Awards

DayTony Awards

The DayTony Awards are presented to recognize outstanding performance, whether on stage or behind the scenes at Dayton area theatres. The Lebanon Theatre Company joined the DayTony Awards adjudicaiton process in 2015.

2018

Guys and Dolls
Award of Merit: Costume Design - Carol Rickey & Paula Whitaker
Music Direction - Gina Beck
Award of Merit: Supporting Role - Kevin Wall
Award of Excellence: Supporting Role - Brent Peebles

Almost Maine
Award of Excellence: Supporting Role - Adam Jones
Award of Merit: Supporting Role - Kevin Wall
Award of Merit: Supporting Role - Abby Smith
Award of Merit: Supporting Role - Woodrow Goldsmith
Sound Design - Sam Duncan
Award of Excellence: Lighting Design - Elizabeth Ray
Award of Merit: Direction - Kurt Percy
Award of Merit: Special Effects: Aurora Borealis - Kurt Percy & Elizabeth Ray
Ensemble Cast - Carrie Marie Johnson, Kevin Wall, Nick Kneer, Melissa Kneer, Adam Jones, Woodrow Goldsmith, and Abby Smith

The Foreigner
Award of Merit: Lead Role - Adam Jones as Charlie Baker
Special Categories (Master Builder) - Bob McLain

2017

Nightwatch
Award of Merit for Properties - Alexa Justice
Award of Merit for Set Design - Wayne Dunn
Special Award of Merit - Paula Whitaker

Crimes of the Heart
Award of Excellence for Set Design - Wayne Dunn
Award of Merit for Sound Design - Taylor Mattos
Award of Merit for Costume Design - Carol Rickey
Award of Merit for Lighting Design - Jake Smith
Award of Excellence for Properties - Elizabeth Ray
Award of Excellence in Leading Performance - Elyssa Carmony
Award of Merit in Leading Performance - Tonja Brausch Ruther
Award of Merit for Ensemble - Cast

Leading Ladies of Lebanon
Award of Excellence for Supporting Performance - Kim Toft
Award of Excellence in Costume Design - Carol Rickey & Paula Whitaker

2016

Curtains
Award of Merit for Costumes - Carol Rickey

Willow & I
Award of Merit for Lights - Jake Smith

Murdered to Death
Award of Merit for Set Design - Wayne Dunn

Curtains
Award of Merit for Best Production
Award of Merit for Costumes - Carol Rickey
Award of Merit for Choreography - Karie Lee Sutherland
Award of Merit for Best Supporting Role - Jillian Mitchell
Award of Merit for Best Leading Role - Gina Davidson

2015

Smell of the Kill
Award of Merit for Properties - Tristann Jones
Award of Excellence: forLighting Design - Liz Ray
Award of Excellence for Sound Design - Kurt Percy
Award of Excellence for Scenic Design - Wayne Dunn

Man of La Mancha
Award of Special Recognition for Season's Best Production
Award of Merit for Properties - Tristann Jones and Steven Haines
Award of Merit for Scenic Design - Wayne Dunn and Steven Haines
Award of Excellence for Sound Design - Steven Haines
Award of Excellence for Musical Direction - Jay Mills

Award of Excellence for Performance in Supporting Role as Padre/Prisoner - Wayne Dunn
Award of Excellence for Performance in Supporting Role as Antonia/Prisoner - Julia Abanto-Bethune
Award of Excellence for Performance in Supporting Role as Duke/Dr. Carasco/Knight of the Mirrors - Kurt Percy
Award of Excellence for Performance in Leading Role as Cervantes/Don Quixote - Steven Haines

Orchid Awards / ACT Cincinnati

The Lebanon Theatre Company was a member of the Association of Community Theatres of Greater Cincinnati (ACT) from 1999 to 2014. In 2015, LTC moved adjudication participation from ACT to the DayTonys. In its first year of membership in ACT, LTC won its first three Orchid Awards for its production of Wait Until Dark. Since then, we have received numerous awards for all areas of our work. Below is a listing of our Orchid Awards to date.

