2017 NON-EQUITY JEFF AWARD NOMINEES PRODUCTION - PLAY "At the Table" - Broken Nose Theatre "How We Got On" - Haven Theatre Company "Miss Holmes" - Lifeline Theatre "The North Pool" - Interrobang Theatre Project "Our Lady of 121st Street" - Eclipse Theatre Company Prowess - Jackalope Theatre Company PRODUCTION - MUSICAL "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions ENSEMBLE "At the Table" - Broken Nose Theatre "Bat Boy The Musical" - Griffin Theatre Company "good friday" - Kristiana Rae Colon and Tara Branham in collaboration with Oracle Productions "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project "How We Got On" - Haven Theatre Company "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - Trap Door Theatre "truth and reconciliation" - Sideshow Theatre Company DIRECTOR - PLAY Spenser Davis - "At the Table" - Broken Nose Theatre Jonathan L. Green - "truth and reconciliation" - Sideshow Theatre Company Robert Kauzlaric - "Cymbeline" - Strawdog Theatre Company Victor Quezada-Perez - "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - Trap Door Theatre James Yost - "The North Pool" - Interrobang Theatre Project DIRECTOR - MUSICAL Fred Anzevino - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Elise Kauzlaric - "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre Christopher Pazdernik - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project Stephen Schellhardt - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Scott Weinstein - "Bat Boy The Musical" - Griffin Theatre Company

ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - PLAY Salar Ardebili (Khadim) - "The North Pool" - Interrobang Theatre Project Ryan Hallahan (Dan) - "The Body of an American" - Stage Left Theatre John Henry Roberts (Danny) - "The Little Flower of East Orange" - Eclipse Theatre Company George Seegebrecht (Hauptmann) - "Hauptmann" - City Lit Theater Company Kevin V. Smith (Vic) - "Taste" - Red Theater Chicago Gage Wallace (Terry) - "Taste" - Red Theater Chicago ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - MUSICAL Maxwell J. DeTogne (Rob) - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project Henry McGinniss (Bat Boy/Edgar) - "Bat Boy The Musical" - Griffin Theatre Company Henry McGinniss (Bobby Strong) - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Jordan Phelps (Tick) - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays William Roberts (Tony Esposito) - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - PLAY Jeannie Affelder (Marie) - "The Little Flower of East Orange" - Eclipse Theatre Company Kim Boler (Mabry) - "Human Terrain" - Broken Nose Theatre Elaine Carlson (Eleanor of Aquitaine) - "The Lion in Winter" - Promethean Theatre Ensemble Amy Johnson (Tami) - "Falling" - Interrobang Theatre Project Kat McDonnell (May) - "Once in a Lifetime" - Strawdog Theatre Company Shalyn Welch (Darcy) - "The Kid Thing" - Nothing Without A Company ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE - MUSICAL Sydney Charles (Dorothy) - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Molly Hernandez (Amy) - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Amanda Horvath (Tonya Harding) - "Tonya and Nancy The Rock Opera" - Underscore Theatre Company Stephanie Stockstill (Catherine Morland) - "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre Colette Todd (Diana) Next to Normal BoHo Theatre ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - PLAY Adam Bitterman (Mick) - "The Seedbed" - Redtwist Theatre Matt Edmonds (Biff) - "Death of a Salesman" - Redtwist Theatre Robert Koon (Riley) - "Chagrin Falls" - The Agency Theater Collective D'Wayne Taylor (Lucius) - "Jesus Hopped the "A" Train" - Eclipse Theatre Company Justin Tsatsa (Josh) - "Falling" - Interrobang Theatre Project

