The CAT Awards

2011 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2011 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 27th, 2011 at the Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Dave Gagnier (Guest emcee), Karen Davis (Accompanist), the organizing committee and our sponsors.
Recipients are highlighted. Click on any Category, Production, Company or Artist to filter the results.

Community Builder Award

• Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by James Noonan

• Cassie Doane as Madam Thenardier in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Kayla MacKenzie as Maureen in RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Chelsea Millard as Meg in Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Katie Miller as Fantine in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Taylor Steedman as Cosette in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Britt Van Groningen as Alice Beane in Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Pat Baceda & Carolyn Byers

• Allen Crowley as Franz in The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Brian Holiday as Roger de Bris in The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Mitchell Lukinuk as Angel in RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jake Murray as Enroljas in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Gary Silberg as Molokov in Chess - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Sponsored by Cine Audio Visual

• Jeremy Ballantine for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Steven Eastgaard-Ross for RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Dean Martin & Garrett McClure for 1984 - Workshop Theatre
• Luke Moar for Rumors - Morpheus Theatre
• Luke Moar for Under Milk Wood - Morpheus Theatre
• Byron Redd for Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company

Outstanding Scenic Design
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

• Laurier Dubeau & Gina Lynn for Annie - StoryBook Theatre
• Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Janos Zeller, Harlan Sterner & Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Dale Fea, Barb Cook & Doug Howard for Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
• Dale Fea, Ed & Andy Sands for Sorry! Wrong Chimney - Dewdney Players
• James McGowan for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Andrea Sereda for Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• George Smith, Bill Brown & Gina Lynn for Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre

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

• James Bell as Orin Dennis in Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Jerry Callaghan as Mr. Franklin in Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Darren Hopwood as Gordon Pugh in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswoman's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery - Workshop Theatre
• Christopher Moore as William Weldon in Sorry! Wrong Chimney - Dewdney Players
• Ed Sands as Victor Velasco in Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play

• Jade Coultman as Lydia in Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Wendy Forberg as Thelma Greenwood in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswoman's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery - Workshop Theatre
• Rose Minton as Mrs. Mueller in Doubt - Liffey Players
• Michele Noordhof as Ethel Banks in Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
• Nicola Payton as Natalie Weldon in Sorry! Wrong Chimney - Dewdney Players

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

• Dana Cook & Frank MacLeod for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
• Diana Guedo for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Annette Kavalinas with Dale Fea, Brandon, Chanelle, Elrick & Patrick Kavalinas, Sue Gothard & Tyler Arseneau for Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
• Frank MacLeod for Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company
• Rhonda Perry for Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by University Theatre Services

• Stuart Bentley for Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Paul Hilton for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Paul Hilton, Sabrina Miko, George Smith & Trevor Somers for Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Anthony Neary for Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Leon Schwesinger for Annie - StoryBook Theatre
• Bryan Smith & Nicole Olson Grant-Suttie for 1984 - Workshop Theatre
• Patrick Smith for RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Brenda Spenard for Under Milk Wood - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble
Sponsored by White’s Flowers

• Chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
• Chorus in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Ensemble in RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Chorus in Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton

• Jarryd Baine as Gordon/Ensemble in RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Katie McMillan as Annie in Annie - StoryBook Theatre
• Robin Robertson as Bagpipe Player in Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Joel Tatlow as Gavroche in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Jane Tetley as Mrs. Lundie in Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Choreography or Stage Fight
Sponsored by StoryBook Theatre

• Andrea Gleason for Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Jodi Harrison for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
• Dean Mackedenski for Chess - Front Row Centre Players
• Angela Woodard for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

• Patrice Barnes for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
• Patrice Barnes for Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Wilma Rothbauer for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Colleen Whidden for RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Colleen Whidden for Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

• Ben Blue, Shanna Daly, Kyle Francis, Dan Gibbins, Jeff Kubik, Matt Pickering & John Tebbutt for Cry Havoc 2 - Scorpio Theatre
• Dan Gibbins for Fix Everything - Scorpio Theatre
• Brent Hirose for CLUEd In - Attic Players

