B. Iden Payne Awards 2023-24 Nominees Revealed - See the Full List

The B. Iden Payne Awards Council invites theatre-makers and audiences to the 50th annual awards ceremony honoring the nominees and announcing the winners of the 2023-2024 Austin theatre season, across comedy, drama, musical theatre, improvised theatre, and theatre for young audiences.

The ceremony features performances from the 2023-2024 season of Austin theatre, an open bar, light bites, and the city's largest cast party.

2023-2024 Nominees

Improvisation

Production

Attend the Tale, Hideout Theatre
The Black Lily, Hideout Theatre
The Bollywood Improv Show, Hideout Theatre
The Grizzly, Hideout Theatre
The Recently Deceased, Hideout Theatre
Sextet, ColdTowne Theater
Weird Frontier, Hideout Theatre

Direction

Kevin Anderson, Sextet, ColdTowne Theater
Kaci Beeler, Margaret Hunsicker, Curtis Luciani and J.R. Zambrano, The Seminar, American Berserk Theatre
Sid Desai, The Bollywood Improv Show, Hideout Theatre
Margaret Hunsicker and Mallory Schlossberg, Attend the Tale, Hideout Theatre
Lex Okeke, The Grizzly, Hideout Theatre
Asaf Ronen, Minor Dystopia, Coldtowne Theatre
Jess von Schramm, The Recently Deceased, Hideout Theatre

Cast

The Black Lily, Hideout Theatre
The Bollywood Improv Show, Hideout Theatre
The Grizzly, Hideout Theatre
The Recently Deceased, Hideout Theatre
The Seminar, American Berserk Theatre
Sextet, ColdTowne Theater

Improvised Tech

Nathaniel Archer, Attend the Tale, Hideout Theatre
Austen Brockman and Sharon Casteel, The Bollywood Improv Show, Hideout Theatre
Will Cleveland, Minor Dystopia, ColdTowne Theater
Steven Rutkowski, Lisa Shaw and Michael Yew, The Recently Deceased, Hideout Theatre
Steven Rutkowski, Austen Brockman, Jessica McFarland, Grant Wilson and Michael Yew, Weird Frontier, Hideout Theatre
Stefan Sallay and Tony Zarate, Those Meddling Kids!, Hideout Theatre
Amy Wolf and Mac McDearmont, The Grizzly, Hideout Theatre

Ethel Hinkley Award for New Improvisational Troupe

Don’t Be Difficult
Pigeon Physics
Tortoise in a Pram

Marty De Maat Award for Itinerant Improvisational Troupe

Amoeba
Folxx
Golden: Silent Improvised Stories
Kenny/Rogers

Rudy Kloptik Award for Resident Improvisational Troupe

All Night All Night All Night
Come @ Me
Friends For Now
Girls Girls Girls
Hot Goss
The Manhattan Project
Parallelogramophonograph

Short Plays

Production

“An Artist’s Regrets,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
“Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
“I am worth nothing,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
“What the Spirits Show,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera

Direction

Julie Fiore, “An Artist’s Regrets,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Julie Fiore, “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Karen Jambon, “Final Conversations,” Death on the Half Shell, Mélange Theatre Company

Performer

Will Douglas (Son), “Final Conversations,” Death on the Half Shell, Mélange Theatre Company
Jake Jacobsen (Politician), “What the Spirits Show,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Cristina Jones (Older Sister), “I am worth nothing,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Robert LeBas (Demon), “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Andrew Matthews (Ed Collier), “Cupid a la Carte,” O. Henry Stories, Austin Shakespeare
Melissa McKnight (Mother), “Final Conversations,” Death on the Half Shell, Mélange Theatre Company
Maureen Broy Papovich (40 Year Old), “An Artist’s Regrets,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Maureen Broy Papovich (Karen), “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Peter Shine (Jeff Peters), “Cupid a la Carte,” O. Henry Stories, Austin Shakespeare
Cassidy Wallace (Bubbie), “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera

Comedy

Production

Art, Penfold Theatre Company
Caught, Hyde Park Theatre
Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions

Direction

Norman Blumensaadt, Miss Lulu Bett, Different Stages
Steven Dietz, Murder on the Links, Austin Playhouse
Will Gibson Douglas, Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions
Lacey Cannon Gonzales and Carl Gonzales, Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
jkjk, Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Steven Pounders, Art, Penfold Theatre Company
Ken Webster, Caught, Hyde Park Theatre

