The CAT Awards

2012 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2012 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 25th, 2012 at the Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Tory Doctor (Guest emcee), Jenn Brown Clarke (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

• George Smith - StoryBook Theatre

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

• Carl Bishop as Lola in Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre
• Augusto Bitter as The Dwarf in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Shea Christie as Mr. Elton in Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Tanner d'Este as Tyson in Rel8shun - Independent, a co-production with Scorpio Theatre
• Nathan Greener as Frank Churchill in Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Bruce Mitchell as Adam Canning in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Liffey Players
• Greg Spielman as Gaston in Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Morpheus Theatre
• Joel Washington as Mr. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play
Sponsored by The Wizard's Wardrobe

• Faith Amantea as Mrs. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Michelle Brandenburg as Mad Hattie in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Scorpio Theatre
• Anne-Marie Cotton as Mrs. Darling/Smee in Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre
• Kara Layher as Harriet Smith in Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Asia Walker as Suzanne/Countess in Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Morpheus Theatre
• Shaye Zadravec as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by University Theatre Services

• Alex Beavis for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Paul Hilton for Assassins - Front Row Centre Players
• Anthony Neary for Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Patrick Smith for Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Nicole Olson Grant-Suttie for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

• Jacquie Brennan for Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Christine Brown for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Kendra Mackenzie for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Scorpio Theatre
• Frank MacLeod for Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
• Rhonda Mottle assisted by Mikee Ames for Gypsy - Front Row Centre Players
• Rhonda Perry for Little Women - StoryBook Theatre
• Rhonda Perry assisted by Melissa Cole, Donna Sylvester for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players

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

• Tanis Laatsch as Justine in Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Naomi Ngebulana as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Ginette Simonot as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players
• Taylor Steedman as Diana in Anne of Green Gables - StoryBook Theatre
• Britt Van Groningen as Nadia in Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Krista Willott as Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Carolyn Byers - Elarbe Professional Services Inc.

• Charlie Deagnon as Nicely Nicely in Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
• Bart Kwiatkowski as Nicky/Trekki Monster & Others in Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Matt Moghadam as Max Bhaer in Little Women - StoryBook Theatre
• Greg Spielman as The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Sponsored by Cine Audio Visual

• Ben Blue for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Scorpio Theatre
• Nathan Cordeiro for Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Steven Eastgaard-Ross for Assassins - Front Row Centre Players
• Erik Eldman for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Michael Harvey for Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Morpheus Theatre
• Ron Heinz for In the Heat of the Night - Workshop Theatre
• Byron Redd for Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
• Etienne St. Jacques for Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Scenic Design
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

• Lorie Masur, Peter Cameron & George Smith for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Lorie Masur & George Smith for Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Janos Zeller for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

• Patrice Barnes for Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Phil Frias for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players
• Danielle Wahl for Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Colleen Whidden for Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta

Outstanding Choreography or Stage Fight
Sponsored by StoryBook Theatre

• Ben Blue & Daisy Pond for Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre
• Danielle Desmarais for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Danielle Desmarais for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players
• Jocelyn Hoover, Terra Plum, Eden Hildebrand for Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
• Brandon Wood for Anne of Green Gables - StoryBook Theatre
• Angela Woodard assisted by Ainsley Ohler for Gypsy - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton

• Natalie Marsh as Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Naomi Ngebulana as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Christine Pete as Mrs. Elton in Emma - Gas & Light Productions

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

• Assassins - Front Row Centre Players
• Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

• Amanda Liz Cutting & Jason Isaac Kooy for Rel8shun - Independent, a co-production with Scorpio Theatre
• Dan Gibbins for Salvage - Scorpio Theatre
• Alan LeBoeuf for Love on the Ropes - Workshop Theatre
• Tereasa Maillie for Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Erin Millar for Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

• Margaret Anderson - Front Row Centre Players
• Carolyn Byers - Calgary-ACTS
• Paul Hilton - Calgary and Area Community Theatres
• Dave Marshall - Gas & Light Productions
• Daisy Pond - Morpheus Theatre
• Russell Rokos - Front Row Centre Players
• Ed Sands - Dewdney Players
• Jeremiah Sullivan - Workshop Theatre

