The Desert Theatre League annually honors both Hi- and Low-Desert Theaters with its Star Awards. This season’s nominees include 64 nods for Hi-Desert productions. The Hi-Desert theaters include Groves Cabin Theatre, Theatre 29, Thought Theatre, and the Hi-Desert Cultural Center. In a two-part story we’ll share the Hi-Desert nominees. Rebecca Havely has the Theatre 29 nominations…
Theatre 29 garnered 12 total nominations for DTL awards.
- The musical “Oklahoma” has three nods: Charles Harvey for directing; Kathryn Ferguson for musical direction; and lead actor, Scott Clinkscales.
- The staged reading of “A Twisted Christmas Carol” also has three: for director Gary Daigneault and lead actors Charles Harvey and Cindy Daigneault.
- Eddie Tucker gets a nod for directing the comedy “Harvey.”
- Carly Bateman for Outstanding Juvenile in the title role of the musical “Annie.”
- “The Murder Room” has two supporting actress nominees: Marty Neider and Ashley Collins.
- Earl Childs is up for supporting actor in the comedy “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” and singer Robin Wilson for lead performer in the cabaret “Mis-Cast: Part Deux.”
The Groves Cabin Theatre has 13 total DTL nominations.
- For the one act “Shock of Recognition,” director Cheryl McGuire and lead actor Abe Daniels are nominated.
- For Outstanding Production of a Drama, “Pie in the Sky” is nominated, as well as its director, Rebecca Havely and actresses Joy Groves and Vicky Montgomery.
- For Overall Production of a One Act, “I’m Herbert” is nominated, as well as its director Cheryl McGuire and both lead actors Joy Groves and Les Taylor.
- “American Buffalo” is up for outstanding direction by Abe Daniels, supporting actor Aidan Bosworth and sound design by Frances Wright.
In part two of this story we’ll share the nominations for Thought Theatre and the Hi-Desert Cultural Center productions.
https://deserttheatreleague.org/2019-nominees#5f4ae350-6e75-4bbf-a911-455935ea2a89
