CHATHAM COMMUNITY PLAYERS HONORED WITH 16 PERRY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Further attesting to the robust community theater in Essex and Morris counties, congratulations are in order to the Chatham Community Players, who were honored with 16 2010 Perry Award Nominations for their productions of Jersey Voices, The Graduate, The Pillowman and OLIVER!. The awards dinner will be held on September 19, 2010, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Somerset.

CCP was honored in the following categories:

• OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A PLAY: Sean Hennessy, The Pillowman
• OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A PLAY: Fran Harrison, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL: Fran Harrison, OLIVER!
• OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Bob Pridham, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY: Chris Furlong, Producer / Bob Pridham Director, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Matthew J. Cronin, The Graduate; Rick Holloway, The Pillowman
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Julie Waldman-Stiel, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Christina Ryan, OLIVER!
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Peter Horn, The Pillowman; Michael King, The Pillowman
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Elizabeth Royce, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Elliot T. Schulz, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Natalia Blanco, The Graduate
• OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Brielle Raddi, The Pillowman
• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY: Bob Denmark, Producer/Arnold Buchiane, Director/ Cynthia Wiese-Manno, Director/ Joanne Lopresti Scanlon, Director/Sherrie Ahlin, Director/ Mark C. Phelan, Director/ Don Howes, Director/ Constantine Kitsopoulos, Musical Director, Jersey Voices 2009

The NJACT (New Jersey Association of Community Theaters) Perry Awards are given for outstanding achievements in community theater. At the beginning of each season, NJACT member theaters submit their shows for award consideration. Two reviewers attend each production and evaluate all on-stage aspects of the performance.

NJACT bestows Perry Awards in 33 performance and technical categories. Candidates with the top seven scores in each category are considered nominees. The candidate with the highest score in each category receives the Perry Award. There are also four Special Perry Awards available each year at the discretion of the NJACT Board of Directors. They are the Community Theater of the Year Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the David P. McMenemie Award, and the Perry Award for Outstanding Stage Management.