Announcing the 2024 Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame Inductees:

Gina Neuerer

Deidre Root 

David Shough

DayTony Recognition 2023-2024

Overall Excellence for Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Overall Excellence for Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater

Overall Excellence for August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theatre Guild

Overall Excellence for I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater

Overall Excellence for Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theatre Guild

Merit Costumer Carol Finley True West at Dayton Theater Guild                           

Merit Costumer Carol Finley Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                    

Merit Costumer Theresa Ankenman Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Merit Costumer Poleena Greely American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Costumer Michael Schumacher I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater                 

Merit Costumer Cyndie Hampton Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild 

Excellence Costumer Carol Finley August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theater Guild 

Excellence Costumer Anne Heitker Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater

Merit Dance Choreographer Odette Gutierrez del Arroyo Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Excellence Dance Choreographer Jeffrey Payne Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Dance Choreographer Liz Lindon American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Musical Director Judy Mansky Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Merit Musical Director Sarah Lingg Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Merit Musical Director Abby Williams One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater                        

Merit Musical Director Jarrod Davis Jr. The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                                          

Merit Musical Director George Drewyor American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Excellence Musical Director George Drewyor Hunchback of Notre Dame at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.  

Excellence Musical Director Lori Topping Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Director Doug Lloyd One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater                         

Merit Director Dawn Roth Smith Joseph Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Dayton Playhouse     

Merit Director Robert-Wayne Waldron August Wilson's Radio Golf at DTG                                  

Merit Director Tim Rezash The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Director Jose Gutierrez del Arroyo Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Merit Director Erin Gibbons I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater                 

Merit Director Kimberly Warrick Flight of the Lawnchair Man at DTG                                 

Merit Director Jared Mola Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                    

Merit Director Matt Owens Hello Girls at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Director Jeff Sams Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Director Gwyn Lee American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Excellence Director Tim Rezash Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Ensemble Cast of Hunchback of Notre Dame at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                        

Merit Ensemble Cast of I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater                   

Merit Ensemble Cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder at Springboro Community Theater

Merit Ensemble Cast of August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theater Guild                     

Merit Ensemble Cast of Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater                            

Merit Ensemble Cast of Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild                     

Merit Ensemble Cast of American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                                                                                   

Merit Ensemble Cast of Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                        

Excellence Ensemble Cast of The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                               

Excellence Ensemble Cast of Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater                            

Excellence Ensemble Cast of Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater                            

Merit Lead Performer Adee McFarland as Alice Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Lead Performer Jared Mola as Lee True West at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Merit Lead Performer Krystal Jasmin Combs as Narrator Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Dayton Playhouse

Merit Lead Performer Timothy Macuski as Jimmy Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Lead Performer Adee McFarland as Grace Hello Girls at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Lead Performer Shana Fishbein as Emma The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                                          

Merit Lead Performer Aaron Hill as Jerry Gorman Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild                                 

Merit Lead Performer Lynn Vanderpool as Amanda Prynne   Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater                             

Merit Lead Performer Jeannine Parson as Gracie Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild                                   

Merit Lead Performer Michael Schumacher as John Barrymore I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater               

Merit Lead Performer Spencer Jones as Will American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Lead Performer Lindsey Cardoza as Margo Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Lead Performer Drew Williams-Orozco as Edward Bloom    Big Fish at SCT                      

Excellence Lead Performer Lynn Kesson as Dee Dee Allen The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Excellence Lead Performer Andre Tomlinson as Franco Wicks Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild  

Excellence Lead Performer Jacob Nichols as Quasimodo Hunchback of Notre Dame at INNOVAtheatre, Inc  

Excellence Lead Performer Tim Welsh as Francis Henshall One Man, Two Guvnors at BCT                         

Excellence Lead Performer Jason S. Lakes as Dom Claude Frollo Hunchback of Notre Dame at INNOVAtheatre

Excellence Lead Performer Ty Smith as D'Ysquith Family A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder at SCT

Merit Lighting Designer Richard Lee Waldeck Sense and Sensibility at Dayton Playhouse              

Merit Lighting Designer Andrew Darr One Man, Two Guvnors at BCT                         

Merit Lighting Designer Andrew Darr Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Merit Lighting Designer Andrew Darr August Wilson's Radio Golf at DTG                                  

Merit Lighting Designer Derek Dunavent I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater                 

Merit Lighting Designer Richard Lee Waldeck American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Lighting Designer Derek Dunavent Godspell at Troy Civic Theater       

Excellence Lighting Designer Andrew Darr Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Excellence Lighting Designer John Faulkenbach Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Lighting Designer Andrew Darr The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Properties Lily Robillard-Crissman Big Fish at Springboro Community Theater      

Merit Properties Becky Howard Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Properties Dawn Roth Smith Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Properties Craig Smith Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Properties Deirdre Root Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                    

Excellence Properties Doug Lloyd, Diane Strohm, Jenny Wheeker  One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater                      

Excellence Properties Rick Flynn August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theater Guild

Excellence Properties Becky Howard True West at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Excellence Properties Heather Martin & Becky Howard Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Merit Scenic Designer Steve Dietrich Godspell at Troy Civic Theater                                           

Merit Scenic Designer Richard Lee Waldeck Hunchback of Notre Dame at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.  

