2007 AACTA Onyx Awards
2007 Special Awards
2007 Rob Penny Lifetime Achievement Award - Marsha Ekunfeo
Volunteer of the Year Award - Vince Sims
Pride of Pittsburgh Award – Tamara Tunie
AACTA People’s Choice Awards
- Best Play – “Relativity” by Kuntu Repertory Theatre
- Best Musical – “Sarafina” – by Kuntu Repertory Theatre
- Best Actor – Kevin Brown
- Best Actress – Stephanie Batiste
- Best Actress – Mamothena Mothupi
Make-Up Artist of the Year
Best Equity Actor - Alan Bomar Jones (Boy Willie - :The Piano Lesson-PPTCO)
2007 Musical Awards
Best Choreography In A Musical – Oronde Sharif and Ayisha Morgan-Lee
Best Costume Design in a Musical – Mary Mease Warren - Sarafina
Best Ensemble in a Musical – “Sarafina”
Best Light Design in a Musical – Jason Peroney “Sarafina”
Best Set Design in A Musical – Kenneth Ellis – “Sarafina”
Best Sound Design in a Musical – “Sarafina”
Best Director of a Musical – Olusegun Ojewuyi – “Sarafina”
Best Musical Director – James Alston – “Sarafina”
Best Musical – “Sarafina”
Best Leading Actor In a Musical – Jonathan Berry – “Black Nativity” Narrator
Best Supporting Actor In a Musical – Leslie “Ezra” Smith – as Stimela Sasezola – “Sarafina”
Best Leading Actress In a Musical – Grace Kelly Kalassa – “Sarafina”
Best Supporting Actress In a Musical – Genna Styles – “Teaspoon” Sarafina
2007 Play Awards
Best Costume Design in a Play – Dercyk Tines – “The Piano Lesson” PPTCO
Best Ensemble in a Play – “Pill Hill” – New Horizon
Best Light Design in a Play – “Pill Hill” – New Horizon
Best Set Design in A Play – Kenneth Ellis – “Sing Black Hammer” - Kuntu
Best Sound Design in a Play – Brendan Elder – “Corp Values” – PPTCO
Best Director of a Play – Mark Clayton Southers – “The Piano Lesson – PPTCO
Best Play – “The Piano Lesson” - PPTCO
Best Leading Actor In a Play – Jonathan Berry – “Pill Hill” – Joe - New Horizon
Best Supporting Actor In a Play – Kevin Brown – “The Piano Lesson” – Wining Boy – PPTCO
Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Wali Jamal – Avery – “The Piano Lesson”
Best Leading Actress In a Play – Vanessa German – Dr. Davis - “Relativity”
Best Supporting Actress In a Play - Stephanie Batiste – Dr. Preston “Relativity”
Best Minority Actor in A Play – Joseph Martinez – “Corp Values” Captain Samko - PPTCO
Best Upcoming Youth Actress – Taylor Whitley “Meradith” “The Piano Lesson”
Best Upcoming Youth Actor – Emmanuel Lewis Walker “Dreamgirls”
