Genesius Award Winners - 2007

Best Production:
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas


Best Actor – Main Stage: Larry Sharp
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas


Best Actress – Main Stage: Elizabeth Speer
as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate


Best Supporting Actor – Main Stage: Adam Holley
as Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas


Best Supporting Actress – Main Stage: Jennifer Wicker
as Jewel in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas


Best Actor – Dinner Stage: Jim Sernoe
as Adrian/Scrooge in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Production of 'A Christmas Carol'


Best Actress – Dinner Stage: Ashley Kleiber
as Cathy in The Last Five Years


Best Supporting Actor – Dinner Stage: Jeremy Motley
as Gordon in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Production of 'A Christmas Carol'


Best Supporting Actress – Dinner Stage: Jeri Sharp
as Mercedes in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Production of 'A Christmas Carol'


Best Cameo: David Cerreta
in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas


Best Ensemble: Kendra Martin, Buckley Sachs, Larry Sharp and Elizabeth Speer – I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change


Family of the Year: Cerreta/King


Trouper of the Year: Gail Fuller


Rookie of the Year: Alec Dockery


Outstanding Technical Achievement: Judy Braddy

Special Recognition Awards:

William Payne - Managing the Backdoor Theatre website.

Jeri Sharp - Managing the Backdoor Theatre MySpace & Facebook sites.

Robin Robbins - Lobby Photos

Connie Barnhart - Arranging Band Nights.

Diane Dockery - for ALL they do!

David Cerreta -     "     "      "     "

Jim Sernoe -         "     "      "     "



 2007 Genesius winners

Genesius Award Winners – 2006

Best Production - Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Best Actor – Main Stage - Larry Sharp as Eddie in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Best Actress – Main Stage - Debbie Barrow as Becky in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Best Supporting Actor – Main Stage - Buckley Sachs as Louie in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Best Supporting Actress – Main Stage - Kendra Martin as Virginia in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Best Actor – Dinner Stage - David Cerreta as Harry Roat in Wait Until Dark

Best Actress – Dinner Stage - Elizabeth Speer as Susy Hendrix in Wait Until Dark

Best Supporting Actor – Dinner Stage - Larry Sharp as Mike Talman in Wait Until Dark

Best Supporting Actress – Dinner Stage - Gail Fuller as Gloria in Grace and Glorie

Best Cameo - Gail Fuller as Mom in Wee Care

Best Ensemble - Rob Brown, Bryan Roland and Carl Alfert as Charlie, Bull and Steve In The 27th Annual Dog Dip and BBQ

Family of the Year - The Ballard Family

Trouper of the Year - The cast of Quilters.

Rookie of the Year - Judy Diltz

Outstanding Technical Achievement - Jeri Sharp

Special Recognition - Jeri Sharp for the Backdoor Theatre MySpace site.

William Payne for the Backdoor Theatre website.

Robin Robbins for her photography.

Jim Sernoe and Casey Hunter as volunteer coordinators.

David Cerreta and Gail Fuller for ALL THEY DO!

 
2005 GENESIUS AWARD WINNERS
 
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Sie Schneider
Best Actor in a Musical
 
GARE BRUNDIDGE
as
Tevye 
in
Fiddler on the Roof
Best Actress in a Musical
 
KENDRA MARTIN
 in
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
 
Joey Bansuelo
as
Motel
in
Fiddler on the Roof
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
 
STEPHENIE KOONTZ  
as
Yente
in
Fiddler on the Roof
Best Actor in a Comedy or Drama
 
PATRICK JACKSON
as
Norman
in
On Golden Pond 
 Best Actress in a Comedy or Drama
 
ROMA PRASSEL 
as
Ethyl
in
On Golden Pond
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama
 
MARK MILLS
as
Victor Valasco
in
Barefoot in the Park 
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama
 
