2022-2023 Herman Awards

Best Show of the Season: Christmas Carol

Best Direction of a Play or Musical: Gene McLendon, Murder on the Orient Express

Best Set: Jim Rikard, Seussical

Best Costuming: Jennifer & Grace D’Entremont, Seussical

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play or Musical:
Rich Horton, A Christmas Carol

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play or Musical:
Michelle LeRoy Murder on the Orient Express

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play or Musical:
Michael Corbitt, Addams Family

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play or Musical:
Hannah Stevens, Addams Family

Best Vocal Performance by an Actor:
Christopher Isaac, Addams Family

Best Vocal Performance by an Actress in a Play or Musical:
Alyssa Bayless Addams Family

Best Special Performance by an Actor in a Play or Musical:
Dan Ruffino, A Christmas Carol

Best Special Performance by an Actress in a Play or Musical:
Wanda Becton Murder on the Orient Express

Best Newcomer: Christopher Isaac

Best Choreography: Crystal Hodges & Hannah Lasster for Seussical the Musical

The Rich and KJ Bernstein Production Team Award:
Rich and KJ were a young couple who loved technical theatre and didn’t hesitate to step on stage if needed. They used very innovative techniques behind the scenes whenever working on a play. Both were eager to lend their tech skills to improve any production with loads of energy, always putting in extra hours to “get it right”. Both Rich and KJ enjoyed teaching, always helping young thespians learn more about the tech side of theatre.
Seussical the Musical: Hallie Hulse Evans, Assistant Director, Patricia Barta, Producer, Wanda Becton, Stage Manager, Christie Mayo, Props

Shannon Horton Award: Skylar Ratliff
The Shannon M. Horton Award is presented each year to recognize a youth member of Center Stage Theater who has shown unusual dedication to the organization through the continued pursuit of excellence, team spirit, and service beyond self. The recipient must be under the age of nineteen at the time of nomination and must have shown a willingness to put personal desires aside for the benefit of the group. The recipient must demonstrate the resolve to cheerfully carry out whatever task or part is assigned to them, both on and off stage, and the initiative to volunteer to help when they see something that needs to be done.

Director’s Award:
Addams Family: a Musical: Tamara Baltazar, Assistant Director
A Christmas Carol: Rosanna & Tom Anderson, Stage Manager
Murder on the Orient Express: Hannah Smith, Producer
Seussical the Musical: Hallie Hulse Evans, Assistant Director

The President’s Award: Cathy Woods
One Award presented to an individual of the President’s Choice

Fran Newby: Banks Peacock
Named after former CST member, Fran Newby, for her selfless service to CST, nominees for the Fran Newby Award should be a CST member that has gone “above and beyond” for the current season. Fran Newby currently resides in the mountains of NC.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary Lou Parker