Congrats to the 2017 NON-EQUITY JEFF AWARD NOMINEES!
PRODUCTION – PLAY
“At the Table” – Broken Nose Theatre
“How We Got On” – Haven Theatre Company
“Miss Holmes” – Lifeline Theatre
“The North Pool” – Interrobang Theatre Project
“Our Lady of 121st Street” – Eclipse Theatre Company
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL
“High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
“The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
“Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
“Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
“The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
ENSEMBLE
“At the Table” – Broken Nose Theatre
“Bat Boy The Musical” – Griffin Theatre Company
“good friday” – Kristiana Rae Colon and Tara Branham in collaboration with Oracle Productions
“High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
“How We Got On” – Haven Theatre Company
“The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui” – Trap Door Theatre
“truth and reconciliation” – Sideshow Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – PLAY
Spenser Davis – “At the Table” – Broken Nose Theatre
Jonathan L. Green – “truth and reconciliation” – Sideshow Theatre Company
Robert Kauzlaric – “Cymbeline” – Strawdog Theatre Company
Victor Quezada-Perez – “The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui” – Trap Door Theatre
James Yost – “The North Pool” – Interrobang Theatre Project
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
Fred Anzevino – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Elise Kauzlaric – “Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
Christopher Pazdernik – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
Stephen Schellhardt – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Scott Weinstein – “Bat Boy The Musical” – Griffin Theatre Company
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Salar Ardebili (Khadim) – “The North Pool” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Ryan Hallahan (Dan) – “The Body of an American” – Stage Left Theatre
John Henry Roberts (Danny) – “The Little Flower of East Orange” – Eclipse Theatre Company
George Seegebrecht (Hauptmann) – “Hauptmann” – City Lit Theater Company
Kevin V. Smith (Vic) – “Taste” – Red Theater Chicago
Gage Wallace (Terry) – “Taste” – Red Theater Chicago
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Maxwell J. DeTogne (Rob) – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
Henry McGinniss (Bat Boy/Edgar) – “Bat Boy The Musical” – Griffin Theatre Company
Henry McGinniss (Bobby Strong) – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Jordan Phelps (Tick) – “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
William Roberts (Tony Esposito) – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Jeannie Affelder (Marie) – “The Little Flower of East Orange” – Eclipse Theatre Company
Kim Boler (Mabry) – “Human Terrain” – Broken Nose Theatre
Elaine Carlson (Eleanor of Aquitaine) – “The Lion in Winter” – Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Amy Johnson (Tami) – “Falling” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Kat McDonnell (May) – “Once in a Lifetime” – Strawdog Theatre Company
Shalyn Welch (Darcy) – “The Kid Thing” – Nothing Without A Company
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Sydney Charles (Dorothy) – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Molly Hernandez (Amy) – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Amanda Horvath (Tonya Harding) – “Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera” – Underscore Theatre Company
Stephanie Stockstill (Catherine Morland) – “Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
Colette Todd (Diana) – “Next to Normal” – BoHo Theatre
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Adam Bitterman (Mick) – “The Seedbed” – Redtwist Theatre
Matt Edmonds (Biff) – “Death of a Salesman” – Redtwist Theatre
Robert Koon (Riley) – “Chagrin Falls” – The Agency Theater Collective
D’Wayne Taylor (Lucius) – “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” – Eclipse Theatre Company
Justin Tsatsa (Josh) – “Falling” – Interrobang Theatre Project
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Chuckie Benson (Lion) – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Scott Danielson (Officer Lockstock) – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Nick Druzbanski (Barry) – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
Joe Giovannetti (Herman) – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Luke Meierdiercks (Felicia) – “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
Steven Perkins (Tin Man) – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Echaka Agba (Lauren) – “At the Table” – Broken Nose Theatre
JoAnn Montemurro (Faye) – “The Assembled Parties” – Raven Theatre Company
Deanna Reed-Foster (Trudy) – “Even Longer and Farther Away” – The New Colony
Kelli Strickland (Bananas) – “The House of Blue Leaves” – Raven Theatre Company
Kendra Thulin (Lisa) – “Wastwater” – Steep Theatre Company
