Robert Aguilar

*People’s Choice Nominee
The Yellow Wood and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Contemporary Classics. On The Nature Of Dust, New Century Theatre Company; Speech and Debate, Seattle Rep

From the nomination panel: This man designed lights but he also designed shadows, which must be 10 times as hard. His designs are not intrusive and only add to the stories each show tells. He has a great ability of taking a hole-in-the-wall space and making the design look great!

Donald Holder

South Pacific, 5th Avenue Theatre

From the nomination panel: Holder’s beautiful lighting shifts helped make this show — a homecoming of sorts for former Intiman head Bart Sher — a breath of fresh air: rich and full, without feeling over-produced.

Peter Kaczorowski

Ruined, Intiman;

From the nomination panel:

L.B. Morse

*Members’ Voice Nominee

Abe Lincoln in Illinois and Paradise Lost, Intiman; Opus, Seattle Rep; The Laramie Project, Strawberry Theatre Workshop

From the nomination panel: Every design he does is appropriate, subtle and drives the action. L.B. Morse masterfully moves the audience from location to location and through time with subtle shifts of light, color and texture.

ANDREW D. SMITH – RECIPIENT

Emma and The Cider House Rules Part I, Book-It; Electra, Seattle Shakespeare Company; The 13th of Paris, Seattle Public Theater

From the nomination panel:

Tom Sturge

Candide, 5th Avenue Theatre; Lost in Yonkers, Chasing Nicolette, Village Theatre

From the nomination panel: His use of light [in Candide]… made for a radiant and transporting design. That show has so many locations and shifts, and Tom managed to do it all with grace and artistry.