Members of local and regional community theater were honored at the
37th annual Elly Awards, sponsored by the Sacramento Area Regional
Theatre Alliance (SARTA), Sacramento’s answer to Broadway’s Tonys.
Because of the number of awards, there were two ceremonies: the Youth
Awards on Sept. 8 at Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center in
Elk Grove and the Adult Awards on Sept. 22 at The Center in Sacramento.
Nominated for 42 awards, the Woodland Opera House picked up 10, including two Adult Awards.
Lenore Sebastian received the award for best Supporting Female in the Musicals category, for her role as Maggie Jones in Woodland’s highly acclaimed “42nd Street.”
“It was pretty shocking,” Sebastian said. “I seriously had no
expectations. The last Elly I won was for “Candide” in 1990!” She added,
“I was thrilled for Opera House because sometimes the Ellys seem to
ignore Yolo County. Half of the people I talked with at the ceremony had
no idea the Woodland Opera House even existed.”
Choreographer Staci Arriaga also received an award for her work in
that show. Arriaga had also been nominated for her choreography in the
Children’s Theatre Production of “Annabelle Broom.”
Woodland’s also received six Youth Awards, mostly in the Children’s Theatre Productions category (theater performed by all ages for children).
“Rumpelstiltskin, the Game of the Name” took home five awards, including Ania Mieszkowski for Choreography, Marcia Gollober as Leading Female (adult), Barrett Shepherd as Supporting Male (adult) and James Glica-Hernandez for Musical Direction for this world premiere. Craig Vincent tied for best Lighting Design,
Glica-Hernandez said, “As satisfied as we are at Woodland Opera House
to be recognized with SARTA’S Elly Awards, our cast, designers and
directors were delighted to work on the original script for
‘Rumpelstiltskin, the Game of the Name.’ Creating a world premiere is an
unforgettable experience for all of us. Playwright Catherine Hurd and
composer Vatrena King gave us a marvelous piece upon which we could
build.”
“Annabelle Broom, the Unhappy Witch” received two awards, one to Veronica Gersalia for Makeup Design and one to Denise Miles for Costume Design.
Joey Vincent picked up an award for Set Design for “The Cat in the Hat.”
Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Amaralyn Ewey won the award for Supporting Female in the Youth Theatre Productions category (theater performed by youth actors) for her role as Ursula, in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.”
“I never thought I’d actually win an Elly!” she exclaimed. “Ursula was such a horrifically fun role!”
Amaralyn actually had a mega dose of “The Little Mermaid.” When her
father, cast as Sebastian in the main stage version of the show,
suffered an injury, she stepped in and after only three rehearsals did
that role for 12 performances, before starting the Young Performers’
Theatre version of it as Ursula.
Named for Eleanor McClatchy, a devoted patron of the arts, the Elly Awards celebrates excellence in Sacramento regional theater.
SARTA’s mission is to promote high-quality theater in the Sacramento area and neighboring regions. When combined with the opportunity to provide quality entertainment and formal recognition of those in the performing arts, SARTA and the Sacramento community benefit.
Currently, SARTA membership includes approximately 100 theaters, more than 400 individual members and 30 media agencies. In addition to the Elly Awards program, SARTA sponsors headshot days, fall and spring general auditions, a weekly electronic update for those last-minute auditions and casting calls and a monthly electronic TheatreLetter featuring auditions, classified ads, workshops and performance information for theaters and individual artists in the greater Sacramento region.
Nominated for 42 awards, the Woodland Opera House picked up 10, including two Adult Awards.
Lenore Sebastian received the award for best Supporting Female in the Musicals category, for her role as Maggie Jones in Woodland’s highly acclaimed “42nd Street.”
Woodland’s also received six Youth Awards, mostly in the Children’s Theatre Productions category (theater performed by all ages for children).
“Rumpelstiltskin, the Game of the Name” took home five awards, including Ania Mieszkowski for Choreography, Marcia Gollober as Leading Female (adult), Barrett Shepherd as Supporting Male (adult) and James Glica-Hernandez for Musical Direction for this world premiere. Craig Vincent tied for best Lighting Design,
“Annabelle Broom, the Unhappy Witch” received two awards, one to Veronica Gersalia for Makeup Design and one to Denise Miles for Costume Design.
Joey Vincent picked up an award for Set Design for “The Cat in the Hat.”
Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Amaralyn Ewey won the award for Supporting Female in the Youth Theatre Productions category (theater performed by youth actors) for her role as Ursula, in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.”
Named for Eleanor McClatchy, a devoted patron of the arts, the Elly Awards celebrates excellence in Sacramento regional theater.
SARTA’s mission is to promote high-quality theater in the Sacramento area and neighboring regions. When combined with the opportunity to provide quality entertainment and formal recognition of those in the performing arts, SARTA and the Sacramento community benefit.
Currently, SARTA membership includes approximately 100 theaters, more than 400 individual members and 30 media agencies. In addition to the Elly Awards program, SARTA sponsors headshot days, fall and spring general auditions, a weekly electronic update for those last-minute auditions and casting calls and a monthly electronic TheatreLetter featuring auditions, classified ads, workshops and performance information for theaters and individual artists in the greater Sacramento region.
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