Uwharrie Players, Inc. 20th Awards
Banquet
in the Magnolia Room
Awards Presented:
Sam Holshouser Award - Patti Furr
Joan Giglio Award - Linda Klontz and Edna Lipe Harkey (tie)
Uwharrie Players Hall of Fame - Kent Harkey
Favorite Newcomer - Natasha Wall - Blessed Assurance
Favorite
Featured Performance - Betsy Furr - King and I
Favorite Male
Musical Performance - Johnny Almond - "We Kiss in a Shadow"
Favorite Female Musical Performance - M. L. Grahm - "Getting to Know
You!"
Favorite Male Comic Performance - Reed Furr - Crossroads
Favorite Female Comic Performance - Colleen Jones - Crossroads
Favorite Character Actor - Red Davies
Best Supporting Actor -
Daniel Whitley - The King and I
Best Supporting Actress - Sharon
Mace - Crossroads
Best Actor - Michael Furr - The King and I
Best Actress - M. L. Grahm - The King and I
Favorite Show - The
King and I - Director John Stafford
Favorite Juvinal Featured
Performance - Madilyn Furr - The King and I
January 28, 2006 - Uwharrie Players celebrate with annual awards
night
 Front
row, left to right, are: Susan Sharples, Patti Furr, Harriet Brooks,
Mady Medlin, Betsy Furr, Michael Furr; back row: Clay Weemhoff, Edna
Lipe-Harkey, Gary Moran, Darlene Stibal, Kent Harkey, an The
Uwharrie Players recently held their 19th annual Awards Night
Celebration at the Stanly County Senior Center in Albemarle.
The local community theater
group, which is starting its 31st season, began this special event
in 1988 as a way to celebrate and recognize the past season’s
efforts and accomplishments.
Following a delicious meal
catered by Patricia Horner, Gary Moran returned from a four year
hiatus to assume his familiar role as Master of Ceremonies for the
festivities. Local DJ (and current Uwharrie Player member) Marty
Medlin provided entertainment for the evening with his own version
of the popular TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway”.
Of course, the highlight of the
evening was the presentation of awards for the 2005 Uwharrie
Players’ season. The following people were winners:
Favorite Newcomer - Richard Forrest.
Favorite
Featured Performance - Maddie Medlin.
Favorite Male Musical
Performance - Michael Furr.
Favorite Female Musical Performance -
Betsy Furr.
Favorite Male Comic Performance - Kent Harkey.
Favorite Female Comic Performance - Edna Lipe-Harkey.
Favorite
Character Actor - Clay Weemhoff.
Favorite Character Actress -
Madison Story.
Best Supporting Actor - Michael Furr.
Best
Supporting Actress - Staley Story.
Best Actor - Gary Moran.
Best Actress - Betsy Furr.
Favorite Show - “South Pacific”.
The Joan Giglio Award, given
each year to the Player board member who has made the greatest
contributions to the efforts of the UP Board, was given to Patti
Furr and Susan Sharples. The Sam Holshouser Award, which goes
to the person working the hardest behind the scenes to make the past
seasons’ productions successful, was given to Harriet Brooks and
Darlene Stibal.
Incoming Players’ president,
Tom Horner, coordinated this year’s awards banquet. Decorations were
provided by Edna Lipe-Harkey with assistance from Kent Harkey, Patti
and Reed Furr, Betsy Furr and Susan Sharples.
February 25th, 2005 - The 2005 Annual
Awards Banquet
was held at Oakboro Music Hall with
Master of Ceremonies Phillip Taylor entertaining the attendees
between presentations. The Uwharrie Players are pleased to
announce the 2005 award winners:
The UP Awards winners are:
Favorite Featured
Performance: Emily Sharples
Favorite Female Character
Performance: Susan Sharples
Favorite Male Character Performance: Russ Sharples
Favorite Supporting Musical Performance: Reed Furr
The Joan
Giglio Award: Rod Almond
Favorite Newcomer: Susan Sharples
Favorite Juvenile Performance: Naaman Story
Favorite Male Comic
Performance: Buddy Osborne
Favorite Female Comedy Performance:
Madison Story
Best Supporting Actress: Staley Story
Best
Supporting Actor: Todd Furr in Joseph
Best Actress: Ginny Hinson
Best Actor: Michael Furr
Samuel R. Holshouser Award: shared by:
Edna Lipe-Harkey and Susan Sharples
Best Show: Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Directed by Blair Johnson
Hall
of Fame Inductee: Edna Lipe-Harkey
January 29th, 2005 - Tim Shires,
President of the Uwharrie Players Inc. Announced the postponement of
the annual awards banquet scheduled for tonight in Oakboro due to
inclement weather and the forecast freezing rain. The Annual
Awards Banquet has been rescheduled for Friday, February 25th.
