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2008 OTAS Awards

 55th Anniversary Season

LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING
AND PRESENTATION OF OTAS AWARDS JUNE 30, 2008


Pictured: Pictured 1st row: G. Marie Fish, Milli Hoelscher, Wade Willis, Kelly Stewart, Don Alder, Lakewood President Mark Birge; 2nd row: Jim Caputo, Sydney Lehman Steen, Melissa Whitney, Leif Norby (for Greg Tamblyn) Dan Hallberg.

 On Monday, June 30, 2008, Lakewood Theatre Company/Lakewood Center for the Arts held its annual meeting and OTAS (Oregon Theatrical Awards Society) presentation at the Lakewood Center to celebrate the closing of its 55th season of plays and its 36th annual OTAS Awards. Emcee for the evening was Bill Warner, Past President of the Lakewood Theatre Company/Lakewood Center for the Arts.

Artists recognized during the evening included:

BEST ACTRESS - MUSICAL
Kelly Stewart as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie

BEST ACTOR - MUSICAL
Wade Willis as Jerry in The Full Monty

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MUSICAL
Jennifer Miser as Rosa Bud/Deirdre Peregrine in The Mystery of Edwin Drood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR-MUSICAL
Jim Caputo as Dave in The Full Monty

BEST ACTRESS - PLAY
Sarah Lucht as Dotty in Noises Off

BEST ACTOR - PLAY
Gary Powell as Lloyd in Noises Off

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - PLAY
Melissa Whitney as Brooke in Noises Off 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - PLAY
Grant Byington as Freddie in Noises Off
 
CHOREOGRAPHER
Milli Hoelscher for Thoroughly Modern Millie

MUSICAL DIRECTION
Sydney Lehman Steen for The Full Monty
 
COSTUME DESIGN
Lindsay Kleinman for The Mystery of Edwin Drood

BEST SET DESIGN
Chris Whitten for Noises Off

BEST LIGHT DESIGN
Drew Flint for The Full Monty

BEST DIRECTOR MUSICAL
Greg Tamblyn for The Full Monty

BEST DIRECTOR PLAY
Don Alder for Noises Off

BEST MUSICAL
The Full Monty

BEST PLAY
Noises Off

A special recognition award was presented to Dan Hallberg for his extensive volunteer work at Lakewood. In addition, G. Marie Fish, the theatre's wardrobe mistress since 1996, received the Heritage Award for her outstanding support of Lakewood over the years.

 President Mark Birge also recognized and thanked board members Kathy Bussman, Dan Heine, Malcolm Mathes, Rocky Johnson, Kay Rhoney and Laura Gentry for spearheading fundraising projects throughout the year. Board member Fred Breuer was also recognized for his valuable contribution in supervising renovation projects at the Center.
Mary Goss, President of the Lakewood Center Associates, introduced scholarship committee member Nancy White who presented performing arts scholarship checks of $1,500 each to High School seniors Robert Calkins and Sarah Brosy.
In official business, the non-profit organization elected Mark Birge as President and Jerry Koll as Treasurer for a one-year term. Members elected to serve three-year board terms were: Mark Birge, Jerry Koll, Tom Lasley, Bill Warner, Debbie Craig and Fred Baldwin. Mary Goss, as President of Lakewood Center Associates for 2008-09, was elected for a one-year board term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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