2014

Into the Woods

Excellence in Ensemble - Steven Haines and Cast
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Gina Beck
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Amy Eddington-King
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - BJ Simpson
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Kurt Percy
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Brent Hoggat
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Abby Land
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Bryan Wallingford

Lost in Yonkers

Excellence in Acting in a Play - Marilyn Carter
Excellence in Acting in a Play - Cassandra Engber
Excellence in Acting in a Play - BJ Simpson
Excellence in Costumes - Carol Rickey
Excellence in Ensemble - Wayne Dunn and Cast
Excellence in Light Design - Kurt Percy and Elizabeth Ray
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Set Construction - Wayne Dunn and Bob McLain
Excellence in Set Decor - Wayne Dunn and Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Set Design - Wayne Dunn

Over the River and Through the Woods

Over the River and Through the Woods
Excellence in Acting in a Play - Marilyn Carter
Excellence in Acting in a Play - Ryan McAndrews
Excellence in Producing - Kent Hutchinson & Kat McAndrews
Excellence in Properties - Yuki Wang
Excellence in Set Construction - Wayne Dunn, Bob McLain and Crew
Excellence in Decor - Tristann Jones
Excellence in Set Design - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Lobby Display - Joanne Haskins

2013

An Inspector Calls
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The Curious Savage
Direction - Jay Fultz
Acting - Cindy Wilmes
Acting - Paula Whitaker
Acting - Cassandra Engber
Acting - Brian Smith
Acting - Diane Van Weelden
Ensemble - Jay Fultz and Cast
Producing - Georgia Dunn
Set Design - Wayne Dunn
Costumes - Carol Rickey

I Do, I Do!
Set Design - Steven Haines
Set Decor - Kat McAndrews, Iva Perdu, and Liz Ray

2012

Swamp Opera
Ensemble - Brian Smith and Cast
Musical Theatre Performance - Brianna Beckham as Miss Mousey
Musical Theatre Performance - Robbie Blanton as Horace/Raymond
Musical Theatre Performance - Ally Peebles as Miss Goose
Musical Theatre Performance - Chandler Hull as Miss Hen
Set Design - Wayne Dunn

A Catered Affair
Direction - Wayne Dunn
Musical Direction - Jay Mills
Musical Theatre Performance - Dawn Stone as Aggie
Musical Theatre Performance - Ralph Fredericks as Winston
Musical Theatre Performance - Kelsey Celek as Alice
Orchestral Performance - Jay Mills and Orchestra
Producing - Wayne and Georgia Dunn
Properties - Paula Whitaker and Erin Baker
Set Construction - Wayne Dunn, Bob McLain and Crew
Set Décor - Paula Whitaker
Set Design - Wayne Dunn

The Dining Room
Acting in a Play - Wayne Dunn
Acting in a Play - Cindy Wilmes
Direction - Steven Haines
Ensemble - Steven Haines and Cast

Angel Street
Acting in a Play - Tom Dierling as Mr. Manningham
Acting in a Play - Cassandra Engber as Mrs. Manningham
Acting in a Play - Jay Fultz as Rough
Costumes - Carol Rickey
Properties - Kat McAndrews
Set Construction - Wayne Dunn, Bob McLain and Crew
Set Décor - Wayne Dunn and Paula Whitaker
Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

2011

Pal Joey
Excellence in Musical Theatre Peformance - Ernie Rowland
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Linda Dew
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance -Cherie Cooper-Darragh
Excellence in Musical Direction - Jay Mills
Excellence in Producing - Jay Fultz
Excellence in Stage Mgt / Scene Change - Rebecca Smith
Excellence in House - Karen Oehler & Crew

12 Angry Jurors
Excellence in Acting - John Zimkus as "Juror #4"
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Stage Mgt / Scene Change - Carol Gralor

Everybody Loves Opal
Excellence in Acting - Paula Whitaker as "Opal"
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Excellence in Overall Performance Quality - LTC
Excellence in Direction - Abbie Campbell
Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance - Ivy Moody as "Lucy"
Excellence in Ensemble - Abby Campbell & the Cast
Excellence in Orchestral Performance - Jay Mills & Orchestra
Excellence in Stage Mgt / Scene Change - Beth Morgan & Lindsey Young
Excellence in Overall Technical Quality - LTC

2010

Pippin
Excellence in Acting as "Catherine" - Erin Brewer
Excellence in Acting as "Charlemagne" - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in House - Karen Oehler & Paula Fultz
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn, Wayne Dunn, Jay Fultz
Excellence in Special Effects - Brahm Corstanje

2009

You Can't Take It With You
Excellence in Acting as "Essie" - Cindy Wilmes
Excellence in Acting as "Alice" - Michelle MacCutcheon
Excellence in Acting as "Penny Sycamore" - Paula Witaker
Excellence in House - Abbie Campbell
Excellence in Program/Playbill - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Set Construction - Bob McClain & Crew
Excellence in Set Decor - Wayne Dunn & Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

