Erwin Awards
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Erwin Awards – Season 25
At the Tahlequah Community Playhouse 25th Anniversary Celebration, held August 21 at the new Holiday Inn Express in Tahlequah, ERWIN awards for the 1998/99 season were named. Jonathan Brown, outgoing president, was the master of ceremonies. For the first time in TCP history there was a tie for Best Production. Named co-Best Productions were The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, directed by Peggy Kaney, and It Runs in the Family, directed by John Dameron. Shane-Brumley Ward was named Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in The Vampyre. Sandra Becker received one of the three awards she would eventually take home as Best Actress for Fools. Best Supporting Actor…
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Erwin Awards – Season 26
ERWIN awards for the 1999/2000 Season were named at the First Presbyterian Church on August 26, 2000. Bob McQuitty, current president, served as the master of ceremonies. This year the Erwin for Best Production went to Look Homeward, Angel, directed by Mike Phillips. David McQuitty was named Best Actor for his portrayal of Eugene Gant in Look Homeward, Angel. Diane Morgan received the Erwin for Best Actress for her portrayal of Miribelle Coventry in Good Help Is So Hard to Murder. Chandra West won Best Actress 16 years or younger for Ratty in The Wind in the Willows. The Best Actor 16 years or younger went to Matthew Kaney for his portrayal of Toad…
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Erwin Awards – Season 28
ERWIN awards for the 2001/2002 Season were named at the Restaurant of the Cherokees on September 21, 2002. Peggy Kaney, director of last year’s ERWIN AWARD winner for Best Production served as the master of ceremonies. Johathan Brown provided the entertainment with several songs, including “Jambalaya”. The restaurant was decorated with a Mardi Gras theme to kick off the new season with Steel Magnolias, which is set in Louisiana. Best Production Greetings!directed by Mike Phillips Best Actress Alicia WhelanAnd Then They Came for Me Best Actor Jeff Juby Greetings! Best Actress 16 Yrs or Younger Chandra WestFinal Dress Rehearsal Best Actor 16 Yrs or Younger Matthew Kaney James and the Giant Peach Best…
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Erwin Awards – Season 43
Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. recently held the annual ERWIN Awards banquet at Cherokee Nation Ballroom. The awards are named for one of the founding members, Dr. Erwin Turner. This year the theme was “A Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, and Spooky Evening” in reference to the fall musical The Addams Family. Guests were encouraged to wear black because it is such a happy color. The event was catered by Everything Nice by Colene. The winners of the 43rd Season are back row from left to right: Bryn Smith, Steve Ball, Jenifer Rogers, Peggy Kaney, Criss Pearson, Sandra Becker, and Patsy Clifford. Front row: Amy Best, Brandi Barnett, Lucas Foster, Vanessa Mc Inness,…