Lead Performer

Janelle Buchanan (Loretta), My H.E.B., Hyde Park Theatre
Cassandra DeFreitas (Tania Del Valle), Native Gardens, Stage Austin and SkyDome Stage Company
Giselle De La Rosa (Mandy), My H.E.B., Hyde Park Theatre
Rick Felkins (Frank Butley), Native Gardens, Stage Austin and SkyDome Stage Company
Andie Flores, To Get There… You Must Undergo… A Radical… Transformation, Andie Flores
Bethany Harbaugh (Lulu Bett), Miss Lulu Bett, Different Stages
khattieQ (Clown), Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Jenny Larson-Quiñones (Becky), Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Tobie Minor (Johnny), Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions
Norman Tran (Lin Bo), Caught, Hyde Park Theatre
Ben Wolfe (Hercule Poirot), Murder on the Links, Austin Playhouse

Featured Performer

Jonathan Collet (ensemble), Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
Devin Finn (Jason), Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Michael Galvan (Rafael), Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Noel Gaulin (Boss), Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Jennifer Gonzalez (Pam), Exit Strategy, Beyond August Productions
Michelina Haralson (Harriet Smith), Emma, Austin Playhouse
Leslie Hethcox (G.W. Nethercott), Sordid Lives, Austin Rainbow Theatre
Vivian Noble (Letitia), Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Esther Park (Wang Min), Caught, Hyde Park Theatre
Beau Paul (Neil Cornish), Miss Lulu Bett, Different Stages
Katherine Schroeder (Mrs. Bett), Miss Lulu Bett, Different Stages

Drama

Production

The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Decapitations, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Asian American Resource Center & Pinoy Potluck
The Laramie Project, Deaf Austin Theatre 
MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company

Direction

Simone Raquel Alexander, Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Na’Tosha De’Von and Rudy Ramirez, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Connor Hopkins, UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company & VORTEX Repertory Company
Zell Miller, III, Ballot Eats the Bullet: U Matter!, ZM3LiveProductions
Elizabeth V. Newman, Antigone, Filigree Theatre
Rudy Ramirez, Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Alexandra Bassiakou Shaw, Decapitations, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Asian American Resource Center & Pinoy Potluck

Lead Performer

Adonis Anderson (Kitch), Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Kara Bliss (Mary Cavan Tyrone), Long Day’s Journey Into Night, City Theatre Company
Trey Deason (Ylber, Kent Even, Lawyer, Seagull), Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Michael Galvan (Ricky, Captain Pickle, Mr. PIckle), Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Ty Graynor (Sun), MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Laura Leo Kelly (College Joshua), Always a Boy, Ground Floor Theatre
Chelsea Manasseri (Nya), Pipeline, Alchemy Theatre
Nadine Mozon (Dr. Beatrice “Bea” Free), The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Laura Ray (Rosalind Franklin), Photograph 51, Filigree Theatre
Tikiri Shapiro (Lina), MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre & Density512
Sibonelo Shezi (Moses), Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Valeria Najera Zavala (Romeo), Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Featured Performer

Godwin Balogun (Dun), Pipeline, Alchemy Theatre
Erv Brown (Xavier), Pipeline, Alchemy Theatre
Gabrielle Caumon (#46), The Wolves, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
James Caverly (Doc O’Connor, Father Roger Schmit, et al.), The Laramie Project, Deaf Austin Theatre 
Amy Downing (Soccer Mom), The Wolves, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Russell Harvard (Letter Writer #1), Tiny Beautiful Things, Deaf Austin Theatre
Nathan Jerkins (Mister, Osifer), Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Amara Johnson (ensemble), Ballot Eats the Bullet: U Matter!, ZM3LiveProductions
Madison Palomo (Pink Sock, Little Gabi), Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Victor Santos (Lord Capulet), Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Kira Small (Lady Capulet), Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

 
Musical Theatre

Production

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Direction

Cassie Abate, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Jason Kruger, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Jenny Lavery, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Dave Steakley, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Trace Turner, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre

Lead Performer

Kelly Belarmino (Natasha Rostova), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Mac Gibson (Bat Boy), Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Laura Leo Kelly (Aiden), Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Justin P. Lopez (Jack), Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Meredith McCall (Dee Dee Allen), The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Leslie McDonel (Carole King), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Gabrielle North (Ariel), The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Jude Thurman (Miss Adelaide), Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Nyla Watson (Witch), Into the Woods, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Jordan Williams (Sky Masterson), Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Noah Wood (Nathan Detroit), Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Ryan Everett Wood (Pierre Bezukhov), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre

Featured Performer

Kylie Bunngraber (Brooke Wyndham), Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Sara Burke (Cynthia Weil), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Juan Diego Chaparro (Baker), Into the Woods, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Kathleen Fletcher (Ron Taylor, Maggie, Clem), Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Hayden Howe (Jane Doe), Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Ashtyn Kahn (Paulette), Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Chelsea Lane (Madame Madeleine), King of Hearts, Alchemy Theatre Company
André Martin (Don Kirshner), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Kaya Shellhammer (Big Jule), Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Kira Small (The Amazing Karnak), Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Hayden Stanes (Andrey Bolkonsky, Old Prince Bolkonsky, Balaga), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre

Theatre for Young Audiences

Production

The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Paquito y Abuelito, Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre

Direction

Sara Burke, A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
CB Feller, Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Liz Fisher, The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Nat Miller, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, ZACH Theatre
Caroline Reck, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre

Lead Performer

Ariel Blanco (Tree), Beto, Beto el Abeto, Teatro de la Tierra & Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy
Victoria Brown (Toad), A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Sarah Ferguson (Olive), Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Stephanie Vasquez Fonseca (Maebelle, Dorothy, Rosa), La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Jeremy-Luis (Eric), Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Johann Mahler (Abuelito), Paquito y Abuelito, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Griffen McDonald (Barney Carey), Barney Carey Gets His Wings, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Emilio Mejía (Young Man), Beto, Beto el Abeto, Teatro de la Tierra & Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy
Julie Moore (Rainbow Fish), The Rainbow Fish Musical, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
AJ Reyes (Paquito), Paquito y Abuelito, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Jillian Sainz (Frog), A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre

Featured Performer

Maddie Brimmer (Snail Track - Understudy), A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Jeremy Rashad Brown (ensemble), The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
CB Feller (Octopus), The Rainbow Fish Musical, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Sarah Ferguson (Little Fish), The Rainbow Fish Musical, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
JP Lopez (Snail Track), A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Andrea Nuñez (Abuelita), Paquito y Abuelito, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Amber Quick (Narrator2, Mother, Calamity Jane), The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Adam Rodriguez (Sir Ian), Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Paul Sanchez (ensemble), The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Kim Stacy (Starfish), The Rainbow Fish Musical, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Kim Stacy (Dragon), Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Performances and Composition

Music Performance
Ritika Bhattacharjee, Kenzie Slottow and Leo Heurta Lima, Attend the Tale, Hideout Theatre
Tobie Minor, Amy Morgan Minor, Nate Dunaway and Tyler Rouse, Charlie’s Golden Girls, La Fenice
Cast, The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Orchestra, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Julián Gámez-Arizola and Milo Darlington, Paquito y Abuelito, Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Milo Darlington and Demian Chavez Galvan, Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Movement Performance

Cast, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Mac Gibson (Bat Boy), Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Hayden Howe (Jane Doe), Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Players, The Wolves, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Kira Small (The Amazing Karnak), Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Dance Performance

Cast, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
Cast, Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Cast, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Cast, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Logan Foster and Mariel Ardila, Natasha, Pierre and Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Student Ensemble, The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Cast, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Puppetry Performance

Gabrielle Caumon (Milky White), Into the Woods, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Cast, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Kim Stacy and CB Feller (Dragon and Agatha the Squirrel), Sir Knightsalot and the Great Dragon Dance Off, Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Cast, Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Cast, UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company & VORTEX Repertory Company

Ensemble

Kenny Williams, Desmond Newson, Russel J. Scott and Tyler Wesley (The Drifters), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Connor Barr and Colin Sullivan (The Righteous Brothers), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Güicha Gutiérrez and Norma Sanchez-Varela (Comadres), Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
Dance Ensemble, Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Araya Feeny, Cara Bernstein and Kaitlyn Kenney (the Greek Chorus), Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Autry Bushong and Aidan Cox (Flotsam and Jetsam), The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Cast (Mollie Maggia), UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company & VORTEX Repertory Company

