| 1960 - 1961 Season |
| Although BLT had its first season in 1950 (not counting the BLT 1930s "prequel"), an awards program was not inaugurated until the 1960-1961 season. Those first awards were called "Robsters," to honor BLT's first Resident Director, Robroy Farquhar (Founder of Flat Rock Playhouse, Official State Theater of North Carolina.) All we have now for that '60 -'61 awards event is a brief newspaper clipping. The awards categories varied from season to season thereafter, and we usually find in those old records no indication of the shows in which the awards were won. For '60 - '61, we also have no award categories indicated. AWARD WINNERS: Charlie Himes, Gus Masters, Alice Nichols, Smokey Johns, Mike Masters, Ruth Hunter, Ray Burgin, Jane Johnson and Willie Dockens. |
| 1961 - 1962 Season |
| 1962 - 1963 Season |
| Name Changed To: "The Beulah Zachary Awards" |
| Best Actor: Ernest Gilstrap Best Actress: Thelma Hart Best Supporting Actor: Mike Vaniman Best Debut Actor: Frank McGibbony Best Debut Actress: Dottie Randall (Vaniman) |
| 1963 - 1964 Season |
| Best Actor: Ken Johnson (The Solid Gold Cadillac) Lighting: Bob Hale Best Actress: Peggy Toole (The Unexpected Guest) Teen Award: Charlie Carter Best Supporting Actor: Taj Hanna (Roman Candle) Service Award: Jim Hicklin Best Character Actor: Ed Freeman (Roman Candle) Best Debut Actress: Pat Archer (Roman Candle) |
| Best Actors: Bill Beasley (Oklahoma!) Joe Murphy (You Can't Take It With You) Best Actress: Pat Murphy (Oklahoma!) Best Supporting Actors: Bob Betts (Oklahoma!) Mel Everingham (You Can't Take It With You) Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Hammill (Harper) (Oklahoma!) Best Character Actor: Bill Bangs (You Can't Take It With You) Choreography: Kaylene Schoenberg (Oklahoma!) Musical Direction: Charles Jolliff (Oklahoma!) Best Young Actress: Alice Nichols (You Can't Take It With You) Best Young Actor: ??? (illegible) (Charley's Aunt) Beulah Zachary Award: Ed and Maude Freeman Special Service Awards: Eva Burgin (Art & Costumes) Sharon DeMuth (Backstage) President's Award: Mel Everingham Lighting: Andy Brown (Oklahoma!) Set Design: Mike Vaniman (Oklahoma!) |
| 1964 - 1965 Season |
| Best Actor: Mike Vaniman Best Actress: Freddie Norris Best Supporting Actor: Bill Norris Best Supporting Actress: Doris Williams Best Debut Actor: Dave Miller Best Debut Actress: Rhuemma Carter Best Character Actor: Ed Freeman Best Character Actress: Dottie Vaniman Best Debut Supporting Actor: John Folger Best Debut Supporting Actress: Jeanette Austin Best Female Singer: Betty Killian Best Male Singer: Bob Lancaster Best Female Supporting Singer: Ruth Hunter Best Dancer: Sandra Sheridan Best Juvenile Actor: Bill Eisele Best Juvenile Supporting Actor: Gary Schoenberg Special Service Award: Taj Hanna Costume Design: Eva Burgin Makeup: Maude Freeman Lighting: Charles Carter/Bob Huggins Set Design: Hilde Klimek Set Construction: Don Pidgeon |
| 1965 - 1966 Season |
| Best Actor: Ed Freeman Best Actress: Maggie Masters Lighting: Harold Everson Best Supporting Actor: Bill Norris Best Supporting Actress: Emma Lou Truesdale Best Character Actor: John Nes Best Character Actress: Pat Fuleihan Stage Props: Jim Hicklin Hand Props: Ann Erwin Art & Stage Craft: John Daniels Special Service Award: Job Corps Family Service Award: The Pidgeon Family Beulah Zachary Award: Becky MacFie |
| 1966 - 1967 Season |
| Best Actor: Mel Everingham Best Actress: Jeanette Austin Best Supporting Actor: Jim Hicklin Hand Props: Sue Huggins & Cathy Dixon Best Character Actor: Jim Keeley Best Character Actress: Arah Hamlin Best Debut Actor: Walter McKelvey Best Debut Actress: Cherry Warren Best Actor (Melodrama): Mike Vaniman Best Actress (Melodrama): Paula Palmer Best Supporting Actor (Melodrama): Taj Hanna Best Supporting Actress (Melodrama): Pat Fuleihan Set Design & Construction: David Shaw Family Service Award: The Pidgeon Family Beulah Zachary Award: Berry Pidgeon |
| Jeanette Austin |
| Dottie Vaniman |
| "The Robster Awards" |