Theatre Palisades Honors Actors, Directors, And Designers for 42nd Theatrical Season

A number of Palisades residents were honored at Theatre Palisades’ 42nd annual meeting and Awards Show. The big winner of the evening was Manfred Hofer, graphic designer at the Palisadian-Post, who received awards for best graphic design, featured actor for his role in “Inspecting Carol,” as well as the theatre’s Cristofer Cariello Award, for creative achievement. Others honored included Lee and Bill Minderhout, recipients of the theatre’s special Lelah T. Pierson Award; Julia Whitcombe for featured actress in “Moon Over Buffalo”; Martha Hunter for cameo role in “Inspecting Carol,” and Michael Macready, for director of “The Dining Room.” Andrew Frew , Bill Prachar and Joyce Gale Smith each won awards for lighting design, sound design and costume design, respectively, for “Anything Goes.” Awards were also given to Steve Larkin for lead actor in “The Dining Room”; Renee Travelli as lead actress in “Anything Goes”; Michael German for supporting actor in “Anything Goes”; Lara Doucette for supporting actress in “The Dining Room”; Steve Bevins for cameo actor in “Anything Goes,” and Cindy Dellinger as producer of “The Dining Room.”