A&E presents: the 1995-96 Sammy Awards

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"THE BEST OF RICE DRAMA"

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Winners in each category are in bold.

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS:

BEST SHOW:

Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Marvin's Room

The Foreigner

Wait Until Dark

Much Ado About Nothing

After the Fall

Travesties

BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR:

Marco Rimassa and Tom Bisciglia, Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Emily Jiang and Jesse Jou, The Foreigner

BEST ACTOR:

Mason Colby, Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Martin Holt, Travesties

Troy van Voorhis, The Foreigner

Duke York, Much Ado About Nothing

Mike Kass, After the Fall

BEST ACTRESS:

Sari Miettinen, Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Amanda Allison, Much Ado About Nothing

Christy Adessa, The Foreigner

Rachel Gilg, Marvin's Room

Noelle Berryman, Travesties

Courtney Kneupper, After the Fall

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Iestyn Lewis, Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Aaron Pierce, Much Ado About Nothing

Chepe Lockett, Much Ado About Nothing

Chip Aucoin, The Foreigner

Julian Altschul, After the Fall

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Elizabeth Davis, Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

Alesha Hererra, Travesties

Lara Bruckmann, Much Ado About Nothing

Stacy Strehlow,

Much Ado About Nothing

Emily Liu, The Foreigner

Courtney Kneupper, Marvin's Room

MUSICALS:

BEST SHOW:

Hello, Hamlet

My Fair Lady

Oklahoma!

The Fantasticks

BEST ACTOR:

Ryan Plumley, The Fantasticks

George Zener, Oklahoma!

Josh Warren, Hello, Hamlet

Jon Gala, Hello, Hamlet

Paul Cummings, My Fair Lady

BEST ACTRESS:

Adrienne Starr, My Fair Lady

Katie Myer, Hello, Hamlet

Natalie Kirilcuk, The Fantasticks

Deborah Lutes, Oklahoma!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

George Zener, My Fair Lady

Marco Rimassa, Hello, Hamlet

Dennis Huston, The Fantasticks

Zvi Boshernitzan, Oklahoma!

John Hunter, Hello, Hamlet

Dave Jones, Hello, Hamlet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Marla Smith, The Fantasticks

Catherine McIntosh, Oklahoma!

Natalie Kirilcuk, The Fantasticks

Catherine McIntosh, Hello, Hamlet

Heather Hawley, My Fair Lady

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

Stephanie Gruver, My Fair Lady

Joseph Abraham, Stefan Erickson, Ian Gravange, Hello, Hamlet

Mike Koltz, The Fantasticks

Chris Johnson, Oklahoma!

BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR:

John Salisbury, My Fair Lady

Chris Johnson, Oklahoma!

Adrian Crowne and Erin Newman, The Fantasticks

ONE-ACT PLAYS:

BEST SHOW:

"The Tangled Snarl"

"A Dopey Fairy Tale"

BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR:

Marco Rimassa, "The Tangled Snarl"

BEST ACTOR:

Grayson Morris, "The Tangled Snarl"

Nate Hester, "Words, Words, Words"

BEST ACTRESS:

Dawn Bennett, "The Tangled Snarl"

Elizabeth Schwartz, "Words, Words, Words"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Ethan Schultz, "The Tangled Snarl"

Dakao Do, "A Dopey Fairy Tale"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Melody Scott, "The Tangled Snarl"

Hilary Turner, "A Dopey Fairy Tale"

BEST OF TECH (WRITE-IN CATEGORIES):

BEST COSTUMES:

Merri Su Wilson, Hello, Hamlet

BEST LIGHTING:

Brett Partridge, Hello, Hamlet

BEST SET DESIGN:

Craig Eigenberg, My Fair Lady

THE SAMMY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE TO THEATER AT RICE (MUST BE A STUDENT):

Eric Hewitt

This item appeared in the Arts & Entertainment section of the May 17, 1996 issue.

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