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Veronica Garza (Nancy/Tonya’s Mom) – “Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera” – Underscore Theatre Company
Nicole Michelle Haskins (Aunt Em/Evillene) – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Courtney Jones (Cleo) – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Anne Sheridan Smith (Meredith Parker) – “Bat Boy The Musical” – Griffin Theatre Company
Jenifer Tyler (Mrs. Allen/Mrs. Tilney) – “Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
Honey West (Bernadette) – “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Philip Dawkins (Performer) – “The Happiest Place on Earth” – Greenhouse Theatre Center in association with Sideshow Theatre Company
Sarah Gise (Performer) – “The Amish Project” – Interrobang Theatre Project
ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A REVUE
Averis I. Anderson (Performer) – “An Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse Songbook” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Ian Rigg (Performer) – “Oh, Coward!” – Dead Writers Theatre Collective
Graham Thomas Heacock (Performer) – “An Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse Songbook” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Colette Todd (Angela) – “Honky Tonk Angels” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Leryn Turlington (Darlene) – “Honky Tonk Angels” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
NEW PLAY
Shepsu Aakhu – “Feral” – MPAACT
Philip Dawkins – “The Happiest Place on Earth” – Greenhouse Theatre Center in association with Sideshow Theatre Company
Zeljko Djukic – “Gentle” – TUTA Theatre Chicago
Jerre Dye – “Distance” – Strawdog Theatre Company
Ike Holter – “Prowess” – Jackalope Theatre Company
Alex Lubischer – “Bobbie Clearly” – Steep Theatre Company
Heather McNama and Nancy Nyman – “Resolution” – Pride Films and Plays
NEW ADAPTATION
Alex Higgin-Houser and David Kornfeld – “Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook” – Underscore Theatre Company
Robert Kauzlaric and George Howe – “Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Aubrey Adams – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Breon Arzell – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Jon Martinez – “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
Christopher Pazdernik – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY
Natasha Bogojevich – “Gentle” – TUTA Theatre Chicago
Andrew Hansen – “Cymbeline” – Strawdog Theatre Company
Andrew Hansen – “Miss Holmes” – Lifeline Theatre
Ben Sutherland – “The Lion in Winter” – Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Shawn Wallace – “Rutherford’s Travels” – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
MUSIC DIRECTION
Jimmy Morehead – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Robert Ollis – Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
Jeremy Ramey – “The Most Happy Fella” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Charlotte Rivard-Hoster – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Jon Schneidman – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
SCENIC DESIGN
Kurtis Boetcher – “Gentle” – TUTA Theatre Chicago
Kevin Hagan – “Our Lady of 121st Street” – Eclipse Theatre Company
Jeffrey D. Kmiec – “The Assembled Parties” – Raven Theatre Company
Michelle Manni – “High Fidelity” – Refuge Theatre Project
Greg Pinsoneault – “The North Pool” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Ashley Ann Woods – “Miss Holmes” – Lifeline Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Erik Barry – “Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook” – Underscore Theatre Company
Kevin D. Gawley – “A Wrinkle in Time” – Lifeline Theatre
- “Max” Maxin IV – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
Alexander Ridgers – “Winterset” – Griffin Theatre Company
Brandon Wardell – “Bat Boy The Musical” – Griffin Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
Aly Renee Amidei – “Northanger Abbey” – Lifeline Theatre
John Nasca – “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” – Pride Films and Plays
Rachel M. Sypniewski – “The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui” – Trap Door Theatre
Virginia Varland – “The Wiz” – Kokandy Productions
Elizabeth Wislar – “Urinetown” – BoHo Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
Eric Backus – “A Wrinkle in Time” – Lifeline Theatre
Thomas Dixon – “peerless” – First Floor Theater
Thomas Dixon – “Wastwater” – Steep Theatre Company
Stephen Ptacek – “How We Got On” – Haven Theatre Company
Stephen Ptacek – “In To America” – Griffin Theatre Company
Matthew Reich – “The Promise of a Rose Garden” – Babes With Blades
PROJECTION DESIGN
Brock Alter – “In To America” – Griffin Theatre Company
Anthony Churchill – “The Body of an American” – Stage Left Theatre
Michael Stanfill – “Prowess” – Jackalope Theatre Company
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
Ryan Bourque – “Prowess” – Jackalope Theatre Company
Matt Hawkins – “Cymbeline” – Strawdog Theatre Company
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