The Bay Area Critics Circle Awards
2001 Nominees and Winners
DRAMA
Entire Production:
Celebration/The Room, American Conservatory Theater
Honour, Playhouse West
The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Lonely Planet, Unconditional Theatre & EXIT Theatre
“Master Harold”…and the boys, American Conservatory Theatre
Oil!, Word for Word
The Winslow Boy, Ross Valley Players
Winesburg, Ohio, Word for Word & The Shotgun Players
Principal Performance, Female:
Emily Ackerman, Saint Joan, Aurora Theatre Company
Julie Eccles, Far East, TheatreWorks
Holly Hunter, By the Bog of Cats, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Ann Kuchins, Three Tall Women, Palo Alto Players
Sara Moore, The Crazy Wisdom Sho, George Coates Performance Works
Deborah Offner, Indiscretions, Marin Theatre Company
Diane Venora, Celebration/The Room, American Conservatory Theater
Principal Performance, Male:
Marco Barricelli, Enrico IV, American Conservatory Theater
Charles Dean, Misalliance, Marin Theatre Company
Dan Hiatt, A Flea in Her Ear, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Steven Anthony Jones, “Master Harold”…and the boys, American Conservatory Theater
Ian McConnel, Lonely Planet, Unconditional Theatre & EXIT Theatre
Alex Ross, The Winslow Boy, Ross Valley Players
Supporting Performance, Female:
Roberta Callahan, Who Loves You, Jimmie Orrio?, Marin Theatre Company
Beth Donohue, Winesburg, Ohio, Word for Word & The Shotgun Players
Stephanie Hunt, Oil!, Word for Word
Sara Moore, Co-dependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, Half Baked Players
Carol Mayo Jenkins, By the Bog of Cats, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Amy Resnick, The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Supporting Performance, Male:
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, The Piano Lesson, San Jose Repertory Theatre
James Carpenter, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Conservatory Theater
Stephen Belber, The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Danny Wolohan, Loot, The Shotgun Players
Gregory Wallace, “Master Harold”…and the boys, American Conservatory Theater
Director:
Moises Kaufman & Leigh Fondakowski, The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Annie Kunjappy & Temple Crocker, Sewing Lessons, Strangefruit Theatre Ensemble
Delia MacDougall, Winesburg, Ohio, Word for Word & The Shotgun Players
Jonathan Moscone, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Festival
Timothy Near, By the Bog of Cats, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Les Waters, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Conservatory Theater
Laird Williamson, “Master Harold”…and the boys, American Conservatory Theater
Set Design:
Loy Arcenas, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Conservatory Theater
Christopher Barreca, The Oresteia, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
John Coyne, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Festival
Oliver DiCicco, Oil!, Word for Word
Ken Rowland, The Winslow Boy, Ross Valley Players
Douglas Stein, 36 Views, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Narelle Sissions, The Skin of our Teeth, California Shakespeare Festival
Sound Design:
C. Jason Reinier, Oil!, Word for Word
David Reyes, Winesburg, Ohio, Word for Word & The Shotgun Players
Matthew Spiro, The Oresteia, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
David Van Tieghem, Nocturne, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Will Waghorn, Sewing Lessons, Strangefruit Theatre Ensemble
Lighting Design:
Betsy Adams, The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
James F. Ingalls, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Conservatory Theater
Peter Maradudin, The Oresteia, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Peter Maradudin, By the Bog of Cats, San Jose Repertory Theatre
David Weiner, 36 Views, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Costume Design:
Deborah Dryden, Enrico IV, American Conservatory Theater
Annie Kunjappy & Temple Crocker (with Chitra Arunasalem & Jesse Sugarman), Sewing Lessons,
Strangefruit Theatre Ensemble
Meg Neville, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Festival
Todd Roehrman, Misalliance, Marin Theatre Company
Anita Yavich, The Oresteia, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Original Script:
Dan Carbone & John Sowle, The Pilgrim Project, Kaliyuga Arts
Gillian Chadsey, Better Days, The Train Station’s Theater Lab
Anthony Clarvoe, Ctrl+Alt+Delete, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Leigh Fondakowski, I Think I Like Little Girls, Encore Theatre
Naomi Iizuka, 36 Views, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Brighde Mullins, Dominant-Looking Males, Thick Description
Choreography or Fight Direction:
MaryBeth Cavanaugh, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Festival
Joe Goode, Romeo and Juliet, California Shakespeare Festival
Gregory Hoffman, The Skin of our Teeth, California Shakespeare Festival
Jean Isaacs, Big Love, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Andrea Weber, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Shotgun Players
Original Score:
Daniel Bruno & Goatsong, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Shotgun Players
Larry Delinger, The Oresteia, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Peter Golub, The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Gina Leishman, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Theatre
Lunasa & Susan McKeaven, By the Bog of Cats, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Ensemble Performance:
The Laramie Project, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Glengarry Glen Ross, American Conservatory Theater
