Columbia Theatre Community Central (CTCC), an online group of 300 active Columbia theatre practitioners, has named its 2007 Columbia Theatre Award winners.

These peer awards, nominated and voted on by the CTCC membership, recognize outstanding theatrical performances during the 2007 calendar year.

Moderated and founded by James Harley, the CTCC was formed in 2004 to create a sense of community among disparate theatre practitioners in the Columbia area and promote local performance.

In addition to providing a forum for theatrical announcements and the discussion of relevant topics, the CTCC regularly sponsors new play readings by local writers.

All of Columbia's theatre companies utilize the CTCC network, and most of the area's best and most active practitioners are members.

The 2007 award winners are: •Best Show, The Secret

Garden at Workshop Theatre, directed by Dedra Daniels Mount with musical direction by Jonathon Eason.

•Best Actress in a Leading Role, Laurel Posey as Millie in the musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie,

at Workshop Theatre.

•Best Actor in a Leading Role, Paul Kaufmann as Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf (and 30 other characters) in

the one- man show, I Am My

Own Wife at Workshop Theatre.

•Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Kathy Hartzog

as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly

Modern Millie at Workshop Theatre.

•Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Stephen Kopp

as Beethoven in Dog Sees

God at Trustus Theatre.

•Best Scenic Design, Walter O'Rourke and Randy

Strange for To Kill A Mockingbird

at Workshop Theatre. (This was Walter O'Rourke's final set before passing away in 2007.)

For more information on the CTCC or the 2007 CTCC Awards, contact James Harley at 400-2092, or email 24seven@jamesharley.net.