
• Stephanie Morris as Elaine Robinson in The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Carla Mueller as Emmi Straub in Taking Sides - Workshop Theatre
• Julie Orton as Io in Prometheus Bound - Downstage Performance Society

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Obscene But Not Heard

• Faith Casement with Frank MacLeod, Rachel Millard, Roberta Fernandes, Christine Horne, Lynn Rowley & Darren Snopek for Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Frank MacLeod for Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Frank MacLeod with Dianne Eberhardt and Angie Yzerman for Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Frank MacLeod with Rachel Millard, Roberta Fernandes, Neil Marshall & Mayhem for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• Frank MacLeod, Jenifer Pope, Donna Graham, Maureen Mosher, Collette Seders & Faith Casement for The Peacock Season - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

• Paul Hilton for Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Paul Hilton for Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Paul Hilton for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• Ian Martens for Eve - Broad Minds Productions & Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• David Smith for Prometheus Bound - Downstage Performance Society

Outstanding Scenic Design
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

• Bill Brown & Alana Gowdy for Taking Sides - Workshop Theatre
• Bill Brown with Deb Miall for HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury - Morpheus Theatre
• Anton deGroot, Simon Mallett, Ian Martens, Derek Paulich & David Smith for ppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Performance Society
• Scott Mushens for Arthur - From Boy to King - StoryBook Theatre
• George Palmer for Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• JP Thibodeau for Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Angela Woodard with Bill Brown, Laurier Dubeau & Jacquie Uhrich for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical

• Brittany Jordan as Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Amanda Lottermoser as Peron's Mistress in Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Stefanie Lyall as Babette in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Val Reilly as Buttercup in HMS Pinafore - Morpheus Theatre
• Nicole Smithanik as Council in Trial by Jury - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Meant 2 Be Productions

• Bart Kwiatkowski as Jack in Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Dave Gagnier as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Jomar Ferreras as Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• David Hume as Cogsworth in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Brian Unterschultz as Maurice in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Chris Willott as Augustin Magaldi in Evita - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

• Jevon Hills for Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jim Sarantis for Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Patrice Barnes for Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Patrice Barnes for HONK! The Ugly Duckling Musical - StoryBook Theatre
• Wilma Rothbauer for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Choreography
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

• Rebecca Foster for Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Karen Iwanski-Doutre for Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Krista Vander Neut for Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Angela Woodard for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble
Sponsored by Digital Jungle

• Chorus in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Ensemble in Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre
• Chorus in Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Chorus in Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Chorus in Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• Ensemble in pppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Performance Society

Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Sponsored by Cine Audio Visual

• Jeff Burnell for It's a Wonderful Life - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Andrea Katz for Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Simon Mallett for A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
• Simon Mallett for Prometheus Bound - Downstage Performance Society
• George Smith & Stuart Bentley for The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Advanced Orthomolecular Research - Dr. Nibber

• Heather Drage & Scott Henderson for Pages - Theatre Works Alberta
• Dan Gibbins for Pride and Prima Donnas - Scorpio Theatre
• Dan Gibbins for U-Boat of the Soul - Scorpio Theatre
• Nicholas Hanson & Jeremy Mason; Composed by Randy Ouston for Rumplestilskin - StoryBook Theatre
• Val Lieske & Erin Beaubier for Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton

• Sean Brandenburg as Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore - Morpheus Theatre
• Jessica Jain as Linda in Hair - Front Row Centre Players
• Masud Khan as Sadiq in A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
• Andrea O'Brien as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Alwyn Price as Vera in Closing Times - Liffey Players
• Katie Schoenberg as Ellie Greenwich in Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• Laurette Tabachnick as Eleanor Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

• Carolyn Byers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Judith Colborne - Bragg Arts
• Lorne Drabinsky - Workshop Theatre
• Zena Drabinsky - Workshop Theatre
• Gerald Gagnier - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Kate Mergen - Broad Minds Productions
• Laurana Rayne - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Jennifer Sharpe - Downstage Performance Society
• Les Sorenson - Front Row Centre Players
• Michael Taylor - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Sponsored by Avison Young Commercial Real Estate

• Aaron Conrad as David Locke in Pride and Prima Donnas - Scorpio Theatre
• Rafal Drozdowski as Allan Felix in Play It Again Sam - Workshop Theatre
• Allan Hardin as Senator Johnny Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre
• Zander Laurie as Leroy Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - StoryBook Theatre
• Kevin MacDonnell as Mercer in A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
• Scott Roberts as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• JP Thibodeau as Max in Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Calgary Region Arts Foundation

• Jennifer Merio as Millicent Foxxe-Firestone in The Peacock Season - Morpheus Theatre
• Barb Mitchell as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Stephanie Morris as Mary Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Annika Odegard as Imogene Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - StoryBook Theatre
• Laurette Tabachnick as Eleanor Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by StoryBook Theatre

• Sean Anderson for Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre
• Amanda Chapman for Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre
• Iam Coulter for The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
• Val Leiske & Karen Sudds for Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre
• Simon Mallett for A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
• Simon Mallett for pppeeeaaaccceee - Downstage Performance Society

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

• Richard Michelle-Pentelbury for Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Tarra Lois Riley for Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jeremy Walker for Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Angela Woodard for Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by SpiderMonkey Media

• Crystal Balint as The Witch in Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Deanne Matley as Eva Peron in Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Andrea O'Brien as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
• Katie Schoenberg as Ellie Greenwich in Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• Kathryn Waters as Hair in Hair - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

• Brent Middleton as Jeff Barry in Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
• JP Thibodeau as The Baker in Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Levon Yon as Che Guevara in Evita - Front Row Centre Players
• Jeremy Yurk as The Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

• Jeff Burnell
• Alana Gowdy
• Bill Torrie

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Cappuccino Musical Theatre

• A Line in the Sand - Downstage Performance Society
  (Producer & Director: Simon Mallett)
• Absence - Fire Exit Theatre and Corps Bara Dance Theatre
  (Producer: Val Lieske, Director: Val Lieske & Karen Sudds)
• Durang! - Hidden Insanity Theatre
  (Director: Amanda Chapman)
• Lend Me a Tenor - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Michelle Brandenburg & Erin Beaubier, Director: Sean Anderson)
• The Graduate - echo37 Theatre Fellowship
  (Producer: Dave Gagnier & Jeff Burnell, Director: Iam Coulter)

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sponsored by Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show

• Disney's Beauty and the Beast - StoryBook Theatre
  (Director: Jeremy Walker, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes & Rebecca Foster)
• Evita - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Lynda Elliott, Director: Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, Musical Director: Jim Sarantis, Orchestral Director: Joanne Sampson, Choreographer: Karen Iwanski-Doutre)
• Hair - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Les Sorenson, Director: Joey Sayer, Musical Director: Caroline Richards, Orchestral Director: Wilma Rothbauer, Choreographer: Krista Vander Neut)
• Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Erin Beaubier & Michelle Brandenburg, Director: Tarra Lois Riley, Musical Director: Jevon Hills, Choreographer: Cindy Neufeld)
• Leader of the Pack - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Angela Woodard & Les Sorenson, Director & Choreographer: Angela Woodard, Musical Director: Wilma Rothbauer)

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Event Photographer
John Nairn (Northern Scenic)