2024-2025 WINNERS AND NOMINEES

Drama

PRODUCTION

Our Town, Rude Mechanicals (winner)

Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE

Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

Venus in Fur, Dirty Gold Theatre

DIRECTION

Shawn Sides, Our Town, Rude Mechanicals (winner)

Molly Fonseca, Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

Dan Hasse, How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE

Marcus McQuirter, Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Elizabeth V. Newman, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Ken Webster, Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

LEAD PERFORMER

Malena Pennycook (Kati), How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE (winner)

Kaylynn Yarelle (Melissa), We Need to Do Something, Bottle Alley Theatre Company (winner)

Julia Bennett (Vanda), Venus in Fur, Dirty Gold Theatre

Taylor Flanagan (Vivian Bearing), W;t, City Theatre Company

Kathleen Fletcher (Cyrano de Bergerac), Cyrano de Bergerac, Cold Frame Collective

Karen Jambon (Nana), For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, Different Stages

Tonie Knight (Elsa, Donna), She Was Here, Austin Playhouse

Linda Nenno (Mrs. Venable), Suddenly Last Summer, Filigree Theatre

Brennan Patrick (Robert), Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

Eric Ramos (George Gibbs), Our Town, Rude Mechanicals

Juliet Robb (Emma), Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

Kira Small (Emily Webb), Our Town, Rude Mechanicals

FEATURED PERFORMER

Emily Green (Diane), We Need to Do Something, Bottle Alley Theatre Company (winner)

Matt Hislope (Lucky), Waiting for Godot, Hyde Park Theatre (winner)

Giselle De La Rosa (Kathy), Amy and the Orphans, Ground Floor Theatre

Bailey Ellis (Hyde), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Noel Gaulin (Editor Webb), Our Town, Rude Mechanicals

Amara Johnson (Alex), Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

Eva McQuade (Woman), The Long Christmas Ride Home, ACC Department of Drama

Tobie Minor (Bernard Nightingale), Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

Mike Ooi (Hyde), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

A.Y. Oza (Dog, Mr. Mason, Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane's Father, Ensemble), Jane Eyre, Austin Shakespeare

Stephanie Salama (Susan Monahan), W;t, City Theatre Company

Ismael Soto III (Septimus Hodge), Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

SPECIAL CITATION FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN ACCESSIBILITY ON AUSTIN STAGES

ART SPARK TEXAS

Comedy

PRODUCTION

Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre

POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

DIRECTION

Karen Jambon, POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions (winner)

Anderson, Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Caley Chase, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the  Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

David R. Jarrott, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Jenny Lavery, What the Constitution Means to Me, Zach Theater

Melissa McKnight, Feast., Shrewd Productions

Patti Neff-Tiven, I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre

LEAD PERFORMER

Suzanne Balling (Harriet), POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions (winner)

Albert Igbinigie (Juicy), Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Bob Beare (Robert Shaw), The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Will Gibson Douglas (Richard Dreyfuss), The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Jenny Larson Quiñones (Bella), I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre

Jim Lindsay (Roy Scheider), The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Helen Merino (Jean), POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

Daniela Recabarren (Jade), Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Nisi Sturgis (Heidi Schreck), What the Constitution Means to Me, Zach Theater

Sweet Van Loan (Keisha), Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

FEATURED PERFORMER

Marc A. Pouhé (Rev, Pap), Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Alaithia Velez (Stephanie), POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions (winner)

Yunina Barbour-Payne (Tedra), Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

Jon Edward Cook (Jimbo), Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Bailey Ellis (Actor 2), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Austin Playhouse

Mariah Epps (Jasmine), Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Nicholas Hunter (Larry), Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

Chelsea Manasseri (Beverly), Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Kelsey Mazak (Dusty), POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

Amy Minor (Bernadette), POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

Vivian Noble (Opal), Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

Musical Theatre

PRODUCTION

Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Company, Roustabout Theatre Company

Jersey Boys, Zach Theater

Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Pretty Filthy, Doctuh Mistuh Productions

