The 2014 Institution Theater Awards

The 2014 Institution Theater Awards will be the second annual Institution Theater Awards.

Summary

The awards ceremony will be 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

• Bad Girls in Plaid Skirts
• Fuck It's Hot
• Hell & Back Cabaret
• LoveFest
• Not This American Life

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

• Adriene Shown
• Carissa McAtee
• Erica Lies
• Heidi Caldwell
• Jeanette Jones
• Regina Soto
• Sam Schak
• Sarah Marie Curry

Favorite New Male Improvisor

• Adam Mengesha
• Andrew Johnston
• James Leary
• Justin Davidson
• Mark Shoemaker
• Mason Pitluck

Favorite New Female Improvisor

• Allison Huston
• Callie Sharon
• Jessie Pitluck
• Kristen Kurtis
• Lena Long
• Megan Venable

Favorite Male Stand-Up Comedian

• Brently Heilbron
• Evan Eggers
• John Buseman
• Marv Pratt
• Will Cleveland

Favorite Female Stand-Up Comedian

• Brittany Flurry
• Cassidy Santaguida
• Catherine Grady
• Regina Soto
• Valerie Nies

The Audience Member Award

• Allison Huston
• Andrew Johnston
• Celena Diamond
• Kathy Rose Center
• Madeline Jo Chauvin
• Mark Shoemaker

Favorite Outstanding Intern

• Adam Mengesha
• Mark Shoemaker
• Sydney Huddleston
• Vicki Ralston

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:

• Adriane Shown
• Mark Shoemaker
• Regina Soto
• Sarah Marie Curry

Media

Photos

• Photoset by Claudio Fox.

Videos

• Announcement of the 2014 nominees.

More Information

• The voting page.
• The ceremony's facebook event.