Highlands Little Theatre live broadway show

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2003 Winners List

Man of La Mancha dominates the Eighteenth Zenon Ceremony; but Steel Magnolias wins Best Play

The big winner of the this year's Zenon awards was Dale Wasserman's musical based on Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote, the Man of La Mancha. The Broadway winning show was directed by Frank C. Oberhausen and Kathy MacNeill and amassed an impressive ten Zenons, over half of this season's honors. Brigadoon, directed by the same award winning duo, Kathy MacNeill and Frank C. Oberhausen collected three more Zenons. John Harling's bittersweet comedy, Steel Magnolias, directed by Peter Pollard won two Zenons, including the season's treasured Best Play Award; and Director Allen Branch's The Hound of the Baskervilles won two awards as well.

Man of La Mancha's 10 Zenons included:

Best Directors: Frank C. Oberhausen, Jr. and Kathy MacNeill
Best Actor: Robert Austin as Miguel Cervantes/Don Quixote
Best Actress: Toni Ford as Aldonza /Dulcinea
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Pollard as Sancho Panza
Best Costuming: Helen Curcio
Best Lighting Design: Frank C. Oberhausen, Jr. and Mark Elliott
Best Set Design: Messrs. Frank C. Oberhausen, Larry Wollangk and Bob Given
Best Musical Director and Accompanist: Judy Vekasy (Pro/Tech)
Best Set Art: Holly Elliott (Pro/Tech)
Best Props: Gloria Curtis(Pro/Tech)

Brigadoon's 3 Zenons included:

Best Producer: Margie Pollard
Best Stage Manager: Janet Waldron
Best Props: Gloria Curtis (Pro/Tech)

Steel Magnolias' 2 Zenons included:

Best Play: Peter Pollard, Director
Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Ward as Ouiser Boudreaux

The Hound of The Baskervilles' 2 Zenons included:

Best Set Art: Holly Elliott (Pro/Tech)
Best Props: Gloria Curtis (Pro/Tech)

Other Production/Technical Discretionary Awards were presented to:

Wayne Lambright & Jonathan Lambright for Video Recording for the 18th Season
Barbara Sylvester for Outstanding Achievement in Wardrobe

Board Service Awards were presented to:

Karen Bach's Outstanding Achievement as Box Office Chairperson
Beth Norman's Outstanding Achievement as Chairperson of the House Managers
Al Wiegold, accepted in memoriam, for his outstanding achievement as Chairman of the Brushes and Brooms Committee

The 18th Janelou Buck Significant Achievement Award was presented to Beth Norman for many years of major contributions to Highlands Little Theatre.

The 3 Big Winners:
Frank C. Oberhausen, Jr.: 3; Beth Norman: 2; Peter Pollard: 2.

The 7 First Time Winners:
Robert Austin, Karen Bach, Gloria Curtis, Toni Ford, Jonathan Lambright, and Al Wiegold.