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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Gregory Ballora and Lecturer Drew Dalzell were winners at this year’s Ovation Awards ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, Jan. 17 in Downtown Los Angeles.

Dalzell won in the category of Sound Design (Large Theater) for his work on Unbound Productions’ Wicket Lit 2015, while Ballora was an Ovation Honors Recipient for Puppet Design for his work on Wood Boy Dog Fish at the Bootleg Theater.

Dalzell and Ballora were among 17 UCLA TFT alumni and faculty who were nominated for Ovation Awards in 12 categories. An additional seven alumni, faculty and staff were affiliated with seven nominated shows.

NOMINATIONS

GREGORY BALLORA (B.A. '86)
Ovation Honors Recipient for Puppet Design — Wood Boy Dog Fish

CAITLYN CALFAS (B.A. '14)
Acting Ensemble of a Musical — Empire

DREW DALZELL (Lecturer, Theater)
Sound Design (Large Theatre) — Wicked Lit 2015

RUSSELL EDGE (B.A. '90)
Acting Ensemble of a Play — Ameryka

ADAM FLEMMING (Lecturer, Theater)
Video/Production Design — Wicked Lit 2015

CRISTINA GERLA (B.A. '11)
Featured Actress in a Musical — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

JACKSON HINDEN (Alumnus)
Acting Ensemble of a Musical — American Idiot

DANIEL IONAZZI (Director of Production, Theater)
Lighting Design (Large Theatre) — Outside Mullingar

NANCY KEYSTONE (B.A. '85)
Playwriting for an Original Play — Ameryka

HANA KIM (M.F.A. '12)
Video/Production Design — The City of Conversation

BRIAN KITE (Chair, Theater; B.A. '91)
Direction of a Musical — American Idiot
and
Best Production of a Musical (Large Theatre) — American Idiot and First Date
(Artistic Director of the La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts)

JESSICA KUBZANSKY (Lecturer)
Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre) — Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles
(Co-Artistic Director, The Theater @ Boston Court)

KELLY LESTER (B.A. '81)
Featured Actress in a Musical — The Boy from Oz

SARA RYUNG CLEMENT (Lecturer, Theater)
Scenic Design (Intimate Theatre) — Seven Spots to the Sun

VALERIE SPENCER (B.A. '84)
Acting Ensemble of a Play — Ameryka

MICHAEL STARR (B.A. '14)
Acting Ensemble of a Musical — Empire

EMILY ZETTERBERG (B.A. '16)
Acting Ensemble of a Musical — Recorded in Hollywood

AFFILIATIONS

American Idiot — Best Production of a Musical (Large Theatre)
RICH ROSE (Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, Theater; B.A. '75), Scenic Designer
KEVIN WILLIAMS (Prop Shop Supervisor), Properties Design

Ameryka — Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theatre)
NANCY KEYSTONE (B.A. '85), Director
RUSSELL EDGE (B.A. '90), Ensemble
VALERIE SPENCER (B.A. '84), Ensemble

Church & State — Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theatre)
TRACIE LOCKWOOD (B.A. '00), Ensemble
NICHOLAS SANTIAGO (M.F.A. '10), Video Production

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder — Best Presented Production
ROBERT L. FREEDMAN (B.A. '79), Book & Lyrics
PEGGY HICKEY (Adjunct Professor, Theater), Choreography

Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles — Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre)
JESSICA KUBZANSKY (Lecturer, Theater), Director

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee — Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theatre)
CRISTINA GERLA (B.A. '11), Ensemble

We are the Tigers: A New Musical — Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theatre)
MICHAEL DONOVAN (Lecturer), Casting Director

 Updated: January 18, 2017

 Original post: November 9, 2016