We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

DIRECTION

Trace Turner, Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Cassie Abate, Jersey Boys, Zach Theater

Rebecca Herman, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Michael McKelvey and Joey Banks, Pretty Filthy, Doctuh Mistuh Productions

Ginger Morris and Greg Almanza, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Adam Roberts, Company, Roustabout Theatre Company

Anna Skidis Vargas, Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

LEAD PERFORMER

Jacob Rosenbaum (Marvin), Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Donelvan Thigpen (Judas), Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Coy (Jesus), Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Susannah Crowell (Esther), Unveiled: A Musical, SoundBeacon Entertainment and Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Joanne Evans (Joanne), We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Annisha Mackenzie (Annisha), We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Leslie McDonel (Jenna), Waitress, Zach Theater

Ava Moak (Mary Poppins), Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Moira Poh (Dorothy), The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

Amber Quick (Rev. Mother Mary Regina), Nunsense: The Mega Musical, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Noah Wood (Jimmy), Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

FEATURED PERFORMER

Stella Frye-Ginsberg (Becky, Taylor St. Ives), Pretty Filthy, Doctuh Mistuh Productions (winner)

Leslie Hollingsworth (Mayor, Ma Ferd, Nun), The Toxic Avenger: The Musical, Doctuh Mistuh Productions (winner)

Mariel Ardila (Amy), Company, Roustabout Theatre Company

Eugenia De La Garza (Eva), Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Megan DeYoung (Trina), Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Myk Garcia (Bridget), Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Leslie Hethcox (Otto Kringelein), Grand Hotel: The Musical, Alchemy Theatre

Nicholas Hunter (Whizzer), Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Madison Jackson (Winifred Banks), Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Catherine Roddey (Dawn, Ensemble), Waitress, Zach Theater

Charlie Turner (Ogie, Ensemble), Waitress, Zach Theater

Steve Williams (Mordecai), Unveiled: A Musical, SoundBeacon Entertainment and Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Theatre for Young Audiences

PRODUCTION

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Tomás and the Library Lady, Austin Playhouse

DIRECTION

Nat Miller, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Deanna Belardinelli, Bunnicula, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Sarah Chong Dickey, Tomás and the Library Lady, Austin Playhouse

Carl Gonzales and Lacey Cannon Gonzales, Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Griffen McDonald, Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Julie Moore, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

LEAD PERFORMER

Will Mallick (Pigeon), Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Megan Ortiz (Chester), Bunnicula, Austin Scottish Rite Theater (winner)

Diego Arroyo Aceves (Tomás, Florencio), Tomás and the Library Lady, Austin Playhouse

Kenedi Delgado (Alicia), Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Rachel Hancock (Judy Moody), Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Julie Moore (Stink Moody), Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Jelena Stojiljkovic-Rhynes (Harold), Bunnicula, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

FEATURED PERFORMER

Andrew De La Garza (Duckling, Bus Engine, Bus, Bus Driver's Mom, Puppy, Airplane Engine), Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Indiia Wilmott (Bus Driver), Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Connor Burk (Earthworm), James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Savanah Martinez (Tweedledee, Alfredito, Dormouse, Bread, Teapot, Table), Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Ola Mbonu (Miss Spider), James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Megan Ortiz (Scruff), Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Adam Rodriguez (Jack Frost, Teacher), Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Erika Santana (Josefa, Enrique), Tomás and the Library Lady, Austin Playhouse

Andrew Solis (El Conejo Moreno, Humpty Dumpty, March Hare), Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Amelia Turner (Tiberius), Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Kaylynn Yarelle (Cheshire Cat, Tiger, Lily Rose, Mad Hatter), Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Improvised Theatre

PRODUCTION

Into the Garden, Hideout Theatre (winner)

brainstorm: an improvised comedy about healing and happiness, ColdTowne Theater

Hell Is These Four People, American Berserk Theatre

Hispanic Panic, Hideout Theatre

Jane Austin Improv, Jane Austin Improv

Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

DIRECTION

Kate Meehan, Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories (winner)

