2018 - 2019 DASH Nominees & winners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (PLAY)

• Martha Brooks A Comedy of Tenors Nashoba Players
• Caroline Clancy A View From the Bridge The Umbrella WINNER!
• Meghan Holtz The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Erin Maitland The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime The Umbrella
• Rachael Rabinovitz Red Herring Burlington Players
• Danielle Wehner The Country House Concord Players

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MUSICAL)

• Autumn DeSisto Mamma Mia! Theatre at the Mount
• Ashley DiFranza Sister Act Riverside Theatre Works
• Janet Ferreri The Mystery of Edwin Drood Norton Singers
• Kathleen Hardigan The Mistress Cycle MMAS Black Box Theater 
• Whitney Lloyd Annie Hingham Civic Music Theatre
• Barbara Pierre The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre WINNER!

BEST SET DESIGN (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by The Concord Players

• Andrew Barnett Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Heather Daley & Chris Stulb The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre
• Jim Gross Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• David O'Gara Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Tom Peterman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Corbett Thursby The Mystery of Edwin Drood Norton Singers

BEST SET DESIGN (PLAY)

• Andrew Barnett The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Zach Best The Importance of Being Earnest The Footlight Club WINNER!
• Steve McGonagle The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Susan Perry Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players
• Dan Sheehan Flemming (An American Thriller) Walpole Footlighters
• Ted Talanian The Boys in the Band MMAS Black Box Theater

BEST SET DRESSING (PLAY)

• David Alger The Importance of Being Earnest The Footlight Club WINNER!
• Donnie Baillargeon, Charlotte Kelley, Steve McGonagle & John Murtaugh The Nance Vokes Players
• Donna Corbett Funny Money MMAS Quannapowitt Players
• Glenn Fournier & Rose Noice The Boys in the Band MMAS Black Box Theater
• Ruth Neeman & David Berti Mothers and Sons Quannapowitt Players
• Nancy Stevenson & Pam Horner Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater

BEST SET DRESSING (MUSICAL)

• Evelyn Corsini Alcorn, Barbara Moss & Judy Weinberg Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Heather Daley, Rachel Baril, Libby Ostrofsky & Jenn Bradbury The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre
• Hannah Dieringer, Jim Gross, Krysten Kelliher, John Parisi & Molly Pierson Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• David O'Gara & Rebecca Hoell Avenue Q TCAN Players WINNER!
• Janet Sheehan Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre 
• Corbett Thursby The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Norton Singers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by Theatre at the Mount

• James Fernandes Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Athan Mantalos Assassins MMAS Black Box Theater
• Jeff Mitchell All Shook Up Riverside Theatre Works WINNER!
• Mike Nakashima Adrift in Macao Walpole Footlighters
• Erik Rodenhiser Matilda Neverland Theater
• Brian Wolfe-Leonard The Mystery of Edwin Drood Norton Singers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (PLAY)

• David Berti The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Nicholas A. Cipriano Blood Relations The Footlight Club
• Alex Deroo Hamlet MMAS Striving Artists Theater
• Adam Heroux Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Jon Nuquist Red Herring Burlington Players
• Dustin Teuber Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players

BEST SOUND DESIGN (PLAY)
Sponsored by Metrowest Theater Artists Guild

• Andrew Andraos & Greg Dana The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Jason Dawson Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players
• Gene Houk Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater
• Mike McTeague Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Robert Pascucci A Comedy of Tenors Nashoba Players
• Robert Zawistowski The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!

BEST SOUND DESIGN (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by the Washington Street Players

• Jonathan Bell The Marvelous Wonderettes Skylight Theater Collective
• Greg Dana Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theater WINNER!
• Jim Gross Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• Tom Powers Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Bruce Webster Assassins MMAS Black Box Theater
• Bruce Webster Evita MMAS Black Box Theater

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (MUSICAL)

• Steven Atwater Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Whitney Brady Guzman Chicago Massasoit Theatre Company WINNER!
• Adam Clark Newsies The Company Theatre WINNER!
• Taylor Kaufman The Mystery of Edwin Drood Norton Singers WINNER!
• Bryan Lussier Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theater
• Nathaniel Packard Newsies Franklin Performing Arts Company

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (PLAY)

• Betsy Burr The Nance Vokes Players
• Dan Clawson Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players
• Rich Greaves Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater
• Eric Jacobsen Silent Sky Vokes Players
• Bryan Lussier The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Greg Mancusi-Ungaro Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS (PLAY)

• Sara Gluck She Kills Monsters Winnemere Family Theater WINNER!
• Amy Scoggins She Kills Monsters Winnemere Family Theater WINNER!

