Nominations for Po'okela Awards announced

Advertiser staff

Nominations for the 2002-2003 theater season Po'okela Awards have been announced, including productions at 11 theater venues on O'ahu.

The Po'okela Awards ceremony will take place July 21 at the Ko'olau Golf Club in Kane'ohe, with a reception and dinner starting at 6 p.m. and awards at 8 p.m.

For ticket information, call 261-3475.

Leading Male in Play
Brian Berry, "On Golden Pond" (APAC); Glenn Cannon, "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT); Peter Kamealoha Clark, "Sea Marks" (HPU); Brian Kevin Parker, "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT); Don Pomes, "Death of a Salesman" (HPU).

Leading Female in a Play
Laura Bach, "(Proof)" (MVT); Sylvia Hormann-Alper, "Death of a Salesman" (HPU); Bridget Kelly, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (DHT); Annie MacLachlan, "Sea Marks" (HPU); Jo Pruden, "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All to You" (TAG).

Leading Male in a Musical
Ray Bumatai, "You Somebody" (DHT); Michael Hanuna, "Honk!" (MVT); Peter Kamealoha Clark, "Follies" (DHT); Steve Wagenseller, "Fiddler on the Roof" (PAL); Kevin W. Yamada, "Honk!" (MVT).

Leading Female in a Musical
Loretta Ables-Sayre, "You Somebody" (DHT); Cathy Foy, "Follies" (DHT); Katie Leiva, "Chicago" (DHT); Tricia Marciel, "Chicago" (DHT); Zenia Zambrano, "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline" (MVT).

Featured Male in a Play
Randl Ask, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (DHT); Scot Davis, "Death of a Salesman" (HPU); Eric Nemoto, "K2" (TAG); Currun Singh, "Stand and Deliver" (PUN); Brent Yoshikami, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (DHT).

Featured Female in a Play
Sharon Adair, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Becky Maltby, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Eden-Lee Murray, "The Actor's Nightmare" (TAG); Jo Pruden, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Kristin Van Bodegraven, "The Weir" (TAG).

Featured Male in a Musical
Larry Bialock, "Chicago" (DHT); J. Calderone, "Chicago" (DHT); Mike Humerickhouse, "Oklahoma" (ACT); Justin Lo, "Les Miserables" (PUN); Gary Masuoka, "Honk!" (MVT).

Featured Female in a Musical
Jamie Bender, "Chicago" (DHT); Jennifer Harris, "Oklahoma" (ACT); Wisa D'Orso, "Follies" (DHT); Riya Davis, "Beehive" (MVT); Alison L. B. Maldonado, "Beehive" (MVT).

Choreography
Cathy Foy, "Honk!" (MVT); Grace Bell Humerickhouse, "Oklahoma" (ACT); John Rampage, "Follies" (DHT); Andrew Sakaguchi, "Chicago" (DHT); Ka'ohi Yojo/Tina Enoki, "Once Upon One Kapakahi Time" (OHIA).

Director of a Play
Linda Johnson, "(Proof)" (MVT); Joyce Maltby, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Dennis Proulx, "K2" (TAG); Scott Rogers, "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT); Vanita Rae Smith, "Cripple of Inishman" (MVT).

Director of a Musical
Ron Bright, "Fiddler on the Roof" (PAL); Karen Bumatai, "Honk!" (MVT); Paul D. Palmore, "Les Miserables" (PUN); John Rampage, "Follies" (DHT); Andrew Sakaguchi, "Chicago" (DHT).

Musical Director
Clarke Bright, "Fiddler on the Roof" (PAL); Mary Chesnut Hicks, "Chicago" (DHT); Corin Overland, "Les Miserables" (PUN); Alethea Train, "Beehive" (MVT); Donald Yap, "Follies" (DHT)

Set Design
Henry Deardorf and Paul Guncheon, "The Weir" (TAG); James Davenport, "Boy Who Stole the Stars," (UH); Patrick M. Kelly, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (DHT); Dennis Proulx, "K2" (TAG); Wally White, "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT).

Costume Design
Athena Espania, "Honk!" (MVT); Sandra Finney, "Lysistrata" (UH); Vickie Van Wagner, "Les Miserables" (PUN); Roxanne Vogelgesang, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Karen Wolfe, "Follies" (DHT).

Lighting Design
Cathie Anderson, "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); Edwin James, "(Proof)" (MVT); Dawn Oshima, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (DHT); Lloyd S. Riford III, "Honk!" (MVT); Lloyd S. Riford III, "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline" (MVT).

Sound Design
Andrew Meader, "(Proof)" (MVT); Paul D. Palmore, "Stand and Deliver" (PUN); Jason Taglianetti, "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline" (MVT); Jason Taglianetti, "Beehive" (MVT); Jason Taglianetti, "Sea Marks" (HPU).

Non-Resident Guest Artist
Isabelle Decauwert, Actor, "Romance Romance" (DHT); Kathy Kohl, Costume Design, "Oklahoma" (ACT); Greg Zane, Director/Choreographer, "Sound of Music" (DHT).

Ensemble
"Art" (TAG); "Les Miserables" (PUN); "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); "Stand and Deliver" (PUN); "The Weir" (TAG).

Original Script
Lee Cataluna, "You Somebody" (DHT); Lisa Matsumoto, "Once Upon One Kapakahi Time" (OHIA); Nancy Moss, "Anna" (TAG); David A. Watkins and Sandra Brace, "Quarantine" (J-M).

Original Music Score
Keola Beamer, "You Somebody" (DHT); Roslyn Catraccia, "Once Upon One Kapakahi Time" (OHIA); Keith Griffin, "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT); David A. Watkins and Sandra Brace, "Quarantine" (J-M).

Overall Musical
"Chicago" (DHT); "Fiddler on the Roof" (PAL); "Follies" (DHT); "Honk!" (MVT); "Quarantine" (J-M).

Overall Play
"Death of a Salesman" (HPU); "K2" (TAG); "Mornings at Seven" (HPU); "The Weir" (TAG); "Visiting Mr. Green" (MVT).

Theater Codes

• ACT: Army Community Theatre
• APAC: Aloha Performing Arts Company
• DHT: Diamond Head Theatre
• HPU: Hawai'i Pacific University
• J-M: Jon-Miro Productions
• MVT: Manoa Valley Theatre
• OHIA: 'Ohi'a Productions
• PAL: Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College
• PUN: Punahou School Theatre Department
• TAG: The Actors' Group
• UH: University of Hawai'i-Manoa

Correction: The names of Glenn Cannon and Mary Chesnut Hicks were misspelled in a previous version of this story.