Solo Performance

Joseph Garlock (man), Every Brilliant Thing, Austin Playhouse
Sims Holland (herself), Learning to Human, Sims Holland
Khali Sykes (storyteller), Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, ZACH Theatre
Ruth Waiwaiole (storyteller), Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, ZACH Theatre

Small Cast

Art, Penfold Theatre Company
The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre

Large Cast

Decapitations, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Asian American Resource Center & Pinoy Potluck
MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Tear You Apart, Fallout Theater
The Wolves, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Young Performer

Edwin Lucas Anderson (Donnie), Exit Strategy, Beyond August Productions
Derek Beck (Commerson), Thrive, or What You Will, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre
Lucky Cantu (Caitlin Gabriel), The Library, Different Stages
Lucky Cantu (Diana Deacon), Miss Lulu Bett, Different Stages
Elise Garza (Jeanne 1), Thrive, or What You Will, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre
Jamias Hughes (Sebastian), The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Ellie Loudermilk (Emma Nolan), The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Blakeney Mahlstedt (Alyssa Greene), The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Sharky Meehan (Jean 4), Thrive, or What You Will, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre
Katherine Sawyer (Jasmine), Pipeline, Alchemy Theatre Company
Eyan Sebastian (Flounder), The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin

Short Script

Rita Anderson, “Final Conversations,” Death on the Half Shell, Mélange Theatre Company
Nell Clowder and Linda Nenno, “An Artist’s Regrets,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera, One Ounce Opera
Cecilia Raker, “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera, One Ounce Opera

Feature-Length Script

Reina Hardy, Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Connor Hopkins, UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company & VORTEX Repertory Company
Zell Miller, III and Anne Wynter, Ballot Eats the Bullet: U Matter!, ZM3LiveProductions
Caroline Reck and Gricelda Silva, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Lane Michael Stanley, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Lisa B. Thompson, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company

Original Score

Jens Ibsen, “Bubbie and the Demon,” Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera, One Ounce Opera
Tova Katz, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Sam Lipman, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Helyn Rain Messenger, Amber Quick and Paul Sanchez, The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., Vincent Anthony, Alyah Above and Lisa B. Thompson, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Kiko Villamizar, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre

Intimacy Direction

Will Gibson Douglas and Tobie Minor, Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions
Andy Grapko, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Andy Grapko, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Andy Grapko, Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Ana Martinez Medina, Exit Strategy, Beyond August Productions
Grace Ramsden, Born With Teeth, Austin Playhouse
[      ], The Twilight of the Golds, City Theatre Company

Dance Choreography

Cassie Abate, The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Luis Ordáz Gutiérrez, Roén Salinas, Jasmine De Leon, Michelle Gomez, Crystal Verver, Jonathan Collet, Erica Garza and Raquel Rivera, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Theatre
Ginger Morris and Noah Wood, Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin
Dorothy O’Shea Overbey, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Taylor Rainbolt, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions
Jessica L. Peña Torres, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre & Dance

Movement Design
 

Sadé M. Jones, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Jenny Lavery and Jessica L. Peña Torres, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Anna Skidis Vargas and Christian Meaux, The Wolves, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Fight Choreography
Justin Gordon, Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Jeffery Da’Shade Johnson, Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Tobie Minor, Deathtrap, Jarrott Productions
Kelsey Oliver, Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk
Ben Wolfe, Born With Teeth, Austin Playhouse
[     ], Cabarex 2: RevoLUZiones, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company

Dramaturgy

Henry Castillo, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Caili Crow, Thrive, or What You Will, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre
Virginia Grise, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Jennifer Sturley, Born With Teeth, Austin Playhouse
[     ], Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company

Music Direction
 

Ritika Bhattacharjee, Attend the Tale, Hideout Theatre
Joseph Choi, Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2024, One Ounce Opera
Adam Roberts and Marita Stryker, Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts’ Summer Stock Austin
Allen Robertson, Natasha, Pierre and Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Jacob Schnitzer, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Ellie Jarrett Shattles, King of Hearts, Alchemy Theatre Company
Ellie Jarrett Shattles, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Dialect Coach

Amanda Cooley Davis, Deathtrap, Jarrott Productions
Amanda Cooley Davis, Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions
Amanda Cooley Davis, Murder on the Links, Austin Playhouse
Alison Vasquez, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
[      ], Caught, Hyde Park Theatre

