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'''The 2014 Institution Theater Awards''' | '''The 2014 Institution Theater Awards''' was the second annual [[Institution Theater Awards]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The awards ceremony | The awards ceremony was held at the Institution Theater at 6pm on 2/16/14. | ||
== Nominees == | == Nominees == | ||
Winners are listed in '''bold text'''. | |||
=== Favorite Improvised "Something" Show === | === Favorite Improvised "Something" Show === | ||
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* ''[[The Suitcase]]'' | * ''[[The Suitcase]]'' | ||
* ''[[Thinning the Herd]]'' | * ''[[Thinning the Herd]]'' | ||
* [[The Triple Scoop]]'s "Comedy Troupe Night" | * '''[[The Triple Scoop]]'s "Comedy Troupe Night"''' | ||
=== Favorite Scripted, Sketch, or Variety Show === | === Favorite Scripted, Sketch, or Variety Show === | ||
* ''[[Bad Girls in Plaid Skirts]]'' | * ''[[Bad Girls in Plaid Skirts]]'' | ||
* ''[[Fuck It's Hot]]'' | * '''''[[Fuck It's Hot]]''''' | ||
* ''[[Hell | * ''[[Hell & Back Cabaret]]'' | ||
* ''[[LoveFest]]'' | * ''[[LoveFest]]'' | ||
* ''[[Not This American Life]]'' | * ''[[Not This American Life]]'' | ||
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* [[Confidence Men]]'s "100 Shows & C*nting" | * [[Confidence Men]]'s "100 Shows & C*nting" | ||
* "Mayfly", presented by Todd Stashwick | * "Mayfly", presented by Todd Stashwick | ||
* "Not So Silent Night of Standup Comedy", hosted by Regina Soto | * '''"Not So Silent Night of Standup Comedy", hosted by Regina Soto''' | ||
* "The Velvet Rut", a sketch show about Austin | * "The Velvet Rut", a sketch show about Austin | ||
=== Favorite Director === | === Favorite Director === | ||
* [[Asaf Ronen]], for ''[[The Suitcase]]'' | * '''[[Asaf Ronen]], for ''[[The Suitcase]]''''' | ||
* [[Clifton Highfield]], for ''[[LoveFest]]'' | * [[Clifton Highfield]], for ''[[LoveFest]]'' | ||
* [[Justin Davis]], for ''[[The Next Chapter]]'' | * [[Justin Davis]], for ''[[The Next Chapter]]'' | ||
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* [[Cindy Page]] & [[Chad Wellington]], for ''[[Thinning the Herd]]''. | * [[Cindy Page]] & [[Chad Wellington]], for ''[[Thinning the Herd]]''. | ||
* [[Courtney DeAngelo]], for ''[[The Suitcase]]'' and ''[[Hell and Back Cabaret]]''. | * [[Courtney DeAngelo]], for ''[[The Suitcase]]'' and ''[[Hell and Back Cabaret]]''. | ||
* [[Mark Shoemaker]], for ''[[The Triple Scoop]]'', ''[[False Matters]]'', and ''[[Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre]]''. | * '''[[Mark Shoemaker]], for ''[[The Triple Scoop]]'', ''[[False Matters]]'', and ''[[Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre]]''.''' | ||
=== Favorite Male Performer === | === Favorite Male Performer === | ||
* [[Andrew Robinson]] | * '''[[Andrew Robinson]]''' | ||
* [[Bryan "Lubu" Roberts]] | * [[Bryan "Lubu" Roberts]] | ||
* [[Bryan Curry]] | * [[Bryan Curry]] | ||
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=== Favorite Female Performer === | === Favorite Female Performer === | ||
* [[ | * [[Adriane Shown]] | ||
* [[Carissa McAtee]] | * [[Carissa McAtee]] | ||
* [[Erica Lies]] | * '''[[Erica Lies]]''' | ||
* [[Heidi Caldwell]] | * [[Heidi Caldwell]] | ||
* [[Jeanette Jones]] | * [[Jeanette Jones]] | ||
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* [[Adam Mengesha]] | * [[Adam Mengesha]] | ||
* [[Andrew Johnston]] | * [[Andrew Johnston]] | ||
* [[James Leary]] | * [[James C. Leary]] | ||
* [[Justin Davidson]] | * '''[[Justin Davidson]]''' | ||
* [[Mark Shoemaker]] | * [[Mark Shoemaker]] | ||
* [[Mason Pitluck]] | * [[Mason Pitluck]] | ||
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* [[Kristen Kurtis]] | * [[Kristen Kurtis]] | ||
* [[Lena Long]] | * [[Lena Long]] | ||
* [[Megan Venable]] | * '''[[Megan Venable]]''' | ||
=== Favorite Male Stand-Up Comedian === | === Favorite Male Stand-Up Comedian === | ||
* [[Brently Heilbron]] | * [[Brently Heilbron]] | ||
* [[Evan Eggers]] | * [[Evan Eggers]] | ||
* [[John Buseman]] | * '''[[John Buseman]]''' | ||
* [[Marv Pratt]] | * [[Marv Pratt]] | ||
* [[Will Cleveland]] | * [[Will Cleveland]] | ||
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* [[Catherine Grady]] | * [[Catherine Grady]] | ||
* [[Regina Soto]] | * [[Regina Soto]] | ||
* [[Valerie Nies]] | * '''[[Valerie Nies]]''' | ||
=== The Audience Member Award === | === The Audience Member Award === | ||
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* [[Celena Diamond]] | * [[Celena Diamond]] | ||
* [[Kathy Rose Center]] | * [[Kathy Rose Center]] | ||
* [[Madeline Jo Chauvin]] | * '''[[Madeline Jo Chauvin]]''' | ||
* [[Mark Shoemaker]] | * [[Mark Shoemaker]] | ||
=== Favorite Outstanding Intern === | === Favorite Outstanding Intern === | ||
* [[Adam Mengesha]] | * '''[[Adam Mengesha]]''' | ||
* [[Mark Shoemaker]] | * [[Mark Shoemaker]] | ||
* [[Sydney Huddleston]] | * [[Sydney Huddleston]] | ||
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=== Favorite Original Line === | === Favorite Original Line === | ||
* "Emotions are mother nature's way of saying fuck you." -- [[Clifton Highfield]] in ''[[The Rubber Room]]''. | * '''"Emotions are mother nature's way of saying fuck you." -- [[Clifton Highfield]] in ''[[The Rubber Room]]''.''' | ||
* "Oh wow, Candy Land" -- [[Rebecca Blue Velvet]], about a back tattoo in 201 student showcase. | * "Oh wow, Candy Land" -- [[Rebecca Blue Velvet]], about a back tattoo in 201 student showcase. | ||
* "Masturbating makes you gain weight. Look at me!" -- [[Monica Torres]] in ''[[Thinning the Herd]]'', Season 2, 10/20/13. | * "Masturbating makes you gain weight. Look at me!" -- [[Monica Torres]] in ''[[Thinning the Herd]]'', Season 2, 10/20/13. | ||
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* "As God is my pendulum, I swing both ways" -- [[Caeriel Crestin]] in ''[[The Rubber Room]]'', 1/6/13. | * "As God is my pendulum, I swing both ways" -- [[Caeriel Crestin]] in ''[[The Rubber Room]]'', 1/6/13. | ||
* "So I took one of those 'What Knight Are You' online tests... I'm 56% Lancelot, 22% Robb Stark, and 5% M. Night Shyamalan." -- [[Luke Wallens]] in "The Key Party". | * "So I took one of those 'What Knight Are You' online tests... I'm 56% Lancelot, 22% Robb Stark, and 5% M. Night Shyamalan." -- [[Luke Wallens]] in "The Key Party". | ||
* "Okay, zombies. 5, 6, 7, 8... ''cause this is thrillerrrrrr | * "Okay, zombies. 5, 6, 7, 8... '''cause this is thrillerrrrrr!''" -- [[Luke Wallens]] in ''[[The Next Chapter]]''. | ||
=== Tom Booker Appreciation Awards === | |||
Tom Booker gave out four appreciation awards in the ceremony, to the following people: | |||
* [[Adriane Shown]] | |||
* [[Mark Shoemaker]] | |||
* [[Regina Soto]] | |||
* [[Sarah Marie Curry]] | |||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
=== Photos === | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.712689492085882.1073741882.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.685260251537494.1073741962.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]]. | |||
=== Videos === | === Videos === | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1khtgKzALQI Announcement of the 2014 nominees.] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1khtgKzALQI Announcement of the 2014 nominees.] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 21 November 2014
The 2014 Institution Theater Awards was the second annual Institution Theater Awards.
