2008-2009 Season Footlighters Excellence Awards

DIRECTOR: Cynthia Lake, "Sherlock's Last Case"
TECHNICAL: Claudia Lake and Buffy Guzenski, "Sherlock's Last Case"
SET DESIGN: Phillip Gabriel, "Sherlock's Last Case"
SET DECORATION: Phillip Gabriel, "Sherlock's Last Case"
COSTUME DESIGN: Buffy Guzenski, "Sherlock's Last Case"
LEAD ACTOR: Mel Chadwick as Dr. Watson, "Sherlock's Last Case"
LEAD ACTRESS: Hanre le Roux as Mrs. Manningham, "Gaslight"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Frank Gilleese as Inspector Lestrade, "Sherlock's Last Case"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mary Carruthers as Mrs. Hudson, "Sherlock's Last Case"
CAMEO: Vicki Janis as Elizabeth, "Gaslight"
Ann Salpas Award: Cynthia Lake
Gordon Dittemore Award: Paul Hodson
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Craw

Click the links on the right to see the other winners and nominees.

Other Awards

Ann Salpas
Ed Parry
Gordon Dittemore (Backstage)
High School Scholarships
Joe Camp Leadership Award
Life Membership

Footlighters Excellence Awards and Inland Theatre League Awards and Nominations

Highlights from the 2006 Banquet:

Mel Chadwick



Lance and Janet McClellan


Norma Nesbitt, Helen Dittemore, Gordon Dittemore and Mel Chadwick


Catherine DeBrule


Mel Chadwick and Deborah McFatter

photos by Nancy L. Cox