Design

Set Design

Patrick Anthony, Antigone, Filigree Theatre
Maggie Armendariz, Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Tere Guerrero C., Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Connor Hopkins and Caroline Reck, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Lisa Laratta, The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Gary Thornsberry, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre

Lighting Design

Patrick Anthony, Antigone, Filigree Theatre
Austin Brown, Natasha, Pierre and Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Sarah Jean Elliott, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Amy Lewis, Cabarex: RevoLUZiones & Futurx, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
J Mwaki, Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Channing Schreyer, Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Gavin Strawnato, Romeo y Juliet, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Steve Williams, Death by Bad Jokes: Stop, Stop, You’re Killing Me, jkjk

Costume Design

Teresa Carson, The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin
Katie Concannon, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Tara Cotta, Andie Flores and Beth Schindler, To Get There… You Must Undergo… A Radical… Transformation…, Andie Flores
Cecelia Gay, The Three Musketeers, Archive Theater & Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Güicha Gutiérrez, Luis Ordáz Gutiérrez, Gaila, Raquel Rivera, Gabe Torres and Jesús “Chuy” Chacón, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
Christina Montgomery, A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre

Sound Design

Zia Fox, Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Dillon James and Henna Chou, Decapitations, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Asian American Resource Center & Pinoy Potluck
Johann Solo, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Johann Solo, Clyde’s, Ground Floor Theatre
Johann Solo, Pass Over, Ground Floor Theatre
Alex Titsworth, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Media Design

Roma Flowers and CJ Barnwell, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, VORTEX Repertory Company
Theada Haining, The Little Mermaid, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin
Yuliya Lanina, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Micah Mabey and Zac Crofford, Jack & Aiden, Ground Floor Theatre
Chris Owen, UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company and VORTEX Repertory Company
Sydney Sousa, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Properties Design

Kade Conklin, Caroline Reck, Henry Castillo and Kiko Villamizar, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre 
Jacob Foster, A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Scott Groh, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, ZACH Theatre
Lisa Laratta, The Girl Who Became Legend, ZACH Theatre
Liz Tyson, Photograph 51, Filigree Theatre
Marian Kansas, Trash Planet, Bottle Alley Theatre Company

Puppet Design

CB Feller, Sir Knightsalot and Great Dragon Dance Off, Scottish Rite Theatre
Ann Marie Gordon, Lydia Giangregorio, Jelena Stojilijkovic Rhynes, Olivia Rose McCain, and Melissa McKnight, Sunny Days, VORTEX Repertory Company
Connor Hopkins, UNDARK: A Radioactive Puppet Play, Trouble Puppet Theatre Company and VORTEX Repertory Company
Anatar Marmol-Gagné and Caroline Reck, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Caroline Reck, Into the Woods, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Hair and Makeup Design

Anna Fugate-Downs, The Prom, ZACH Theatre
Bert Keefer, Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Stephanie Williams, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance
Raquel Rivera and Laura Benitez, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
[    ], Sordid Lives, Austin Rainbow Theatre
[    ], To Get There… You Must Undergo… A Radical… Transformation…, Andie Flores

Wig Design

Tara Cooper, Peter and the Starcatcher, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Anna Fugate-Downs, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ZACH Theatre
Amber Quick, Charlie’s Golden Girls, La Fenice
Raquel Rivera, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
[     ], Sordid Lives, Austin Rainbow Theatre

Stage Management

Jennifer A. Anderson, Home, I’m Darling, Jarrott Productions
Ruben Cruz, A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Tamara L. Farley, La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full Theatre
Barbara Mojica, Cabarex, ProyectoTeatro & VORTEX Repertory Company
Priscilla Perales, MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Caroline Ragland, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Rylee Vines, Ride the Cyclone, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Running Crew

Bat Boy: The Musical, ACC Department of Drama
Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin
MoonFall, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Density 512, & Kenzie Slottow
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre

Scenic Charge Painting
 

AnnDee Alvidrez and Leilah Stewart, Peter and the Starcatcher, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Bridgette Clifford, Guys and Dolls, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin
Janiece Gonzalez, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, ZACH Theatre
Janiece Gonzalez, A Year With Frog and Toad, ZACH Theatre
Lilly Percifield and Izzy Poehlmann, Thrive, or What You Will, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre
 

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