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From Flora Lynn Isaacson's article in the San Francisco Bay Times, December 16, 2010

Rana Kangas-Kent, Simon Patton, Rachael Denny and C. Conrad Cady in “The Story of Oh (Revised and Abridged)” as part of the Fringe of Marin. Photo by Jerry Telfer.

Fringe of Marin Awards: “The Story of Oh (Revised and Abridged)” Wins 1st Place Honors

With grateful thanks to Dr. Annette Lust, Artistic Director and Festival Coordinator, the Dominican University Community Players recently celebrated the 26th anniversary of the Fringe of Marin. On Dec. 5, both a Bay Area theatre critics jury and attending audience members selected awards for Best Play, Director and Actors at Meadowlands Assembly Hall, Dominican University.

Bay Area Theatre Critics Jury Awards

Best Play: The pride of 1st Place went to “The Story of Oh (Revised and Abridged)” by Jim Colgan. 2nd Place honors were a tie between “Emily and Walt” by Carol Hochberg, and “Lights, Camera, Love….” by George Dykstra. Michael Belitsos’ “A Magical Trio: The Movies of my Mind,” “With Held” by Jeremy Julian Greco and “Line Load” by Steve North tied for 3rd Place.

Best Director: Jim Colgan, who also wrote the “The Story of Oh (Revised and Abridged),” won the 1st Place award. 2nd Place went to George Dykstra, who also wrote “Lights, Camera, Love….” Linda Ayres-Frederick won 3rd Place for “Emily and Walt.”

Best Actor: There was a tie between Jeremy Julian Greco for “With Held” and Ross Turner for “Lights, Camera, Love….” Michael Belitsos won 2nd Place for “A Magical Trio: The Movies of my Mind.”

Best Actress: The winner was Obreanna McReynolds for “Lights, Camera, Love….” Heidi Wolff took 2nd Place for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in “Emily and Walt.” Racheal Denny for “The Story of Oh,” Rana Kangas-Kent in “The Story of Oh,” Crystal Nezgoda for “What Do We Do With the Coffin?,” “Scramble Time” and “Healing Court” all tied for 3rd Place.

People’s Awards — For the seventh consecutive time, the People’s Awards (audience voters) took place.

Best Play: “Lights, Camera, Love….” by George Dykstra. “A Magical Trio: The Movies of my Mind” by Michael Belitsos won 2nd Place. And “A Thief With Principle” by Harry Diavatis came in 3rd.

Best Director: George Dykstra won the 1st Place for “Lights, Camera, Love….” Harry Diavatis for “A Thief With Principle” and Jim Colgan for “The Story of Oh” tied for 2nd Place. There was also a tie for 3rd Place between Suzanne Birrell for “Healing Court” and Carol Sheldon for “What Do We Do With the Coffin?.”

Best Actor: Ross Turner won again for “Lights, Camera, Love….” Michael Belitsos won 2nd Place again for “A Magical Trio: The Movies of my Mind.” 3rd Place honors went to Tyler Hewitt for “Healing Court.”

Best Actress: Obreanna McReynolds came in 1st Place for her performance in “Lights, Camera, Love….” Crystal Nezgoda took 2nd Place for her performances in “What Do We Do with the Coffin?,” “Scramble Time” and “Healing Court.” Gigi Benson took 3rd Place for “Scramble Time.”

Bravo to Dr. Annette Lust for maintaining the Fringe of Marin for 26 seasons!