Top honors for outstanding play and musical went to Redtwist Theatre for Tracy Letts' Man from Nebraska and The Hypocrites' fresh take on Cabaret, which featured actress Jessie Fisher as the traditionally male Emcee, garnering her the award for Principal Actress in a Musical. Cabaret earned five awards, the most for any show.
In the New Work category, Emily Schwartz took home the Jeff for The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen, produced by The Strange Tree Group.
2011 NON-EQUITY JEFF AWARD RECIPIENTS
PRODUCTION - PLAY
Man from Nebraska - Redtwist Theatre
PRODUCTION - MUSICAL
Cabaret - The Hypocrites DIRECTOR - PLAY (Tie)
Jimmy McDermott - The Three Faces of Dr. Cripppen - The Strange Tree Group
James Palmer – The Love of the Nightingale – Red Tape Theatre
DIRECTOR - MUSICAL (Tie)
Brenda Didier - Cats - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre i/a/w Michael James
Matt Hawkins - Cabaret - The Hypocrites
ENSEMBLE
Shakespeare's King Phycus - The Strange Tree Group i/a/w The Lord Chamberlain's Men
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - PLAY
Chuck Spencer - Man from Nebraska - Redtwist Theatre
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - MUSICAL
Andrew Mueller – Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY (Tie)
Caroline Neff - The Brief History of Helen of Troy - Steep Theatre Company
Nicole Wiesner – The First Ladies – Trap Door Theatre
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - MUSICAL
Jessie Fisher - Cabaret - The Hypocrites
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - PLAY
Brian Parry - Shining City - Redtwist Theatre
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - MUSICAL
Courtney Crouse – Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - PLAY
Sara Pavlak - Agnes of God - Hubris Productions
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
Kate Harris - Cabaret - The Hypocrites
NEW WORK
Emily Schwartz - The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen - The Strange Tree Group
NEW ADAPTATION
Robert Kauzlaric - Neverwhere - Lifeline Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Brenda Didier - Cats - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre i/a/w Michael James
ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Chris Gingrich, Henry Riggs, Thea Lux, and Tara Sissom - That Sordid Little Story - The New Colony
MUSIC DIRECTION
Austin Cook – Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre i/a/w Michael James
SCENIC DESIGN
Alan Donahue - Neverwhere - Lifeline Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jared Moore - No Exit - The Hypocrites
COSTUME DESIGN (Tie)
Matt Guthier - Cats - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre i/a/w Michael James
Alison Siple - Cabaret - The Hypocrites
SOUND DESIGN
Mikhail Fiksel - Neverwhere - Lifeline Theatre
ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION
Glen Aduikas, Rick Buesing, Mike Fletcher, Salvador Garcia, Stuart Hecht, David Hyman, Terry Jackson, Don Kerste, Bruce Phillips, Al Schilling, Lisi Stoessel, and Eddy Wright - Robot Design and Engineering - Heddatron - Sideshow Theatre Company
Izumi Inaba - Makeup Design - Cats - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre i/a/w Michael James
