New York Innovative Theatre Award Winners Announced

On Monday September 22, 2008, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, and host Lisa Kron, announced the 2008 recipients at the Fourth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Blue Man Group, the wildly popular Off-Broadway sensation at the Astor Place Theater and international entertainment phenomenon, which combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a totally unique form of entertainment, performed the opening number and some additional segments.

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The evening was hosted by writer/director Lisa Kron

The complete list of Winners is as follows:

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Recipient: Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Tanya Calamoneri, Heather Harpham, Lisa Ramirez, Cassie Terman
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Jessica Burr, Zenzele Cooper, Dave Edson, Jason Griffin, Anna Kepe, Eunjee Lee, Celli Pitt, Matthew Sincell, Darrell Stokes, Laura Wickens
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Michael Crane, Andrew Guilarte, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Rock Kohli, Ramiz Monsef, Gita Reddy, David Sajadi
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Tatiana Gomberg, Emily Hartford, Ned Massey
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Joe Basile, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Eevin Hartsough, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Rob Neill, Joey Rizzolo, Justin Tolley, Jenny Williams
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE

Recipient: Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Dana Berger
Washing Machine, Fist In The Pocket Theater in association with The Chocolate Factory
Taylor Mac
The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center
Petronia Paley
On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre
Jonathan Pereira
American Cake, Prickly Pear Productions in association with the FRIGID Festival
Melle Powers
Whence Came Ye Scarlett O'Hara O'Hanrahan?, 53 Hysterics in association with the FRIGID Festival

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE

Recipient: Rob Sheridan
The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company

Tom Bain
The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, The Amoralists Theatre Company
Jason Griffin
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Greg T. Parente
Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company
Matthew Sincell
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Paco Tolson
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE

Recipient: Megan Byrne
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Britney Burgess
Professional Skepticism, Zootopia Theatre Company
Kaylin Lee Clinton
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Catherine Correa
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Tatiana Gomberg
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
Erica Terpening
Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE

Recipient: Cameron J. Oro
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Michael DiGioia
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon
Alex Draper
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
Peter Judd
You Can't Take It With You, T. Schreiber Studio
Maximilian Osinski
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Bobby Steggert
Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE

Recipient: Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

Abby Baum
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Laura Heidinger
Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players
lauren kelston
Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Kira Sternbach
Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts
Kristen Vaughan
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT

Recipient: Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Julie Atlas Muz
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Barbara Charlene
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company
Kelly Hayes
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Patrick Hogan & Robert O'Neill
Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions
Anabella Lenzu & Qui Nguyen
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR

Recipient: Edward Elefterion
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

David Gow
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Emma Griffin
Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center
Richard Romagnoli
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
Robert Ross Parker
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Damen Scranton
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Recipient: Kevin Hardy
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Christopher Brown
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center
Deborah Constantine
Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions
Kerrie Lovercheck
Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Philip Sandstrom
Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions
Benjamin C. Tevelow
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

Jessica Wegener
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Rebecca Cunningham
What I Did Last Summer, Retro Productions
Leon Dobkowski
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Jessica Sofia Mitrani & Ildiko Nemeth
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company
Mioko Mochizuki
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Bobby Pearce
The Chaos Theories, Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company and MILJam Productions

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

Sean Breault
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jack Cunningham & Rebecca Cunningham
Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Michael Kramer
Proof, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Michael Kramer
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Travis McHale
The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions
Tim McMath
Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players
Matt Ward
Mary Trilogy, Mir Productions

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN

Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Amy Altadonna
Mill Fire, Retro Productions
Dan Bianchi
The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre
Miguel Frasconi
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
Damen Scranton
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Patrick Shearer
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC

Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi
The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre
Mark Bruckner
Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions
Larry Lees
The Magic of Mrs. Crowling, Royal Circus in association with Horse Trade
Pete Mills
The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company
Mitun Sinha
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions
Min Xiao-Fen
On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT

Bekah Brunstetter
You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project

Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Matthew Opatrny
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
David Pumo
Auntie Mayhem, Gato Flaco Productions and Wings Theatre Company
James Scruggs
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center
Stanton Wood
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT

Aliza Shane
The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre

Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
Bronwen Denton-Davis
Pealing Figs, Mind The Gap Theatre
Daniel Gallant
Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts
Philip Gawthorne
Modern Life is Rubbish, Mind The Gap Theatre
Nancy Harris
Girl in a Bath, Mind The Gap Theatre
C. Denby Swanson
Potato Feast, The Drilling Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION

Recipient: Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Recipient: Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

Conjur Woman, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Honor, Prospect Theater Company
The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions
The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Recipient: Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre Company
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

About The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation:

The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience.

Website: www.nyitawards.com