Kaci Beeler, Curtis Luciani, Margaret Hunsicker and J.R. Zambrano, Hell Is These Four People, American Berserk Theatre

Dani Gonzalez, brainstorm: an improvised comedy about healing and happiness, ColdTowne Theater

Sophie Hard, Rebecca East and Mitchell Styer, Jane Austin Improv, Jane Austin Improv

Adrian Prado and Tatiana Jitkoff, Into the Garden, Hideout Theatre

Jess Leal von Schramm and Allie Maldonado, Hispanic Panic, Hideout Theatre

CAST

Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories (winner)

brainstorm: an improvised comedy about healing and happiness, ColdTowne Theater

Hell Is These Four People, American Berserk Theatre

Hispanic Panic, Hideout Theatre

Into the Garden, Hideout Theatre

Jane Austin Improv, Jane Austin Improv

Working Class Misfits, Hideout Theatre

TECH

Bean Ryan, Brook Abitz, Thedward Blevins and Roxy Dyer, Doctor When, Hideout Theatre (winner)

Jared VosWinkel, Hell Is These Four People, American Berserk Theatre

Eric Rodriguez and Dylan Rose, Hispanic Panic, Hideout Theatre

Daniel Ellsworth and Mac McDearmont, Into the Garden, Hideout Theatre

Rebecca East, Walter Oji, Nick Desai and Jacob Ashton, Jane Austin Improv, Jane Austin Improv

Mary Hayes, The Rose, ColdTowne Theater

Kris Raab and Anna Poletti, Working Class Misfits, Hideout Theatre

EDITING

The Rose, ColdTowne Theater (winner)

Austenerton, Jane Austin Improv

brainstorm: an improvised comedy about healing and happiness, ColdTowne Theater

Hispanic Panic, Hideout Theatre

Villain, Hideout Theatre

ETHEL HINKLEY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW IMPROV TROUPE

Misterios (winner)

Impropios

Father Figures

Temptress

Puppet Bucket

MARTY DEMAAT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ITINERANT IMPROV TROUPE

An Evening With, With Tyler and Chuy feat. Tosin (winner)

Escándalo - The Improvised Telenovela

Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

RUDY KLOPTIK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESIDENT IMPROV TROUPE

All Night, All Night, All Night (winner)

Parallelogramophonograph

Switchblade

Y’all We Asian

Short Plays

PRODUCTION

"Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera (winner)

"<beyond>," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

"It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

"Last Dance," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

"Once Again Forever," Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation

"Stones," Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation

DIRECTION

Lacey Cannon Gonzales, "Last Dance," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks (winner)

Julie Fiore, "<beyond>," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera  

Julie Fiore, "Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Kaleb King, "Stones," Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation

Christina J. Moore, "It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

PERFORMER                                                                                            

Joe Adkins (Caden), "Stones," Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation (winner)

Maggie Dorfman (Mary), "Harpy," Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation (winner)

Zac Carr (David), "It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Patricia Combs (142-6), "<beyond>," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

David DuBose (Sam), "It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Carl Gonzales (Dan), "Last Dance," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Alani Henry (Emma), "It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Chelsea Manasseri (Bev), "Last Dance," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Sandra Mercado (Luz), "Las Auténticas," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Hilary Schranze (Young Ray), "Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Design

SET DESIGN

Devin Finn, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions (winner)

Patrick Anthony, The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye, Filigree Theatre

Leah Austin and Julia Yelvington, James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Ann Marie Gordon, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company

Michael Massey, The Play That Goes Wrong, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Mike Toner, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

LIGHTING DESIGN

Patrick Anthony, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre (winner)

Rachel Atkinson, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Kathryn Eader, Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Amy Lewis, Feast., Shrewd Productions

MacKenzie Mulligan, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

J Mwaki, Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

J Mwaki, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company

COSTUME DESIGN

Desireé Humphries, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Teresa Carson, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Violet Clemons, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Katie Concannon, James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Maddy Lamb, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Sarah Rosenkranz, Grand Hotel: The Musical, Alchemy Theatre

