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Barneys and 2024 Auditions

The Barneys were held on Friday, January 5, 2024
at Lehman's Supper Club in Rice Lake
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2023 Barney Awards

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Mike Kelly as Homer Smith in The Lilies Of The Field
Carl Liden as Dr. David Mortimore in It Runs In The Family
Ben Heer as Lt. Frank Cioffi in Curtains
and the Barney goes to.... Ben Heer

BEST-ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Connie Olson as Sister Mother Maria Marthe in The Lilies Of The Field
Ella Jansen as Jane Tate in It Runs In The Family
Isabel Thurston as Niki Harris in Curtains
and the Barney goes to....Isabel Thurston

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jake Donze as Dr. Hubert Bonney in It Runs In The Family
Boyd Stearns as Bill in It Runs In The Family
Ben Ankarlo as Bobby Pepper in Curtains
Brandon Brown in Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits
and the Barney goes to....Jake Donze

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Holly Dalsveen as Carmen Bernstein In Curtains
Sheila Shaffer as Fanny Wild Cantrelle in The Wild Women of Winedale
Jill Stearns as Willa Wild in The Wild Women of Winedale
and the Barney goes to....Holly Dalsveen

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MINOR SUPPORTING ROLE
Brandon Brown as Police Sergeant in It Runs In The Family
Jeff Martin as Orville Livingston in The Lilies Of The Field
Jeremy Westin as Randy Dexter in Curtains
and the Barney goes to....Jeremy Westin

BEST FEMALE ACTRESS IN A MINOR SUPPORTING ROLE
Jill Stearns as Sister in It Runs In The Family
Casey Peckham as Mother in It Runs In The Family
Carol Hougdahl as Jessica Cranshaw in Curtains
Ella Jansen as Betty Dunlap, Flo Hudson, Nora Griffin and Edith Mackllin in
The Wild Women of Winedale
and the Barney goes to....Jill Stearns

BEST MALE NEWCOMER
Carson Donze in It Runs In The Family
Mike Kelly in The Lilies Of The Field
and the Barney goes to....Mike Kelly

BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER
Ella Jansen in It Runs In The Family and The Wild Women of Winedale
Casey Peckham in It Runs In The Family
Julia Armstrong in Curtains
and the Barney goes to....Ella Jansen
Red Barn Appreciation Award.... Terry Wiesner
Best Set of the 2023 season....It Runs in the Family
Best Show of the 2023 season....Tie between: Curtains and It Runs in the Family
Nina Klaus Memorial Red Barn Theatre Scholarship- Jackie Solum
Randy Pelish Red Barn Theatre Scholarship Grant- Ben Ankario
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Auditions for 2024 Season Plays will be coming up soon!
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The 2024 Season auditions will be Saturday, February 17, 2024
from 9:00 am to 1:00 in the Fine Arts Building
at the UW Barron County Campus is Rice Lake
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Please fill out the form and bring it along.  
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If you aren't able to attend, please fill out the form and 
send or email it to Alyce Sneen.
 
The 2024 Season Plays will be:
Deathtrap - May 29- June 8
Be My Baby - June 19-29
Gypsy - July 10 - July 20
Honky Tonk Angels - July 31- August 10
Escanaba in Love - August 21 - August 31
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