OCTA Awards
FCT won the following awards when we showcased an excerpt from the past season at the 2010 Northwest Regional Ohio Community Theatre Association Festival:
Excellence in Ensemble -- Cast and dressers of A Tuna Christmas
Merit in Costuming -- Sue Stotz
Merit in Acting -- Michael PJ Foos
Merit in Acting -- Tim Bolton
1997 Art Rouse Memorial Attendance Award
1999 Northwest Region OCTA Patron Program Leader
2009-2010 Laurel Awards
The 2009-2010 FCT Laurel Awards ceremony took place on June 19th at the Fremont Federation of Women home. Taking the top honor, the coveted Stanley Award, for the fourth straight year was FCT Chairman of the Board Mitch Antesky!
Beauty and the Beast - (Teen Theatre) directed by Randy Brown
Laurels: Mitch Antesky, Amanda Brown, Linda & Robert Bell, Brandon Wurgess, Kayla Haase, Aaron Brown, Trent Smith, Nathan Wright, Nick Gallagher
Hardys: Josh Heard, Carl Spears
Hoodwinked - directed by Mitch Antesky
Laurels: Brittney Forster, Amanda Burris, Hilary Frater, Ethan Mandeville
Hardys: Brian Knaup, Tim Bolton, Jeff Buchanan
A Tuna Christmas - directed by Pete Lowry
Laurels: Judy Smith, Sue Stotz, Mitch Antesky, Tim Bolton, Michael PJ Foos
Hardys: Scott Havice, Delilah Foos, Charles Hayward, Donna Wollenslegel
The Kitchen Witches - directed by Dan Henning
Laurels: Sue Stotz, Mitch Antesky, Brittney Forster, John Carroll, Mindie Ottney, Brandon Wurgess, Tracy Armentrout
Hardys: Brittney Forster
The Dixie Swim Club - directed by Judy Smith
Laurels: Brittney Forster, Amanda Burris, Sue Stotz, Karen Langley, Laura Pinkston
Hardys: Bob Ammanniti, David Hill
2007-10 Stanley Award Winner Mitchell Antesky
The Wizard of Oz - directed by Randy Brown
Laurels: Kendra Keegan, Pete Lowry, Delilah Foos, Lizzie Cornicelli, Brant Gibson, Jeff Buchanan, Scott Havice, Tim Bolton, Janet Wilcox, Mary Jo Foos
Hardys: Hilary Frater, Steve Oberst
Outstanding Business: Jason Holland Photography
Outstanding New Member: Hilary Frater
Outstanding Orchestra Member: Ethan Mandeville
Stanley Award: Mitchell Antesky
Audience Choice Awards
Beauty and the Beast: Zachary Purney
Hoodwinked: Brittney Forster
A Tuna Christmas: Michael PJ Foos as Charlene Bumiller
Kitchen Witches: Brandon Wurgess
Dixie Swim Club: Mandy Burris
Wizard of Oz: Hayley Mancini
Anita Awards
Throughout the evening we were also treated to several awards in a variety of interesting "you had to be there" categories, as well as some off-the-wall show titles from Messrs. Foos and Antesky. The "winners":
John Carroll...costuming, the dirty jobs
Brittney Forster...costuming, the big jobs
Pete Lowry...special FX, props
Scott Havice...special FX, visual
Cheryl Bolton...special FX, sound
Dan Henning...special FX, set construction/decorating
Nick Gallagher...special FX, make-up
Hank Povolny....special FX, underachievement
