SPARK and Celebrate!

Thanks to everyone who came out to join us this past Saturday, February 28th for our 59th Season Kick-Off Celebration. You all absolutely SPARKled as we mixed, mingled, toasted our 57th and 58th seasons with the OLTie Awards, and looked to the season ahead!

Here is the full list of winners!

2024 (Season 57)

Best Director - Chris Hietikko (Nine)

Best Music Director - Matthew Hosmer (Nine)

Best Choreographer - Louis Bernice (Cinderella)

Best Stage Manager - Jeff Parsons (Nine)

Best Designer - Katie Lupfer, Costume Designer (Nine)

Best Backstage Contribution - Kathleen Ruland, Asst Stage Manager (Nine)

Best Backstage Contribution by a Young Person - Ettie Eggers, Stage Crew (A New Brain, Cinderella, Big Gay Cabaret)

Best Onstage Performance by a Young Person - Marcus Reyes (Nine)

Best Featured Performer in a Play - Dave Toussas, (Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play)

Best Featured Performer in a Musical - Eileen Mager, (Nine)

Best Supporting Performer in a Play nominees - Kay Koch (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Best Supporting Performer in a Musical - TIE!

Jessi Baden (Nine) &

Nikki Simz (Cinderella)

Best Lead Performer in a Play - TIE!

Henry Chiang (A Midsummer Night's Dream) &

Lea Dempsey (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Best Lead Performer in a Musical - Dan Maceyak (Nine)

Best Production of 2024 - Nine - produced by Armanda Cerqueira and Dawn Toussas

2025 (Season 58)

Best Director - Peter Vaiknoras (Jekyll & Hyde)

Musical Director - Stefanos Hunter (Jekyll & Hyde)

Best Choreographer - Nikki Vaiknoras (Jekyll & Hyde)

Best Stage Manager - Ash Torbic (Jekyll & Hyde)

Best Designer - Zach Pizza, Lighting Design (Rock of Ages)

Best Backstage Contribution - Katie Felici, Production Assistant (Rock of Ages)

Best Featured Performer in a Musical - Marc Cruz (Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon)

Best Supporting Performer in a Musical - Dave Toussas (Rock of Ages)

Best Lead Performer in a Play - Natalya "Artemys" Kozlovski (The Wolves)

Best Lead Performer in a Musical - Kari Moloney (Jekyll & Hyde)

Best Production of 2025 - Jekyll & Hyde, produced by Laura Penney Shamir and Nikki Vaiknoras

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!