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2010-2011 B. Iden Payne Award Recipients

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October 25, 2011

Congratulations to all recipients and thank you for your contributions to Austin Theatre!

 

PLAY FOR YOUTH

Outstanding Production

  • A Year With Frog and Toad (Summer Stock Austin)

Outstanding Direction

  • Rudy Ramirez (The Physicists)

Outstanding Performer

  • David Meissner (Momo, Henry, Man, Watch Seller, Jean-Paul) The Adventures of Iris and Momo

MUSIC THEATRE

Outstanding Production

  • I’ve Never Been So Happy (Rude Mechanicals and Center Theatre Group)

Outstanding Direction

  • Thomas Graves and Lana Lesley (I’ve Never Been So Happy)

Outstanding Lead Actor

  • Andrew Cannata (Austin) I Love You Because

Outstanding Lead Actress

  • Haley Smith (Marcy) I Love You Because

Outstanding Featured Actor

  • Brian Coughlin (Edna Turnblad) Hairspray

Outstanding Featured Actress

  • Janis Stinson (Motormouth Maybelle) Hairspray

COMEDY

Outstanding Production

  • The Dudleys!: A Family Game (TUTTO Theatre Company)

Outstanding Direction

  • Gary Jaffe (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Lead Actor

  • Shelby Davenport (Jack Tanner) Man and Superman

Outstanding Lead Actress

  • Lauren Lane (Barbara Fordham) August: Osage County

Outstanding Featured Actor

  • Michael Stuart (Charlie Aiken) August: Osage County

Outstanding Featured Actress

  • Chris Humphrey (Nanna) MilkMilkLemonade

DRAMA

Outstanding Production

  • Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show (Trouble Puppet Theater Company)

Outstanding Direction

  • Connor Hopkins (Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show)

Outstanding Lead Actor

  • Justin Scalise (Hamlet) Hamlet [Scottish Rite Theatre and Black Swan Events]

Outstanding Lead Actress

  • Babs George (Martha) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Outstanding Featured Actor

  • Travis Dean (Baylor) A Lie of the Mind

Outstanding Featured Actress

  • Rebecca Robinson (Beth) A Lie of the Mind

TECHNICAL

Outstanding Set Design

  • Ia Ensterä (Here Comes Gosling!)

Outstanding Light Design

  • Natalie George (Baal)

Outstanding Sound Design

  • Leegrid Stevens (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Costume Design

  • Susan Branch Towne (Hairspray)

Outstanding Music Direction

  • Chris Humphrey (The Elementals: AIR)

Outstanding Dance Choreography

  • Melinda Rebman and Zenobia Taylor (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Fight Choreography

  • Travis Dean (Hunter Gatherers)

Outstanding Original Script

  • Leegrid Stevens (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Original Score

  • Leegrid Stevens (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Media Design

  • Dan Monceaux, Angela Hill, David Bengali, Jordan Rein, Josh Lampman, David Mauro, Camilo Munar and Jake Witlen (The Dudleys!: A Family Game)

Outstanding Puppetry

  • Frankenstein: The Trouble Puppet Show (Trouble Puppet Theater Company)
SPECIAL

Outstanding Cast Performance

  • The Dudleys!: A Family Game (TUTTO Theatre Company)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

  • Roderick Sanford and Joshua Denning (Tom Collins and Angel Dumont Schunard) RENT

Outstanding Young Performer

  • Joshua Michael Braun (Newton) The Physicists

Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Work in Improvisational Theatre (Nominated by the artistic directors of Austin Improv Collective)

  • Confidence Men (The Institution Theater)
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2010-2011 B. Iden Payne Awards Nomination List

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September 27, 2011

The B. Iden Payne Council is pleased to present the 2010-2011 B. Iden Payne Award Nominees.  These artists have made outstanding theatrical contributions to the Austin community and we thank them.  Congratulations!

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BIPAC Sponsored Project of ACA

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September 27, 2011

B. Iden Payne Awards Becomes Its Own Organization as a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance.

The B. Iden Payne Awards organizers and Austin Creative Alliance Monday evening jointly announced that—after 37 years as a special event of the Alliance—the B. Iden Payne Awards Council (BIPAC), has become a separate, sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance.

The Council is composed of a group of volunteers who remain focused on recognizing artistic excellence within the Austin theatre community, and will continue with creation and distribution of the nomination ballot for voting community members.

Marcy Hoen, Interim Executive Director of Austin Creative Alliance says, “We are so proud that this venerable Austin tradition, which has been woven into our own history as an organization, has now grown to the point where it can spin off into its own, distinct organization.” She adds, “We look forward to many years of collaboration with the Council.”

BIPAC on Monday also announced the nominees and details for the October 24th Awards ceremony, which will be held at the State Theatre.

Voting members will pay a small membership fee to BIPAC. 100% of membership fees will be used to fund the annual B. Iden Payne Awards ceremony, as well as cover administrative costs associated with creation and distribution of the nomination ballot each season.

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2010-2011 Nominations to be Announced on September 26th

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September 19, 2011

The B. Iden Payne Awards Council is pleased to announce the public release of the 2010-2011 B. Iden Payne Awards nominations.

The public announcement will be held in conjunction with the Austin Creative Alliance’s “Creative Mix Up at Takoba” event, to be held Monday, September 26th, at Takoba, located at 1411 E. 7th Street.

The event will begin at 6:00 PM, and BIPAC Executive Director, Julie Wright, will be the keynote speaker for the evening. Ms. Wright will be discussing the changes to the B. Iden Payne Awards Council for the upcoming theatrical season. In addition, Council members will be present to answer any questions with regard to these changes.

Please join us at Takoba to kick off another stellar season of Austin theatre!

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BIPAC Membership Interviews

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July 31, 2011

Interested in Serving on the B. Iden Payne Awards Council?

 

We are now accepting applications for new council members for the 2011-2012 season!!

 

Visit our Join the Council page to learn more about setting up an interview!

 

 

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