2008 Inland Theatre League Awards

The 34th Annual ITL Awards Ceremony, honoring performances from 2008, were held on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., at the Landis Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Riverside Community College in Riverside. All ITL nominees from 2008 are listed below. A indicates winners. Founders Award recipients (winners nominated by all judges attending the production) are indicated with a . Special ensemble awards () are given when each cast member and director receive awards.

2008 Special Award Winners

• Congratulations to CAT Community Theatre on the celebration of their 10th anniversary.
• Congratulations to Chino Community Theatre on the celebration of their 25th anniversary.
• Congratulations to Performance Riverside on the celebration of their 25th anniversary.

2008 Winners and Nominees

3 Theatre Group
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
	Patrick Brien as 1st Player
Act 1 Theatre Arts
Grease!
	Gary Iversen for Co-Choreographer
	Jonathan Donnelly as Roger
	Monica Iversen for Co-Choreographer
	Monica Iversen for Co-Director
	Sharon Duchi for Co-Director
	Gary Iversen for Co-Director
Into the Woods
	Aubrie MacNair as Jack
	Avalon Penrose as Cinderella
	Jonathan Donnelly as The Baker
	Leslie Vecchione for Costume Design
	Lexi Schaffer as Little Red Riding Hood
	Lindsey Iversen as The Witch
	Monica Iversen for Director
	Monica Iversen for Musical Director
	Sharon Duchi for Director
	Sharon Duchi for Musical Director
	Sheldon Bishop as Cinderella’s Prince
	Stacey Zavala for Costume Design
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
	Austin Hinrichs as Joseph
	Chelsea Rodgers as Narrator
	Garrett Hazen as Judah
	Gary Iversen for Director/Choreographer
	Jordon Gravatt as Levi
	Mellisa Clouse for Lighting Design
	Monica Iversen for Director/Choreographer
	Monica Iversen for Musical Director
	Sharon Duchi for Director/Musical Director
Actor’s Contemporary Theatre
Godspell
	Emily Boop as Emily
	Jimmy Saiz as Jesus
	Julian Arreola as John the Baptist / Judas
	Matt McGill for Light Design
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
	Kendall Lloyd as Charlie Brown
	Micah Macias as Snoopy
	Rebecca Tudor as Sally
At the Grove Productions
Dreamgirls
	Atara Philips as Lorrell Robinson
	Cheria Young as Deena Jones
	Don Cloud for Music Director
	Pete Cole as Jimmy Early
	RaShonda Johnson-Cumberland as Effie
Forever Plaid
	Brady Bluhm as Sparky
	Jeremy Lewis as Frankie
	John Lewis for Director
	Ken White as Smudge
	Steven Hulsey for Music Director
	Thad Watkins as Jinx
Broadway Starz
Grease!
	Kaylen Hadley as Patty
California Baptist University
All My Sons
	Aaron Broadus as George Deever
	Chad Collins as Joe Keller
	Kendall Lloyd for Director
	Lee Lyons for Set Design
	Natalie Harris as Kate Keller
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
	Christina Milton as Milly
	Krista Jo Miller for Director
	Lee Lyons for Set Design
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater
All Shook Up!
	Cassandra Murphy as Natalie
	Vonetta Mixson as Sylvia
Kismet
	John LaLonde as The Poet
	Richard Bermudez as The Caliph
	Sarah Bermudez as Marsinah
Music of the Movies
	Vonetta Mixson as Featured Soloist
Smoke on the Mountain
	Debbie Prutsman as Vera Sanders
	Jason Webb as Mervyn Oglethorpe
	John LaLonde for Director
	Jordan Lamoureaux as Dennis Sanders
	Kelli Casas as June Sanders
	Kristen Lamoureaux as Denise Sanders
	Luke Darnell as Stanley Sanders
	Sam Nisbett as Burl Sanders
The Buddy Holly Story
	Brendan Robert Murphy as Buddy Holly
	Otha Womack as Apollo / Ensemble
CAT Community Theatre
Annie Get Your Gun
	Amanda Achen as Dolly Tate
Scrooge the Musical
	Chris Adams as Ebenezer Scrooge
Star of Wonder
	Angela Sanicola as Catherine Delaney
	Christopher Marsh as Andrew
The Diary of Anne Frank
	Charissa Hogeland as Edith Frank
	Elyse DeFoe as Margot Frank
	Hannah Irvine as Anne Frank
	John Lynd for Director
Wind in the Willows
	Emily Green as Badger
	Gabrielle Green as Mole
	Isaac Monroe as Toad
	Matt Dunn as Rat
