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Best Actress

Melinda McCrary, Fuddy Meers

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Published on October 17, 2002

The Unicorn's year has been packed with compelling work by local actresses, including Teri Adams, Cheryl Weaver, Melinda MacDonald and Cinnamon Schultz. But comedy's the toughest nut, making Melinda McCrary's portrayal of amnesiac Claire in Fuddy Meers stand out. Claire greeted each day as if it were a blank slate -- she wasn't stupid, just the victim of a weird theatrical condition. McCrary played her as if she were smoothly riding the silver ball in a crazed pinball machine.