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51st ANNUAL

b. iden payne awards


 

WELCOME

 

It's All Happening

from Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Performed by the cast of Bring It On

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PERFORMANCES AND COMPOSITION CATEGORIES

Presented by Nathan Jerkins and Steven Fay

Featured Music Performance

Movement Performance

Dance Performance

Puppetry Performance

Ensemble

Small Cast

Large Cast

Cast of an Improvised Play

Editing in an Improvised Play

Fight Performance

Foley Performance

Original Short Script

Original Feature-Length Script

Original Score

Orchestration

Orchestra in a Musical

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I'm Breaking Down

from Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Performed by Megan DeYoung

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DESIGN CATEGORIES

Presented by Lucky Cantu and Beau Paul

Set Design

Lighting Design

Costume Design

Sound Design

Media Design

Properties Design

Puppet Design

Hair and Makeup Design

Wig Design

Improvised Tech

Stage Management

Running Crew

Scenic Charge Painting

Graphic Design

Technical Direction​​
 

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Marry Me a Little

from Company, Roustabout Theatre Company

Performed by Seth David Mitchell


 

DIRECTION CATEGORIES

Presented by Vivian Noble and Idelisse Collazo

Intimacy Direction

Dance Choreography

Movement Design

Fight Choreography

Dramaturgy

Music Direction

Dialect Coach

Direction of a Short Play

Direction of Theatre for Young Audiences

Direction of Improvised Theatre

Direction of Musical Theatre

Direction of a Drama

Direction of a Comedy

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IN MEMORIAM

 

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FEATURED PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

Presented by Will Cleveland and Taylor Flanagan

Young Performer

Performer in a Short Play

Featured Performer in Theatre for Young Audiences

Featured Performer in Musical Theatre

Featured Performer in a Comedy

Featured Performer in a Drama

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SPECIAL CERTIFICATE

 

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Rose Colored Glasses

from Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

Performed by Kyra Jackson and Lucky Cantu

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LEAD PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

Presented by Johann Mahler and Jay Young

Lead Performer in Theatre for Young Audiences

Solo Performance

Lead Performer in Musical Theatre

Lead Performer in a Comedy

Lead Performer in a Drama

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Sacrifice

from Malum Malus Samhain: Origins, VORTEX Repertory Company

Performed by Dame Dynamite and asYlem

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PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Presented by Jeremy Rashad Brown and Mindy Reed

Ethel Hinkley Award for Outstanding New Improv Troupe

Marty DeMaat Award for Outstanding Itinerant Improv Troupe

Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Resident Improv Troupe

Production of a Short Play

Production of Theatre for Young Audiences

Production of Improvised Theatre

Production of Musical Theatre

Production of a Comedy

Production of a Drama

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CLOSING REMARKS
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ASL Interpretation services provided by Ploeger Interpreting.

© 2025 B. Iden Payne Awards Council

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