Des Moines Playhouse Announces 2016 Dionysos Awards

Join the Des Moines Community Playhouse for the 2015-16 Dionysos Awards on Sunday, July 24. The Dionysos Awards celebrates the contributions of more than 1,700 individuals, giving 77,000 hours annually as actors and backstage and front-of-house volunteers. The evening will begin with a social event at 5:30 PM.

The awards presentation will follow at 6:30 PM in the Mainstage auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please contact Anna Zimney at 515-974-5356 or by e-mail at azimney@dmplayhouse.com.

The Dionysos Awards annually recognizes backstage, front-of-house, and education volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to the recently completed season. Acting award winners are also revealed. Actors are nominated by audiences with winners chosen by season ticket holders.

Acting nominees are:

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Mainstage Musical:

Kent Fieldsend as King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot" Mark Maddy as Sir Lancelot in "Monty Python's Spamalot" Charlie Reese as Sir Galahad in "Monty Python's Spamalot" Christopher Rozenboom as Eddie in "Sister Act" Brett Spahr as Patsy in "Monty Python's Spamalot"

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Mainstage Musical:

Tricia Arvanis as Sister Mary Robert in "Sister Act" Gina Gedler as The Witch in "Into the Woods" Kate Glenney as LIttle Red Ridinghood in "Into the Woods" Jennifer Phelps as Mother Superior in "Sister Act" Jackie Schmillen as The Lady of the Lake in "Monty Python's Spamalot" Alexandra St. James-Gray as Deloris Van Cartier in "Sister Act'

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Mainstage Play:

Jim Kimball as Juror No. Nine in "12 Angry Men" MMichael Meacham as Martin Vanderhof in "You Can't Take It With You" Jason Rainwater as Juror No. Three in "12 Angry Men" Lorenzo Sandoval as Juror No. Seven in "12 Angry Men" Maxwell Schaeffer as Juror No. Eight in "12 Angry Men"

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Mainstage Play:

Hollie Andresen as Essie in "You Can't Take It With You" Emily Davis as Alice in "You Can't Take It With You" Arlene McAtee as Penelope Sycamore in "You Can't Take It With You" Farica Robertson as Rheba in "You Can't Take It With You"

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Family Musical:

Michael Bundy II as Sheldon in "Junie B. Jones The Musical" Peter Dean as Baron/Lord Scrumptious in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Douglas Cochrane as Mr. Scary/Mrs. Gutzman in "Junie B. Jones The Musical" Brett Spahr as The Childcatcher in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Family Musical:

Samantha Arneson as Junie B. Jones in "Junie B. Jones The Musical" Dani Boal as Truly Scrumptious in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Sarah Frett as Lucille in "Junie B. JOnes The Musical" Natalie Grote and Allison Koch as Jemima Potts in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

Oustanding Performance by an Actor in a Kate Goldman Children's Theatre Play:

Brian Bopp as Mr. Beaver in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" Cael Fitch as Myron in "Sideways Stories From Wayside School" Jack M. Gabby as Caleb Witting in "Sarah, Plain and Tall" Thomas Gill as Fenris Ulf in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Kate Goldman Children's Theatre Play:

Alice Anderson as Lucy in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" Sarah Frett as BeBe in "Sideways Stories From Wayside School" Stephanie Schneider as The White Witch in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" Caitlyn Dean as Anna Witting in "Sarah, Plain and Tall" Maddie Ripperger as Mrs. Beaver in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

The Playhouse, now in its 98th season, is one of the oldest and largest community theatres in the US. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage. For more information about The Playhouse and the Dionysos Awards, please contact The Playhouse at 515-974-5358.

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