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The B. Iden Payne Awards Council is pleased to present the 2011-2012 B. Iden Payne Award Recipients. These artists have been recognized for their outstanding theatrical contributions to the Austin community and we congratulate them.
We thank everyone who was able to join us on Monday at the New Topfer Theatre at ZACH as we recognized the recipients of the 38th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards. We thank emcees Tom Booker and Asaf Ronen as well as our other honored guests, Place 4 City Council Member Laura Morrison , Actors’ Equity Association, and The Creative Fund.
Become a subscriber of BIPAC today as we continue our efforts to fulfill our mission to support, promote, and recognize outstanding work in Austin theatre.
Congratulations to the recipients and thank you to our supporters. Bravo!
YOUTH | MUSIC THEATRE | COMEDY | DRAMA | TECHNICAL | SPECIAL
Outstanding Production
- The Commedia of Errors (VORTEX Summer Youth Theatre)
Outstanding Direction
- Matthew Patterson (The Commedia of Errors)
Outstanding Performer
- Julie Linnard (Empress) Symphony of Clouds
Outstanding Production
- Next to Normal (ZACH Theatre)
Outstanding Direction
- Bonnie Cullum (Sarah Silver Hands)
Outstanding Lead Actor
- David Gallagher (Andrew Jackson) Bloody Bloody Andrew jackson
Outstanding Lead Actress
- Meredith McCall (Diana) Next to Normal
Outstanding Featured Actor
- Joey Banks (Martin Van Buren, Indian Dancer, Messenger) Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Outstanding Featured Actress
- Kelli Schultz (Natalie) Next to Normal
Outstanding Production
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear (Capital T Theatre)
Outstanding Direction
- Caroline Reck (FupDuck)
Outstanding Lead Actor
- Joey Hood (Kyle) Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Outstanding Lead Actress
- Molly Karrasch (Nan) Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Outstanding Featured Actor
- Kenneth Wayne Bradley (Taggart) Men of Tortuga
Outstanding Featured Actress
- Jennifer Underwood (Ann Kron) Well
Outstanding Production
- Rose Rage (The Hidden Room)
Outstanding Direction
- Beth Burns (Rose Rage)
Outstanding Lead Actor
- Jude Hickey (K.J.) The Aliens
Outstanding Lead Actress (TIE!)
- Kim Adams (Narrator) The Pavilion
- Babs George (Kate Keller) All My Sons
Outstanding Featured Actor
- Joey Hood (Jasper) The Aliens
Outstanding Featured Actress
- Breanna Stogner (Tchiripacha, Edie, Eliza) The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm
Outstanding Set Design
- Ann Marie Gordon (Sarah Silver Hands)
Outstanding Light Design
- Patrick Anthony (Big Love)
Outstanding Sound Design
- K. Eliot Haynes (Riddley Walker)
Outstanding Costume Design
- Glenda Barnes (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson)
Outstanding Media Design
- Chris Owen and K. Eliot Haynes (Riddley Walker)
Outstanding Music Direction
- John Vander Gheynst and Dustin L. Struhall (The Sound of Music)
Outstanding Dance Choreography
- Lisa del Rosario (DayBoyNightGirl)
Outstanding Fight Choreography
- Toby Minor (Rose Rage)
Outstanding Original Script
- Caroline Reck (FupDuck)
Outstanding Original Score
- Chad Salvata (:Humpty)
Outstanding Puppetry
- Riddley Walker (Trouble Puppet Theater Company)
Outstanding Cast Performance
- Rose Rage (The Hidden Room)
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
- Michelle Alexander, Roberto Araujo, Tyler Jones, Elizabeth Koepp, Lara Wright and Jennifer Blakeney Young (the muses) Xanadu: The Musical
Outstanding Young Performer
- Jordan Barron (Moritz) Spring Awakening
Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Work in Improvisational Theatre (Nominated by the artistic directors of Austin Improv Collective)
- Girls! Girls! Girls!(Gnap! Productions, The Institution Theater)
38th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards
The B. Iden Payne Awards Council is pleased to present the 2011-2012 B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony. After having viewed close to 170 eligible shows this season, we were honored to recognize Austin artists in their endeavors to produce outstanding theatre. We thank every artist that strives to promote and support the art and we congratulate those that continue to raise the bar and elevate our ideas of excellence.
Ticket Information!
Tickets are currently available but going REALLY fast. Click the link below to buy your tickets now! All ticket holders may pick up their tickets at Will Call no later than 7pm. All unclaimed tickets will be released at 7pm. RSVP Required
Ceremony Specs!
