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Published on 04/15/1996 All articles from this issue

Foothill College Music Theatre receives critics awards

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Town Crier Staff Report

Foothill Music Theatre actors and directors captured two awards at the 19th annual Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Association Awards ceremony. The Foothill troupe was the only college company to receive awards at the prestigious ceremony. Foothill took home awards in two categories. The college's 1995 production of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award for Ensemble Performance. Foothill Music Theatre founder and drama professor Jay Manley received the Outstanding Achievement Award for directing the 1995 campus production of Frank Loesser's "The Most Happy Fella."Bay Area theater reviewers honored Foothill thespians with eleven nominations for excellence, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Scenic and Lighting Design, Best Direction and Best Production. In addition to receiving an award, Manley shared the podium with American Musical Theatre Artistic Director Diana Schuster in presenting the awards for technical achievements and original writing. The Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle includes nearly 20 critics from the North to the South Bay. They meet annually to nominate and award outstanding achievements and performances. The awarding-winning Foothill Music Theatre company will stage the Cole Porter classic, "Kiss Me, Kate," this summer at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.