2004 Topper Awards

The primary purpose of the Tournament of Plays is to encourage individual and group excellence in US Forces community theatre programs throughout Europe. The goal is to promote, instruct, and recognize outstanding achievements in areas of performance and technical theatre. A team of professional judges is travelling Europe from tip to tail, watching performances of every plays and musical entered in the competition.

Following each show, the cast, crew, and staff will be given a thirty-minute verbal critique, conducted in the theatre facility. The judges will share their impressions of the productions, and will offer praise together with constructive recommendations for enhancing future efforts. Awards will be decided upon in a variety of technical and performance categories, including Best Drama, Comedy, and Musical; Best Actress and Actor; Set, Sound and Lighting Designs, etc. The official judging period for this Tournament of Plays is from the end of February to the beginning of April.

Here is the complete list of nominations and winners!

Here is the announcement we ran about the Topper Awards Show.

Entries & Workshops

Here is the schedule for the judges' visits, and the various workshops:

Wed, 25 Feb: Murder by Misadventure, Giessen, 7:30 pm
Thu, 26 Feb: A Raisin in the Sun, Kaiserslautern, 7:00 pm
Fri, 27 Feb: Driving Miss Daisy, Hohenfels, 5:00 pm
Sat, 28 Feb: African Tales, Vicenza, 7:30 pm
Sun, 29 Feb: Vicenza: Stage Management Workshop; Script Compilation Workshop

Mon, 1 Mar: Vicenza: Stage Management Workshop; Kaiserslautern: Acting Workshop
Tue, 2 Mar: Vicenza: Script Compilation Workshop; Kaiserslautern: Acting Workshop
Wed, 3 Mar: Proof, Heidelberg. 7:30
Thu, 4 Mar: Gypsy, Ansbach, 7:30 pm
Fri, 5 Mar: The Secret Garden, Darmstadt, 7:00 pm
Sat, 6 Mar: The Lilies of the Field, Wiesbaden, 7:30 pm
Sun, 7 Mar: The Glass Menagerie, SHAPE, 3:00 pm

Thu, 11 Mar: Steel Magnolias, Mannheim, 8:00 pm
Fri, 12 Mar: Come Blow Your Horn, Stuttgart, 7:30 pm
Sat, 13 Mar: Three Bags Full, Garmisch, 8:00 pm
Sun, 14 Mar: Grease, Aviano High School Multi Purpose Room, Building 151, 2:30 pm

Mon, 15 Mar: Vicenza, Acting Workshop
Tue, 16 Mar: Vicenza, Acting Workshop
Thu, 18 Mar: Miss Saigon, Hanau, 7:30 pm
Fri, 19 Mar: Censored: On Final Approach, Spangdahlem, 6:00 pm dinner, 7:30 show
Sat, 20 Mar: Arsenic & Old Lace, Alconbury, 7:00 pm

Mon, 22 Mar: Kitzingen: Directing Workshop; Hanau: Stage Management Workshop
Tue, 23 Mar: Kitzingen:Directing Workshop; Hanau: Stage Management Workshop
Wed, 24 Mar: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, SHAPE,7:30 pm
Fri, 26 Mar: Plaza Suite, Kitzingen, 7:30 pm
Sat, 27 Mar: Guys & Dolls, Vilseck, 7:00 pm
Sun, 28 Mar: Honk, Bamberg, 5:00 pm

Mon, 29 Mar: Kitzingen: Stage Management Workshop; Bamberg: Acting Workshop; Ansbach: Script Compilation Workshop :
Tue, 30 Mar: Kitzingen: Stage Management Workshop; Bamberg: Acting Workshop; Ansbach: Script Compilation Workshop
Wed, 31 Mar: December Songs, Stuttgart, 7:30 pm
Thu, 1 Apr: The Elephant Man, Wiesbaden, 7:30 pm
Fri, 2 Apr: Another Antigone, Giessen.7:30 pm
Sat, 3 Apr: The Lion in Winter, Heidelberg, 7:30 pm
Sun, 4 Apr: Pinocchio, Ramstein, 2:00 pm

Sat, 24 Apr: Topper Awards Show