Footlighters Get 12
2006 DASH Nominations, One Award

Doug Gordon received the award for Best Lighting Design for a play at the 2005-2006 Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors (DASH) Awards. Doug won for his work on the Footlighters production of A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee, directed by Al Morin. The awards ceremony was held on September 29 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick.

The 2005-2006 DASH award nominations were announced on August 9, 2006. The DASH awards are sponsored by the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT), who also sponsor the annual EMACT Drama Festival. All of the Walpole Footlighters productions received at least one nominations, with Godspell leading the pack with five, for a total of twelve.

Shirley Valentine - August 2005

Best Director for a Play - Pat Hainsworth
Best Props Coordination for a Play - Christine Grudinskas, Kathleen Mercure, Stuart Patterson
Best Set Dressing - Scenic Artist - Lisa Rowan

A Delicate Balance - November 2005

Best Lighting Design for a Play - Doug Gordon *WINNER*
Best Set Design for a Play - Al Morin
Best Set Dressing - Scenic Artist - Lisa Rowan

Hollywood Arms - February 2006

Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Daniel Kelly (Jody)

Godspell - May 2006

Best Actor in a Musical - Brian Chamberlain (Jesus)
Best Director for a Musical - Mark Bono
Best Musical Director - Mark Bono
Best Lighting Design for a Musical - Dan Sheehan
Best Ensemble, Musical - Full Cast

The Footlighters President, Paul Campbell, also received a nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in All My Sons at the Footlight Club in Jamaica Plain.

The Footlighters congratulate all the nominees and the winners. The complete list is available on the EMACT web site, http://www.emact.org.

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