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WINNERS & NOMINESS 2023 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

The New York Theater Festival
2023 Spring/Summer Festival Awards Ceremony

The New York Theater Festival
2023 Spring/Summer Festival Awards Ceremony

Nominees perform segments of their shows.
Winners were chosen for various categories, including;
Best: Director • Actor • Supporting Actor • Actress • Supporting Actress • Singer • Short. As well as; Most Creative Play or Musical.

RED CARPET WINNERS
2023 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

  • winners 2023: Ariel Blue
  • winners 2023: Fresh Arrangements
  • winners 2023: Gabrielle Cady, Claire Lord, Hannah Martin
  • winners 2023: Jaja Taiwo Aloba
  • winners 2023: Logan Clingan
  • winners 2023: Jesse Kinstler
  • winners 2023: Maeve Yore
  • winners 2023: Matt Allegretta
  • winners 2023: Matthew DeMaria, Alyssa Kakis
  • winners 2023: The Brunch

NOMINEES
2023 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

  • nominees 2023: Ariel Blue
  • nominees 2023: Gabrielle Cady
  • nominees 2023: Fresh Arrangements Abrianna Pennella
  • nominees 2023: Alyssa Kakis
  • nominees 2023: Yejune Kim
  • nominees 2023: Vincent
  • nominees 2023: Three Texas Women
  • nominees 2023: The Brunch
  • nominees 2023: Taiwo Aloba
  • nominees 2023: Senna Prasatthong
  • nominees 2023: Sean Phillips
  • nominees 2023: Satyakarman Jatayu
  • nominees 2023: Occupation Housewife
  • nominees 2023: Motherless
  • nominees 2023: Matthew Drinkwater
  • nominees 2023: Matthew DeMaria
  • nominees 2023: Matthew C. Mills
  • nominees 2023: Matt Allegretta
  • nominees 2023: Maeve Yore
  • nominees 2023: Logan Clingan
  • nominees 2023: Kevin Dempsey
  • nominees 2023: Kannah Martin
  • nominees 2023: Jesse Kinstler
  • nominees 2023: Jed Diamond
  • nominees 2023: Jaja
  • nominees 2023: Heavy Heaven
  • nominees 2023: Goldberg S. Kaddish
  • nominees 2023: Eddie Rose
  • nominees 2023: Dora Slage
  • nominees 2023: Dontonio DeMarco
  • nominees 2023: Claire Main
  • nominees 2023: Claire Lord
  • nominees 2023: Bhargavi Seshadri
  • nominees 2023: Annika Stenstedt
  • nominees 2023: Alyssa Kakis

NOMINEES IN GREEN WINNERS IN RED

SPRING/SUMMER  THEATER FESTIVAL  2023

BEST PRODUCTION

WINNER  $3,500 

THE BRUNCH – by Eddie Rose

 

NOMINEES:

JAJA – by Taiwo Aloba

VINCENT – by Matt DeMaria

OCCUPATION HOUSEWIFE – by Abby Tilly

GOLDBERG’S KADDISH – by Michael Ackerman

LOVE, IN A VIOLENT YEAR – by Kyle Maxwell

MOTHERLESS – by Cherise James

THREE TEXAS WOMEN  – by Matthew C. Mills

THE BRUNCH – by Eddie Rose


BEST PRODUCTION SHORT

WINNER $500

FRESH ARRANGEMENTS – by Brianna Pennella

 

NOMINEES:

SATYAKARMAN JATAYU – by Bhargavi Seshadri

HEAVY HEAVEN – by Yejune Kim

FRESH ARRANGEMENTS – by Brianna Pennella


MOST CREATIVE PLAY

WINNER $500  

A Tie

JAJA  – by Taiwo Aloba

SATYAKARMAN JATAYU – by Bhargavi Seshadri

 

NOMINEES:

JAJA  – by Taiwo Aloba

SATYAKARMAN JATAYU – by Bhargavi Seshadri


BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER $500 

ALYSSA KAKIS – from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria

 