Jan 4, 2005 - The Uwharrie Players
were unable to secure the rights for Nunsense in 2005, and have
elected to present Nunsense II instead.
The
players elected a new Board of Trustees for 2005 with Tim Shires as
the president and Tom Horner as President Elect for 2006. Also
elected are Colleen Jones as Treasurer and Susan Sharples as
Secretary. New Board members include Stephanie Brown
(replacing James Cotton), Patti Furr (replacing Susan Talbert), and
Tim Harris (replacing Buddy Osborne). Reed Furr is rotating
off of the board and will not be replaced.
The
revised Constitution and Bylaws were voted in at the January 4th
General meeting.
The Annual Awards Banquet
will be held January 29th, 2005 at the Oakboro Music Hall.
Suggested dress for the event will be semi-formal
or
a T-shirt from our of our prior production over the last 30 years!
June 13, 2004 - John Hartness of
Barbizon Lighting Company (704-372-2215/984-7308) provided excellent
instruction for a small group of Uwharrie Player lighting students
in the control booth at the Agri-Civic Center. The topics
covered included the use and programming of the new light board, gel
and gobo selection, lighting instruments design and use, as well as
recommendations for future upgrades to the equipment. The
class also touched on the subject of communicating ideas with the
other members of the production team, and handling difficult
lighting requests. The information provided was well worth the
cost of this one day seminar. Each participant received a
Roscolux gel sample pack, and a Barbizon products and services
guide.
May 24, 2004 - We are pleased to
announce that the Directors have been selected for the Summer and
Fall productions.
Blair Johnson will bring
her extensive background in dance and theater to the Summer
Production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat as Director.
John Stafford will be returning to the Uwharrie Players as the Music
Director for this production.
The Fall
production of Ramona Quimby will be directed by long time member and
current Chairwoman Kelly Story.
We are
currently looking for volunteers to help on the various committees
required to make the summer production a fantasitc show! If
you think that you can be of assistance, and don't know how to get
involved, send an Email to Darlene Stibal:
President@UwharriePlayers.Org
.
January 24, 2004 - The
Uwharrie Players Awards Banquet was quite a success this
year! The Uwharrie Players provided three whole turkeys with
gravy, Honey Baked Spiral Cut Ham, and drinks and the attendee's
each provided a dish. Incoming president Darlene Stibal
received enthusiastic approval applause when she asked for feedback
on the new arrangements.
The
traditional skit was performed by Madison, Staley and Naaman Story
featuring examples of what happens to people who are Uwharrie
Players for too many years. They followed with
presentations of humorous awards (another tradition) for dubious
achievements that are better not mentioned here, but are one of the
many reasons that we all love live theater!
The UP Awards winners are:
Favorite Featured
Performance: Anna C. Harkey
Favorite Female Character
Performance: Edna Harkey
Favorite Male Character Performance: a
tie going to
both: Kent Harkey and Tom Horner
Favorite Female
Musical Performance: Amy Hoffner - You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
Favorite Male Musical Performance: Noah Melton - The Girl that I
Married
The Joan Giglio Award: Martha Chapman
Favorite
Newcomer: Mary Scott Tom
Favorite Juvenile Performance: Truman
Furr
Favorite Male Comedy Performance: Rod Almond
Favorite
Female Comedy Performance: Emily Sharples
Best Supporting
Actress: Emily Sharples
Best Supporting Actor: Scott Eury
Best
Actress: Amy Hoffman
Best Actor: Buddy Osborne
Samuel R.
Holshouser Award: a tie going to both
Dr. Darlene Stibal and
Kelly Forrest Story
Best Show: Annie Get your Gun
There were
not enough votes to induct anyone into the UP Hall of Fame this
year.
January 24, 2003 - The Uwharrie Players will
celebrate their
Annual Awards Banquet in the Eli's beginning at 6:30.
This year the players will provide roasted turkey and drinks, with
the members bringing a side dish and/or desert to share. You
can renew your membership for next year before the awards ceremony
at 7:30.
October 29, 2003 - Uwharrie Players first official
web page is available online just in time for the opening of
The Diary of Anne Frank. The visitors web page
will provide in depth coverage of upcoming Uwharrie Players
productions, and the members page will coordinate and connect the
members to a more timely source of information about their
organization.
July 2003 - James Cotton to direct The
Diary of Anne Frank. The Uwharrie Players are
pleased to announce that James Cotton has been selected as the
director and set designer for the November production.
Auditions will be held August 23, 24, and 25. |
