Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre took the most awards of the night for the revival of the Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas show (Production-Musical, Director-Musical for Fred Anzevino and Brenda Didier, Principal Actress for Kelli Harrington, Supporting Actor for Justin Adair, Music Director for Jeremy Ramey and, in a new award recognition, Dialect Coach for Eva Breneman).
The Hypocrites' avant-garde play Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses earned four awards for Production-Play, Director and New Adaptation for Sean Graney, and Lighting Design for Jared Moore. Punk Rock by Griffin Theatre Company won the Ensemble award, Director-Play for Jonathan Berry, plus Principal Actor-Play for Joey DeBettencourt.
Two plays won the in the category of New Work: Shepsu Aakhu's Speaking in Tongues: The Chronicles of Babel (by MPAACT) and Deirdre O'Connor's Assisted Living (Profiles Theatre).
2012 Non-Equity Jeff Award Recipients
PRODUCTION – PLAY
Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses — The Hypocrites PRODUCTION – MUSICAL
The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
DIRECTOR – PLAY
Jonathan Berry — Punk Rock — Griffin Theatre Company
Sean Graney — Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses — The Hypocrites
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
Fred Anzevino and Brenda Didier — The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ENSEMBLE
Punk Rock — Griffin Theatre Company
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Joey DeBettencourt — Punk Rock — Griffin Theatre Company
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Chuck Sisson — The Baker's Wife — Circle Theatre
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Jacqueline Grandt — Bug — Redtwist Theatre
Melanie Keller — East of Berlin & The Russian Play — Signal Ensemble Theatre
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Kelli Harrington — The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Aaron Kirby — Dark Play or Stories for Boys — Collaboraction
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Justin Adair — The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Sasha Gioppo — Red Light Winter — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Dana Tretta — Pippin — Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
NEW WORK
Shepsu Aakhu — Speaking in Tongues: The Chronicles of Babel — MPAACT
Deirdre O'Connor — Assisted Living — Profiles Theatre
NEW ADAPTATION
Sean Graney — Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses — The Hypocrites
Blake Montgomery — Moby-Dick — The Building Stage
CHOREOGRAPHY
Kevin Bellie — Urinetown the Musical — Circle Theatre
ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Ovidiu Iloc — The Word Progress on My Mother's Lips Doesn't Ring True — Trap Door Theatre
Kevin O'Donnell — Moby-Dick — The Building Stage
MUSIC DIRECTION
Jeremy Ramey — The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN
Amanda Rozmiarek — The Price — Raven Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jared Moore — Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses — The Hypocrites
COSTUME DESIGN
Jesus Perez — Urinetown the Musical — Circle Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
Christopher Kriz — Opus — Redtwist Theatre
FIGHT DESIGN
Matt Hawkins — Cyrano — The House Theatre of Chicago
DIALECT COACHING
Eva Breneman — The Light in the Piazza — Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION
Casey Baker, Kevin O'Donnell and Mike Przygoda — Percussion — Moby-Dick — The Building Stage
Zhanna Bullock — Music Coach — Opus — Redtwist Theatre
In the season ended March 31, 2012, the Jeff Awards Committee judged the opening nights of 154 Non-Equity productions from 71 Non-Equity producing organizations. Of these, 64 productions were recommended by the opening night judges and became eligible for nominations.
The Jeff Equity Awards are handed out in the fall.