Chino Community Children’s Theatre
Tiny Thumbelina
	Carlie Zamora as Tiny Thumbelina
	Johnny Banuelos as Cat
	Kadn Fox for Set Design
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
	Brianna Becerril as Charlie Bucket
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
	Joanna Holliman as Sally Brown
	Justin Turrentine for Set Design
	Paul Larson for Set Design
	Zachary Hallett as Snoopy
Chino Community Teen Theatre
The Outsiders
	Donovan Marcotte as Johnny
	Jessica Nieswander as Cherry
	John Lynd for Sound Design
	Luis Rodriguez as Soda Pop
	Zachary Hallett as Dallas
Chino Community Theatre
Barefoot in the Park
	Christa Hamilton as Corie Bratter
	Kevin Bray as Victor Velasco
	Mary Kennelly as Ethel Banks
Fool For Love
	Buffy Guzenski as May
	Jeff Richards as The Old Man
	Kadn Fox for Director
	Tony Collins as Eddie
	Troy Spieler as Martin
Nunsense
	Gracie Arvizu as Sister Mary Hubert
	Kimberly Patten as Sister Mary Amnesia
	Susan Gutierrez as Sister Robert Anne
Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World
	Chad Granier as Dennis
	Jeremy Magouirk as Scooter
	Melodie Henderson for Director
Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise
	Melodie Henderson as Adel
Streetcar Named Desire
	Jessie McLean as Stella
	Melodie Henderson as Blanche Dubois
	Tom Kirkpatrick for Set Design
	Toni Lynd for Director
	Tony Collins as Stanley Kowalski
Christ’s Church of the Valley
High School Musical
	Courtney Cheatham as Gabriella
	Zane Gerson as Troy
The Secret Garden
	Allen Everman as Dickon
	Amy Gillette as Lily
Curtain Call Performing Arts
Oliver Twist
	Jacob Samples as Fagin
CYT of Temecula Valley
Robin Hood
	Dawna Tierce for Costumes
Seussical the Musical
	Kelsie Piini as Gertrude McFuzz
	Micah Woods as Horton the Elephant
	Rebecca Maskell as Mrs. Mayor
Fictitious Theatre Company
Two Gentlemen of Verona
	Nate Gross as Launce
Fontana Community Players
Steel Magnolias
	Janet Hodge as Ouiser Boudreax
	Kelly Kelly as M’Lynn Eatenton
	Kendra Nicholson as Shelby Eatonton-Latcherie
	Lisa Lanier for Set Design
	Merrilee Drake as Clairee Belcher
	Tim Lanier for Set Design
Inland Empire Shakespeare Festival
Macbeth
	Jeff Deards as Macduff
	Mike Eastman as Multiple Roles
	Sarah Jacques as Lady Macbeth
	Travis Rhett Wilson as Macbeth
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre
The Man Who Came to Dinner
	Jeff Richards as Sheridan Whiteside
Junior University
The Jungle Book
	Chase Haninger as Mowgli
	Elizabeth McCrary for Costume Design
	Emily Young as Kaa, the Rock Python
	Kerry Jones for Scenic Artist
	Larry Pirkle for Make-up Design
	Larry Pirkle for Scenic Design
Lifehouse Theatre
Aladdin
	Diana Handy as Mother
	Jason James as Genie
	Wayne R. Scott as Sultan Rahmad
Pilgrim’s Progress
	Shane Litchfield as Christian
The Rise of King David
	Adam Hunt as Johnathan
To Kill a Mockingbird
	Diana Handy as Calpurnia
	Tim Mahoney for Set Design
	Wiley as Bob Ewell
MSJC – San Jacinto Campus
Chicago
	Chris Losi as Amos Hart
	Dorene Legret Holt for Program Design
	Elona Mollon for Program Design
	Gail Hoak for Director
	Gail Hoak for Program Design
	Havana Ball (Crist P. Thomas) as Mary Sunshine
	Holly O’Farrell for Choreography
	Ivan Borntrager as Billy Flynn
	Julie Adams for Musical Director
	Kayla Friend as Roxie Hart
	Lorney O’Connor for Lighting Design
	Lorney O’Connor for Scenic Design
	Minnie Christine Walters for Costume Design
	Rebecca DeRoche as Velma Kelly
Murrieta Repertory Theatre
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
	Brandon Dean as Man #1
	Coley O’Brien McAvoy as Man #2
	Patsy Morley as Woman #1
	Samantha Sanders as Woman #2
The Crucible
	Coley O’Brien McAvoy as John Proctor
	Daniel Baca as Danforth
	Jim Marbury for Director
	Rebecca Williams as Mary Warren
The Fantasticks
	Billy Clebeck as Bellomy
	Daniel Baca as Hucklebee
	Jim Marbury for Director
The Lion in Winter
	Donna Parish as Eleanor, Henry’s Wife
	Jim Marbury as Henry II, King of England
	Troy Spieler for Director
Wonders of the World
	Jim Marbury as Kip
	Marcy Wright as Lois
Norco Theatre Conservatory
Grease!
