The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced nominations for their fifth annual awards for achievement in theatre. The participating critics — Michael Barnes, Jamie Smith, and Anna Hanks, Austin American-Statesman; John Bustin, West Austin News; David Mark Cohen, Texas Triangle; Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune; and Robert Faires and Adrienne Martini, Austin Chronicle — honored work produced on Austin stages during the period May 1996-April 1997. The awards will be announced in a public ceremony Monday, May 12, 7pm, at Top of the Marc. — Robert Faires
New Script
Blood:Shock:Boogie, Daniel Alexander JonesCraving Gravy, John S. Walch
Enfants Perdus, Erik Ehn, et al.
Pale Idiot, Kirk Lynn
Stranger Desire, David Bucci
Musical
The Christmas Schooner, Austin Theatre for YouthThe Gospel at Colonus, Zachary Scott Theatre
Grease, Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Peter Pan, Austin Musical Theatre
Ruthless! The Musical, Zachary Scott Theatre
Drama
The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces, Hopeful Monsters/ Frontera@Hyde Park TheatreJulius Caesar, VORTEX Repertory Company
Racing Demon, Rare Creations
Unmerciful Good Fortune, Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre
Vinegar Tom, UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance
Comedy
The Birthday Party, Critical Mass ProductionsCraving Gravy, UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance
Jack and Jill, Zachary Scott Theatre
Sin, Subterranean Theatre Company
Sylvia, Zachary Scott Theatre
Director, Musical
Rod Caspers, Das Barbec�Allen Robertson, Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Dave Steakley, The Gospel at Colonus/Ruthless!
Scott Thompson & Richard Byron, Grease/ Peter Pan
David Yeakle, A Saga of Billy the Kid
Director, Drama
Ron Berry, Racing DemonVicky Boone, Enfants Perdus
Susan Fenichell, The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces
Daniel A. Jones, Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery
Laura Worthen, Vinegar Tom
Director, Comedy
Stan Kern, Pale IdiotKati Koerner, Craving Gravy
Barry Pineo, The Birthday Party
Ken Webster, Sin
Alice Wilson, Jack and Jill/Sylvia
Actor, Musical
Timothy Curry, The Gospel at ColonusJonathan Freeman, Peter Pan
William Earl Ray, The Gospel at Colonus
Daniel Sullivan, The Christmas Schooner/ Das Barbec�
Joe York, Ruthless! The Musical/Sweeney Todd
Actor, Drama
Dan Dietz, The Battle of San JacintoJ. Andrew Hawkins, The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces
Paul E. Savas, The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces
Michael Stuart, Cyrano
Douglas Taylor, Black Coffee
Actor, Comedy
Michael Arthur, Craving GravyG. W. Bailey, The Dead Presidents’ Club
Dennis Letts, The Dead Presidents’ Club
Jim McQueen, Sylvia
Marco Perella, Jack and Jill
Actress, Musical
Felicia Dinwiddie, Das Barbec�Kristi Lynes, Peter Pan
Linda Nenno, The Christmas Schooner
Laura Powell, Once Upon a Mattress
Meredith Robertson, Ruthless! The Musical
Actress, Drama
Valerie Marsh, The Bacchae: Torn to PiecesSonja Parks, dyke-warrior/prayers
Paula Rester, Why We Have a Body
Molly Rice, The Battle of San Jacinto
Stacey Robinson, Unmerciful Good Fortune
Actress, Comedy
Emily Balanoff, SylviaJanelle Buchanan, The Birthday Party
Katherine Catmull, Sin
Meredith Robertson, Jack and Jill
Amy Washburn, Craving Gravy
Supporting Actor, Musical
Matt Brown, Sweeney ToddJohn Robinson, The Gospel at Colonus
William Walden, Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Greg Wise, Once Upon a Mattress
Dana Younger, A Saga of Billy the Kid
Supporting Actor, Drama
Joseph Gibson, subUrbiaKevin Madden, The Glass Menagerie
Barry Pineo, Hedda Gabler
Everett Skaggs, Shadowlands
Greg Wise, Vinegar Tom
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Martin Burke, A Family AffairJason Phelps, Blood:Shock:Boogie
David Stahl, Sylvia
David Stokey, Shear Madness
Michael Stuart, Sin
Supporting Actress, Musical
Lauren Adrian, GreaseGretchen Kingsley, Das Barbec�/ Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Meta Rosen, Ruthless! The Musical
Amy Baker Stinson, The Pirates of Penzance/ Sweeney Todd
Janis Stinson, The Gospel at Colonus/Ruthless!
Supporting Actress, Drama
Kristen Kosmas, Enfants PerdusAimee McCormick, The Glass Menagerie
Susan Romweber, Vinegar Tom
Janelle Schremmer, Vinegar Tom
Amy Washburn, Vinegar Tom
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Roxy Becker, A Family AffairKara Bliss, The Birthday Party
Emily Erington, Sin
Andrea Osborn, Tartuffe
Stacey Sperling, Twelfth Night
Musical Direction
Fred Barton, Peter PanShawn Gough, Grease
Allen Robertson, Das Barebc�/Gospel at Colonus/ Ruthless!/Sweeney Todd/Woody Guthrie’s…
Morris Stevens, Jr., The Christmas Schooner
Mark Stewart, A Saga of Billy the Kid
Sound
ethos, PanoptikonSusan Fenichell, et al., The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces
Kevin Freedman, Unmerciful Good Fortune
Gunn Brothers, The Glass Menagerie
J. Daniel Stanley, Vinegar Tom
Lights
Jason Amato, A Saga of Billy the KidDon Day, Jack and Jill
Scott Hochhalter, Vinegar Tom/Wolf at the Door
Shannon M. M. January, Branson or Bust
Robert Whyburn, The Gospel at Colonus/ Peter Pan/Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Costumes
T’Cie Mancuso & Chad Sylvata, PanoptikonSara Medina-Pape, Twelfth Night
Bil Pfuderer, Das Barbec�
Michael Raiford, The Gospel at Colonus/Ruthless!
Simone Williams, Vinegar Tom
Scenery
Kim Koym, Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery/ Unmerciful Good FortuneChristopher McCollum, Hedda Gabler/ Peter Pan/Sylvia
Michael Raiford, The Gospel at Colonus/Ruthless!
Leilah Stewart, Vinegar Tom
Jim Weisman, Once Upon a Mattress
Movement
Rod Caspers, Branson or BustMargery Segal, Enfants Perdus
Dave Steakley, The Gospel at Colonus
Scott Thompson & Richard Byron, Grease/ Peter Pan
David Yeakle, A Saga of Billy the Kid
Road Show
Curiouser and Curiouser, UT Performing Arts CenterHaving Our Say, Paramount Theatre
The Heather Woodbury Report, or Whatever, VORTEX Repertory Company
slip, Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre
12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Family III, VORTEX Repertory Company
This article appears in May 9 • 1997 and May 9 • 1997 (Cover).