Thirty awards were presented in 12 categories at the 12th Annual Patté Awards for Theater Excellence, which was held Jan. 19 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.
And the winners were …
Outstanding Ensemble
“Don’t Dress for Dinner” - North Coast Repertory Theatre“A Little Night Music” - Cygnet Theatre Company
“Bluebonnet Court” - Diversionary Theatre/Moxie Theatre
“Les Miserables” - Moonlight Stage Productions
Outstanding Scenic Design
Amy Chini - “The Listener” - Moxie TheatreMike Buckley - “The Hit” - Lamb’s Players Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design
Tim Boyce - “A Streetcar Named Desire” - Ion Theatre CompanyChris Luessmann - “A Christmas Carol” - North Coast Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
Fernando “Jay” Huerto - “Hotel Cassiopeia” - SDSU School of Theatre, Television and FilmJason Bieber - “Night Sky” - Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company
Outstanding Costume Design
Christine Crook - “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” - UCSD Theatre and DanceJeanne Reith - for a body of work
Outstanding Direction
Adam Arian - “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” - UCSD Theatre & DanceClaudio Raygoza - “The Pillowman” - Ion Theatre Company
Sam Woodhouse - “Water and Power"- San Diego Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Performance
Sean Cox - “Three Days of Rain” - Compass TheatreJoshua Everett Johnson - “Golden Boy” - New Village Arts Theatre
Tom Zohar - “Yank!” - Diversionary Theatre
Antonio “T.J.” Johnson - “Fences” - Cygnet Theatre
Sylvia M’Lafi Thompson - “Fences” - Cygnet Theatre
Deborah Gilmour Smyth - “The Light in the Piazza” - Lamb’s Players Theatre
Tonex - “Dreamgirls” - San Diego Musical Theatre
Outstanding Production
“33 Variations” - La Jolla Playhouse“The Women” - The Old Globe Theatre
“Dreamgirls” - San Diego Musical Theatre
Playwriting Award
Allan Havis – “The Tutor” - Vox Nova Theatre Co.Shiley Lifetime Achievement Award
Leon Natker and J. Sherwood MontgomeryJohn Guth Award for Behind-the-Scenes Brilliance
Peter HermanAngel Award
Pam Slater-Price