On Wednesday, June 3, the Colorado Theatre Guild announced nominations for its 15^th annual Henry Awards. Established in 2006 and named for longtime local theatre producer Henry Lowenstein, the awards honor outstanding achievement by performers, artists and producing companies throughout the state.

The DCPA Theatre Company was recognized with 16 nominations including Outstanding Production of a Play for Indecent, directed by Nancy Keystone; Outstanding Direction of a Play for A Doll’s House directed by DCPA Theatre Company Artistic Director, and Outstanding Direction of a Play for Indecent directed by Nancy Keystone.

“We are delighted to have Indecent, A Doll’s House, Twelfth Night, twenty50 and You Lost Me recognized among this incredible array of Colorado’s best theatre talent,” said DCPA Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman. “While we regret that we won’t be able to gather in person, I can’t imagine a better occasion for our local theatre community to celebrate the incredible talents of those who are most impacted by current circumstances. I look forward to gathering with my colleagues to honor the expertise, passion, creativity and dedication of artists, actors and companies throughout Colorado.”

Much like the theatre scene nationwide, the awards ceremony has been impacted by COVID-19. Of note, Colorado Theatre Guild opted to forgo its category for Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company due to this year’s shortened season. Rather than the in-person celebration that has historically marked the event, this year’s ceremony will take place online on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Details will be announced at a later date.

Read below for a full list of nominations and be sure to watch for details of this year’s ceremony:

2019/20 15th annual Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards Nominations:

NOTE: DCPA Theatre Company nominations are bolded

OUTSTANDING SEASON FOR A THEATRE COMPANY

• Because of the shortened theatre season there will be no award for Outstanding Season this year.

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

• Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre, Directed by Kyle Haden
• Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company, Directed by Nancy Keystone
• The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College, Directed by Scott RC Levy
• Fairfield, Miners Alley Playhouse, Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon
• The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS, Directed by donnie l. betts

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

• Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Directed by Rod A. Lansberry, Musical Direction by Eric Alsford
• The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College , Directed by Nathan Halvorson, Musical Direction by Stephanie McGuffin
• Jekyll & Hyde, Thingamajig Theatre Company, Directed by Melissa Firlit, Musical Direction by Boni McIntyre
• Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center, Directed by Nick Sugar, Musical Direction by Donna Kolpan Debreceni
• The Scottsboro Boys, Vintage Theatre , Directed by Betty Hart, Musical Direction by Lee Ann Scherlong

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

• donnie l. betts, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• Chris Coleman, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
• Kyle Haden, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Nancy Keystone, Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company
• Scott RC Levy, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

• Melissa Firlit, Jekyll & Hyde, Thingamajig Theatre Company
• Nathan Halvorson, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Rod A. Lansberry, Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• August Stoten, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, Sasquatch Productions and Parker Arts
• Nick Sugar, Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION

• Eric Alsford, Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Donna Kolpan Debreceni, Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center
• Stephanie McGuffin, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• David Nehls, Once, Miners Alley Playhouse
• Lee Ann Scherlong, The Scottsboro Boys, Vintage Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY

• Denis Berkfeldt, Frost/Nixon, Vintage Theatre
• Logan Riley Bruner, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Bob Moore, A Walk in the Woods, Thunder River Theatre Company
• John Plumpis, Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company
• Calvin M. Thompson, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

• Kate Berry, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Marisa D. Hébert, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• Jeri Marshall, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Marianna McClellan, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
• Deborah Persoff, Looped, Vintage Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Dieter Bierbauer, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Perry Davis Harper, Jekyll & Hyde, Thingamajig Theatre Company
• Scott Hurst Jr., Jekyll & Hyde, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
• Cooper Kaminsky, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, Sasquatch Productions and Parker Arts
• Ben Newman, Peter and the Starcatcher, Creede Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Merideth Kaye Clark, Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Jennifer DeDominici, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Meredith Jones, Always…Patsy Cline, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Sonya Meyer, The Doyle and Debbie Show, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Erin Schneider, Chicago, Phamaly Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY

• Brian Colonna, Universe 92, Buntport Theater
• Steve Emily, Tiny Beautiful Things, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Cameron Folmar, Twelfth Night, DCPA Theatre Company
• Chris Kendall, Tuesdays with Morrie, Cherry Creek Theatre
• Ben Newman, Pride and Prejudice, Creede Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

• Kate Berry, Pride and Prejudice, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Anastasia Davidson, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
• Marisa D. Hébert, Tiny Beautiful Things, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Elise Santora, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Valerie Spencer, Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Dieter Bierbrauer, Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Dwayne Carrington, The Scottsboro Boys, Vintage Theatre
• Ben Hilzer, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, Sasquatch Productions and Parker Arts
• Jeff Roark, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Robert Michael Sanders, Chicago, Phamaly Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Susan Dawn Carson, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Annie Dwyer, Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center
• Melanie Hollenstein, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater
• Sarah Smith, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater
• Emma Thoeni, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

• Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company
• The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• A Walk in the Woods, Thunder River Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

• Mary Ripper Baker, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Nathan Halvorson, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater
• Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, A Christmas Carol – The Musical, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Christopher Page-Sanders, The Scottsboro Boys, Vintage Theatre
• Nick Sugar, Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR MUSICAL

• Universe 92, Written and Directed by Buntport Theater, Produced by Buntport Theater
• Hazardous Materials, by Beth Kander, Directed by Kyle Haden, Produced by Creede Repertory Theatre
• twenty50, by Tony Meneses, Directed by Henry Godinez, Produced by DCPA Theatre Company
• You Lost Me, by Bonnie Metzgar, Directed by Margot Bordelon, Produced by DCPA Theatre Company
• Take to the Highway, by Kenny Moten & John Seaberry, Directed by Kenny Moten, Produced by Divabee Productions

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN TIER 1

• Jeff Cone, Indecent, DCPA Theatre Company
• Kevin Copenhaver, Twelfth Night, DCPA Theatre Company
• Meghan Anderson Doyle, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
• Alethia Moore-Del Monico, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Nicole Watts, “Christmas Carol – The Musical, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN TIER 2

• Buntport Theater, Universe 92, Buntport Theater
• Suzanne Couch, Noises Off, StageDoor Theatre
• Rachel Herring Finley, Calendar Girls, Firehouse Theater Company
• Nancy Hankin, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater
• Jennifer Schiller, A Walk in the Woods, Thunder River Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN TIER 1

• Jiyoun Chang, You Lost Me, DCPA Theatre Company
• Jason Lynch, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
• Kathy Perkins, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• Holly Anne Rawls, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Jonathan Spencer, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN TIER 2

• Sean Jeffries, A View From the Bridge, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Sean Jeffries, The Doyle and Debbie Show, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Tom Junker, Noises Off, StageDoor Theatre
• Kevin Newton, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, Sasquatch Productions and Parker Arts
• Jacob Welch, Flame Broiled. or the ugly play, Local Theater Company

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN TIER 1

• Lindsay Fuori, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Lex Liang, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Brian Mallgrave, Plaza Suite, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Charles Packard, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• Christopher L. Sheley, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN TIER 2

• Dean Arniotes, Noises Off, StageDoor Theatre
• Buntport Theater, Universe 92, Buntport Theater
• Michael R. Duran, Parfumerie, Benchmark Theatre
• Sean Jeffries, A View from the Bridge, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Colin Tugwell, The Doyle and Debbie Show, Thunder River Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN TIER 1

• El Armstrong, The Mountaintop, THEATREWORKS
• Jacob K. Harbour, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre
• Jacob Keough-Mishler, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• Stephen Light & Jacob Keough-Mishler, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
• David Thomas, Bright Star, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN TIER 2

• Buntport Theater, Universe 92, Buntport Theater
• Sean Jeffries, A View from the Bridge, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Sean Jeffries, The Doyle and Debbie Show, Thunder River Theatre Company
• Rachel Rogers, Airness, Benchmark Theatre
• CeCe Smith, Flame Broiled. or the ugly play, Local Theater Company