THE VORTEX Repertory Company Awards

Awards Summary 1989-2008

Alpha Omega Award (The X&Y Trilogy, an epic series of cybernetic operas)
Artistic Commitment Award (The X&Y Trilogy)
Bold and Brave Award
2 "Best of Austin" Chronicle Awards for Best Director (Bonnie Cullum)
Best Avant-garde Theatre
Best Theatre Program for Kids (Summer Youth Theatre)
Best Theatre for Kids That Treats Kids Like Grown-ups (Summer Youth)
Best Shaper of New Worlds (Bonnie Cullum)
Best Dazzler (Jason Amato)
Best Place to Find the Theatrical Edge
Best Developing Entertainment District
Best Arts Venue That's Way Out There and Close to Home
City of Austin Cultural Contracts since 1990

B. Iden Payne & Austin Critics’ Table Awards

Awards for Outstanding Production
Wake for the Dark Poet: The Antonin Artaud Project
Twelfth Night (Sneck Up! Productions & VORTEX Repertory Company)
Machinal (Summer Youth Theatre)
Moby Dick (Summer Youth Theatre)

Awards for Outstanding Directing
A Thought in Three Parts: Josh Meyer, Matt Hislope, and Carlos Travino
Holes Before Bedtime: Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope
Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio: Bonnie Cullum
Moby Dick: Bonnie Cullum
Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities: Bonnie Cullum
The Frogs: Clay Towery
King Lear: Bonnie Cullum (1st Choice Award)

Awards for Outstanding Acting
Hamlet: Michelle Flanagan (Featured Actress)
Vampyress: Betsy McCann (Supporting Actress in a Musical)
Vampyress: Melissa Vogt-Patterson (Lead Actress in a Musical)
Dark Goddess: The Furies - Michelle Flanagan, Miriam Gould Robinson, Katrina Ellsworth (Ensemble)
Wake for the Dark Poet: Betsy McCann & Melissa Vogt
Medea: Paula Gilbert, Wendy Goodwin, Regina Yunker, Betsy McCann (Ensemble)
The Visit: Taylor Flanagan (Youth Performance)
Vitriol and Violets: Kathleen Fletcher (Youth Actress)
Holes Before Bedtime: Cole Wimpee (Supporting Actor)
hOle: Jo Beth Henderson (Featured Actress)
Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio: Kirk Smith (Lead Actor in a Musical)
Moby Dick: Stewart Johnson (Youth Actor)
Moby Dick: Elizabeth Doss (Youth Actress)
Rob Nash Does Romeo and Juliet: Rob Nash (Comedy)
Shopping and Fucking: Stephanie Swenson
Shopping and Fucking: Clay Towery
The Holy Cross Quadrilogy: Rob Nash (Valedictorian Award)
Fur: Stephanie Swenson (Lead Actress)
Twelfth Night: Martin Burke
Steel Kiss: Eric Porter (Featured Actor)
The Baltimore Waltz: Patricia Wappner (Lead Actress)
The Baltimore Waltz: Matthew Patterson (Suppporting Actor/Multiple Roles)

Awards for Outstanding Original Score
Dragonfly Princess; Chad Salvata
Vampyress: Chad Salvata
Pythia Dust: Chad Salvata
The Deluge: Kirk Smith
Faustus: Kirk Smith

Awards for Outstanding Original Script
Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities: Kirk Smith
Sophomore Slump: Rob Nash

Awards for Outstanding Scenic Design
St. Enid and the Black Hand: Ann Marie Gordon
The Deluge: Ann Marie Gordon
Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio: Ann Marie Gordon

Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design
Trickster: Jason Amato
Ghost From a Perfect Place: Jason Amato
Sleeping Beauty: Jason Amato
Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio: Jason Amato
The Deluge: Jason Amato
Panoptikon: Jason Amato
Triskelion: Jason Amato
Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: Jason Amato
Fur: Jason Amato

Awards for Outstanding Sound Design
Dark Goddess '04: Ensemble
Medea: Edmund Pantuliano & Blaine Indemaio
Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio: Kirk Smith & Ken Burchenal
The X&Y Trilogy: Chad Salvata
Machinal: Chad Salvata
Faustus: Kirk Smith

Awards for Outstanding Costume Design
Dark Goddess '02: Kari Perkins
Triskelion: Chad Salvata and Andrea Lauer

Award for Outstanding Special Theatrical Event
Bell(e): The Museum of Suicide Machinery

Award for Outstanding Multi-Media
Black Blood

Award for Excellence in Puppetry
Wake for the Dark Poet

Award for Outstanding Touring Production
Heather Woodbury Whatever