On Monday, June 5th, Fountain Hills Theater held its annual Prizm Awards Ceremony. Awards are presented for best, supporting and minor actors and actresses, for set, sound and lighting design, hair & makeup, director, musical director and choreographer. Volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the theater are also recognized. Winners are determined by season ticket holders who cast their ballots for each show of the 2016-17 Mainstage Season.
And the winners are :
Best Overall Production 2016-17
Producer Patty Torrilhon/Director Petey Swartz
Leading Ladies
Best Actor in a Play 2016-17
Terry Gadaire as Leo/Maxine
Leading Ladies
Best Actor in a Play 2016-17
Roger Prenger as Jack/Stephanie
Leading Ladies
Best Actor in a Musical 2016-17
Nicholas Hambruch as Joseph
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Actress in a Musical 2016-17
Kim Cooper-Schmidt as Truly Scrumptious
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Actress in a Play 2016-17
Shari Watts as Amanda Wingfield
The Glass Menagerie
Best Supporting Actor 2016-17
Patrick Russo as Goran
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Supporting Actress 2016-17
Gina Tomkus as Baroness Bomburst
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Actor in a Minor Role 2016-17
Asher Sheppard as Junkman/Childcatcher
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Actress in a Minor Role 2016-17
Kendra Lytle as Turkey Lady
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Musical Director 2016-17
Jennifer Whiting
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Sound Design 2016-17
Todd Carrie
Leading Ladies
Best Set Design 2016-17
Peter J. Hill
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Lighting Design 2016-17
Peter J. Hill
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Costume Design 2016-17
Paul Snatic
Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang
Best Hair & Make-up 2016-17
Patsy Johnson
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Hair & Make-up 2016-17
Mary Beth Ingram
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Outstanding Contribution 2016-17
Patrick Russo
Outstanding Contribution 2016-17
Aimee Avery
In Loving Memory
Mandy Cruse
From Her Theater Family