	Katie Reed as Jan
	Randi Krall as Frenchy
Off Broadway Christian Theatre
Seussical the Musical
	Krista Blair as Gertrude McFuzz
Performance Riverside
Annie Get Your Gun
	Allen Everman as Charlie Davenport
	Jamie Hartmann as Annie Oakley
	Jean-Yves Tessier for Lighting Design
	John Vaughan for Director / Choreographer
	Jordan Miller as Frank Butler
	Kelli Casas as Dolly Tate
South Pacific
	Alyssa Marie as Nellie Forbush
	Danny Blaylock as Luther Billis
	John LaLonde as Emile de Becque
	Jubel Obien as Bloody Mary
	Roger Castellano for Director / Choreographer
	Scott T. Smith for Musical Director / Conductor
	Zane Gerson as Lt. Joseph Cable
The King and I
	Barbara Hinrichsen as Anna Leonowens
	Connie Furukido as Royal Dancer / Eliza
	Jeff Griggs as The King
	John Vaughan for Director
	Lee Martino for Choreographer
	Melanie Alpert as Lady Thiang
	Natalie Ramirez as Tuptim
	Scott T. Smith for Musical Director
Thoroughly Modern Millie
	Beth Mendoza as Mrs. Meers
	Chanlon Kaufman as Jimmy Smith
	Erik Snodgrass as Mr. Trevor Graydon
	Jamie Hartmann as Millie Dillmount
	Janet Renslow for Choreographer
	John Vaughan for Director / Choreographer
	Scott T. Smith for Musical Director / Conductor
	Stephanie Bell as Miss Dorothy Brown
Play With Your Food Productions
Funny Money
	David Caldwell as Davenport
	Michael Eastman for Director
	Ron Milts as Henry Perkins
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
	Frank Siebke as Barney Cashman
	Jeannette A. Gardea as Bobbie Michele
	Laura Robitaille for Set Design
	Murray Robitaille for Set Design
Sex Please, We’re Sixty
	Laura Robitaille for Set Design
	Murray Robitaille for Set Design
The Sensuous Senator
	Jim Gillespie as Harry Douglas
	Laura Robitaille for Set Design
	Melvin Ryman as Clyde Salt
Ramona Hillside Players
Arsenic and Old Lace
	Christopher Morse as Jonathan Brewster
Harvey
	Case Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd
	Tambia Gerbl as Veta Louise Simmons
Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
	Dustin Ceithamer for Choreographer
Noises Off
	Jeffrey Deards as Lloyd Dallas
Smokey Joe’s Café
	H’Atrina Gilliard as Featured Performer
The Secret Garden
	Don Cloud for Music Director
	Jason Webb as Archibald Craven
RCC Off-Broadway Play Series
6 Degrees of Separation
	Stephanie Rose as Ouisa
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Anthony Loa for Choreography
	Haley Rubin as Hedy LaRue
	Jennifer Lawson as Miss Jones
	Jodi Julian for Director / Choreography
	Miguel Castellano as Bud Frump
	Morgan Reynolds as J. Pierrepont Finch
The Laramie Project
	Scotty Farris as Multiple Roles
RCC Summer Conservatory
Beauty and the Beast
	Brianna Lopez as Mrs. Potts
	Camille Weck as Belle
	Ethan Parks as Lefou
	Gary Krinke for Director
	Jean -Yves Tessier for Lighting Design
	John Vaughan for Choreography
	Morgan Reynolds as Lumiere
	Sallie Griffin as Babette
	Shane Cottrell as Cogsworth
Redlands Footlighters
Everybody Loves Opal
	Jennifer Blanck as Gloria
God’s Man in Texas
	Jeff Richards for Director
	Ken Lay as Hugo Taney
	Mel Chadwick as Dr. Philip Gottschall
	Tony Collins as Dr. Jeremiah “Jerry” Mears
	Vicki Janis for Set Design
Helen’s Most Favorite Day
	Ali Rafter as Helen
	Buffy Guzenski for Director
	Phillip Gabriel for Set Design
	Tom Hurst for Set Design
