Angus L. Bowmer Award for Drama
Angus Bowmer founded the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His enthusiasm and determination led to an increase in festival attendance, from 500 people in 1935 to more than 320,000 by the late 1980s. He directed 30 productions and performed 32 Shakespearean roles in 43 stagings at the festival.

Award Winners and Finalists-Drama
Note: Winners indicated in boldface type; as of 2003, this award is given in even-numbered years.

2005
(No award given)

2004
Shelly Lipkin of Lake Oswego, Louanne Moldovan & Sherry Lamoreaux of Portland, Vitriol and Violets
Gay Monteverde of Portland, The Arabian Nights
Steve Patterson of Portland, Altered States of America

2003
(No award given)

2002
(No award given)

2001
Dori Appel of Ashland, Lost and Found
Timothy E. Craig of McMinnville, Oregon Dawn
Charles Deemer of Portland, Seven Plays
Nancy Masaitis of Portland, Awe & Wonder
Barbara Pongracz of Lake Oswego, 3rd Time’s the Charm

2000
Sandra de Helen of Portland, The Bobbsey Twins Go to Hell
Melinda Pittman of Portland, Wonderbroads
William Sharp of Portland, Ain’t Nothin’ But a Bunch of Bull

1999
Dori Appel of Ashland, The Lunatic Within
Dori Appel of Ashland, Mother, Tree, Cat
Bryan Marvis of Oceanside, Dream True
Bryan Marvis of Oceanside, The Loner

1998
Dori Appel of Ashland, Freud’s Girls
Charles Deemer, Bedrooms and Bars
Charles Deemer, Famililly
Dorothy Velasco, Ever the Dragon

1997
Doug Baldwin of Portland, Drawing Down Clio
Wayne Harrel of Portland, Song of the Bow
Merilee Karr of Portland, The Diamond Orchard

1996
Jan Baross, Mata Hari
Susan Mach, Angle of View
D. Roberts, Picasso in the Backseat
Dorothy Velasco, Mother May I
Sharon Whitney, The Amazing Adventures of Coco-Kab

1995
(no recipients)

1994
Rachael Burchard, Alone
Myra Donnelley, Still Life
Jessica Litwak, A Pirate’s Lullaby
Greg Tozian, Fort Byron
Sharon Whitney, Rumpelstiltskin

1993
(no recipients)

1992
Nancy Klementowski, After the Light Goes
Steve Patterson, Bombardment
E.J. Westlake, The Disappearance and Death of Amelia Earhart

1991
(no recipients)

1990
George Evans, Swimming in Grace
Charles van Steenburgh, The Lonely Treble
Sharon Whitney, Five Minute Wars

1989
Jan Baross, The Woman Who Walked with a List
Dan Duling, Holding Patterns
Tad Savinar, The 4 Mickies

1988
Carolyn Gage, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc
Nancy Klementowski, Small Combo Blues
Tad Savinar, Brushfires

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