Gaslight Theatre presented the annual
Charlie Awards Saturday, August 16th.
The names in bold were the winners.

SEASON PRODUCTION

Best Play
• “The Music Man” directed by Christianne Chase

Best actor in a leading role
• Brent Price as Professor Harold Hill in “The Music Man”

Best actress in a leading role
• Kristi Kirkpatrick Browne as Patsy Cline in “Always, Patsy Cline”

Best actor in a supporting role
• the Quartet in “The Music Man”
Gary Strimple, Danny Smith, Matthew Henderson, Bob Dense

Best actress in a supporting role
• Ginny Shipley as Eulalie Shinn in “The Music Man”

Best actor in a cameo role
• Chuck Lipps as the band leader in “Always, Patsy Cline”

Best actress in a cameo role
• Marshall Burgart as Gracie Shinn in “The Music Man”

SPECIAL PRODUCTION

Best play
• The Importance of Being Earnest” directed by David Abbott

Best actor in a cameo role
• Bob Day as Merriman in “the Importance of Being Earnest”

Best actress in a cameo role
• Holly Olson as “Prelude to a Kiss”

Best actor in supporting role
• David Abbott as the old man in “Prelude to a Kiss”

Best actress in supporting role
• Christianne Chase as Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Best actor in a leading role
• Nick Sumpter as Algernon in “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Best actress in a leading role
• Louisa Dienst as Catherine in “Proof”

TEEN PRODUCTION

Best actor in a leading role
• Wesley Minor as Captain Keller in “The Miracle Worker”

Best actress in a leading role
• April Morrow as Annie Sullivan in “The Miracle Worker”

OTHER AWARDS

Cathy Frantz was awarded Ron O’Neal Friend of the Theatre Award, Ken Kelsey and Mitch Walters received the Gene Riggs Technical Award, Lindsey Newell received the Gene Nash Scholarship Award, and Marshall Burgart got the “Toddy” Award for Overacting.