Delight Clements
as
Chelsea
in
On Golden Pond

 Best Performance - Cameo

 
ELIZABETH SPEER
as
Fruma Sarah
in
Fiddler on the Roof 
Best Performance - Ensemble
 
Kendra MARTIN
 Buckley SACHS
Larry SHARP 
 Elizabeth SPEER
 
in
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Best Production  (TIE)
 
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Directed by Gare Brundidge
Music Director Cynthia Compton
 
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
Directed by Gare Brundidge
Music Director Cynthia Compton
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
 
The Crew from
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE 
Casey Hunter- Stage Manager,
Joey Bansuelo, Donna Jackson, Traci Mills, Cindy Ouzts,
Ashley McWhorter, Ron, Mike and Katie Patterson
Trouper of the Year
 
Keith Koontz 

Rookie of the Year

Mark and Traci Mills

 

FAMILY OF THE YEAR
The Mills

 

 

2004 Genesius Winners

Best Actor in a Musical
 
DAN ZEIGLER
as
Father Virgil Manley
in
NUNCRACKERS
Best Actress in a Musical
 
ELIZABETH SPEER
as
Marion
in
THE MUSIC MAN
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
 
ADAM SHARP
as
Tommy Djilas
in
THE MUSIC MAN
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
 
AMY MORGAN
as
Mrs. Paroo
in
THE MUSIC MAN
Best Actor in a Comedy or Drama  (TIE)
 
ADAM SHARP
as
Paul
in
HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME WISH YOU WERE HER!
Best Actor in a Comedy or Drama (TIE)
 
DAVID CERRETA
as
Felix Unger
in 
THE ODD COUPLE
 Best Actress in a Comedy or Drama
 
ALLYSON SLAGLE
as
Sara Lee
in
DADDY'S DYIN' (WHO'S GOT THE WILL?)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama
 
SHAWN DUTHIE
as
Harmony
in
DADDY'S DYIN' (WHO'S GOT THE WILL?)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama
 
Janet Kaiser
as
Lurlene
in
DADDY'S DYIN' (WHO'S GOT THE WILL?)
Best Performance - Cameo
 
ELIZABETH SPEER
 STEPHENIE KOONTZ
as
The Pigeon Sisters
in
THE ODD COUPLE
Best Performance - Ensemble
 
ADAM SHARP
 BRYAN TUCK
 TONY RUX
in
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (Abridged)
Best Production
 
DADDY'S DYIN' (WHO'S GOT THE WILL?)
Directed by
NONA BAILEY
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
 
Marsha Ballard
Trouper of the Year
 
John Cartwright

 

2003 Genesius Winners

Best Actor in a Musical-

John Cartwright as “Daddy Warbucks” in ANNIE

 

Best Actress in a Musical-

Taylor Levy as “Annie” in ANNIE

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical -

Larry Sharp as “Rooster” in ANNIE

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical-

Elizabeth Speer as “Miss Hannigan” in ANNIE

 

Best Actor in a Comedy or Drama- (TIE)

William Payne as “Duece” in UNDER A COWBOY MOON

Jim Sernoe as “Paul” in MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON’S

 

Best Actress Comedy or Drama-

Jennifer Wicker as “Truvy” in STEEL MAGNOLIAS

 

Best Supporting Actor Comedy or Drama-

Ty Walker as “Rafe” in UNDER A COWBOY MOON

 

Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Drama-

Nona Bailey Hitt as “Ouiser” in STEEL MAGNOLIAS

 

Best Cameo-

Jennifer Wicker as “Lily” in ANNIE

 

Best Ensemble-

The cast of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING

 

Best Production

ANNIE  

Gare Brundidge - Director, 

Cynthia Compton - Music Director 

Reggie Milam - Choreography

 

Rookie of the Year: (TIE)

Bryan Tuck & Stephenie Koontz

 

Trouper of the Year:

Gail Fuller

 

Technical Acheivement:

David Cerreta

 

Family of the Year:

