THE MERRITT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN DESIGN AND COLLABORATION

Christopher Akerlind, Lighting and Scenic Designer (2003)

Loy Arcenas, Scenic Designer (1995)

John Arnone, Scenic Designer (1996)

John Lee Beatty, Scenic Designer (2005)

Gabriel Berry, Costume Designer (2004)

Howell Binkley,  Lighting Designer (2019)

Mara Blumenfeld,  Costume Designer (2012)

John Boesche, Projection Designer (1997)

Michael Bodeen, Sound Designer and Composer (2016)

Robert Brill, Scenic Designer (2004)

Linda Buchanan, Scenic Designer (1994)

David Budries, Sound Designer (2008)

Pat Collins, Lighting Designer (1996)

John Conklin, Scenic Designer (2000)

Deborah M. Dryden, Costume Designer (1999)

Ralph Funicello, Scenic Designer (1998)

Jess Goldstein, Costume Designer (2013)

Jane Greenwood, Costume Designer (2002)

Wendall K. Harrington, Projection Designer (2000)

Susan Hilferty, Costume Designer (1995)

Donald Holder, Lighting Designer (2001)

Allen Lee Hughes, Lighting Designer (1997)

James F. Ingalls, Lighting Designer (1995)

Toni-Leslie James, Costume Designer (2018)

Nan Cibula-Jenkins, Costume Designer (1998)

Virgil C. Johnson, Costume Designer (2001)

Takeshi Kata, Scenic Design (2022)

Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Scenic Designer (1994)

Santo Loquasto, Scenic and Costume Designer (2002)

Tom Lynch, Scenic Designer (1997)

Derek McLane, Scenic Designer (2003)

Susan Mickey, Costume Designer (2014)

Rob Milburn, Sound Designer and Composer (1998)

Martin Pakledinaz, Costume Designer (1996)

Michael Philippi, Scenic and Lighting Designer (2010)

Kenneth Posner, Lighting Designer (1999)

Clint Ramos, Designer, Educator, Activist and Creative Producer (2021)

Todd Rosenthal, Scenic Designer (2009)

Ann Roth, Costume Designer (2017)

Walt Spangler, Scenic Designer (2011)

Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer (1999)

Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer (2005)

Robert Wierzel,  Lighting Designer (2015)

Michael Yeargan, Scenic Designer (1994)

Catherine Zuber, Costume Designer (2007)

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THE ROBERT CHRISTEN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TECHNICAL COLLABORATION

Narda E. Alcorn, Stage Manager (2017)

Malcolm Ewen, Stage Manager (2014)

Alice Maguire, Props Master (2015)

Heidi McMath, Costume Shop Manager & Costume Designer (2019)

David Naunton, Audio Supervisor (2016)

Beth Uber, Draper (2018)

Martha Wegener, Theater Sound (2022)

Birgit Rattenborg Wise, Draper & Costume Designer (2019)

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ARTS ADVOCACY AWARD

Elsa Hiltner, Costume Designer, Pay Equity Activist and Director of Development (2021)

For The Group, Arts Advocacy (all non-performance diciplines) (2022)

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MICHAEL MAGGIO EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD

Raquel Adorno, Costume Designer (2022)

Thomas Burch, Scenic Designer (2005)

Scott Davis, Scenic Designer (2016)

Kevin Depinet, Scenic Designer (2008)

Mikhail Fiksel, Sound Designer (2011)

Michelle M. Habeck, Lighting and Scenic Designer (2002)

Sarah Hughey, Lighting Designer (2013)

Izumi Inaba, Costume Designer (2014)

Rasean Davonte Johnson, Projection Designer (2018)

Lindsay Jones, Sound Designer and Composer (2001)

Lee Keenan, Lighting and Scenic Designer (2012)

Yeaji Kim, Scenic and Projections Design (2022)

Ana Kuzmanic, Costume Designer (2007)

Jason Lynch, Lighting Designer (2019)

Shannon McKinney, Lighting Designer (2000)

Courtney O’Neill, Scenic Designer (2017)

Keith Parham, Lighting Designer (2009)

Collette Pollard, Scenic Designer (2010)

Grant Sabin, Scenic Designer (2015)

Elizabeth Shaffer, Costume Designer (2004)

Jaymi Lee Smith, Lighting Designer (2003)

Mike Tutaj, Projection Designer (2012)

Chelsea Warren, Scenic Designer (2012)

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THE EMERGING TECHNICAL COLLABORATOR AWARD

Rowan Doe, Props Designer & Technical Direction (2022)

Jeff Glass, Master Electrician and Production Manager (2016)

Jerica Hucke, Costume Technician and Manager (2019)

CoCo Ree Lemery, Charge Scenic Artist (2017)

Justin Snyder, Technical Director (2015)

Becca Venable, Technical Director (2018)

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PRIZES FOR COLLABORATIVE DESIGN

