More than 430 Elly nominees for the 2014-15 season were announced at an informal nomination reception on Sunday, August 2, 2015 beginning at 7pm. More than 100 actors, directors, technicians, and producers were on hand to listen excitedly for their names to be called. This year's theme is How Sweet It Is and featured an assortment of brightly colored candies displayed in decorative candy jars.
During the 2014-15 season 240 shows were submitted by 76 theatres! Fifty-eight (58) theatres and 127 productions received nominations. The six (6) community theatres receiving the most nominations included: Roseville Theatre Arts Academy -Roseville (42); Sutter Street Theatre - Folsom (31); Big Idea Theatre - Sacramento (23); St. Mary's High School - Stockton (17); Christian Brothers High School - Sacramento (17); and The Acting Company - Yuba City (16). The Youth Production receiving the most nominations was How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Christian Brothers High School with 11 nominations. The Adult Production receiving the most nominations was Death of A Salesman - San Joaquin Delta College, also with 11 nominations. Please refer to the 2015 Elly Award Nomination List and 2015 Elly Nomination Statistics attachments for additional information.
Elly Award nominations include Lead and Supporting Actor and Actress, Director, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Set Design, Sound Design, Overall Production plus Musical Direction and Choreography, if applicable. The nominations are announced for productions in the following categories: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Original Scripts, Adapted Scripts and Young People's Scripts (new); Education- Musicals, Education- Plays, Young People's-Musicals and Young People's- Plays.
Named for the late Eleanor McClatchy, a devoted patron of the arts and former publisher of the Sacramento Bee, the Elly Awards celebrate excellence and the outstanding achievements of community theaters and artists in the greater Sacramento area. Created 33 years ago by local community actors, the Elly Awards have grown from a local Sacramento tradition to now include theatres within a 70-mile radius!
In honor of the 33rd annual Elly Awards, SARTA will be hosting two ceremonies this September! The Youth Elly Award ceremony will be on Sunday, September 13 at 7pm at Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center in Elk Grove. The Adult Elly Award ceremony will be on Sunday, September 27 at 7pm at the Elks Lodge No. 6 in Sacramento (Pocket). For more information, please visit www.sarta.com or call 916-443-8229. SARTA is a 501©3 non-profit theatre arts service organization.
Theaters receiving the most nominations
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy (42) (36 Youth Programs, 6 Adult Programs)
Sutter Street Theatre (31) (28 Youth Programs, 3 Adult Programs)
Big Idea Theatre (23) (9 Youth Programs, 14 Adult Programs)
St. Mary's High School (17) (All Youth Programs)
Christian Brothers High School (17) (All Youth Programs)
The Acting Company (16) (12 Youth Programs, 4 Adult Programs)
Productions receiving the most nominations: Youth Programs
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,Christian Brothers High School (11)
Beauty and the Beast,Folsom High School (10)
Hairspray Jr.,McLaughlin Theatre Company (10)
Urinetown The Musical,Roseville Theatre Arts Academy (10)
Productions receiving the most nominations: Adult Programs
Death Of A Salesman, San Joaquin Delta College (11)
In The Heights, Green Valley Theatre Company (9)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Community Asian Theatre Of The Sierra (8)
The Sound of Music, Stockton Civic Theatre (7)
Nominee |
Production |
Producing Theatre |
Award |
Category |
FreeFall Stage |
Little Women |
FreeFall Stage |
Production Of Script |
Adapted Scripts |
Deanne Eldridge |
Little Women |
FreeFall Stage |
Script |
Adapted Scripts |
FreeFall Stage |
The Gift of the Magi |
FreeFall Stage |
Production Of Script |
Adapted Scripts |
Deanne Eldridge, Tana Aivaz Colburn |
The Gift of the Magi |
FreeFall Stage |
Script |
Adapted Scripts |
FreeFall Stage |
The Canterville Ghost |
FreeFall Stage |
Production Of Script |
Adapted Scripts |
Tana Aivaz Colburn |
The Canterville Ghost |
FreeFall Stage |
Script |
Adapted Scripts |
Alex Quinonez, Amanda Smith |
Cloud 9 |
Big Idea Theatre |
Costume Design |
Comedy |
Peter Pan |
Sierra Stages |
Costume Design |
Comedy |
|
Mary Ann Carrigg |
Johnny Danger |
Lake Wildwood Theatre |
Costume Design |
Comedy |
Susan McCandless |
Tartuffe |
Main Street Theatre Works |
Costume Design |
Comedy |
Timothy Nutter |
Hay Fever |
The Art Theater of Davis |
Costume Design |
Comedy |
Alvis LeGate |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
LeGacy Presents |
Direction |
Comedy |
Benjamin T. Ismail |
Language Archives |
Big Idea Theatre |
Direction |
Comedy |
Jon Jackson |
Lend Me A Tenor |
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy |
Direction |
Comedy |
Judy Blake |
Calendar Girls |
Quest Theaterworks |
Direction |
Comedy |
Maggie Upton |
The Third Date |
California Stage Company |
Direction |
Comedy |
Julie Anchor |
Tartuffe |
Main Street Theatre Works |
Leading Female |
Comedy |
Lee Marie Kelly |
The Lyons |
Resurrection Theatre |
Leading Female |
Comedy |
Sue Legate-Halford |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
LeGacy Presents |
Leading Female |
Comedy |
Tara Henry |
The Exit Interview |
Big Idea Theatre |
Leading Female |
Comedy |
Taryn Colburn |
Pygmalion |
FreeFall Stage |
Leading Female |
Comedy |
Anthony Raddigan |
Lend Me A Tenor |
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy |
Leading Male |
Comedy |
Eason Donner |
Language Archives |
Big Idea Theatre |
Leading Male |
Comedy |
Jouni Kirjola |
The Exit Interview |
Big Idea Theatre |
Leading Male |
Comedy |
Matthew Hobgood |
Leading Ladies |
Community Theatre of Linden |
Leading Male |
Comedy |
Paj Crank |
Chemical Imbalance |
Main Street Theatre Works |
Leading Male |
Comedy |
Chris Kramer |
Cloud Nine |
The Falcon's Eye Theatre |
Lighting Design |
Comedy |
Donald McKay, Erin Beatie |
Peter Pan |
Sierra Stages |
Lighting Design |
Comedy |
Les Solomon |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
LeGacy Presents |
Lighting Design |
Comedy |
Nic Candito |
Language Archives |
Big Idea Theatre |
Lighting Design |
Comedy |
Ritchey Garrison |
Wrong For Each Other |
Blue Mountain Theater |
Lighting Design |
Comedy |
Big Idea Theatre |
Language Archives |
Big Idea Theatre |
Overall Production |
Comedy |
California Stage Company |
The Third Date |
California Stage Company |
Overall Production |
Comedy |
Resurrection Theatre |
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress |
Resurrection Theatre |
Overall Production |
Comedy |
Rocklin Community Theatre |
Moon Over Buffalo |
Rocklin Community Theatre |
Overall Production |
Comedy |
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy |
Lend Me A Tenor |
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy |
Overall Production |
Comedy |
Alicia Kot, Ian Wallace |
Cloud Nine |
The Falcon's Eye Theatre |
Set Design |
Comedy |
Language Archives |
Big Idea Theatre |
Set Design |
Comedy |
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