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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

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play
Sponsored by StoryBook Theatre
  • Bill Baksa - Bob Ewell - To Kill A Mockingbird - Workshop Theatre
  • Sean Broadhurst - Dying on Stage - Scorpio Theatre
  • Aaron Conrad - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Morpheus Theatre
  • Neil Hardy - Pride and Prejudice - Gas & Light Productions
  • Brent Kuhn - The God Committee - Fire Exit Theatre
  • Andrew Lynch - No Sex Please, We're British - Morpheus Theatre
  • Ian Simms - Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead - Scorpio Theatre
  • Brad Simon - Shining City - Liffey Players
  • Bryan Smith - 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 – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Mandy Kahlmeier – Dying On Stage – Scorpio Theatre
  • Laura Myers – Stepping Out – Workshop Theatre
  • Karmin Schmitt – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Andrea Van Der Neut – Stepping Out – Workshop Theatre
  • Alison Wandzura – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Morpheus Theatre
  • Kathryn Waters – Shining City – Liffey Players

Outstanding Costume Design
Sponsored by Canuck Amusements
  • Faith Marie Casement & Frank MacLeod – Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Melody Lober – Pride and Prejudice – Gas & Light Productions
  • Frank MacLeod – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Frank MacLeod – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Andrea Shanks-Sunderland – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Deb Wratchko – Maia – Theatre Works Alberta

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

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

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Workshop Theatre
  • Cara Bonhage – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Judy Dunsmuir – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Stefanie Lyall – Nine – Front Row Centre Players
  • Nicole Owens – Nine – Front Row Centre Players
  • Heather Oystryk – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Susan Soprovich – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by White's Flowers
  • Carl Bishop – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Mike Johnson – Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Mike Johnson – The Pirates of Penzance – Morpheus Theatre
  • James Noonan – Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Greg Spielman – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre

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

Outstanding Choreography
Sponsored by Urban Baker
  • Jaclyn Adomeit – Maia – Theatre Works Alberta
  • Aaron Conrad – Cry Havoc – Scorpio Theatre
  • Karen Iwanski – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Karen Iwanski, Stefanie Lyall & Aaron Conrad – The Pirates of Penzance – Morpheus Theatre
  • Malina Jensen – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Angela Woodard – 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 – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Simon Mallett – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Luke Moar – Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Luke Moar – Dying on Stage – Scorpio Theatre
  • Bill Torrie – 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 – Cry Havoc – Scorpio Theatre
  • Delphine Brooker – Craving – Fire Exit Theatre
  • Heather Drage & Scott Henderson – Maia – Theatre Works Alberta
  • Dan Gibbins – Dying On Stage – Scorpio Theatre

Outstanding Newcomer
Sponsored by Rose and Paul Hilton
  • Jaclyn Adomeit – Maia – Theatre Works Alberta
  • Riley Ohler – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Brock Reid – Nine – Front Row Centre Players
  • Naomi Williams-Covey – 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 – Dracula – Liffey Players
  • Jerry Callaghan – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Mark Huolt – Dying on Stage – Scorpio Theatre
  • Kevin Rich – Dracula – Liffey Players
  • George Smith – Shining City – Liffey Players
  • Greg Spielman – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Sponsored by Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Donna Barnfield – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Morpheus Theatre
  • Elizabeth Greenwood – Pride and Prejudice – Gas & Light Productions
  • Natalie Mack – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Alwyn Price – Dracula – Liffey Players
  • Kathryn Waters – To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Mary Anne Wilson – No Sex Please, We're British – Morpheus Theatre
  • Rebecca Wohlgemuth – Craving – Fire Exit Theatre

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

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

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sponsored by Calgary Arts Development
  • Christine Horne – Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Natalie Mack – The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players
  • Allison Roth – Nine – Front Row Centre Players
  • Asia Walker – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Naomi Williams-Covey – The Pirates of Penzance – Morpheus Theatre

Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sponsored by Liffey Players
  • Sean Brandenburg – The Pirates of Penzance – Morpheus Theatre
  • Keiffer Davies – Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Jomar Ferraras – High School Musical – StoryBook Theatre
  • Richard Heyman – Camelot - Front Row Centre Players
  • Brian Holiday – Nine - Front Row Centre Players
  • David Hume – 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
  • Pride and Prejudice – Gas & Light Productions
  • Shining City – Liffey Players
  • To Kill A Mockingbird – Workshop Theatre
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Morpheus Theatre (Trish Befus, Producer; Bill Torrie, Director)

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sponsored by Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show
  • Cabaret – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
  • Camelot – Front Row Centre Players
  • Nine – Front Row Centre Players
  • The Pirates of Penzance – Morpheus Theatre (Sean Anderson & Michelle Brandenburg, Producers; Sean Anderson, Director; Graham Wrightson, Musical Director; Karen Iwanski & Stefanie Lyall, Choreographers; Aaron Conrad, Fight Director)
  • The Wizard of Oz – Front Row Centre Players

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Thanks to all the Award Sponsors listed above, and...

Event Photographer
John & Tamara Nairn (Northern Scenic)