The 2014 Institution Theater Awards

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

• 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

• Adriane 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.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers.

Videos

• Announcement of the 2014 nominees.

More Information

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