Murder By Misadventure
	Ginny Harman as Emma Kent
	Phillip Gabriel for Set Design
Nunsense II – The Second Coming
	Deborah McFatter as Sister Mary Regina
	Kirklyn Robinson as Sister Mary Leo
	Mark Everett for Director
	Mark Everett for Set Design
	Susan Bray as Sister Mary Amnesia
	Vicki Janis for Set Design
Rialto Community Players
Enchanted April
	Dan Lambros for Lighting Design
	Deborah McFatter as Mrs. Graves
	Henry Nickel as Mellersh Wilton
	Janet McClellan as Lottie Wilton
	Joe Musil for Director
	Kendra Nicholson as Rose
	Kerry Jones for Set Design & Painting
	Mark Mueller as Anthony Wilding
	Michelle Kiphut for Costume Design
	Michelle Pederson as Caroline Bramble
	Mickey Miller for Costume Design
	Susan Bray as Constanza
	Val Hanson for Lighting Design
Little Women
	Charissa Hogeland as Jo
	Emily Lopez as Amy
	James Griffin for Director
	Kerry Jones for Set Design & Painting
	Mary Kintner for Costume Design
	Morgan Wade as Meg
Noises Off
	Brandon M. Nichols as Fredrick Fellowes
	Candy Kane for Director
	Desiree Hill as Dottie Otley
	Don Courtney for Set Designer
	Joseph Baumbach as Garry LeJeune
	Kathryn Scott as Brooke Ashton
	Kendra Nicholson as Belinda Blair
	Sandy Courtney for Set Designer
	Thomik Deverien as Lloyd Dallas
Rumors
	Harold Lerner as Ken Gorman
	Joe Musil as Ernie Cusack
	Joey Mercado as Claire Ganz
	Kristin Vredevoogd as Chris Gorman
	Lonnie Kellogg as Glen Cooper
	Mike Hanrahan as Officer Welch
	Sandy Courtney for Set Designer
	Stephanie Middlestetter as Cookie Cusack
	Thomik Deverien as Lenny Ganz
	Toni Lynd for Director
Social Security
	Candy Kane as Sophie Greengrass
	Jeff Deards as David Kahn
	Sandy Courtney for Set Designer
Riverside Children’s Theatre
Alice in Wonderland
	Andrew Savage as Humpty Dumpty
Snow White
	Ryan Slagle as The Hag
	William Catling for Scenic Design
The Jungle Book
	Andrew Savage as Baloo
	Angie Gomez as Kaa
	Dusty Ferguson for Make-up Director
	Julie Gomez for Costume Design
	Lisa Chute for Make-up Director
	Margaret Hogeland for Costume Design
	Margaret Hogeland for Director
	Ryan Slagle as Mowgli
Riverside Community Players
A Christmas Carol
	Joe Musil as Bob Cratchit
	Wayne Astin as Narrator
A Little Night Music
	Barbara Pendergast for Women’s Costumes
	Beverly Baird as Desiree Armfeldt
	Beverly Baird for Woman’s Costumes
	Bill Wolfe for Musical Director
	Bill Wolfe for Pianist
	David Roon for Women’s Costumes
	Janet Hodge as Madame Armefeldt
	Mel Chadwick as Fredrik Egerman
	Merrilee Drake for Director
	Merrilee Drake for Women’s Costumes
	Peter Romero as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
	Serena Weir as Petra
	Shirley McCumber for Men’s Costumes
	Susan Bray as Countess Charlotte Malcolm
	Wendy Elliot for Women’s Costumes
	Win Carey for Men’s Costumes
Leading Ladies
	Kathy Scileppi as Florence Snider
	Kristin Aoun as Meg Snider
	Kyle L. Anders as Leo Clark
	Patricia Scarborough for Director
	Ralph Griffey as Jack Gable
	Rory Dyer for Costumes
	Ted Dyer for Costumes
Murder On The Nile
	Ann DeWolfe as Miss ffoliot-ffoulkes
	Kevin Bray as Canon Pennefather
	Mario Sanchez for Set Design
	Milenda Denholtz as Christina Grant
	Napoleon Tavale as Simon Mostyn
On Golden Pond
	Chris Marler as Charlie Martin
	Deborah W. McFatter as Ethel Thayer
	Don Hudson as Norman Thayer, Jr.
