2007 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 more information about the TOPPER Awards Show (April 21) .

Here is the complete list of Award Winners.

Entries

“The Graduate,” Stuttgart Theatre Center
“Arsenic and Old Lace,” Garmisch Players
“Bleacher Bums,” Vicenza Soldiers Theatre
“A Few Good Men” Roadside Theater production at Mannheim Off Main Street Theatre
“Enchanted April,” Heidelberg Roadside Theater
“Rumors,” Kaiserslautern KMC Onstage
“High School Musical,” SHAPE Entertainment Center
“The (Female) Odd Couple,” SHAPE Entertainment Center
“Little Women,” Bamberg Stable Theatre
“I Remember Mama,” Ansbach Terrace Playhouse
“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Ansbach
“The Ineffable Pale Eclipse,” Schweinfurt Abrams Entertainment Center
“Shakers,” Hohenfels Box Seat Theatre
“The (Female) Odd Couple,” Vilseck Bavarian Arts Guild
“Fuddy Meers,” Wiesbaden Amelia Earhart Playhouse
“Women On Fire,” Wiesbaden Amelia Earhart Playhouse
“Independence,” Giessen Keller Theatre
“Anything Goes,” Ankara Stage on the Run
“The Little Prince,” Spangdahlem ACT Eifel
“The Broom and the Groom,” Alconbury Community Theatre
“Moby Dick – The Musical,” Aviano Community Theatre
“The Princess and the Pea,” Ramstein Razz-Ma-Tazz Family Theatre

The Judges

Ronald Ziegler: He has served as the Executive Director of Stage West, Des Moines, as well as Director of the Kate Goldman Children's Theatre (Des Moines Playhouse). He is a past president of, and multi-awarded "Fellow" in the American Association of Community Theatre. He is currently a free lance director.

John Sullivan: Executive Director, Sioux City Community Theater. Additionally, he currently leads a professional improvisation group. He has served as a Festival chair as well as a past president of AACT.

Annette Procunier: was an adjudicator at the AACT National Festivals in 1997 and 2003, Monaco Festival in 2001, and Dundalk International Maytime Festival in 2006.

Jim Sohre is the Entertainment Director for the US Forces European Region (IMCOM-E), and will join as a fourth judge for all musical entries.