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2014 Nominees and Recipients

The recipients of the 2014 CAT Awards were announced on Saturday August 23rd, 2014 at the Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. A big thank you to Karen Johnson Diamond (Guest Emcee), Connie Canfield (Accompanist), the organizing committee and our sponsors.
Recipients are highlighted. Click on any Category, Production, Company or Artist to filter the results.

Download the press releases for the 2014 CAT Award Nominees and the 2014 CAT Award Recipients.

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Jerry Callaghan as Bill Fordham in August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Austin Halarewich as Manolo Costazuela in Odd Couple - Female Version - Dewdney Players
Matthew McDonald as Manuel in An Evening at Fawlty Towers - Workshop Theatre
Michael Pollock as Steve Heidebrecht in August: Osage County - Liffey Players

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Faith Amantea as Gretchen in Boeing Boeing - Morpheus Theatre
Sandy Lucas as Hilda Fay in Who Knows - Scorpio Theatre
Katelyn Morishita as Johanna in August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Kas Nixon as Ladybug in James and the Giant Peach - StoryBook Theatre
Victoria Souter as Califia in Pastoral Paranoia - Scorpio Theatre

Outstanding Soundscape in a Play
Sponsored by Urban Stories Theatre

Dean Harrison for The Wild Guys - Dewdney Players
Jevon Hills for That Championship Season - TimeQuake Productions
Patrick Murray for Pastoral Paranoia - Scorpio Theatre
Patrick Murray for Reservoir Dogs - Scorpio Theatre
Patrick Murray for Who Knows - Scorpio Theatre
Bill Torrie for August: Osage County - Liffey Players

Outstanding Sound Effects in a Musical
Sponsored by Ginette Simonot

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

Donna Barnfield as Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players
Kiki Secord as Mrs. Baskin in Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Kiki Secord as Pinocchio in Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Tracy Smith as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre

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

Keelan McAuley as Billy Kopecki in Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Tenaj Williams as Donkey in Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Christopher Willott as Lord Farquaad in Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Janos Zeller as Igor in Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Outstanding Chorus in a Musical
Sponsored by White’s Flowers

Outstanding Lighting Design
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Dean Harrison for The Wild Guys - Dewdney Players
Dave Smith for That Championship Season - TimeQuake Productions
JP Thibodeau for Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
JP Thibodeau for Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Choreography
Sponsored by Morpheus Theatre

Danielle Desmarais for My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
Laura Solilo for Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Angela Woodard for Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Stage Fight
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements

Aaron Conrad for August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Aaron Conrad for Reservoir Dogs - Scorpio Theatre
Dennis Kaufman for And Then The Lights Went Out - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Stagecraft (Includes Properties Design & Set Decor)
Sponsored by Sets and Stuff

Dale Fea for The Wild Guys - Dewdney Players
Jamie Eastgaard-Ross & Steven Eastgaard-Ross for My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
JP Thibodeau for Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Bill Torrie for August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Bill Torrie for That Championship Season - TimeQuake Productions

Outstanding Costume Design (Includes Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics)
Sponsored by Dewdney Players

Mikee Ames for Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players
Rhonda Perry for Boeing Boeing - Morpheus Theatre
Magz Ross for My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
Magz Ross for Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre

Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Sponsored by Caroline Russell-King, Dramaturgy on Demand

Jesse Lynn Anderson for A Fall As Warm As This - Urban Stories Theatre
Jeff Carter for Pastoral Paranoia - Scorpio Theatre
Helen Young for No Way Back - Urban Stories Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction
Sponsored by Bill Torrie

Patrice Barnes for Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Patrice Barnes for Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Winnifred Hume & Ian Robertson for The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
Danielle Wahl for My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
Danielle Wahl for Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players