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

• Stuart Bentley as Edward Sheridan in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Liffey Players
• James Cowley as Peter in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Mike Johnson as Felix Ungar in The Odd Couple - Morpheus Theatre
• Duane Jones as Jeff in Rel8shun - Independent, a co-production with Scorpio Theatre
• Janos Zeller as Mr. Knightly in Emma - Gas & Light Productions

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

• Melissa Dorsey as The White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Sydney John as Li in Rel8shun - Independent, a co-production with Scorpio Theatre
• Rachel Kane as Emma in Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Natalie Marsh as Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Arlene Orchard as Noreen Purdy in In the Heat of the Night - Workshop Theatre
• Chelsea Restall as Bessy McMullen in The Hunt for Red Willie - Liffey Players

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

• Amanda Liz Cutting for Rel8shun - Independent, a co-production with Scorpio Theatre
• Erik Eldman for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
• Dan Gibbins for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Scorpio Theatre
• Jeremy MacKenzie for Emma - Gas & Light Productions
• Erin Millar for Peter Pan: A Pantomime - Morpheus Theatre
• Alice Nelson for Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Morpheus Theatre
• Tanya Wolff for Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Liffey Players

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

• Jamie Eastgaard-Ross for Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• James Noonan for The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players
• Bryan Smith for Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• George Smith for Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Berry Naturals

• Emily Dallas as Louise in Gypsy - Front Row Centre Players
• Marie Fernandez as Ivy in Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jillian Hannah as Anne in Anne of Green Gables - StoryBook Theatre
• Tarra Lois Riley as Rose in Gypsy - Front Row Centre Players
• Madeleine Suddaby as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
• Madeleine Suddaby as Kate Monster/Lucy in Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre

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

• Jarryd Baine as Jason in Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• Jeff Follis as Peter in Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• James Noonan as The Creature in Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
• JP Thibodeau as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
• Janos Zeller as John Wilkes Booth in Assassins - Front Row Centre Players

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

• Margaret Harper - Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Scorpio Theatre
  (Producer: Daisy Pond, Director: Dan Gibbins, Choreographer: Chelsea Millard, Stage Manager: Allana Chatterton)
• Emma - Gas & Light Productions
  (Producer: Tereasa Maillie & Rob Fulton, Director: Jeremy MacKenzie, Stage Manager: Heather MacDonald)
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - StoryBook Theatre
  (Producer: Matt Ryan, Director: Erik Eldman, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais, Stage Manager: Megan Thatcher)
• Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Morpheus Theatre
  (Producer: Alex Ruelle, Director: Alice Nelson, Assistant Director: Matt Dewald, Stage Manager: Daisy Pond)
• Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Liffey Players
  (Producer: Mike Mathieu, Director: Tanya Wolff, Assistant Director: Chris Kane, Stage Manager: Laura Bakken)

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sponsored by Cornerstone Theatre & Restaurant

• Avenue Q - StoryBook Theatre
  (Producer/Director/Choreographer: George Smith, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Stage Manager: Joy Hodgson)
• Bare - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Jenn Brown Clarke & Bryan Smith, Director: Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Musical Director: Danielle Wahl, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais, Stage Manager: Allana Chatterton)
• Frankenstein, A New Musical - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  (Producer: Virginia Clark & Shelby Reinitz, Director: Bryan Smith, Musical Director: Stefanie Holick, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais, Stage Manager: Celina Baharally)
• Guys and Dolls - UCalgary Operetta
  (Producer: Byron Redd, Director & Musical Director: Colleen Whidden, Choreographer: Terra Plum, Jocelyn Hoover & Eden Hildebrand, Stage Manager: Meredith Johnson)
• The Rocky Horror Show - Front Row Centre Players
  (Producer: Megan Thatcher, Janos Zeller & Julie Bradley, Director: James Noonan, Musical Director: Phil Frias, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais, Stage Manager: Megan Thatcher)

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John Nairn (Northern Scenic)