2009 IT Award Recipients Announced

New York, NY: On Monday September 21, 2009, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off Broadway, and host Julie Halston, announced the 2009 recipients at the Fifth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at New World Stages. Those unable to attend joined the OOB theatre community's biggest night of the year online, and also followed theatre critic Aaron Riccio's (Theater Talk's New Theater Corps, That Sounds Cool) live-blogging at www.nyitawards.com/live.

Performance by Caffe Cino Fellowship Award recipient The Brick Theater, Inc.

The Winners: OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE RECIPIENT: Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Eevin Hartsough, (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other, New York Neo-Futurists  OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE RECIPIENT: Jeff Grow, Creating Illusion, soloNOVA Arts Festival OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE RECIPIENT: William Apps IV, Amerissiah, The Amoralists Theatre Company OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE RECIPIENT: Constance Parng, Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE RECIPIENT: Julian Elfer, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, T. Schreiber Studio OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE RECIPIENT: Elyse Mirto, Any Day Now, Writer's Forum at Manhattan Theatre Source OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT RECIPIENT: Austin McCormick, The Judgment of Paris, Company XIV  OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR RECIPIENT: Suzi Takahashi, Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN RECIPIENT: Bruce Steinberg, Blue Before Morning, terraNOVA Collective OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN RECIPIENT: 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  OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN RECIPIENT: Michael P. Kramer, Ragtime, Astoria Performing Arts Center OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN RECIPIENT: Asa Wember, Angel Eaters, Flux Theatre Ensemble OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC RECIPIENT: Kimmy Gatewood, Andy Hertz, Rebekka Johnson, Sarah Lowe, Jeff Solomon, The Apple Sisters, The Apple Sisters OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT RECIPIENT: Nat Cassidy, The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots, The Gallery Players in association with Engine37 OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT RECIPIENT: Nico Vreeland, Elephants on Parade 2009, EBE Ensemble OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION RECIPIENT: Creating Illusion, soloNOVA Arts Festival  OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL RECIPIENT: Like You Like It, The Gallery Players OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY RECIPIENT: Lee/gendary, HERE Arts Center ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT: Maria Irene Fornes STEWARDSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT: Material For The Arts OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGER RECIPIENT: Jillian Zeman CAFFE CINO FELLOWSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT: The Brick Theater, Inc. About The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation: THE INNOVATIVE THEATRE FOUNDATION is celebrating its fifth anniversary of celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, which recognizes the great work of New York's Off-Off-Broadway—honoring its artistic heritage and providing a meeting ground for this extensive and richly varied community. As advocates for Off-Off-Broadway, they recognize its unique and essential role contributing to global culture. Each season, The Innovative Theatre Foundation publicly recognizes excellence in Off-Off-Broadway, with a high-profile awards ceremony. The New York Innovative Theatre Awards celebrate the community and honor some of the previous year’s greatest achievements. The IT Awards heighten audience awareness and foster greater appreciation of the New York theatre experience. Website: www.nyitawards.com Sponsors: Kampfire Films PR; United Stages; Lights Up & Cue Sound; Five OHM Productions Media Sponsors: nytheatre.com, Show Business Weekly, Stage Buddy, Stagebuzz.com