Grand Awards
Each fall, the Grand Rapids Arts Council hosts the Grand Awards, an awards ceremony for theatre companies in the Grand Rapids area. The following are nominations and awards won by Cornerstone University.
(Left) Amy Groen; 2008 (Outstanding Lead Actress; Wait Until Dark)
(Right) Sherri Lee Allen, Amy Groen, Jennifer Hunter; 2008 (Outstanding College Production; Wait Until Dark)
2009
Awards Won:
Outstanding Lead Actor: Kyle Juresich for Seussical
Nominations:
Outstanding College Production: Turn of the Screw
Outstanding Director: Sherri Lee Allen for Seussical
Outstanding Lead Actor: Adam Miller for Turn of the Screw
Outstanding Lead Actor: Adam Miller for Seussical
Outstanding Lead Actress: CJ Namenye for Turn of the Screw
2008
Awards Won:
Outstanding College Production: Wait Until Dark
Outstanding Lead Actress: Amy Groen for Wait Until Dark
Nominations:
Outstanding College Production: Little Women
Outstanding Director: Randall Wm. Burghart for Little Women
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Elizabeth McDaniel for Little Women
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Nate Reynolds for Little Women
2007
Awards Won:
Outstanding College Production: Pirates of Penzance
Outstanding Director: Jennifer Hunter for Pirates of Penzance
Outstanding Lead Actress: CJ Namenye for Bright Ideas
Nominations:
Outstanding Production: Bright Ideas
Outstanding Director: Jennifer Hunter for Bright Ideas
Outstanding Lead Actor: Kemp Lyons for Bright Ideas
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Samantha MacFarland for Pirates of Penzance
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Meghan Powell for Bright Ideas
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Adam Miller for Pirates of Penzance
2006
Awards Won:
Norman Brink Scholarship Award: Stephanie Norman
Nominations:
Outstanding Lead Actress: Elizabeth McDaniel for Honk!
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Michael Coon for Honk!
2005
Awards Won:
Outstanding Lead Actor: Dan Kersey for The Woman in Black
Nominations:
Outstanding Production: The Woman in Black
Outstanding Director: Jennifer Hunter for The Woman in Black
Outstanding Lead Actor: Wesley Stewart for The Woman in Black
2003
Nominations:
Outstanding Production: The Man Who Cam to Dinner
Outstanding Lead Actor: Steven Haskill for The Man Who Came to Dinner
2002
Awards Won:
Outstanding Production: The Secret Graden
Outstanding Lead Actor: Dan Kersey for The Secret Garden
Nominations:
Outstanding Production: The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Outstanding Lead Actress: Carlenn Armstrong for The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Amanda Arthur for The Last Night of Ballyhoo
