The Sammys: The best of Rice theatre
"These secretly-tabulated results were presented to the Thresher in a sealed envelope by Price Waterhouse representative John R. Heaner" reads the April 24, 1980 issue of The Rice Thresher, which holds the distinction of handing out the first-ever Sammy awards.Thirty years later, the voting format and awards categories have evolved somewhat (not to mention PricewaterhouseCoopers no longer handles the voting results), but the original spirit and purpose of the Sammys has remained unchanged: "To honor those members of the Rice Community who have excelled in the theatrical arts ... None of the winners will be blessed with either gold statuettes or national television exposure, but the sense of achievement and reward should still be there, nonetheless."
Voting was open to the entire student body and more than 600 votes were tallied - three times more than those cast last year.
So now, in that same spirit of "pride and commendation" as the original Sammys, the Thresher is pleased to present the winners of the 2010 Sammy Awards. Congratulations to all of this year's winners, runners-up and theater participants.
Please find the full list of awards in the Sammys pdf spread.
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