WELCOME TO THE DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE, SERVING THE DESERT EMPIRE SINCE 1987

  • Home
  • Scholarship
  • Our Organization
  • Membership
  • Judging
  • Desert Star Award Info
  • Recipient Archive
  • More
    • Home
    • Scholarship
    • Our Organization
    • Membership
    • Judging
    • Desert Star Award Info
    • Recipient Archive

  • Home
  • Scholarship
  • Our Organization
  • Membership
  • Judging
  • Desert Star Award Info
  • Recipient Archive

2022 NOMINEES

YOUTH THEATRE

Outstanding Production-Musical - Youth Theatre

Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Into The Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School


Outstanding Production - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

TRAP - Indio High School


Outstanding Director - Youth Theatre

Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Kelly Newhouse - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Stephanie Jauregui/Britt Pannell - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Musical Director - Youth Theatre

Paul Cracchiolo/Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Jeffery Lesser - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Susannah Vera - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Choreographer - Youth Theatre

Wendy Bystrzyki - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Justin Greer - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Cristina McKeever - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Stephanie Jauregui/Britt Pannell  - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

AJ Fernandez – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Angel Garcia – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Miguel Ibarra – TRAP - Indio High School

Jazzy Murillo – TRAP - Indio High School


Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre

AJ Fernandez - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Angel Garcia - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Miguel Ibarra - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Lucas Macluena - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Stephanie Armendariz – TRAP - Indio High School

Scarlett Goodlander - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Diana Mateescu - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Alexa Newman - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Bonnie Saenz – TRAP - Indio High School

Hellena Soto - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School


Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre

Maria Aguilar Huete - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Mimi Espinoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Madison Miller - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Kaiya Treash - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Lauren Trippeer - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Zarahi Zaragoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Emiliano Barajas - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Randy Hernandez - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Kaeden Lindsey – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Duncan McVeigh - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Aeneas Ramos – TRAP - Indio High School


Outstanding Supporting Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre

Xavier Brown - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Mark Farrin - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

AJ Fernandez - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Jazzy Murillo - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Justin Pelovello - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Nicolai Silva - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Kaylee Fischer – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Christina Garcia - TRAP - Indio High School

Azul Morales – TRAP - Indio High School

Kimberly Munoz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Eliana Perez - TRAP - Indio High School

Karoline Saenz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Genesis Trejo - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School


Outstanding Supporting Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre

Grace Carey - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Linda Ceniceros - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Jordyn Fleischman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Alexa Newman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Sydney Weeks - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

COMEDY

Outstanding Production-Comedy

All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre


Outstanding Director of a Comedy

Linda Bostjanick - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Keith Cornell - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Jerome Elliott Moskowitz– Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Rebecca McWilliams - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Daniela Ryan - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Director of a Comedy – Professional

David Catanzarite - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Deborah Harmon - Every Brilliant Thing - Dezart Performs

Robbie Wayne – The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Eddie Stephens - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

John Corr – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Anthony Nannini – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Matthew Yenesel - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Vincent Battle - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Sean Timothy Brown - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy - Professional

Joel Bryant - Every Brilliant Thing - Dezart Performs

Arnie Kleban - Old Jews Telling Jokes - Desert Theatreworks

Robbie Wayne – The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

Judith Bennoch - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Judith Bennoch - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Eliza Convis - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Phylicia Mason - The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Phylicia Mason – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Daniela Ryan - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Miguel Arballo - Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Gene Gambale - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Herb Schultz - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Raul Valenzuela - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Earl Warner - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Heather Bates – Salty- Desert Ensemble Theatre

Melanie Blue - Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Laurie de Gonzalez - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Taylor Graham - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Jo Beth Henry - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Phylicia Mason - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatr

DRAMA

Outstanding Production of a Drama

Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Production of a Drama - Professional

Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs


The Michael Cruickshank Award for Outstanding Director of a Drama

Abe Daniels - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Kathryn Ferguson - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Richard Marlow - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre


The Michael Cruickshank Award for Outstanding Director of a Drama – Professional

Judith Chapman - The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

Judith Chapman - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Steve Rosenbaum – Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Michael Shaw - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Robbie Wayne – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Brent Anderson - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Ian Ferris - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Jonathan Hatsios – Middletown - College of the Desert

Rowan Jordan - Middletown - College of the Desert

Jason Reale – Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama – Professional