SOUND DESIGN

Johann Solo, The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye, Filigree Theatre (winner)

Craig R. Brock, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Robert S. Fisher, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

Cresent Haynes, Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

K. Eliot Haynes, Walden (remix), SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Max Meehan, Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

Scott Murdock, Jersey Boys, Zach Theater

MEDIA DESIGN

Lowell Bartholomee, Amy and the Orphans, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Rachel Atkinson, The Long Christmas Ride Home, ACC Department of Drama

Benajah T. Baskin, Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

Megan Reilly, Walden (remix), SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Christopher Shea, Pretty Filthy, Doctuh Mistuh Productions

Johann Solo, Wanna Play, Color Arc Productions

PROPERTIES DESIGN

Kaitlyn Hartnagel, POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions (winner)

Amanda Alch, Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Kaitlyn Hartnagel, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Melissa McKnight, Feast., Shrewd Productions

Kate Meehan, Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

Sarah Zeringue, Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

PUPPET DESIGN

Bert Keefer, The Long Christmas Ride Home, ACC Department of Drama (winner)

Katie Concannon, James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Kiryat Jearim, Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Kate Meehan, Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

Izzy Poelmann, Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Jelena Stojiljkovic-Rhynes, Bunnicula, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN                                                                        

Olivia Rose McCain, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company (winner)

Mariel Ardila, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Mariel Ardila, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Anna Fugate-Downs, Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Anna Fugate-Downs, The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

Amelia Turner, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

WIG DESIGN

Mariel Ardila, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Anna Fugate-Downs, Waitress, Zach Theater

Amber Quick, Adventure Party: T.P.K., La Fenice

Wendy Sanders, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Nikki Zook, A Murder Is Announced, Different Stages

SCENIC CHARGE PAINTING                                                                                      

CB Feller, 26 Miles, Different Stages (winner)

Adriana Fontánez, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Ann Marie Gordon, POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

Corrine Jones, Wanna Play, Color Arc Productions

Stephen Montalvo and Angela Burchfield, Unveiled: A Musical, SoundBeacon Entertainment and Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Marianne Newsom, I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre

Steve Williams, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Amy Oxley, Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions (winner)

Mia Gomez-Reyes, Amy and the Orphans, Ground Floor Theatre

Monica Kurtz, Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Barry Miller, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse

Robert Tolaro, The Play That Goes Wrong, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

RUNNING CREW

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye, Filigree Theatre

Jersey Boys, Zach Theater

Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

The Play That Goes Wrong, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Speak No More: VVitch, La Fenice and Golden: Silent Improvised Stories

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

Daniel Geld, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Fred Demps, Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Zack Freed, Stargaze Theater Festival 2025, Star Bandit Foundation

Daniel Geld, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Dillon Schuh, Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Performances and Composition

FEATURED MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Albert Igbinigie, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Dylan Blackthorn, Adventure Party: T.P.K., La Fenice

Cast, Jane Eyre, Austin Shakespeare

Johann Solo and Griffen McDonald, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Ritika Bhattacharjee, Kenzie Slottow, Leo Huerta and Blake Burch, Villain, Hideout Theatre

Cast, Walden (remix), SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

ORCHESTRA IN A MUSICAL

Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

FOLEY PERFORMANCE

Jax Schuck, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance (winner)

Johann Solo, Alicia, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Tina Van Winkle, Our Town, Rude Mechanicals

MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE  

Megan Ortiz, Rachel Hancock, Adam Rodriguez, Amelia Turner, Marisa Pisano and Devon Ragsdale (tangle), Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater (winner)

Emerson Hartman, Esmeralda Treviño, Oyin Ojomo, Carlise Rosa, Ellenor Riley-Condit, Mackenzie Mann, Emilio Mejia, Mia Hsiung Nguyen, Adam Flores Jr., Penny Lou Zimmerman (floor ensemble), A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Bailey Ellis (Hyde), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Malena Pennycook and Nancy Ma (Kati and Terry), How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE

Matt Hislope (Lucky), Waiting for Godot, Hyde Park Theatre

EG Gionfriddo (Death), We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

DANCE PERFORMANCE

Cast, Malum Malus Samhain: Origins, VORTEX Repertory Company (winner)

Cast, Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Cast, Grand Hotel: The Musical, Alchemy Theatre

Dance ensemble, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Noah Wood, Kyra Jackson, Lucky Cantu, Taylor Marshall and Keyshaan Castle, Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

EG Gionfriddo, Sarah Navarrete, Mari Akita, and Matthew Sommers, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Dance ensemble, The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE                                                                                                  

Will Mallick, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical!, Zach Theater (winner)

Hannah Cohen, CB Feller, Joe Kelley, Deya Macias, Cynthia Reifsteck, Noah Sanchez and Ethan Wade, The Long Christmas Ride Home, ACC Department of Drama

Rachel Hancock, Devin Keating and Samantha Gade, Bunnicula, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Cast, James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Dame Dynamite (Witch of Transformation), Malum Malus Samhain: Origins, VORTEX Repertory Company

Grace Stephens, Stranger Sings!: The Parody Musical, Speedrun Studios

YOUNG PERFORMER

Lucky Cantu (Olivia), 26 Miles, Different Stages (winner)

Juno McQueen (Jason), Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Sabrina Alcorn (Seamus), Jinkies! or The (currently) Untitled Dog Play, VORTEX Repertory Company Summer Youth Theatre

Lucky Cantu (Sally), Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

Gabriela Díaz (Juanito), El Tesoro, Teatro Espacio

Cameron Edrich (Orca Rivers), Jinkies! or The (currently) Untitled Dog Play, VORTEX 

Vanessa Hoang Hughes (Debater), What the Constitution Means to Me, Zach Theater

Juno McQueen (Old Man, McClure), Pillar of Fire, La Fenice's Spark

Liam Minor (Gus, Augustus Coverly), Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

Layla Ramos (Jane Banks), Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Strider Ullah (Michael Banks), Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

SOLO PERFORMER                                                             

Katherine Catmull (Agathae), Feast., Shrewd Productions (winner)

Yola Jean Lu (herself), Help! My Vagina Is Trying to Kill Me!, Hyde Park Theatre

Cyndi Williams (Molly Ivins), Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Austin Playhouse

ENSEMBLE

Sam Rawlinson, Seth Rodriguez and Noah Mayard (priests), Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Mackenzie Mann and Emilio Mejia (The Twins), A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Sherlicia Cariolét and Christian Patty (Nautica and La Cienega), Bring It On: The Musical, Zilker Theatre Productions

Ella Scoresby and Sereniti Patterson (Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge), James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Gabrielle Caumon, Indigo Lane and Anna Southern (Witches), Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Blaise Ricin and Sigh (Dogwood and Pecan), MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company

SMALL CAST                                                                            

I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE

Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

LARGE CAST

Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Jersey Boys, Zach Theater

Our Town, Rude Mechanicals

POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Jarrott Productions

ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT

Tyler Mabry, "Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera (winner)

Laura Fuentes, "Las Auténticas," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Ava Love Hanna, "It's Not What It Looks Like," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Kleo James Ryan, "Last Dance," Out of Ink 2025: In Step, ScriptWorks

Caitlin Vincent, "<beyond>," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

ORIGINAL FEATURE-LENGTH SCRIPT

Jenny Connell Davis, I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre (winner)

Rachel Bublitz, Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Christine Hoang, Wanna Play, Color Arc Productions

Anikka Lekven, Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

Julie Moore, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Malena Pennycook, How Should a Conversation Be?, BLANCHE

ORIGINAL SCORE

Bonnie Cullum with Sarah Saltwick, Christy Tashjian, Nicole Boyd, Benjamin Cervantes, Tyagaraja Welch, Katrina Saporsantos, Logan Lasiter, Alaithia Velez, Caili Crow, Anderson Dear and the ensemble, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company (winner)

