Lofty Award Winners ~ 2018-2019
~The goal of the Lofty Awards is to promote excellence in all phases and facets of dramatic production. We hope to raise the bar by recognizing and rewarding excellence, and in so doing, generate enthusiasm among cast & crew, and the play-going community.~
The Lofty Awards gained its name from the first venue that FCT performed at, which was called The Loft.
For the first time in the history of the FCT Lofty awards, a new category has been entered. The Lofty committee felt that this new category (Supporting Actress/ Actor) would help give additional recognition to some highly talented Actors/Actresses as well as help all character roles fit more appropriately into the specific categories. Please see below the new and improved 2018-2019 FCT Lofty Nominations. Winners will be announced at the Annual Member Banquet on June 9, 2019.
A Nod to The Lofty Award Winners for FCT’s 2018-2019 Season.
Technical Elements
All Show’s (Steel Magnolias, She Loves Me, The Lion in Winter, As You Like It, and My Fair Lady) Production Team Member’s are nominated for the following categories.
- Set Design- Diane King for She Loves Me
- Set Construction – Larry Bendt for Steel Magnolias
- Set Painting – Heather Woodward for She Loves Me
- Set Decoration/Dressing – Jennifer Ellis-McIrvin for Steel Magnolias
- Properties – Doug Barylski for She Loves Me
- Lighting Design – Kurt Gustafson for She Loves Me
- Sound Design – Matthew Ratz for The Lion in Winter
- Costumes for a Play – Micki Lindquist for The Lion in Winter
- Costumes for a Musical – Amber Kiffney for My Fair Lady
- Makeup Design – Lucia Hanover for My Fair Lady
- Hair Design – Cynthia Stamps for My Fair Lady
Performance Awards
For the first time in the history of the FCT Lofty awards, a new category has been entered. The Lofty committee felt that this new category (Supporting Actress/ Actor) would help give additional recognition to some highly talented Actors/Actresses as well as help all character roles fit more appropriately into the specific categories. Please see below the new and improved 2018-2019 FCT Lofty Nominations. Winners will be announced at the Annual Member Banquet on June 9, 2019.
- Cameo Performance in a Play
- AYLI Kevin Stokker as Charles; Jaques de Boys; William
- Cameo Performance in a Musical
- SLM Scott Pierce as Waiter
- Featured Actor in a Play
- AYLI Larry Finkel as Touchstone
- Featured Actress in a Play
- SM Joanna Lange as Truvy Jones
- Featured Actor in a Musical
- MFL Timothy Burhouse as Jamie; Professor Zoltan Karparthy
- Featured Actress in a Musical
- MFL Erin Coulter as Mrs. Hopkins
- Supporting Actor in a Play
- LIW Ricardo Padilla as John
- Supporting Actress in a Play
- SM Bevin Hester as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie
- Supporting Actor in a Musical
- MFL Mark Kaiser as Alfred Doolittle
- Supporting Actress in a Musical
- SLM Hannah Neville as Ritter
- Lead Actor in a Play
- TLIW Michael Mehaffey as Henry II
- Lead Actress in a Play
- AYLI Georgia Cerisano as Rosalind
- Lead Actor in a Musical
- MFL Peter Marsh as Henry Higgins
- Lead Actress in a Musical
- MFL Emily Miller as Eliza Doolittle
Overall Production Elements
All Show’s (Steel Magnolias, She Loves Me, The Lion in Winter, As You Like It, and My Fair Lady) Production Team Member’s are nominated for the following categories.
- Ensemble Award – Steel Magnolias – Joanna Lange, Amy Treat, Cheryl Bolt, Bevin Hester, Dawn Fansler, and Madeline Fanta
- Choreography for a Musical – Laura Crowne for She Loves Me
- Music Direction – Ivy Elizabeth for She Loves Me
- Direction of a Play – Don Bachmann for Steel Magnolias
- Direction of a Musical – Diane King for She Loves Me
- Production of a Play – Brooke Lyn Clark for Steel Magnolias
- Production of a Musical – Laurie Bersack for She Loves Me
Judges Awards for Excellence
Grace Lehmann – Notable Newcomer, Hilary Pierce – Supporting Actress, Ivy Elizabeth – Dialect Coach, Timothy Burhouse – Sheer Entertainment
Starting this award season, 2018-2019, FCT has assembled an expanded panel of judges from a range of demographics and with strong theatre experience. They attended each of the five FCT main stage shows this season, and independently and individually scored 18 technical and overall categories, plus each of the Lead, Featured and Cameo actors/actresses. These scores were recorded and averaged. In addition, a baseline scoring continuum was developed for each judge, therefore creating consistency in the judging process. All categories without specific listed nominations are categories where every play and musical of the current season has the potential to win the award. See the following categories below.
