Appleseed Productions

And the winner is...

 

Below is a listing of the many awards Appleseed Productions has been nominated for and/or won, including the Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT), Syracuse Area Live Theater Youth (SALTY) Awards, and the Theater Association of New York State (TANYS).

2008

SALT Award Winners

Gerrit Vander Werff, Jr.

People's Choice Actor of the Year

Paul Gundersen

Supporting Actor of the Year in a Musical


SALT Award Nominations

Musical of the Year

  • 1776

Director of the Year of a Play

  • Jon Wilson (The Diviners and Sorry! Wrong Chimney!)

Director of the Year of a Musical

  • Dustin M. Czarny (1776)

Musical Director of the Year

  • Colette Hebert (1776, plus The Fantasticks for The Wit's End Players)

Costumer of the Year

  • John Poorman (The Octette Bridge Club)

Supporting Actor of the Year in a Musical

  • Paul Gundersen (1776)

Non-Performing Person of the Year

  • Navroz Dabu (Scenic Designer for The Dragon, as well as designer for many other companies)

  • Debra Ritchey (Costumer for Our Town and Sorry! Wrong Chimney!, as well as costumer for many other companies)

People's Choice Production of the Year

  • 1776

People's Choice Actress of the Year

  • Patricia Elise Catchouny (1776)

  • Nora O'Dea (The Octette Bridge Club, plus The Cocktail Hour and Michael and Elizabeth, Vivian and Pete for Salt City Center, and Steel Magnolias for Theatre '90)

People's Choice Actor of the Year

  • Paul Gundersen (1776, The Dragon, Our Town, and Playing With Fire (after Frankenstein))

  • Gerrit Vander Werff, Jr. (Our Town and Sorry! Wrong Chimney!, plus Chess for simply new theatre)

Sandra C. Haase Memorial Award

  • Patricia Elise Catchouny (Performer for 1776, Box Office Manager for The Diviners, The Dragon, Playing With Fire (after Frankenstein), and Sorry! Wrong Chimney!)

  • Binaifer Dabu (Performer for The Dragon, as well as many other positions for other companies)

  • Debra Ritchey (Costumer for Our Town and Sorry! Wrong Chimney!, as well as costumer for many other companies)

2007

SALTY Award Winners

The Diviners

Best Play Community Theater

Katelyn Remington (The Diviners)

Best Actress Community Theater Play

Navzad N. Dabu (The Diviners)

Best Actor Community Theater Play

Jane Garlow (The Diviners)

Best Supporting Actress Community Theater Play

Navzad N. Dabu, Katelyn Remington, Jon Wilson,

and Jane Garlow display the four awards won for

The Diviners at the second annual SALTY Awards.


SALT Award Winners

Sharee Lemos

Director of the Year - Musical


SALT Award Nominations

Musical of the Year

  • The Spitfire Grill

Leading Actress of the Year in a Musical

  • Katie Lemos (The Spitfire Grill)

Supporting Actress of the Year in a Musical

  • Kathryn Guyette-Graham (The Spitfire Grill, plus The Full Monty for The Talent Co.)

  • Pat Stone (The Spitfire Grill)

Leading Actress of the Year in a Play

  • Nora O'Dea (Victim, plus Dead Pull Hitter for The ACME Mystery Co. and Marriage is Murder for Salt City Center)

Supporting Actress of the Year in a Play

  • Binaifer Dabu (Playing Doctor and Whose Life Is It Anyway?, plus Harvey for Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)

Supporting Actor of the Year in a Play

  • Dan Stevens (Prelude to a Kiss, plus Moon Over Buffalo for Theatre '90)

Director of the Year of a Musical

  • Sharee Lemos (The Spitfire Grill, plus Hello Dolly! for The Talent Co.)

People's Choice Production of the Year

  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?