BEST YOUTH ACTOR (PLAY)

• Max Charbonneau The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime The Umbrella WINNER!
• Miles Tardy The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS (MUSICAL)

• Madison Paul Violet Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Rose Riley Newsies The Company Theatre WINNER!
• Emma Rogers A Chorus Line The Company Theatre
• Madi Shaer The Secret Garden Concord Players
• Olivia Valianti A Chorus Line The Company Theatre
• Susanna Wickstrom Seussical Franklin Performing Arts Company

BEST YOUTH ACTOR (MUSICAL)

• Ben Choi Harris Mary Poppins Marblehead Little Theatre
• Shane Cunniff Newsies The Company Theatre
• Will Davis-Day Urinetown Winnemere Family Theater
• Julian DiChiara Newsies Franklin Performing Arts Company WINNER!
• Zeke Solis Legally Blonde Un-Common Theatre
• Griffin Wilkins Newsies Franklin Performing Arts Company

BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR DESIGN (PLAY)
Sponsored by Arlington Friends of the Drama

• Karen Burum & Marc Capizzi The Nance Vokes Players
• Jeanne Callinan & Karen Burum Witness for the Prosecution Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Marc Capizzi Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Cara Guappone & Troy Seigfried The Importance of Being Earnest The Footlight Club
• Alexandra Kangis Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater WINNER!
• Katie Pompeo The Revolutionists Hovey Players

BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR DESIGN (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by Arlington Friends of the Drama

• Sophia Berthiaume Chicago Massasoit Theatre Company
• Dan Gravely, Diane Rothauser, Jane Willshire-Tempesta & Gianna Romanelli The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre WINNER!
• Dan Gravely The Mystery of Edwin Drood Norton Singers
• Charlie Kellogg Jesus Christ Superstar Marblehead Little Theatre
• David Prescott We Will Rock You Theatre at the Mount
• Jane Willshire-Tempesta A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine Vokes Players

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by Harriet Friedman

• Katia Greene Assassins MMAS Black Box Theater
• Kathy Magni & Heather Daley The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre WINNER!
• Jean Pemper & Rena Pemper-Rodrigues The Secret Garden Riverside Theatre Works
• David Allen Prescott Silver Bells Theatre at the Mount
• Dustin Todd Rennells All Shook Up Riverside Theatre Works
• James A. Valentin Newsies The Company Theatre

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (PLAY)

• Carol Antos Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Eileen Bouvier Silent Sky Vokes Players
• Liz Fenstermaker The Revolutionists Hovey Players
• Daniel Kozar The Nance Vokes Players
• Audrey Stuck-Girard The Importance of Being Earnest The Footlight Club WINNER!
• Elizabeth Tustian Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players

BEST PROP COORDINATION (PLAY)

• Michelle Aguillon Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Emily Black & Trudi Olivetti The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Gail Gilman The Boys in the Band MMAS Black Box Theater
• Charlotte Kelley The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Jane Tillie Martel & Libby Ostrofsky Silent Sky Vokes Players
• Jason Rutledge Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players

BEST PROP COORDINATION (MUSICAL)

• David Costa, Jim Gross, Jean Pemper & Rena Pemper Rodrigues Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• Amy Downing Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Meredith Fein & Trudi Olivetti Mary Poppins Marblehead Little Theatre
• Gail Gilman & Rick Sitte Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre WINNER!
• Judi Masciarelli & Deborah Michel The Little Mermaid Annisquam Village Players
• Kayla Rushing Assassins Arts After Hours

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT (PLAY)

• Monica Bruno Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players
• Colin Burnett Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players 
• Judy Forgione The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime The Umbrella 
• Adelaide Majeski The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• John Murtagh The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Brittany Yates Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by Curtain Call Theatre

• Gail Allen We Will Rock You Theatre at the Mount
• Jeannie Baycroft & Sarah Moazeni Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Katie Copelas Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Debra Packard Newsies Franklin Performing Arts Company
• Sharon Silberman Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre
• James A. Valentin Newsies The Company Theatre

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE (MUSICAL)

• Flotsam & Jetsam The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre
• The Merry Murderesses Chicago Massasoit Theater Company
• Kids Ensemble Matilda Neverland Theater
• Male Dancers in "Lay All Your Love on Me" Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• The Gangsters Sister Act Riverside Theatre Works
• Wooden Soldiers Silver Bells Theatre at the Mount

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE (PLAY)

• Burlesque Beauties The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• The Marx Brothers A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine Vokes Players
• Tragedian Ensemble Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Arlington Friends of the Drama

BEST LEAD ACTOR (MUSICAL)

• Brian Boruta Mary Poppins Marblehead Little Theatre
• Michael Bradley Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre
• Michael Chateauneuf The Secret Garden Concord Players
• Jack Ferdman Chicago Massasoit Theater Company
• Justin McCoubry Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Kevin Mischley Evita MMAS Black Box Theatre WINNER!

