On Saturday, September 16, awards were given to outstanding productions at the
2006 Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival. Below are the recipients.

Best Actress in an Ensemble
Beth Kattelman, They Must Be Felt, The Puppet-Queers

Best Actor in an Ensemble
Steve Boshen, The Stops, Richmond Triangle Players

Tom Gualtieri, Bait

Best Comedy Solo Show
Does This Monologue make Me Look Fat?

Best Comedy Ensemble Show
Bait

Best Musical
The Stops, Richmond Triangle Players

Best Original Music
Icons: Volume 3, Jade Esteban Estrada

Best Adapted Music
They Must Be Felt, Puppet-Queers

Most Promising New Work
Monday Night in Westerbork, S. Bear Bergman

Best Improvisational/Spoken Word
Stripped and Teased, Kimberly Dark
Will Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Will Davis

Best Socio Political
None of the Above, Jennifer Lanier

Best Solo Performance
Elizabeth Whitney, Wonder Woman: The Musical

Jade Esteban Estrada, Icons, Volume 3
Amy Salloway, Does This Monologue Make Me Look Fat?

Will Davis, Will Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Best Technical Elements
The Stops, Richmond Triangle Players

Best Director
Laura Josepher, Bait

Best Ensemble Show
The Stops, Richmond Triangle Players

Best Original Script Solo
Does This Monologue Make Me Look Fat?

Best Original Script Ensemble
Bait

Audience Favorite
They Must Be Felt, The Puppet-Queers

Bait, David Sisco

Will Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Will Davis

Director's Award
Ragged Blade

Best of the Festival Solo
None of the Above, Jennifer Lanier

Best of the Festival Ensemble
Bait

Click here for more show information of the 2006 Festival. 

Photos of the Award Ceremony