The Bay Area Critics Circle Awards 2004
SPECIAL AWARDS
Awards presented at the discretion of the Circle members to honor a person, production, event or theatre company not eligible for competition in a current voting category.
The Paine Knickerbocker Award. Named for the former theatre critic of the S.F. Chronicle, the award is presented to a person or organization (not an actor, director, or staff member of a theatre company) who has made a continuing contribution to Bay Area theatre.
- Jo Shuman Silver, 30th anniversary of Beach Blanket Babylon and BBB’s donations to the SF Opera, Symphony, Ballet, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre and Marin Theatre Company.
The Barbara Bladen Porter Award is a cash incentive award presented to an active, mid-career member of the theatre community.
- Fumiko Bielefeldt, costume designer.
Additional Special Awards:
- Lee Sankowich, artistic director of the Marin Theatre Company and Center Repertory, and MTC’s Conservatory.
- The Dominican Players, a decade of festivals of original one-act plays.
DRAMA
Entire Production:
- All My Sons, TheatreWorks
- Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Immortal Heart, Word for Word
- The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Our Town, SF Playhouse
- The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- Taming of the Shrew, Marin Shakespeare Company
- The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater
Principal Performance, Female:
- Delia MacDougall, Life X 3, Marin Theatre Company
- Julie Eccles, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Nadia Tarzi, Orpheus Descending, Actors Theatre of San Francisco
- René Augesen, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Rita Moreno, Master Class, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Stacy Ross, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Wanda McCaddon, Our Town, SF Playhouse
Principal Performance, Male:
- Anthony Fusco, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Darren Bridgett, She Stoops to Conquer, Marin Shakespeare Company
- George Maguire, She Stoops to Conquer, Marin Shakespeare Company
- James Carpenter, Henry IV, California Shakespeare Theater
- Marco Barricelli, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Paul Sulzman, Taming of the Shrew, Marin Shakespeare Company
- Peter Van Norden, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Will Marchetti, All My Sons, TheatreWorks
Supporting Performance Female:
- Anne Darragh, Communicating Doors, Marin Theatre Company
- Domenique Lozano, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Joan Mankin, Henry IV, California Shakespeare Theater
- Joan Mankin, The Comedy of Errors, California Shakespeare Theater
- Julia Brothers, Life X 3, Marin Theatre Company
- Lura Dolas, The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- Lauren English, Our Town, SF Playhouse
- Sarah Green, Absurd Person Singular, Ross Valley Players
Supporting Performance, Male:
- Charles Shaw Robinson, Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Dan Hiatt, Communicating Doors, Marin Theatre Company
- Jim Iorio, The Underpants, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Keith Burkland, Our Town, SF Playhouse
- Louis Parnell, My Antonia, TheatreWorks
Director:
- Barbara Oliver, The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- Bill English, The Glory of Living, SF Playhouse
- Delia MacDougall, Immortal Heart, Word for Word
- James Dunn, Taming of the Shrew, Marin Shakespeare Company
- Jonathan Moscone, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Kent Nicholson, All My Sons, TheatreWorks
- Les Waters, Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Lois Grandi, Force of Nature, Playhouse West
- Timothy Near, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Set Design:
- Bill English, The Smell of the Kill, SF Playhouse
- Ching Yi Wei, Red, TheatreWorks
- Daniel Ostling, The Secret in the Wings, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- G. W. Mercier, The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater/Seattle Repertory
- J. B. Wilson, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Max, Frankenstein, Theatre of Yugen
- Robert A. Dahlstrom, The Underpants, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Robert Mark Morgan, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Scott Bradley, Eurydice, Berkley Repertory Theatre
Sound Design:
- Bray Poor, Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Cliff Caruthers, My Antonia, TheatreWorks
- Cliff Caruthers, Red, TheatreWorks
- Garth Hemphill, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Jake Rodriguez, Life X 3, Marin Theatre Company
- Jon Gottlieb, Master Class, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater/Seattle Repertory
- Suki O'Kane, Allen Whitman, Frankenstein, Theatre of Yugen
Lighting Design:
- Jim Cave, Antigone Falun Gong, Aurora Theatre Company
- Jon Retsky, Our Town, SF Playhouse
- Kurt Landisman, Life X 3, Marin Theatre Company
- Lap-Chi Chu, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Nancy Schertler, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Russell H. Champa, Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Scott Zielinski, The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater
- Stephen Siegel, Frankenstein, Theatre of Yugen
- Steven B. Mannshardt, Red, TheatreWorks
Costume Design:
- Anna Oliver, Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Katherine Roth, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Clare Henkel, My Antonia, TheatreWorks
- Erin Blendu, Frankenstein, Theatre of Yugen
- Fumiko Bielefeldt, Antigone Falun Gong, Aurora Theatre Company
- Fumiko Bielefeldt, The Real Thing, American Conservatory Theater
- Hiroshi Iwasaki, Red, TheatreWorks
- James Schuete, The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater/Seattle Repertory
- Marjorie Moore, Our Town, SF Playhouse
Original Script:
- Ann Galjour, Okra, Brava
- Chay Yew, Red, TheatreWorks
- Ellen McLaughlin, The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- Mary Zimmerman, Secret in the Wings, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Sarah Ruhl, Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Scott Schwartz, (adaptation of Willa Cather’s) My Antonia, TheatreWorks
Choreography or Fight Direction:
