2009 Awards Winners
The twentiety annual Ceremony of Birdsall Awards for Excellence in Theatre for the 2008/2009 season was held on Sunday, October 18 at the Roseville Theater.

Named for the late actor and director Bill Birdsall, a longtime friend of the theatre, the Birdsall awards are Roseville's version of the Tonys. Each year, Magic Circle season ticket holders vote on their favorite performances for leading actor and actress and supporting actor and actress, in the two categories "Musical" and "Non-Musical".

Here are this year's Bill Birdsall Award nominees and winners.

Best Leading Actress
in a Non-Musical 		Allyson Finn Bus Stop  
Kris Hunt Chapter Two Winner
Best Leading Actor
in a Non-Musical 		Mike Mechanick Perilous Gravity in a Loopy Universe  
Michael Reinero Chapter Two Winner
Best Supporting Actress
in a Non-Musical 		Teresa Ahnin Chapter Two Winner
Patty Lewis The Last Night of Ballyhoo  
Best Supporting Actor
in a Non-Musical 		Steve Gold Chapter Two Winner
Brian Lewis The Last Night of Ballyhoo  
Best Leading Actress
in a Musical 		Jenna Cook My Fair Lady Winner
Erin Johnson Gabriele Ragtime  
Best Leading Actor
in a Musical 		Tevye Ditter Oklahoma!  
Mark Ettensohn My Fair Lady Winner
Best Supporting Actress
in a Musical 		Patty Lewis Oklahoma! Winner
Peggy Wells My Fair Lady  
Best Supporting Actor
in a Musical 		Ron Baker My Fair Lady  
Tevye Ditter My Fair Lady Winner

The Elly awards are presented each year by SARTA, the Sacrament Area Regional Theatre Alliance. This year the following members of the CTW Circle family were nominated for Elly Awards:

Supporting Actress, Adult in a Young People's Play Amira Judeh Goldilocks  
Leading Actress, Adult in a Young People's Play Ashley Eigenman MacBeth  
Direction of a Musical Brent Null Ragtime  
Leading Actress in a Musical Erin Johnson Gabriele Ragtime Winner
Supporting Actor in a Musical Jeffrey Heatherly Oklahoma!  
Musical Director of a Musical Jennifer Vaughn Ragtime  
Musical Director of a Musical Jennifer Vaughn Oklahoma!  
Musical Director of Young People's Musical Jennifer Vaughn Seussical! Winner
Lighting Design for a Comedy John Bowles Bus Stop  
Lighting Design for a Young People's Play John Bowles The Visit  
Leading Actress in a Play Kris Hunt Chapter Two  
Supporting Actor, Child in a Young People's Play Matt Giacomo MacBeth  
Leading Actor in a Comedy Michael Reinero Chapter Two  
Leading Actress, Adult in a Young People's Musical Monica Wright Seussical! Winner
Set Design for a Comedy Rick Daniels Chapter Two  
Direction of a Comedy Rosemarie Gerould Chapter Two  
Supporting Actor in a Musical Ryan Adame Oklahoma!  
Director of a Young People's Musical Samantha Ellinwood Seussical!  
Supporting Actress in a Musical Sarah Kalsey Null Ragtime  
Leading Actress, Adult in a Young People's Play Serena Christopher The Visit  
Leading Actor, Adult in a Young People's Play Shane Turner MacBeth  
Lighting Design for a Comedy Stefany Paulson Chapter Two Winner
Choreography, Young People's Musical Stephen Hatcher Seussical!  
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Steve Gold Chapter Two  
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Teresa Ahnin Chapter Two Winner
Leading Actor in a Musical Tevye Ditter Oklahoma!  
Supporting Actress, Child in a Young People's Musical Topeka Vaughn Seussical!  
Best Overall Production of a Young People's Play Magic Circle Theatre The Visit  
Best Overall Production of Young People's Musical Magic Circle Theatre Seussical!  
Best Overall Production of a Comedy Magic Circle Theatre Chapter Two Winner
Best Overall Production of a Musical Magic Circle Theatre Oklahoma!  
Best Overall Production of a Musical Magic Circle Theatre Ragtime  
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