2024 TANYS FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Short Production
Balloon Release / The Rental
Hand to Mouth Players (Montrose, NY) and
GoJo Clan Productions (Hastings on Hudson, NY)
Best Alternate Short Production
Can't Play Dead
Confetti Stage (Albany, NY)
Best Long Production
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Adjudicators’ Performance Awards
Albi Gorn as Keller
Balloon Release
Hand to Mouth Players (Montrose, NY) and
GoJo Clan Productions (Hastings on Hudson, NY)
Dahlia LaBrake as Titania/Elizabeth
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Feliz Mejia IV as Oberon
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Adjudicators’ Discretionary Awards
Excellence in Ensemble Performance to the Cast
Jest Desserts
Harlequin Productions of Cayuga Community College (Auburn, NY)
Excellence in Costume Design & Execution to Patricia Young
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Excellence in Directing to Kristie Farr
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Excellence in Performance to Michelle Smiley
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Excellence in Performance to Rebecca LaVorgna
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Technical Director’s Award
Can't Play Dead
Confetti Stage (Albany, NY)
People’s Choice Awards
BEST ACTORS
Doug Rice as Felix
We're a Close Family
Little Theatre of Watertown (Watertown, NY)
Jessica Beitscher as Dana
Balloon Release
Hand to Mouth Players (Montrose, NY) and
GoJo Clan Productions (Hastings on Hudson, NY)
OTHER PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
Technical Excellence
Jest Desserts
Harlequin Productions of Cayuga Community College (Auburn, NY)
Set and Sound Design
Jest Desserts
Harlequin Productions of Cayuga Community College (Auburn, NY)
Innovation in Theater
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY) and
Third Eye Interpreting, LLC (Watertown, NY)
BEST SHORT PRODUCTION
Can't Play Dead
Confetti Stage (Albany, NY)
BEST LONG PRODUCTION
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
BMI Supply Design Competition Awards
Best Overall Design: Costumes
Patricia Young
Fairycakes
Indian River Thespian Troupe (Philadelphia, NY)
Best Set Design
Navroz Dabu
Nunsense
Auburn Players Community Theatre (Auburn, NY)
TANYS Awards
Ruth R. Legg Memorial Scholarship
Aniela Acampora
Wellsville Secondary School
Sherman C. Ward Jr. Distinguished Volunteer Award
Barbara Seaton
Rome Community Theater
Fredric Blumberg Distinguished Volunteer Award
David Simmons (posthumously)
Little Theatre of Watertown
Special Recognition / Ovation Award
Ann Frame
Auburn Players Community Theatre
Mary Eva Duthie Award
Jane Jenkins
Carthage Little Theatre / Little Theatre of Watertown
