Anne Allgood

Rock ‘n Roll, ACT; Candide, 5th Avenue; Getting Near to Baby, Seattle Children’s Theatre

From the nomination panel: We don’t care where she pops up next, just as long as she’s there. One of Seattle’s great treasures, delivering firecracker performance after firecracker performance. Allgood is all things an actress/singer should be.

Maria Glanz

The Belle of Amherst, Sound Theatre Company

From the nomination panel: Maria embodied the grace and intellectual piquancy of Emily Dickinson in this piece, making the audience feel like they had really gotten to know this historic poet. Beautiful and subtle. She brings an openness to the stage that is rarely experienced.

MARYA SEA KAMINSKI – RECIPIENT

*Members’ Voice Nominee

Electra, Seattle Shakespeare Company

From the nomination panel: A fabulous, honest, heartbreaking performance! So captivating to watch on stage! Her performance was raw, painfully real, and driven from the heart. An actress who always leaves everything on stage, and touches us on a profound level. Virtuosic.

Marianne Owen

*People’s Choice Nominee

The Trip to Bountiful, ACT

From the nomination panel: Marianne was amazing. A veteran actress in peak form. Beautiful and sensitive performance.

Portia

Ruined, Intiman

From the nomination panel: A once-in-a-lifetime theatre experience, as delicate and severe as the human body and spirit itself. Beautiful [acting]… a harsh story [filled] with love, humor and pathos.

Terri Weagant

The Cider House Rules, Part One, Book-It; The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Balagan

From the nomination panel: Search is a challenging play for even multiples of actors, much less one. Terri made this character her own and had to play many more small parts. She mastered the art of solo performance pieces and made it look effortless.