2024-2025 Season Awards
ACT Cincinnati, the Association of Community Theatres of Greater Cincinnati, hosted their annual celebratory banquet on June 21, 2025 to honor and recognize the work done during the 2024- 2025 season.
Congratulations to the cast and crew members who worked so hard on last season's productions. Whether you were personally recognized or not, Footlighters gives you a standing ovation for all of your hard work and extraordinary talent.
Kudos to the 2024- 2025 winners, and to all our cast and crew members!
The Drowsy Chaperone
Excellence in Choreography- Peyton Wright
Excellence in Costume Design- Dennis Murphy & Anne Connor-Stanforth
Excellence in Direction- Dennis Murphy
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Clare Hingsbergen
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Michael Richart
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- James Lindeman
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Kristin Schisler
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Eric Thomas
Excellence in Stage Management- Janet Wisner
Excellence in Dance Execution- James Lindeman & Michael Richart
Excellence in Ensemble- The Cast of 'The Drowsy Chaperone'
Excellence in Lighting Design- Chuck Ingram
Excellence in Lighting Execution- Janet Wisner
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Ben Essex
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Lisa Breithaupt
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Robert Weidle
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Mary Ann Sprague
Excellence in Properties- Suzy Dorward
Excellence in Set Décor- Mackenzie Heuer-Hendren
Excellence in Set Design- Dennis Murphy
Excellence in Vocal Direction- Linda Abbott
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Excellence in Costume Design- Elaine Michael
Excellence in Direction- Megan Horton
Excellence in Lighting Design- Justin T. Fry
Excellence in Musical Direction- Alan Masters
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Dennison Keller
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Justin Reilmann
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Megan Ainsley Schneider
Excellence in Producing- Jennifer Day & Eric Day
Excellence in Set Design- Ryan Oelker
Excellence in Choreography- Kyle Fisher
Excellence in Ensemble- The Brothers
Excellence in Ensemble- The Cast of 'Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Aaron Whitehead
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Alex Shaw
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Michael Richart
Excellence in Orchestral Performance- The Joseph Orchestra
Altar Boyz
Excellence in Direction- Bunny Arszman
Excellence in Musical Direction- George Drewyor
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Christopher Ball
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Michael Richart
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Ray Garcia
Excellence in Orchestral Performance- George Drewyor, Shawn Charton, Christian Arellano, Hayden Floro
Excellence in Producing- Tom Peters & Mary Stone
Excellence in Set Design- Dan Dermody
Excellence in Stage Management- Wendy Williams
Excellence in Choreography- JV Katz
Excellence in Ensemble- The Cast of 'Altar Boyz'
Excellence in House- Cathy Lutts
Excellence in Lighting Design- Beth Boland
Excellence in Lobby Display- Jim Curtis & Jill Herzner
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Alex DeVore
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Jacob Gildenblatt
Excellence in Set Construction- Gregg Dietrich & Crew
Excellence in Set Décor- Wes Ledyard
Excellence in Sound Design- Forrest Goodwin
Excellence in Vocal Direction- Libby Beiting-Lipps
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Excellence in Choreography- Jerry Wiesenhahn & Kimmie Anne Thierauf
Excellence in Costume Design- Carolyn Martinez & Kristie Marasch
Excellence in Dance Execution- Jules Breslin & Kyle Fisher
Excellence in Direction- Jerry Wiesenhahn
Excellence in Ensemble- The Cast of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
Excellence in Lighting Design- Aubrey Wilson
Excellence in Lighting Execution- Natasha Boeckmann, Kelly Holtgrefe, Allison McBride, Kristen Vincenty, and Aubrey Wilson
Excellence in Lobby Display- Ed & Sandy Gates
Excellence in Musical Direction- Charles Wilhelm
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Jen Drake
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Jonathan Cody White
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Kyle Fisher
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Laura Petracco
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Rebecca Wall
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Robert Breslin IV
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Robert Workley
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance- Wayne Wright
Excellence in Orchestral Performance- The Orchestra for 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
Excellence in Overall Performance Quality- The Cast of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
Excellence in Overall Technical Quality- The Crew of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
Excellence in Producing- George Fee & Kristen Vincenty
Excellence in Program- Erica Beimesche
Excellence in Set Décor- Wes Ledyard
Excellence in Set Design- Ryan Oelker
Excellence in Stage Management- Shannon Eaton & Karrie Stoner
Excellence in Video Production Design- Ryan Oelker
