The 2020-2021 Charlie Awards
The Charlie Awards is the Gaslight Theatre’s annual awards banquet and members meeting where actors, actresses, backstage, technical, and various extraordinary volunteers are awarded for their accomplishments in the areas of acting, stage or technical work, or going above and beyond as a friend to the theatre.
This year's nominees and winners are...
Best Ensemble
Featured Actor
Best Cameo Actor in a Comedy
Best Cameo Actress in a Comedy
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Best Actor in a Comedy
Best Cameo Actor in a Drama
Best Cameo Actress in a Drama
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Best Actor in a Drama
Best Actress in a Drama
Best Drama
Best Male Cameo in a Musical
Best Female Cameo in a Musical
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical
Best Musical
Best Show
- Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur - The Knights of the Realm - Riley Burnham, Delaney Caruthers, Dridyn Gee, Jacob Hassler, Harrison Lyon, Aurora Velazquez
- Savannah Sipping Society - April Swinnea-Ogg as Randa Covington, Janet Jones as Dot Hagler, Katie Pearce as MarlaFaye Mosley, Mary Porter-Pickering as Jinx Jenkins
- Green Day’s American Idiot - Emily Nelson, Charlet Ringwald, Chelsea Davis, Katie Pearce Ryan Carlson, Matt Palmer, Venson Fields, Teegin Hacker, Hannah McDaniel, Chad Swanson - WINNER
Featured Actor
- Christopher McDaniel as Lenny in Rumors
- Ginny Shipley as Aunt March in Little Women
- Colin Wilson as The Archbishop in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur
- Mike Weatherford as Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar
- Venson Fields as Favorite Son in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
Best Cameo Actor in a Comedy
- David Yirka as Officer Purdy in Rumors
- Jeramie Tipton as Frankie Salvucci in Breaking Legs - WINNER
Best Cameo Actress in a Comedy
- Leslie Mooers as Officer Welch in Rumors
- Leslie Mooers as Grandmother Covington in Savannah Sipping Society
- Mazee Bookout as Dragonfly and Savannah Hamblin as Katydidd in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur - WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
- Quinton Wray as Glenn in Rumors
- Jeramie Tipton as Ernie in Rumors
- Christopher McDaniel as Mike Francisco in Breaking Legs - WINNER
- Frank Baker as Lou Graziano in Breaking Legs
- Venson Fields as Tino de Felice in Breaking Legs
- Jerry David Felber as Sir Ector in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
- April Morrow as Cassie in Rumors
- Lori Coleman as Cookie in Rumors
- Erika Christner as Claire in Rumors
- Lily Loughman as Elaine in in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur - WINNER
Best Actor in a Comedy
- Mike Weatherford as Ken in Rumors - WINNER
- David Yirka as Professor Terrance O’Keefe in Breaking Legs
- Cooper McKee as Arthur in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur
- Asher Young as Merlin in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur
- Carrie Dean as Chris in Rumors
- Adi Betz as Morgan Le Fay in Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur
- Angela Gallagher as Angie Graziano in Breaking Legs - WINNER
- Rumors directed by Tammy Berry
- Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur directed by Charlet Ringwald - WINNER
- Savannah Sipping Society directed by Carmen Ball
- Breaking Legs directed by Carmen Ball
Best Cameo Actor in a Drama
- Brice Donaldson as Porter Milgrim in Deathtrap
- Alex Johnson as Professor Bhaer in Little Women - WINNER
- Mike Weatherford as Mr Laurence in Little Women
- Brice Donaldson as Ligarius & Claudius in Julius Caesar
Best Cameo Actress in a Drama
- Tammy Berry as Helga ten Dorp in Deathtrap
- Rebecca Griffith as Hannah in Little Women - WINNER
- Lily Loughman as Lucius in Juilus Caesar
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
- Teegin Hacker as Laurie in Little Women
- Blake Recknagel as Brooke in Little Women
- Chad Swanson as Antony in Julius Caesar - WINNER
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
- Katherine Jones as Myra Bruhl in Deathtrap
- Emily Nelson as Marmee in Little Women
- Lauren Arnold as Meg in Little Women
- Brooke Phillips as Amy in Little Women
- Caroline Jones as Beth in Little Women
- Catina Sundvall as Casca/Plebian/Mesalla in Julius Caesar - WINNER
Best Actor in a Drama
- Blake Recknagel as Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap
- Jean Renee White as Sidney Bruhl in Deathtrap
- Christopher McDaniel as Brutus in Julius Caesar - WINNER
Best Actress in a Drama
- Bailey Wilson as Jo in Little Women - WINNER
- Bailey Wilson as Cassius in Little Women
Best Drama
- Deathtrap directed by Janet Jones
- Little Women directed by Catina Sundvall
- Julius Caesar directed by Alex Johnson - WINNER
Best Male Cameo in a Musical
- Teegin Hacker as Rock and Roll Boyfriend in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
- Matt Palmer as Will’s angry friend and Holiday bus driver in Green Day’s American Idiot
Best Female Cameo in a Musical
- Katie Pearce as Heather’s angry friend in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
- Chelsea Davis as the morphine dream singer/dancer in Green Day’s American Idiot
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Warren Lane Gavitt as Tunny in Green Day’s American Idiot
- Blake Recknagel as Will in Green Day’s American Idiot
- Chad Swanson as St. Jimmy in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Baylee Fitzgerald as Heather in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
- Bailey Wilson as Extraordinary Girl in Green Day’s American Idiot
Best Actor in a Musical
- Mitch Lyon as Johnny in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
Best Actress in a Musical
- Maddy Mae Billings as Whatsername in Green Day’s American Idiot - WINNER
Best Musical
- Green Day’s American Idiot directed by Jason Maly - WINNER
Best Show
- Rumors directed by Tammy Berry
- Deathtrap directed by Janet Jones
- Little Women directed by Catina Sundvall
- Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur directed by Charlet Ringwald
- Savannah Sipping Society directed by Carmen Ball
- Breaking Legs directed by Carmen Ball
- Julius Caesar directed by Alex Johnson
- Green Day’s American Idiot directed by Jason Maly - WINNER
SPECIAL AWARDS:
"TODDY" Award Winner -
Gene Riggs Technical Award -
Ron O'Neal Friend of Theatre Award -
Gene Nash Memorial Scholarship -
Teen Awards
"TODDY" Award Winner -
- Angela Gallagher as Angie Graziano in Breaking Legs for 2021
- Ginny Shipley for a Lifetime "Toddy" Award
Gene Riggs Technical Award -
- Jason Maly and Catina Sundvall
Ron O'Neal Friend of Theatre Award -
- Wendi Betz
Gene Nash Memorial Scholarship -
- Baylee Fitzgerald
Teen Awards
- Adi Betz - (Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur & Julius Caesar)
- Teegin Hacker - (Little Women & Green Day's American Idiot)
- Jacob Hassler - Outstanding Service Award