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

• Allana Chatterton - Front Row Centre Players
• Trevor Somers - Workshop Theatre
• Anthony Yuen - Scorpio Theatre
• Tom Cuthbertson, Don Hardy & John Ruelle - Morpheus Theatre

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

• Rachel Brager Goldenberg as Aline Sangazure in The Sorcerer - Morpheus Theatre
• Jillian Hannah as Eponine in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Dana Stoutenberg as Fiona in Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Selina Wong as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Workshop Theatre

• Clark Adams as Max Bialystock in The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Troy Goldthorp as Marius in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Kyle Graae as Javert in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Zander Laurie as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Riley Ohler as Leo Bloom in The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
• Brandon Wood as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre

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

• Trish Befus for RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jamie Eastgaard-Ross for Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
• Andrea Sereda for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
• George Smith & Jacqueline Strilchuk for Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
• Colleen Whidden for Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company
• Janos Zeller for The Producers - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

• Michelle Brandenburg for Under Milk Wood - Morpheus Theatre
• Aaron Conrad for Rumors - Morpheus Theatre
• Dean Harrison for Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
• Andrea Sereda for Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre

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

• Ben Blue as Lenny Ganz in Rumors - Morpheus Theatre
• Brian Doyle as James Leeds in Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Roger LeBlanc as Winston Smith in 1984 - Workshop Theatre
• Alan LeBoeuf as Ezra Fitton in All in Good Time - Workshop Theatre
• James Nash as Paul Bratter in Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players

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

• Faith Amantea as Jeeves in CLUEd In - Attic Players
• Heather Falk as Carolyn in This Waking Moment - Fire Exit Theatre
• Anne Hodgson as Lucy Fitton in All in Good Time - Workshop Theatre
• Robyn Mackie as Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
• Anne-Marie Cotton as Corrie Bratter in Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
• Erin Millar as Claire Ganz in Rumors - Morpheus Theatre

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

• Pat Baceda - Calgary-ACTS

Outstanding Production of a Musical

• Brigadoon - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Janos Zeller & Cynthia Anderson, Director: Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Musical Director: Wilma Rothbauer, Choreographer: Andrea Gleason, Stage Manager: Allana Chatterton)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - StoryBook Theatre
  (Producer: George Smith, Director: Andrea Sereda, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Choreographer: Jodi Harrison, Stage Manager: Veronica Mack)
• Les Miserables School Edition - StoryBook Theatre
  (Producer: George Smith, Director: George Smith & Jacqueline Strilchuk, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Choreographer: Jacqueline Strilchuk, Stage Manager: Charlotte Loeppky)
• RENT - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Virginia Clark & Bill Torrie, Director: Trish Befus, Musical Director: Colleen Whidden, Choreographer: Daisy Pond & Mitchell Lukinuk, Stage Manager: Daisy Pond)
• The Producers - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Megan Thatcher & Darren Stewart, Director: Janos Zeller, Musical Director: Wilma Rothbauer, Choreographer: Angela Woodard, Stage Manager: Leah Winter)
• Titanic the Musical - UCalgary Operetta Company
  (Producer: Byron Redd, Director & Musical Director: Colleen Whidden, Choreographer:Jocelyn Hoover, Stage Manager: Meredith Johnson)

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

• 1984 - Workshop Theatre
  (Producer: Alan LeBoeuf, John Hickie & Stuart Bentley, Director: Mike Peterson, Stage Manager: Trish Befus)
• Barefoot in the Park - Dewdney Players
  (Producer: Ed Sands, Director: Dean Harrison, Stage Manager: Barb Cook)
• Children of a Lesser God - Workshop Theatre
  (Producer: Stuart Bentley, Director: Andrea Sereda, Stage Manager: Veronica Mack)
• Doubt - Liffey Players
  (Producer: Chris Kane, Director: Tanya Wolff, Stage Manager: Laura Bakken)
• Rumors - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Sean Anderson, Director: Aaron Conrad, Stage Manager: Daisy Pond)
• Under Milk Wood - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Michelle Brandenburg & Sean Anderson, Director: Michelle Brandenburg, Stage Manager: Barb MacBeath)