The CAT Awards

2008 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2008 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at the Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Simon Mallett of Downstage (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 StoryBook Theatre

• Bill Baksa as Bob Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Sean Broadhurst as Bucky Parsons in Dying on Stage - Scorpio Theatre
• Aaron Conrad as Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
• Neil Hardy as Mr. Bingley in Pride and Prejudice - Gas & Light Productions
• Brent Kuhn as Domenick Piero in The God Committee - Fire Exit Theatre
• Andrew Lynch as Brian Runnicles in No Sex Please, We're British - Morpheus Theatre
• Ian Simms as Beethoven in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead - Scorpio Theatre
• Brad Simon as Lawrence in Shining City - Liffey Players
• Bryan Smith as Matt in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead - Scorpio Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Center Stage Jewels

• Janelle Cooper as Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Mandy Kahlmeier as Veronica in Dying On Stage - Scorpio Theatre
• Laura Myers as Dorothy in Stepping Out - Workshop Theatre
• Karmin Schmitt as Mayella Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Andrea van der Neut as Sylvia in Stepping Out - Workshop Theatre
• Alison Wandzura as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
• Kathryn Waters as Neasa in Shining City - Liffey Players

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

• Faith Marie Casement & Frank MacLeod for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Melody Lober for Pride and Prejudice - Gas & Light Productions
• Frank MacLeod for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Frank MacLeod for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Andrea Shanks-Sunderland for To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Deb Wratschko for Maia - Theatre Works Alberta

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by University Theatre Services

• Brenda Goyetche for Dracula - Liffey Players
• Thomas Hall for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
• Paul Hilton for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Paul Hilton for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Ian Martens for Shining City - Liffey Players
• David Smith for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• David Smith for To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Scenic Design
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

• Bill Brown for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Anton DeGroot for To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Richard Michelle-Pentelbury for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• David Smith for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• George Smith for Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Bill Torrie for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Workshop Theatre

• Cara Bonhage as Fraulein Kost in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Judy Dunsmuir as Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gultch in The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Stefanie Lyall as Claudia Nardi in Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Nicole Owens as Sarraghina in Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Heather Oystryk as Scarecrow / Hunk in The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Susan Soprovich as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by White’s Flowers

• Carl Bishop as Cowardly Lion / Zeke in The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Mike Johnson as King Pellinore in Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Mike Johnson as Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
• James Noonan as Lancelot in Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Greg Spielman as Herr Schultz in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Downstage

• Patrice Barnes for High School Musical - StoryBook Theatre
• Scott Henderson for Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Stefanie Holick for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Donna McCloskey for Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Andrea White for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Mary Anne Wilson for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Graham Wrightson for The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Choreography or Stage Fight
Sponsored by Urban Baker

• Jaclyn Adomeit for Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Aaron Conrad for Cry Havoc - Scorpio Theatre
• Karen Iwanski for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Karen Iwanski, Stefanie Lyall & Aaron Conrad for The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
• Malina Jensen for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Angela Woodard for High School Musical - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble
Sponsored by AOR

• Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• High School Musical - StoryBook Theatre
• Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
• The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Sponsored by Cine Audio Visual

• Andrea Katz for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Simon Mallett for To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Luke Moar for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Luke Moar for Dying on Stage - Scorpio Theatre
• Bill Torrie for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

• Erin Beaubier, Benjamin Blue, Sean Broadhurst, Aaron Conrad, Dan Gibbins & Asia Walker for Cry Havoc - Scorpio Theatre
• Delphine Brooker for Craving - Fire Exit Theatre
• Heather Drage & Scott Henderson for Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Dan Gibbins for Dying On Stage - Scorpio Theatre

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton

• Jaclyn Adomeit as Choreographer in Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Riley Ohler as Ernst in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Brock Reid as Little Guido in Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Naomi Williams-Covey as Nimue in Camelot - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

• Cat Bentley - on behalf of Michelle & Erin
• Jacquie Brennan - Workshop Theatre
• Brenda Goyetche - Front Row Centre Players
• Barbara MacBeath - Morpheus Theatre
• Lorraine Monahan - BraggArts Theatre Society
• John O'Gorman - BraggArts Theatre Society

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

• Ian Bamford as Renfield in Dracula - Liffey Players
• Jerry Callaghan as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Mark Huolt as Johnny Rayner in Dying on Stage - Scorpio Theatre
• Kevin Rich as Dracula in Dracula - Liffey Players
• George Smith as John in Shining City - Liffey Players
• Greg Spielman as George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Cappuccino Musical Theatre

• Donna Barnfield as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
• Elizabeth Greenwood as Mrs. Benet in Pride and Prejudice - Gas & Light Productions
• Natalie Mack as Scout Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Alwyn Price as Lucie Westerna in Dracula - Liffey Players
• Kathryn Waters as Jean-Louise Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Mary Anne Wilson as Frances Hunter in No Sex Please, We're British - Morpheus Theatre
• Rebecca Wohlgemuth as Christine in Craving - Fire Exit Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

• Jonathan Chapman for Shining City - Liffey Players
• Chris Kane for Dracula - Liffey Players
• Simon Mallett for To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
• Wanda Reinholdt for The God Committee - Fire Exit Theatre
• Bill Torrie for Dying on Stage - Scorpio Theatre
• Bill Torrie for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

• Sean Anderson for The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
• Colleen Bishop for Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Heather Drage for Maia - Theatre Works Alberta
• Richard Michelle-Pentelbury for Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Karmen J. Rodomar for Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Joey Sayer for The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Calgary Arts Development

• Christine Horne as Guenevere in Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Natalie Mack as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
• Allison Roth as Luisa Contini in Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• Asia Walker as Sally Bowles in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Naomi Williams-Covey as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Liffey Players

• Sean Brandenburg as Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
• Keiffer Davies as Emcee in Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jomar Ferreras as Chad in High School Musical - StoryBook Theatre
• Richard Heyman as Arthur in Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
• Brian Holiday as Guido Contini in Nine - Front Row Centre Players
• David Hume as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

• Paul Stanton - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

• Dracula - Liffey Players
  (Producer: Alwyn Price, Director: Chris Kane)
• Pride and Prejudice - Gas & Light Productions
  (Producer: Rob Fulton, Director: Elly Nordstrom & Tara Dempster)
• Shining City - Liffey Players
  (Producer: Chris Kane & Mike Mathieu, Director: Jonathan Chapman)
• To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
  (Producer: Alan LeBoeuf, Director: Simon Mallett)
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Trish Befus, Director: Bill Torrie)

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

• Cabaret - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Virginia Clark, Director: Karmen J. Rodomar, Musical Director: Stefanie Holick, Choreographer: Malina Jensen)
• Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Lynda Elliott, Director: Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, Musical Director: Andrea White, Choreographer: Karen Iwanski)
• Nine - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Ron Seidel, Director: Colleen Bishop, Musical Director: Donna McCloskey, Choreographer: Jodi Harrison)
• The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Sean Anderson & Michelle Brandenburg, Director: Sean Anderson, Musical Director: Graham Wrightson, Choreographer: Karen Iwanski & Stefanie Lyall, Fight Director: Aaron Conrad)
• The Wizard of Oz - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Don Kuchinski & Darren Stewart, Director: Joey Sayer, Musical Director: Mary Anne Wilson, Choreographer: Karen Iwanski)

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John & Tamara Nairn (Northern Scenic)