I went to the IT Awards last night – well most of it.  It is amazing how much theater there is in this town! I hadn’t heard of a lot of these companies. I’d say I need to get out more, but I can’t get our more without replicating myself. Lisa Kron was super-funny as hostess, Martin Denton and Rochelle were great when they got honored and Judith Malina – along with a great clip reel of the Living Theater – was still a knockout.

All winners list after the jump….

New York, NY: On Monday September 22, 2008, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, and host Lisa Kron, announced the 2008 recipients at the Fourth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Blue Man Group, the wildly popular Off-Broadway sensation at the Astor Place Theater and international entertainment phenomenon, which combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a totally unique form of entertainment, performed the opening number and some additional segments.

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OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Recipient: Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O’Donnell, Melissa Paladino,Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Tanya Calamoneri, Heather Harpham, Lisa Ramirez, Cassie Terman

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jessica Burr, Zenzele Cooper, Dave Edson, Jason Griffin, Anna Kepe, Eunjee Lee, Celli Pitt, Matthew Sincell, Darrell Stokes, Laura Wickens

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Michael Crane, Andrew Guilarte, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Rock Kohli, Ramiz Monsef, Gita Reddy, David Sajadi

The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Tatiana Gomberg, Emily Hartford, Ned Massey

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Joe Basile, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Eevin Hartsough, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Rob Neill, Joey Rizzolo, Justin Tolley, Jenny Williams

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE

Recipient: Andrea Caban

You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Dana Berger

Washing Machine, Fist In The Pocket Theater in association with The Chocolate Factory

Taylor Mac

The Young Ladies Of…, HERE Arts Center

Petronia Paley

On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

Jonathan Pereira

American Cake, Prickly Pear Productions in association with the FRIGID Festival

Melle Powers

Whence Came Ye Scarlett O’Hara O’Hanrahan?, 53 Hysterics in association with the FRIGID Festival

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE

Recipient: Rob Sheridan

The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company

Tom Bain

The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, The Amoralists Theatre Company

Jason Griffin

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Greg T. Parente

Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

Matthew Sincell

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Paco Tolson

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE

Recipient: Megan Byrne

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Britney Burgess

Professional Skepticism, Zootopia Theatre Company

Kaylin Lee Clinton

The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Catherine Correa

The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Tatiana Gomberg

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Erica Terpening

Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE

Recipient: Cameron J. Oro

The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination

The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Michael DiGioia

Elizabeth Rex, Nicu’s Spoon

Alex Draper

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Peter Judd

You Can’t Take It With You, T. Schreiber Studio

Maximilian Osinski

Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Bobby Steggert

Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE

Recipient: Stephanie Barton-Farcas

Elizabeth Rex, Nicu’s Spoon

Abby Baum

Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Laura Heidinger

Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Lauren Kelston

Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Kira Sternbach

Gerald’s Method, Gallant Arts

Kristen Vaughan

Mill Fire, Retro Productions

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT

Recipient: Qui Nguyen

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Julie Atlas Muz

The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Barbara Charlene

The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination

The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Kelly Hayes

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Hogan & Robert O’Neill

Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions

Anabella Lenzu & Qui Nguyen

(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR

Recipient: Edward Elefterion

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

David Gow

Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Emma Griffin

Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Richard Romagnoli

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Robert Ross Parker

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Damen Scranton

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Recipient: Kevin Hardy

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Christopher Brown

(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Deborah Constantine

Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Kerrie Lovercheck

Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Philip Sandstrom

Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions

Benjamin C. Tevelow

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

Jessica Wegener

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Rebecca Cunningham

What I Did Last Summer, Retro Productions

Leon Dobkowski

The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Jessica Sofia Mitrani & Ildiko Nemeth

The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Mioko Mochizuki

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Bobby Pearce

The Chaos Theories, Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company and MILJam Productions

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

Sean Breault

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jack Cunningham & Rebecca Cunningham

Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Michael Kramer

Proof, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Michael Kramer

Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Travis McHale

The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

Tim McMath

Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Matt Ward

Mary Trilogy, Mir Productions

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN

Dan Bianchi

The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Amy Altadonna

Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Dan Bianchi

The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Miguel Frasconi

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Damen Scranton

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Shearer

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC

Dan Bianchi

The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi

The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Mark Bruckner

Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Larry Lees

The Magic of Mrs. Crowling, Royal Circus in association with Horse Trade

Pete Mills

The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Mitun Sinha

The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Min Xiao-Fen

On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT

Bekah Brunstetter

You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project

Qui Nguyen

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Matthew Opatrny

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

David Pumo

Auntie Mayhem, Gato Flaco Productions and Wings Theatre Company

James Scruggs

(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Stanton Wood

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT

Aliza Shane

The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre

Andrea Caban

You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Bronwen Denton-Davis

Pealing Figs, Mind The Gap Theatre

Daniel Gallant

Gerald’s Method, Gallant Arts

Philip Gawthorne

Modern Life is Rubbish, Mind The Gap Theatre

Nancy Harris

Girl in a Bath, Mind The Gap Theatre

C. Denby Swanson

Potato Feast, The Drilling Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION

Recipient: Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

The Young Ladies Of…, HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Recipient: Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

Conjur Woman, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club

Honor, Prospect Theater Company

The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Recipient: Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre Company

Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble 

About The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation:

The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience.