New York Innovative Theatre Awards

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The New York Innovative Theatre Awards (IT Awards) are presented annually and were founded to honor excellence in Off-Off-Broadway Theatre and to help nuture the Off-Off-Broadway community.

This organization was founded in 2004 by Jason Bowcutt, Shay Gines and Nick Micozzi.

The IT Awards authored a book entitled Producing Off-Off-Broadway which will be published by United Stages in 2007.

Contents 1 2006 IT Awards Recipients 1.1 Honorary Awards 1.2 Outstanding Ensemble 1.3 Outstanding Solo Performance 1.4 Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role 1.5 Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role 1.6 Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role 1.7 Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role 1.8 Outstanding Director 1.9 Outstanding Choreography / Movement 1.10 Outstanding Set Design 1.11 Outstanding Lighting Design 1.12 Outstanding Costume Design 1.13 Outstanding Sound Design 1.14 Outstanding Original Music 1.15 Outstanding Original Short Script 1.16 Outstanding Original Full-Length Script 1.17 Outstanding Performance Art Production 1.18 Outstanding Production Of A Musical 1.19 Outstanding Production Of A Play 2 2005 IT Awards Recipients 2.1 Outstanding Solo Performance 2.2 Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role 2.3 Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role 2.4 Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role 2.5 Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role 2.6 Outstanding Director 2.7 Outstanding Choreography/Movement 2.8 Outstanding Set Design 2.9 Outstanding Lighting Design 2.10 Outstanding Costume Design 2.11 Outstanding Sound Design 2.12 Outstanding Original Music 2.13 Outstanding Original Short Script 2.14 Outstanding Original Full-length Script 2.15 Outstanding Performance Art Production 2.16 Outstanding Production of a Musical 2.17 Outstanding Production of a Play 2.18 Outstanding Ensemble 3 External links

[edit] 2006 IT Awards Recipients

The 2006 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 18th at the historic Cooper Union in New York City.

The event was hosted by Charles Busch with a special presentation by Lisa Stevenson of ART/NY.

[edit] Honorary Awards

• The 2006 Artistic Achievement Award for significant artistic contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community was presented by Ben Vereen to Tom O’Horgan.

• The 2006 Stewardship Award for significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership was presented by Tim Errickson and William Russo to The Field.

• The Caffe Cino Fellowship Award for consistent production of outstanding work includes a grant to be used toward an Off-Off-Broadway production, was presented by Leonard Jacobs to The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

[edit] Outstanding Ensemble

To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes - David Carr-Berry, Jared Culverhouse, Ellen David, Paul Fears, Andaye' Hill, Julian James, Gregory Porter Miller & Brian Schlanger

presented by Henry Russell Bergstein

[edit] Outstanding Solo Performance

Margaux Laskey - size ate - size ate productions

presented by Lypsinka

[edit] Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role

Trey Gibbons - How I Learned To Drive, T. Schreiber Studio

presented by Martha Plimpton

[edit] Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role

Summer Moore - Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, T. Schreiber Studio

presented by Martha Plimpton

[edit] Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role

Greg Horton - The Singapore Mikado, Theater Ten Ten

presented by MaryLouise Burke and Jason Kravitz

[edit] Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role

Ellen David - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

presented by MaryLouise Burke and Jason Kravitz

[edit] Outstanding Director

Isaac Byrne - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

presented by Adam Rapp

[edit] Outstanding Choreography / Movement

Marius Hanford - Living Dead In Denmark, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

presented by Jeff Calhoun

[edit] Outstanding Set Design

Eddy Trotter - Love! Valour! Compassion!, T. Schreiber Studio

presented by Alexander Dodge

[edit] Outstanding Lighting Design

Arthur Adair - The Emperor Jones, La MaMa, E.T.C.

presented by Louise Geiger

[edit] Outstanding Costume Design

Sidney Shannon - Iron Curtain, Prospect Theater Company

presented by William Ivey Long

[edit] Outstanding Sound Design

Paul John DeSena - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

presented by Mark Bennett

[edit] Outstanding Original Music

Brendan Connelly - Major Barbara, La MaMa, E.T.C. in association with Two-Headed Calf

presented by Michael John LaChiusa

[edit] Outstanding Original Short Script

Vishakan Jeyakumar - Jaffna Mangoes, Desipina & Company Seven.11 Convenience Theatre''

presented by Jonathan Reuning and Ian Marshall

[edit] Outstanding Original Full-Length Script

Bekah Brunstetter - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

presented by Jonathan Reuning and Ian Marshall

[edit] Outstanding Performance Art Production

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind - New York Neo-Futurists

presented by Lisa Kron

[edit] Outstanding Production Of A Musical

Iron Curtain - Prospect Theater Company

presented by Mary Testa

[edit] Outstanding Production Of A Play

To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle - Working Man's Clothes

presented by Lanford Wilson

[edit] 2005 IT Awards Recipients

[edit] Outstanding Solo Performance

James Scruggs Disposable Men HERE

[edit] Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

Nicky Paraiso Iphigenia LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions

[edit] Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Sara Thigpen Burning the Old Man Boomerang Theatre Company

[edit] Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Troy Lavallee Serenade & Philosopher Fox East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

[edit] Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

(IT'S A TIE) Carolyn Goelzer Iphigenia LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions

Maria McConville Honor part 2 Drilling Company NY

[edit] Outstanding Director

Paul Bargetto Serenade & Philosopher Fox East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

[edit] Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Jennifer L. Mudge It's Karate, Kid! The Musical The Four Corners Project

[edit] Outstanding Set Design

Michael Allen Masquerade Ten Grand and a Burger

[edit] Outstanding Lighting Design

Daniel Ordower Hazard County Themantics Group

[edit] Outstanding Costume Design

Rob Eggers Othello Palehorse Productions

[edit] Outstanding Sound Design

Quentin Chiappetta Murder in the First Invictus Theatre Company

[edit] Outstanding Original Music

Quentin Chiappetta Murder in the First Invictus Theatre Company

[edit] Outstanding Original Short Script

P. Seth Bauer First Time Out of Bounds Drilling Company NY

[edit] Outstanding Original Full-length Script

Kelly McAllister Burning the Old Man Boomerang Theatre Company

[edit] Outstanding Performance Art Production

all wear bowlers HERE

[edit] Outstanding Production of a Musical

'It's Karate, Kid! The Musical The Four Corners Project

[edit] Outstanding Production of a Play

Serenade & Philosopher Fox East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

[edit] Outstanding Ensemble

Pulling the Lever • Catherine Jhung • Don Nahaku • Lethia Nall • Matthew Pendergast • A-men Rasheed • Tijuana Ricks • Antonio G. del Rosario • Debargo Sanyal • Ragini Shah • Sam Younis

[edit] External links

• IT Awards website