AND THE EMPTY GOES TO…
Congratulations to all the nominees who helped make 2018 at The Empty Space another successful year! We were thrilled and grateful to recognize all your hard work at Saturday's 16th Annual Empty Space Awards. We would not be able to do what we do without all of our dedicated volunteers onstage, offstage, and in our audience. Here’s to another year of setting theatre free! The following individuals were awarded Empties at Saturday night's ceremony:
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Victoria Lusk (Ensemble) - She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Howard Obando (Ensemble) - She Loves Me ~AND~ Jake Wattenbarger (Ensemble) - She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR, PLAY
Jared Cantrell (Carl) - Bus Stop
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR, PLAY
Cory Geurtsen (Lucetta) - The Two Gentlemen of Verona
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR, MUSICAL
Daniel Korth (The President) - Assassins
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR, MUSICAL
Cathy Henry (Mrs. Higgins) - My Fair Lady
OUTSTANDING DEBUT PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Katelyn Evans (Emma Goldman) - Assassins
OUTSTANDING DEBUT PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Stephen Bush (Leon Czolgosz) - Assassins ~AND~ Rikk Cheshire (Vershinin) - Three Sisters
OUTSTANDING LATE NIGHT PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Michael Pawloski (Etienne) - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
OUTSTANDING LATE NIGHT PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Alissa Morrow (The Succubus/La Condesa) - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
OUTSTANDING VOCAL DIRECTION
Ken Burdick - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Jennifer Skiby Plunkett - She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Becky Ingle - She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Roger Upton - My Fair Lady
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Eric Tolley & Jolie Roberson - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Alex Mitts - Assassins
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
Cristina Goyeneche (Chris) - Dancing at Lughnasa
MARY K. SIVESIND AWARD FOR PATRONAGE
Julie Gaines
STANDING OVATION AWARD
Eric Tolley
MOST VALUABLE PERSON
Jolie Roberson
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, MUSICAL
Abby Bowles-Votaw (Sara Jane Moore) - Assassins
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, MUSICAL
Nick Ono (Samuel Byck) - Assassins
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, PLAY
Tevin Joslen (Belize) - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, PLAY
Jan Hefner (Hannah Porter Pitt) - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, PLAY
Justin Salinas (Prior Walter) - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, PLAY
Ellie Sivesind (Harper Pitt) - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, MUSICAL
Tevin Joslen (Hedwig) - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, MUSICAL
Tessa Ogles (Eliza Doolittle) - My Fair Lady
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Kristina Saldaña & Brian J. Sivesind - Angels in America
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EVENT
Play in a Day IV
OUTSTANDING LATE NIGHT PRODUCTION
Caligari
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
OUTSTANDING PLAY
Angels in America
MALE ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Tevin Joslen
FEMALE ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Claire Rock
The following individuals were a part of this year’s Four Show Club and have participated in four or more productions at The Empty Space in 2018:
Eric Tolley (12), Jolie Roberson (10), Carlos Vera (9), Victoria Lusk (8), Michelle Guerrero (8), Danielle Rodriguez (8), Daniel Korth (8), Michael Pawloski (7), Tyler Herzog (6), Salvador Vidaurri (6), Paul Sosa (6), Faith Hall, (6), Trayvon T. Fletcher (5), Tevin Joslen (5), Nick Ono (5), Mystie Peters (5), Jesus Fidel (5), Dillon Thompson (5), Perrin Swanson (4), Olivia Vega (4), Nolan Blake Long (4), Nicholas Roy Morgan III (4), Kelsey Morrow (4), Kara Coughenour (4), Julia Stansbury (4), Ellie Sivesind (4), Claire Rock (4), Cheyenne Reyes (4), and Brian Purcell (4).