Scattering Poems All Through the Night, Word for Word
Tough!, Aurora Theatre Company
Winesburg, Ohio, Word for Word & The Shotgun Players
Solo Performance:
Marga Gomez, The Twelve Days of Cochina, Theatre Rhinoceros
Bill Irwin, Texts for Nothing, American Conservatory Theater
Anthony Rapp, Nocturne, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
MUSICALS
Entire Production:
Anything Goes, Broadway by the Bay
Camelot, Broadway by the Bay
Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
Jekyll & Hyde, The Willows Theatre
The Mikado, Lamplighters Musical Theatre
Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Principal Performance, Female:
Corrie Borris, Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Kate Jennings Grant, Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Marsha Mercant, Lady in the Dark, Marin Theatre Company
Annmarie Martin, Anything Goes, Broadway by the Bay
Susan Himes Powers, Camelot, Broadway by the Bay
Beth Wilmurt, Io: Princess of Argos! Live At EXIT Stage Left!, Art Street Theatre
Principal Performance, Male:
Alexander Brose, Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Ryan Driscoll, Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Matt Farnsworth, Floyd Collins, TheatreWorks
Mikio Hirata, Pacifica Overtures, TheatreWorks
Scott Watanabe, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Kit Wilder, Camelot, Broadway by the Bay
Rick Williams, A Little Night Music, Lamplighters Musical Theatre
Supporting Performance, Female:
Alice Cannon, James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theatre
Ann Myers, Anything Goes, Broadway by the Bay
Brenda Reed, Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Michelle Starrs, Starting Here, Starting Now, Playhouse West
Robin Steeves, A Little Night Music, Lamplighters Music Theatre
Julie Valentine, Into the Woods, Foothill Music Theatre
Supporting Performance, Male:
Jackson Davis, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman, 42 nd Street Moon
Rob Hogan, Oliver, Mountain Play
James Monroe Iglehart, Show Boat, Foothill Music Theatre
Francis Jue, Floyd Collins, TheatreWorks
Chuck Rea, Assassins, Venus Rising
Director:
Gabriel Barre, Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Andrew Holtz, Jekyll & Hyde, The Willows Theatre
Mark Jackson, Io: Princess of Argos! Live at EXIT Stage Left!, Art Street Theatre
Robert Kelley, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Richard Nelson, James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
George Quick, Chess, New Conservatory Theatre
Music Director:
William Liberatore, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Baker Peeples, The Mikado, Lamplighters Music Theatre
George Quick, Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Lynne Shankel, Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Catherine Snider, Show Boat, Foothill Music Theatre
Set Design:
Andrea Bechert, Floyd Collins, TheatreWorks
Andrea Bechert, Jekyll & Hyde, The Willows Theatre
David Jenkins, James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
Joe Ragey, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Joe Ragey, Show Boat, Foothill Music Theatre
Lighting Design:
Pamila Gray, Floyd Collins, TheatreWorks
Tim Hunter, Summer of ’42, TheatreWorks
Steven B. Mannshardt, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Ellen Shireman, Jekyll & Hyde, The Willows Theatre
Jennifer Tipton & Nicole Pearce, James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
Choreography:
Berle Davis, Anything Goes, Broadway by the Bay
Chris Black, Io: Princess of Argos! Live at EXIT Stage Left!, Art Street Theatre
Robert Henry Johnson, The Seven, Thick Description
Francis Jue, Yuriko Doi & Michiya Hanayagi, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Tyler Risk, Show Boat, Foothill Music Theatre
Jayne Zaban, Leave It to Me!, 42 nd Street Moon
Costume Design:
Fumiko Bielefeldt, Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
Allison Connor, Jekyll & Hyde, The Willows Theatre
Allison Connor, Floyd Collins, TheatreWorks
Jane Greenwood, James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
Willa Kim, Victor/Victoria, American Musical Theater of San Jose
Original Book and/or Lyric:
Morris Bobrow, Are We Almost There?, AWAT Productions
Mark Jackson & Marci Karr, Io: Princess of Argos! Live at EXIT Stage Left!, Art Street Theatre
Will Power, The Seven, Thick Description
Original Music:
Morris Bobrow, Are We Almost There?, AWAT Productions
Will Hammond & Will Power, The Seven, Thick Description
Marci Karr, Io: Princess of Argos! Live at EXIT Stage Left!, Art Street Theatre
Ensemble Performance:
Anything Goes, Broadway by the Bay
Assassins, Venus Rising
Chess, New Conservatory Theatre Center
Into the Woods, Foothill Musical Theatre
James Joyce’s The Dead, American Conservatory Theater
Pacific Overtures, TheatreWorks
The Seven, Thick Description
TOURING PRODUCTION AWARD
Charles Nelson Reilly, Save It for the Stage (The Life of Reilly), New Conservatory Theatre Center
SPECIAL CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (25 years of continued excellence in presenting classic Shakespearean drama)
Barbara Bladen Porter Award to Patrick Dooley (for his infectious enthusiasm and audacious risk-taking as artistic director, actor, and director with the Shotgun Players)
Paine Knickerbocker Award to the City of Berkeley and Mayor Shirley Dean (for making their city a haven for innovative theater companies)
Eugene Price, Circle member, for his myriad continuing contributions to the Circle and its annual awards gala, bringing his invaluable passion, taste, and energy to every task and accomplishment.