BEST LEAD ACTOR (PLAY)

• Mackenzie Carroll Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Arlington Friends of the Drama
• Domenic Carter Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players
• Jason Myatt Constellations Hovey Players
• Paul Nolette Inherit the Wind Attleboro Community Theatre
• Jason Rutledge The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Arthur Williams III Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players

BEST LEAD ACTRESS (PLAY)
Sponsored by CC Consulting

• Nicole Abbondanza Matt and Ben Skylight Theatre Collective
• Kristen Dattoli Constellations Hovey Players WINNER!
• Jenny Fielding August: Osage County Spotlight Playhouse
• Jennifer Shea Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players
• Jennifer Shea Silent Sky Vokes Players
• Hallie Wetzel Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Franklin Performing Arts Company

BEST LEAD ACTRESS (MUSICAL)

• Julie Capone Bouchard Mamma Mia! Theatre at the Mount
• Chantel Deane Sister Act Riverside Theatre Works
• Charlotte Delaney The Little Mermaid Needham Community Theatre
• Janet Ferreri Sister Act Riverside Theatre Works
• Emilee Leahy Chicago Massasoit Theater Company WINNER!
• Tessa Newell All Shook Up Riverside Theatre Works

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by Needham Community Theatre

• Samantha Brior-Jones Chicago Massasoit Theatre Company
• David Costa Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• Nicole Gulino Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Nicole Gulino Mary Poppins Marblehead Little Theatre
• Alison Hall Mamma Mia! Theatre at the Mount
• Vincent Ratsavong Cabaret The Footlight Club 

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION (MUSICAL)

• Steven Bergman Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Eli Bigelow Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre
• Danielle Clougher Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre WINNER!
• Lianne Goodwin Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre
• Jordan Potash The Marvelous Wonderettes Skylight Theatre Collective
• David Wright Cabaret The Footlight Club

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (PLAY)
Sponsored by Vokes Players

• Cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Cast of Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater
• Cast of The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Cast of Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players
• Cast of Silent Sky Vokes Players
• Cast of Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (MUSICAL)
Sponsored by The Norton Singers

• Cast of Avenue Q TCAN Players
• Cast of Chicago Massasoit Theatre Company
• Cast of Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Cast of Newsies The Company Theatre
• Cast of Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• Cast of We Will Rock You Theatre at the Mount

BEST DIRECTION (MUSICAL)

• Steve Black Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
• Samantha Brior-Jones Chicago Massasoit Theatre Company
• David Costa Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• Adam Joy Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre
• David Allen Prescott We Will Rock You Theatre at the Mount
• David Ross Avenue Q TCAN Players

BEST DIRECTION (PLAY)
Sponsored by TCAN Players

• Michelle Aguillon Terra Nova Quannapowitt Players
• Donnie Baillargeon The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Steve Black The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Kristin Hughes Constellations Hovey Players
• Harris Lefteri Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players 
• Katie Swimm Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players

BEST PRODUCTION (PLAY)
Sponsored by The Burlington Players

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Marblehead Little Theatre
• Jesus Hopped the A Train Hovey Players
• Macbeth Enter Stage Left Theater
• The Nance Vokes Players WINNER!
• Peter and the Starcatcher Vokes Players
• Silent Sky Vokes Players

BEST PRODUCTION (MUSICAL)

• Assassins MMAS Black Box Theatre
• Avenue Q  TCAN Players
• Chicago Massasoit Theater Company
• Mamma Mia! Marblehead Little Theatre WINNER!
•  Nunsense Curtain Call Theatre
• We Will Rock You Theatre at the Mount

CONSULTANTS CHOICE AWARDS

Excellence in Statuary Movement
Will Fafard Mary Poppins Marblehead Little Theatre

Excellence in the Use of Foley Sound Effects
Jim Jordan The Nance Vokes Players