People's Choice Actor of the Year

  • Gerrit Vander Werff, Jr. (The Antics of Romantics and Playing Doctor)

Sandra C. Haase Memorial Award

  • Beth Cox

  • Barry Nicholas

TANYS Merit Award Winners

Playing With Fire (after Frankenstein)
  • Meritorious Award in Acting to Alan D. Stillman for his portrayal of “The Creature.”

  • Meritorious Achievement for Sound and Stage Effects to the Production Team.

1776
  • Excellence in Acting to Paul Gundersen as "Benjamin Franklin."

  • Excellence in Acting to Mark Allen Holt as "John Dickinson."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Patricia Elise Catchouny as "Abigail Adams."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Jesse Navagh as "The Courier."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Terence LaCasse as "Richard Henry Lee."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Costuming to Elisabeth Holmes, Lead Costumer and her Team: Harlow Kisselstein, Capri Merrifield, Patricia O’Rourke, and Jeanette Reyner

The Dragon
  • Meritorious Award in Acting to Ted Davenport as "The Mayor."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Scenic Design to Navroz N. Dabu.

The Octette Bridge Club
  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Angela Newman as "Betsy."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Work to the Cast.

The Diviners
  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Karen Langston as "Norma Henshaw."

  • Meritorious Achievement in Visual Impact to Jon Wilson.

  • Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Work to the Company.

2006

SALTY Award Winners

Spider's Web

Best Play Community Theater

Jane Garlow (Spider's Web)

Best Actress Community Theater Play


SALT Award Nominations

Actress of the Year in a Play

  • Binaifer Dabu (Visit to a Small Planet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Karel Čapek's R.U.R.)

  • Shannon Tompkins (To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday)

Actor of the Year in a Play

  • Andy Godwin (Karel Čapek's R.U.R., plus The Gin Game for Opening Night Productions)

  • Tom Minion (Visit to a Small Planet, plus Looking for Normal for Rarely Done Productions)

  • Jon Wilson (Much Ado About Nothing and Spider's Web, plus Noises Off for The Talent Co. and Death Takes a Cruise for The ACME Mystery Co.)

Director of the Year of a Play

  • Linda Lance (The Shadow Box and To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday, plus Looking for Normal for Rarely Done Productions)

  • William Edward White (Karel Čapek's R.U.R.)


TANYS Merit Award Winners

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Greg Holtham as "Ken Harrison"

  • Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Work to Cast and Crew.

 

2005

SALT Award Winners

Children of a Lesser God

Non-Musical of the Year

Sharee Lemos

Director of the Year

Shannon Tompkins

Non-Performing Person of the Year (Choreography)

Bill Molesky

People's Choice Actor of the Year

Articles

Post-StandardSyracuse New Times


SALT Award Nominations

Non-Musical of the Year

  • Children of a Lesser God

  • Moreau

Actress of the Year

  • Binaifer Dabu (Moreau, plus Curtain Up On Murder for Encore Productions)

  • Sarah Dadey (Children of a Lesser God)

  • Dani Gottuso (I'll Be Seeing You, plus My Fair Lady for The Wit's End Players)

Actor of the Year

  • Bill Molesky (The Lion in Winter and I'll Be Seeing You, plus Dickens of a Christmas for Salt City Center and The Laramie Project for Syracuse Civic Theatre)

  • Joe Pierce (Children of a Lesser God, I Hate Hamlet, and I'll Be Seeing You)

Director of the Year

  • Sharee Lemos (Children of a Lesser God and I Hate Hamlet)

Music Director of the Year

  • Lou Lemos (I'll Be Seeing You)

Non-Performing Person of the Year

  • Shannon Tompkins (High Society and I'll Be Seeing You, plus Funny Girl for The Talent Co.)

