SEQUIM — In a local version of the Academy Awards, voting is open now for Best Production, Best Lead Actress, Best Lead Actor, Best Ensemble, Best Director and other honors from the past year’s offerings from the Readers Theatre Plus troupe.
These are the Dewey Awards, prizes named after local musical conductor and actor Dewey Ehling, and they’re open to theater-goers who have attended various Readers Theatre Plus shows since April 2012.
Voters are asked to cast their ballots by Saturday, June 22, in time for the ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. June 30.
The Dewey Awards will be presented after the final performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” a Readers Theatre Plus production coming later this month to the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road.
“The Mikado,” directed by Ehling, will have a two-weekend run at the Schoolhouse: June 21-23 and June 28-30.
Tickets will be $15 at the door or two for $25 if purchased in advance at Pacific Mist Books, 121 W. Washington St., or Odyssey Books, 114 W. Front St., Port Angeles.
As with all Readers Theatre Plus shows, ticket proceeds will benefit local charities.
“The Mikado’s” beneficiaries are the Peninsula Singers ensemble, the Sequim Museum & Arts Center and Readers Theatre Plus scholarships for local high school students.
Dewey Awards ballots, meanwhile, may be emailed to sfx@wavecable.com or sent to RT+, 1291 Thornton Drive, Sequim, WA 98382.
And the nominees are:
Best Production
“The Last Lifeboat”
“Lombardi”
“Yeomen of the Guard”
“Cottonpatch Gospel”
“Movies and Their Music II”
“The Shadow Box”
Best Director
Jim Dries, “The Last Lifeboat”
Jim Dries, “Lombardi”
Dewey Ehling, “Yeomen of the Guard”
Ric Munhall and Dewey Ehling, “Cottonpatch Gospel”
Janice Parks and Dewey Ehling, “Movies and Their Music II”
Pat Owens, “The Shadow Box”
Best Lead Actor
Ric Munhall, “Yeomen of the Guard”
Pat Owens, “The Last Lifeboat”
Vern Frykholm, “Lombardi”
Brian Doig, “Yeomen of the Guard”
Ric Munhall, “Movies and Their Music II”
Best Lead Actress
Phyllis Rainwater, “Lombardi”
Shelley Taylor, “The Last Lifeboat”
Kristen LaMoure, “The Last Lifeboat”
Best Supporting Actor
John Silver, “Yeomen of the Guard”
Rob Sommers, “Lombardi”
Jeff Clinton, “Lombardi”
Jonas Brown, “Lombardi”
Joel Yelland, “Lombardi”
Aaron Barnes, “The Last Lifeboat”
Milton Patrie, “The Last Lifeboat”
Arie Vlaardingerbroek, “The Last Lifeboat”
Best Supporting
Actress
Bonnie Christianson, “Yeomen of the Guard”
Dani Keller, “Cottonpatch Gospel”
Becky Horst, “Lombardi”
Danae Johnson, “The Last Lifeboat”
Sadie Wood, “The Last Lifeboat”
Best Ensemble
“Cottonpatch Gospel”: Aaron Barnes, Dewey Ehling, Dani Keller, John Silver
“The Shadow Box”: Michael Aldrich, Barbara Drennan, Jim Dries, Carol Swarbrick Dries, Debbie Leach, Ric Munhall, Pat Owens, James Simonson, Grace Yelland
“Movies and Their Music II”: Cheryl Bell, Bud Davies, Breva Funston, Carl Honore, Barbara Hughes, Dani Keller, Valerie Lape, Anneka Morgan, Karla Messerschmidt-Morgan, Ric Munhall, Janice Parks, Trent Pomeroy, Karen Pritchard, John Silver
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Ballots must be sent by midnight June 22.
For more information about the Dewey Awards, “The Mikado” and other Readers Theatre Plus activities, see www.Readers
TheatrePlus.com or phone 369-797-3337.
