Jan Herman’s Picks

Here’s the best of what Orange County theater had to offer in 1992:

PRODUCTION, DRAMA:

* “Woman in Mind,” by Alan Ayckbourn, (South Coast Repertory Mainstage).

* “Odd Jobs,” by Frank Moher, (South Coast Repertory Second Stage).

PRODUCTION, COMEDY:

* “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, (SCR Mainstage).

* “Mastergate,” by Larry Gelbart, (UC Irvine, Fine Arts Village Theatre)

DIRECTION:

* David Emmes, for “Woman in Mind” (SCR Mainstage) and “Odd Jobs” (SCR Second Stage).

* Dudley Knight, for “Mastergate” (UCI)

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA, FEMALE:

* Kandis Chappell, for Susan in “Woman in Mind” (SCR Mainstage).

* Elizabeth Norment, for Gertrude in “Hamlet” (Shakespeare Orange County, Chapman University’s Waltmar Theatre).

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA, MALE:

* David Birney, for Macbeth in “Macbeth” (GroveShakespeare, Festival Amphitheatre).

* Wayne Alexander, for Hamlet in “Hamlet” (Shakespeare OC).

* Alan Feinstein, for James Tyrone Jr. in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (GroveShakespeare, Gem Theatre).

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA:

* Nan Martin, John Walcutt and Annie La Russa in “Odd Jobs” (SCR Second Stage).

FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA, FEMALE:

* Melanie van Betten, for Ophelia in “Hamlet” (Shakespeare OC).

* Lynne Griffin, for Dabby Bryant/Lt. William Faddy, in “Our Country’s Good” (SCR Mainstage).

* Karen Hensel, for Liz Morden/Will Dawes, in “Our Country’s Good.”

* Devon Raymond, for Mary/Meg/Rev. Johnson, in “Our Country’s Good.”

FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA, MALE:

* Ron Boussom, for Captain Collins/Robert Sideway in “Our Country’s Good.”

* Matthew Walker, for Ariel in “The Tempest” (GroveShakespeare, Festival Amphitheatre).

* Morgan Rusler, for Edmund Tyrone, in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (GroveShakespeare, Gem).

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY, FEMALE:

* Linda Ferguson, for Olivia in “Twelfth Night” (SCR Mainstage).

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY, MALE:

* I.M. Hobson, for Sheridan Whiteside in “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (SCR Mainstage).

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY:

* Don Took, John Ellington, Richard Doyle and Art Koustik in “Hospitality Suite” (SCR Second Stage).

FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY, FEMALE:

* Joan Stuart-Morris, for Lorraine Sheldon in “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (SCR Mainstage).

FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY, MALE:

* Ron Boussom, for Banjo in “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

* Nicholas Hormann, for Beverly Carlton in “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

* Ron Campbell, for Dr. Caius in “The Merry Wives of Windsor” (GroveShakespeare, Festival Amphitheatre).

* Rob Monroe, for Abraham Slender in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”

SOLO PERFORMANCE:

* Mary Anne McGarry, for “Honeymoon in Galway”--also written by McGarry-- in “Making Scenes” series (Engman Gallery).

SCENIC DESIGN:

* Cliff Faulkner for “The Philadelphia Story” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (SCR Mainstage).

* John Iacovelli for “Macbeth,” “The Merry Wives of Windsor” (GroveShakespeare, Festival Amphitheatre) and “Long Day’s Journey into Night” (GroveShakespeare, Gem).

* Andrew Barnicle, for “Brighton Beach Memoirs” (Laguna Playhouse).

* Jeffrey Hall, for “Mastergate” (UCI)

LIGHTING DESIGN:

* Peter Maradudin for “The Philadelphia Story” (SCR Mainstage).

* Tom Ruzika for “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (SCR Mainstage) and “Odd Jobs” (SCR Second Stage).

* Martin Aronstein for “Macbeth” (GroveShakespeare, Festival Amphitheatre).

COSTUME DESIGN:

* Shigeru Yaji for “Twelfth Night” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (SCR Mainstage).

* Ann Bruice for “The Philadelphia Story” (SCR Mainstage).

* Elizabeth Novak for “The Threepenny Opera,” UC Irvine, Irvine Barclay Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION:

* Dennis Castellano, for “The Threepenny Opera” (UCI).

* SECOND OPINIONS

Other critics recall memorable moments of ’92. F9

* OTHER PICKS:

Mark Chalon Smith, M. E. Warren and T.H. McCulloh. F9