The 53rd Annual Willie Awards

Stockton Civic Theatre held its 53rd annual Willie Awards (named for William Shakespeare) on Sunday, June 25, for its 2005-2006 season, which included:

1. South Pacific (at Delta College's Atherton Auditorium)
   
2. Over the River and Through the Woods
   
3. Amahl and the Night Visitors
   
4. Don't Dress for Dinner
   
5. Picnic
   
6. Kiss Me, Kate

Over the River received a total of seven nominations:

• Outstanding Supporting Actor:
  • William Smith (Nunzio)
  • Tom Kelly (Frank)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress:
  • Dorothy Mulvihill (Aida)
  • June Spencer (Emma)
• Outstanding Set Design: Gary Scheiding
• Outstanding Lead Actor: Eddie Hargreaves
• Outstanding Production: Lora Hinson

Megan and I attended the awards ceremony and saw a lot of folks from Over the River as well as some from Delta College: John White (who directed Urinetown, The Musical) won Outstanding Lighting Design and Valerie Gnassounou-Bynoe (who choreographed Urinetown) won Outstanding Choreography, both for South Pacific.

Tom and June won their respective categories and gave some very nice speeches. It was unfortunate that they had to go up against their counterparts, but I guess that's just the nature of the process.

Although I did not win, it was great to see the show get recognized with so many other nominations and wins, especially our director, Lora.