The Grand Awards
The Grand Awards, sponsored by Fox 17 and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, are now in their twelfth year. Modeled after the New York Tony awards, the Grand Awards are given annually in early October, celebrating and recognizing the theatrical productions and performances of the previous season in the Grand Rapids community.
2008 Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a College Production - Emily Hannah, The Women of Lockerbie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a College Production - Mike Spee, Godspell
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a College Production - Benjamin Buursma, Alice in Wonderland
2007 Awards
- Outstanding Supporting Actress
- Emily Hanna, Sense and Sensibility
- Outstanding Lead Actor
- Woodrow Dixon, Dead Man Walking
- Nominations:
- Outstanding Production - Dead Man Walking
Outstanding Lead Actor - Brad Irish, The Lady's Not for Burning
Outstanding Lead Actress - Emily Hanna, Dead Man Walking -
2006 Awards
- Outstanding College Production
- Arcadia
- Outstanding Director of a College Production
- Stephanie Sandberg, Disciples
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a College Production
- Gerard Van Halsema, Arcadia
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a College Production
- Tabitha Folkerts, Arcadia
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a College Production
- Emily Hanna, As You Like It
- Nominations:
- Best Supporting Actor - Simon Kittok, Disciples
Outstanding Production - Disciples
Best Lead Actor - Andrew McClelland, Arcadia
Best Lead Actress - Lorien Reese, Arcadia
Best Director - Michael Page, Arcadia
2005 Awards
- Outstanding College Production
- Richard III
- Outstanding Director of a College Production
- Stephanie Sandberg, Richard III
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a College Production
- Jacqueline DeBoer, Jane Eyre
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a College Production
- Becky George, Jane Eyre
2004 Awards
- Outstanding College Production
- Edith Stein
- Outstanding Director of a College Production
- Stephanie Sandberg, Edith Stein
- Outstanding Lead Actor
- Brian Risselda, Return of the Prodigal
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a College Production
- Lorien Reese, Edith Stein
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a College Production
- Aileen May, Edith Stein
2003 Awards
- Outstanding College Production
- Emma
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a College Production
- Tamara Goodrich, Emma
2002 Awards
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a College Production
- Brian Farish, The Bourgeois Gentleman
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a College Production
- Amanda Hutchins, The Bourgeois Gentleman
- Outsanding Lead Actress in a College Production
- Jena Cooksey, The Piano Lesson
- Outstanding Ensemble College Cast
- As it is in Heaven
2001 Awards
2000 Awards
- Outstanding College Production
- Comedy of Errors
- Outstanding Supporting Actor
- Micah Green, Comedy of Errors
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a College Production
- Terence Schoone-Jongen, Comedy of Errors
1999 Awards
- Outstanding Scenic Design
- David Leugs, The Physicists