Marine Kimono, Rabbits, VORTEX Repertory Company

Tyler Mabry, "Ray Bradbury, Age 12, at the Carnival in Waukegan, Illinois," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Lisa Neher, "<beyond>," Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Johann Solo and Griffen McDonald, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater

ORCHESTRATION

Allen Robertson, The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater (winner)

Tyler Rouse, Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

Ben Tibbetts, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

INTIMACY DIRECTION

Trace Turner, Venus in Fur, Dirty Gold Theatre (winner)

Andy Grapko, Amy and the Orphans, Ground Floor Theatre

Andy Grapko, Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Andy Grapko, Waitress, Zach Theater

Tatiana Jitkoff and Adrian Prado, Into the Garden, Hideout Theatre

Morgan Urbanovsky, Hungry Teenage Track Stars, Broad Theatre

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY

Noah Wood, Grand Hotel: The Musical, Alchemy Theatre (winner)

Josh Assor, The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

Richard Cerato, Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

Ginger Morris, Sara Burke and Noah Wood, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin

Rebecca Whitehurst, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Noah Wood, Someone to Watch Over Me, Bandwagon Arts

MOVEMENT DESIGN

Julie Moore, Tangle of Tigers, Austin Scottish Rite Theater (winner)

Kelsey Oliver, I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess, Ground Floor Theatre

Darren Peterson, Bonnie Cullum and Matt Hislope, Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Ellenor Riley-Condit, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Rodolfo Robles Cruz, James and the Giant Peach, UT Department of Theatre and Dance

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY

Tobie Minor, The Play That Goes Wrong, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre (winner)

Jeffrey Da'Shade Johnson, Fairview, Ground Floor Theatre

Andrew Heinrich, Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Mike Ooi and Jason Graf, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Matthew Weedman, We Need to Do Something, Bottle Alley Theatre Company

FIGHT PERFORMANCE

John Gholson, Emily Green, Andrew Solis and Kaylynn Yarelle, We Need to Do Something, Bottle Alley Theatre Company (winner)

Eva Maguire and Gabrielle Caumon, The Play That Goes Wrong, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Cast, Adventure Party: T.P.K., La Fenice

Devon Ragsdale and Zachary Gamble, Dial M for Murder, Jarrott Productions

Cast, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Cast, Macbeth, SEU Mary Moody Northen Theatre

DRAMATURGY

Kirk Lynn, Our Town, Rude Mechanicals (winner)

Caili Crow, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company

Lara Toner Haddock and Kathleen McDowell, Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

Insha Iqbal, Funny, Like an Abortion, VORTEX Repertory Company

Beau Paul, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Dean Polacheck, Amy and the Orphans, Ground Floor Theatre

MUSIC DIRECTION

Adam Roberts, Jesus Christ Superstar, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Joseph Choi, Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera 2025, One Ounce Opera

Joseph Choi, We Might Be Struck by Lightning, Local Opera Local Artists

Adam Roberts, Company, Roustabout Theatre Company

Allen Robertson, The Wizard of Oz, Zach Theater

Trey Shonkwiler, Falsettos, Ground Floor Theatre

DIALECT COACH

Amanda Cooley Davis, Mary Poppins, Impact Arts' Summer Stock Austin (winner)

Amanda Cooley Davis, Dial M for Murder, Jarrott Productions

Amanda Cooley Davis, The Shark Is Broken, Jarrott Productions

Kate Glasheen, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Filigree Theatre

Ken Webster, Betrayal, Hyde Park Theatre

Ben Wolfe, Arcadia, Austin Playhouse

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Sarah Chong Dickey, Fat Ham, Austin Playhouse (winner)

SJ Anderson, We Need to Do Something, Bottle Alley Theatre Company

Alyson Curtis, Calm Your T!ts, Weird Sisters Women's Theater Collective

Alyssa Garoogian, Hill Country Bat Bus, Hideout Theatre

Ann Marie Gordon, MotherTree, VORTEX Repertory Company

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