Monday, October 29th, 7:00pm
Topfer Theatre at ZACH
Black tie optional but encouraged
Cash Bar
Free parking available
The B. Iden Payne Awards Council is pleased to welcome emcees Tom Booker and Asaf Ronen as our 2011-2012 emcees. We are also honored to have deliver the ceremony address, Place 4 City Council Member Laura Morrison , as she discusses the impact of Theatre and the Arts in Austin, as well as how we as practitioners and supporters my continue to strengthen and elevate our impact.
We have lots of surprises and fun things in store and can’t wait to see you there!
Can’t make the ceremony? We’d still love to hear from you! Add your voice.
Official After-Party!
We are ecstatic to announce Gibson Bar as the Official host of the 2011-2012 B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony After-Party! Theatre and Improv artists and patrons across the city are invited to gather at Gibson following the Awards Ceremony to celebrate the outstanding achievements of local artists this season.
Sportin’ a ‘stache? That hairy upper lip grants you access to our $3 specialty drinks, The BIPAC Buzz (for all you Maker’s Mark fans) and the BIPAC Brewski (for our Heineken lovin’ friends). No ‘stache of which to speak? No worries! We’ll have some available at the ceremony!
Photo booth by Ellie Morgan and food from Luke’s Inside Out will be available until Midnight!
Let’s Celebrate!!
Get your 2011-2012 Nominations Ballot TODAY! We’ve decided to keep the voting open for just a few more days to allow everyone a chance to cast their votes for this season’s most outstanding theatre in Austin. Don’t wait!
You can become a member of BIPAC for only $35 dollars and receive not only your ballot, but a FREE ticket to the 2011-2012 Awards Ceremony to be held Monday, October 29th at the new TOPFER theatre at ZACH (we’re already on our way to a full house so really….hurry).
Please show your support to a community that allows each of us the opportunity to enjoy, create, and celebrate the Art.
Voting ends midnight, Wednesday, October 24th!
Show your support today!
The B. Iden Payne Awards Council is pleased to present the 2011-2012 B. Iden Payne Award Nominees. These artists have made outstanding theatrical contributions to the Austin community and we thank them.
Join us, Monday, October 29th, 2012, 7pm at the New Topfer Theatre at ZACH, as we recognize the recipients of the 38th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards. We also are pleased to welcome Guest speaker Council Member Laura Morrison as she shares with us the impact of the Theatre and the Arts in Austin and how we, as practitioners and supporters may continue to elevate the impact of both.
Become a subscriber of BIPAC today and receive both your 2011-2012 Nominations Ballot and one General Admission ticket to the ceremony.
Congratulations to the nominees and thank you to our supporters. Bravo!
You’re invited!!
You are cordially invited to attend the 2011-2012 B. Iden Payne Awards Nominations Announcement Party on Monday, September 24, 7pm, at The VORTEX on Manor Rd.
After having viewed 164 eligible shows this season The B. Iden Payne Awards Nominations Committee is pleased to announce this year’s B. Iden Payne Awards nominees.
Please join us for this much anticipated event! Enjoy your favorite drinks slung by our favorite barkeeps at The Butterfly Bar at The VORTEX as we share with you this season’s award nominees as well as information about the Award Ceremony!!
We hope that you will be able to attend. Share this invitation with your friends and other supporters of Austin theatre!
We look forward to seeing you at the Announcement Party!
Support your Community!
Our mission is to support, promote, and recognize excellence within the Austin theatre community and we need your help in order to fulfill that mission. Become a subscribing member of the B. Iden Payne Awards Council at our introductory annual rate of $20 BY AUGUST 31st and you can lock in at this rate!
In an unprecedented kick-off to the reorganization of BIPAC, we’re offering community members that choose to show their support with us now the opportunity to continue at this introductory rate for as long as they choose. We understand that as artists and patrons, every penny counts. We all sacrifice in order to create, support, and promote the art. In recognition of that, we mark this exciting time in the history of BIPAC with the opportunity to show your support at the low annual rate. Become an annual subscriber today, and your membership renewal to the council will always be at the $20 level. Lock. In. Now.
Promote your community!
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Recognize your community!
End of season nominations compiled by the nominations committee are voted on by the subscribing members of BIPAC. It is Subscribing Members that have final say on who receives recognition at the annual B. Iden Payne Awards Ceremony. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to recognize the most outstanding theatrical work in Austin this year.
Celebrate your community!
This year we celebrate 39 years of outstanding theatrical contributions to Austin with the big 40 right around the corner. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join BIPAC at such an exciting time in its history. We are anxious to engage the community in our efforts to support, promote, and recognize outstanding theatre in Austin. We ask that you aid in those efforts by showing your financial support to the B. Iden Payne Awards Council.
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