Four members of the Catawba College Theatre Arts Department were winners in the Metrolina Theatre Association's annual awards, presented in Charlotte on Sunday, September 20.

Winners included Guiseppe Ritorto of Greensboro, N.C., for music direction of "Urinetown;" Cory Burkhalter of Elma, N.Y., for costume design in "The Last Journey of No. 6330;" Caitlin Becka of Wilmington, N.C., for her role in "The Last Journey of No. 6330;" and Professor David Pulliam for direction in "The Last Journey of No. 6300."

Two Catawba graduates, Candace Neal and Michelle Fleishman, received performance awards at the ceremony.

Visit the Metrolina Theatre Association website for more information at Metrolinatheatre.org.

The nominees, their nomination categories and their institutions are as follows:

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Company – Davidson College
Hamlet – Davidson College
Romeo and Juliet – Pfeiffer University
The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
 
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR - MALE
Jordan Ellis (Bobby Strong) – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Paul Saylor (Officer Lockstock) – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Ron Houser (John Proctor) – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Zachary Gray (Romeo) – Romeo and Juliet – Pfeiffer University
Zack Byrd (Hamlet) – Hamlet – Davidson College
 
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR - FEMALE
Amy Elliott (Elizabeth Proctor) – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Ellen Goodson (Ophelia) – Hamlet – Davidson College
Gena Wiltshire (Daisy Mae) – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
Melissa Peacock (Juliet) – Romeo and Juliet – Pfeiffer University
Nicole Bowles (Hope Cladwell) – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
 
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR - MALE
Christopher Dalton Wilson (Mercutio) – Romeo and Juliet – Pfeiffer University
Grant Baker (Joe) – Waiting for Lefty – University Of South Carolina - Lancaster
Josh Tobin (Laertes/Lucianus) – Hamlet – Davidson College
Justin Humphries (Marryin' Sam) – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
Justin Tyler Lewis (Caldwell B. Cladwell) – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
 
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR - FEMALE
Amanda Nifong (Maid) – Boston Marriage – UNC Charlotte
Caitlin Becka (Ensemble) – The Last Journey of No. 6330 – Catawba College
Courtney Marie Butler (Mary Warren) – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Sara Johnson (Penelope Pennywise) – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Suzanne Lenz (Gertrude) – Hamlet – Davidson College
 
OUTSTANDING CAMEO
Douglas Stauter (Escalus) – Romeo and Juliet – Pfeiffer University
Maret Seitz (Player Queen/Gravedigger) – Hamlet – Davidson College
Matt Baum (Ghost/Player King) – Hamlet – Davidson College
 
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
David Pulliam – The Last Journey of No. 6330 – Catawba College
Mark Sutch – Hamlet – Davidson College
Marybeth Holloway – Waiting for Lefty – University Of South Carolina - Lancaster
Missy Barnes – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Scot Lahaie – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
 
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Donell Stines – The Winter's Tale – UNC Charlotte
Eddie Mabry – Company – Davidson College
Kenzie Conner – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
Missy Barnes – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
 
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION/CONDUCTING
Giuseppe Ritorto – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Jacque Culpepper – Company – Davidson College
Patricia Sparti and Pat Harrelson – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
 
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Dan Mulder – Boston Marriage – UNC Charlotte
Eric Winkenwerder – Company – Davidson College
Josh Peklo – Hamlet – Davidson College
Nicholas Laughridge – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Sean Williams – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
 
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Bob Croghan – The Winter's Tale – UNC Charlotte
Corey Burckhalter – The Last Journey of No. 6330 – Catawba College
Erin B. Dougherty – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
Erin Mann Houser – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
Heidi O'Hare – Boston Marriage – UNC Charlotte
 
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Bob Croghan – The Winter's Tale – UNC Charlotte
Christopher Keene – Li'l Abner The Musical – Gardner-Webb University
Christopher Keene – The Crucible – Gardner-Webb University
Christopher Zink – Urinetown: the Musical – Catawba College
David Pulliam – The Last Journey of No. 6330 – Catawba College

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