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Cindy Honeycutt, Emilie Buske and Mary Cox prepare
name badges and packets in the TNT Office prior to the Annual TNT Conference
and Texas AACTFest ’05.
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Mary Cox demonstrates why she received the Ovation
Award at this year's Awards Gala. She has been one of the most reliable TNT
volunteers for over a decade.
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TNT Board Member Tim Jebsen visits with TNT Administrative
Director Allison McCorkle and volunteer Mary Cox at the Registration Desk.
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Annette Produnier dicusses how to win a festival in
her workshop session.
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Thomas Fletcher and Becky Lane back up M.A.Sterling
and Ryan Mottinger during the Theatre Games workshop presented by Scott Richard
Klein.
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Quad III Vice Chairman Nikki Young leads a dynamic
session on Marketing.
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TNT's Intern Applicants: (L to R standing) Katie Deeds,
James Pritchett, Lauri Lea McDaniel, JaDe Rain, David Bocado, Rodolfo Herrera,
Dan Steele and (seated) Shenoa Cramer.
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Joe Brown demonstrates techniques of scene painting.
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Members of Quad I meet during the conference, as do
members of all Quads, discussing future festival sites, the legislative process,
and supporting the TNT Endowment.
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Yvonne Duque begins the Mask Making process with her
group of conferees.
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Sculpting is a major part of making the mask.
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Bobbye Streightoff works on her mask.
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Mary Casey works on her mask.
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Alathea Blischke and Intructor Yvonne Duque display
their masks.
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Day two of mask making introduces the paper maché.
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The proud mask makers with their creations.
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The Silent Auction featured some fascintating items
and raised over $1,700 for TNT.
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Louis de Spain again contributed one of his designer
dolls to the Silent Auction.
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TNT sends out thanks to all Silent Auction donors
and to Patty Loftis and her volunteers who set up and handled the auction.
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National Endowment for the Arts Deputy Chairman of
Grants and Awards Tony Chauveax gave a stimulating address during the TNT
All Conference Breakfast and Annual Meeting at the Green Oaks Hotel in Fort
Worth.
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TNT President Billie Brown
presented Tony Chauveauz with a memento of his visit at the concluson of
his speech.
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The TNT Design Competitions
are sponsored by Texas Scenic and AV Pro, Inc. Many thanks to them for their
steadfast support of design excellence.
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The costumes for Clue, here and in the next panel won
a costume award for Plainview Civic Theatre.
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The designer for the Clue costumes was Tisa Whitfill.
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The costumes for Ragtime also won designer Elaine Kessinger
an award.
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San Pedro Playhouse's
poster for Sky Girls won the Graphic Design award.
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The set design for Laundry and Bourbon / Lone Star won a
design award for Slightly Off Center Players.
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The designer for Laundry and Bourbon / Lone Star was Chris
Thrailkill.
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Fort Bend Theatre's Tarra
McCain won an award for set design with The Wizard of Oz.
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AACT President John Sullivan
addresses the TNT conferees at the Awards Dinner, with TNT President Billie
Brown attending. Sullivan also served as the AACT Festival Commission Rep
for Texas AACTFest ’05.
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Baytown Little Theatre,
represented by Kim Martin, is given the award for Most in Attendance (13
full registrants) and Most Man Miles (over 4,800 miles one way).
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Special Presidential
Acclaim Awards were given to the Quad Theatres, here represented by (L to
R) Tracy Alexander, Quad I; Fred White, Quad IV; Linda Bates, Quad II; and
Jim Weed, Quad III.
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Each of the directors of shows moving from Quad Festival
to State Festival were recognized with plaques. They are (back row, L to
R): Thom Talbott, How He Lied To Her Husband,
Beau Dameron, The Bible: The Complete Word
of God (abridged); Tisa Whitfill
standing in for Jennifer Riley, Grace &
Glorie; Chester Eitze, Never the
Sinner; Carla Start, Godspell;
(Front row, L to R) Michael Johnson, King
Richard III; John Boles standing in for Leon Perkins, The Sea Horse; and Jeff Sensat, All In The Timing.
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Those chosen for the State All Star Cast are (back
row, L to R) Amy Lopez (Grace & Glorie),
Mandy Seymore (All in the Timing),
Tisa Whitfill (Grace & Glorie),
Shane Manley (The Bible); (front
row, L to R) Geoff Pearson (Never the Sinner),
Justin Tate (The Bible), and Jeff
Sensat (All in the Timing). Not
pictured: John Howard (Godspell).
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Receiving the prestigious
Backstage Award for the most professional, courteous, and organized behavior
behind the scenes was The Box Theatre of Fort Worth, represented by Michael
Johnson. The recipient for this award is chosen by the Festival Crew.
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Jeff Sensat of All in
the Timing receives the Audience Acclaim Award for his production. As the
title suggests, this award is decided by ballots from the audience. |
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Mandy Seymore and and
Reyana Wright received the discretionary Excellence in Choreography Award
for All in the Timing from the adjudicators.
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Louis de Spain and Chester Eitze pick up a discretionary
Excellence in Costumes for Never the Sinner
from the adjudicators.
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Amy Lopez and Tisa Whitfill
pick up the award on behalf of Jennifer Riley for the discretionary award
for Excellence in Direction for Grace &
Glorie.
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Thom Talbot receives the
discretionary award for Excellence in Set Dressing for How He Lied To Her Husband.
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Midland Community Theatre's The Bible: The Compete Word of God (abridged)
was chosen as 1st Alternate - the award accepted by director Beau Dameron.
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Bastrop Opera House's
Never the Sinner, represented
by director Chester Eitze, was selected as 2nd Alternate.
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All in the Timing from Slightly Off Center
Players in Deer Park, represented by director Jeff Sensat, was chosen to
advance to Regional AACTFest.
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Grace & Glorie from Plainview Civic
Theatre, represented by actors Tisa Whitfill and Amy Lopez , was chosen to
advance to Regional ACTFest.
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