- Gregory Hoffman, The Comedy of Errors, California Shakespeare Theater
- Jamie H. J. Guan, Red, TheatreWorks
- Mary Beth Cavanaugh, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Peter Kwong, Antigone Falun Gong, Aurora Theatre Company
Original Score:
- Chris Houston, The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- Mark Izu, Antigone Falun Gong, Aurora Theatre Company
- Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater
- Whitman O'Kane, Frankenstein, Theatre of Yugen
Ensemble Performance:
- All My Sons, TheatreWorks
- Eurydice, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Immortal Heart, Word for Word
- The Importance of Being Earnest, California Shakespeare Theater
- Major Barbara, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Our Town, SF Playhouse
- The Persians, Aurora Theatre Company
- The Time of Your Life, American Conservatory Theater
Solo Performance:
- Josh Kornbluth, Ben Franklin: Unplugged, Z Space
- Marga Gomez, Intimate Details, Theatre Rhinoceros
Musicals
Entire Production:
- Buddy, Pacific Repertory Theatre and San Jose Stage Company
- The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- La Traviata, Cinnabar Theater
- Memphis , TheatreWorks
- The Night of the Hunter, Willows Theatre Company
- Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
Principal Performance, Female:
- Alison Ewing, The Last Five Years, Playhouse West
- Ann Marie Martin, Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- Ann Morrison, Can-Can, 42 nd Street Moon
- Dani Marcus, Beggar’s Holiday, Marin Theatre Company and Allegro Theatre Company
- Jillian Khuner, La Traviata, Cinnabar Theater
- Julie Valentine, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Katy Stephan, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Kecia Lewis, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Mary Melnick, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Montego Glover, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Susan Zelinsky, My Fair Lady, Mountain Play
Principal Performance, Male:
- Brian Noonan, The Night of the Hunter, Willows Theatre Company
- Chad Kimball, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Christopher Neal Jackson, Beggar’s Holiday, Marin Theatre Company and Allegro Theatre Company
- James Monroe Iglehart, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Jeff Leibow, The Last Five Years, Playhouse West
- Mark Farrell, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Travis Poelle, Buddy, Pacific Repertory Theatre and San Jose Stage Company
Supporting Performance, Female:
- Candy Campbell, Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- Cindy Brillhart-True, Into the Woods, Ross Valley Players and Hoochi-Doo Productions
- Joan Mankin, Beggar’s Holiday, Marin Theatre Company and Allegro Theatre Company
- Karen Ziemba, The Opposite of Sex, Magic Theatre
- Lucinda Hitchcock Cone, The Night of the Hunter, Willows Theatre Company
- Susan Mansur, Memphis, TheatreWorks
Supporting Performance, Male:
- Brian Scott, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Daniel Lachman, The Night of the Hunter, Willows Theatre Company
- Erwin G. Urbi, Children of Eden, Willows Theatre Company
- Graham Cowley, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Joe Bellan, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Louis Parnell, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Paul Araquistain, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Richard Howarter, My Fair Lady, Crossroads Theatre
Director:
- Dianna Shuster, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Gabriel Barre, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Evan Pappas, Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- James Dunn, My Fair Lady, Mountain Play
- Jay Manley, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Kyle Donnelly, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Music Director:
- Catherine Snider, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Chic Street Man, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Galen Butler, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- John Florencio, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
Choreography:
- Berle Davis, Cabaret, Broadway by the Bay
- Berle Davis, Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- Dianne McIntyre, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Todd L. Underwood, Memphis, TheatreWorks
Set Design:
- Bill Stabile, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Heidi Ettinger, A Little Princess, TheatreWorks
- J. B. Wilson, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Ken Rowland, My Fair Lady, Mountain Play
- Thomas Lynch, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Sound Design:
- Cliff Caruthers, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Karin Graybash, Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Lighting Design:
- Kurt Landisman, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
- Michael Ramsaur, Funny Girl, Broadway by the Bay
- Phil Monat, Memphis, TheatreWorks
Costume Design:
- Catherine Zuber, A Little Princess, TheatreWorks
- Emily Ehrlich Inget, The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Fumiko Bielefeldt, Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
Original Script:
- Joe DiPietro, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Lee Brady, Southern Lights, Phoenix Arts Association Theatre
Original Score:
- David Bryan, Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Don Seaver and Julie Jackson, Southern Lights, Phoenix Arts Association Theatre
Ensemble:
- Buddy, Pacific Repertory Theatre and San Jose Stage Company
- The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse
- Into the Woods, Ross Valley Players and Hoochi-Doo Productions
- Memphis, TheatreWorks
- Nunsense, Hoochi-Doo Productions
- The Opposite of Sex, Magic Theatre
- Polk County, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Ragtime, Foothill Music Theatre
Touring
- Big River, Best of Broadway, Nederlander Co., LLC
- The Black Rider, presented by American Conservatory Theater
- Hairspray, Shorenstein Hays/Nederlander
- Pugilist Specialist, The Riot Group, Chantal Arts + Theatre Ltd, Magic Theatre and Trellis Productions
- Striking 12, GrooveLily, TheatreWorks
- White Christmas, Best of Broadway, Nederlander Co., LLC