Taking Steps
Excellence in Direction - Jhon Marshall
Excellence in Acting as "Roland" - Brent Peebles
Excellence in Acting as "Leslie Bainbridge" - Brahm Corstanje
Excellence in Acting as "Tristram Watson" - David Vanderhorst
Excellence in Set Construction - Bob McClain & Crew
Excellence in Set Decore - Steve Lautenslager
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

On Golden Pond
Excellence in Acting as "Norman Thayer" - Ernie Rowland
Excellence in Set Decor - Paula Whitaker
Excellence in House - Karen Oehler
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Original Program Art - Marissa Bowers

The World Goes Around
Excellence in Direction - Steven Haines
Excellence in Orchestral Performance - the Orchestra
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Abbie Campbell
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Steven Haines
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Amy Edington-King
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Erin Brewer
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Set Design - Steven Haines
Excellence in Set Decor - Steven Haines & Wayne Dunn
Excellence in House - Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Orignal Program Art - Marissa Bowers

2008

Putting it Together
Excellence in Acting - Brent Peebles
Excellence in Lighting Design - Becky Haines
Excellence in Set Design - Steven Haines
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn

The Most Happy Fella
Excellence in Acting as "Tony" - Jhon Marshall
Excellence in Acting as "Joe" - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting as "Herman" - Eric DeForest
Excellence in Acting as "Cleo" - Abbie Campbell
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

The Glass Menagerie
Excellence in Acting as "Amanda Wingfield" - Linda Dew
Excellence in Set Decor - Wayne & Georgia Dunn and Paula Whitaker
Excellence in House - Jennifer Parrett
Excellence in Producing - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction - Bob McLain
Excellence in Lighting Design - Lynn Dudley and Jim Loesch
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn

Enchanted April
Excellence in Acting as "Mrs. Graves" - Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Acting as "Lotty Wilton" - Cassandra Engber
Excellence in Acting as "Ros Arnott" - Cherie cooper-Darragh
Excellence in Acting as "Caroline Bramble" - Holly Stagnaro
Excellence in Acting as "Costanza" - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Ensemble - Cast of Enchanted April
Excellence in Producing - Paula Fultz
Excellence in Direction - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction - Bob McLain and Crew
Excellence in Set Decor - Jennifer Parrett and Wayne Dunn
Excellence in House - Paula Fultz
Excellence in Lobby Display - Amy Brewer and Bev Gelbert

2007

Steel Magnolias
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Ensemble - Cast
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in House - William Stubbs
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn

School for Scandal
Excellence in Acting as "Joseph Surface" - Jacob Sacksteder
Excellence in Acting as "Charles Surface" - Tom Schneider
Excellence in Acting as "Sir Oliver" - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting as "Mrs. Candor" - Carol Rickey
Excellence in Acting as "Lady Teazle" - Holly Stagnaro
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Stage Management - Leslie Williams
Excellence in Costumes - Carol Rickey, Lori Kaiser, & The Costume Gallery
Excellence in Set Decor - Gerald Miller, Mary Ellen Marzullo, Judith Everett, & Marilyn Haley

2006

See How They Run
Excellence in Acting - Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Acting - Danielle Sprague
Excellence in Acting - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting - Terry Gosdin
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Décor - Karen Miller

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Excellence in Producing - Amy Edington-King
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch

Little Mary Sunshine
Excellence in Acting - Brice Thomas
Excellence in Acting - Kim Toft
Excellence in Acting - Brahm Corstanje
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn, Paula Fultz
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Original Program Art - Marissa Bowers
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Georgia Dunn

2005

Plaza Suite
Excellence in Direction – Randy King and Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Acting as Jesse Kiplinger – Chris Sauby
Excellence in Acting as Muriel Tate – Gretchen Roose
Excellence in Acting as Norma Hubley – Mary Ellen Marzullo
Excellence in Acting as Roy Hubley – Jay Fultz
Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – Cast
Excellence in Producing – Paula Fultz
Excellence in Set Design – Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction – Bob McLain & Crew
Excellence in Set Décor – Dianne Knapp, Bob Fritzsch, Evelyn Fritzsch
Excellence in House – Kim Stone
Excellence in Program – Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Original Program Art – Tracey Ward
Excellence in Overall Technical Quality - LTC

Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd
Excellence in Direction – Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting as Cocky – Mark Helphinstine
Excellence in Acting as Sir – David Shough
Excellence in Choreography – Karie-Lee Dentino
Excellence in Musical Direction – Jay Mills
Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – Cast
Excellence in Producing – Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Set Design – Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction – Bob McLain
Excellence in Costumes – Lori Kaiser & Carol Rickey
Excellence in Special Effects for the Dragon – Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Program – Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Original Program Art – Marissa Bowers, Issa Design