NOMINEES:

ALYSSA KAKIS – from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria

EDDIE ROSE – from the production “The Brunch” by Eddie Rose

DORA SLAGE  – from the production “Occupation Housewife” by Abby Tilly

MATTHEW C. MILLS – from the production “Three Texas Women” by Matthew C. Mills

TAIWO ALOBA – from the production “Jaja” by Taiwo Aloba


BEST ACTOR Two Prizes 

WINNER #1 – $500

LOGAN CLINGAN – from the production “The Brunch” by Eddie Rose

 

WINNER #2 – $500

JESSE KINSTLER – from the production “Reflection of a Shadow” by Rocky Nunzio

 

NOMINEES:

KEVIN DEMPSEY – from the production “The Untaming” by Logan Davis

JESSE KINSTLER – from the production “Reflection of a Shadow” by Rocky Nunzio

LOGAN CLINGAN – from the production “The Brunch” by Eddie Rose

SEAN PHILLIPS – from the production “Sunshine Unlimited” by Dan Brown

KURT BANTILAN – from the production “Fresh Arrangement” by Brianna Pannella

DONTONIO DEMARCO and JED DIAMOND from the production “Love, In A Violent Year” by Kyle Maxwell


EXCEPTIONAL PRIZE

BEST MONOLOGUE RENDITION 2023

WINNER #1 – $250

SEAN PHILLIPS – from the production “Sunshine Unlimited” by Dan Brown

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BEST ACTRESS Two Prizes 

WINNER #1 – $500

A TIE

ARIEL BLUE – from the production “Motherless” by Cherise James

MAEVE YORE  – from the production “Three Texas Women” by Matthew C. Mills

 

WINNER #2 – $500 

A TIE

GABRIELLE CADY, CLAIRE LORD, HANNAH MARTIN, MEAGAN MOSES and AMY NEWHALL – from the production “Occupation Housewife” by Abby Tilly

 

NOMINEES:

ARIEL BLUE – from the production “Motherless” by Cherise James

MAEVE YORE  – from the production “Three Texas Women” by Matthew C. Mills

CLAIRE MAIN  – from the production “The Brunch” by Eddie Rose

GABRIELLE CADY, CLAIRE LORD, HANNAH MARTIN, MEAGAN MOSES and AMY NEWHALL – from the production “Occupation Housewife” by Abby Tilly


BEST SINGER

WINNER $500 

MATTHEW ALLEGRETTA – from the production “Next” by Erin Miller

 

NOMINEES:

MATTHEW DRINKWATER and ELISE KILLIAN – from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria

ANNIKA STENSTEDT and SENNA PRASATTHONG – from the production “Heavy Heaven” by Yejune Kim

GABRIELLE GUIDA and MATTHEW ALLEGRETTA – from the production “Next” by Erin Miller


BEST MUSICAL  SCORE

WINNER $300

MATT DEMARIA – from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria

 

NOMINEES:

MATT DEMARIA – from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria

YEJUNE KIM – from the production “Heavy Heaven” by Yejune Kim


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

WINNER $300

A TIE

TAIWO ALOBA from the production “Jaja” by Taiwo Aloba

BHARGAVI SESHADRI from the production “Satyakarman Jatayu” by Bhargavi Seshadri

 

NOMINEES:

TAIWO ALOBA from the production “Jaja” by Taiwo Aloba

BHARGAVI SESHADRI from the production “Satyakarman Jatayu” by Bhargavi Seshadri

KAILIN BROWN from the production “Vincent” by Matt DeMaria


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER $300

A TIE

TAIWO ALOBA and OMOLA ABATI from the production “Jaja” by Taiwo Aloba

BHARGAVI SESHADRI from the production “Satyakarman Jatayu” by Bhargavi Seshadri

 

NOMINEES:

TAIWO ALOBA and OMOLA ABATI from the production “Jaja” by Taiwo Aloba

BHARGAVI SESHADRI from the production “Satyakarman Jatayu” by Bhargavi Seshadra

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