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Sunday Feb 8, 2009 at Workplay

BATA held it's sixth annual Gala on Sunday Feb 8, 2009 at Workplay from 3PM - 6PM. 

Awards:

The event was emceed by Clay Boyce

These awards will be presented:

  • The BATA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. Carl Stewart.  Carl is the co-founder of Birmingham's oldest and continuously running community theatre, Birmingham Festival Theatre and for many years has been the Artistic and Managing Director for Terrific New Theatre.

  • Bravo Award - Sam Chalker

  • Ovation Award - Alabama School of Fine Arts

  • Community Service - Martha Moore Sykes

Performances:

The following companies performed:

  • ASFA - Tartuffe

  • BFT - Kindertransport

  • Centerstage - Kiss Me Kate

  • CDF's StageDoor Youth Theatre - Zink, the Myth, the Legend, the Zebra

  • Magic City Actors Theatre - Romance, Romance

  • Mountain Brook High School - Beauty and the Beast

  • Park Players - The Taming of the Shrew

  • South City Theatre - A Raisin in the Sun

  • Theatre Downtown - The History Boys

  • TSP - Don Juan in Hell

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