The Bay Area Critics Circle Awards 2005
The following are the nominees and winners of the 2005 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. The winners are in boldface.
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DRAMA
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- The Crucible, SF Playhouse
- The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
- Judgment at Nuremburg, The Willows Theatre Company
- The Price, Aurora Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
- Julia Brothers, Hopper Collection, Magic Theatre
- Kathleen Chalfant, Honour, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Phoebe Moyer, A Perfect Ganesh, Pacific Alliance Stage Co.
- Robin Weigert, A Moon for the Misbegotten, American Conservatory Theater
- Stacy Ross, Dolly West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE
- Anthony Fusco, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
- Charles Dean, The Price, Aurora Theatre
- George Maguire, Judgment at Nuremberg, Willows Theatre Company
- Lorenzo Pisoni, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- Wood Lockhart, On Golden Pond, Ross Valley Players
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
- Charlotte Cornwell, Dolly West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
- Judy Howdyshell, Well, American Conservatory Theater
- Joan Mankin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- Joan Mankin, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- Nancy Carlin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: MALE
- Clifton Guterman, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- George Maguire, Marius, Aurora Theatre
- Joseph Parks, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
- Ken Ruta, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
- Ray Reinhardt , The Price, Aurora Theatre
DIRECTOR
- Bill English, The Crucible, SF Playhouse
- Carey Perloff, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
- Israel Hicks, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, American Conservatory Theater
- Jonathan Moscone and Sean Daniels, The Life and Adventures of
- Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- Joy Carlin, The Price, Aurora Theatre
SET DESIGN
- David Korins, Finn in the Underworld, Berkley Repertory Theatre
- Duke Durfee, Vincent in Brixton, TheatreWorks
- Joe Ragey, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
- Kate Edmunds, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- Ralph Funicello, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
SOUND DESIGN
- Chris Houston, The Price, Aurora Theatre
- Cliff Carruthers, Dollys West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
- Garth Hemphill, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
- Mark Bennett, Our Town, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Norman Kern, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, Marin Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN
- Alan Brodie, The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theater
- Jon Retsky, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Willows Theatre
- Lap-Chi-Chu, Enchanted April, San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Mat Frey, Finn in the Underworld, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Scott Zielinski, Our Town, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN
- Anna R. Oliver, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- Beaver Bauer, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- Christal Weatherly, Fetes de la Nuit, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Fumiko Bielefeldt, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
- Patricia Polen, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Marin Shakespeare Company
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Norman Kern, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, Marin Theatre Company
- Peter Maleitzke, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- Rama, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION
- Jean Isaacs, The People's Temple, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Jud Williford, Othello, California Shakespeare Theater
- Sheelah Ghandhi, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
- Leigh Fondakowski et al, The People's Temple, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Lisa Kron, Well, American Conservatory Theater
- Tanya Shaffer, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
- Terrence McNally, Crucifixion, New Conservatory Theatre Center
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
- The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
- The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theater
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, Marin Shakespeare Festival
- The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
SOLO
- Marga Gomez, Los Big Names, Magic Theatre
- Ron Campbell, The Thousandth Night, Aurora Theatre
MUSICALS
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
- A Chorus Line, American Musical Theatre of San Jose
- Crowns, TheatreWorks
- Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
- Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
- Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
- Darlene Popovic, Minnie’s Boys, 42nd Street Moon
- Dawn Troupe-Masi, Aida, The Willows Theatre
- Diana Torres Koss, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Klea Blackhurst, Red, Hot and Blue, 42nd Street Moon
- Molly Bell, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE
- Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Crowns, TheatreWorks
- David Curley, Miss Liberty, 42nd Street Moon
- James Monroe Iglehart, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Mark Farrell, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
- Travis Poelle, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
- Erika Alstrom, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
- Lucinda Hitchcock Cone, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Tiffany Thompson, Crowns, TheatreWorks
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: MALE
- Francis Jue, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Geoff Hoyle, Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- J.D. Nelson, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Kalon Thibodeaux, Minnie's Boys, 42nd Street Moon
- Sean Patrick O'Connor, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
DIRECTOR
- Barbara Damashek, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
- James Dunn, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
- Jay Manley, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Lee Sankowich, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Robert Kelley, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
MUSIC DIRECTOR
- Andrew Holtz, Aida, The Willows Theatre
- Mark Hanson, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
- William Liberatore, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
CHOREOGRAPHER
- Francis Jue, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Joe Duffy, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Rick Wallace, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
- None
SET DESIGN
- Andrea Bechert, Crowns, TheatreWorks
- Anna Louizos, White Christmas, Best of Broadway
- Giulio Perrone, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Maurice Sendak & Kris Stone, Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
- Cliff Caruthers, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Norman Kern, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Norman Kern, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
- Steven B. Mannshardt, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Jon Retsky, Aida, Willows Theatre
- Kurt Landisman, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Kurt Landisman, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
- Jill C. Bowers, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Richard Battle, Crowns, TheatreWorks
- Robin I. Shane and Maurice Sendak, Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
- Cheryl Coons, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Cheryl Coons and Chuck Larkin, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- Crowns, TheatreWorks
- River's End, Marin Theatre Company
- Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
- Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
- Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
TOURING PRODUCTIONS
- Caroline or Change, Carol Shorenstein-Hayes
- Golda's Balcony, Richard Willis
- Here Lies Jenny, Zipper Theatre
- I Am My Own Wife, Best of Broadway
- Mike Daisey, Ugly American, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theatre
- Wicked, Best of Broadway.
