Nominations for the 2011 Israeli Theatre Prizes were announced this morning. The awards ceremony will take place on May 11, 2012, at the Gesher Theatre, and will be broadcast on IBA Channel 1.
Actor Yossi Garber will be honored with a lifetime achievement award, and actor Shimon Lev Ari will receive a prize for his contribution to the Israeli theatre. 61 members of the academy have spent many nights at the theatre. There are two rounds of voting for the prizes: in the first round, four nominees are chosen in 19 different categories; in the second round, the members of the academy select a winner from these four, and vote for “Play of the Year.”
The Cameri Theatre leads with the largest number of nominations, followed by Beit Lessin and Beer Sheva. Habima Theatre pulled out of the competition this year, due to their move to the newly renovated building and touring obligations.
The nominees are:
Best Original Play:
Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Ulysses on Bottles – Haifa Theatre
A Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Best Play in Translation:
His Mother – Beit Lessin Theatre
Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
All My Sons – Cameri Theatre & Haifa Theatre
Molly Sweeney – Khan Theatre
Best Comedy:
Eating – Khan Theatre
Art – Haifa Theatre
Mandragola – Beit Lessin Theatre
Private Name – Beit Lessin Theatre
Best Musical:
Blood Brothers – Beit Lessin Theatre
The Sound of Music – Teatron Hasifriya
Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Asi Levy – His Mother – Beit Lessin Theatre
Maya Dagan – Blood Brothers – Beit Lessin Theatre
Anat Waxman – Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Shiri Golan – Why Didn’t You Come Before the War – Beer Sheva Theatre
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Itay Tiran – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Amir Krief – Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
Khalifa Natour – Ulysses on Bottles – Haifa Theatre
Leor Ashkenazi – Private Name – Beit Lessin Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Zaharira Harifa’i – Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Hana Maron – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Miki Kam – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Miriam Zohar – Maxi and I – Beit Lessin Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Gadi Yagil – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Yigal Naor – Maxi and I – Beit Lessin Theatre
Nadav Asoulin – Comedy of Errors – Cameri Theatre
Norman Issa – Art – Haifa Theatre
Best Director:
Udi Ben Moshe – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Yevgeny Arieh – Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Michael Gurevich – Eating – Khan Theatre
Omri Nitzan – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Best Playwright:
Gilad Evron – Ulysses on Bottles – Haifa Theatre
Hillel Mittelpunkt – Maxi and I – Beit Lessin Theatre
Einat Baronovsky – Why Didn’t You Come Before the War – Beer Sheva Theatre
Anat Gov – Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Best Translator:
Eli Bijaoui – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Dori Parnes – Comedy of Errors – Cameri Theatre
Yosef El-Dror – All My Sons – Cameri Theatre
Ido Riklin – Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
Best Set Design:
Tali Ottolenghi– Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
Svetlana Berger – Private Investigator – Khan Theatre
Eran Atzmon – Mandragola – Beit Lessin Theatre
Roni Toren – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Best Costume Design:
Ola Shevatzov – Mandragola – Beit Lessin Theatre
Orna Smorgonsky – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Netta Haker – Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
Ofra Confino – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Best Lighting Design:
Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) – Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Alexander Sikirin – Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Adi Shimrony – Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
Roni Cohen – Private Investigator – Khan Theatre
Best Theatre Music Composer:
Avi Benyamin – Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Yoni Rechter – Private Investigator – Khan Theatre
Keren Peles – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Shlomi Shaban – Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Best Choreography:
Gilad Kimchi – Mandragola – Beit Lessin Theatre
Yehezkel Lazarov – Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Yehezkel Lazarov – Happy Ending – Cameri Theatre
Oz Morag – Blood Brothers – Beit Lessin
Most Promising Actress:
Andrea Shwartz – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Yael Eitan – Why Didn’t You Come Before the War – Beer Sheva Theatre
Rona-Lee Shimon – Comedy of Errors – Cameri Theatre
Ruth Rasiuk – Pigeon and a Boy – Gesher Theatre
Tamar Elkan – Private Investigator – Khan Theatre
Most Promising Actor:
Ariel Wolf – Eating – Khan Theatre
Nadav Nates – Blood Brothers – Beit Lessin
Shlomi Avraham – Suitcase Packers – Cameri Theatre
Tom Hagi – Galileo – Beer Sheva Theatre