Mel England – Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Cortez Johnson - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Terry Ray - Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Terry Ray- -Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne - Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Katrina Dixon - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Laura Martinez - Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Daniela Ryan - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Virginia Sulick - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama – Professional

Judith Chapman - The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

Shante’ DeLoach - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Deborah Harmon - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Elizabeth Schmelling - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Alexana Thomas - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Emily Unnasch - Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Yo Younger - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Miguel Arballo - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Hal O'Connell - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Johnny Pelto – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Johnny Pelto - Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Eddie Stephens - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Nick Wass – Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Anna Alkire - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Melanie Blue - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Phylicia Mason - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Sandra Mitchell - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Alexa Ottoson – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Denise Strand - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

MUSICAL

Outstanding Production of a Musical

Cabaret - College of the Desert

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Production Musical - Professional

Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum - Desert Theatricals 

Girlfriend - Dezart Performs

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Palm Springs The Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Director of a Musical

Mike Hadley – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Phylicia Mason/Rebecca Rodriguez – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Michael Pacas - Always, Patsy Cline - Desert Theatreworks

Daniela Ryan - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Derik Shopinski - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Raul Valenzuela - Winter Wonderettes - Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Director of a Musical - Professional

Se Layne - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Ray Limon - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Ray Limon - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Robbie Wayne -The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Musical Director of a Musical

Ron Bottorff – Rapunzel - Theatre 29

Scott Clinkscales – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Liyan McNeltier/Scott Clinkscales - A Christmas Carol, The Musical - Theatre 29

 

Outstanding Musical Director of a Musical – Professional

Joshua Carr - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Jaci Davis – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Constance Gordy - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Scott T. Smith - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Steven Smith/Scott T. Smith - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre


The Michele Gaines Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical

Lisa Goldberg - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Scott Clinkscales/Lisa Goldberg - A Christmas Carol, The Musical - Theatre 29

Heidi Hapner - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert

Phylicia Mason/Rebecca Rodriguez - The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Raul Valenzuela - Winter Wonderettes - Desert Theatreworks


The Michele Gaines Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical – Professional

Jose de la Cuesta – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Ray Limon - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Ray Limon - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Se Layne/Anthony Nannini – Monty Python’s SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Robbie Wayne – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical/Opera/Pageant

Graham Cooley - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

John Corr – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Lou Galvan - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Charles Harvey - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Anthony Nannini – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Eric Stein-Steele - SHREK the Musical- Palm Canyon Theatre

Raul Valenzuela - The Producers – Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Professional

Paul Grant - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Tod Macofsky - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Michael Pacas - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Erik Romney - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Nicholas Sloan - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Jaci Davis - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Phylicia Mason – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Karen Schmitt - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert

Christine Tringali-Nunes - Mid-Century Moderns - Desert Rose Playhouse

Kelly McDaniel – Always, Patsy Cline – Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Professional

Francesca Amari - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Caroline McKinzie - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Elizabeth Schmelling - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Elizabeth Schmelling - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Emily Unnasch - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Emily Unnasch – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

John Corr – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Alden Dickey - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Cliff Plummer – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Sheldon Safir - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Thomas Warrick - Cabaret - College of the Desert


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical – Professional

Keith Alexander - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Paul Grant - You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - Palm Canyon Theatre

Paul MacKey - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse

Ben Reece – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Dan Westfall - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Dana Adkins - Mid-Century Moderns - Desert Rose Playhouse

Alisha Bates – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Denise Carey- Palm Springs Musical: Born To Sparkle – Desert Rose Playhouse

Jaci Davis - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Olga Morales – Cabaret - College of the Desert


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical - Professional

Mona Caywood – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Se Layne - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Mia Mercado - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Elizabeth Schmelling – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Emily Unnasch – The Producers – Desert Theatreworks

Pamla Vale Abramson - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert


The Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Juvenile

Xavier Brown - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Bennett Creighton - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Tiana Muehr - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Adonai Patu - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Tess Phillips - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

CABARET / REVUE

Outstanding Production Cabaret/Revue

Almost Love - Theatre 29

Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Director of a Cabaret/Revue

Lisa Goldberg - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Liyan McNeltier - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Karen Schmitt - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Derik Shopinski - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Derik Shopinski - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Scott Clinkscales - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Charles Harvey - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Jericho McNeltier - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Christian Quevedo - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Noah Wahlberg - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29


Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue - Professional

Charles Herrera - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Paul MacKey - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Ben Reece - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Jaci Davis - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Eliana Hicks - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Imelda Patu - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Karen Schmitt - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Jasmine Shaffer - Almost Love - Theatre 29


Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue - Professional

Keisha D - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Darci Daniels - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Lark Kenney - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Haley Kooyman - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Se Layne - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Supporting Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Graham Cooley - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Ian Ferris - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Ian Ferris - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Chris Fleischman - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

John Pollnow - Almost Love - Theatre 29


Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Jaci Davis - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Katie Fleischman - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Audra Puccio Nagby - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Britney Vachon-LaGuardia - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29


Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue – Professional

Francesca Amari - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Bonnie Gilgallon - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Renee Solom - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Jamie Leigh Walker - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

STAGED READING

Outstanding Production-Staged Reading

 A Night in Puglia- Script2Stage2Screen

 Auntie Marion  - Script2Stage2Screen

 Crying On Trains - Script2Stage2Screen

 Inez's Birthday…and Then - Some Script2Stage2Screen

 Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company


Outstanding Director of a Staged Reading

Don Cilluffo – Auntie - Script2Stage2Screen

Chet Cole - Crying on Trains - Script2Stage2Screen

Jason Hull - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen

Phylicia Mason - I'm Not Rick Springfield - Script2Stage2Screen

Hal O'Connell - A Night in Puglia- Script2Stage2Screen


Outstanding Director of a Staged Reading - Professional

David Catazarite - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Miri Hunter - The DI(C)E Squad -Thought Theatre

Lance Phillips - The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes - Desert Theatreworks


Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Staged Reading

Brent Anderson – Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen

Stephen Blackwell - A Night in Puglia- Script2Stage2Screen

Don Cilluffo - I'm Not Rick Springfield - Script2Stage2Screen

Jason Reale - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen


Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Staged Reading

Pamela Cole - Crying on Trains - Script2Stage2Screen

Shirley LeMaster - Auntie - Script2Stage2Screen

Sandra Mitchell - Crying On Trains - Script2Stage2Screen

Diane Moore - A Night in Puglia- Script2Stage2Screen

Alden West - Inez's Birthday…and Then - Some Script2Stage2Screen


Outstanding Supporting Male Performer in a Staged Reading

Don Cilluffo - A Night in Puglia- Script2Stage2Screen

Winston Gieseke - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen

Stan Jenson - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen

Hal O'Connell - Auntie - Script2Stage2Screen

Rupert Smith – Auntie - Script2Stage2Screen


Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Staged Reading

Jan Briggs – Auntie - Script2Stage2Screen

Kylie Bricker - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Taylor Graham - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Shirley LeMaster - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen


The Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Original Writing

Roz Warren Heller - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Jason Hull - Inez's Birthday…and Then Some - Script2Stage2Screen

Alyce Haskell Berard/Robin Moss Manning - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse

Marty Martin - Auntie Marion - Script2Stage2Screen

Terry Ray – Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Miri Hunter, Abe Daniels, Patricia West Del Ruth, Ann Van Haney, Lisa Mednick Powell and Antonio Gonzales Vasquez - THE DI(C)E SQUAD - Thought Theatre

ONE ACTS

OVERALL PRODUCTION-ONE ACTS

Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

DMV Tyrant - Sun City Palm Desert

Miss You - Sun City Palm Desert

The Philadelphia - Sun City Palm Desert

Time Flies - Sun City Palm Desert


DIRECTOR-ONE ACTS

Susan Adler - Miss You - Sun City Palm Desert

Cameron Keys - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Adina Lawson - Time Flies - Sun City Palm Desert

Karen Schmitt - DMV Tyrant - Sun City Palm Desert

Alden West - The Philadelphia - Sun City Palm Desert


LEAD ACTOR-ONE ACTS

Paul Jacques - Miss You - Sun City Palm Desert

Fergus Loughnane - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Steve Meyers - Time Flies - Sun City Palm Desert


LEAD ACTOR-ONE ACTS - Professional

Paul MacKey - The Tarantino Variation - Sun City Palm Desert

Milt Oberman - The Philadelphia - Sun City Palm Desert

Gilmore Rizzo - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Don Savage - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals


LEAD ACTRESS-ONE ACTS

Adina Lawson - Time Flies - Sun City Palm Desert

Louise Tonti - DMV Tyrant - Sun City Palm Desert

Sheri Shepherd - Miss You - Sun City Palm Desert


LEAD ACTRESS-ONE ACTS - Professional

Bonnie Gilgallon - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Georgina Medina - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Patricia West-Del Ruth - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals


SUPPORTING ACTOR-ONE ACTS

Scott DiLorenzo - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Jonathan Hatsios - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Paul Jacques - The Tarantino Variation - Sun City Palm Desert

Mike Novack – Miss You – Sun City Shadow Hills


SUPPORTING ACTOR-ONE ACTS - Professional

Robert Drake - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Dan Graff - A Christmas Carol – Desert Theatricals

Paul MacKey - The Philadelphia - Sun City Palm Desert

Milt Oberman - The Tarantino Variation - Sun City Palm Desert


SUPPORTING ACTRESS-ONE ACTS

Paula Butler - The Philadelphia - Sun City Palm Desert

Lynn Cruz - Miss You - Sun City Palm Desert

Laura Martinez-Urrea - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Poppy Reybin - DMV Tyrant - Sun City Palm Desert

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Outstanding Set Design

Marlys Castello - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Raymond Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Gary Daigneault / Charles Harvey - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Lisa Goldberg – A Christmas Carol, the Musical – Theatre 29

Richard Marlow - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre


Outstanding Set Design - Professional

JW Layne - Cabaret - College of the Desert

JW Layne - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

JW Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre 

Matthew McLean - Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Lance Phillips- I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

Thomas L. Valach - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Kathy Karstens / Nick Wass - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School


Outstanding Sound Design

Nick Campbell - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Nick Campbell - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Nick Campbell - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Javier Raynoso - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Gus Sanchez - Artificial Morality - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Gus Sanchez - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre


Outstanding Sound Design - Professional

Clark Dugger - Every Brilliant Thing - Dezart Performs

Clark Dugger - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

David Hobday - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Jeff Mazer - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Jack Ramoran – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Nick Wass – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lighting Design

Duke Core – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Rebecca Edwards/Kathy Karstens - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Mariah Pryor - Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Mariah Pryor - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Mariah Pryor - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse


Outstanding Lighting Design - Professional

Joel Howden - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Joel Howden - Girlfriend - Dezart Performs

JW Layne - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Jeff Mazer - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Derrick McDaniel - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Phil Murphy – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Keith Smith - Cabaret - College of the Desert


Outstanding Costume Design

Tera Bottorff - A Christmas Carol, The Musical - Theatre 29

Bill Kates - Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Bill Kates – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Matthew Myers/John Hamilton Palmer – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Thomasina Hyland/Beatrice Ramirez - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Musical


Outstanding Costume Design - Professional

Frank Cazares - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Rebecca McWilliams - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Britt Pannell - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Derik Shopinski - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Derik Shopinski - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Derik Shopinski - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre


The Ron Hamm Award for Outstanding Hair and Makeup Design

Stephanie Jauregui - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Liyan McNeltier - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Joseph Regina - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Tess Phillips/Steven Richardson - Little Shop of Horrors - Desert Theatreworks

Steven Richardson – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – Desert Theatreworks


The Ron Hamm Award for Outstanding Hair and Makeup Design – Professional

Brandon Cincotta – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Anika Sanchez - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Anika Sanchez/Se Layne - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Lynda Shaeps - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Lynda Shaeps - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs


Outstanding Props and Special Effects

Marsha Berry/Nick Edwards - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Nick Edwards - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Nick Edwards - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Jimmy Hert - Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Mike Lipsitz - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Greg Thorneycroft - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs


Outstanding Props and Special Effects – Professional

Matthew McLean / Nick Wass – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Joshua Carr - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

JW Layne – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Jeff Mazer/Adriana Reyes - Little Shop of Horrors - Desert Theatreworks

Matthew McLean / Nick Wass / Chuck Yates - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Copyright © 2020 Desert Theatre League - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by GoDaddy

  • Home
  • Scholarship
  • Our Organization
  • Membership
  • Judging
  • Desert Star Award Info
  • Genesis of DTL
  • Recipient Archive