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE MUSICAL Chuckie Benson (Lion) - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Scott Danielson (Officer Lockstock) - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Nick Druzbanski (Barry) - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project Joe Giovannetti (Herman) - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Luke Meierdiercks (Felicia) - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays Steven Perkins (Tin Man) - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - PLAY Echaka Agba (Lauren) - "At the Table" - Broken Nose Theatre JoAnn Montemurro (Faye) - "The Assembled Parties" - Raven Theatre Company Deanna Reed-Foster (Trudy) - "Even Longer and Farther Away" - The New Colony Kelli Strickland (Bananas) - "The House of Blue Leaves" - Raven Theatre Company Kendra Thulin (Lisa) - "Wastwater" - Steep Theatre Company ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - MUSICAL Veronica Garza (Nancy/Tonya's Mom) - "Tonya and Nancy The Rock Opera" - Underscore Theatre Company Nicole Michelle Haskins (Aunt Em/Evillene) - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Courtney Jones (Cleo) - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Anne Sheridan Smith (Meredith Parker) - "Bat Boy The Musical" - Griffin Theatre Company Jenifer Tyler (Mrs. Allen/Mrs. Tilney) - "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre Honey West (Bernadette) - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays SOLO PERFORMANCE Philip Dawkins (Performer) - "The Happiest Place on Earth" - Greenhouse Theater Center and Sideshow Theatre Company Sarah Gise (Performer) - "The Amish Project" - Interrobang Theatre Project ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A REVUE Averis I. Anderson (Performer) - "An Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse Songbook" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Ian Rigg (Performer) - "Oh, Coward!" - Dead Writers Theatre Collective Graham Thomas Heacock (Performer) - "An Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse Songbook" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Colette Todd (Angela) - "Honky Tonk Angels" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Leryn Turlington (Darlene) - "Honky Tonk Angels" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

NEW PLAY Shepsu Aakhu - "Feral" - MPAACT Philip Dawkins - "The Happiest Place on Earth" - Greenhouse Theater Center and Sideshow Theatre Company Zeljko Djukic - "Gentle" - TUTA Theatre Chicago Jerre Dye - "Distance" - Strawdog Theatre Company Ike Holter - "Prowess" - Jackalope Theatre Company Alex Lubischer - "Bobbie Clearly" - Steep Theatre Company Heather McNama and Nancy Nyman - "Resolution" - Pride Films and Plays NEW ADAPTATION Alex Higgin-Houser and David Kornfeld - "Haymarket: The Anarchist's Songbook" - Underscore Theatre Company Robert Kauzlaric and George Howe - "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre CHOREOGRAPHY Aubrey Adams - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Breon Arzell - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Jon Martinez - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays Christopher Pazdernik - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY Natasha Bogojevich - "Gentle" - TUTA Theatre Chicago Andrew Hansen - "Cymbeline" - Strawdog Theatre Company Andrew Hansen - "Miss Holmes" - Lifeline Theatre Ben Sutherland - "The Lion in Winter" - Promethean Theatre Ensemble Shawn Wallace - "Rutherford's Travels" - Pegasus Theatre Chicago MUSIC DIRECTION Jimmy Morehead - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Robert Ollis - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays Jeremy Ramey - "The Most Happy Fella" - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Charlotte Rivard-Hoster - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Jon Schneidman - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project SCENIC DESIGN Kurtis Boetcher - "Gentle" - TUTA Theatre Chicago Kevin Hagan - "Our Lady of 121st Street" - Eclipse Theatre Company Jeffrey D. Kmiec - "The Assembled Parties" - Raven Theatre Company Michelle Manni - "High Fidelity" - Refuge Theatre Project Greg Pinsoneault - "The North Pool" - Interrobang Theatre Project Ashley Ann Woods - "Miss Holmes" - Lifeline Theatre

LIGHTING DESIGN Erik Barry - "Haymarket: The Anarchist's Songbook" - Underscore Theatre Company Kevin D. Gawley - "A Wrinkle in Time" - Lifeline Theatre G. "Max" Maxin IV - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre Alexander Ridgers - "Winterset" - Griffin Theatre Company Brandon Wardell - "Bat Boy The Musical" - Griffin Theatre Company COSTUME DESIGN Aly Renee Amidei - "Northanger Abbey" - Lifeline Theatre John Nasca - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" - Pride Films and Plays Rachel M. Sypniewski - "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - Trap Door Theatre Virginia Varland - "The Wiz" - Kokandy Productions Elizabeth Wislar - "Urinetown" - BoHo Theatre SOUND DESIGN Eric Backus - "A Wrinkle in Time" - Lifeline Theatre Thomas Dixon - "peerless" - First Floor Theater Thomas Dixon - "Wastwater" - Steep Theatre Company Stephen Ptacek - "How We Got On" - Haven Theatre Company Stephen Ptacek - "In To America" - Griffin Theatre Company Matthew Reich - "The Promise of a Rose Garden" - Babes With Blades PROJECTION DESIGN Brock Alter - "In To America" - Griffin Theatre Company Anthony Churchill - "The Body of an American" - Stage Left Theatre Michael Stanfill - "Prowess" - Jackalope Theatre Company FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY Ryan Bourque - "Prowess" - Jackalope Theatre Company Matt Hawkins - "Cymbeline" - Strawdog Theatre Company