Merit Scenic Designer Chris Harmon The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Excellence Scenic Designer Chris Harmon One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater                          

Excellence Scenic Designer Danielle Lowery Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Dayton Playhouse

Merit Scenic Designer Chris Harmon Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Scenic Designer Doug Gibbons I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater

Merit Scenic Designer Red Newman True West at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Merit Scenic Designer Gwyn Lee American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Scenic Designer Chris Harmon Hello Girls at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Scenic Designer Red Newman Flight of the Lawnchair Man Dayton Theater Guild                     

Excellence Scenic Designer Red Newman Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                    

Excellence Scenic Designer Red Newman August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theater Guild                                   

Excellence Scenic Designer Andrew Darr & Chris Harmon Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Sound Designer Cody Peterson I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater                 

Merit Sound Designer Alex Kancler Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Sound Designer K.L. Storer Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild  

Excellence Sound Designer Sean Mayo The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Excellence Sound Designer K.L. Storer Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Special (Band) Abby Wiliams, Renate Thomas Wachter, Felicia Dellis One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater

Excellence Special (Band) Lindsay Brown, Felicia Dellis, Evan Fiehrer, Tom Horwath, Bobby Morgan, Nancy Perrin, Renate Thomas, David Wells, Jo Wildman, Abby Williams Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater          

Merit Special (Fight Choreographer) Kayla Graham True West at Dayton Theater Guild                                  

Merit Special (Fight Choreographer) Jeffrey Payne Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Special (Intimacy Director) Andrea Wells American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Excellence Special (Orchestra) The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Supporting Performer Sasha Kozlova as Gerta I Bet Your Life at Springboro Community Theater       

Merit Supporting Performer Heather Williams as Christine Patterson One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater                         

Merit Supporting Performer Ted Elzroth as Mr. Hawkins The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Supporting Performer Junior Turner as Pharaoh Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Dayton Playhouse

Merit Supporting Performer Jovone' Lewis as Mrs. Greene The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                                

Merit Supporting Performer Jim Walker as Daddy Murphy Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Supporting Performer Michaela Cramer as Whatshername American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.          

Merit Supporting Performer Terry Larson as Momma Murphy Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Supporting Performer Cassandra Engber as Toby Landau Gingerbread Lady at Beavercreek Community Theater                  

Merit Supporting Performer Emma Bowers as Heather American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Merit Supporting Performer Andre Tomlinson as Sterling Johnson August Wilson's Radio Golf at Dayton Theatre Guild                                  

Merit Supporting Performer Shannon Carlson as Angie Dickinson The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Supporting Performer Matthew T. Fergus, LMT as Judah Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Dayton Playhouse     

Merit Supporting Performer Rhea Smith as Mother Gorman Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theatre Guild                 

Merit Supporting Performer Miles Melvin as Theo/Ensemble American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc.                            

Excellence Supporting Performer Derek Dunavent as Gary Peter Lefkowitz I Hate Hamlet at Troy Civic Theater               

Merit Supporting Performer Lindsey Cardoza as Suzanne Hello Girls at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Supporting Performer Cora Ceipek as Sibyl Chase Private Lives at Beavercreek Community Theater    

Merit Supporting Performer Brad Bishop as Daddy Cane Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Merit Supporting Performer Aaron Brewer as Trent Oliver The Prom at Dayton Playhouse                        

Merit Supporting Performer Franklin Johnson as Elder Joseph Barlow   August Wilson's Radio Golf at DTG                

Merit Supporting Performer Liz Lindon as St. Jimmy American Idiot at INNOVAtheatre, Inc                            

Merit Supporting Performer Aaron Hill as Matterson Hello Girls at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Supporting Performer Tommy Balaj as Daryl Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Supporting Performer Jennifer Lockwood as Lady Boyle Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild                    

Excellence Supporting Performer Maximillian Santucci as Luther Flynn Superior Donuts at Dayton Theater Guild  

Excellence Supporting Performer Julia DiPaolo as French Boy/Amelia Earhart Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild               

Excellence Supporting Performer Drew Roby as Big Jack Preston Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Dayton Theater Guild

Excellence Supporting Performer Emily Nagy as Lucy Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Supporting Performer David Shough as Mayor Dobs Bright Star at Beavercreek Community Theater        

Excellence Supporting Performer Joe Ollier as Alfie One Man, Two Guvnors at Beavercreek Community Theater