The CAT Awards

2009 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2009 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at the Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Wilma Rothbauer, Lee Gaudry, James Jordan, 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 Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Workshop Theatre

• Harper Duffy as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Shannon Franks as Molly Greaney in Lafferty's Wake - Dewdney Players
• Liza Hunter as Linda in Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Katie Layton as Yente & Fruma Sara in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Val Reilly as The Lady Jane in Patience - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Avison Young Commercial Real Estate

• Keiffer Davies as Motel in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Keiffer Davies as Kenickie in Grease - Front Row Centre Players
• Brian Holiday as Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable in Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Matt Molyneux as Charlie Lafferty in Lafferty's Wake - Dewdney Players
• Jake Murray as Ryan in High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• James Noonan as Narrator in Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Sponsored by Cine Audio Visual

• Jessica Bentley & Stuart Bentley for Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre
• Mike Maclean for Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• J. Harper McGowan for Thirteen Stones - Live & Kicking Productions
• Luke Moar for Funny Money - Morpheus Theatre
• Luke Moar for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Byron Redd for High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• Adam Schlinker for The Curious Savage - Playhouse North

Outstanding Scenic Design
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

• Leonard Ayotte for Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players
• Bill Brown & Deb Miall for Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Dale Fea & Doug Howard for Lafferty's Wake - Dewdney Players
• George Smith & Bill Brown for Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Bill Torrie for Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• Andrea van der Neut & Bill Brown for Grease - Front Row Centre Players
• Julia Wasilewski for Steel Magnolias - Attic Players

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play
Sponsored by The Painted Fish Theatre Company

• Stuart Bentley as Tommy Quick in Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• Aaron Conrad as Derek Baumgarden & Charlie in Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• Brad Simon as Hamlet in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Greg Spielman as The Player in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre

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

• Jewelle Colwell as Stepmother in Cinderella - StoryBook Theatre
• Ruth Lindsay as Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias - Dewdney Players
• Lucy Mills as Edith the maid in Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players
• Kelsey Morrison as Melody Ballantyne in Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• Jennifer Reynolds as Elvira Condomine in Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players
• Cyra Stolz as Margaret in To Forgive, Divine - Fire Exit Theatre
• Diana-Marie Stolz as Milly in To Forgive, Divine - Fire Exit Theatre
• Jessica Tontini as Sandy in Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
• Ila Faye Turley as Betsy Ballantyne & Yolanda in Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

• Cynthia Anderson & Shea Christie with Kerry Miller, Frank MacLeod, Christine Horne & Brenda Goyetche for Grease - Front Row Centre Players
• Jackie Gelfand for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Annette Kavalinas for Lafferty's Wake - Dewdney Players
• Frank MacLeod for Patience - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by University Theatre Services

• Ajay Badoni for Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jeff Damberger for Seasons in the West - Scorpio Theatre
• Paul Hilton for Godspell - Front Row Centre Players
• Paul Hilton for Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Paul Hilton for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• John Nairn for Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble
Sponsored by AOR

• Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Godspell - Front Row Centre Players
• Grease - Front Row Centre Players
• High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton

• Liza Hunter as Linda in Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Dean Mackedenski as Choreographer in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Lucy Mills as Edith the maid in Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players
• Mitch Munro as Officer of Dragoon Guards in Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Cyra Stolz as Margaret in To Forgive, Divine - Fire Exit Theatre
• Jane Usher as Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players

Outstanding Choreography or Stage Fight
Sponsored by Urban Baker

• Rebecca Foster for High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• Jodi Harrison for Grease - Front Row Centre Players
• Karen Iwanski for Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Dean Mackedenski for Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

• Patrice Barnes for High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• Donna McCloskey for Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Wilma Rothbauer for Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Mary Anne Wilson for Patience - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

• Ben Blue for Seasons in the West - Scorpio Theatre
• Dan Gibbins for Lost Time - Scorpio Theatre
• Louis B. Hobson for Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre
• J. Harper McGowan for Thirteen Stones - Live & Kicking Productions

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

• Ivan Baharally - Painted Fish Theatre Company
• Dennis Daly - Morpheus Theatre
• Debbie Sands - Dewdney Players
• Janos Zeller - Front Row Centre Players

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

• Donna Barnfield as Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Colleen Bishop as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Annika Odegard as Sharpay in High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
• Naomi Williams-Covey as Patience in Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Krista Willott as Sandy in Grease - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Brian Holiday

• Mike Johnson as Reginald Bunthorne in Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• James Noonan as Archibald Grosvenor in Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Bryan Smith as Mickey Johnstone in Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• George Smith as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Sponsored by Stuart Bentley, ROYAL LePAGE Benchmark

• Richard Michelle-Pentelbury for Patience - Morpheus Theatre
• Joey Sayer for Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• George Smith for Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
• Bill Torrie for High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

• Michelle Brandenburg for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Jamie Eastgaard-Ross for Lost Time - Scorpio Theatre
• Louis B. Hobson for Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre
• Bill Torrie for Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Works

• Carl Bishop as Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Perry Burton as Norman in The Dresser - Workshop Theatre
• Neil Hardy as Timothy Evans in Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre
• Duane Jones as Guildenstern in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
• Alan LeBoeuf as John Christie in Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre

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

• Lindsay Mullan as Gabrielle Silverman in Lost Time - Scorpio Theatre
• Jane Usher as Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit - Vision Theatre Players
• Alison Wandzura as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie in Steel Magnolias - Attic Players
• Tara Zimmerman as Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias - Dewdney Players

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

• Amanda Chapman - Calgary-ACTS

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sponsored by Cornerstone Theatre & Restaurant

• Blood Brothers - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Bryan Smith, Director: Joey Sayer, Musical Director: Wilma Rothbauer, Stage Manager: Trish Befus & Barb MacBeath)
• Fiddler on the Roof - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Janos Zeller, Director: George Smith, Musical Director: Donna McCloskey, Choreographer: Dean Mackedenski, Stage Manager: Jeri Guenter)
• High School Musical 2 - StoryBook Theatre
  (Producer: StoryBook Theatre, Director: Bill Torrie, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Choreographer: Rebecca Foster, Stage Manager: Emily Parkhouse)
• Patience - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Lynda & Tim Elliott, Director: Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, Musical Director: Mary Anne Wilson, Choreographer: Karen Iwanski, Stage Manager: Pat Baceda)

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

• Bedtime Stories - Workshop Theatre
  (Producer: Alan LeBoeuf, Director: Bill Torrie, Stage Manager: Karen Moffat)
• Lost Time - Scorpio Theatre
  (Producer: Steven Eastgaard-Ross, Director: Jamie Eastgaard-Ross with Trish Befus, Stage Manager: Dan Gibbins)
• Murder at Rillington Place - Workshop Theatre
  (Producer: Stuart Bentley, Director: Louis B. Hobson, Stage Manager: Karen Moffat)
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Erin Beaubier, Director: Michelle Brandenburg, Stage Manager: Barb MacBeath)
• Steel Magnolias - Dewdney Players
  (Producer: Edward Sands, Director: Dale Fea, Stage Manager: Barb Cook)