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Monday, July 20, 2009

IT Awards Celebrates Fifth Anniversary and Announces Nominees

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off Broadway, celebrated it's fifth birthday and announced the 2009 nominees at its annual sold-out event at the Carmine Street Recreation Center located at 25 Carmine Street.

We have been bringing you live tweets from the event and announced great part of the nominees. Here is  a complete list of the contenders. The Fifth Annual IT Awards Ceremony will take place, Monday, September 21st, at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

And here are the nominees.

Outstanding Actor in  a Featured Role

William Apps IV
Amerissiah, The Amoralists Theatre Company

Nicoye Banks
The High Priestess of Dark Alley, Billie Holiday Theatre

Roy Clary
McReele, Conflict of Interest Theater Company

Clint Morris
Like You Like It, The Gallery Players

Jeffrey Plunkett
All the Rage, Manhattan Theatre Source / Dark Brew Productions

Chris Thorn
Most Damaging Wound, The Production Company

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Ivanna Cullinan
The Granduncle Quadrilogy: Tales from the Land of Ice, Piper McKenzie

Brynn Curry
Like You Like It, The Gallery Players

Phyllis Johnson
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Maura McNamara
The Real Thing, T. Schreiber Studio

Constance Parng
Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center

Aura Vence
The High Priestess of Dark Alley, Billie Holiday Theatre

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Julian Elfer
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will, T. Schreiber Studio

Jaron Farnham
Still the River Runs, Zootopia Theatre Company

Steve French
Still The River Runs, Zootopia Theatre Company

Jason Howard
Universal Robots, Manhattan Theatre Source/Dark Brew Productions

David Ian Lee
The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots, The Gallery Players on association with Engine37

August Schulenburg
8 Little Antichrists, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

Katrina Foy
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Soomi Kim
Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center

Jan Maxwell
Scenes from an Execution, Potomac Theatre Project

Nedra McClyde
Miss Evers' Boys, Red Fern Theatre Company

Kate Middleton
Avow, The Cardinal Group

Elyse Mirto
Any Day Now, Writer's Forum at Manhattan Theatre Source

Outstanding Ensemble

Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free & Eevin Hartsough
(Not) Just A Day Like Any Other, New York Neo-Futurists

Kether Donohue, Phyllis Johnson, Jenny Maguire, Chris McKinney, Flaco Navaja & Jennifer Dorr White
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Bard Goodrich, Ken Matthews, Megan McQuillan, Michael Solomon, Michael Szeles & Chris Thorn
Most Damaging Wound, The Production Company

Laura Butler, Drae Campbell, Dawn Eshelman, Connie Hall, Ikuko Ikari, Hana Kalinski, Eunjee Lee, Mark Lindberg, Alanna Medlock, Jy Murphy, Jorge Alberto Rubio, Maureen Sebastian and Magin Shantz
Oph3lia, HERE Arts Center

Geraldine Bartlett, Brian D. Coats, Katrina Foy, William Jackson Harper, Khris Lewin, Carolyn McCandlish, Joe Mullen, Frank Rodriguez, Christopher Rubin, Jeremy Schwartz, Joe Sullivan & Andrew Zimmerman
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Joe Basile, Jill Beckman, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Cara Francis, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Alicia Harding, Eevin Hartsough, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Rob Neill, Lauren Parish, Joey Rizzolo & Justin Tolley
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

Esther Barlow, Jennifer Gordon Thomas, Jason Howard, David Lamberton, David Ian Lee, Michelle O'Connor, Ridley Parson, Nancy Sirianni, Tarantino Smith & Ben Sulzbach
Universal Robots, Manhattan Theatre Source/Dark Brew Productions

Outstanding Solo Performance

Martin Dockery
The Surprise, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Leigh Evans
Traces, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Jeff Grow
Creating Illusion, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Abena Koomson
Cozi Sa Wala: Magic Words, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Micia Mosely
Where My Girls At?, Nursha in association with soloNOVA Arts Festival