The Clements/Prassel Family

2002 Genesius Winners

Best Actor - Buckley Sachs as Jesus in "GODSPELL"

Best Actress - Kay Lucy as Carrie Watts in “Trip To Bountiful”

Best Supporting Actor - Oliver Sharp as Dennis in “Sanders Family Christmas”

Best Supporting Actress (TIE) - Amy Morgan as Mother Abbess in “The Sound of Music”

                         AND Georganne Payne as Nanny in “Baby With The Bathwater”

Best Performance Cameo - Roma Prassel as Frau Schmitt in "The Sound of Music"

Best Ensemble -  The von Trapp children from "The Sound of Music"

2002 Best Production - "The Sound of Music"

    Directed by Gare Brundidge  

    Musical Direction by Cynthia Compton

Rookie of the Year - JamesTucker

Technical Achievement - Cindy Ouzts

Trouper of the Year - David Cerreta

special recognition to William Payne -webmaster, and Richard Salassi's "Mark Twain"

Backdoor Hall of Fame 2003 entries...

Heather Hamilton Tedford

Cynthia Compton

Mel Breegle

Audrey Bushfield

James P. Downs

2001 Genesius Winners


Best Actor Mainstage- Larry Sharp as Uncle Peck in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Best Actress Mainstage- Jennifer Wicker as Lil Bit in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Best Supporting Actor Mainstage - Ty Walker as the Dentist in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Best Supporting Actress Mainstage- Kim Moyer as June in SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN

Best Actor Second Stage- Gare Brundidge as John in RUN FOR YOUR WIFE

Best Actress Second Stage- Sie Schneider as Woman "A" in THREE TALL WOMEN

Best Supporting Actor Second Stage (TIE)

    William Payne as Det. Sgt. Porterhouse in RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
    Richard Salassi as Bobby in RUN FOR YOUR WIFE


Best Supporting Actress Second Stage- Georgane Payne as Brittany in A PART TO KILL FOR

Best Performance in a cameo- Bill Niles as Stanley in SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN

Best Performance as an Ensemble- Amy Morgan, Elizabeth Speer & Buckley Sachs in

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Best Production-HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Rookie of the Year-Casey Hunter

Trouper of the Year- Cindy Ouzts

Technical Achievement-Gare Brundidge

Family of the Year - The Speer/Brundidge Family

 

2000 Genesius Winners

Best Actor Mainstage- John Cartwright as Danny Zuko in GREASE

Best Actress Mainstage- Elizabeth Speer as Rizzo in GREASE

Best Supporting Actor Mainstage - Larry Sharp as Kenekie in GREASE

Best Supporting Actress Mainstage- (TIE)
...Amy Dark as Jan in GREASE
...Sie Schneider as Gisella (older) in LILY'S GIFT

Best Actor Dinnerstage- Lynn Marshall as Joe Morgan in 10 NIGHTS IN A BARROOM

Best Actress Dinnerstage- (TIE)
...Georganne Payne as Felicity EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE
...Kim Morgan as Little Mary in 10 NIGHTS IN A BARROOM 

Best Supporting Actor Dinnerstage- William Payne as Wiggins in EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE

Best Supporting Actress Dinnerstage- Patsy Todd as Mrs. Slade in 10 NIGHTS IN A BARROOM

Best Performance in a cameo- Elizabeth Speer as Gisella (younger) in Lily's Gift

Best Production-GREASE

Rookie of the Year-Adam Holley

Trouper of the Year- Cynthia Compton and Weldon Fraker

Technical Achievement-Jim Sernoe

Family of the Year - The Sharps

The cast of "Forever Plaid" - John Cartwright, Weldon Fraker, Adam Holley, Bill Niles, Buckley Sachs & Ty Walker for excellence as an ensemble.

Special Recognition to Gail Fuller for her work on Backdoor's New Play Project.

Special Recognition to William Payne who maintains THIS website!