Marquee Awards

The Marquee Awards, formally known as the Youngstown Area Community Theater Awards, on Wednesday revealed its nominees for the 2011-12 season. The awards honor the best in local theater. The winners will be revealed at an Aug. 11 ceremony at the Family Life Center at St. Michael Church in Canfield.

BEST MUSICAL

Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Rent, New Castle Playhouse

BEST DRAMA

A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

Kimberly Akimbo, Oakland Center for the Arts

To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST DIRECTOR, MUSICAL

Terri Gilbert, The Altos ... Like the Sopranos only Lower, Trumbull New Theatre

Kandace Cleland, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Robert Dennick Joki, Evil Dead: The Musical, Oakland Center for the Arts

Brent Rodgers, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Cheryl and Gary Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Paula Ferguson, Rent, New Castle Playhouse

BEST DIRECTOR, PLAY

Christopher Fidram, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Sam Luptak Jr., Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Thomas Copeland, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

John Pecano, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Youngstown Playhouse

Christopher Fidram, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

Jack Ballantyne, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL

Craig Conrad, Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Robert Dennick Joki, I’m Not that Girl, Rust Belt Theater Company

Bill Finley, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

James McClellan, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Matthew Schomer, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL

Julie Benner, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Amanda Frost, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Brandi Johanntges, Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Carly Magnuson, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Liz Rubino, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST ACTOR, PLAY

John Cox, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Youngstown Playhouse

Christopher Fidram, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

James McClellan, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Sam Perry, Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

Ben Solomon, Biloxi Blues, New Castle Playhouse

Dylan White, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

BEST ACTRESS, PLAY

Molly Galano, Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

Molly Galano, Lion in Winter, Victorian Players

Kris Harrington, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Youngstown Playhouse

Brandy Johanntges, The Homecoming, Youngstown Playhouse

Terry MacSkimming, The Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

Carla Napoli, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Laura Phillips, The Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

Terri Wilkes, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

BEST FEATURED ACTOR, MUSICAL

Robert Dennick Joki, Rocky Horror Show, Rust Belt Theater Company

Neal Edman, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Derek Lynch, Drood, Youngstown Playhouse

Mark McConnell, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Jacob Ward, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Dylan White, Drood, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS, MUSICAL

Crystal Beiersdorfer, Rocky Horror Show, Rust Belt Theater Company

Janice Hanna, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Nicole Slaven, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Alexandria VanSuch, A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Nicole Zayas, I’m Not that Girl, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST FEATURED ACTOR, PLAY

Cleric Costes, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Bill Finley, Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

Daniel Rylander, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Terry Shears, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Dave Wolford, To Kill A Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS, PLAY

Casey Burke, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Gerri Jenkins, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Brandy Johanntges, Kimberly Akimbo, Oakland Center for the Arts

Brittiani Ketcham, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Brittiani Ketcham, The Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MUSICAL

Dave Bedell, Breaking up is Hard to Do, Stage Left Players

Nathan Kuhns, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Shawn Lockaton, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Paul Sauline, Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Matthew Schomer, Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Ben Solomon, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MUSICAL

Megan Flannery, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Magdalyn Gould, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Natalie Lepore Hagan, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Rosie Jo Neddy, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Joann Winterbauer, The Altos ... Like the Sopranos only Lower, Trumbull New Theatre

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, PLAY

David El’Hatton, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Youngstown Playhouse

Thomas Ewen, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Charles Kettering, The Homecoming, Youngstown Playhouse

Eric Kibler, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Alan McCreary, Biloxi Blues, New Castle Playhouse

John Pecano, Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, PLAY

Liz Conrad, Kimberly Akimbo, Oakland Center for the Arts

Candy DiLullo, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Corina Dougherty, Biloxi Blues, New Castle Playhouse

Haggy Hageman, The Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Oakland Center for the Arts

Barbara Malizia, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Beauty and the Beast, Carnation City Players

Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

I’m Not that Girl, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Biloxi Blues, New Castle Playhouse

The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Youngstown Playhouse

Greater Tuna, New Castle Playhouse

Lion in Winter, Victorian Players

The Odd Couple Female Version, Carnation City Players

Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT

Finding Columbiana’s Christmas, Columbiana Main Street Theatre

In the Spirit of Christmas, Centaur Stage Productions, Victorian Players

Only Make Believe, Move Over Broadway

Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

To Be Young Gifted and Black, Youngstown Playhouse

When I Knew and How it Saved Me, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST COMEDY

As You Like It, Mahoning Valley Players

Broadway Bound, New Castle Playhouse

Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

The Foreigner, Victorian PlayersBEST CAMEO BY AN ACTOR

David El’Hatton, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Neal Edman, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

C. Richard Haldi, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Glenn Stevens, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Dave Wolford, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST CAMEO BY AN ACTRESS

Donnette Bishop, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Renee Cuerdon, Broadway Bound, New Castle Playhouse

Bernadette Lim, I’m Not that Girl, Rust Belt Theater Company

Gerri Jenkins, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

BEST CHARACTER, MUSICAL

Carla Gipson, Drood, Youngstown Playhouse

Helen Gould, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Vaughn Hudspath, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Blaise Jenkins, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Brandon McCormick, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Bradley Slabe, Evil Dead: The Musical, Oakland Center for the Arts

BEST CHARACTER, PLAY

Tom O’Donnell, As You Like It, Mahoning Valley Players

Joseph Scarvell, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstowwn Playhouse

Bill Shorr, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Terri Wilkes, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Dylan White, Lend Me a Tenor, Youngstowwn Playhouse

