Jeff Norton Awards
It's the biggest theatre party in Tampa Bay!
Remember those ballots you filled out this season?
 Monday, August 22, 2011
at 7pm
Tampa Bay’s Professional Theaters Announce First Annual Jeff Norton Awards
August 22 at the Palladium Theater.
American Stage, Gorilla Theatre, Jobsite Theater, and Stageworks team up in remembrance of beloved local actor.
Tampa Bay’s professional theaters announce the first annual Jeff Norton Theater
Awards to be held Monday, August 22 at The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College, 253
Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL. The event starts at 7pm with after-party to follow. Tickets are
only $10 to encourage all members of the arts community to attend, but guests may purchase $25
tickets to express their support.
 Jeff Norton was a beloved member of the local theater community, and Tampa Bay’s artistic
directors have teamed together to honor his memory with a celebration of local professional
theater. American Stage, Gorilla Theatre, Jobsite Theater, and Stageworks Theatre are hosting
this year’s event. Audiences have been voting all year for their favorites in the categories of Best
Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director, Lighting/Sound Designer,
Costume Designer, and Set Designer. ABC Action News anchor Brendan McLaughlin will be
acting as the evening’s master of ceremonies, and members of the local theater community will
serve as award presenters. The Palladium Theater is a generous sponsor of the event.
The Jeff Norton Awards celebrate the best of theater in the Tampa Bay artistic community. There will be cocktails, glamor, and an after-party, plus a chance to mingle with all your favorite actors.
Tickets prices:
$10 regular admission
$25 supporter admission
Nominees for American’s Stages 2010-2011 Jeff Norton Awards
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joe Parra (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Bill Karnovsky (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Stephen Ray (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Greg “Rico” Parker (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Stephen Ray (RENT)
Joel Gennari (RENT)
Brian Webb Russell (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Olson (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Dan Lombardo (OPUS)
Mark Southers (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Todd Olson (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Eric Davis (RENT)
Bari Newport (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
John O’Connell (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Matt McGee (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Brian Webb Russell (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Steven Flaa (OPUS)
Dan Matisa (OPUS)
Steve Garland (OPUS)
Ricky Wayne (OPUS)
Alan Bomar Jones (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Kim Sullivan (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Ron Bobb Semple (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Ben Cain (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Richard B. Watson (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Matt Huffman (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Peter Zicky (RENT)
Ryan Michael Owens (RENT)
Clinton Harris (RENT)
Cranstan Cumberbatch (RENT)
Ricky Cona (RENT)
Tom Nowicki (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
Gavin Hawk (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Tracie Thomason (OPUS)
Sharon Scott (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Christine Decker (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Betty-Jane Parks (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Lulu Picard (RENT)
Alex Covington (RENT)
Alison Burns (RENT)
Tonia Jackson (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
Samantha McKinnon Brown (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
LIGHTING DESIGNERS
Joseph P. Oshry (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Megan Byrn (OPUS)
Joseph P. Oshry (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
John Malinowski (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Joseph P. Oshry (RENT)
Joseph P. Oshry (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
Joseph P. Oshry (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
COSTUME DESIGNERS
Adrin Puente (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Mike and Kathy Buck (OPUS)
Saidah Ben Judah (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Adrin Puente (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Ty Christine Massola (RENT)
Adrin Puente (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
Trish Kelley (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
SOUND DESIGNERS
Nathan Leigh (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
T. Scott Wooten (OPUS)
T. Scott Wooten (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Todd Olson (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Karla Hartley (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
T. Scott Wooten (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
SET DESIGNERS
Jeffrey Dean (MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP)
Michael Newton Brown (OPUS)
Scott Cooper (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM)
Scott Cooper (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?)
Scott Cooper (RENT)
Tom Hansen (FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE)
Tom Hansen (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK)
American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre, 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
For tickets, please call the American Stage Box Office at (727) 823-PLAY (7529) or
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