Congratulations to the University of Dayton Theatre Program which was awarded 12 DayTony Awards for the 2011-2012 academic year.  The DayTony Awards are presented by the Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding performance, whether on stage or behind the scenes at Dayton area theatres, according to the DayTony Awards website, www.daytonys.org. 

One of the nine University of Dayton award recipients for the 2011-2012 year, Darrell Anderson, secured two awards for his work on the performance Eleemosynary which was performed this past February.  Anderson had this to say about the DayTony Awards: “Oh! I’m always thrilled when we get them, especially when students get them, it’s great.  Being noted for something, it’s really nice.” 

As an associate professor and director of the theater program at UD, Anderson has seen the theater program at UD receive several DayTony Awards in the past.  Although UD has won DayTonys in previous years, “this may be the most we’ve gotten in one year,” said Anderson.  In fact, since the DayTony awards were created for the 2003-2004 year, the only other time UD has received more than ten awards was for the 2007-2008 year, when the theatre program at UD received eleven awards.

Here is a list of the 12 awards received by UD:

                           
                  University of Dayton performs Eleemosynary

Award for Guest Performance: Marcia Norwik: Eleemosynary

Award of Merit for Acting In A Lead Role: Becca Hale: Echo in Eleemosynary

Award of Merit: Ensemble Acting: Cast of Eleemosynary

Award of Merit for Set Design: Darrell Anderson: Eleemosynary

Award of Excellence in Lighting Design: Darrell Anderson: Eleemosynary

Award of Excellence in Directing: Tony Dallas: Eleemosynary

Award for Best 2011 – 2012 Overall Production: Eleemosynary


                      University of Dayton performs Urinetown

Award of Merit in Acting: Stephanie Jabre: Hope Cladwell in Urinetown

Award of Merit in Acting: Brennan Paulin: Officer Lockstock in Urinetown

Award of Merit in Acting: Emily Christine Smith: Little Sally in Urinetown

Award of Merit in Acting: Kate Hunt: Ms. Pennywise in Urinetown

Award of Merit for Vocal Direction: Dr. David Sievers in Urinetown

For a full list of this year’s DayTony award recipients, go to: http://www.daytonys.org/index.php/daytonys/114-2011-2012-awards