Outstanding Volunteer Awards

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

Jerod Blake as Jake Quinn, et al in Stones in his Pockets - Liffey Players
Doug Keeling as Robert in Boeing Boeing - Morpheus Theatre
Courtney Nelson as Max in Lend Me a Tenor - Strathmore Theatre Players Guild
Jason Schneider as Dickie McDonald in Pastoral Paranoia - Scorpio Theatre
Steve Hansen Smythe as Basil Fawlty in An Evening at Fawlty Towers - Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Donna Barnfield as Violet Weston in August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Erin Millar as Pam in Cocktails at Pam's - Morpheus Theatre
Christine Alarie Rose as Olive Madison in Odd Couple - Female Version - Dewdney Players
Tanya Wolff as Barbara Fordham in August: Osage County - Liffey Players

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sponsored by Theatre Alberta

Keith Kollee for Reservoir Dogs - Scorpio Theatre
James Noonan for Boeing Boeing - Morpheus Theatre
Brad Snowden for Odd Couple - Female Version - Dewdney Players
Bill Torrie for August: Osage County - Liffey Players
Bill Torrie for That Championship Season - TimeQuake Productions
Tanya Wolff & Bill Torrie for Stones in his Pockets - Liffey Players

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Sponsored by Grinton Group Real Estate

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Sherry Kennedy/Sheaken Music Inc.

Allie Higgins-Pompu as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
Winnifred Hume as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance - Morpheus Theatre
Tanis Laatsch as Inga in Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players
Shandra McQueen as Baker's Wife in Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
Jamie Robinson as Fiona in Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre

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

Jarryd Baine as Adult Josh Baskin in Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
Michael Brown as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
Mike Sornberger as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players
Jeremy Walker as Shrek in Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre

Sandy Singer Award
Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre

Brian Holiday

Outstanding Production of a Play
Sponsored by Front Row Centre Players

August: Osage County - Liffey Players
(Producer: Chris Kane & Tanya Wolff, Director: Bill Torrie, Stage Manager: China Marsh)
Boeing Boeing - Morpheus Theatre
(Producer: Faith Casement, Director: James Noonan, Assistant Director: Phil Frias, Stage Manager: Jody Low)
New Canadian Kid - StoryBook Theatre
(Producer: Jolene Anderson, Director: JP Thibodeau, Stage Manager: Cale Thompson)
Reservoir Dogs - Scorpio Theatre
(Producer: Daisy Pond, Director: Keith Kollee, Fight Director: Aaron Conrad, Stage Manager: Daisy Pond)
That Championship Season - TimeQuake Productions
(Producer: Greg Spielman, Director: Bill Torrie, Stage Manager: Daisy Pond)
The Wild Guys - Dewdney Players
(Producer: Jane Platt, Director: Dean Harrison, Stage Manager: Barb Cook)

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sponsored by StoryBook Theatre

Big, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
(Producer: Jolene Anderson, Gwen Linton & Tanis Lefroy, Director: *JP Thibodeau, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Choreographer: Laura Solilo, Stage Manager: Liz Butterfield)
Into the Woods - Cappuccino Musical Theatre
(Producer: Bryan Smith & Jen Leclaire, Director: *Tory Doctor, Assistant Director: Chelsea Millard, Musical Director: Mandee Marcil, Choreographer: Eden Hildebrand, Stage Manager: Samantha Bellamy-Smith)
My Fair Lady - Front Row Centre Players
(Producer: Jenn Brown Clarke, Director: Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Musical Director: Danielle Wahl, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais, Stage Manager: Gina Damberger)
Shrek, The Musical - StoryBook Theatre
(Producer: Ainsley Ohler, Maria Bernardin, Lorie Masur & Jacqueline Bourque, Director: *Mark Bellamy, Musical Director: Patrice Barnes, Choreographer: Angela Woodard, Stage Manager: Jody Low)
Young Frankenstein - Front Row Centre Players
(Producer: Darren Stewart, Director: Graeme Humphrey & Matthew McDonald, Musical Director: Danielle Wahl, Choreographer: Danielle Desmarais & Kara Chapman, Stage Manager: Cale Thompson)

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