Seventeen Silver Palm Awards honoring excellent work during the South Florida 2010-2011 theatre season were awarded on Monday, December 5th, 2011, at the Bimini Boat Yard, Fort Lauderdale, and presented to the following (listed in alphabetical order).
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TIM BENNETT
for his Outstanding Set Design,
for STUFF at Caldwell Theatre
CLAY CARTLAND
Outstanding New Talent, for his performance in
SONG OF THE LIVING DEAD
at The Promethean Theatre
MARCKENSON CHARLES
for his Outstanding Performances in
SUPERIOR DONUTS and
A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE at GableStage,
and in STUFF at Caldwell Theatre
DAVID COHEN
for his Outstanding Musical Tracks
at Broward Stage Door
DENNIS CREAGHAN
for his Outstanding Performances in
A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE at GableStage,
FREUD’S LAST SESSION at Palm Beach Dramaworks,
and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at Actors’ Playhouse
RENATA EASTLICK
Outstanding New Talent, for her performances in
KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN
at Slow Burn Theatre Company,
and ECLIPSED at Women’s Theatre Project
ELVIRE EMANUELLE
Outstanding New Talent, for her performance in
ECLIPSED at Women’s Theatre Project
JEFFREY D. HOLMES
for his Outstanding Direction of
THE PILLOWMAN at Infinite Abyss
PAUL HOMZA
for his Outstanding Fight Choreography
for SUPERIOR DONUTS at GableStage
MICHAEL LEEDS
for his Outstanding Direction of
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
at Broward Stage Door
SEAN McCLELLAND
for his Outstanding Set Design for
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
MICHAEL McKEEVER
for his Outstanding New Work
STUFF at Caldwell Theatre,
and his Outstanding New Work
SOUTH BEACH BABYLON at Zoetic Stage
THE IRISH CURSE
for its Outstanding Ensemble of Actors
at Mosaic Theatre:
Richard Jay Simon (producer), Avi Hoffman (director),
cast: Shane R. Tanner, Ken Clement, Ryan Didato,
Barry Tarallo and Todd Allen Durkin
DEBORAH L. SHERMAN
for her Outstanding Performances in
GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at Florida Stage,
NO EXIT at Naked Stage,
and THREE DAYS OF RAIN at The Promethean Theatre
DAVID MICHAEL SIROIS
for his Outstanding New Work
BROTHERS BECKETT at Alliance Theatre Lab
SLOW BURN THEATRE COMPANY
for Outstanding New Emerging Theatre Company
KAREN STEPHENS
for her Outstanding Performances in
BRIDGE & TUNNEL and ECLIPSED
at Women’s Theatre Project,
and CLYBOURNE PARK at Caldwell Theatre
NOMINATING COUNCIL
The Nominating Council for these awards consisted of . . .
IRIS ACKER
BECON TV
J.W. ARNOLD
South Florida Gay News
MARY DAMIANO
BroadwayWorld.com / FloridaTheaterOnstage.com / South Florida Gay News
CHRISTINE DOLEN
The Miami Herald
HAP ERSTEIN
Palm Beach Post / Palm Beach Artspaper
TONY FINSTROM
TonysLatest
BILL HIRSCHMAN
Florida Theater On Stage / Florida Weekly.com
JOHN LARIVIERE
Talkinbroadway.com
RON LEVITT
Florida Media News
ROGER MARTIN
miamiartzine.com
SKIP SHEFFIELD
Boca Raton Tribune / Atlantic Avenue Magazine