Brendan Patrick Hogan

Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World, Prisoner of 2nd Avenue, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and Yankee Tavern, ACT Theatre

From the nomination panel: “What continually impresses me about Hogan’s work in plays such as this is his ability to create lush, richly layered and very realistic soundscapes that can play underneath the action and bolster it, rather than distracting from it. In fact, half the time one doesn’t notice that there’s still sound playing until partway into the scene, and that’s the mark of excellent soundscapes. The city soundscape of this play rises and falls naturally, as well as with the opening and closing of the door, and Hogan adds to the naturalism with other elements–planes, radios, music–that add to the atmosphere of the story. Engrossing.”

Paul James Prendergast

Dancing at Lughnasa and Three Tall Women, Seattle Repertory Theatre

From the nomination panel: “I will never forget the women dancing around the house. Spellbinding.” [Dancing at Lughnasa]

Matt Starritt

The K of D, an Urban Legend and The Brothers Size, Seattle Repertory Theatre

From the nomination panel: “The sound was a character in itself for this solo show and really played a strong role in evoking the world of the play.” [The K of D, an Urban Legend]

Tim Symons

*Members’ Voice Nominee

Jesus Christ Superstar, Village Theatre

From the nomination panel: “The pulsing, shredding contemporary rock orchestrations gave a fresh vitality and immediacy to the score.”

Chris R Walker

*People’s Choice Nominee

All My Sons, Intiman Theatre; The Borrowers and Lyle the Crocodile, Seattle Children’s Theatre

From the nomination panel: “Fun and inventive musical work.”

ROB WITMER – RECIPIENT

O Lovely Glowworm, or Scenes of Great Beauty, New Century Theatre Company; Go Dog Go!, Seattle Children’s Theatre; Of Mice and Men, Seattle Repertory Theatre; Cloud Nine and Breaking the Code, Strawberry Theatre Workshop; The Comedy of Errors, Wooden O; Hamlet, Seattle Shakespeare Company; Evil Dead: The Musical, ArtsWest

From the nomination panel: “Rob has brought his amazing talents to so many stages in Seattle that it’s hard to keep count. Both as a composer and as a designer, he has blown our socks off again and again.”