STORER BOONE THEATRE AWARDS PRESENTED AT LE CHAT NOIR

     The 14th Annual Storer Boone Theatre Awards were presented tonight at le chat noir honoring the best in local theater during the calendar year of 2005.
     Nine theatrical organizations in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes received awards in the 29 competitive categories, led by Rivertown Repertory Theater of Kenner with 6.  They were closely followed by Tulane Summer Lyric Theater with 5 and the Shakespeare Festival At Tulane with 4.
     Leaders amongst individuals were Lara Grice with 3, and Gary Rucker and Ricky Graham with 2 each.  The late Gavin Mahlie received the Best Actor In A Comedy Boonie for The Merchant Of Venice.
     Becky Allen was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Shirl Cieutat.
     Uncle Wayne Daigrepont paid tribute to the late Storer Boone.
     The combined Arthur Tong Unsung Hero/Humanitarian Award was dedicated to the New Orleans Theater Community at large for surviving and persevering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
 

The complete list of winners is as follows:

 Drama:    The Cripple Of Inishmaan  -  The NOLA Project
 Actor - Drama:   Jimmy Murphy  -  The Golden Age
 Actress  Drama:  Janet Shea  -  The Cripple Of Inishmaan
 Supporting Actor  Drama: Dane Rhodes  -  The Vulgar Soul
 Supporting Actress  Drama: Lara Grice  -  Othello
 Director Of A Drama:  Stocker Fontelieu  -  The Golden Age
 Comedy:   I'm Still Here, Me  -  Ricky Graham & le chat noir
 Actor  Comedy:  Gavin Mahlie  -  The Merchant Of Venice
 Actress  Comedy:  Lara Grice  -  The Merchant Of Venice
 Supporting Actor  Comedy: Tony Molina  -  The Merchant Of Venice
 Supporting Actress  Comedy: Ann Casey  -  Talking Heads
 Director Of A Comedy:  Ricky Graham  -  I?m Still Here, Me
 Musical:   Big River  -  Rivertown Repertory Theater
 Actor  Musical:  Scott Sauber  -  Big River
 Actress Musical:  Lara Grice  -  Oh, Coward!
 Supporting Actor ? Musical: Gary Rucker  -  Big River
 Supporting Actress ? Musical: Chase Kamata  -  West Side Story
 Director Of A Musical:  Gary Rucker  -  Big River
 Musical Direction:  Leonard Raybon  -  West Side Story
 Choreography:   Ed Kresley  -  West Side Story
 Set Design:   Chad Talkington  -  Big River
 Lighting Design:  Dan Zimmer  -  Candide
 Costume Design:  Roy Haylock, Carolyn Casey Barrois, Cecile Casey Covert, 
                                   Linda Fried, Charlotte Lang, Bob Bruce  -  Pageant
 Sound Design:   Stewart Becnel  -  Wonderful Town
 Original Play:   Ricky Graham  -  I?m Still Here, Me
 Performance By A Child: David Bologna  -  Seussical: The Musical
 Children's Play:  Pinocchio  -  Imagine Theater Of Rivertown
 Stage Manager:  Brynn Baudier
 Theater Of The Year:  Southern Repertory Theater
    

The co-hosts of the evening were Barbara Motley of le chat noir and Charlie Farve Hayes of Drama!  Entertainment was provided by Anais Patterson and Harry Mayronne, Jr., from Tulane Summer Lyric?s Show Boat; Amy Alvarez and Butch Caire from Rivertown?s South Pacific; Stacy Taliancich, Matthew Mikal, and Wayne Daigrepont from the Actor?s Theater of New Orleans? June With Judy; and Alex Martinez Wallace and Will Connolly of the NOLA Project.
   

  As always at le chat noir, the presentation was much aided by the technical wizardry of Su Gonczy and Jason Knobloch.