2006-2007 AriZoni Awards Recipients ( Complete ariZoni Recipient List )
PRESS RELEASE
Fountain Hills Community Theater
September 25, 2007
The ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence ceremony was held on Monday, September 24th at the Scottsdale Center of the Arts. The event honors over 40 Arizona theater companies, both professional and non-professional, bestowing awards for acting, directing, set, lighting and sound design, musical direction, choreography, costuming, make-up and hair and original works. Winners are chosen through an adjudication process, whereby five judges attend each production and assign a score to each aspect of the show. These ballots are then tabulated by an independent accounting firm, the winners’ names are sealed in an envelope, and then opened and announced at the event. This year the evening was divided into two ceremonies – one for the Youth Theaters and another for the Adult venues.
Fountain Hills Community Theater Youth Theater received 31 nominations and garnered 6 awards. Recipients were Lindsey Garland and Clinton Stiles-Schmidt for Best Supporting actors in a children’s musical for their roles in Charlotte’s Web; Zachary Percevecz for Best Supporting Actor in a play – Rough Night at the North Pole; Cole Cuomo for Best Actor in a Major Role and Duncan Shuckerow for Best Supporting Actor in a musical - My Emperor’s New Clothes; and Best Overall Non-Musical Production was Rough Night at the North Pole.
Fountain Hills Community Theater Mainstage was nominated 47 times and received 8 awards. Winners were: Best Actor in a Major Role in a Play, Peter J. Hill for Man of La Mancha; Best supporting Actor in a Play, Bruce Halperin for Man of La Mancha; Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Amy Powers for her role as Eulalie in The Music Man; Best Set and Lighting Design, Peter J. Hill for Man of La Mancha; Best Director, Peter J. Hill for The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged (which also garnished Best Overall Non-Musical Production); Best Sound Design, Jesse Berger for Fiddler on the Roof.
Fountain Hills Community Theater players were invited to perform “Ya Got Trouble” from last season’s The Music Man, as part of the evening entertainment. FHCT is honored and grateful to the many performers, designers, technical and backstage crews and volunteers who make it all happen – as well as their patrons and the ariZoni organization, whose support and encouragement are so vital to the performing arts in Arizona.
For more information regarding this press release, please contact Patty Torrilhon at 480-837-9661 x 3.
Overall Production - Non-Contracted Play (Not Original)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged
Actor in a Major Role - Non-Contracted MusicalMan of
La Mancha Peter J. Hill
Actress in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted MusicalThe Music Man Amy Powers
Actor in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted MusicalMan of
La Mancha Bruce Halperin
Director - Non-Contracted PlayThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged Peter J. Hill
Scenic Design - Non-Contracted TheatreMan of
La Mancha Peter J. Hill
Lighting Design - Non-Contracted TheatreMan of
La Mancha Peter J. Hill
Sound Design - Non-Contracted TheatreFiddler on the Roof Jesse Berger
Overall Production - Children's Play (Not Original)
Rough Night at the North Pole
Actor in a Major Role - Children's PlayRough Night at the North Pole Zachary Percevecz
Actor in a Major Role - Children's MusicalMy Emperor's New Clothes Cole CuomoMy Emperor's New Clothes Duncan Shuckerow
Actress in a Supporting Role - Children's Play
Charlotte's Web Lindsey Garland
Actor in a Supporting Role - Children's PlayCharlotte's Web
Clinton Stiles-Schmidt