Una Aya Osato
Recess, FRIGID Festival

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Keith Andrews
Like You Like It, The Gallery Players

Edward Elefterion
Shadow of Himself, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Leigh Evans
Traces, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Soomi Kim & Airon Armstrong
Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center

Austin McCormick
The Judgement of Paris, Company XIV

Stefanie Smith
The Selfish Giant, Literally Alive Children's Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design

Michelle Beshaw
The Very Sad Story of Ethel & Julius, Lovers and Spyes and about Their Untymelie End while Sitting in a Small Room at the Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y., GOH Productions

Emily Morgan DeAngelis
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Olivera Gajic
The Judgement of Paris, Company XIV

Hunter Kaczorowski
Like You Like It, The Gallery Players

Becky Lasky
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Karen Ann Ledger
Twelfth Knight, or What You Will, T. Schreiber Studio

Outstanding Lighting Design

Lucrecia Briceno
Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center

Ian W. Hill
The Granduncle Guadrilogy: Tales from the Land of Ice, Piper McKenzie

Andrew Lu
Still the River Runs, Zootopia Theatre Company

Jennifer Rathbone
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Federico Restrepo
The Very Sad Story of Ethel & Julius, Lovers and Spyes and about Their Untymelie End while Sitting in a Small Room at the Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y., GOH Productions

Bruce Steinberg
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Sound Design

Dan Biachi
Dracula, Radiotheatre

Katie Down
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Austin McCormick
The Judgement Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Nick Moore
23 Knives, Resonance Ensemble

Chris Rummel
Twelfth Knight, Or What You Will, T. Schreiber Studio

Asa Wember
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Outstanding Set Design

George Allison
Twelfth Knight, or What You Will, T. Schreiber Studio

Jim Boutin
Coming, Aphrodite!
LaMaMa ETC in association with Watson Arts

Tristan Jeffers
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Michael P. Kramer
Ragtime, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Caleb Levengood
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Blair Mielnik
To Barcelona!, Ignited States Production Company

Outstanding Director

Geordie Broadwater
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Nat Cassidy
Any Day Now, Writer's Forum at Manhattan Theatre Source

Gia Forakis
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Vit Horejs
The Very Sad Story of Ethel & Julius, Lovers and Spyes and about Their Untymelie End while Sitting in a Small Room at the Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y., GOH Productions

Matthew J. Nichols
Still the River Runs, Zootopia Theatre Company

Suzi Takahashi
Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center

Outstanding Original Music

Drew Cutler
Still the River Runs, Zootopia Theatre Company

Mark Ettinger & Paul Foglino
Coming, Aphrodite!, LaMaMa ETC in association with Watson Arts

Kimmy Gatewood, Andy Hertz, Rebekka Johnson, Sarah Lowe & Jeff Solomon
The Apple Sisters, The Apple Sisters

Gerard Keenan
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Company

Dave Malloy
Beowulf-A Thousand Years of Baggage, Banana Bag & Bodice

Nick Moore
23 Knives, Resonance Ensemble

Outstanding Full-Length Script

Johnna Adams
Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Derek Ahonen
Amerissiah, The Amoralists Theatre Company

James Carmichael
Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All Out), Babel Theatre Project

Nat Cassidy
The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots, The Gallery Players in association with Enginge37

Kate McGovern
Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective

Mac Rogers
Universal Roberts, Manhattan Theatre Source/Dark Brew Productions

Outstanding Original Short Script

Martin Dockery
The Surprise, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Ira Gamerman
Dated: A Cautionary Tale for Facebook Users, Elephants on Parade 2009, EBE Ensemble

Jeff Grow
Creating Illusion, soloNOVA Arts Festival

Kristen Kosmas
The Scandal!, The Management

Kitt Lavoie
[Pwnd], Perceptions, An Evening of One Acts, The Rising Sun Performance Company 

Nico Vreeland
The Interview, Elephants on Parade 2009, EBE Ensemble

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To learn more about the NY IT Awards, purchase tickets for the September 21st festivities and for information on the nominees, visit www.nyitawards.org 

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