Jo Pruden, center, and Kristine Altwies, left, both received Po'okela nominations for their roles in Manoa Valley Theatre's "Three Tall Women." Patrice Scott is at right.

The awards cite best performances from stage presentations by Oahu-based theater groups.

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Here are the nominees for 1995-96 awards.

Leading male / play:

• Guy De Conte, "Same Time Next Year," Diamond Head Theatre
• Jim Hutchison, "Our Town," Hawaii Pacific University
• Mark Dillen Stitham, "The Old Boy," Manoa Valley Theatre
• Alan Sutterfield, "The Elephant Man," ASATAD
• Bryan Wake, "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr," Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Leading female / play:

• Melissa Cooper, "The Miracle Worker," ASATAD
• Cecilia Fordham, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," ASATAD
• Jo Pruden, "Three Tall Women," MVT
• Karin Valasek, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," ASATAD

Leading male / musical:

• David F. Kleist, "Gypsy," Leeward Community College
• Laurence Paxton, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Matthew Pedersen, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• Lance Rae, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• John Rampage, "Cabaret," DHT

Leading female / musical:

• Suzanne Boyd, "Sweet Charity," DHT
• Yvonne Filius, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Yvonne Filius, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• Ruth Ann Fortuno, "West Side Story," Army Community Theatre
• Jodi Leong, "Flower Drum Song," Army Community Theatre
• Shari Lynn, "Gypsy," LCC

Featured male / play:

• Gary L. Anderson, "Arsenic & Old Lace," DHT
• James Grant Benton, "Marriage," University of Hawaii
• Justin Brossier, "The Old Boy," MVT
• Christopher J. Higgins, "The Sisters Rosensweig," MVT
• Gerald Kolbeck, "Our Town," HPC
• Wally Soares, "The Odd Couple," ASATAD

Featured female / play:

• Kristine Altwies, "Three Tall Women," MVT
• Diana Carter Anderson, "The Elephant Man," ASATAD
• Terri Madden, "The Old Boy," MVT

Featured male / musical:

• Richard Aadland, "Cabaret," DHT
• Dion Donahue, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• James Hearn, "The Pajama Game," ACT
• Don Nahaku, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• Steven Stanfill, "Gypsy," LCC

Featured female / musical:

• Sarahlea Gamiao, "West Side Story," ACT
• Sylvia Higgins, "Gypsy," LCC
• Becky Maltby, "The Pajama Game," ACT
• Liz Schaller, "Gypsy," LCC

Choreography:

• Vernon Campbell, "The Pajama Game," ACT
• Marcelo Pacleb, "West Side Story," ACT
• John Rampage, "Cabaret," DHT
• Andrew Sakaguchi, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• Andrew Sakaguchi, "Sweet Charity," DHT

Director of a play:

• Gary L. Anderson, "The Miracle Worker," ASATAD
• Peter C. Brosius, "3 Tomie De Paola Strega Nona Stories," HTY
• Jonel Langenfeld-Rial, "The Elephant Man," ASATAD
• Joyce Maltby, "Our Town," HPC
• Susan Park, "Three Tall Women," MVT
• Tanna Young, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," ASATAD

Director of a musical:

• Francis Kane, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Joyce Maltby, "The Three Penny Opera," HPC
• Laurence Paxton, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• John Rampage, "Cabaret," DHT

Musical director:

• Gary L. Crown, "The Pajama Game," ACT
• Lina Jeong Doo, "West Side Story," ATC
• Rodwic L. Fukino, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Emmett G. Yoshioka, "Cabaret," DHT
• Emmett G. Yoshioka, "Gypsy," LCC
• Emmett G. Yoshioka, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT

Set design:

• Paul Guncheon, "Arsenic and Old Lace," DHT
• John Parkinson, "Cultivated Lives," UH
• Wally White, "Song of Singapore," MVT

Costume design:

• Sandra Finney, Linda Yara and Lily Pink, "Dragon Quest," UH
• Margaret McKea, "Marriage," UH
• Lisa Ann M. Omoto, "Das How Come," UH

Lighting design:

• Stephen Clear, "Sweet Charity," DHT
• Darren Hochstedler, "Cabaret," DHT
• Darren Hochstedler, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Ed James, "The Sisters Rosensweig," MVT
• Lisa Kramer, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," ASATAD

Sound design:

• Ron Perry, "Arsenic and Old Lace," DHT
• Ron Perry, "Song of Singapore," MVT
• Roslyn, "Once Upon One Time," DHT

Original script:

• Velina Hasu Houston, "Hula Heart," HTY
• Lisa Matsumoto, "Das How Come," UH

Overall musical:

• "Cabaret," DHT
• "Gypsy," LCC
• "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," DHT
• "The Pajama Game," ACT
• "Song of Singapore," MVT
• "The Three Penny Opera," HPC

Overall play:

• "The Elephant Man," ASATAD
• "The Miracle Worker," ASATAD
• "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," ASATAD
• "Three Tall Women," MVT
• "3 Tomie De Paola Strega Nona Stories," HTY
• "Tuck Everlasting," HTY