	Kelly Kelly as Chelsea Thayer Martin
	Michael Truelock as Bill Ray
	Phil Holmer for Director
Something In The Air
	Adam Demerath for Director
	Janet McClellan as Sloane
	Kacey Griffin as Holloway
	Kathryn Gage for Technical Director
	Lance Todd Christiansen as Neville
	Mike Ivie as Cram
	Mike Truelock as Walker
	Sandra Claflin for Props
	Stacey Claflin for Props
The Subject Was Roses
	Arthur Wilson as Timmy Cleary
	Howard Patterson as John Cleary
	Phil Holmer for Director
	Vicky Dawson Irvine as Nettie Cleary
Riverside Community Players – Family Series
The Fabulous Fable Factory
	Jennifer Young Lawson for Director
	Joanne Lapointe as Straucey
	Kelly Lopez as Margo
	Luis Alex Rodriguez as Emmitt
	Mike Truelock as Pluto
Riverside Youth Theatre
Aida
	Aaron Wolgemuth as Radames
	Anyssa Navarro as Nehebka
	Heather Noriega as Aida
	Rebecca Park as Amneris
Aristocats
	Gabby Gonta as Abigail Gabble
CATS
	Alissa Rae Salvati as Grizabella
	Anyssa Navarro as Rumpleteazer
	Bradley Graham as Munkustrap
	Brenda Smith for Costume Design
	Brennan Renteria as Mr. Mistoffelees
	Brittany Breeding as Demeter
	Debbie Wolgemuth for Costume Design
	Debbie Wolgemuth for Director
	Marcus S. Daniel for Choreographer
	Matthew Dunn as Mungojerrie
	Melanie Robajante as Bombalurina
	Melissa Smith as Victoria
	Steve Wolgemuth for Music Director
San Bernardino Valley College
Nunsense
	Denise Dale Jacobs for Director
	Joanne Juliet Lapointe as Sister Mary Amnesia
San Jacinto Valley Shakespeare Festival (MSJC)
The Tempest
	Mark Branyon as Caliban
Shakespeare In The Vines
Romeo and Juliet
	Kit Fugrad as Mercutio
	Kris Brown as Romeo
	Paul Kehler for Director
The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged
	Brandon Dean as Featured Performer
	Eric Ruiter as Featured Performer
	John Clark for Director
	Michael Tubman as Featured Performer
Taming of the Shrew
	Brandon Dean as Petruchio
	Kit Fugrad as Grumio
Twelfth Night
	Brandon Dean as Sir Toby Belch
	Jim Marbury for Director
	Monica Reichl as Olivia
	Troy Spieler as Malvolio
Standing Room Only Productions
Thoroughly Modern Millie
	Chelsea E. Franko as Millie Dillmount
	Karla Franko for Director
	Katrina Gaylord as Muzzy Van Hossmere
	Robert Blomker as Trevor Grayden
	Theresa Mantei as Miss Dorothy Brown
	Zack Nolan as Jimmy Smith
Temecula Performing Arts Company
Alice in Wonderland Jr.
	Bryan Inman as Mad Hatter
Cabaret
	Miriam Ortega as Sally Bowles
	Sean Kiralla as Master of Ceremonies
Little Shop of Horrors
	Adrienne Tooley as Audrey
	Bryan Inman as Orin Scrivello
Temecula Valley Players
A Christmas Carol
	Gary Iversen for Choreographer
	Jeremy Lapp for Director
	Ricky Allen as Christmas Present
	Victoria Mora-Collins for Musical Director
Damn Yankees
	Amy Page for Choreographer
	Brett Hudson as Joe Boyd
	Jennifer Woods for Costumer
	Julie Stouse as Meg Boyd
	Reggie Mora as Joe Hardy
	Sam Nisbett as Applegate
	Sean Tamburrino for Director
	Summer Chappins as Lola
	Victoria Mora-Collins for Musical Director
The Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre
My Fair Lady
	Cherie Riley for Costumes
	Dimyana Pelev as Eliza Doolittle
	Janine Wills as Mrs. Pearce
	Jason Call as Henry Higgins
	Jim Marbury as Alfie Doolittle
	Kathi Anderson as Mrs. Higgins
	Paul Jacques for Director
	Rick Hoglund for Musical Director
The Ramona Pageant
	Daniel Martinez as Juan Canito
	Debradawn Shockey as Ramona
	Kathi Anderson as Senora Moreno
Theatre Royale
Les Miserables
	Amy Jo Choate as Fantine
	Chester Lockhart as Enjolras
	Dan Boyd as Thenardier
	Erika Czach as Eponine
	Eryk Waligora as Thenardier
	Jay Scott King for Director
	Julian Arreola as Jean Valjean
	Karen Sabicer for Vocal Director
	Kevin Ruiter as Javert
	Michael Perdue as Injolras
	Rainee Lee Seybold as Fantine
	Sean Roberts as Marius
	Tiffany Autry as Madame Thenardier
	Wesley G. Green as Marius
Triple Threat Academy
Lost in Yonkers
	Jennifer Arreola as Bella
Proof
	Jennifer Arreola as Catherine