BEST FEMALE ENSEMBLE MEMBER

Jenna Citavey, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Delila Danch, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Corina Dougherty, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Donna Downie Smith, A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Cheryl Games, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Carla Gipson, A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Kris Harrington, A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Tanja Temelkoff, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST MALE ENSEMBLE MEMBER

David Daughtery, Wizard of Oz, New Castle Playhouse

Johnny Herbert, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Eric Kibler, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Brian Lee, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Mark McConnell, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

BEST FEMALE JUVENILE, MUSICAL

Paige Brockway, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

Jordan DeBruin, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

D’Ella Heschmeyer, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

Snezana Jelic, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Snezana Jelic, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

Grace Offerdahl, I’m Not that Girl, Rust Belt Theater Company

Hannah Sylvester, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST MALE JUVENILE, MUSICAL

Jack Kuczek, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

Conner McBeth, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Conor Murphy, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

Jacob Nash, Beauty and the Beast, Carnation City Players

Donny Wolford, Drood, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST FEMALE JUVENILE, PLAY

Miranda Cannacci, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

Mikel Flately, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Chloe Housteau, The Delivery, Columbiana Main Street Theater

Brandi Hughes, An Evening of One Acts, Victorian Players

Gabby Napoi, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Grace Offerdahl, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Grace Offerdahl, A Light in the Darkness, Victorian Players

BEST MALE JUVENILE, PLAY

Vinnie Dragos, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

Nick Narkum, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

Jacob Nash, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

Hunter Thomas, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Hunter Thomas, Lion in Winter, Victorian Players

Hunter Thomas, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

Donny Wolford, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SWING ACTOR

Craig Conrad, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

David El’Hatton, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Thomas Ewen, Evening of One Acts, Victorian Players

Tom Kusiowski, Next to Normal, Spotlight Players

Dave Wolford, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SWING ACTRESS

Bailey Bennertt, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Liz Conrad, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Molly Galano, Romeo and Juliet, Youngstown Playhouse

Cynthia Harding, Wizard of Oz, New Castle Playhouse

Shannon Murphy, Scrooge, Youngstown Playhouse

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Norman Toot, A ... My Name is Alice, Oakland Center for the Arts

Jodine Pilmer, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Anthony Ruggiero, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Gary Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Jodine Pilmer, Only Make Believe, Move Over Broadway

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Colleen Chance, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Carrie Nazzucco, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Jonelle Paris, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Grace Vouvalis, Only Make Believe, Move Over Broadway

Reed Worth, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Lynnette Couchenour, The Man in the Iron Mask, Columbiana Main Street Theatre

Carla Gipson, Gee’s Bend, Youngstown Playhouse

Irene Harvey, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Brenda Morris, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Kerri Rickard, Evil Dead: The Musical, Oakland Center for the Arts

Marlene Strollo, Lion in Winter, Victorian Players

BEST FOLLOWSPOT OPERATOR

Rob Wichert, The Delivery, Columbiana Main Street Theater

Brandon McFadden, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Dexter Witherow and Anna Worth, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stage Left Players

Karen Sarrach, Evil Dead: The Musical, Oakland Center for the Arts

Christin Price and Christine Lydie, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

BEST LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR

Bill Nibert, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Delila Danch and Jack Hanna, Greater Tuna, New Castle Playhouse

Joyce Jones, Gypsy, Youngstown Playhouse

Kathy Fawcett, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Rob Wichert, The Man in the Iron Mask, Columbiana Main Street Theatre

Daniel Huston and Michael Dempsey, Our Town, Stage Left Players

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

Thomas Copeland, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Jim Lybarger, Gee’s Bend, Youngstown Playhouse

Peggy Hanna, Grease, New Castle Playhouse

Gary Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Rob Wichert, The Man in the Iron Mask, Columbiana Main Street Theatre

BEST PROPERTIES DESIGN

Corina Dougherty, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Erik Dragos, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Doreen White, Drood, Youngstown Playhouse

Thomas Copeland, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Cheryl Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Renee Mauk, Brittiani Ketcham and Robert Dennick Joki, Lord of the Flies, Rust Belt Theater Company

Robert Dennick Joki and Tom Smith, Titanic, Rust Belt Theater Company

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

Terri Gilbert, The Altos ... Like the Sopranos only Lower, Trumbull New Theatre

Jim Lybarger, Buried Child, Youngstown Playhouse

John Pecano and Jim Lybarger, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Don Arthurs and Jim Couchenour, The Delivery, Columbiana Main Street Theatre

Thomas Copeland, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Craig Snay, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

John Pecano and Jim Lybarger, To Kill a Mockingbird, Youngstown Playhouse

Paula Ferguson, Rent, New Castle Playhouse

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Moulton Ferguson Jr., Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Christopher Fidram, Circle Mirror Transformation, Youngstown Playhouse

Tom Smith, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Thomas Copeland, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Delila Danch and Jack Hanna, Greater Tuna, New Castle Playhouse

Cheryl Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Sam Luptak Jr., Lion in Winter, Victorian Players

BEST SOUND OPERATION

Dan Salvatore, Bye Bye Birdie, New Castle Playhouse

Haggy Hageman, Distracted, Oakland Center for the Arts

Thomas Copeland, An Evening of One Acts, Victorian Players

Delila Danch and Jack Hanna, Greater Tuna, New Castle Playhouse

Lynn Kirkwood, The Foreigner, Victorian Players

Cheryl Kekel, Honky Tonk Angels, Salem Community Theatre

Sean Kapp, The Man in the Iron Mask, Columbiana Main Street Theatre