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Excellence in Directing – Paula Whitaker
Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast
Excellence in Acting as Father – Jay Fultz
Excellence in Acting as Alice – Caitlyn Alley
Excellence in Acting as Gladys – Sarah Custenborder
Excellence in Program – Georgia Dunn & Karen Miller

A Thousand Clowns
Excellence in Direction – Randy King
Excellence in Acting as Arnold Burns – Jay Fultz
Excellence in Acting as Leo Herman – Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Set Décor – Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – LTC

Octette Bridge Club
Excellence in Direction – Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Set Design – Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction – Bob McLain & Crew
Excellence in Set Décor – Georgia Dunn, Wayne Dunn, & Priscilla Bendel
Excellence in Make-up and Hair – Becky Corstanje
Excellence in House – Paula Fultz
Excellence in Program – Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – LTC

2004

The Music Man Junior
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Acting - Colin Celek
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in House - Lebanon Theatre Company
Excellence in Costumes - Lori Kaiser and Carol Rickey
Excellence in Acting - Maggie Filloon as Ethel Toffelmier

Diviners
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Sound Design - Lynn Dudley
Excellence in Acting - Wayne Dunn as CC Showers

The Fantasticks
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Musical Direction - Jay Mills
Excellence in Properties - Annis Coté & Paula Fultz
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Decor - Donna Bruce & Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Acting - Ernie Rowland as Henry
Excellence in Acting - Georgia Dunn as Hucklebee
Excellence in Acting - Kim Shropshire as Luisa
Excellence in Acting - Matt Dentino as El Gallo
Excellence in Acting - Shannon Warmoth as Bellomy
Excellence in Ensemble - The Cast

The Fantasticks
–Excerpt Awards from OCTA Fest–
Excellence in Combat Choreography – David Bledsoe
Excellence in Ensemble
Merit in Acting - Matt Dentino as El Gallo
Excellence in Acting - Ernie Rowland as Henry
Merit in Acting - Randy King as Mortimer
Merit in Ensemble - Sean Oliver as Matt
Merit in Ensemble - Kim Shropshire as Luisa
Excellence in Musical Direction/Accompaniment - Jay Mills
Merit in Directing - Wayne Dunn
Merit in Costuming – Carol Rickey

2003

All My Sons
Excellence in Acting - Denise Palmer
Excellence in Acting - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting - Randy King
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Set Design - Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction - Bob McLain
Excellence in House – LTC Staff
Excellence in Lobby Display - Brenda Hornsby & Daniele Martin
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn

Leading Ladies
Excellence in Direction - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Vocal Quality - Amy Edington-King
Excellence in Choreography - Laureen Catlin
Excellence in Set Decor - Gary Simendinger
Excellence in Costumes - The Costume Crew
Excellence in House - Kim Stone
Excellence in Program - Georgia Dunn

Soaring Voices
Excellence in Vocal Quality - Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Vocal Direction - Jay Mills
Excellence in Producing - Georgia Dunn
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Jessica Kaiser
Excellence in Vocal Performance - Cyndi Zopff

2002

Once Upon a Clothesline
Excellence in Acting -- Graylyn Roose
Excellence in Set Décor -- Flossie Stilwell (quilt design and construction)
Excellence in Original Program Art -- Diane Hammonds

Company
Excellence in Vocal Ensemble – The Cast
Excellence in Stage Combat – Dr. Michael Steward, Sr.
Excellence in Vocal Quality – The Cast
Excellence in Acting – Matt Dentino
Excellence in Vocal Direction – Zachary Dietz
Excellence in Program – Georgia Dunn & Melissa Hunter
Excellence in Vocal Performance – Rhonda Wheasler
Excellence in House – Michelle MacCutcheon

Three Murders and It’s Only Monday
Excellence in Acting – Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting – Scott Gray
Excellence in Acting – Jana Fiehrer
Excellence in Costumes – Carol Rickey and Paula Whitaker

Winnie the Pooh
Excellence in Costumes – Karie-Lee Dentino

2001

Guys and Dolls
Excellence in Set Design -- Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Acting -- Matt Dentino

Morning’s at Seven
Excellence in Set Design -- Bob Fritzsch
Excellence in Set Construction -- Bob McLain

2000

Wait Until Dark
Excellence in Set Desing -- Wayne Dunn
Excellence in Acting -- Jessica Wendt
Excellence in Acting -- Ernie Rowland