Raquel Adorno, Costume Design (2016) **

Joy Ahn, Scenic Design (2017) ***

David Arevalo, Costume Designer (2021) **

Victoria Bain, Scenic, Sound & Lighting Design (2012) ****

Tracee Bear, Costume Design (2016) *

Nick Belley, Lighting Design (2012) ***

Melanie Berner, Costume Design (2009) *

Thomas Burch, Scenery & Costume Design (2003) **

Madeleine Byrne, Costume Design (2018) ***

Chantal Calato, Costume Design (2008) **

Stephen H. Carmody, Scenic Design (2009) ***

Mary C. Carpenter, Lighting Design (1997) *

Quinn Chisenhall, Lighting Design (2021) *

Claire Chrazan, Costume Design (2011) *

Christine Conley, Costume Design (2007) ***

Molly Cornell, Scenic Designer & Scenic Artist (2021) ****

Edward Earl Cook III, Scenic & Lighting Design (1999) *

Stephanie Cluggish, Costume Design (2013) **

Bridgid Danahy,  Costume Design (2014) ****

Scott Davis, Scenic & Lighting Design (2011) **

Sally Dolembo, Costume Design (2012) **

Sydney Dufka, Costume Designer (2015) ***

Jason Epperson, Lighting & Scenic Design (2003) *

Sarah Espinoza, Sound & Lighting Designer (2015) ****

Meghan Jean Erxleben, Lighting Designer (2016) ****

Lee Fiskness, Lighting Design (2009) **

Jeremy W. Floyd, Costume & Scenic Design (2010) **

Jeff Gary, Sound Design (2011) ***

Spencer Gjerde, Scenic Design (2018) ****

Amanda Gladu, Costume Design (2017) **

Forrest Gregor, Sound Design (2022) ***

Emma Gullo, Scenic & Puppet Designer (2015) *

Wendy Hansen, Scenic Design (2002) *

Jack Hawkins, Sound Design (2013) ***

Jessica Harpenau, Lighting Design (2008) *

Wade Holliday, Lighting Design (2010) *

Jennifer Hutchinson, Scenic Design (1997) *

Kristie Maria Jodlowski, Costume Design (1994) *

Jared Kassof, Costume Design (2007) *

Lynne Koscielniak, Lighting & Scenic Design (1999) **

Ana Kuzmanic, Costume Design (2004) **

Nathan LaBranche, Sound Design (2022) *****

Brandon Lewis, Scenic Design (2004) *

Michelle Lily,  Scenic Design (2018) **

Sharon Limpert, Costume Design (2013) ****

Gwendolyn Madrigal, Stage Manager (2021) *****

Victor Mahler, Lighting & Scenic Design (2001) *

Caitlin McLeod, Costume & Scenic Designer (2015) **

Jenna McDonald, Lighting Design (2001) ***

Charles “Chas” Mathieu, Scenic Designer (2017) *

Scott Christopher Neale, Scenic Design (2005) **

Kathryn Novello, Costume Design (1999) ***

Matthew L. Osmon, Costume, Make-up & Set Design (2000) *

Lindsay Karen Pate, Costume Design (2004) ***

Maegan Elizabeth Pate, Costumes (2022) ****

Shayna Patel, Scenic Design (2022) *

Zane Pihlstrom, Scene Design (2002) ***

Greg Pinsoneault, Scenic Design (2014) ***

Delia Ridenour, Costume Design (2013) *

Therese Ritchie, Scenic Design (2018) *

Grant Sabin, Scenic Design (2005) *

Arnel V. Sancianco, Scenic Design (2016) **

Claire Sangster, Lighting Design (2012) *

Emily Santiago, Make-Up & Wig Design (2019) *****

Tina Schenk, Costume Design (1998) *

Nora Marlow Smith, Set and Costume (2022)

Joshua Spitzig, Scene Design (2000) ***

Emily Swanson, Costume Design (2017) ****

Carolyn Sullivan, Costume Design (2014) **

Sean Tanner, Lighting Design (1995) *

Michelle Tesdall, Costume & Scenic Design (2002) **

Mia Thomas, Costume Designer (2021) ***

Scott Tobin, Lighting Designer (2019) ***

Alicia Turner, Costume Design (1996) *

Moriah Lee Turner, Costume Design (2014) *

Samantha Umstead, Costume Design (2008) ***

Christopher Ventresca, Lighting & Scenery Design (2003) ***

Connor Wang, Sound Design (2016) ***

Chelsea Warren, Costume Design (2007) **

Williams G. Wever, Costume Design (2010) ***

Lucy Whipp, Lighting Design & SM (2019) ****

Julie Wilms, Lighting Design (2005) ***

David Wisniewski, Scenic Design (2001) **

Matthew York, Scenic & Costume Design (2000) **

Dominique Zaragoza, Scenic Designer & Fabricator (2019) *

* Columbia College Chicago

** Northwestern University

*** The Theatre School at DePaul University

**** Loyola University Chicago

***** University of Illinois Chicago

 

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THE MICHAEL PHILIPPI PRIZE FOR BEST EXHIBIT: PROFESSIONAL

Kerry Lee Chipman, Scenic & Mask Designer (2018)

Thomas Dixon, Sound Designer (2012)

David Hyman, Costume Designer (2013)

Joanna Iwanicka, Scenic & Puppet Designer (2014)

Nick Keenan, Sound Designer (2010)

Jeffrey Levin, Sound Designer (2016)

Eme Ospina-Lopez, Media Design (2022)

Joseph Palermo, Sound Designer (2017)

Shaun Renfro, Scenic Designer (2011)

Brandon Wardell, Lighting Designer (2015)

 

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THE PRIZE FOR BEST EXHIBIT: STUDENT

William Boles, Scenic Designer (2012)

Emma Brutman, Scenic Design (2022)

Miodrag Mekey Guberinic, Costume Designer (2011)

Alison Heryer, Costume Designer (2010)

Yeaji Kim, Scenic Designer (2014)

Michelle Lily,  Scenic Design (2018)

Sotirios Livaditis, Scenic Designer (2017)

Sean Mallary, Lighting Designer (2015)

Alexander Ridgers, Lighting Designer (2016)

Jillian Rothman, Scenic Designer (2013)