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TDW harvests multiple awards at OCTAfest 2004

TDW set the bar on the first night of the convention and ended the weekend with a fourth straight invitation to the State OCTAfest on Labor Day weekend. 17 groups from all over the area gathered at the Miami/Hamilton campus on June 24th through the 26th for a weekend showcase of one of the strongest areas of community theater in the country. The Drama Workshop staged an excerpt of its spring show Belles. On Saturday night, a grand banquet was held at the Springdale Best Western Main Ballroom, which was followed by the annual ACT Orchid awards ceremony. The Drama Workshop received multiple awards for all 3 of its shows this past season. Below is a complete list of award winners.

2004 Orchid Awards

Morning's at Seven

Excellence in Direction

Stephen Skiles

Excellence in Ensemble

Tom Storey, Mary Ann Smith, Adrianne Underhill, Nancy Ann Storey, Tom Durkin, Bill Keeton, Ginny Chizer, Burt McCollum, and Gretchen Gantner Roose.

Excellence in Overall Performance Quality

The Drama Workshop

Inspecting Carol

Excellence in Program

Angela Klocke Forbes & Sarah Wesling

Excellence in Original Program Art

Tim Binzer

Excellence in Set Design

Jim Burton & Tom Fox

Excellence in Set Construction

Jim Burton

Excellence in Special Effects

The Drama Workshop

Excellence in Acting

Tim Binzer as Wayne Wellacre

Excellence in Acting

Ginny Chizer as Dorothy Tree Hapgood

Belles

Excellence in Directing

Dan Doerger

Excellence in Ensemble

Mary Ann Smith, Kathie Labanz, Dee Ann Bryll, Megan Schultheis, Barbara Blum, Amy Whitaker

Excellence in Acting

Kathie Labanz as Aneece Walker

Excellence in Acting

Mary Ann Smith as Peggy Reece

Excellence in Acting

Dee Ann Bryll as Roseann Johnson

2004 OCTA Awards

Belles

Merit in Acting

Barbara Blum as Sherry "Dust" Walker

Merit in Acting

Mary Ann Smith as Peggy Reece

Excellence in Acting

Kathie Labanz as Annece Walker

Excellence in Acting

Dee Anne Bryll as Roseann Johnson

Excellence in Directing

Dan Doerger

Excellence in Ensemble

Mary Ann Smith, Kathie Labanz, Dee Ann Bryll, Megan Schultheis, Barbara Blum, Amy Whitaker

Invitation to 2004 State OCTA convention


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