*** WINNERS AND NOMINEES OF THE FALL/WINTER FESTIVAL 2023 ***

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FALL/WINTER  THEATER FESTIVAL  2023

BEST PRODUCTION

WINNER  $3,500 

PARADISE  – by  Michael David Stoddard.

 

I’M HAPPY FOR YOU – by Jacob Goodman

WHISPERS – by Tony Barone

BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN – by Collin Hendley

THE H WORD – by Kerry Jules

 DOROTHY DANDRIDGE! – by Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and M’Kenge

MADDIE  – by Stephen Keeling and Stephen Dexter and Shaun McKenna

THE COLLECTOR – by Jeff Burkes

PAVED ROADS – by Derek Charton

PARADISE  – by  Michael David Stoddard.

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BEST PRODUCTION SHORT

WINNER $500

LUCY AND LUCY – by Tiffany Adams

 

BANANAWOOD – by Paula Lima

DANSE MACABRE – by Poli Olavarria

LUCY AND LUCY – by Tiffany Adams

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MOST CREATIVE PLAY

WINNER $500  

A TIE

BANANAWOOD  – by Paula Lima

WHEN WAJCHA MEETS PACHAMAMA – by Claudio Carvalhaes

BANANAWOOD  – by Paula Lima

WHEN WAJCHA MEETS PACHAMAMA – by Claudio Carvalhaes

 

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BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER $500 

A TIE

MICHAEL DAVID STODDARD – from the production “Paradise” by Michael David Stoddard

TAMARA TUNIE – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” by Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and N’Kenge

 

NOMINEES:

MICHAEL DAVID STODDARD – from the production “Paradise” by Michael David Stoddard

ANDREW WINANS – from the production “Maddie” by Stephen Keeling and Stephen Dexter and Shaun McKenna

CAROLINE LEGGET   – from the production “Brighter Than The Sun” by Collin Hendley

LUCY M. HARRINGTON – from the production “Supermarket 86” by Mia Pelosi

JAMIE MILLER – from the production “Incels And Other Myths” by Ally Sass

JULIANA PEDROSO – from the production “Bananawood” by Paula Lima

TAMARA TUNIE – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” by Trey Ellis and Shelton Recton

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BEST ACTOR Two Prizes 

WINNER #1 – $500

ANDREW BURKE – from the production “Minstrel” by Jabari Elzie

 

WINNER #2 – $500

ROBBY MCGHEE  – from the production “Paradise” by Michael David Stoddard

 

MICHAEL DEPHILIPIS – from the production “I’m Happy For You” by Jacob Goodman

MICHAEL MCDONAGH and JEFFE BURKES – from the production “The Collector” by Jeff Burkes

ISAIAS BADILLA – from the production “Dance Macabre” by Poli Olavarria

ROBERT DAVEMPORT –  from the production “Paved Roads” by Derek Chariton

ANDREW BURKE – from the production “Minstrel” by Jabari Elzie

ROBBY MCGHEE  and  OWEN REYNOLDS – from the production “Paradise” by Michael David Stoddard

 

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BEST ACTRESS Two Prizes 

WINNER #1 – $500

TIFFANY ADAMS  – from the production “Lucy Lucy” by Tiffany Adams

 

WINNER #2 – $500 

LAUREN WEINBERG  – from the production “Paved Roads” by Derek Chariton

 

VICTORIA GRACE  – from the production “Zig Zag” by Dalia Ross

CAROLINE AMOS  from the production “I’m Happy For You” by Jacob Goodman

ALLISON BLAIZE from the production  “Incels And Other Myths” by Ally Sass

BRIDGETTE KINSELLA  from the production ““The Elevator” by Ciera Miller

LAUREN WEINBERG  – from the production “PAVED ROADS” by Derek Chariton

TIFFANY ADAMS  and NICHOLLETTE SHORT – from the production “Lucy Lucy” by Tiffany Adams

 

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BEST SINGER

WINNER $500 

A TIE

N’KENGE – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” by Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and N.Kenge

CRYSTAL MCGEE  – from the production “Sistah, Sistah, Oh My Sistah – by Carmen Davis-Hall

AMBER MAWANDE SPYTEK – from the production “Brighter Than The Sun” by Collin Hendley

SYDNEY BORCHERS, JAHLAYNIA WINTERS and  AMIN FUSON – from the production “Maddie” by Stephen Keeling and Stephen Dexter and Shaun McKenna.

EMILY OLCOTT – from the production “Franz Kafka” by James Harvey

PAULA LIMA – from the production “Bananawood” by Paula Lima

GLENNA JANE – from the production “Legacy Admission” by Michael Gormley

N’KENGE and RONNIE BOWMAN JR. – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” by Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and N.Kenge

CRYSTAL MCGEE  – from the production “Sistah, Sistah, Oh My Sistah – by Carmen Davis-Hall

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BEST MUSICAL  SCORE

WINNER $300

STEPHEN KEELING – from the production “Maddie” by Stephen Keeling and Stephen Dexter and Shaun McKenna

 

NOMINEES:

STEPHEN KEELING – from the production “Maddie” by Stephen Keeling and Stephen Dexter and Shaun McKenna

COLLIN HANDLEY – from the production “Brighter Than The Sun” by Collin Hendley

JAMES HARVEY – from the production “Franz Kafka” by James Harvey

MICHAEL GORMLEY – from the production “Legacy Admission” by Michael Gormley

 

 

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BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

WINNER $300

BYRON EASLEY – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and N’Kenge

 

NOMINEES:

BYRON EASLEY – from the production “Dorothy Dandridge” Trey Ellis, Shelton Recton and N’Kenge

LUIS LOUIS –  from the production “When Wajcha Meets Pachamama” by Bhargavi Seshandri

EMMA RUTH MATTEW – from the production “Brighter Than The Sun” by Collin Hendley

ANDREW WINANS from the production “Maddie” by Andrew Winans

 

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