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2001 - 2002 San Diego Playbill Youth "Billie" Awards 
Last June, San Diego Playbill announced the winners of the First Annual San Diego Playbill "Billie" Awards to honor outstanding work in local theatre. At that time, only seven youth theatre performances had been reviewed, and potential award winners competed directly against professional theatre groups for the awards. This year, seventeen youth productions were reviewed from eight different youth theatre companies, and we decided that Youth Theatre should be done as a class unto themselves, with youth performers compared to their peers.
In addition to the youth who performed in the youth theatre companies, any minor (under age 18) who performed at any theatre was also considered for the awards, as well as the adults who participated in the youth theatre productions backstage (directors, set designers, costume designers, etc.). All in all, artists from 35 different shows at 18 different theatres have been considered for this year's awards. 
Our youth productions represent the future of our professional theatre world and should be recognized for their outstanding achievements. We hope that this new awards ceremony will draw more interest and support to our local youth theatres. But, most importantly, we simply wanted to congratulate and thank some of the amazing artists who contributed so much to our theatre entertainment over the past year.
Below is a complete list of this year's winners. Please note that the winners will be formally presented with their awards at a ceremony honoring their accomplishments on Monday, July 1 at the Granite Hills High School Little Theatre, home of the Granite Hills Acting Workshop and of Youth Summerstock Theatre for more than thirty years. If you are interested in attending the awards ceremony and have not received an e-mailed invitation, please e-mail me and let me know. Until June 17, only award winners and other invited guests will be able to RSVP. Tickets will run $8.00 apiece (award winners and up to two guests can attend at no charge). Seating is limited, and the sooner we hear from you, the better the chances. Please click here for more details and RSVP information Adult Awards Rob Hopper San Diego Playbill And the winners are ... Lifetime Contribution to Youth Theatre: Barry Bosworth (Granite Hills Acting Workshop/Youth Summerstock)  Outstanding Production:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow directed by Heather Megill (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Trevor Hollingsworth as Fagin in Oliver! (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Stephen LaFata as Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Zicciah Topping-Reddecliff as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Katie Chadwick as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Ashley Gardner as Katrina Van Tassel in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Tashya Garoutte as the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Candice Nicole as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Starlight Musical Theatre) Review Mia Wilson as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress (Peter Pan Junior Theatre) Review Outstanding Actor in a Comedy or Drama: Joey Price as Antipholus of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Outstanding Actress in a Comedy or Drama: Daisy Cross as Girl in Funny (Playwrights Project) Review Katie Reynolds as Melinda Grant in Teach Me How to Cry (Full Circle Theatre Company) Review Amanda Ruud as Dromio of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Jacob Haren as Jonathon in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Benjamin Hart as Cat in Honk! (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Lauren Campbell as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre) Review Shannon Fitzpatrick as Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Karenssa LeGear as the Woman in White in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Marla Worm as the Witch in Into the Woods (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama: Travis Heath as Jonathan in Arsenic and Old Lace (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Derek Maples as Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama: Chanel Nicolet as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Tiffany Scarritt as Little Miss 1565 in The Universal Monster Show (Sledgehammer Theatre) Review  Outstanding Ensemble: Guys and Dolls directed by Michael Anthony (S.D. Junior Theatre) Review Hello, Tomorrow directed by Becky Cherlin (J*Company) Review Into the Woods directed by Barry Bosworth (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review The Laramie Project directed by Ann Boutelle (La Jolla High School) Review The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Honk! directed by Heather Megill (Encore Youth Theatre) Outstanding Costume Design: Renetta Lehman for Honk! (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Outstanding Lighting Design: Richard Hellstern for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Outstanding Set Design: Austin Thorpe for Arsenic and Old Lace (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) Review Outstanding Choreography: Joani Gerner for No, No, Nanette (Youth Summerstock Theatre) Review Outstanding Direction: Bryan Bevell for Comedy of Errors (S.D. Junior Theatre) Review Ann Boutelle for The Laramie Project (La Jolla High School) Heather Megill for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Outstanding New Play by San Diego Playwright: Heather Megill for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) Review Rachel Van Wormer for Funny (Playwright's Project) Review Totals: 35 Total Shows (17 youth productions) 18 Different Theatres (8 youth theatres) 38 Awards Given 17 shows received awards (Sleepy Hollow - 8, Into the Woods - 4, Arsenic and Old Lace - 3, Comedy of Errors - 3, Guys and Dolls - 3, Honk! - 3) 11 theatres received awards (Encore Youth Theatre - 11, Granite Hills Acting Workshop - 8, S.D. Junior Theatre - 8) Eligible winners include youth actors in all shows under the age of 18, any actors 19 or under performing in a youth theatre production, and any backstage personnel working in a youth theatre production (no matter how old they are). Youth Shows Reviewed: 1. Arsenic and Old Lace (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) 2. Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (San Diego Junior Theatre) 3. Comedy of Errors (San Diego Junior Theatre) 4. Fame: The Musical (Youth Summerstock Theatre) 5. Guys and Dolls (San Diego Junior Theatre) 6. Hello, Tomorrow (J*Company) 7. Honk! The Ugly Duckling (Encore Youth Theatre) 8. Into the Woods (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) 9. The Laramie Project (La Jolla High School) 10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Encore Youth Theatre) 11. No, No, Nanette (Youth Summerstock Theatre) 12. Oliver! (San Diego Junior Theatre) 13. Once Upon a Mattress (Peter Pan Junior Theatre) 14. Pippin (West Hills High School) 15. Romeo and Juliet (Granite Hills Acting Workshop) 16. Snoopy (La Jolla High School) 17. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre) |