Summary
The awards ceremony was held at the Institution Theater at 6pm on 2/16/14.
Nominees
Winners are listed in bold text.
Favorite Improvised "Something" Show
- Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre
- The Next Chapter
- The Suitcase
- Thinning the Herd
- The Triple Scoop's "Comedy Troupe Night"
Favorite Scripted, Sketch, or Variety Show
Favorite "One Off" Show
- "Butt Kapinski", presented by Deanna Fleysher
- Confidence Men's "100 Shows & C*nting"
- "Mayfly", presented by Todd Stashwick
- "Not So Silent Night of Standup Comedy", hosted by Regina Soto
- "The Velvet Rut", a sketch show about Austin
Favorite Director
- Asaf Ronen, for The Suitcase
- Clifton Highfield, for LoveFest
- Justin Davis, for The Next Chapter
- Tom Booker, for Fuck It's Hot
- Tyler Bryce, for Thinning the Herd
Favorite Tech Performer
- Chelley Pyatt, for Bad Girls in Plaid Skirts, Fuck It's Hot, The Joss Whedon Pajama Party, and The Next Chapter.
- Cindy Page, for False Matters and Hell and Back Cabaret.
- Cindy Page & Chad Wellington, for Thinning the Herd.
- Courtney DeAngelo, for The Suitcase and Hell and Back Cabaret.
- Mark Shoemaker, for The Triple Scoop, False Matters, and Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre.
Favorite Male Performer
- Andrew Robinson
- Bryan "Lubu" Roberts
- Bryan Curry
- Ceej Allen
- Clifton Highfield
- Jason Vines
- Marv Pratt
- Wyatt Tall
Favorite Female Performer
- Adriane Shown
- Carissa McAtee
- Erica Lies
- Heidi Caldwell
- Jeanette Jones
- Regina Soto
- Sam Schak
- Sarah Marie Curry
Favorite New Male Improvisor
Favorite New Female Improvisor
Favorite Male Stand-Up Comedian
Favorite Female Stand-Up Comedian
The Audience Member Award
Favorite Outstanding Intern
Favorite Original Line
- "Emotions are mother nature's way of saying fuck you." -- Clifton Highfield in The Rubber Room.
- "Oh wow, Candy Land" -- Rebecca Blue Velvet, about a back tattoo in 201 student showcase.
- "Masturbating makes you gain weight. Look at me!" -- Monica Torres in Thinning the Herd, Season 2, 10/20/13.
- "Can you have your dog smell my fingers and sniff out my girlfriend?" -- Clifton Highfield, during "David Razowsky and Friends" in Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre.
- David Lampe: "Have you had sex with a pie?" Jennifer Dorsey: "Yes." David Lampe: "Oh? … Did you scissor it?" [Jen wipes scene] Tom Booker: "Wow! I wondered when we'd find 'the line,' and I think we've found it!" in Thinning the Herd, Season 3, 12/1/13.
- "Breaking news from the TMZ war room. Tom Cruise is actually only 3 feet tall. He's doing his first motion picture without his traditional steps. It turns out that he's only as tall as a tiny baby." -- Michael Joplin with troupe The Knuckleball Now in Ponzi Scream.
- "I'm educational speckle! I'm here to fill holes!" -- Asaf Ronen, as a substitute teacher in Confidence Men's "100 Shows & C*nting".
- Asaf Ronen: "You guys ever play the game Fuck, Marry, or Kill?" Michael Ferstenfeld: "Fuck!" in Confidence Men's "100 Shows & C*nting".
- "These aren't words. Is this Braille?" -- Regina Soto, seeing Hebrew for the first time with troupe The Better Half in The Triple Scoop, 11/2/13.
- "As God is my pendulum, I swing both ways" -- Caeriel Crestin in The Rubber Room, 1/6/13.
- "So I took one of those 'What Knight Are You' online tests... I'm 56% Lancelot, 22% Robb Stark, and 5% M. Night Shyamalan." -- Luke Wallens in "The Key Party".
- "Okay, zombies. 5, 6, 7, 8... 'cause this is thrillerrrrrr!" -- Luke Wallens in The Next Chapter.
Tom Booker Appreciation Awards
Tom Booker gave out four appreciation awards in the ceremony, to the following people:
Media
Photos
- Photoset by Claudio Fox.
- Photoset by Steve Rogers.
