What others are saying...
...I want to thank the director, Allen Schmeltz, who did a wonderful job. He is a very talented director and his knowledge, creativity, patience and skill was appreciated. It amazed me how little time it took for him to coordinate the scenes and to decide which student should be placed doing which scene, and to have all the students on task while performing in character and having fun. And it didn’t seem to matter that many of the kids had different levels of experience; he made sure everyone was equally exposed and had the same amount of time on stage.
Thanks to this experience at Garbeau’s my daughter now has a love of the theater. We regularly attend community performances and she is excited to have a better understanding of what is involved.
- R.K., Elk Grove
...As the director of the Nottingham Player's Children's Theatre in Los Angeles, a company which performed for over one million children in seven seasons, I am qualified to say that it is rare to find an Artistic Director more devoted to the entertainment and education of children than is Mr. Schmeltz. His devotion to achieving the goals of the theatre and his personal vision for the Acorn & Oak Theatre recommend him to participate in any capacity with an artistic organization.
- Rodger McDonald
Director
Elly Nominations and Awards for Excellence in Young People’s Theatre
2007
Overall Production: Young People's Play
Robin Hood
Alice in Wonderland
The Emperor's New Clothes - Elly Award Recipient
Direction: Young People's Plays
Allen Schmeltz, Alice in Wonderland
Allen Schmeltz, Robin Hood
Allen Schmeltz, The Emperor's New Clothes - Elly Award Recipient
Leading Actor, Adult: Young People's Musical
Richard Alvarez, The Quiltmaker's Gift
Leading Actress, Adult: Young People's Musical
Christine Alvarez, The Quiltmaker's Gift
Supporting Actor, Adult: Young People's Musical
Derek Dozier, The Quiltmaker's Gift
Paul Schechter, The Quiltmaker's Gift
Supporting Actress, Adult: Young People's Musical
Melaine Wilson, The Quiltmaker's Gift
Overall Production: Young People's Play
Robin Hood
The Princess and the Pea
Alice in Wonderland
The Emperor's New Clothes - Elly Award Recipient
Leading Actor, Adult: Young People's Play
Allen Pontes, Robin Hood - Elly Award Recipient
Max Easley, The Emperor's New Clothes
Leading Actress, Adult: Young People's Play
Tara Henry, The Emperor's New Clothes
Leading Actress, Child: Young People's Play
Carly Speno, The Secret Garden - Elly Award Recipient
Erin Mulvey, Alice in Wonderland
Supporting Actor, Adult: Young People's Play
John Lee, Robin Hood - Elly Award Recipient
Max Easley, The Secret Garden
Phil Kan, The Emperor's New Clothes
Supporting Actress, Adult: Young People's Play
Cathy Rasmussen, The Princess and the Pea - Elly Award Recipient
Lindsay Grimes, Robin Hood
Susan Mason, The Secret Garden
Supporting Actor, Child: Young People's Play
Brian Farmer, The Emperor's New Clothes
Tyler Milliron, The Princess and the Pea - Elly Award Recipient
Supporting Actress, Child: Young People's Play
Amanda Ward, The Emperor's New Clothes
Carly Abney, The Emperor's New Clothes - Elly Award Recipient
Kayla Hendry, The Emperor's New Clothes
Set Design: Young People's Play
Allen Schmeltz, Robin Hood
Mike Jimena, The Secret Garden
Mike Jimena & Phil Kan, Alice in Wonderland
Lighting Design: Young People's Play
James Shield, The Emperor's New Clothes
John Coyne & Allen Schmeltz, The Princess and the Pea
Louis Hudson, Robin Hood
Phil Kan, Alice in Wonderland
Costume Design: Young People's Play
Daphne Burgess, The Emperor's New Clothes
Eileen Beaver, The Princess and the Pea
2006
Direction: Young People’s Musicals
Allen Schmeltz, Sleeping Beauty
Leading Actress, Adult: Young People’s Musicals
Katie Veale, The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Leading Actress, Child: Young People’s Musicals
Camille Totah, Sleeping Beauty
Supporting Actor, Adult: Young People’s Musicals
John Lee, Sleeping Beauty
Michael Peters, The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Supporting Actress, Adult: Young People’s Musicals
Lindsay Grimes, Sleeping Beauty
Ashley Keillor, The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Costume Design: Young People’s Plays
Eileen Beaver, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Direction: Young People’s Plays
Allen Schmeltz, Alice in Wonderland
Rodger McDonald, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Leading Actor, Adult: Young People’s Plays
David Campfield, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Elly Award Recipient
Sandy Stoltz, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Leading Actor, Child: Young People’s Plays
Tyler Milliron, Alice in Wonderland - Elly Award Recipient
Leading Actress, Adult: Young People’s Plays
Emily Neal, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Leading Actress, Child: Young People’s Plays
Erin Mulvey, Alice in Wonderland
Lighting Design: Young People’s Plays
Michelle Smith and Allen Schmeltz, Alice in Wonderland - Elly Award Recipient
Ethan Knapp, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Overall Production: Young People’s Plays
Garbeau’s Acorn & Oak Theatre, Alice in Wonderland
Garbeau’s Acorn & Oak Theatre, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Set Design: Young People’s Plays
John Coyne and Allen Schmeltz, Alice in Wonderland
Ethan Knapp, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Elly Award Recipient
Supporting Actor, Adult: Young People’s Theatre
Doug Pieper, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Supporting Actress, Child: Young People’s Plays
Caitlin Barbieri, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2004/05
Overall Production
The Emperor's New Clothes
Leading Actress, Adult
Christa Bella, Charlotte's Web
Nina Brissey, The Magic Toyshop
Leading Actress, Child
Amanda Ward, The Emperor’s New Clothes
Supporting Actor, Adult
Allen Pontes, The Emperor’s New Clothes
Supporting Actress, Adult
Katherine Savitri, Cinderella
Katie Veale, The Magic Toyshop - Elly Award Recipient
Supporting Actress, Child
Jocelyn Price, The Magic Toyshop
Hailee Ketchum-Wiggins, Jack and the Beanstalk
Set Design
Ken Benedict, Allen Schmeltz, The Magic Toyshop
Lighting Design
Ken Benedict, Allen Schmeltz, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2003
Leading Actor, Adult
J. Scott Browning, Alice in Wonderland
Supporting Actress, Adult
Katy Malone, Golliwhoppers
Christine Sampson, Golliwhoppers
2002
Supporting Actor, Adult
Eddie Madrigal, King Arthur’s Calamity - Elly Award Recipient
Mark Fefta, The Toys Take Over Christmas
Michael Campbell, The Invention
Supporting Actress, Adult
Cathy Rasmussen, Cinderella
Diane Fetterly, Cinderella - Elly Award Recipient
Supporting Actress, Child
Rachelle Haness, The Toys Take Over Christmas |
