The Gaslight Theatre put out the following press release regarding their Charlie Awards. Gaslight Theatre Presents Its Annual Charlie Awards Amidst a crowd of theatre volunteers and patrons, Gaslight Theatre presented its 50th Charlie Awards Saturday August 27, 2022 at the Stride Bank Center.
The annual awards ceremony recognizes the shows, directors, actors, tech crews and all those who work to make community theatre in Enid possible. This year’s awards recognized shows for the 2021-2022 season.
Winners were as follows:
Best Featured Actor — Brooke Phillips as Miss Andrew, Fannie, Chimney Sweep in “Mary
Poppins“
Best Comedy Ensemble – The Players from “Clue on Stage“ (Chad Swanson as Colonel
Mustard
Alex Johnson as Mr. Green, Jason Ogg as Professor Plum, Katie Pearce as Mrs. White,
Christianne Chase as Mrs. Peacock, and Angela Gallagher as Miss Scarlet)
Best Cameo Actor in a Comedy — Jacob Hassler as Cat & the Fiddle, Humpty Dumpty,
Flower, Jack, and villager in “Puss in Boots “
Best Cameo Actress in a Comedy — Emily M. Nelson as The Cook in “Clue on Stage“
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy — Brooke Phillips as Ariel in “The Tempest“
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy — Chad Swanson as Algernon Moncrief in “The
Importance of Being Earnest“
Best Actor in a Comedy — Jason Maly as Wadsworth in “Clue on Stage“
Best Actress in a Comedy — Brooke Phillips as Gwendolyn Fairfax in “The Importance of
Being Earnest“
Best Drama Ensemble – The Shadow Cast from “The Pillowman” (Debbie Lack-Swindell,
Denise Ritchie, Adi Betz, Lily Loughman, and JuliaAnn Thomas)
Best Cameo Actress in a Drama — Lauren Keller as Little Green Girl in “The Pillowman“
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama — Daniel Rios as Michael Katurian in “The Pillowman“
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama — Courtney Strzinek as Detective Ariel in “The
Pillowman“
Best Actor in a Drama — Christopher McDaniel as Katurian in “The Pillowman“
Best Actress in a Drama — Carmen Ball as Detective Tupolski in “The Pillowman“
Best Musical Ensemble – The Ensemble from “Mary Poppins” (Brooke Phillips, Gabi Nelson,
Max Samara Koehn, Cooper McKee, Dana Guinn, Dridyn Gee, Jacob Hassler, Harrison Lyon,
Sophia Arnold, Sisaly Hepner, Delaney Caruthers, Kadee Jo Ransom, Aaliyah Hopper, and Eli
Corderman)
Best Cameo Actor in a Musical — Harrison Lyon as Neleus and Valentine in “Mary Poppins“
Best Cameo Actress in a Musical — Delaney Caruthers as Bird Woman in “Mary Poppins“
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical — Oaklee Fielder as George Banks in “Mary Poppins“
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical — Kenzi Cronkhite as Winifred Banks in “Mary Poppins“
Best Actor in a Musical — Teegin Hacker as Bert in “Mary Poppins“
Best Actress in a Musical — Jersey Garrett as Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins“
Outstanding Teen Performance — Sophia Arnold as Mad Woman in “Fright Night“
Outstanding Teen Performance — Jersey Garrett as Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins“
Outstanding Teen Performance — Teegin Hacker as Bert in “Mary Poppins “
Outstanding Teen Performance — Brooke Phillips as Miss Andrew in “Mary Poppins“
Bobbi Donaldson Teen Service Award — Dylan Moser
Rising Star — James Harvey and Lindy Pitts
Gene Nash Scholarship — Jersey Garrett and Teegin Hacker
Ron O’Neal Friend of the Theatre Award — Catina Sundvall
Gene Riggs Technical Award — Evan Chermack
The Toddy — Kian Ogg
Best Special Production — “War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast“ directed by Chad
Swanson
Best Comedy — “Clue on Stage“ directed by Charlet Ringwald
Best Drama — “The Pillowman“ directed by Blake Recknagel
Best Musical — “Mary Poppins“ directed by Catina Sundvall
Best Show — “Mary Poppins“ directed by Catina Sundvall
