The 2010-2011 Suzi Bass Award Winners were revealed on November 7 at Oglethorpe University’s Conant Performing Arts Center. The Suzi Bass Awards recognize outstanding achievement in professional Atlanta theater productions. For more information about the Suzi Awards, please visit http://www.suziawards.org/.
2011 Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Season: Horizon Theatre
2011 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award: Center for Puppetry Arts
2011 Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award: Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin produced by Horizon Theatre
2011 Volunteer Award Winner: Jessica Linden, Actor’s Express
* Denotes winner in each category below:
Production Play
| August: Osage County* | Alliance Theatre |
| Carapace | Alliance Theatre |
| Superior Donuts | Horizon Theatre |
| The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| The Nacirema Society… | Alliance Theatre |
Director Play
| Fred Chappell | The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| Freddie Ashley | Becky Shaw | Actor’s Express |
| Jeff Adler | Superior Donuts | Horizon Theatre |
| Judith Ivey | Carapace | Alliance Theatre |
| Susan V. Booth* | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
Lead Actress Play
| Bethany Anne Lind | Carapace | Alliance Theatre |
| Brenda Bynum | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
| Jessica Phelps West | The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| Tess Malis Kincaid* | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
| Veronika Duerr | Becky Shaw | Actor’s Express |
Lead Actor Play
| Afemo Omilami | Broke-ology | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Andrew Benator | Becky Shaw | Actor’s Express |
| David de Vries | Carapace | Alliance Theatre |
| Eric J. Little* | Superior Donuts | Horizon Theatre |
| Tom Key | The Young Man From Atlanta | Theatrical Outfit |
Featured Actress Play
| Andrea Frye | The Nacirema Society… | Alliance Theatre |
| Carolyn Cook | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
| Carolyn Cook | Noises Off | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Mary Lynn Owen* | The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| Nita Hardy | Superior Donuts | Horizon Theatre |
Featured Actor Play
| Christopher Corporandy* | The Judas Kiss | Actor’s Express |
| Eric J. Little | Broke-ology | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Jimi Kocina | Fat Pig | Aurora Theatre |
| Neal A. Ghant | The Tempest | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Richard Garner | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
Ensemble Play
| Broadsword | Actor’s Express |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* | Aurora Theatre |
| Over the River and Through the Woods | Aurora Theatre |
| Stealing Dixie | Theatre in the Square |
| The Colored Museum | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
Costume Design Play
| Alan Yeong | The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| Elizabeth Rasmusson | Red, White and Tuna | Theatre in the Square |
| Leslie Taylor | The Tempest | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Linda Patterson* | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Aurora Theatre |
| Susan E. Mickey | The Nacirema Society… | Alliance Theatre |
Lighting Design Play
| James M. Helms | The Circumference of a Squirrel | Aurora Theatre |
| John Ambrosone | Carapace | Alliance Theatre |
| Ken Yunker | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
| Mike Post* | The Odyssey: A Journey Home | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Rob Dillard | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Aurora Theatre |
Scenic Design Play
| Dale Brubaker | Stealing Dixie | Theatre in the Square |
| Elaine Williams | The Little Foxes | Theatre in the Square |
| Isabel & Moriah Curley-Clay | Superior Donuts | Horizon Theatre |
| Kat Conley | The Odyssey: A Journey Home | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Leslie Taylor* | August: Osage County | Alliance Theatre |
Sound Design Play
| Bobby Johnston | The Colored Museum | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Clay Benning | The Odyssey: A Journey Home | Georgia Shakespeare |
| Thom Jenkins* | Stealing Dixie | Theatre in the Square |
| Thom Jenkins | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Aurora Theatre |
| Thom Jenkins | The 39 Steps | Theatre in the Square |
Musical Production
| Avenue Q* | Horizon Theatre |
| Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company |
| Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
Director Musical
| Alan Kilpatrick | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Andy Blankenbuehler | Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| David H. Bell | Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Heidi Cline McKerley* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Heidi Cline McKerley | The Mikado | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Lead Actress Musical
| Adrienne Reynolds* | Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Caitlin Smith | Leader of the Pack | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Felicia Boswell | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Leslie Bellair | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| Mary Nye Bennett | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
Lead Actor Musical
| Jeff McKerley | The Mikado | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Justin Tanner | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| Maxim Gukhman | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Nick Arapoglou* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Stanley Allyn Owen | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Featured Actress Musical
| Amber Iman | Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Ingrid Cole | The Music Man | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Jill Hames | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Leslie Bellair* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Ryann Redmond | Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
Featured Actor Musical
| Adam Carl Peyton | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Glenn Rainey | The Music Man | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| J.C. Long | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Jeff McKerley | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Jeremy Wood* | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
Ensemble Musical
| Forbidden Broadway:Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | Georgia Ensemble Theatre |
| Ordinary Days | Serenbe Playhouse |
| See What I Wanna See* | Actor’s Express |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Georgia Ensemble Theatre |
| Travelin’ Black | Theatrical Outfit |
Music Direction
| Ann-Carol Pence | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| B.J. Brown | 42nd Street | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Jmichael | Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| S. Renee Clark* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Wesley Morgan | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Choreography
| Andy Blankenbuehler* | Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| Debbie Allen | Twist | Alliance Theatre |
| Jeff McKerley | The Mikado | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Jen MacQueen | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| Karen Hebert | 42nd Street | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Costume Design Musical
| Andrea Lauer | Bring It On:The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| Anna Jenny | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Emilio Sosa | Twist | Alliance Theatre |
| Isabel & Moriah Curley-Clay* | The Mikado | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Lindsey G. Paris & Clint Horne | Leader of the Pack | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Lighting Design Musical
| Bradley Bergeron | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Jason Lyons | Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| Mary Parker* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Rick Belzer | Twist | Alliance Theatre |
| Thom Beaulieu | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
Scenic Design Musical
| Isabel & Moriah Curley-Clay* | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
| Seamus M. Bourne | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| Thane Molnar | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Todd Rosenthal | Twist | Alliance Theatre |
| Tommy Cox | The Mikado | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
Sound Design Musical
| Bobby Johnston | Rent | Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
| Brian Ronan* | Bring It On: The Musical | Alliance Theatre |
| Daniel Terry | Singin’ in the Rain | Aurora Theatre |
| Kay Richardson | Gut Bucket Blues | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Keith Allen Bergeron | Avenue Q | Horizon Theatre |
World Premiere
| Bring It On: The Musical* | Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Amanda Green, Libretto by Jeff Whitty |
Alliance Theatre |
| Carapace | by David Mitchell Robinson | Alliance Theatre |
| Gut Bucket Blues | by David H. Bell | Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Co. |
| Night Blooms | by Margaret Baldwin | Horizon Theatre |
| The Nacirema Society… | by Pearl Cleage | Alliance Theatre |