People's Choice Actress of the Year

  • Dani Gottuso (I'll Be Seeing You, plus My Fair Lady for The Wit's End Players)

People's Choice Actor of the Year

  • Bill Molesky (The Lion in Winter and I'll Be Seeing You, plus Dickens of a Christmas for Salt City Center and The Laramie Project for Syracuse Civic Theatre)


TANYS Merit Award Winners

The Shadow Box
  • Excellence in Acting to Kate Huddleston as "Beverly"

  • Excellence in Acting to Mark Eischen as "Mark"

  • Outstanding Achievement in Acting to Anne Fitzgerald as "Felicity"

  • Meritorious Achievement to the Company for Keeping Their Focus and Composure While Being Dive Bombed by a Stage-Struck Wild Bird.

 

2004

SALT Award Winner

The Foreigner

Non-Musical of the Year

The Foreigner Assistant Director Tina Lee Hutchison and Director Jon Wilson at the first annual SALT Awards

Syracuse New Times Article


SALT Award Nominations

Non-Musical of the Year

  • The Dining Room

  • The Foreigner

  • A Shayna Maidel

Director of the Year

  • Jon Wilson (The Foreigner)


TANYS Merit Award Winners

Moreau
  • Excellence in Direction and Production Design to William Edward White

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Mark Allen Holt as "Edward Prendick"

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Andy Godwin as "Moreau"

  • Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Binafer Dabu as "M'Ling"

A Shayna Maidel
  • Outstanding Ensemble Award. to the cast and crew of A Shayna Maidel
The Lion in Winter
  • Outstanding Acting to Bill Molesky for his portrayal of "Henry II, King of England"

  • Excellence in Production Concept and Execution to John Poorman, Jennifer Perkins, Dan Randall, William Edward White

  • Meritorious Achievement to Rachael Mauer for her portrayal of "Alais, a French Princess"

2003

TANYS Merit Award Winners

The Dining Room
  • Excellence in Acting to David Tobin in his nine roles as 1st Actor

  • Excellence in Acting to Lisa Coombs in her ten roles as 2nd Actress

  • Excellence in Acting to Doug Rougeux in his roles as "Michael" and "Standish"

  • Meritorious Achievement to JoAnne Simiele for her portrayal of "Aunt Harriet"

  • Meritorious Achievement to Melissa Kuersteiner for her portrayal of "Meg"

A Shayna Maidel
  • Meritorious Achievement to Appleseed Productions for bringing a portion of the Holocaust display to Syracuse

  • Meritorious Achievement to Theresa M. Constantine for her portrayal of "Lusia Pechenik"

  • Meritorious Achievement to Neal M. Hoffman for his portrayal of "Mordechai Weiss"

The Use of Memory
  • Excellence in Acting to Jennie Russo for her work in Two Step and The Unfamiliar Name

2000

TANYS Merit Award Winners

George Washington Slept Here
  • Outstanding Acting to Dan Randall in his role as "Mr. Kimber"

  • Outstanding Acting to Eric Feldstein in his role as "Clayton Evans"

  • Outstanding Performance to Madelyn Boynton as "Annabelle Fuller"

  • Outstanding Collaboration and Achievement in Special Effects to Matthew Klucznik and Richard Boynton (Set Designers) and Drew C. Scharoun (Lighting and Sound Designer)

  • Outstanding Costume Design to Jennifer Perkins

  • Outstanding Creation of a Storm to Dan "Rainmaker" Randall and Drew "Lighting" Scharoun

1999

TANYS Merit Award Winners

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
  • Outstanding Ensemble to the Director and Cast
  • Outstanding Program Content to Appleseed Productions - Jon Wilson, Program Designer
Three One Acts on a Winter's Evening
  • Outstanding Lighting Effects to Michael Shay for The Devil and Daniel Webster
  • Outstanding Ensemble Work for Cast and Crew of The Midlife Crisis of Dionysus
  • Outstanding Performance to Paul Gundersen for his role of "Dionysus" in The Midlife Crisis of Dionysus
  • Outstanding Performance to Mark Allen Holt for his role of "Scratch" in The Devil and Daniel Webster

1996

TANYS Festival Award Winners

Marvin's Room
  • Best Long Production to Marvin's Room

  • Best Actress to Lesley Kennedy

 
 

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